Yuan Ji was now sighing heavily as he looked with great reluctant at Fairy Ye Chengxi and Shangguan Yan.
"Yan'Er, Chengxi. I'll be away for a little while." He had finally taken the courage to announce to them.
Both Shangguan Yan and Fairy Ye Chengxi were both started as they took a step back. They had not expected for this to happen.
Yuan Ji saw their shocked look, he tried to lighten the mood by making a joke, "I'm not trying to run away. In fact, I will be back even before the six months are up."
Fairy Ye Chengxi returned an gentle smile, "We know that Brother Yuan Ji will never run away and to abandon us to the swords of the Hundred Flower Divine Palace. But may we know the reasons why you will be away?"
Yuan Ji began to sigh heavily again as he turned his back around to look at the full moon. "I need to find Xia Jiaqing first. At least before I die, I must find her at all costs. I owe her something (an apology) and she owes me something (an explanation)."
He did not dare to tell the two maidens about the apology and the explanation because he did not want them to know that he was really Ji Yuan their old master.
Shangguan Yan nodded lightly, "I hope that she is fine. Yan'Er owes my current happiness to her."
"Brother Yuan Ji, do you know where to look for her?" Fairy Ye Chengxi asked him curiously before she quickly added. "Can we go with you?"
Yuan Ji said, "No, you can't go with me. As a matter of fact, I need the two of you to lie to everyone that I am in quiet seclusion to prepare for the upcoming duel."
"As for her whereabouts…" Yuan Ji hesitated for a while before he replied. "I know there are two persons that can give me a clue."
Shangguan Yan asked curiously, "Who are the two persons?"
Yuan Ji replied, "Sacred Maiden Xue Qianxue and the Dark Mistress Ling Feiyue."
Shangguan Yan and Fairy Ye Chengxi were gasping at the same time.
Fairy Ye Chengxi smiled weakly, "One is the Sacred Maiden of the Celestial Orthodox Sect who belongs to one of the seven major orthodox clans and the other is the Dark Mistress of the Spirit Blue Moon Sect from one of the five major unorthodox clans. It is going to quite difficult for you to even seek an audience with any one of them."
Then with a deep soft sigh, she added. "Moreover, we can't be sure if Xue Qianxue has a hand in her disappearance. What if she decides to take this opportunity to silence you?"
Shangguan Yan nodded quickly, "Also, the Xue Qianxue's Celestial Orthodox Sect is off-limits to men. Although from time to time they do entertain the male cultivators but they are always the leaders or important figures of the celestial fraternity."
Then her gentle eyes began to shift as she said weakly, "As for Ling Feiyue's Spirit Blue Moon Sect, it is an enemy of the majority of the orthodox celestial clans. It is unwise to for any orthodox cultivator to pay a visit there."
"I have thought of that already." Yuan Ji said lightly as he gave them an assuring smile. "Trust me, I have a plan already."
Shangguan Yan was startled, "May Big Brother shares with your Yan'Er this plan of yours?"
Even Fairy Ye Chengxi was looking at Yuan Ji with a perplexed look. Although the Emperor Hall Sect was quite well-known in the celestial fraternity but it was mostly due to the renown of Palace Mistress Xia Jiaqing as one of the great beauties of the celestial fraternity and not because it was due to the might of the Emperor Hall Sect.
It was because in the eyes of the seven major orthodox clans and the five major unorthodox clans, the Emperor Hall Sect was actually only a puny sect of no consequences. After all, each of the seven major orthodox clans could easily field a hundred over golden celestials.
In short, these twelve celestial clans were literally the superpowers of the celestial fraternity.
Yuan Ji suddenly had a mischievous smile, "You know. The night is so short and I will be leaving before the first ray of dawn…"
Shangguan Yan looked away with a flustered look as she interrupted him with a shy smile, "You're thinking of that, am I right?"
Even Fairy Ye Chengxi was averting her eyes shyly and she was gasping softly.
Yuan Ji put on a straight face as he said lightly, "This plan of mine is best whispered behind the closed doors of the bed chamber. In this way, nothing will get leak. But if it does get leak out, I know that it is the two of you."
Fairy Ye Chengxi chuckled softly, "You're too shameless. If your plan gets leak out, you will still need to guess which one of us is the leaker…"
All of a sudden Yuan Ji had grabbed her with his right arm and he was grabbing Shangguan Yan with his left arm.
"It doesn't matter to me. You're both my consorts. The two of you will share the blame together."
"Let me go, you shameless flower thief…"
"You are a beast of a man…"
"I am so wrong about you…"
"He is an absolute beast. Sister, I hope that today you've finally seen his true colors…"
"Why are our fates so miserable?"
Yuan Ji did not care for what they were saying and he continued to carry them until he had thrown them on the soft bed. He knew that they were just doing a shy feeble protest and were not serious about stopping him or they would have resisted already.
"This beast of a man will show you how beastie I am tonight." Yuan Ji laughed lightly.
And he was already starting to strip them and had thrown aside their clothing piece by piece to the ground.
He chuckled softly, "Two innocent maidens have now fallen into my hands. You can run but you can't hide. No, you can't run without your clothes on and you can't hide from my eyes either."
Then with a gentle smile, he said. "The two heavenly flowers of my heart is bidding me farewell, comforting my sorrows and my silent tears…"
"You're too beastie…"
"Shameless…"
"He is speaking like a real lecherous flower thief…"
"I didn't know that a lecherous flower thief can also recite poems. This is the first time that I've ever heard of this…"
"I feel that the one that are in tears are actually us and not him. This poem sounds so wrong…"
Yuan Ji laughed as he took off his robe hastily, "I am coming! And I will slap your butt cheeks hard!"
"He…is coming…"
"This fake flower thief seems to be taking his time…"
"Maybe it is his first time…"
"I'm losing interest, sister…"
"Same here…"
Yuan Ji frowned lightly and he doubled his speed of stripping before he jumped on the bed.
There were screaming sounds and the jerking of the bed as the three of them battled together.
"let go of me, you beast…"
"I will scream for help if you don't let go of me…"
"Somebody help…"