Be a Gentleman

--- Chapter 16 ---

Xiao Che opened his eyes and saw the guy who claimed that he was Xia Qingyue's brother lying on the ground beside him.

"What happened?" He muttered with a confused expression. Stinging pain on Xiao Che's neck makes him remember what occurred between them a few minutes ago.

"Tch, Mad Guy."

Xiao Che checked if something was wrong with his body, which made him realize his pendant and Sky Poison Pearl had disappeared.

"No, where, where are they?!" He panicked and scanned around the grass.

Hayate, who lay on the ground, entered Xiao Che's sight and examined his body without consent. "He doesn't have it..." Xiao Che frowned because there was no other person here.

Since Mirror of Samsara and Sky Poison World fused themselves into Hayate's inner world, there is no physical mark left on his body. Xiao Che wouldn't be able to find them unless he gained the divine sense.

Xiao Che ruffled his hair in frustration because he couldn't do anything without Sky Poison Pearl.

"What should I do?" He whispered in horror. "No, I still have my knowledge."

"I should be fine..."

"Sky Poison Pearl, Master's memorial." Xiao Che shook his head.

Hayate opened his eyes and released an annoyed groan. "For fuck sake, what was that?" He tried to sit down.

They stared at each other silently, but Hayate frowned a few seconds later because he felt his clothes were loose for some reason.

"You, what are you doing to my clothes?" Hayate questioned with an indifferent tone, which caught Xiao Che off guard.

"Are you swinging that way?" He added with a disgusted tone because Xia Qingyue married this guy.

"I'm not!" Xiao Che countered with an annoyed look.

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"Haa... Let's talk about the business you proposed before." Xiao Che started a conversation. "Why should I divorce Qinyue?"

"What price you could afford to make me divorce her."

"Drop that tone of yours first," Hayate answered coldly. "If you disagree, I'll just wipe Xiao Clan."

"However, If you agree to my proposal, I'll fix your profound veins,"

Xiao Che put on a thoughtful expression because even his teacher couldn't fix one's profound veins. However, this world is vast and filled with mysterious things.

"Prove it to me." He fearlessly stated.

"I said, drop that tone of yours..." Hayate released wild beast intimidation on Xiao Che, forcing him onto the grass.

"We are not equal here, Xiao Che."

"I'm giving you a chance, but you were too cocky in front of me."

"Well, what did I expect from a guy like you?" He commented while pressing Xiao Che's shoulder.

Hayate used his micro-sized Kaiju to reconstruct Xiao Che's profound veins, which caused him to release a painful groan.

He smirked inside and commented, "Bear it for a moment. Your profound veins got damaged by someone when you were small."

"It would be a little painful."

"That's a lie... Arrggghhhh!!!" Xiao Che roared in pain.

After a few minutes, Hayate pulled his Kaiju back and glanced at Xiao Che, who stared at himself in amazement.

"H-How did you actually do it?" Xiao Che could feel profound energy within his body.

"I've never heard of a technique to repair one's profound veins."

"Yes, there is no technique to repair one's profound veins." Hayate nodded in agreement. "You just have to create it."

"It's that simple." He shrugged his shoulders.

'Simple, your head.' Xiao Che cursed inside because this guy seemed like a genius from a noble family.

Since Hayate's name is not well known, not many people know about his medical mastery. Even Hong Guan, who stayed almost every day on his side, couldn't tell how skillful he was.

The public doesn't really know Hayate's name, but his title as a miraculous doctor is common knowledge in the Blue Wind Empire.

"You can go now," Hayate wiped his hand with a clean towel. "Also, remember to divorce Qingyue."

"Do it as fast as possible."

"If you touch her, I'll give you an experience worse than death."

Xiao Che nodded because Hayate's pressure was no joke for him. He could feel his entire lower body lose its strength.

"Go away before I punch your annoying face." Hayate continued, to which Xiao Che responded with a fast sprint.

Xiao Che ran away from Xiao Clan's backyard garden and met his little aunt. Hayate glanced at them and sighed because he could have just destroyed everything.

"Hmm?" Hayate frowned when Xiao Che's little aunt entered his sight.

At a glance, the girl dressed in green looked to be 15 or 16 years old. She was as fair as snow with charming rosy lips and a delicate nose. Her face exuded a dazzling gentleness and softness.

A weird sensation rolled in Hayate's chest because he somehow felt connected to this girl. However, he had never met her before, and this sensation wasn't a familiar feeling like love.

"As if we got attached through an invisible string." He said solemnly.

Hayate blinked and saw a silver blinking light on his palm, which was the Mirror of Samsara.

"7th ranked Heavenly Profound Treasure according to [Titleless Medical Book]." He observed the silver pendant. "From what I've read, It possesses an unknown power."

Hayate checked his inner world and saw the Sky Poison Pearl stay like a miniature green sun.

He tried to grasp Sky Poison Pearl and noticed the Mirror of Samsara had exchanged into a green sphere mark on his left palm.

"Whatever, It's beneficial for me."

"To think, I'd get two of the Heavenly Profound Treasures."

"But how could Xiao Che get his hand on them?"

A spatial rift abruptly appeared, and a red-haired girl in a white dress dropped onto the grass patch.

She looks like a young flower and has a petite body with snow-white skin, bright red hair, and unrivaled beauty. Even Xia Qinyue still loses and is slightly inferior to her.

Hayate stared at the closed spatial rift and approached the red-haired girl, who was supposed to be around 13 years old.

He knelt down and decided to check her condition, but a horrifying poison invaded his left hand instead.

"Absolute God Slaying Poison. Why does this horrifying poison affect her body?" He used Sky Poison Pearl instinctively.

A gentle green light enveloped Hayate's left hand and dispersed Absolute God Slaying Poison.

"S-Sky Poison Pearl..." The red-haired girl whispered while reaching over Hayate's finger.

She bit Hayate's finger and sucked his blood, making herself disappear into Sky Poison Pearl.

Hayate entered his inner world again and saw the red-haired girl naked inside Sky Poison Pearl's realm. He tossed a blanket to cover her body and instructed Koro to monitor her.

"So many bizarre things happened today." Hayate sighed in defeat.

"Haa..."

"I have to sleep."

He checked Xia Qingyue once again and saw her naturally meditating in the bedroom. He smiled and walked out of Xiao Clan without leaving any traces.

Hayate entered the inn, where the waitress lady greeted him with a smile.

"Oh, are you going to rent a room?" She asked gently.

"Yes." Hayate smiled while placing a few yellow profound coins on the counter.

He moved into the inn room and dropped onto the bed with a tired expression. A faceless woman's image blinked in his mind, but he couldn't remember anything for some reason.

"I'll think about it later." Hayate closed his eyes and fell asleep soundlessly.

The night gradually passed, and morning arrived on the Floating Cloud City.

Xia Qingyue couldn't sleep for the whole night and moved her eyes to a window.

"Teacher?" She looked at Chu Yueli, who smiled at her.

Chu Yueli walked into the room and commented, "Hmm, Xiao Che is not here?"

Xia Qingyue shook her head and replied, "He was sleeping outside."

She found Xiao Che and his little aunt resting on a tree behind Xiao Clan's manor, which was a shameless thing to do. However, Xia Qinyue doesn't judge Xiao Che because she doesn't have a sort of attachment to him.

After they divorced and fulfilled Xia Hongy's promise to Xiao Che's parents, Xia Qingyue would be free to be on Hayate's side.

"I see..." Chu Yueli nodded her head at Xia Qigyue's reply. "What about young-, I mean Junior Hayate?"

"I haven't seen him here?"

"Big brother probably talked with Xiao Che already." Xia Qingyue answered while remembering last night.

She giggled cheerfully and added, "Don't worry, he'll settle it."

Xia Qingyue doesn't realize that Chu Yueli rubbed her thighs against each other because she hadn't seen Hayate for two months. It was torture for Chu Yueli because even slapping herself won't work.

"Teacher, are you okay?" Xia Qingyue tilted her head in confusion because Chu Yueli's face was quite red.

"Y-Yeah, of course." Chu Yueli put on a smile while supporting herself with a table.

Xiao Che suddenly walked into the room with his grandfather, which caused Xia Qingyue to frown.

"Grandpa Lie." Xia Qingyue politely greeted while bowing her head a little.

Xiao Lie, Xiao Che's grandpa, nodded his head in approval and gently answered, "Good, Good."

"I've never expected Che'er to have such a beautiful wife."

Chu Yueli sneered briefly and said, "Sadly, this won't last long."

"May I know who you are?" Xiao Lie finally sensed Chu Yueli's presence and furrowed his eyebrow.

"Frozen Cloud Asgard, Xia Qingyue's teacher." Chu Yueli introduced herself smoothly. "I'm here to take her back to the sect."

Xiao Che and Xiao Lie's eyes widened in shock because they didn't expect Xia Qinyue to have such a powerful sect behind her, yet this also explained her cultivation speed.

"Grandpa, please hear me for a second." Xiao Che whispered a few things to Xiao Lie's ears.

"You what?!!" Xiao Lie raised his voice. "Is that true, your profound veins got fixed?"

He quickly checked Xiao Che's profound veins by himself and stared at his grandson in disbelief.

"However..."

"If your profound fixed meant you have to divorce Qingyue?"

"That's the agreement." Xiao Che confirmed with a calm tone.

He grasped Xiao Lie's wrinkled hands and continued, "Grandpa, I can search for good and beautiful wives when I start my journey to the outside world."

"They might even be better than Xia Qingyue."

'Did he seriously just say that?' Chu Yueli stared at Xiao Che with a speechless look.

Xia Qingyue was quiet the whole time and shook her head because Xiao Che's comment didn't offend her at all.

Xiao Lie patted Xiao Che's shoulders and said, "I don't have a comment since you've received a gift from heaven, Che'er."

"How about you, Qingyue?"

"Qingyue is only here for the marriage certificate. If Grandpa Lie wants to, you can formally divorce us." Xia Qinyue answered without much emotion.

Xiao Lie sighed and said, "Very well."

"It's quite unfortunate, but both of you had agreed."

As Xiao Lie formally separated Xiao Che and Xia Qingyue marriage's life. A carriage entered Xiao Clan's main gate.

Xiao Kuangyun, a man with an arrogant appearance and two women in his arms, walked into the Xiao Clan's manor with a smile.

He slowly was escorted by Xiao Yulong, who despised Xiao Che, into the courtyard where the elder and clan head could only enter.

"I didn't expect this place to be this small." Xiao Kuangyu casually commented.

Xiao Yulong laughed and replied, "Haha... We are not as good as Xiao Sect, young master Kuangyun."

"Of course, we are left behind."

Xiao Che's little aunt, Xiao Lingxi, entered their sights, and Xiao Kuangyun couldn't help but lick his lips a little.

"Oh, look what we have here?" Xiao Kuangyun caressed his chin while watching Xiao Lingxi's ass.

Xiao Yulong could stop Xiao Kuangyun by telling him that Xiao Lingxi is the daughter of the Fifth Elder, Xiao Lie. Nevertheless, he only watched from behind.

'Watch your little aunt violated by another person, Xiao Che.' He cursed in his head.

"Pardon, who are you?" Xiao Lingxi noticed someone was walking toward her.

"Hehe, I'll be your hubby from now on." Xiao Kuangyun put on a perverted smile.

"Just be quiet and comply with my order." He wanted to grasp Xiao Lingxi's creamy shoulders.

PA! CRACK!!!

"Well, that wasn't cool." Hayate suddenly appeared and gripped Xiao Kuangyun's hand, breaking his bone accidentally.

"ARRRRGGGGHHHH!" Xiao Kuangyun dropped to the ground and screamed in pain.

Hayate pulled Xiao Lingxi into his embrace and playfully stated, "You can't touch a young lady with such a perverted expression like that, you know."

"Be a Gentleman at least."