Genius Demon Empress - Chapter 36

Chapter 36 - Yue Minzhi

Translated by Luxican

Elsewhere, two sedans entered. After Yue Jing Hua and Sha Man entered the Ming Xiang Courtyard, they couldn't hold on any longer and burst into laughter.

After the burst of laughing, Sha Man took two deep breaths to calm down, "Lie Si SI is not a simple person, after being humiliated like that, she will surely not take it lying down, you have to be careful in the future."

Sha Man had been with Sha Lou since she was a child, and had long known about the sloppy behavior of such large families.

It's just that compared to the foolish Sha Lou, Lie SI Si with the gentle appearance of a little white lotus was much more dangerous.

"Don't say that, come, I'll take you to my mother," Yue Jing Hua led Sha Man forward, and suddenly they heard the sound of heavy beatings.

Over the Ming Xiang Courtyard, a bird with a golden head and black feathers flew by.

The Golden Crown Bird spread its wings that had a width of more than two meters, and was as fast as the wind. Ever feather of its body was black and shiny, and its sharp beak reflected a rigid metallic luster.

It swooped down and rushed towards the Ming Xiang Courtyard, and its feathers fanned out and formed a small tornado in the courtyard. Several small plants in the courtyard were flung into the air, and the leaves on the bamboos were in tatters.

The old servants in the courtyard were frightened and shivered.

The Golden Crown Bird was about to hit Yue Jing Hua and Sha Man.

"You are bold, daring to be presumptuous here."

Yue Jing Hua whispered, and light reflection flashed in her hands, as her person shot into the sky.

The almost invisible string, wrapped around the Golden Crown Bird's wings.

In the bird's golden eyes, a shocked light appeared, and its wings shrunk sharply. Its body was like a big rock, and suddenly fell to the ground.

"Jing Hua, be merciful, that's your brother's letter bird, Golden Wings." Lie Rou heard the movements and hurried out in panic.

Yue Jing Hua looked closely at the Golden Crown Bird that was tied to the ground unable to move, and there was indeed a letter tied under its dense feathers.

On the envelope, there were a few handsome characters, "To my sister, from Yue Minzhi."

The Golden Crown Bird was originally a bird raised in the Yue Family's Estate, and was a fifth-rank mysterious beast. Golden Wings was naturally playful and used to tease Yue Jing Hua.

Every time it sent a letter, it had Yue Jing Hua jump for a while. But the last time it sent a letter, Yue Jing Hua had already gone to the Profound Pearl Imperial Academy, so she didn't encounter it.

This time, when Golden Wings saw Yue Jing Hua, it wanted to dive down from the sky and surprise Yue Jing Hua.

But who would have guessed that "Yue Jing Hua" who was so scared by it every time, would suddenly erupt, and when it rushed down, it was trapped by some weird silk thread?

In the Golden Crown Bird's big eyes, was a trace of doubt towards the human.

"It turned out to be Golden Wings," Yue Jing Hua slapped her forehead. She smiled and took back "Soft Fingers".

After discovering the difference of Yue Jing Hua, out of instinct, Golden Wings stood up , blocking its chest with its wings, and wanted to stop Yue Jing Hua from approaching.

"Jing Hua, why does Golden Wings seem to be scared when she sees you?" Lie Rou wondered, Golden Wings loved to play with Yue Jing Hua, and was very close to her, but today, something felt wrong.

"How can that be, Golden Wings, you would like me to stroke your feathers, right?" Yue Jing Hua stretched her five fingers out, but Golden Wings spread its wings to guard itself.

Yue Jing Hua glared at it, and Golden Wings dared not move.

The Golden Crown Bird's feathers were shaking, Yue Jing Hua smiled, stepped forward, and with her fingers, combed through Golden Wing's feathers, "You are also a fifth-rank mysterious beast, you should be more sensible next time. But remember, when you come down, your movements should be more subtle, or else the plants and flowers will announce your presence."

The bird's huge body flinched and the all its feathers were up, an unprecedent pressure radiated from Yue Jing Hua's body. It had no doubt, if it made just one wrong move, Yue Jing Hua would pull out all its feathers.

The Golden Crown Bird nodded hurriedly.

"Silly girl, why do you tell such things to a beast," Lie Rou smirked, stepped forward to take the letter tied to its claw, opened it and looked at it a few times, then gave it to Yue Jing Hua with a smile, "Your eldest brother asks, why you didn't reply to his letter. Before, you would send him several pages."

"Reply? Mother, let's put that aside first, this the fellow student of the outer court I mentioned to you in the letter, Sha Man." Yue Jing Hua was stunned for a while, and then, with an embarrassed smile that was uglier than a crying face, immediately changed the subject.

It was enough for a 23rd century female spy to hold the brush and write a letter for Lie Rou every half a month, not to mention to a complete stranger.

In the 23rd century, there had been no postal system for a long time already, and everyone's communication was done through virtual fiber. And because of her identity as female spy, she rarely left her handwriting.

As for Yue Minzhi's letter, "Yue Jing Hua"'s room already had several large boxes, which were full of letters. In each letter, Yue Minzhi had written about his daily life. From it, you could guess that Yue Minzhi, the young master that had taken over his father's mess that year, did not have any of his father's bad habits, he was a decent man.

Every month, he would send money to subsidize the monthly expenses of the Ming Xiang Courtyard.

After a few words of greeting with Sha Man, and telling her to go rest, Lie Rou grabbed Yue Jing Hua who had wanted to use this opportunity to run away, and stuffed a thick stack of paper and writing utensils in to her hands.

"Poor Yue Minzhi, in order to let us smoothly leave the Long Zhan Empire, he stayed in the Duke's Estate, there are only two old men left in the Duke's Estate, and no one cares about him. He is all alone, he will be very happy if you write him about your experiences." After the bankruptcy and disappearance, Yue Minzhi was the one to shoulder the debt now.

Yue Minzhi had been in the Long Zhan Empire for more than three years already. Yue Jing Hua felt pity for him, she took the letter and read the handsome writing. Broken memories appeared in her mind.

Facing the fierce debt collectors, Lie Rou had had no choice but to return to Shang Kingdom. Their family property had already been sold, leaving only the ancestral house. But who would have thought that they would be stopped by the debt collectors, when they were about to leave?

In order to guarantee his sister and mother's safety, Yue Minzhi chose to stay at that time.

The young man's immature back had stood tall in the cold north wind. His eyes always as firm as iron.

An image of a young boy and a good elder brother appeared in Yue Jing Hua's mind, and she had a sour taste in her mouth, which probably belonged to the old "Yue Jing Hua".

Although "Yue Jing Hua" was dead, the feelings between siblings were still imprinted on her body and it affected Yue Jing Hua slightly while dealing with family.

Yue Minzhi once said that he was the last spine that supported the Yue Family, and Yue Jing Hua was his strongest vertebra.

Yue Minzhi, like her mother, was not that happy with Yue Jing Hua's wish to enter the Profound Pearl Imperial Academy, but he was much more open with his dislike than Lie Rou.

In several of his letters, he persuaded Yue Jing Hua to think over. In this letter, he also mentioned that he passed the examination for Dragon Warrior and has now become a Dragon Knight. As long as he accumulated enough merits and became a Dragon Elite Knight, he could take Yue Jing Hua back to Long Zhan Empire, and let her enter the Dragon Spirit Academy.

Among the younger generation, Yue Minzhi was very talented, he was already at the late stages of the Profound Jade Realm. Compared with the other noble children of the Long Zhan Empire, he was already a good genius. In addition to talent, Yue Minzhi also worked very hard every day.

If it weren't for the change of the Yue Family, Yue Minzhi would now live the luxurious life of a young master. Yue Jing Hua sighed in her heart, and couldn't decide if the disappearance of "Yue Jing Hua", and the separation of the family of four, were good or bad.

"Mother, I will write back to my eldest brother. I have to go out now. I will be back at around evening. As for Sha Man, would you take care of her for me for the time being? She has no mother since she was a child, and she is more sensitive." After reading the letter Yue Jing Hua got an idea in her heart.