The Domineering King of the Netherworld and His Sweetheart

269. Miscalculate

Translator: 飞弹

As night fell, dark clouds were gathering in the skies over the Iron Fence, and people could see no stars. Even the bright moon disappeared behind the clouds.

The ocean beasts with covetous looks outside made the town overlaid with a nervousness and panic. No one could calm down this night, as if they were so affected by the tension around them that they were all restless.

In the house of the warlike family, a black shadow who was furtive slipped in the direction of the guest room through the hall. The dark figure thought that no one noticed his action, but he did not know that the house was full of secret sentries of the warlike family. Whenever there was any movement, it would immediately be discovered by the sentries. With the strength of the dark figure, it was difficult for him to get into the house unobserved.

“This should be the third time the young master has done it. Why can’t he learn a lesson?”

A guard hidden in the darkness sighed with profound resignation as he looked at Zhan Ling, who had already passed through the hall and disappeared into the corridor.

“If the young master learns a lesson, that will be the day. However, this is the first time I’ve seen the young master being so persistent to chase after a man. It seems that he really likes that man.” The other guard’s face was not less helpless than his, but he was happier from the bottom of his heart. Although the young master had a bad temper occasionally, most of the time he was genuinely nice to others.

“But I heard that there seems to be someone with that man. Doesn’t the young master be foredoomed to failure?”

“Why do you need to worry about that? Just steal the man from that one.”

“Then wouldn’t the young master become a paramour who makes others break up?” The first guard always felt that it was not good.

“You’re too pedantic. Happiness depends on your own efforts. If he doesn’t even have a try, how would he know if the two are a good match?”

“But the relationship between the two of them seems to be very good. Can the young master succeed?”

“Why can’t he succeed? The young master is more beautiful than the young boy beside the man, and the supporter of the warlike family is the guardian of the God and Demon Kingdom. That man may not be worthy of the young master, but since the young master likes him, Her Ladyship and the others will definitely not object. I feel that the young master and the man are a better match.”

“That’s right. I heard that the man is even more powerful than General Zhan. With him protecting the young master, I think Her Ladyship and the others won’t have to worry about the young master’s safety anymore. It looks like a good way to satisfy both sides.”

“You finally understand it. Do you think Her Ladyship and the others are unaware of the young master’s actions? The young master wouldn’t have had the chance to take a step out of the room if they didn’t turn a blind eye to it. If the man had no problem with his background, Her Ladyship might give the young master some advice since she is so affectionate towards the young master.”

“Hush! Keep your voice down! Do you want others to hear us talking about the honorable guests behind their backs?”

“Humph, wasn’t it you who mentioned it first?”

The two of them didn’t know that their conversation had already been completely heard by someone whose face was puce with rage.

“Xiao Xi, your teeth will hurt if you keep biting it,” King of the Netherworld took the cup from Feng Xi’s hand. As expected, there was a small breach on it, but King of the Netherworld was worried that Feng Xi would graze his lips.

Feng Xi knew that Zhan Ling would sneak over again, so he kept a closed watch on the movements outside. After a while, he indeed saw Zhan Ling sneak in again. Feng Xi originally wanted to teach him a good lesson, but he didn’t expect to hear the conversation between the two guards, which made him so angry that he started biting the cup.

“I hate them,” Feng Xi gritted his teeth and said, puffing out his cheeks and his eyes blazing with fury, “How abominable it is! How dare they say that you’re not worthy of their young master! They are too shortsighted. They should have said the converse of the statement. They’re too detestable!”

King of the Netherworld originally thought that Feng Xi was angry at the guard who said that the young master was prettier than him. He couldn’t help but feel amused and was about to explain, but when he heard his latter words, King of the Netherworld’s eyes couldn’t help but brighten up, and then they were full of gentleness. It seemed that the reason why his little sweetheart got angry was related to him.

“Xiao Xi, aren’t you angry with them for they said to separate us?”

Speaking of this question, Feng Xi suddenly smiled gleefully and said, “Of course I’m angry, but if they want to separate us, then just let them do it. Anyway, after you find the two people of the Nether Family, we will come back to the Netherworld. I’d like to see how they will separate us by then, but most importantly, I like you, and you also like me. As for someone like that young master, just let him f**k off, ha ha!”

“What a clever little thing you are!” King of the Netherworld rubbed Feng Xi’s nose dotingly and pulled him into his arms.

“By the way,” Feng Xi straightened up suddenly, “Boss, why don’t we go and see the ocean beasts outside the town now? We have been waiting for almost four hours. It’s almost dawn and there are still no signs of actions. Maybe they are conceiving a conspiracy.”

“That’s fine,” King of the Netherworld agreed without much thought, and he also just didn’t need to see that Zhan Ling.

Feng Xi also thought that they wouldn’t need to see that Zhan Ling, so he jumped up happily and pulled King of the Netherworld out of the room positively. They left so quietly that none of the sentries from the warlike family noticed it.

About fifteen minutes later, Zhan Ling, who had sneaked in, finally found their room.

In order to get along with the man he had fallen in love with, Zhan Ling deliberately stole some hallucinatory smoke from her aunt which was invisible and odorless that could make people unconscious. She once showed off that this kind of hallucinatory smoke was very effective for people whose level was below Lesser Heaven God. As long as they took a drag, it could immediately let them fall asleep for seven days and nights. Unless there was the antidote to it, they could only automatically wake up after seven days.

Zhan Ling’s plan was to make Feng Xi slip into a coma and then he would be able to get close to that man. He believed that with his charm, he would definitely make that man fall in love with him in seven days. As for that guy called Feng Xi, just let him stand aside!

Feng Xi and Zhan Ling’s personalities were really similar in some aspects.

However, Zhan Ling’s plan was destined to come to nothing. When he thought that there was enough time and pushed the door open, he found that the room was empty. Zhan Ling thought that they had escaped in the middle of the night. Without thinking about it, he turned around and wanted to ran to tell Zhan Hui. But he didn’t expect that his dad was also here. Then he was caught before he could escape.

The lord and his wife of the warlike family were typically a severe father and a kind mother. So, although Zhan Ling was usually a naughty and arrogant scallywag, whom he was most afraid of among the whole family was still his father, Zhan Chen. When his father was with him, Zhan Ling had always kept his nose clean, letting people know that he was afraid of his father by the sight.

“Why don’t you go to sleep at this time of night? Are you having trouble again?” Zhan Chen looked at his son who made him worry a lot with a serious expression.

Zhan Ling shook his head but didn’t say a word. Since his father was here, how would Zhan Ling dare to say that he had just entered the guest’s room and found that they were away? If he really said it, it would be strange if his father didn’t give him a good thrashing.

“If you have nothing to do, why would you come to your uncle’s room in the middle of the night?” When Zhan Chen saw Zhan Ling’s nervous expression, he knew that Zhan Ling was hiding something from him. Then how would he believe Zhan Ling’s words?

“Dad, don’t get angry if I tell you the truth, but I can guarantee that I haven’t made trouble.”

How would Zhan Ling not understand the hidden threat in her father’s words? If he didn’t say it again, his father would definitely investigate. Although his mother had promised him in daytime that she wouldn’t tell his father, it would be easy for his father to find out what he had done during the day. If he let his father know what had happened today, maybe he would be beaten up by his father. So it would be better for him to honestly confess it to his father. And he could also hide something from his father.

Zhan Chen didn’t say anything, but he had already indicated that Zhan Ling could speak.

“Didn’t we invite two distinguished guests today? I heard that one of them is very powerful, so I wanted to visit them. However, I found that they weren’t in the room. I searched around and didn’t find them either, so I came to tell Uncle Zhan Hui.”

“What? You mean that they have disappeared?” Zhan Hui immediately stood up. How could they disappear at this moment?

“Zhan Hui, sit down and say it slowly. Are those two honored guests the two people you just mentioned?” Zhan Chen’s reaction was much calmer than that of Zhan Hui. He was still neither flustered nor impatient on the surface, without showing any nervousness. This was what a head of the family should be.

“Yes…” Zhan Hui calmed down and told him everything that had happened in the hall, but the more he said it, the more shocked he became. He actually forgot the most important point. Before he could confirm the identities of the two people, he would have invited them to the warlike family. If the two had designs on the warlike family, he was afraid that the consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.

When Zhan Hui finished, Zhan Chen said casually, “Zhan Hui, don’t make such a mistake in the future.”

Zhan Hui took a deep breath. He also knew that he was reckless. “I will obey your advice and won’t make such a mistake again.”

Zhan Chen nodded and said, “Well, you can send someone to look for them now. Don’t worry, according to what you just said, the two should have come from God and Demon Kingdom. As long as they have nothing to do with the Ocean World, there won’t be any problems.”

Zhan Hui nodded, “I know.”

When Zhan Ling saw his father and Zhan Hui were talking business, he wanted to sneak away. But he was about to leave when his father’s calm voice came from behind him.

“Zhan Ling, remember to go back to your room. You’re not allowed to take a step out of the room without my instructions. Understood?”

“Yes,” Zhan Ling instantly became dejected and despondent.

While they were talking, Feng Xi and King of the Netherworld had already got out of the town. Behind the huge gate, there was a vast ocean. Huge waves were breaking on the reef, and the deafening sound of the waves could be heard from afar. On the edge of the shore, the countless ocean beasts were lying on the ground.