Chapter 82 (2/2)

One of the actors was playing Zhuge Liang. He was wearing a traditional hat and holding a feather fan, singing the lines of “Kill Ma Su” with the tone Beijing opera, “Ma Su, you just said that your mother was over 80 and no one was there to take care of her. After you died, your mother will inherit your salary and food as her pension.”

The player of Ma Su, who was in white makeup and a Beijing Opera robe sang, “Thanks, my lord.”

Zhuge Liang pointed at Ma Su and sang, “Kill…him.”

Two men stepped forward and were about to take Ma Su. All of a sudden, Zhuge Liang snatched the fake saber from one of them and chopped Ma Su’s head off after he roared for a second. The head fell hard on the stage with a loud sound.

The theater fell into silence. Everyone knew that the East Heaven King was in a bad mood, and whenever he was unhappy, people around him would die. This Zhuge Liang was the East Heaven King, the Paint-face.

There was blood all over the stage. The soldiers’ players were all frightened. But the Paint-face continued, “Take him away. Take him away…”

“Yes, my lord…” Then these men took the body away in a flurry. Soon there was applause.

The Paint-face walked to the backstage and saw a gorgeous woman sitting on a chair. Who could it be except for Ye Xinyi?

She was wearing a revealing back dress. The Paint-face had been staring at her since he walked in. Ye Xinyi stood up and walked up to him. She drew a deep breath and said with despise, “You killed people again.”

Though she was displeased, her voice was still tempting, so were her eyes.

“What happened? You are not happy?”

His eyes were overwhelmed with lust, but he still said as if he was acting in an opera, “Beauty Ye, what do you think of Xiao Bing…”

Ye Xinyi suddenly grinned. She put her hands on his shoulders and made him sit on the chair. She stood behind his back and pressed her body against his while rubbing his face. “What… I’ve never expected that the East Heaven King to be jealous.”

The Paint-face clutched onto the handle so tightly that it soon was broken. Then he sang, “I can kill him…”

“No, you can’t,” said Ye Xinyi in a tempting voice, “because if you kill him, I’ll never speak to you.”

The Paint-face stopped singing and spoke normally. But he sounded a bit angry and upset, “You fell in love with him?”

“No, I’ll never fall in love with anyone. Compared to him, you are more lovable, because you are more obedient…”

The Paint-face asked in a husky voice, “Then why didn’t you let me kill him?”

“That’s the North Heavenly Queen’s job. You have nothing to do with it. Besides, I have my own plan… You saw it last night. My little sister truly has a crush on him…”

“Your sister loves him… I don’t see the connection. All I care about is you…”

“Of course, I know.” Ye Xinyi gently pressed her face against his face. She seemed to be proud of herself. “That’s why I told you. Compared with him, you are more lovable. Because you are more loyal than him… One day, when I get what I want, I’ll tell others that I’ll marry you,” said she with a bewitching voice.

“However…” There was suddenly coldness, jealousy, and hate in her eyes. “My father is always partial. We are all his children. Both Ye Tianming and I always outperform my little sister. His little daughter knows nothing but causing him trouble. But no matter what my little sister does, he is always partial to her. She always gains more love from father than Ye Tianming and me. He is always like that since I was a kid. He did this more in recent years. Ye Xiaoxi has everything I have and everything I don’t have.”

“So I’ll take that man from her, and I’ll conquer his heart. I want her to know that the man she loves actually loves me… Hahaha… And when it comes true, I don’t care what you’re gonna do with this Xiao Bing.”

The Paint-face asked gloomily, “All of what you just said is true? It’s all because of your sister?”

“In addition to this, what reason else? Is there anything about him that attracts me? If it were me, my father would never offend North Heaven Queen and Master Hou for me, and he would never allow me to be his girlfriend simply because he saved my life. I know my father too well. For him, marriage has to benefit our family… I just don’t understand why Ye Xiaoxi can always do what she wants!”

The Paint-face gritted his teeth, “Fine; I promise you that I won’t take part in the things between Xiao Bing and the Queen. But if she kills him, I definitely have nothing to do with it.”

“Don’t worry.” Ye Xinyi bent down and lowered her head. She put her lips near his earlobe and gently blew in it. Then she licked it and felt his rapid breath. The satisfaction in her eyes was quite conspicuous. “Soon you’ll get what you want if you do as what you are told… When I get everything, I’ll be your woman, truly.”