Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 73: Death by Recklessness

Chapter 73: Death by Recklessness

Although unwilling, Yun Ruoyan had no choice but to obey the orders of the Slaying King, openly opposing the legendary figure with all the noble members present would definitely be a bad idea.

Yun Ruoyan lowered her head, walked obediently to Li Mo's side, and poured the wine from Li Qianhan's bottle.

"Is that all?" He asked coldly, not looking at Li Mo directly.

Li Mo tilted his body slightly forward, leaning towards Yun Ruoyan's ears. With an ice-cold smile, she muttered, “You.. can... I'm in no hurry... you can go later!”.

"What do you mean?" Yun Ruoyan finally frowned and looked into Li Mo's eyes. "Don't try to use your drunkenness as an excuse."

Not only did he stare directly into her eyes, he even pointed a finger at her nose.

The princes and princesses by Li Mo's side could not help but breathe coldly. Of course, Li Qianhan was among them. Throughout his life, he had never seen anyone so bold as to glare at Li Mo, let alone point him at. Even his own father, the emperor himself, never did.

The entire palace knew about the mood of the irritable and agile King Slaughterer. He was famous throughout the continent, and slaughtering even a relative of the emperor was not something he would refuse. After all, even though emperor Yue's own nephew had been killed in his hands, emperor Yue himself had no other recourse but to complain to emperor Li.

How dare this ugly girl from the Yun family dare to challenge her wishes ?!

“Yun Ruoyan, what are you doing? Quick, go!” Li Qianhan hurriedly shouted while making a face at him.

But Yun Ruoyan had no intention of listening to him. His courage was just a side effect of the aphrodisiac, after all that chaos, his uncontrollable vitality could go nowhere, and he could barely control himself.

Li Mo himself was just as frustrated, and he could barely resist the urge to forcibly remove his fake birthmark, take it to an isolated part of the garden, and undress it once more! As the disgrace of the last half hour ran over him, he finished his cup again.

Li Qianhan looked at the two of them, feeling very confused. He had never seen his uncle, ice-cold, reveal such emotions on his face. For a time, he even suspected that his uncle was not human at all, as he seemed to lack the complete emotions and desires that ordinary humans possessed.

But now, he could clearly sense that his uncle was about to explode in anger!

He just doesn't understand why. Who provoked him? Is that the ugly girl in front of him? No, it was impossible... but the two of them disappeared for a while, could something happen then?!

Too bad he didn't follow them!

"You…"

Li Mo slammed his cup on the table in front of him before pointing his finger at Yun Ruoyan's nose. With a very low tone that only the two of them could hear, he rumbled, "Now, immediately, stay away from me!"

Yun Ruoyan raised her eyebrows and replied in a similarly low tone, "You're crazy!" And then he turned around and walked gracefully away.

As she retreated to a quiet corner to calm herself down, a mocking female voice called out, “Yeah! Who was that other than that ugly girl from the Yun family, back again?”

Once again, Yun Ruoyan became the center of attention.

He stood upright, both hands clenched behind his back, as he quietly inspected the colorful bouquet. The lilac dress she wore, with the same colorful floral motif, accentuated her sleek and elegant figure. He looked like an orchid growing on the highest mountain peak, untainted by human hands.

If he did not turn his head, his image in profile would definitely stick in the minds of many young masters. But he turned his head, slowly, towards the speaker. His birthmark, painted too dark and in stark contrast to his pale face, looked like a giant spider crawling through his body.

It was a terrifying and terrifying sight!

"Gee!"

"Geez!"

A shrill cry sounded amidst the calmness of the voices of men and women. Even the upper trunk that did not shout still took a cold breath.

"Isn't she the girl who lost the first fight, Yun Ruoyan?"

"That's it! His face looks even scarier now after changing clothes!”

“At first, I thought she was a princess, but as soon as she turned her face away.!”.

Him again!

“Yun Ruoyan, Yun Ruoyan's. Who would have thought that the once-praised genius of the Yun family would end up in this miserable state after only three years?" The girl's voice was dripping with contempt and arrogance.

"Who are you?" Yun Ruoyan could not help but frown. This girl seemed to have a deep conflict with him to ridicule him once and again, but she could not remember anything about him.

"Huh." The girl laughed in disbelief. “Have you really forgotten who I am? You hurt me badly three years ago during a friendly. Don't you remember ?!"

Yun Ruoyan frowned and thought back to the past. Since he had been reborn, what happened three years ago to others over ten years ago was for him.

Finally, faintly, Yun Ruoyan seemed to recall something. At that moment, the poison in his body had yet to be revealed by itself, and his cultivation was unrivalled in his age range. During a fight with the younger generation of another family, a girl tried to attack him in a cheat manner. In blocking the attack, he had inadvertently injured her severely. It might be the girl in front of him now.

In his mind, the girl, not even ten years old, was lying on the ground while pointing towards Yun Ruoyan. "I, Rong Yuehong, swear I will repay you someday!"

"Ruoyao, how did your older sister manage to get an invitation to this party despite being so weak and ugly?" Rong Yuehong turned around and asked Yun Ruoyao, who was sipping her tea and enjoying the show. "Are you just trying to scare me when you're bragging about how powerful he is now?"

A shy expression flashed across Yun Ruoyao's face, but it quickly disappeared. He smiled and replied, “Nona Rong, you must be kidding. My second brother is of course skilled and talented in his own way.”

Rong Yuehong sighed and spoke loudly, so that everyone could hear her. “Ruoyao, you're too good. Don't you know that the kindest person is the one who is bullied? Given your cultivation, if not for your kindness, you would definitely be the heir of Yun, not him! Doesn't everyone agree?”

"That's right! Who knows what the head of the Yun family is thinking, letting the ugly and weak girl take that position!”

“If I don't know Yun Ruoyao, I will think that Yun has no more children!”

The mob immediately exploded with approval and accusation after accusation. It was in the midst of this commotion that Yun Ruoyan finally spoke. “Rong Yuehong, when you attacked me underhandedly three years ago, just saving your life was a kindness to me. Did you go back to the court of death today?"

Yun Ruoyan's stomach was full of anger, and someone had stepped up to become her fist sack.

"Oh?" Rong Yuehong laughed. “You used to be skilled, but now it seems like all you can do is talk.” His face turned gloomy. “If you have the guts, fight with me. Then we'll see who's chasing death!”

Yun Ruoyan leaned over and picked up a flower stalk from the bush, directing it straight at Rong Yuehong. "I accept!"

Seeing that Yun Ruoyan had accepted the duel but was planning on using the flower stalk as her weapon, she could not help but turn into more insulting. Was he trying to show off even though he was less talented?

She took two steps back and took off her ornate dress in one fell swoop, revealing a fitting outfit underneath. It was clear that she had been ready to shine during the flower viewing party.

“Yuehong,” Yun Ruoyao pulled her sleeve and spoke lightly, “My sister has been a little unusual these past few months. After three years, he had finally broken through to the fourth rank within the imperial territory, so don't treat him lightly!”

But Rong Yuehong didn't seem to care. “I was already a rank six blademaster a month ago. Just sit back and watch me beat him!”

When he heard that Rong Yuehong was already a level six sword master, Yun Ruoyao stopped talking and began to stare at Yun Ruoyan with a grin.

He had seen Yun Ruoyan's explosive power during the battle, but he attributed it to the high-level Pei spear that Yun Ruoyan used, not to Yun Ruoyan himself.

And now Yun Ruoyan was trying to face a sixth rank swordsman with nothing more than a flower stalk.

Rong Yuehong picked up the willow branch that she originally used to defeat Yun Ruoyan as she moved facing him. "I'm not taking advantage of you, you know." He raised a branch in his hand. "When I defeat you later, you will only blame yourself!"

"Is that so?" Yun Ruoyan smiled coldly. "Just like you."

“Uncle, the oldest miss of the Rong family is quite strong, and I'm afraid that ugly girl is no match!” Li Qianhan muttered as he leaned closer to Li Mo. Li Mo handed him the empty cup in his hand, and he immediately filled it. "Should I help him during the game?"

Li Mo pinned it with a glance. “Don't be a busy person!”

Li Qianhan shut up immediately.

Everyone's gazes turned to the duo who were about to fight. The talking people stopped their conversation halfway through, and even the princes and princesses who were the center of attention turned to the two girls.

Almost at the same time, the girls rushed towards each other. The flower stalks and willow branches, imbued with spiritual energy, clashed like two steel swords.