The Immortal Path of the White-Haired Maiden Volume 1 Chapter 74: Grievance with Others

  Xiao Yao pondered in her heart, this front foot sent away Yang Tuo, the back foot trouble came, this retribution came too swiftly. But seeing several women with unfamiliar faces, she had never seen them before, what kind of water nymph Yang Huas cheap woman, this seemed to have nothing to do with herself.

  Doubts return to doubts, but someone is making trouble at her doorstep, she can't just ignore it.

  As soon as they came out of the garden gate, a thick smoke billowed in front of them. Xiang Yao waved her wide sleeve lightly, and the big fire on the ground suddenly went out, leaving only a mess of withered branches and leaves.

  Looking at the several dazed women, she frowned and said: "Several Taoist friends came to my door and burned withered branches and leaves, plus malicious insults. What is this all about? When did I offend you?"

  Several trouble-making women did not expect that the person who came out of the courtyard was actually so unremarkable in appearance, was she really the new favorite of the master?

  It was still the same woman who had spoken out of turn earlier, who first came to her senses. She slightly raised an eyebrow and haughtily said: "Are you the master of this house? If not, let your owner come out."

  Xiao Yao's eyebrows furrowed even deeper, what was going on here? "This humble abode is quiet and secluded, I am the only one residing in this courtyard, who exactly are you looking for, fellow Daoist?"

  "Are you the one who is so arrogant?" The woman was very surprised, the person in front of her wore a Taoist robe, and his appearance was only delicate, in the world of immortal cultivation where beautiful women were as common as clouds, he was considered ordinary. She thought he was just a slave, but unexpectedly, he was indeed the master. His tone became even more disdainful: "This sister has such virtue, yet she is so arrogant. We have visited several times, but she refused to see us. As the concubine of the Star Master, she still secretly meets with other men, doesn't she know that men are not allowed in the Western Garden?!"

  The last sentence was spoken by the woman in a stern tone, with an air of superiority and a pretentious attitude that she had mastered.

  Xiao Yao's hands were clasped behind her back, and she didn't respond for the moment. She gazed at the several women in front of her, each one dressed in bright and beautiful clothes, with faces that rivaled those of heavenly goddesses, charming and captivating. Although they had all reached the stage of Huan Shen, their bodies were soft and delicate, with perfume sachets and jade pendants hanging from their waists, but not a single storage bag was visible. They looked more like pampered concubines living in luxury than cultivators. Most likely, they relied on consuming large quantities of medicinal pills to break through their cultivation stages. At this point, Xiao Yao could roughly guess that these women were the wives of Bai Yuzi's favored concubines from the Western Garden, whom Qianqiu had mentioned earlier.

  Although I don't know what misunderstanding there is in between, this woman came up and said she was the star master's concubine, and also accused her of being a water nymph, which would make anyone unhappy. She stared straight at the woman and said: "This female cultivator should not recognize relatives indiscriminately, I am neither your sister nor the star master's concubine. If you all have no other business, please leave quickly."

  All the women were stunned, looking at each other in confusion, their eyes filled with doubt, and finally they all cast their gaze on a red-clothed female cultivator standing in the center.

  Xiao Yao followed the gaze of several people and saw that the red-clothed female cultivator was standing elegantly, with a noble aura, her appearance was also the most striking among them. This absolutely beautiful face, she always felt like she had seen it somewhere before.

  Just as she was about to think of something, a red-clothed female immortal arrived in front of her, her clothes fluttering, with a slender figure and a soft voice saying: "No matter whether the Taoist friend is the star master's concubine or not, this Western Garden is not a place where men can enter at will. All the sisters here are the star master's women. If something unexpected happens, can the Taoist friend bear the blame?"

  Don't be fooled by the elegant demeanor and polite speech of this red-clad nun, for as soon as she starts talking, she gives herself a baseless guilty verdict, clearly trying to psyche herself out.

  Suddenly, Xiao Yao thought of Liu Qianbi's joking words that all the women here were ruthless characters and she shouldn't be swallowed up without leaving a trace. Could it be referring to this? At once, she couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. How could she possibly have conflicting interests with these women? How did she suddenly become their target?

  "This Daoist friend, I seem to recall that the Western Garden was only a residence for female relatives and not the rear chamber of the Star Master. It was said that men were inconvenient to live in, but it was never said that men could not visit here. Moreover, this Western Garden also has the residence of the female attendants. You say that all these women are the wives of the Star Master, where will you place the various attendants and innocent ones like myself?"

  The woman in red narrowed her beautiful eyes, indeed, the Western Courtyard had no rules that men were not allowed to enter, but for so long, the male cultivators of other courtyards would always detour when passing by the Western Courtyard, and the female leaders would not bring men inside either. Over time, all the cultivators tacitly acknowledged this rule.

  She didn't expect this woman to be so sharp-tongued and unafraid of the master's reputation, it seems that she really isn't one of the master's newly acquired concubines.

  The ladies in the Western Garden are numerous, and the master of the stars only comes over once every few hundred years. The concubines secretly plot against each other, using underhanded tactics to eliminate their rivals. She quickly realized that this time she might have been outsmarted by someone who had fed her false information, waiting for her to take the bait and cause trouble, then watching from behind the scenes as she made a fool of herself! However, even if she was mistaken, the red-robed woman didn't feel guilty or panicked. In her opinion, the other party was at most just a newly arrived housekeeper in the garden, what right did they have to be on equal footing with these noblewomen?

  He smiled slightly and said: "Is that so? It's possible I remembered wrong. In that case, I won't bother you any further, let's go."

  The rest of the women were stunned after hearing this, but they didn't ask why. They could clearly sense the ferocity and anger beneath the calm surface of the woman in red. Only the woman who had shouted at Xiao Yao earlier spoke up with a hint of reluctance: "Elder sister Zilan, is it really going to end like this?"

  The woman in red glanced at her coldly and said, "Go back first and talk later."

  "But..." The woman wanted to say something else, but after meeting her gaze, she shut up obediently and only gave Xiao Yao a fierce glare.

  Xiao Yao was delighted, these people came inexplicably, lit a fire in front of their own courtyard to protest, maliciously insulted them, and finally didn't even apologize before turning around and leaving, isn't that somewhat unreasonable?

  "Are you all ready to just go back like this?"

  The red-clothed woman had just taken a step forward when she felt a chill run through her entire body, and a sense of oppression enveloped her whole being. The oppressive killing intent within made her want to kneel down, and fear spread throughout her body.

  The women around her were all pale and frightening, as if they had seen a ghost, and some of them couldn't stand it and fainted to the ground.

  Xiao Yao was startled, and hastily retracted her aura. The pressure she had just released was already as small as it could be, but she hadn't expected these ladies to be so fragile that they would reach such a state, which exceeded her understanding.

  The oppressive atmosphere lifted, and several women let out a sigh of relief, panting heavily. The woman in red seemed to have suffered a great insult, clutching at her chest and gasping for breath as she said: "You...you actually dare to hurt us! You just wait! I'll get Ruyi and Feicui to deal with you!" After finishing speaking, she took out a paper talisman and tore it to shreds.

  Xiao Yao's eyes blinked, and she didn't know if this was considered making trouble or not. At the same time, she suddenly remembered that a few years ago when she first arrived at Meishan Floating Island, she had seen several noblewomen, and this woman was the stunning beauty who led them.

  Right, at first she seemed to have two female attendants by her side, and those two didn't look like they were just for show.

  Just as she was thinking, she felt two streams of magical light flashing not far away, rushing towards her. She conjured up two lightning balls in her hand and quickly counterattacked. In an instant, the spells cancelled each other out.

  Two female cultivators with similar height and attire stood on either side of the woman in red, protecting her. They were indeed the two female attendants she had seen that day.

  Happy Dragon Boat Festival!