Chapter 1224: Liu Ruyan (2/2)

Her apt.i.tude was very scary. Her reverse derivation of the Immortal Physique law had even surpa.s.sed her predecessors. She understood the word Yin and created the Evil Devourer Graceful Law.

Because the graceful law was derived from the golden spring law, the future Sacred Spring and Evil Devourer Schools would often mess with each other.

The Sacred Spring School believed that the graceful law came from the surging spring law, so their law was stronger. On the other hand, the Evil Devourer School believed that their graceful law was the result of surpa.s.sing the limit of the surging spring law, so their law could replace the former.

Of course, there was no result to this compet.i.tion because the two schools had never produced another person that could reach grand completion, let alone one for each physique at the same time.

However, they saw hope in this generation with Zhuo Jians.h.i.+ and Liu Ruyan. They were both extremely talented and cultivated their respective physique laws. The Void Imperfection Three Schools felt that they could finally see two grand completion Immortal Physique users in this generation. If this was the case, then the Sacred Spring School and Evil Devourer School could have a chance to see which was stronger.

Therefore, when the two girls were only ordinary disciples, they often clashed. And the compet.i.tion didn’t end after they became schoolmasters. Whenever they were together, a fight would surely break out.

One could say that this was their fate, the reason for their continuous struggle until their final showdown at grand completion. Of course, it was not a life and death fight for these two. After all, they were still sisters from the same sect.

She revealed a lovable smile and said: “Though Sister Zhuo is older than me by half a generation, if we are talking about the leader of the Void Imperfection Three Schools, then it can’t be anyone but me.”

Zhuo Jians.h.i.+ calmly answered: “The current leader of the three schools is First Brother.”

The First Brother Zhuo Jians.h.i.+ mentioned was the schoolmaster of the Void Imperfection branch because he was the oldest in their generation and had joined the sect the earliest. In the school, many of the disciples had been taught by him before. Thus, he was not only their First Brother, but also their master of sorts.

Liu Ruyan chuckled in response: “Sister Zhuo, First Brother has been talking about stepping down so the role will fall onto one of our shoulders in the future, but I feel that I am much more suitable than you.”

Her claim was not because she wanted to seize power and take control of the Void Imperfection Three Schools, it was because the two of them had grown accustomed to competing with each other since the early days. It was not a good thing for the two to meet since it would always end with either Zhuo Jians.h.i.+ challenging Liu Ruyan or the other way around.

Zhuo Jians.h.i.+ sat there, neither supporting nor retorting to Liu Ruyan’s claim. Her demure and mature aura were truly special.

Li Qiye asked after finis.h.i.+ng another cup: “What are you here for?” Zhuo Jians.h.i.+ poured another cup for him, as if this had always been the case.

Liu Ruyan smiled coquettishly in response: “To steal Sister Zhuo’s man. I heard the ancestors have high hopes for her and I feel that I am not lesser in any way, so why can’t I vie for her lover as well?”

Such provocative words were let out in an incredibly trivial manner. Liu Ruyan had no semblance of a bashful girl.

“Oh?” Li Qiye looked at her and smilingly replied: “That’s not necessarily the case. Perhaps I prefer gentle and virtuous women.”

“I have never claimed otherwise.” Liu Ruyan sat down next to him with a soul-stealing allurement: “These are two different matters. Young n.o.ble, you can like virtuous women and still have a taste for a seductive beauty. These two things aren’t mutually exclusive, right?”

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1. “This is indeed a great disaster for all living beings” — I’m not sure if this makes that much sense for English readers, but it is a very common phrase to describe a beauty that can bewitch everyone

2. I know I used vixen in the past for the Storm G.o.d, but this is a different word. A direct translation would be fox demon/spirit. It just means a really attractive girl that will steal your man away or someone who uses their beauty as a tool. It probably comes from folklore where these fox spirits will actually seduce males for various reasons

3. Luminous with autumn ripples just means amorous/flirty glance

4. The issue here is that they are using literary idioms that are meant to be seductive without being crude. During marriage/wedding night, the bed would be decorated with red linen/curtains. So here, she is talking about s.e.x/marriage, but in a literary manner. It sounds better in Chinese for sure since I’m having a hard time coming up with an equivalent way to ask for s.e.x that contains the same character exposition and intent. Some of the descriptions about women or flirting can be lost in the translation since our author likes to keep it cla.s.sy and literary. If he did so in a modern style, then it would be much easier to translate these pa.s.sages

5. This is probably based on fengshui or some old daoist scriptures, but since the author isn’t explaining the relations.h.i.+ps, just take it for what it is. Even Chinese philosophers who dedicate their whole life to learning the Book of Changes and similar pieces of literature don’t understand these esoteric texts completely, let alone Bao who can’t reach the apex

6. One last note, I’ve been moving away from some awkward phrasing with honorifics since it is too awkward to repeat it continuously in some cases. But of course, with this, we are trading off some of the tones and intents. For example, Liu Ruyan might seems a little abrasive here with her c.o.c.kiness, but she is speaking politely towards Zhuo Jians.h.i.+ and Li Qiye by calling herself Little Sister, addressing Zhuo Jians.h.i.+ as Big Sister, and Li Qiye as Young n.o.ble