The Anarchic Consort c1-1376

by Warring Young Seven

  "Then there's no other way." Ni Biao's face was full of pity, "Young man, it isn't that I'm being arbitrary but you said that no one saw it. Moreover, you came from behind us, this is really unconvincing."

  Never before had Zhuge Yun known that Ni Biao was, in fact, such a person. Perhaps it was because his memory was still stuck on when he was younger, or Ni Biao had never shown his true side.

  There was no way that Ni Biao is unaware of how Ni Hu is bullying the Zhuge family!

  What uncle, nonsense!

  He merely wanted to use his status to settle this!

  Zhuge Yun's eyes were blood-red with anger yet the other exorcists were still doubtful of him. They had to consider the truth, not because of anything but because Ni Biao had opened his mouth and spoke.

  Observing the situation, Ni Hu become even more savage as he turned around to speak to Zhuge Yun, "Take a look at your team, do you think that you, a mid-level exorcist and two foreign exorcists, can beat my elder sister? Brother Yun, could you please lie a little better? Do you think that we're all id*ots?"

  The exorcists fixed their gazes at Zhuge Yun with even more doubt in their eyes upon hearing Ni Hu's words!

  Never had Zhuge Yun experienced such a situation before where he could not explain himself. He really had not expected that the entire Ni family would be so utterly shameless. He was so enraged, his fair face became flushed!

  Of course, Ni Feng was also aware that there was something behind this but she chose not to interfere. She merely stood at one side silently as if acknowledging what Ni Hu said to be true.

  The servant standing behind her lowered her eyes and moved her slender fingers underneath the long sleeves which exuded a sort of medical scent. No one could tell what she was thinking.

  She seemed to be exceptionally quiet since Helian Wei Wei and the rest had shown up. No one really noticed her but it was obvious that she saw through the tricks and ploys of the Ni family and she did not seem to fully agree with them.

  "Brother Yun, it doesn't matter if you can't win, but you really shouldn't lie. Empty vessels make the most noise." Noticing that Zhuge Yun was dumbfounded and speechless, Ni Hu proceeded to attack him even further. Since no one else could prove that the flag was placed there by Zhuge Yun's team, they would not have solid evidence and the winner would still be the Ni family!

  Even though he did not get to see the terrible state of these three with their broken limbs, he would be satisfied as long as they could humiliate them once!

  He was unaware of Helian Wei Wei's spurious smile from the beginning, her ice-cold eyes filled with ridicule as he spoke.

  "Alright, since everything is clear now, there is no need for further discussion." Ni Hu glanced at the exorcists at the sides, "The result of the competition is clear. Since my sister is the first to reach the entrance of the tomb, the Ni family is the winner!"

  "You!" Zhuge Yun bit his lip due to rage and an unspeakable feeling of being wronged. He really wished he could walk up to the Ni family and rip them to shreds. However, he knew that his power was limited, instead of protecting their victory, he could only let them sabotage him!

  Just as Zhuge Yun was about to give up, his arm was suddenly pressed upon by Helian Wei Wei.

  She fixed her eyes on Ni Biao and her tone was unhurried, "This is the first time I've seen the Ni family acting without any bottom line. It's one thing to find it hard to accept defeat when others have clearly won, yet you're still claiming that the true winner is yourselves brazenly. This is so shameless, is Old Master Ni really not worried that this won't affect the Ni family's image in the eyes of others?"

  Ni Biao's face immediately darkened upon hearing that. He laughed coldly, "Young brother, watch your words. Not everyone is as tolerant as I am, to allow you to disparage and defame the reputation of the Ni family repeatedly! You are the ones who are unable to bring out any evidence to prove that it was your team who placed the flag there!"

  "Old Master Ni, are you saying that as long as I am able to produce evidence, it proves that you are being shameless?" Helian Wei Wei questioned him indifferently.

  That one sentence nearly made Ni Hu explode with fury!

  He never had a good temper. If it was not for the fact that there were so many people around them, he would have already started a fight!

  How could he tolerate others who dared to challenge the reputation of the Ni family?

  "Just bring some evidence if you're really that capable! I'm telling you, I am not like my father who is easy to talk to. If you can't produce any evidence, don't you blame us, the Ni family for not giving you mercy!" Ni Hu spat as he bared his fangs, certain that no one was present to witness them placing their red flag!

  Helian Wei Wei arched an eyebrow and walked to Ni Hu slowly, "What if I really bring in a piece of evidence?"

  "That's a lie!" Ni Hu scoffed, "If you really can prove that the red flag is your team's, I will kneel down and greet all of you as my grandfather once! I've tolerated all of you for long enough! How dare you all come to Exorcist City when you're so incapable? Do you really think that the Ni family are a bunch of pushovers?!"

  Chapter 749 - The Ultimate Humiliation

  "Fine." Helian Wei Wei interrupted Ni Hu. She was calm and composed in dealing with Ni Hu's arrogance. Her voice was not too loud, a little indifferent, but filled with a sense of strength that could not be ignored, "You said that yourself, Young Master Ni. Shadow, get the red flag. We shall let Young Master Ni get a good look at who placed the red flag."

  A figure flashed by the others' eyes with extreme speed the moment Helian Wei Wei finished her sentence. The red flag was erected right in front of Ni Hu in the blink of an eye.

  That red flag was not large so Ni Hu did not really bother when it was erected right in front of him and blocking him, his words were even showing hints of disdain, "What? Are you trying to show off by summoning that and calling this evidence? We have plentiful of tactics like this in the Ni family."

  Helian Wei Wei took an indifferent glance at him. She turned over the red flag with one hand as she pressed on the bamboo stick with her slender forefinger. She stood there ever so nonchalantly, her voice somewhat languid, "Young Master Ni, you are really thinking too much. I'm not showing you Shadow but the red flag. You should get your father to take you to see a physician in order to check your eyes when you have time. Did you really not notice these large words?"

  Ni Hu was still very much pleased with himself, his chin remained in the air. He finally laid his eyes on the red flag upon hearing Helian Wei Wei's words.

  After one look, both his eyes widened and his pupils contracted quickly as if he was choking. His initial arrogant smile was frozen on his lips!

  Ni Biao also took a look at the flag. It had been hung facing the right direction and it was now flipped over.

  He had only noticed that there were words written on it!

  In an instant!

  All the exorcists exploded into chatter like boiling water!

  "It's Zhuge! The characters written on the flag are Zhuge!"

  "That means that Zhuge Yun is the one who placed the red flag there!"

  "So, the first team to reach the entrance of the tomb isn't the Eldest Young Lady of the Ni family, but the Young Master of the Zhuge family?"

  "Heavens! They were a whole three hours earlier than us. How did they do that?"

  "I took a look at the map just now and the route they took is tougher. Apparently, they need to pass through a waterfall and who knows what's in there. I really thought that they were going to die!"

  "That's amazing, they are truly amazing!"

  The commotion arose from all four corners like floodwater.

  Noticing his dumbfounded face, Helian Wei Wei did not say anything but only let out a faint smile. Her usual way of doing things was always to hold back a trick or two.

  What was more, as a bossy president and Mercenary Tycoon, she was a very territorial person. So, how could she not leave her
own marking when she was the one taking the lead on the mountain?

  "Does that mean that the Ni family has lost?" Someone asked and looked over to Ni Hu and Ni Biao.

  Ni Hu had never expected it to end like this. He had never been stared at in such a light by others and he never experienced things as such. He was only used to getting flattered by people ever since he was born. He felt his face sizzling with heat and he was seized with a strong d.e.s.i.r.e to lift his sword and just get rid of Helian Wei Wei in one swing.

  However, Ni Hu knew that he could not lay a finger on her, much less kill her in front of the public!

  Ni Biao's expression was also not too well. The original plan which was well within his grasp had suddenly become an issue with lots of twists, the other party had even won the first round. It was undoubtedly a slap to the reputation of the Ni family!

  Perhaps he had been too soft. He should have just commanded Old Xu to get rid of these three if he had known about it earlier!

  Yet, the immensely displeased Ni Biao had totally forgotten the fact that Old Xu had yet to appear.

  Ni Feng stood behind Ni Biao, her willow-brows knitted together involuntarily and her pale white fingers interlaced. Although she was not involved with the issue initially, she was clear of the situation at home so she also knew what her father and her younger brother wanted to do and she just went along with it. However, she had not expected that the other party would actually beat her.

  She was escorted by the guardians of the Exorcising Tribe on her way here. How could they be faster than her?

  The red flag marked with the characters 'Zhuge' made everything clear enough.

  No matter how shameless the Ni family could be in arguing on their own behalf, they could no longer utter a sound after looking at the red flag!

  Helian Wei Wei observed their expressions indifferently. She traced the surface of the flag lightly with her fingers and her lips were curved into a smile as she said, "Young Master Ni, you saw the evidence. Now, what's next? Is it your turn to go down on your knees and greet us as your grandfather? Hmm?"

  "You!" Ni Hu exploded with rage as he had never thought that she would dare to ask him to actually do that, "Who do you think you are? How dare you ask me to kneel down for you! Dream on!"

  Both Helian Wei Wei's eyes turned icy, her glance at Ni Hu was piercingly cold. "Are you going back on your words?"

  Ni Hu was immediately conscious of the looks that everyone around him was sending his way due to her words. Those sarcastic mocking glances with a tinge of disgust caused his temper to rise once again, yet all he could do was swallow all that fury back down again!

  Helian Wei Wei was never one to suffer losses, not to mention in such a situation where they were trying to humiliate her. She turned her head around and said to Ni Biao, "Old Master Ni, you were the one who said that we should stop tarnishing the Ni family's reputation if we didn't have any evidence. Right now, it seems like the behavior of your son is the right interpretation of thick-faced, shameless, and speaking without integrity. Old Master Ni, is this really how the Ni family teaches its members? Hehe, is 'the defenders of the way of life' just a slogan that you use to cheat others with?"

  Ni Biao had never been pressured by anyone to such a low point, his entire face was completely green. He was so displeased that he could not even squeeze out the tiniest bit of a smile.

  Helian Wei Wei continued, "I understand that we are but just a few foreign exorcists in the eyes of Young Master Ni, we have neither power nor are we able to exorcise demons so it wouldn't matter even if we are taken advantage of. He's the Young Master of the Ni family after all."

  Her simple sentence brought the issue to a whole new level of severity.

  Bullying the weak was something unacceptable for those who practiced exorcism.

  The exorcists were already having their own thoughts about Ni Hu's actions. After listening to Helian Wei Wei, the look that they were giving to the Ni family was full of d.e.s.i.r.e to battle.

  Ni Biao knew that he needed to give everyone an answer or the many years he spent on building up his name and reputation would all go to waste!

  Ni Hu was still arguing as he had not realized the key point, "What nonsense are you saying? When did I ever bully you?" It was clear that those two were the ones who had beaten him up in front of the Zhuge Residence!

  "Our previous debts have not been cleared! Don't you dare…"

  Chapter 750 - The First Step Of Wei Wei’s Vengeance!

  Slap!

  A deafening slap landed on Ni Hu's face before he could finish his sentence!

  Ni Hu turned to face the perpetrator in disbelief. His eyes shuddered, "Father, you…"

  "What? Apologize to them right now!" Ni Biao said as he breathed heavily and gave his son a venomous stare. Ni Hu retreated his voice quietly.

  Ni Biao found it hard to put on a smile after smacking his beloved son in front of everyone. He turned around and said awkwardly, "The Ni family would never go back on our words. My son here has a quick temper ever since he was a child. He is also an honest boy, apparently too honest at times. Brother, how about this? Since we're all heading to the graveyard later, the Ni family would like to dedicate three Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains to you and your fellow brothers to show our sincere apology. After all, we've misunderstood you. Please accept our apology."

  "Three Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains?!" The eyes of the other exorcists sparkled upon hearing those words.

  The Frost Iron Chain was a great tool against all sorts of demons and monsters in the Exorcist City. Not only could it be used against demons, but it could also be used to bind living corpses in the royal tomb.

  Nobody could ever predict what they would encounter in the royal tomb.

  However, living corpses were one of the first things that came to their minds.

  'The Art of Yin and Yang in Exorcism' stated that the corpses of kings and nobles always contained a pearl in their mouths. The bodies were covered in precious jade and gold, with a protective jade pendant over their c.h.e.s.ts and hands clasping a jade Ruyi, even their genitals were stuffed with precious stones.

  The function of these jades and precious stones was to prevent the corpses from decaying.

  Precisely because of this reason, these types of corpses were the easiest ones to transform into a living corpse.

  Living corpses referred to as the transitional state between death and rebirth called the 'Bardo' in Buddhism after experiencing some kind of external force that triggered the process. There were a total of 18 kinds of forces that could produce 18 different types of living corpses.

  For example, a moving corpse would be formed if a sickly cat jumped over a corpse's c.h.e.s.t on a moonless night.

  In this instance, when non-decaying corpses came in contact with underground Yin energy when a human accidentally touched the corpse within the coffin, causing Yin and Yang energy to coincide, a living corpse would be produced.

  Generally, more precious items were usually placed closer to the main coffin and the corpse. Therefore, to obtain the Sarira used by eminent monks during the burial ceremony, one would have to pass through a group of coffins first.

  In that case, Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains would be essential in providing a lifeline.

  At the very least, it could provide peace of mind as it could be used to bind a moving corpse instantaneously if they came across one.

  After all, the corpses in these ancient tombs were no normal corpses.

  However, the same could not be said for the corpses in the royal tomb as Chinese talismans would be absolutely useless toward them.

  This fact was known by every exorcist. Therefore, the pricing of Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains skyrocketed way before the competition.

  Everyone wanted to possess something that could provide a lifeline during the crucial moment.

  Now, Ni Biao was generously giving away three of them as a token of apology.

  Anyone would agree to t
his heaven-sent offer!

  The exorcists around them had their envy piqued, all of them turned and looked over at Helian Wei Wei.

  Ni Biao was pretty confident that regardless of how offended she was, she would agree to his offer. After all, the Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains worth a lot more than a verbal apology.

  He would never allow his beloved son to be humiliated by the three in front of so many people no matter what.

  That would certainly bring shame to the Ni family's name.

  That was why he had to prevent anything like this from happening, regardless of the cost!

  In fact, he was well aware that they were latching onto the Ni family simply because they wanted to get some benefit out of the situation.

  After all, his family's huge success was often accompanied by jealousy from others.

  So, he was willing to give some benefits to them just to make them shut up!

  Ni Biao's plans were coming into place. He was ready to ask his disciples to fetch the Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains.

  However, Helian Wei Wei voiced out nonchalantly, "Forget about the Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains. We only care about the condition that Young Master Ni agreed upon."

  Her tone was unconcerned as ever with a sort of idle grace.

  Two people would behave alike after being together for a long time.

  Helian Wei Wei and Baili Jia Jue already had some areas in common in the first place, but now, they behaved exactly the same way when they spoke to others.

  Ni Biao never expected that she would turn down the three Demon Binding Frost Iron Chains. His victorious smirk vanished instantly when he heard Helian Wei Wei's response!

  Ni Hu was infuriated by her response that he was trembling with rage and the green veins on his forehead were bulging! He looked at her with a menacing stare and wished that he could bite her to death!

  Helian Wei Wei did not even bother to spare him a glance. Her porcelain-white side profile was perfectly calm, cool and collected. In fact, some of the exorcists were impressed by her.