What Incites the Pyromaniac

"Ohhh!" Arianne dropped off from her horse and walked to the carriage. No, she walked to the beast that was pulling off the carriage. "Hey, what kind of beast is this? I've never seen anything like this before!"

With blazing eyes full of greed and curiosity, she proceeded to caress the demonic beast fur. The beast had an ox-like appearance but with fine long fur and big hump-like back, just like a bison. The long fur was reddish-brown and the two small horn on its head was black. Another unique characteristic was the tusk on its jaw, just like a wild boar.

This beast was called Black-horned Red Beast. A demonic beast endemic to the Dongfeng Region, it was one of the tameable beasts on the Beast Mountain Range on the southwest of the region.

This Black-horned Red Beast was a Rank 2 Demonic Beast. A Mercenary Group had to assemble a group of fifty men, but only ten who managed to come back alive just to catch such a beast. It was a luxury item that only a member of high-ranking nobility could take possession of.

It was true, that the Gu Clan was not a high-ranking noble. Gu Ming was only a Viscount with two-stroke of Noble Seal. Compared to Dian Yuanli he was only rank higher than him.

But don't ever underestimate the power stood behind him, the Gu Clan. From hearsay, the Gu clan was not originated from this region. It said that they were an ancient clan from the central Zhongyang region. They retreated to this branch's family because they lose influence in the political battle.

That explained why they have stronger influence compared to other nobles in the vicinity. And even the King of Bai had to be polite in front of them.

It was a wonder why Gu Ming agreed to hand his daughter to marry some trash-like Dian Xianli.

Even the elders of the Gu family were perplexed with his decision and many of them still debated about this to this day. And of course, Gu Fenglin who was the victim of all of this mess also wasn't that happy with the arrangement.

Back to the beauty and the beast ..., Arianne who was caressing the bison head with crescent eyes felt something tugging on her hood.

It was the jealous Hell Horse because of its rider were cuddling with some unknown beast. And although she was a superior demonic beast, categorized at least Rank 5 or higher, she still glared the bison beast with her full power.

This made the bison beast averted his eyes in fear, he was just a feeble Rank 2 Demonic Beast. With his herbivore nature, of course, he would feel afraid with the fiery glare of the horse originated from the Hell.

Arianne ignored the jealous horse and muttered. "The mana in his body is too thin. Hey, coachman! What grass did you feed him?"

"Eh, is this lady asking me?" the coachman took aback with how nonchalant the lady in the red-riding hood was.

Young Mistress has asked her but then this lady in red ignored her just like that. Did she know that she just neglected one of Xianjing City's most dangerous thorns?

If this somehow irked the Young Mistress's temper, then it would be the end for her and also him! Gu Clan's Second Young Mistress was infamous for being unreasonable and short-tempered. When she was angry, she would raise a ruckus and then lashed it out to everyone she saw. Even to an innocent person, such as the man who was in the middle of the afternoon walk, might be a victim for her temper.

"Yes, you ..., who else it might be? I ask, what did you feed him? He is not well fed ..." Arianne commented once again.

"Not well fed, even if you say so ..., lady, do you know that this beast emptied a shed worth of grass fodder in a day?" the coachman said, he was not minding the Gu Young Mistress because Arianne word just pricked his pride as a coachman who responsible for the beast.

"Like I ask you before, what grass did you give him to eat? Heihh ..., this is why you people are ...,"

Arianne heaved a sigh and pulled out a single stalk of golden red grass from her inventory. Seeing this, even the [Hell Horse(R)] didn't stay still. She was literally licking her horse mouth. Poor horse, Arianne didn't plan to give this stalk of grass to her.

She stretched out her hand to the bison beast and let it ate the grass. Arianne caressed it tough forehead with a smile behind her mask.

"Even if you fed him a tonne of grass, it won't satiate his hunger if the grass doesn't contain any trace of Fire Mana. Coachman, I've fed this guy here a week worth of grass. Meanwhile, go find better grass to feed him, if not he will go berserk. Poor guy, to eat such an ordinary grass ..." explained Arianne.

"Ohh ..., I see, so that's why he's always had these red eyes and always trying to wreck the stable. Lady, may I ask how you know about this?" the coachman agreed with her because he was puzzled with the beast savage behavior these past few days.

A peculiar expression floated on her face. Although her face was covered with the mask, the coachman felt that she was smiling in a delighted mood. True, her next word was bragging.

"But of course, because I raised a small number of beasts before, something like this is so simple. Ah, by the way, you haven't told me what's species this guy yet. What is it called?"

Seeing the cheeky face of Arianne, the middle-aged coachman also smiled. What a fine young lady, if only his wife was a tenth of her, perhaps he will live a happy life.

That was out of the topic, the coachman answered. "It's called Black-horned Red Beast, a Rank 2 Demonic Beast of Fire Element. And ..., it is also my first time seeing such formidable-looking horse, what are these two beasts named after?"

"Oh, this here is Hell Horse nicknamed Helli, and that one called Dragonhorse," said Arianne while walking back to her steed.

Arianne mounted the Hell Horse and continue riding her inside the city. While at it, completely ignoring the young girl that just demanded her first beast gifted from her beloved Lord.

Arianne who already awakened her power, had the peak of her power when she was in the Myscreat World. In her inventory, there were also some of the things she had on her time when she lived as a Mage Tower Master. The grass she gave to the bison beast just then was one of those things. It was unavailable yesterday, but somehow this morning she could access more of her belonging from the inventory.

And as to why she gave such grass to the bison beast. Actually it was not some ordinary grass, it was a special fodder her friend made by cross-breeding many of the same genera of Red type grass. Thus created a new species of grass, it called Golden Red Rice.

However, the main objective of this cross-breeding was to make an ultimate fodder for a beast. It made the rice part too little and not that good for the human to eat.

A battlemage, especially a Mage Tower Master such as her, surprisingly had more idle time than its busy hours. She only needs to stand by on her tower and repel intruder for another faction, if there was any. To kill the abundant time on her, she took a side job. She decided to be an alchemist. Just like her father did in the past.

As an alchemist, her day was filled with research notes and more experiments with minerals. Unlike alchemist in this cultivation world who focused on medicine alchemy, the alchemy-branch she studied was the element transmutation and creation. But the two still share the same ultimate goal, and that was to create the Divine Panacea, or in the same meaning but different iteration the Philosopher's Stone.

Arianne also rarely went out and interact with people around her. She shut-in on her mage tower and never went out if not for very important business. So, as to alleviate her loneliness, she reared beasts and get comfort from their fluffiness.

From the second-floor to the sixth floor of her Mage Tower, it was a heaven filled with Myscreatian beast. Mostly from the Fire Red beast. She greatly cared for all of them, and her eccentricity was well known to the Red Faction.

And even the low-level mage with good intuition know how to bribe her, it was to give her a Beast Egg. She would never dare to reject those, even if it meant she must lower her honor as a Mage Tower Master.

"DON'T IGNORE ME!?!" Gu Fenglin couldn't keep her temper anymore.

Unfortunately, the talk about the background story would have to come to an end. Gu Clan's Second Young Mistress was shouting in full volume.

Gu Fenglin looked at the tilted-head Arianne red-faced. She kicked the carriage door and pulled her useless long skirt to avoid it getting dirty from the city road. She then walked to the red-haired woman while trying to avoid any dirt or mud on the road.

"YOU ..., yes, I'm talking to you! Don't give me that 'uh-you-mean-me?' face! I'm pointing at you! Red-haired-riding-hood-in-black-armor-atop-of-flaming-horse!" Gu Fenglin pointed her tiny jade-like hand to Arianne.

Sun Yue who stood beside Dian Luze's facepalmed with how this troublemaker young mistress made a ruckus in this very afternoon. He predicted this perhaps would happen, but really ..., in front of the town gate? Little sister Fenglin, could you just please cease your diabolic behavior and be a good girl just today? How could she end up in here in the first place, anyway?

"Ah, if you want to buy this girl right here then it's impossible. Don't even talk about it, it's not even mine." Arianne patted the flaming horse's neck.

Arianne actually knew about what she said, she just deliberately ignore her. The rambling of the not-yet-adult like this arrogant girl wasn't something she needs to put into a serious matter. And Arianne was the type to left the arrogant to do his/her thing without caring about what hereafter they'd do.

"Ahhh ..., now I don't even want to buy this stupid horse! What's the big deal with this big flaming horse? Look at that idiotic face, what a strange beast is this!"

"Ohh ..., okay, then good day." Arianne not bothering to say anything and just do a U-turn with her horse and continue the ride in the city. Enjoying the city view which was very different from her hometown.

Looking at the departing figure of the red-hooded woman, Gu Fenglin incensed even more. She shouted with her hand pointed to Arianne's back. It would make her long skirt touched the ground and thus dirtying it but there was no other way. She was very infuriated with Arianne's conduct.

"You, wait for a moment! Hey, Uncle Ji, Sun Yue! Make her stop for me! How dare he ignore me again and again! Break that stupid horse leg and that woman's arm!"

A middle-aged man who followed her glanced Sun Yue. The young man shook his head slightly, and then the middle-aged man nodded his head in affirmation.

Sun Yue then said. "Ahh Umm ..., Second Young Mistress, she is Teacher's guest, I think it's inappropriate to hurt the guest of our City Lord. "

"Do you think if you said that then I'll care about it? She's not my guest, but my father."

"Second Young Mistress, if you want to be respected then you must respect others. If you keep being like this, then no one will ever respect you!" Sun Yue carefully tried to persuade her to get back her sanity.

"What? Teacher Luo said that only those with power will be respected! Why I must respect others to be respected? And why are we talking about this, I want you to break her and that horse legs, not to debate. Sun Yue, don't give your bullsh*t crap with me right now! Uncle Ji, you do it!" Gu Fenglin rapped with short breath. It was such a wonder how could he said those long words in just three seconds.

Sun Yue knew that everything he said would never make it to her ears at the moment. She wasn't willing to call him with 'big brother' title and even uttered a cursing word for him.

"Hmmm ..., why aren't you moving, Uncle Ji? Are you trying to say that you don't want to complete the task I give you? Oh, so you don't want to work for me anymore! It's fine, you don't need to say anything more. After we back to the mansion, I'll tell dad about this. It's not like you're the only one bodyguard for me! What? Regretting it? Then hit her as I told!"

The main street became a spectacle for the commoners. It was another episode of Gu Clan's Second Young Mistress and her Unfortunate Servants Chaotic Day in Xianjing City. If it was made into a sitcom, it would sell.

This thing was not that strange happening in the city. Just like how Dian Xianli was infamous for being lascivious and waste, Gu Fenglin also had her infamy for being aggressive and abusive to anyone, especially commoners and her servants.

The commoners of Xianjing City also know this and could only shake their heads in pity. Her father and mother was a great person, yet their daughter was like this? Even her elder sister was a proper and graceful lady. Yet, what's wrong with her?

Perhaps this was the main reason, as to why Gu Ming agree her marrying to the infamous wastrel Young Master of Dali City. Sending an unruly daughter to a wastrel like him would be like a match made in Underworld. But at least, with that then one less problem for him to think about. Though, some of the bloodline's hardcore of the family think that this idea of his was too bad to be true.

Right then, because of afraid being stripped off from his hard-earned job, the middle-aged man named Uncle Ji moved forward with an uncertain face. He didn't have the hobby of abusing women, less break their limb, but an order was an order.

He then scratched his head and then sighed, muttering. "Sexy Young Lady, please don't blame me for this ..., it's Young Mistress Gu order. Blame it all on her!"

He then launched a fast punch on the flaming steed's belly. It looked like that, but his target actually was Arianne's long sexy leg wrapped in a tight black stocking.

But before the punch connected with its target, Uncle Ji felt his body bounded by some unnatural energy. A gigantic pressure pressed on his body rendered him unable to move any part of his muscle. In an instant, Arianne stood up beside him. With her gloves covered arm, she lowered his fist. It was his first time sensing such a high amount of pressure, perhaps only the City Lord Gu Ming who might have this kind of pressure.

"Did you say, Young Mistress Gu?" Arianne asked, but Uncle Ji couldn't speak properly and just let out some incomprehensible word on his gapped mouth.

She never minded Gu Fenglin's title, even if she was some sort of the heiress of a first-rate noble family or even the emperor's daughter, she wouldn't feel awe with that unnecessary status. But when Arianne heard that she was the Gu Clan Young Mistress, her interest piqued. After all, she was the woman her master talked about during the diner last time.

Arianne just let out her aura, in cultivation words then it meant that she just revealed her cultivation. This made enormous pressure on the lower level cultivator. And now, even Gu Fenglin couldn't muster any word and just shivering in where she stood.

Sun Yue also shocked by the revelation. He thought that perhaps this young miss was only a flower vase. When Gu Fenglin insisted to attack him, he didn't stop Uncle Ji for the second time. This also his attempt to appraise her cultivation. But to think that she had the cultivation of a Knight King. What kind of monster was this young miss?

Arianne walked and stopped in front of Gu Fenglin, the pitiful Gu Clan's Second Young Mistress couldn't hold back the pressure on her legs and kneeled in front of Arianne.

"So you are that Gu Fenglin?" asked Arianne in unconvinced tone, "short-tempered, big-headed, ill-mannered, and self-centered. You're unsuitable to be my Master's fiancee."

A red gleam shone on Arianne's ruby eyes. She lowered her body to match their gaze. She cares Gu Fenglin cheek then said with an infatuated possessiveness.

"Why won't you just die already? Hey ..., I don't know why master seems like he wants to get you soo badly, but I'm getting really jealous of this."

Everyone in the vicinity could feel, that the air temperature was raised drastically. As if it was at the highest peak of the Summer Sun. The glove on Arianne's hand heated up and began to change in color. Gu Fenglin could feel her cheek burned, but she just stared in fear to the woman with red eyes in front of him. Unable to move, couldn't think of anything.