The Sword Palace: Book 5 of Starchild Escapes Arranged Marriage

by Fat Bread

  "I was planning to give you this after you entered the hero rank, but you behaved good, so I will give it to you now. Don’t feel shy to praise your generous teacher!"

  "Oh, and I have erased the side effects of the practice using the Sands of Time. The next training will be much harder, please prepare yourself."

  "Oh, that's really 'generous'!" Yun Xi retorted and looked at his chest.

  On the white shell, there was an hourglass like pattern. Is it Casina's gift?

  "Open, the Sky Tower!" sounds like a secret signal. What does it mean?

  With doubts in his heart, he stood up and stealthily returned to his room in the girl's dorm.

  On the way, he understood the improvements the "Swing Style" had brought for him.

  "My speed is 5% faster, and my flexibility is increased 3%, or more. My bones and nerves are improved by 1%. Apart from these, nothing has been changed."

  Yun Xi checked his body with a strange look.

  Is it because of the talent of the "Soft Body"?

  His body was already very close to the limit of ordinary humans. Even 1% was an amazing change, not to mention 5%.

  The improvement in his speed and flexibility were easy to understand, but his bones and nerves were also improved by 1%. He was actually developing into a non human!

  Chapter 366: One Day in the Life of the Maid "Mei" (1)

  In the White Lotus Sword Palace, the beginning of "Mei's day" started from the first light of the day shining on his bed.

  "Puff... it's time to get up..." There was no clock in his room, but his body naturally understood what time it was.

  3 o'clock, he returned from Casina's room. After that, he rested on the bed for about three hours, therefore, it should be 5: 45 a.m. now.

  "Woof!" The big sister of the three sisters, Star Thunder, ran to him and licked his face. He had gotten permission from the dormitory attendant so that he could keep the three puppies in his room.

  "Good morning, Star Thunder." Yun Xi kissed the little puppy.

  "Woof!" Star Fire retorted with a vague bark. Although it still laid on the bed and didn't want to move at all.

  "Good morning Star Fire." Yun Xi picked her up from the bed and kissed this naughty little rascal too.

  "Oh, and you, don't stay up late." Start Snow didn't sleep all night, because she was trying to practice a special meditation.

  In order to let the dormitory attendant allow him to adopt the three puppies, he really did a lot. Finally, all the girls of the Starwing Knights and Hua Huo interceded for him, so he could obtain the approval from the dormitory attendant.

  Originally, students were never allowed to keep pets in the dorms.

  "Come here and eat bread. Be good today, don't make any troubles." Putting bread and water into their dog dish, Yun Xi looked at them with a smile.

  Star Thunder was sedated. Her speed of eating and drinking was fast, just like a natural knight.

  Star Fire drank the water in a hurry, then picked up the bread running around in the room. It was hard to understand what she was thinking.

  Star Snow quietly bit the bread, behaving like an aristocratic miss.

  After they finished eating, there was still 5 minutes left before 6 o'clock. Yun Xi started to check his clothes.

  The maid uniform could clean itself automatically, therefore, he didn't really need to wash it even after it became dirty.

  "It's... not like me..." Looking at the mirror, Yun Xi sighed.

  The girl in the mirror can't be me!

  The disguise was so perfect that even he himself couldn't see the difference.

  After practicing the three styles he learned from Casina, his "Soft Body" became even better, which also made his "natural beauty of life" became more gorgeous, but it wasn't good news to him at all!

  "It doesn't matter, Yun Xi."

  "You are just pretending to be a maid, it won't be a long torment."

  "The Sword Palace is just a starting point. Once I understand how to master the power of the hero rank, I can escape from this place."

  "Be patient, be patient! Don't divert your attention to the White Lotus Secret Treasure, just leave it to Hua Huo."

  "Once I obtain the power of the hero rank, I can obtain my real freedom. I won't need to worry about being found by my ex-girlfriends."

  "Yes, this is the plan. Just keep going, Yun Xi!"

  He patted his cheeks and pumped up himself, speaking his great plan loud in the silent room.

  At the beginning of the day, his first quest was to perform his most important task of staying here - at least, Hua Huo said so - that was to wake up his childhood sweetheart every day.

  "Hua Huo, are you awake?" Knocking on Hua Huo's door, he didn't hear any sound. He sighed and pushed open the unlocked door.

  He had expected it. As long as Hua Huo told him to wake her up, she never got up before he came and never locked the door of her room.

  In the eyes of other people, Hua Huo was a perfect genius. Only he knew her graceless side.

  "Hoo... hoo..." He could clearly see that her childish nightclothes was inside-out, and her sleeping posture was also very strange. Half of her body was on the bed and the other half was on the floor.

  Yun Xi didn't understand how she could keep sleeping in this strange posture!

  "Confess leniently, resistance severely... Little Xi... did you play with other girls when I wasn't watching?!" Hua Huo murmured in her sleep, which made him break out in a cold sweat.

  Hua Huo was like a prophet when it was about his relationship with other girls.

  When Yun Xi was going to leave their small town stealthily, as if she had predicted it, Hua Huo came to his room and stopped him. After that, he had to be her maid "Mei".

  "Goo... hey hey... Mei, you are my possession, no one can take you away."

  "Beating down all the disciples in the sword palace and announcing my ownership of you, then no one would dare to get close to you... what a perfect plan..."

  Hey, Hua Huo, I heard what you were saying!

  Of course, Hua Huo didn't really try to hide her childish plan from the beginning.

  "Puff... puff... Little Xi, don't leave me, don't go anywhere..."

  "Otherwise... otherwise... even if you run to the remotest corner of the world, I will catch up with you."

  "Oh, what can I do? I don't know what to do with you." Yun Xi poked Hua Huo's soft cheeks with his fingers and woke her up.

  Chapter 367: One Day in the Life of the Maid "Mei" (2)

  "Goo hey hey!"

  Being poked by Yun Xi's fingers, Hua Huo didn't look like she would wake up. She turned over and went back to sleep.

  She hasn’t grown up at all!

  Only at this time, Yun Xi could see the other side of his sparkling, unrivalled childhood sweetheart.

  Yes, although Hua Huo was a super genius, who even dared to challenge an entire world, she often slept late in the morning. Especially when she told Yun Xi to wake her up, she would never get up herself, which was not like a lady at all.

  Yun Xi even smelled the bouquet of wine in the air. Undoubtedly, she drank last night. Although she was underage, she had done this more than once.

  Just like eagles don't catch flies, Does being a hero need to mean not to be a stick in the mud?

  If she kept going like this and no one stopped her, she would become a wine bibber, drinking all day, just like a useless middle aged uncle!

  Even so, she was still a genius who could drink on the battlefield and defeat her enemies at the same time.

  Huh? Suddenly, the appearance of a dirty and untidy bearded swordmaster appeared in his mind.

  No, that can't be Hua Huo! Moreover, she was only 16 years old. From the beginning, no one is allowed to drink at this age!

  "Hua Huo, wake up. Don't drink too much. How can you drink on the first day of school?" In the entire sword palace, no, in the entire world, only Yun Xi dared to say this to her.

  In his memory, even Hua Huo's pare
nts never scolded her, which was too respectful as parents. Remembering this, Yun Xi wondered in his heart. Her parents didn't look like her parents at all.

  How can they have the same bloodline as Hua Huo? They didn't even dare to blame her for anything. When they saw Yun Xi criticizing Hua Huo, he only saw surprise in their eyes.

  But, Hua Huo was a common girl too. She would be angry, jealous, and lazy sometimes. Yun Xi never considered her as a monster, even after knowing how strong she was.

  Hua Huo was his best childhood sweetheart, the cutest and most excellent girl in the small town. This was his view of her in his eyes.

  He understood her better than anyone. He knew why she was always confident.

  The confidence was due to her true power.

  Her talent was so great that even though her growth was endless, he didn't even doubt whether she could reach the legend rank in the future, standing on the same stage with Hydra and Casina.

  Of course, even so, it's not right to drink at the age of 16!

  "Hiccup!" Hua Huo belched.

  No! I must do something! Yun Xi regretted.

  If I knew this, I wouldn't have done that at that time!

  Yes, Yun Xi invited Hua Huo to drink the first cup of wine in her life.

  At that time, they were playing the game "Playing House". He mistook the red wine used to make bread with juice and let her drink it.

  As a child, Hua Huo drank after only taking a few sips. She caught him and forced him to hold the "marriage ceremony".

  That day, he tried his best to resist her, but failed eventually and was forced to do a lot of things he never wanted to remember.

  After that, Hua Huo had the bad habit of drinking. Although she always drank secretly, Yun Xi could always figure out when she drank and how much she had drunk.

  If she only drank red wine, he could turn a blind eye to it.

  However, he couldn't endure this!

  She must’ve drunk high wine last night, otherwise, she wouldn't still be sleeping now and even talking in her dreams!

  Hua Huo, you are foul!

  Taking a deep breath, he stopped poking her face.

  This trick couldn't wake up a person who was drunk.

  Slowly and softly, Yun Xi went close to her ear and whispered the "forbidden spell".

  "Hua Huo... in fact... the girl I like is..."

  "Who is she? Who is she? Who is she? Tell the truth and you will receive a lighter sentence!"

  "Tell me, is she Ye Li, El'phyllis or Milei? No, can she be that 'vixen'?"

  Instantly, Hua Huo opened her eyes and looked around. The jealousy radar on her forehead had started running!

  In a tizzy, she finally realized that she was in her room and there was no "enemy" here. She finally let out a sigh of relief.

  She would never relax her vigilance.

  They were also Little Xi's childhood sweethearts, so they would be her enemies forever!

  She knew how gentle his character was and how appealing he was to girls. She even found that he once considered marrying one of them in the past.

  Hum? Why do I know this? It wasn't because I peeked in his diary!

  Yes, as the inheritor of the exalted Sky Flying Bloodline, how would I do this? It was just because the wind was strong that day and rolled up the pages of his diary.

  As for the fact that the diary was originally hidden in the deepest side of the bookshelf and wrapped by the cover of another book, let's just ignore that! Why did it suddenly appear on the desk? Why was there a wind that could accidentally roll up the pages? And why did it return to its original place after that? It must be the will of the universe, the great power of the world!

  Chapter 368: One Day in the Life of the Maid "Mei" (3)

  "Good morning Love. Are you awake?" Yun Xi put his hands on his waist and looked at Hua Huo with a strange smile.

  Maybe only at this time, he could gain the upper hand in front of his incredible childhood sweetheart.

  "Whoa!" Hua Huo first sat stunned for a while, then held her pillow tightly and finally realized what the situation was.

  "I wasn't drunk! I wasn't drunk!" She pretended to be innocent. Only when facing Yun Xi, could she be so overwhelmed.

  After all, she swore in front of him that "I will never secretly drink wine again".

  Of course, just like people often said "I will be moderate in eating tomorrow" or "I will go to sleep after winning this game", she couldn't keep her promise either.

  Last night, she couldn't help but sneak out and buy and drink a lot of alcoholic drinks, returning to her room drunk.

  The magic circles of the sword palace could prevent malicious people, but couldn't stop Hua Huo from coming in. They were nothing but air, lights and strange patterns on the ground in her eyes.

  "Hua Huo, don't lie." Yun Xi stretched out his finger and touched Hua Huo's lips, then put his finger onto his nose.

  As a hero ranked Baker, even if she had rinsed her mouth ten times, he could distinguish what wine she had drunk.

  "Tequila? Hua Huo, don't you know how strong the effect of Tequila is?" Yun Xi confirmed that his childhood sweetheart had become a hard drinker!

  "Whoa! No! I only took a sip! Just a sip! It's true!" Hua Huo looked at him with a pathetic look, just like a little cat who was caught doing something wrong.

  A sip? Yun Xi didn't believe her words at all. Even though it was Tequila, a sip of this wine couldn't get her drunk.

  In Caelian, Black Moon, the cold dark elf, the prototype of the commander of his Mist Soul Army was drunk after drinking several bottles of Tequila, and did that with him...

  No! Stop remembering that now! He quickly shook his head. He didn't want to remember her in front of Hua Huo.

  The thing that happened that day was like a key to the "tight door" in his heart. After that, he found that he gradually couldn't control his desire, and this caused him troubles later on.

  Oh, Tequila is a bad wine! I should never touch it!

  "Hua Huo, don't do that again! Remember, as a genius and a beautiful girl, it's wrong to drink too much!" Yun Xi subconsciously started his homily.

  Although he was still wearing the maid uniform, the atmosphere around him made him look serious. Listening to his long homily, she only wanted to cry.

  Ooo, there won't be a next time. I won't let you find out again!

  Not surprisingly, she wasn't going to stop drinking.

  Will she really become a female sword master who doesn't know to take care of herself in daily life? Looking at Hua Huo's face, Yun Xi started to worry about her future.

  Her attitude really made him worry a lot.

  If she could be more modest and stop drinking, she would be a more perfect female sword master!

  ...

  After waking her up and offering her his bread, he started to walk around in the dorm.

  He didn't do it on purpose because it was just a casual walk. Two thirds of the girls in this dorm were members of the Starwing Knights, the remaining girls were also excellent students.

  Apparently, the Sword Palace tried to set up a typical example, so the dormitory attendant allowed him to adopt the three puppies.

  They must think that to gather so many excellent girls together would form a "spotlight effect".

  Walking in the hallway, Yun Xi quietly thought in his heart.

  "Mei, can you do me a favour?" He heard a familiar voice.

  Looking up, he saw the name on the door plate on his right side.

  Oh, it was Hua Yue's room.

  "What can I do for you?" He naturally opened the unlocked door and went into her room.

  The next second, he regretted it.

  Hua Yue's room was just like her impression in his heart. It was full of the style of the Western God's Domain.

  Whether the gorgeous ceiling, or the candy box like ornaments, or the expensive hand made wool carpet on the ground, they all showed that this was a room of an aristocratic miss.

  But they were
not the reason for his regret. The leader of the Starwing Knights, Hua Yue herself was the reason.

  Under the light of the morning sun, Hua Yue was trying to button the band on her back. The skin of her back was exposed in the air, making him feel embarrassed.