Translator: Henyee Translations | Editor: Henyee Translations

  Ji Xiuran stepped out of the banquet hall after her, and Skeleton held a long rectangular shaped box next to him.

  “Xiao Feng.”


  Ye Wanwan reflexively paused and turned around at her name. “Emperor Ji…”


  Emperor Ji glanced at Skeleton and the man nodded before carrying the box to Ye Wanwan.

  This is…?” Ye Wanwan didnt understand.

  This Tang backsword is for you,” Ji Xiuran replied.

  Ye Wanwan was astonished. “Huh…? For me?”


  Yes. You seemed to like it,” Ji Xiuran nonchalantly answered, like it was a matter-of-course thing.

  Big Dipper and Seven Star looked at each other, surprise on their faces.

  What was going on with Emperor Ji?

  Why did his attitude feel so odd?

  And this wasn’t the first time they had this feeling…


  Originally, the Fearless Alliance and Emperor Ji should’ve been enemies after a conflict between the two, but ever since Sis Feng returned, they became closer and closer instead of intensifying their hostility.

  However, no matter how Seven Star thought about it, he couldn’t understand why Ji Xiuran would befriend a notorious and ill-reputed organization like the Fearless Alliance…


  Ye Wanwan sweated profusely instantly. “I can’t, I can’t! This is too valuable!”


  As one of tonight’s climax auction items, this backsword was sold for an astronomical price of several hundred million.

  Big Dipper was stupefied. “D*mn! Isn’t this the Tang backsword once used by the previous President of the Martial Arts Union? The dream collector item of every martial artist and every fanboy in the Independent State!

  “Sis Feng, what’s wrong with you? Shouldn’t you shamelessly hurry and accept this? Why are you acting all gentlemanly and pious in front of Emperor Ji?”


  Gentlemanly your a**!

  “Shut up.” Ye Wanwan kicked him before turning back to Ji Xiuran and saying, “Ahem, thank you, but this backsword is truly too valuable. I can’t accept it.”


  Alright, she also thought she would inexplicably become very “gentlemanly” every time she was with Ji Xiuran.

  Ji Xiuran didn’t mind and chuckled lightly. “Then take it to play with for a few days and return it to me later.”


  “Ah, then um…” Ye Wanwan was somewhat tempted as she stared at the backsword.

  Ever since she saw this backsword at the banquet hall, her mind had been ill at ease, so this would be the perfect time to borrow it to study it.

  Skeleton had already stepped forward and handed the box to Ye Wanwan.

  Ye Wanwan carefully accepted it. “Ahem, then thanks! I’ll definitely protect it well.”


  “No problem.” Ji Xiuran smiled before recalling something, and his smile dimmed. “Apologies. I couldn’t bid for my own donated item. That ring…”


  The flames in Ye Wanwan’s heart combusted once more. She forcibly repressed it and squeezed out between gritted teeth: “No worries, I have a solution.”


  Then Ye Wanwan was probably afraid of Ji Xiuran misunderstanding and hastily coughed and explained, “Ahem, um, please don’t misunderstand. I didn’t mean anything else by it. I actually wanted this ring because I wanted to exchange it for Scarlet Flames Academy’s…”


  “Didn’t mean anything else?” Ji Xiuran interrupted, his light-colored eyes meaningfully landing on her face.

  Ye Wanwan felt a bit awkward. As Bai Feng, she had a complicated secret relationship with Ji Xiuran, so Ji Xiuran probably wouldn’t believe she wanted it purely for honor points.

  Before Ye Wanwan could gather a good response, Big Dipper interjected, “No other meaning? Sis Feng, who the heck are you trying to fool?”


  Ye Wanwan’s veins popped on her forehead. “Big Dipper, I feel like you’ve been feeling a bit itchy recently?”


  Big Dipper instantly escaped ten feet away. “No, no! Sis Feng, you absolutely had no other meaning! You did it for love and justice!”


  Ye Wanwan:

  Chapter 1905: What happened to not being bewitched by looks?

  Translator: Henyee Translations | Editor: Henyee Translations

  On the trip back in the car:

  Seven Star seemed to have finally understood something. “Sis Feng, what did you mean just now…? Did you bid for Emperor Ji’s ring to exchange it for Scarlet Flames Academy’s honor points?”


  Ye Wanwan’s face was dark as the ocean, and the fire in her eyes burst to the heavens. She looked like a merchant who came home with a prosperous load but encountered bandits during her journey and was robbed of everything she had. She enunciated each word carefully: “Obtaining Emperor Ji’s personal ring, S-rank mission, 10,000 honor points.”


  Yes, and then it all flew out of her hands.

  Realization dawned on Big Dipper. “So you were aiming for honor points, Sis Feng!”


  “What else? Do I look a lecherous and tyrannical monarch who ignores her duties, pranks her officials, and gets bewitched by looks all day long?” Ye Wanwan snapped brusquely.

  Out of an overwhelming desire to survive, Big Dipper didn’t act suicidally for once and said, “I did think that originally, but after today, I will reflect on my previous misunderstandings of you, Sis Feng. Being lecherous is merely your facade and disguise. In reality, you’re the most logical, wisest, most thoughtful of the circumstances, and most strategic brilliant ruler!”


  Ye Wanwan jovially accepted Big Dipper’s accolade of praises.

  Much better…


  The car drove onward smoothly and happened to pass by a roadside stall that had a lot of handicrafts hooked by red strings displayed.

  Ye Wanwan called out to the driving Seven Star, “Wait, Seven Star, stop the car. Go out and help me buy a red string from the owner.”


  “Sis Feng, do you want to buy a pendant?” Seven Star inquired.

  “No, I just want a piece of string.”


  “Alright.” Seven Star didn’t know what Ye Wanwan wanted the red string for but left the car to buy it anyway. Seven Star politely communicated with the owner, a middle-aged woman, and quickly returned to the car. “How did it go? Did you buy it?” Ye Wanwan asked.

  Seven Star handed the red string to Ye Wanwan. “The owner gave it for free.”


  Ye Wanwan happily patted Seven Star’s cheeks. “Nice, nice! Good job!”


  Seven Star pursed his lips with a slightly abashed expression.

  Big Dipper instantly grumbled. “It was just a piece of string. If I went, I would’ve conned a ball out of her!”


  Ye Wanwan rolled her eyes.

  “However, Sis Feng, why did you tell Old Seven to buy this lousy, worthless piece of string?” Big Dipper asked curiously. Seven Star also looked puzzled.

  Ye Wanwan didn’t reply and calmly pulled out the black velvet box from her pocket.

  Big Dipper’s eyes brightened the second he saw this box. Lord Asura’s cufflinks!

  That was 100 million! 100 million!

  “Sis Feng, did you finally decide to sell it? I knew it! You must’ve not sold it to Third Miss Shen just now because you wanted to sell it to someone else for a higher price. For these cufflinks, I don’t think it’d be a problem if you raised the price some more and sold it for 200 million! You’re truly too brilliant, Sis Feng…”


  In the midst of Big Dipper’s onslaught, Ye Wanwan pulled out the obsidian cufflinks and strung them together with the red string before wearing it around her neck.

  “What do you think? Look good?” Ye Wanwan’s fair and delicate fingers gently ran over the cufflinks as she lazily asked with a raise of her brows.

  Big Dipper:

  200 million! How could it not be good-looking?

  What happened to not being lecherous and tyrannical? What happened to not being a terrible ruler? What happened to not being bewitched by looks?

  Thank goodness she didn’t win Ji Xiuran’s ring. If she got it, would she wear Emperor Ji’s ring on her hand and Lord Asura’s cufflinks around her neck?