The Cub I Raised Turned Out to Be a Reborn Boss (GL) - Chapter 5

Lingshan Town was located less than twenty li outside Yuqing Sect.

Although it was only a village town, because it was so close to Yuqing Sect, it was especially prosperous—there were even more people here than in some large cities.

Every day, many people came hoping to enter Yuqing Sect as disciples. On the streets, aside from stalls selling ordinary goods, there were even two shops that sold spiritual weapons—one called Thousand Weapons Pavilion, and the other called Brocade Workshop.

When Jiang Yixue led Song Xi into the street, they immediately attracted the attention of the people around them.

Jiang Yixue had an aloof and cold temperament. A green jade hairpin was inserted into her black hair, and her green robes fluttered like butterfly wings. Her pale ink-colored glassy eyes carried a faint sense of distance.

As for Song Xi, although she was still young, the rich purple she wore did not suppress the vivid beauty of her face at all. Her slightly upturned phoenix eyes were extremely beautiful, and her beauty was already at the level of a calamity.

Both of them had appearances that made it difficult for people to look away.

Seeing the two of them enter Brocade Workshop, everyone immediately understood their identities. Anyone who could afford spiritual weapons was either a disciple of Yuqing Sect or someone who had come to Yuqing Sect to seek a master. Cultivators were people none of them could afford to offend.

Leaning behind the counter and dozing off was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties. Spiritual energy fluctuations around him were quite impressive; clearly, he was also a cultivator.

The moment he looked up and saw Jiang Yixue, he hurriedly greeted her with a beaming smile.

“Miss, what would you like to buy?”

Suddenly, he asked in surprise, “Could the clothes this young lady is wearing be made of merfolk silk? That is truly a priceless treasure…”

Although this was only a small town, Brocade Workshop had countless branches across the continent and did very large business. This middle-aged man also had a good eye.

The moment he saw the merfolk silk, he could not take his eyes off it. He moved closer and closer as he stared at Song Xi.

“Tsk, tsk. Such beautiful clothes, such a beautiful person…”

Song Xi narrowed her eyes slightly, and a trace of danger flashed through her phoenix eyes.

In her previous life, anyone who dared covet her had all died without exception.

“Little sister, which pretty clothes do you like? Pick whatever you want…”

Before he could finish speaking, his hand reached toward Song Xi. It seemed as if he were trying to touch the clothes, but in truth, he was reaching directly for Song Xi.

But he did not succeed. Just as he stretched out his hand, a fierce palm wind suddenly struck his chest, forcing him to stumble seven or eight steps backward.

The wind-attribute spiritual energy that suddenly rose was as sharp as a blade, piercing the skin between his brows until it hurt. He hurriedly shouted, “I was wrong, I was wrong! Please spare me, ladies…”

When he raised his head, a blade condensed from deep green spiritual energy was suspended between his brows. It only needed to pierce three inches forward to take his life.

Cold sweat rolled down from his forehead.

His voice trembled faintly. “That… Miss, I only wanted to look at the clothes she was wearing. Please don’t misunderstand.”

“Look?” Jiang Yixue snorted coldly. “I think you clearly had bad intentions. Let me tell you, if there is a next time, be careful with your little life.”

After saying that, the deep green blade suspended in midair slowly dispersed.

Jiang Yixue said coldly, “Have Binniang come out. Disappear from my sight.”

A young married woman hurriedly ran out from the backyard. Her long hair was pinned up with a simple wooden hairpin, and she looked plain and simple, like a farm woman. She wiped the water from her hands on the apron around her waist and kept apologizing.

“Miss Jiang, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. My father has offended you.”

As she spoke, Binniang glared at the middle-aged man. “Miss Jiang is here, yet you didn’t call me out? What are you still standing there for? Haven’t you embarrassed yourself enough?”

Binniang was the true shopkeeper of Brocade Workshop. That man was her father. Binniang was good in every way, but her father was a vulgar, lecherous scoundrel. The people in town had caught this lecher many times, but out of consideration for Binniang, they had never dealt with him harshly.

Because they were related by blood, Binniang had no way to deal with him either. She had not expected him to be so bold today, daring to act improperly in front of Jiang Yixue.

After chasing her father away, Binniang changed into a smile and said, “Miss Jiang, a new batch of goods from Heavenly Dream Palace has arrived. Would you like to take a look?”

Compared to Yuqing Sect, Heavenly Dream Palace was only a second-rate sect, but it was very famous.

That was because Heavenly Dream Palace raised a group of Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworms. The fabric woven from the silk these ice silkworms spat out was soft, smooth, and lustrous. When made into enchanted clothing, it looked especially beautiful.

However, Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm silk had rather average toughness. The grade of enchanted clothing made from it was not high at all, and it could not compare to the Purple Light Flowing Moon Dress Song Xi was wearing.

There were only two kinds of people who bought enchanted clothing made of ice silkworm silk. One kind could not afford higher-grade items. The other bought a pile of them to change into, while wearing more suitable protective soft armor close to the body. The outer clothes were purely for beauty.

Clearly, Jiang Yixue belonged to the latter.

Jiang Yixue nodded. “All right. Bring them all out for me to see.”

Jiang Yixue suddenly realized that ever since that man had tried something improper, Song Xi had not spoken.

While Binniang went to sort through the clothes, Jiang Yixue pulled Song Xi over to sit down and softened her tone.

“I’m sorry, Xixi. I didn’t know the person watching the shop today was a hooligan. Were you frightened?”

Song Xi shook her head, but she lowered her eyes and said nothing.

The spiritual energy inside her body was currently somewhat restless, stabbing her meridians until they hurt. A faint taste of blood rose in her throat.

Clearly, with her current cultivation, she still could not control the Netherworld Secret Manual.

When that man had reached his hand toward her just now, she had instinctively begun circulating the secret technique in her mind to counterattack.

Who knew that before she could make a move, Jiang Yixue had already acted first?

She did not understand why Jiang Yixue wanted to save her. In that moment, she had even already concluded that this man had been deliberately arranged by Jiang Yixue to humiliate her.

But Jiang Yixue had acted even angrier than she was. If she had not considered Binniang, that man might already be a corpse under Jiang Yixue’s hand.

Seeing that Song Xi was not speaking, Jiang Yixue became even more anxious. She reached out and pulled Song Xi into her arms, slowly coaxing her in the tone one would use to comfort a child.

“Don’t be afraid anymore. Senior Sister is here. As long as Senior Sister is here, no one can hurt you.”

Whenever Jiang Yixue had come here before, Binniang had always received her personally, so she had not known about this man.

When that scene appeared before her eyes, she had truly been furious.

Being lustful was bad enough, but this person had actually stretched his hand toward a child who was only around ten years old.

In Jiang Yixue’s previous life, there had been a girl friend around her who had been assaulted in elementary school. Afterward, she was left with psychological trauma and developed bipolar disorder. Several times, she nearly jumped from a building. Fortunately, with the company of friends, she slowly recovered later.

As her friend, Jiang Yixue deeply understood what kind of harm this sort of disgusting man could bring to someone’s life.

A pedophile was even more hateful than an ordinary hooligan. If not for Song Xi being right there, she would already have had the impulse to kill him just now.

Song Xi suppressed the restless spiritual energy inside her body, then heard Jiang Yixue say that she would protect her.

For a moment, she did not respond. Beneath her slightly lowered lashes, her beautiful phoenix eyes held a complicated look.

In the vast Three Realms, no one in her previous life had ever said those words to her. The person who had treated her best was Xue Qiancheng, the one who had been willing to seek justice for her in the end.

And in this life, Song Xi had never expected that those words would actually come from Jiang Yixue.

How much sincerity was in them? Song Xi did not know. She also did not know how much of it she should believe.

There was a faint fragrance in Jiang Yixue’s embrace. The incense she usually used was the cold scent of wintersweet blossoms in snow. After being warmed by Jiang Yixue’s body temperature, it carried a little warmth, as if the snow had melted and the wintersweet blossoms were soaking in snowmelt, soft and warm.

Song Xi pressed her lips together slightly.

She would never think Jiang Yixue smelled good.

So she decisively pushed away Jiang Yixue’s arm. “Senior Sister, it’s all right now. I’m not afraid anymore.”

Jiang Yixue was still extremely worried.

Song Xi’s small body sat perfectly straight. She clearly still did not dare raise her head, yet she pretended nothing had happened. Her soft hair had been rubbed messy in Jiang Yixue’s arms, making her look somewhat pitiful.

Jiang Yixue instantly felt even more distressed. She only hated that she had not beaten that disgusting man violently just now.

Binniang happened to walk over and said carefully, “Miss Jiang, the items in this booklet are all newly arrived…”

She was not like her useless father. As the shopkeeper of a Brocade Workshop branch, Binniang understood even more clearly what Jiang Yixue’s identity represented.

The only personal disciple of Yuqing Sect Master Xue Qiancheng. In the Three Realms, there truly were not many among the younger generation whose status was higher than hers. Even if Jiang Yixue smashed this Brocade Workshop branch in a fit of anger, the higher-ups probably would not say anything.

Jiang Yixue turned her head and softened her tone as she said to Song Xi, “Xixi would definitely look very pretty in these clothes. Do you want to try them?”

Girls all liked beautiful little dresses. Jiang Yixue also felt that letting Song Xi shift her attention right now might be better.

“So Miss Jiang is buying for this young lady?” Binniang understood at once. Relying on her own eye, she quickly selected more than a dozen pieces from the booklet. Then she pointed into the air, and spiritual energy wrapped around the clothes she had chosen and placed them on the table beside them. In no time, they were piled high.

Binniang smiled brightly. “I think all of these suit this little sister very well. Would you like to try them all?”

Song Xi finally suppressed the restless spiritual power in her body. The scarlet color in her eyes slowly receded.

Song Xi raised her head and looked at the mountain-like pile of clothes in front of her… then turned to Jiang Yixue with some startled uncertainty.

“This… this many?”

So that man had not been Jiang Yixue’s way of disgusting her. This pile of colorful clothes was.

Jiang Yixue frowned slightly. Song Xi’s eyes still had a faint trace of red in them. She had clearly been so wronged just now that she was about to cry, but in the end, she had still held it back…

How could such a young girl be so sensible and so lovable?

Protect Xixi properly so she won’t be bullied.

Jiang Yixue nodded inwardly. Even those dog men were not allowed. Her family’s tender Xixi-brand cabbage had to be watched carefully. She could not let those men dig her up.

Seeing that Song Xi still seemed to want to save her money, Jiang Yixue felt touched and hurriedly said, “It’s not many, not many at all. If we don’t pick carefully, how will we know which one looks best? Binniang is right. Try them one by one. Only then can we choose the most suitable ones.”

Song Xi: “…”

Jiang Yixue saw that Song Xi’s gaze was fixed on the pile of clothes and secretly nodded in her heart.

Sure enough, no little girl could resist shopping. It seemed she would have to bring Song Xi to buy pretty clothes more often in the future. Not only would it make Song Xi happy, she could also admire “Miracle Xixi” at all times.

If she did not consider the possibility of dying at the hands of a male lead in the future BE, this would simply be the most wonderful life, wouldn’t it?

Song Xi secretly frowned.

The dignified Netherworld King had now actually fallen to the point of becoming a plaything who tried on clothes for others to admire…

This kind of thing was simply challenging the bottom line she had once had as a powerful expert.

Binniang was still feeling guilty over the poor service from earlier, so she hurriedly picked up a pink dress and unfolded it in front of Song Xi.

“Little sister, why don’t you try this one first? There are little butterflies embroidered on it. It’s very pretty.”

It was a pink dress. Two layers of fine gauze adorned the shoulders of the upper half, swaying dreamily when moved. Several butterflies, as if about to spread their wings and fly, rested on the gauze. As Binniang unfolded the dress, they trembled gently in the air.

Pink?

That was a color the Netherworld King would never wear.

But when Song Xi’s gaze moved to the little butterflies on the shoulders, a strange thought suddenly appeared in her heart.

Actually, it was not that ugly. It was still a little bit cute.

But only a little bit…