GB Chapter 63

Although he was disliked by Beauty Under the Moon upon their first meeting, Bifang was still somewhat depressed, but he didn’t want to return to the heavens just like that, so he hid in the Qin residence to observe secretly. He originally thought that her temperament had become irritable after being reincarnated as a human, but after a day of observation, he saw her treating the maids and servants with politeness. He finally came to the conclusion that the reason he was beaten was simply because she disliked him.

Just as he was thinking about this and feeling somewhat depressed looking at the familiar face quietly reading in the room, a woman dressed in extremely rich clothes pushed open the door. She sized up the woman who immediately stood up respectfully, and then said coldly, “I heard you ran back from the garden yesterday with your clothes disheveled. You better not do anything shameful that would ruin the reputation of my Qin family.”

From the moment she returned to her room in shock, Qin Qing knew this matter would not end well. Now that the mistress had indeed come to her door, she could only weakly defend herself, “Mother, I didn’t.”

Seeing her like this, the woman’s expression grew even more impatient. She said coolly, “Don’t call me mother. I don’t have the blessing to give birth to a daughter with such a bewitching appearance like you. Since childhood, you have only known how to attract bees and butterflies and seduce young men. You have completely wasted your education in female virtue and etiquette.”

Her appearance was modeled by the Old Man of the Moon based on a celestial fairy painting. In the mortal world, she was an unparalleled beauty. However, in this world, a woman with a celestial appearance but without the extraordinary strength of a fairy to protect herself, serving men with her looks was already the best outcome. If she encountered a bad person, she would just be ruined for no reason, and could only wait to endure her entire life.

If someone harassed her, it must be because her behavior was improper, inviting others to peep at her. Being violated was also her fault for showing her face. Those playboy sons were naturally not decent people, but why would they not tease other girls but go to her? It was evident that she was not a decent girl either, and she truly needed to be disciplined more.

Since childhood, everyone around Qin Qing had such thoughts. Therefore, since reaching adulthood, she had rarely stepped out of the house, nor did she look at any strange men. Who knew that by hiding herself like this, those playboy sons would become even more interested in her, doing everything they could just to see the beauty of the Qin family, which gave rise to many rumors. This also made her elders increasingly displeased with her.

Qin Qing knew that a daughter who was not loved by her parents could not marry into a good family in the future. She knew her future was bleak, but before such a future arrived, she still wanted to struggle with all her might. However, men could still read and take the imperial examination to become officials, while the teacher who taught her to read praised her for being clever, but also stated that learning too many classical books would not be beneficial to her. It was enough for her to be able to recite a few poems to gain a reputation for being talented. After all, there were not many men in the world who wanted to marry a girl who knew more than them.

Her honor and disgrace in life were determined by her future husband. It seemed she was born only to please men and to have descendants for them. Just thinking about this made Qin Qing feel uncomfortable. However, decent women would not feel uncomfortable about these things. They would consider it an honor to have a son for their husband. If they did not have children, they would despise themselves even without others saying anything. In the end, she was just not normal.

The woman’s accusations continued incessantly, Qin Qing sighed inwardly. She knew she could not do anything. At this time, she could only compromise submissively as she had in the past, “Madam, I will not leave my room again…”

“Bifang, heaven has its way, and humans have their way. In the mortal world, there will be many things that are incomprehensible to you, but in their eyes, these are the rules of being human. Humans have their own development process, and disrupting their steps may not necessarily have a good outcome. Try not to interfere.”

Bifang had seen all of this. He watched as his most beloved Beauty Under the Moon lowered her head and apologized with a sad expression to the woman. He unconsciously clenched his fists. He remembered the words of the Taoist, Dao Man, from the library pavilion before he descended to the mortal realm. A sneer flickered across the corner of his mouth.

That Dao Man, only said “try to”, didn’t he already believe that he would definitely act? That’s right, Bifang, even the heavenly laws were just decorations to him, how could he care about human rules?

Therefore, he kicked the door open as if he hadn’t seen the shocked gazes around him, walked up to her, and extended his hand, “You’re not happy here, come with me.”

The Qin family had considerable power in Jiangnan. Madam Qin had never expected someone to be so audacious. She immediately shrieked, “Who are you? How dare you trespass into the Qin residence?”

Bifang was an upright celestial beast. He never lied. He still did not look at her, only answering faintly, “I am not human, I just like her.”

At that time, the Dao Ancestor was still pondering the ways of the human world in the celestial library, the Xuan Sect had not yet been established, the martial world had not yet formed, and cultivators were only legendary figures hidden in the mountains. How could Madam Qin guess his identity? She could only threaten menacingly, “You must not act rashly. She has already been betrothed to the Ministry of Rites. She will become the third concubine of the old Minister of Rites on a selected day. If any accident happens, the Ministry of Rites will not let you off!”

“You never told me about this!”

Qin Qing was somewhat hesitant about the words of this man in black. She thought that this was just another playboy trying to amuse himself with her, just like those in the past. However, hearing his words, she could no longer suppress the chill that ran through her body. It turned out that without her knowledge, she had already been given away by the Qin family to someone else. Moreover, it was to the old Minister of Rites, who was old enough to be her grandfather. Because she wasn’t born from the mistress, she was insignificant? Her father, was he likely to have forgotten who she was already?

However, even at this point, her question only received an answer that was taken for granted, “Marriage matters only need the parents’ consent and matchmaker’s words. It’s not up to you to speak. The Ministry of Rites is already showing you respect by offering a thousand pieces of gold as a betrothal gift!”

What Madam Qin said was the reality. All the families here were like this. This was the inviolable ancestral law. Because she understood this, Qin Qing’s face instantly turned gray. She no longer thought about what the future would be like. She only knew she wanted to leave this suffocating place. Therefore, she grasped Bifang’s hand and said in a trembling voice, “Take me away.”

Looking at her pale face, Bifang, who would still stubbornly refuse to admit his mistakes even if reprimanded by the Celestial Emperor, suddenly realized he seemed to have done something wrong.

He had turned his unique Beauty Under the Moon, from the heavens and earth, into a Miss Qin of the mortal world who could be exchanged for gold and silver. The only treasure he should have protected, so that celestial beings would have to flatter her just to get a single look, was here, being judged and priced by a group of mortals. Dao Man was right, he should have waited patiently for another thousand years until his painting naturally formed its own spirit and ascended as a celestial being. At least then, no one would ever bully her like this.

However, since he had already done it, there was no room for regret. Therefore, he simply picked her up as he had in the past, then rose into the air and embarked on their journey again. He said, “Okay, I’ll always take you with me.”

That day, the daughter of the Qin family in Jiangnan was forcibly abducted by a man in black. The incident caused a stir throughout the city, but the culprit was only leisurely flying in the sky. As a bird, Bifang was born to love flying. Bathing in the cool night breeze, he looked at the woman who was clutching his clothes and not daring to look down. For the first time, he knew what it meant to feel tenderness. He held her hand and comforted her, “Don’t be afraid, with me here, no one can bully you. If anyone dares to hurt you, I’ll tear off their heads!”

This man in black did not look like a mortal at all, he was likely a demon or some kind of monster. Qin Qing was originally worried about what kind of ending she would face. Although she would rather be swallowed by a monster than be a concubine and suffer humiliation, she had never seen such bloody scenes. She could not help but be afraid in her heart. However, hearing his words, she felt inexplicably at ease. Just as she did not know what to say, she felt her fingers being held so tightly that it hurt. Seeing that this brute had not noticed at all but was instead holding her tighter, she could only remind him softly, “Young Master Bi, it hurts.”

“Ah?”

Bifang was a celestial beast that had existed since ancient times. He was extremely strong and loved liveliness. In the past, the Heavenly Court was not spared from his mischief. It was because he was afraid that a single scratch of his claws would destroy ordinary paper, that the Old Man of the Moon had turned “Beauty Under the Moon” into a celestial magical artifact. However, now she no longer had that kind of defensive power. Her hand was faintly red and likely to have some bruises after being held tightly by him. Looking at the woman’s delicate hand with wide eyes, Bifang remembered what he had said earlier. He instantly inhaled a breath of cold air—what should he do? It seems the last Bifang bird in the world was about to destroy himself for the stupidest reason!

Of course, Bifang did not want to tear his own head off, so he could only ask with a bitter face, “Let’s discuss it. Can you wait until I go find the Nine-Headed Bird to learn how to grow another head?”

“You’re really a strange person.”

Qin Qing had never seen such a sincere person before. Seeing that he was actually serious about fulfilling his promise, she could not help but forget all the strange things and only smiled softly, “Although strange, you are a good person.”

No, he still did not regret it. Being able to have Beauty Under the Moon give him a shy smile like that, even with a mortal body, she was still his unique treasure.

Looking at her smiling face, this thought arose in Bifang’s heart. He remembered his initial purpose and said,

“I will teach you cultivation. With the cultivation of a celestial being, no one will be able to hurt you.”

“Okay.”

At that time, Qin Qing did not quite understand what cultivation was, but seeing his expression, she knew it was not a bad thing, so she agreed. Seeing that she was not disgusted with him this time, Bifang immediately became happy. After thinking about it, he asked again, “I’ll give you a new name. With a new name, everything in this mortal world will no longer have anything to do with you, okay?”

Changing a name and surname meant being removed from the family tree and no longer being considered part of the old family. This had always been a big deal. She had never thought that she could do this before, so she asked carefully, “What name?”

“When you couldn’t speak and couldn’t smile, I already loved you for a hundred years. Now, I will definitely be able to love you forever, so how about Qin Jiu?”

When he said this, both his words and expression were extremely serious. Listening to it, it was as if he were asking, “I will love you forever, is that okay?” For the first time, the woman heard such bold words. Her face could not help but blush, but in the end, she still answered softly, “Okay.”

The author has something to say: Bifang: Do you know why my son likes to kick people? Because Bifang only has one leg, and our instinct when angry is to slap people in the face with our claws.

Zhuge Qingtian: Then what makes you unable to control your lust?

System: Administrator Bi Qianren has removed you from this group.

Luling: What did I say? He kicks people when he gets angry! Luckily, I have over a dozen alts!

He Huan: Congratulations, disciple. The friend group has finally broken into double digits, although half of them are your father’s alts.