Throughout the journey, the previously overenthusiastic Shen Che remained silent. Yang Ze tried asking him multiple times for the reason, but the other party stayed silent. The only thing he gave Yang Ze was a gaze filled with pity.
When he heard the name Shen Yulan, his first instinct was to run away. After all, that woman was way too famous in the entire Shen family. Not because she was the only daughter of the Shen family's patriarch... not because she was the most talented youngster in the last five hundred years... But because she was too moody. No one in the entire Shen family dared to even look at her, much less have a conversation with her.
He could still remember that a few years ago, when a few servants accidentally moved a few flower pots in her courtyard to give it a new look. But who would have thought that seemingly innocent action of theirs would be their doom? She personally chopped off their heads.
After that... the situation only got worse. Every few days, there would be news of someone dying by her hand. In the end, the Shen family just decided not to assign her any servants and let her be. As for taking disciplinary action against her... Who in their right mind would dare to treat the future powerhouse in such a manner?
This only led her to become more and more willful.
"What a pity..." Looking at Yang Ze's rather young face, Shen Che sighed in pity. Even though the two of them had known each other for less than a day, he had truly grown fond of him. He could only pray that this guy's death wouldn't be too miserable.
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While Yang Ze and Shen Che were making their way towards their destination, inside one of the luxurious houses, two women were sitting quietly face to face.
It was hard to guess their true age, but from their appearances, they looked to be in their late twenties.
One of the women was wearing a long, white, loose robe that hid her well-proportioned body with a graceful look on her face. Even though she looked young, there was an air of maturity around her. Her thin eyebrows, her cherry-like lips that seemed to be inviting others to just take a bite and her perfectly proportional face with a small white trident on her forehead gave her an otherworldly appearance.
The other woman, on the other hand, had a haughty expression on her face as she constantly kept on frowning. She was wearing a purple cheongsam, proudly displaying her well-proportioned curves. The most eye-catching thing about her was the size of her breasts, which looked like they were about to burst out of her dress. The lower half of her purple dress was proudly displaying one smooth leg that looked like a piece of jade.
This woman was the young princess of the Shen family and the person whom Yang Ze was going to serve... Shen Yulan.
"Aunt, is this really necessary?" When she heard from her aunt that she had been assigned a personal attendant, her first thought was that she had misheard. Throughout her life, she had been assigned servants, and none of them lasted for a week. And now someone told her that she was assigned a personal attendant... she couldn't help but think that perhaps her aunt was just teasing her.
"Yes." The woman in white replied in a soft tone. "I have my own reasons."
"But remember..." She took a deep glance at her niece before speaking in a serious tone. "You can never ever harm that person."
In her eyes, Yang Ze, who could ignore the effect of their bloodline curse, was much more important than her niece. She just wanted to observe him first before making any decision.
She couldn't just publicly reveal her relationship with the boy to prove her point. She needed to make sure, he first becomes an important figure in the Shen family. Even though he didn't have any spiritual roots, she had plenty of methods to make sure he wouldn't run out of lifespan before her.
After he becomes a core member of the Shen family, she can gradually make a few plans.
"Huh!?" This time, it was Shen Yulan's turn to be surprised. Her usually stoic and serious aunt strictly told her to take care of the newcomer's safety. She couldn't help but wonder if she was just hearing things.
"So serious?" She wasn't an idiot. Since her aunt was telling this in person, it could only mean that the person she assigned could have an important identity or background.
"Okay." She wasn't a murderous hobo who would kill people at first sight. At least this is what she thought of herself.
Just when she was about to ask what kind of person the newcomer was, she saw her aunt raising her hand before speaking softly.
"They are here." With that, she waved her hand an exquisite silver mask appeared on her face. "Also... Don't mention my identity in front of them."
"Umm." Shen Yulan just found it weird but still nodded in response.
Sure enough, not even five minutes passed before she heard a respectful voice coming from the outside.
"Shen Che, greeting the audience with the young princess."
Before she could say anything, her aunt beside her waved her hand, and with that, the door to their room opened with a creak.
At this moment, she saw two people entering the room. One of them looked to be a man in his late twenties with a stiff face, while the other looked to be a young boy.
Perhaps due to malnutrition or perhaps due to his young age, the boy looked rather young with a sense of innocence on his face. He was wearing simple grey clothes with his hair neatly tied up behind him. He wasn't extraordinarily handsome, but still had a pleasant face. It was just that... He didn't look too manly. Instead, he looked soft... as if a young master from a scholar's family who had never worked hard in his entire life.
"Umm... Is there anyone else?" After glancing at the two of them, Shen Yulan tilted her head to look behind them.
"Replying to princess, it's just the two of us." Shen Che hurriedly replied in a respectful tone.
"HUH!?" Shen Yulan first pointed her fingers at them and then at herself before making sure she heard correctly. She then immediately looked at her aunt and almost flew out in rage.
How dare she assign a male servant to her? Did she not know that she hated contact with males? Since her childhood, all the servants assigned to her were females.
'Calm down.' Just when he was about to fly in rage, she heard her aunt's voice in her mind. 'I have my reasons to do this. Just treat him like you would treat a normal maid... except don't kill him.'
Shen Yulan gritted her teeth before nodding her head with a forced smile.
"Good, good." She spoke in anger before looking at the two of them.
"So, which one of them is the one?" Even though she already knew the answer, she still asked.
"It is him." Shen Che pushed Yang Ze forward.
"Did I ask you?" Shen Yulan gazed at Shen Che with a smile that terrified him to the core. He just lowered his head in response, afraid that she would suddenly kill him.
"Speak... Do you not have a mouth?" This time, her voice grew a few pitches.
"Senior... Yang Ze greets senior." It was only now that Yang Ze realised why Shen Che pitied him when he heard her name.
No wonder he didn't dare to talk about her. Truly a moody witch. Cursing her in his mind, Yang Ze didn't dare to show it on his face. Since childhood, the number of influential people he met could be counted on the fingers of one hand.
Due to his status as a servant, he always held people in power in high regard. To him, they were like gods. Especially someone like the woman in front of him, who was the princess of the Shen family as well as a powerful cultivator.
"Senior?" Shen Yulan just sneered in response. "Call me Master."
"Mas... Master." Yang Ze did as he was told.
It was only now that he noticed the woman in a mask sitting there quietly. It seems that her position in the Shen family wasn't low. If she could put him under the current princess of the Shen family, it could only mean that her seniority in the family was higher than he had initially imagined.
But why would such a person assign him under the Princess of the Shen family? This was what puzzled him the most.
'Could it be because of what happened that night?' The moment he thought of that heavenly pleasure and the bite marks all over his body, along with all those intimate kisses, he couldn't help but look in her direction with an awkward face.
"Snort." The moment he looked at her, he heard a cold snort in his ears, almost making him dizzy.
'I...' He wanted to say something in return, but could only swallow back his words as a bitter smile appeared on his face.
"Good." Shen Yulan, who was completely oblivious to this little interaction between her aunt and the boy, just smiled after hearing him call her 'master'.
"What did you say your name was again?" This time, she called out to Shen Che.
"Shen Che, senior."
"Then, from today onwards, you will take care of him. From his clothing to his housing... everything will be done by you." She then looked at her aunt before communicating with her through Qi.
'Is it okay if he starts his work from next week? There are still a few things I need to take care of.'
'No problem.' Her aunt just nodded in response.
"Then, you..." She pointed at Yang Ze, "You will start from next week."
After giving her orders, she waved her hand towards them. "Go away now."
"Senior..."
"Master..."
Both Yang Ze and Shen Che gave her a bow before leaving the place.
Looking at his departing figure, Shen Yulan seemed to be thinking of something. While the woman beside her stood up, she slowly stretched her body, revealing her proud figure for a moment before disappearing from there.
It wasn't until almost an hour had passed did Shen Yulan took out a small token, inserted some spiritual qi and spoke in an emotionless voice.
"Find out everything about the boy called Yang Ze."
After a brief silence, the other side replied with a single word.
"Okay."
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After leaving the room with Yang Ze, Shen Che kept on wiping his forehead. For the first time in many years, he felt like he had managed to escape from the claws of death.
"I had only heard rumours about her, but now... Looks like the rumours weren't even close to what she truly is." He could only mutter to himself.
"Brother Che, can you tell me about her?" After his first meeting with her, Yang Ze had a brief understanding of the person he was going to serve. But he still wanted to know more about her.
"Umm..." This time, Shen Che didn't hide anything from him and began to slowly tell him everything he knew about her.
And the more Yang Ze listened, the paler his face got.
He couldn't believe that the silver masked woman would put him under such an evil person.
'Is it to take revenge?' He couldn't help but shudder when he thought about it.
The rest of their journey was enveloped in silence.
It wasn't until they reached in front of a small, exquisite house that Shen Che spoke.
"Welcome to my humble house." Now that he had managed to escape death, Shen Che was naturally back to his old self. As for the matter of Yang Ze... well... let's say, he was going to take care of him till his certain death in a few days.
"This looks beautiful." Yang Ze, unaware of his thoughts, just admired the view in front of him. In front of him was a small courtyard with an exquisite house that was almost four times the size of his previous hut. The courtyard walls were dyed red, and there was a small stream of river going through the middle, upon which a small, exquisite wooden bridge was constructed. The entire courtyard was full of flowers of all kinds, and there were even a few cats playing around.
"Hehe... Isn't it?" She Che raised his head proudly. "My dear wife decorated it all by herself."
Just when he finished his sentence, he felt someone patting on his shoulder as a charming voice echoed in his ears.
"OH! I did what?"
Turning around, he looked at the person before breaking out in a smile.
"Yi'er... I was just talking about you." With a smile, he immediately hugged the woman in his arms before introducing her to Yang Ze.
"Brother Yang Ze... Meet my wife, Qing Yi."
"Qing Yi, meet Yang Ze. This person is going to serve the young lady and will live with us for some time."
The moment Qing Yi heard that the boy in front of her was going to serve Chen Yulan, a light flashed in her eyes as the smile on her face got brighter.
"Then... welcome to our humble adobe, brother Yang."
Yang Ze just gave her a bow. The woman seemed to be in her thirties with a plump figure and a charm between her eyes that was only present in married women. She was wearing a long blue dress, and when she gave him a puncture bow, he could see the deep ravine.
Perhaps sensing his gaze, the woman just let out a soft chuckle and with it, her breasts trembled as if wanting to be free.
Yang Ze, on the other hand, hurriedly turned around in embarrassment. But the corners of his ears were already beet red.
Qing Yi, upon seeing it, just licked her lips before looking at her husband,
"It's late. Did the two of you eat anything?" She asked in a soft voice, and upon receiving their negative response, patted her chest.
"Then leave it to me."
In less than one hour, the entire table was filled with all kinds of dishes.
"Let us officially welcome you to our humble adobe, brother Yang."
After a few laughs, the three of them sat on the chairs before beginning to devour the food.
Even though the food was simple, for Yang Ze, who had always eaten pottage for the servants, it was a delicacy.
He just couldn't stop his mouth from chewing.
Shen Che who sat to his left, kept on speaking about their encounter with the young lady while Qing Yi who sat directly opposite to Yang Ze just kept a smile on her face.
As Shen Che drank more and more, his speech got slower and slurred.
It was at this moment that Yang Ze, who was holding a piece of fish in his chopsticks, suddenly trembled as the fish fell from his chopstick back into the bowl while his eyes went wide with disbelief.
He opened his mouth to speak, wanting to say a few words but upon looking at the smiling face of Qing Yi in front of him, couldn't say anything.
He turned his head around in a panic, but found that brother Che was still muttering about the Young lady.
He didn't know what to do, so he could only lower his hand beyond the table where a jade-like foot was already placed between his two legs, slowly stroking his penis.
"Umm❤️" Holding his moan, he grabbed the feet that felt almost boneless and tried to move them away, but how could a greenhorn like him oppose the tigress sitting opposite? The more he tried to move her legs, the extreme the movement became and with it, the greater the pleasure.
He didnt dare to use any Qi or strength of a cultivator, afraid that he would accidently hurt her. This left him flustered... unable to do anything.
Minutes passed and then...
"Aaaaahhhh...❤️" With a trembling body, he struggled to hold his chopsticks while keeping his head down, afraid that Shen Che would notice their movements.
"Oh! If you are done, then lets go... My husband will show you your room." With one last stroke between Yang Ze's legs, Qing Yi stood up with a smile and left the place, leaving behind the drunken figure of her husband and a trembling young man who was still struggling hard to understand what had just happened...