The fairy's inner demons are amazing!

Chapter 1 Survival

The Great Qi Dynasty, Qinzhou Prefecture.

Jinshui County.

In the north of the county, in a prime location with excellent feng shui facing south, lies a massive mansion covering four or five hundred acres, resembling a colossal beast.

In front of the mansion's main gate, in the middle of a huge plaza large enough to accommodate thousands of people at the same time, stands a majestic platform upon which stands a sculpture of a giant sword carved from massive stone.

Four large, golden characters were engraved on the blade, shining brightly under the rising sun.

"Divine Sword Manor".

Under the reflected sunlight, the golden light made Ning Xiuyang, who was holding the reins, subconsciously squint. He lost his footing and his head crashed directly into the pure white horse in front of him.

Snapped!

In an instant.

A riding crop lashed him across the back.

"You bastard, are you looking for death?"

"Dare to startle Miss Liu's Bai Nilong? You've got a death wish?"

Ye Shun, also a servant of the Ye family of Shenjian Villa, immediately glared at Ning Xiuyang, who had bumped into Bai Nilong, and lashed out with his whip on Ning Xiuyang's shoulder and back without mercy, cursing loudly.

Ning Xiuyang gritted his teeth, but dared not show his anger. He simply lowered his head and let Ye Shun's whip lash him.

There was nothing he could do. As the lowest-ranking servant in the household, responsible for tending horses, he was no match for even a minor steward in the front yard, let alone Ye Shun, the steward of the Sixth Miss's courtyard.

Ning Xiuyang was not a servant born into the Ye family, but was sold into the Ye family by his elder sister seven years ago.

The Ning family was once a wealthy and prominent clan in Sishui County, Chengzhou Prefecture, which was next door. They owned thousands of acres of fertile land, dozens of long-term laborers, and countless shops and businesses. Born into such a family, Ning Xiuyang was born lucky. If nothing unexpected happened, he could have lived a comfortable life even if he had not embarked on the path of cultivation.

But their good fortune didn't last long. Mountain bandits plundered the area, and their mother was killed while protecting her two children. After the bandits retreated, the father, unable to bear the pain of losing his wife, appealed to the government. The government refused to help, so he sought help from the Celestial Sect. The Celestial Sect sent two disciples down the mountain. Instead of helping the Ning family, the two disciples swallowed up and sold off all of the Ning family's property and killed their father, Ning Dajiang.

Ning Xiuyang was five years old at the time. Fortunately, his older sister, who was two years older, took him to his great-aunt's house, and he narrowly escaped this calamity.

Upon learning of the annihilation of their entire family, the siblings lost their composure. However, the Heavenly Gang Holy Sect was a celestial sect, superior to them mere mortals. Forget about seeking revenge; if the Heavenly Gang Holy Sect knew he was still alive, they might even send people down the mountain.

Naturally, the relatives and clansmen treated the siblings like plagues and avoided them at all costs.

The siblings were forced to wander, and with the arrival of a famine, they could hardly survive. Seven years ago, when Ning Xiuyang was eight years old, they happened to wander into the territory of Qinzhou County. Hearing that the Ye family of Shenjian Manor was recruiting servants, the eldest sister, Ning Huaiyu, reluctantly sold Ning Xiuyang into the manor. Meanwhile, she continued to wander with hatred in her heart, hoping to join another immortal sect to learn skills and avenge the dozens of members of the Ning family.

At that time, the siblings thought that by joining the Ye family as servants, they could not only survive but also learn the skills of the Divine Sword Manor.

But after entering, Ning Xiuyang realized that as a servant, he was not qualified to learn martial arts.

In the Ye family, only servants born into the family or those who have rendered meritorious service to the Ye family and have been granted permission by their master to learn martial arts.

The servants and the disciples are completely different.

But the contract of servitude had already been signed, so Ning Xiuyang had no choice but to accept his fate.

During those seven years, besides being bullied by the Ye family's servants who were of higher rank than him every day, he also had dreams almost every night. What was even more amazing was that the memories of his dreams were particularly clear after he woke up.

In my dream, there was another world, a world with colossal machines called airplanes, where immortals, like those in this world, flew on swords. There were also tools for recording images and sounds, and for instant communication. That world was prosperous, its people lived in peace and contentment, and even he, in my dream, was being groomed by the nation as its successor.

Although he knew he might never be the one to take over, that sense of pride was innate.

Every time he woke up from his dream and saw the real world, he felt lost and disillusioned. The contrast between his dream and reality made him increasingly unwilling to accept that he was just a servant in the Ye family for the rest of his life. He might work hard all his life and still not be able to get married and have children, or he might end up as a maid that his master had carelessly abandoned, have children, and continue to be a slave.

There's even a chance that even the maids won't want to see him, given his smell of horse manure.

Having awakened from a long dream, Ning Xiuyang has been searching in his heart these past few days. He must learn martial arts, he must rise up, and he must not sit idly by and wait for death!

In this world, only by possessing sufficient power and having great power reside in oneself can one control one's own destiny and avoid being driven or controlled by others!

Therefore, whenever he had nothing to do, he would sneak off to the square in front of the manor to watch the disciples of the Divine Sword Manor practice martial arts.

The Ye family does not impose any restrictions on this.

This is because martial arts training has its own methods and systematic inheritance. It is difficult to learn by simply observing the moves. Even if there is a genius who observes the moves and becomes proficient in martial arts, it is not a loss for the Ye family, but rather an aid.

The reason he was distracted just now was not only because he was blinded by the golden characters on the giant sword, but also because he was distracted by watching his disciples practice martial arts.

As a servant, especially a low-ranking servant like him, if he made a mistake and offended his master, even if it was just by bumping into the young lady's horse, being beaten was the least of his worries; many were beaten to death.

That's enough.

At this time.

A cold, emotionless voice rang out, flat and indifferent.

"I have important matters to attend to, so please don't waste my time."

Ning Xiuyang was secretly delighted, feeling fortunate to have escaped a calamity.

Ye Yin, the sixth young lady of the Ye family, dressed in a white outfit that rivaled the snow, walked out of the mansion with a stern face.

Her skin was delicate and had a cool, white sheen. Her figure was graceful and exquisite. Her full breasts created a perfect curve under her slanted cardigan. Her abdomen was flat, and a white belt bound her slender waist, with a soft sword attached to it.

As she spoke, she stepped onto Ning Xiuyang's back and leaped onto her horse.

Ning Xiuyang was caught off guard and almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

When she looked up again, all she could see was a beautiful little foot in a white riding boot, gently squeezing the horse's belly.

Ye Yin frowned slightly. This little servant couldn't handle the weight and almost embarrassed her in front of all the servants and disciples practicing martial arts outside. She couldn't help but feel displeased. She glanced at him casually, then gripped the reins and said impatiently, "You don't know your own strength. I'll beat you to death and send you to feed the Red Lotus Fire Elephant to the old lady."

Her tone was nonchalant; to the high and mighty sixth young lady of the Ye family, killing someone was no different than stepping on an ant.

The Red Lotus Fire Elephant in the horse stable was fat and strong, the result of the blood and flesh of countless servants.

"Yes, yes, Miss, please take care. I'll take care of it right away!"

Ye Shun immediately bowed and scraped, and with a wave of his hand, two guards stepped forward and took Ning Xiuyang into custody.

And just then...

As Ning Xiuyang was being held captive, an ancient bronze mirror, about the size of a cup, was revealed around his neck. As the mirror swayed, he suddenly became disoriented. Then, a strange, dark ball of light emerged from between Ye Yin's eyebrows, drifted over, and imprinted itself on his brow.

Within the ball of light was a scene, the contents of a letter, and the "heartfelt words" of Miss Ye Yin, the Sixth Miss.

As the ball of light imprinted itself on his brow, all the information within it immediately appeared clearly in Ning Xiuyang's mind.

Ye Yin spurred his horse and prepared to leave.

Ning Xiuyang immediately said loudly, "Sixth Miss, I have important matters to report!"

The contents of that dim ball of light are information that can save lives and even change one's destiny.

Although he didn't know why it happened, Ning Xiuyang seized the opportunity immediately.

Ye Yin paused, a hint of displeasure flashing across her brows, and glanced back at Ye Shun.

Ye Shun was shocked and immediately kicked Ning Xiuyang in the stomach, shouting in a fierce but cowardly tone, "How dare you! What important business could a mere stable boy like you have?"

After his angry rebuke, Ye Shun changed his expression and looked at the sixth young lady riding on the back of the white dragon with a servile demeanor, saying obsequiously, "Miss, you may go. Leave this servant to me, and I will certainly deal with him properly."

He knew that the stable boy was probably talking nonsense because he couldn't save his life.

Ye Yin nodded slightly, looked away, and tightened the reins.

Ning Xiuyang knew that if he missed this opportunity, he would definitely be beaten to death by Ye Shun and his servants, and even die a gruesome death, with his body being used to feed the several-foot-tall Red Lotus Fire Elephant!

They could see that the sixth young lady, Ye Yin, had already ridden her horse far away.

Without further hesitation, Ning Xiuyang immediately shouted, "That letter!"

"The letter came from Xiangshui County; the sender is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor!"

If Ye Yin doesn't stop now, then don't blame me for fighting to the death.

Ning Xiuyang was deep in thought, staring intently at the departing girl in white.

"You worthless wretch, still spouting nonsense here! You lowly stable boy, where did you hear about the Third Madam's hometown? Are you trying to win over the Sixth Miss with this?"

Enraged, Ye Shun immediately raised his whip and lashed it at Ning Xiuyang.

The sixth young lady was born to the third madam, who was from the Liu family of Xiangshui County. All the servants in the mansion knew this.

Ye Shun assumed that Ning Xiuyang was just being mysterious and making up letters to save his own life.

This morning, this boy has angered the young lady several times. As the steward of the sixth young lady's courtyard, it would be a serious dereliction of duty if he were not severely punished. Everyone in the manor knows that the sixth young lady is the most cold and ruthless. Once you fall into her hands, even the slightest mistake will result in being beaten to death and fed to the spirit beasts kept in the horse stable, just like this boy in front of you.

But to Ye Shun's surprise...

He hadn't even had a chance to strike with the second whip.

Whoosh!

A soft, resonant hum of a sword rang out, and the next moment, the horsewhip in his hand was severed in two.

The sword flashed and disappeared in an instant. Ye Shun looked up in surprise at the Sixth Miss, who had returned with a frosty expression. He was immediately alarmed, hurriedly threw down his riding whip, and kowtowed, saying, "Sixth Miss, it's all my fault for failing to discipline this servant properly. I will definitely punish him severely!"

Ye Yin ignored Ye Shun and instead stared menacingly at Ning Xiuyang. Her brows furrowed, and a hint of fear flashed in her eyes, a stark contrast to her usual haughty and ruthless demeanor. However, she quickly concealed it and said coldly, "Let him go!"

The two guards quickly released their grip.

Ye Yin stared at Ning Xiuyang for a long time without saying a word.

Ning Xiuyang stared back fearlessly at the high and mighty sixth young lady. Their eyes met, and they could even feel a powerful pressure coming from her, but Ning Xiuyang gritted his teeth and persevered.

half an hour.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Yin frowned, and said casually, "I have something to do out today. What you said, I'll talk about when I get back."

These words were clearly spoken to Ning Xiuyang.

Ning Xiuyang felt relieved and quickly bowed and clasped his hands, saying, "This humble servant awaits the arrival of the Sixth Miss."

Ye Yin frowned, turned her gaze to Ye Shun kneeling beside Ning Xiuyang, and coldly ordered, "Ye Shun, lock this man up and forbid anyone from contacting him, including you. Do not be disrespectful to him."