A Smile From the Villain [BL]

ASV Chapter 17: Greetings, Supporting Role

Translator: Chrysanthemum Bud

Because entering the secret realm required passing through the Lingshan Sect's forbidden grounds, Qing Xuzi showed that he prepared a lot in advance. The formation that originally would trigger once someone entered the forbidden area didn't respond. Yan Buxuan walked in the middle of his team with an entirely vigilant expression.

As an elder of the Ice and Fire Sect, Yan Buxuan had a deep understanding of secret realms. When a sky secret realm opened three hundred years ago, he entered with his master. He naturally knew what sorts of dangers lay in that kind of an environment. Although he had made sufficient preparations, he still did not dare to be reckless.

The entrance of the secret realm was in the middle of the forbidden area. Qin Kaiyi knew that they would not encounter any accidents in the forbidden area, so he was not too nervous. As he thought, they safely made their way to the entrance of the secret realm. Qin Kaiyi was thinking to let out a sigh of relief, but then he heard a familiar voice.

"Yan Buxuan, it turns out you really did collaborate with that silly youngster (T/N: just a mocking form of address used a lot in ancient settings. Zi Yangpei previously called Qing Xuzi this) Qing Xuzi!!" Qin Kaiyi turned his head and saw that woman who had been impolite with Qing Xuzi before.

She obviously didn't have the same luck as Qin Kaiyi and the rest. They didn't know what kind of arrays the other group had encountered in the forbidden ground, but the lot of them appeared filthy and dejected. Some of the disciples standing next to Yan Yi had even had all their hair burned off.

"Oh, why does Young Lady Yan Yi say such a thing?" Yan Buxuan was not annoyed by Yan Yi's aggressiveness; he smiled.

"Dare you say you haven't colluded?" Yan Yi blazed with anger: "Why didn't you encounter anything along the road you walked on, and how come the path we were on was just..."

Before Yan Yi finished speaking, Yan Buxuan interrupted her: "How does the Young Lady Yan Yi know that we haven't encountered anything?"

"Did you really encounter something?" Yan Yi sneered: "Tell me, what did you encounter?"

"What we encountered, why should we report that to you?" Although Yan Buxuan was still smiling, the smile was already a little unkind. He lightly snorted: "No matter what happens, I will try my best to protect these disciples, unlike Young Lady Yan Yi–not only did she not protect herself, but even the disciples under her suffered."

"You!!!" Yan Yi's face went red and then white, but she couldn't find any rebuttal.

"Forgive my humble self, we won't waste any more time here with Young Lady Yan Yi."

After rendering Yan Yi speechless, Yan Buxuan said lightly: "Let's go."

Qin Kaiyi enthusiastically spectated from the sidelines. When he heard Yan Buxuan's last two words, he hastened to catch up.

The other disciples also seemed to have been enjoying the show. At this time, Yan Buxuan had given an order, so naturally his line of sight returned to his team.

"Qin Shi." Yan Buxuan, who was walking in front, suddenly spoke to Qin Kaiyi who was following behind him: "What do you think of this trip to the forbidden land?"

Why did Yan Buxuan ask him this? He really had no impression of this guy who was just a passerby buying soy sauce in the original novel (T/N: "I'm just here to buy soy sauce" = "it's none of my business.") Qin Kaiyi deliberated and then replied: "The younger generation only needs to gain the experience of being in the mysterious realm, and doesn't need to ask for any rare treasures."

"Is that it." Yan Buxuan didn't show any expression when he heard this sentence. He still appeared neutral: "Young man, why don't you have any ambition?"