Genius Demon Empress - Chapter 40

Chapter 40 - Thousand Years Ancient Egg

Translated by Luxican

In the afternoon, after accompanying Lie Rou for lunch, Yue Jing Hua took Yue Chen to the market, accompanied by Sha Man as well as Hong Ling, who had to go there anyway.

This time, the changes in Hong Ling weren't small, her deeds and words were more calm, and she rarely came into conflict with the other servants of the Lie Family. Such a temperament made Yue Jing Hua very satisfied. And from the way she walked and the more focused gaze of her eyes, she was already on the verge of breaking through the Profound Jade Realm.

The Lie Estate was still some distance away from the downtown area of Po Lou City, and the four of them directly went through the gate to the street without a carriage.

Not long after leaving the Lie Estate, they could hear the sound of music playing and singing, dozens of people were moving past, blocking the entire street.

They were still far from the market area, and near the Lie Estate, there were only either rich or noble families living there, but it was unknown which family celebrated a wedding right now.

The four of them wanted to circle around the wedding, when they saw two identical sedan chairs approaching.

Who would marry two brides in one wedding?

Yue Jing Hua had never seen an ancient wedding reception, but marrying two brides simultaneously was even uncommon on the Azure Dragon Continent.

"It's Luo Guo's House, I don't know which poor family's daughter is going to suffer." Sha Man knew more about the city's gossip than this group of "house girls" and "house boys" of the Ming Xiang Courtyard. In addition, she was from the Sha Family, and knew a lot about the Royal Family.

Luo Guo was the eldest brother of the current empress, and a well-known merchant in Po Lou City. Relying on the power of his sister, he did a lot of bad deeds.

The biggest problem with him was that he was not just wicked, but also lustful. And he didn't discriminate between men and women.

Two palanquins, which meant two people marrying at the same time, only an immoral person would do something like this.

Sha Man sighed, grabbed Yun Sheng and pulled her into a side-alley. For unmarried women like them, it was better to avoid such a brutal wedding ceremony.

When the two sedan chairs lifted past, a red pomegranate rolled out from one of them, until it reached the feet of Yue Chen.

It was tradition in Shang Kingdom for the brides to hold a pomegranate, its meaning, "many children and grandchildren". It would bring misfortune if the bride lost the fruit.

Yue Chen was still a child, when he saw such a scene, he curiously wanted to pick it up.

"Let me," Yue Jing Hua leaned over to take the pomegranate first, when she touched the fruit, the underneath was sticky, sticky and warm, it was human blood.

"Miss," Hong Ling motioned at Yue Jing Hua, she shook her head, she also knew that Luo Guo who was very influential couldn't be provoked by the current her.

"Pomegranate, send back, go," Chen Yue beggingly looked Yue Jing Hua, wanting to bring the good luck charm back.

After wiping the blood off, Yue Jing Hua smiled, "If you just rush up like that, you will frighten them." She wrapped the pomegranate with her power of good fortune, and with a little additional Profound Qi, it flew back.

The pomegranate was thrown in through the window of one of the sedan chairs, the curtain covering the window was struck and flew up.

The face of the bride who was sitting inside was revealed.

The pomegranate rolled into palanquin, and the curtain fell down again.

Yue Jing Hua was surprised, but the sedan chair kept moving.

Soon, accompanied by joyful music, the sedan was carried away.

With the sound of bells, a beautifully-made carriage, pulled by two steeds, stopped next to the frozen Yue Jing Hua.

This carriage was inlaid with gold and jade, even the curtains were made of red silk, which was much more luxurious than the sedan chairs in front.

Yue Jing Hua had already guessed who was sitting behind the curtain. And sure enough, the scent of orchids wafted against her face as the curtain opened.

Yan Qing who was more delicate than flowers appeared in front of everyone.

He was shaking a silk flower fan in his hand, wearing an elegant peony robe, "You must be Yue Jing Hua, this Duke greets you."

"Who are you?" Like a mother hen, Hong Ling shielded her lady behind her back, her pretty eyes staring at Ya Qing guardedly.

"Duke Xi Yu," Sha Man exclaimed, her pretty face blushing slightly.

Gold is valuable but jade is priceless. There were two great Jade Dukes in Po Lou City, one was Leng Yu and the other was Xi Yu.

Leng Yu was Fa Xiao Yi, Prince Xiao Yi, and Xi Yu was Ya Qing of the Qian Bin Establishment.

This Xi Yu, as the name suggests, easily "cherished" woman.

In Yue Jing Hua's eyes a light flickered, and she lowered her head "pretending to be shy". She didn't have any interest in Ya Qing, but said in an extremely timid voice: "Duke is too polite."

Fa Xiao Yi and Ya Qing have always been good friends, so Ya Qing knew Yue Jing Hua.

Seeing Yue Jing Hua's twisted appearance, even though Ya Qing had a smile on his face, there was a faint disgust and disappointment in his eyes. He had thought too much. Although Yue Xiao Qi and Yua Jing Hua had the same surname, and also seemed to have the same height as well, but she, after all, wasn't Yue Xiao Qi.

While disappointed, he couldn't help but rejoice, fortunately she wasn't Yue Xiao Qi! How could she be her!

"Miss Yue also came to watch the ceremony? It's a pity, Xiao Ya and Xiao Chu are treated so cheaply, and with old man Luo Guo, it's truly two flowers stuck in a pile of shit. The Nightmare Field has really put in a lot of effort this time. For an ancient egg, even this sister flowers, worth thousands of profound pellets, were sold." Ya Qing sighed in exultation as he shook his fan.

Only after he spoke, did Sha Man and Yue Jing Hua's eyelids twitched at the same time.

Ancient egg?

Ya Qing didn't really want to come to attend the ceremony, but he was invited by Luo Guo.

In addition to Ya Qing, and the many other guests who also came, well-known wealthy and noble lords, they all had received an invitation.

The Lie Family also received an invitation, but Lie Chang An was the one who attended.

When Yue Jing Hua had taken a glimpse just now, she had seen Xiao Ya or Xiao Chu.

Ya Qing had teased Xiao Ya last time about how she would be auctioned off at the Nightmare Field. Xiao Ya hadn't replied. Judging from the situation at that time, the sisters still had quite some status in the Nightmare Field.

But unexpectedly, the two had been given to Luo Guo in the blink of an eye.

Ya Qing felt sorry for them and thoughtlessly explained the whole incident.

About two days ago, Luo Guo obtained an ancient egg from some unknown source.

It was a well-known fact that ancient eggs were scarce and highly sought after on the Eastern Continent, even the Nightmare Field had a hard time getting their hands on one.

It was said that the eggs were even more precious than profound pellets. Legend had it that the eggs had the ability to ward off evil spirits.

In the past thousand years, the Eastern Continent's Profound Qi concentration had gradually weakened, and many rare mysterious beasts had become extinct.

It had long been rumored, that if an ancient egg hatched, the mysterious beast within, would carry the mysterious powers of the ancient past.

Moreover, the mysterious beasts hatched from ancient eggs would recognize an owner much easier than the adult beasts.

It was just that there were almost no summoners in Shang Country, so Luo Guo's egg was practically useless. But the two sisters of the Nightmare Field were still sold for it.

"One egg for two living people? And the twins agreed?" Also a servant, Hong Ling sympathized with the two, and was immediately enraged after hearing such a thing.

"It's no ordinary ancient egg, the appraiser of the Nightmare Field already evaluated it. The egg is over a thousand years old, and the thing inside the egg is probably a flying mysterious beast," Ya Qing stopped his fan for a moment.

It was impossible to confirm the specific rank of the mysterious beast before the ancient egg hatched, but an experienced appraiser could still identify the value of the egg by its pattern and age.

"More than a thousand years?! A thousand years ago, it was the time when dragons still ran rampant on the Azure Dragon Continent, and if the appraiser is correct, there is most likely a dragon inside. Woman, you have to obtain that egg," Yue Jing Hua was shocked, when Qing Pu's voice suddenly sounded in her head.

In the era where Qing Pu had lived, the mysterious beasts had been far more powerful than cultivators, and there were all sorts of huge, incredibly strong beasts flying around the continent. The Dragon and the Serpent Dragon Clan had been the most powerful beasts at that time.

This egg must be obtained.