Arc 11: Chapter 17
“Goddess… I can’t wait.”
“Me neither, bitch. We can’t show them this side of our relationship just yet… but you can finally start to expose a trace of your true colours. Don’t worry, we’ll reach the point where you can be naked in a meeting, serving only as a chair for me while I speak to the important people of the town, and beyond… soon, I promise,” Bi Yun whispered into her slut’s ear, unsubtly groping her plump ass at the same time.
The soft yet firm texture never failed to arouse, something that became far more difficult to hide now that she had a cock that seemed ready to rise at the slightest provocation, but that was fine. She intended to showcase her ability to be Liang Song’s husband today, and the ability to continue the Liang line was an important factor.
That being said, she wasn’t about to just show off her dick unless it was demanded, and she doubted she could get any kind of erection with all the men that would be watching – their gazes alone were disgusting enough.
So, she finally withdrew her hand and took a breath in, collecting herself before exhaling and opening up the door.
On the other side, Liang Song’s uncles and the other influential people of the town. Most were on the older side, nearly all were at least slightly overweight, and all were greedy, foolish bastards that would’ve gladly taken over the leadership position if there was proper precedent to do so.
“Ah, dear, there you are. Would you mind telling us why you wanted to speak with us so urgently?”
“Good morning to you too, uncle. If you wish, I shall get straight to the point – I have found myself a husband.”
“Oh?” another one of them perked up, “Is it that boy from, uh, which one did we favour again…”
“No, after my maid obtained a technique to be able to sire an heir with me, I have chosen her as my husband,” Liang Song turned to Bi Yun, her eyes gleaming with love, the joy of finally being able to express her true feelings making her giddy.
“W-What? B-but…”
“Is there an issue? My future wife will sire an heir for the family, as you wish, and I will care for her in that time. I thought this was what you wanted, no?” Bi Yun, too, allowed herself to expose a bit of her true nature.
“This… there is more to marriage than mere feelings? For one, how exactly are you going to-”
In lieu of a vocal reply, the maid just pressed the fabric before her groin down, making the presence of something extra there more than obvious. The uncles gasped – one glaring in apparent disgust, who Bi Yun gladly ignored – but the one that had spoken up could hardly find a proper reply. Indeed, although they couldn’t be sure of her virility, any glance with spiritual perception could reveal what lay under her dress. As such, it was impossible to deny that the correct equipment was in place.
Still, one of the others eventually found an issue, “There’s also the matter of an alliance. We could’ve procured one with Fang Village, if not for the abominable deed of that vile Demon Queen, but-”
“I’m glad that you’ve mentioned her. The patron that granted me this opportunity – and the one that is willing to ally herself with us – is none other than the Demon Queen. She holds the Reaper’s Grave, commands the Dancer’s Abode, and is the master of the Phoenix Sect’s Huang Su.”
“Y-You dare to interact with such a demon?”
“Whether one is a saint or demon is determined by the victor. For now, she may not be the strongest force in our part of the Heartlands, but her growth has been rapid and immense – and she is more than willing to work with us, unlike the Fang Village. What more could we want?” Bi Yun asked, “More importantly, is the matter of the princess’ marriage for you to determine?”
“It… can you prove it?”
“Which part, oh dear uncle-in-law?”
“… Ultimately, what is most important to Heart’s Core Town is the continuation of the Liang lineage. Even without allies, without resources, we will persevere, but if we lose the ruling line, then we are doomed. Tell me, are you certain that this technique of the Demon Queen will truly produce an heir?”
The man that spoke was the oldest among them, Dan Bufan. He was known as Sage Dan among some of the townsfolk, and even Bi Yun had to admit that out of all of the uncles, he was the most reasonable and able to argue against her. His priority wasn’t on his own wealth – he’d already obtained enough, perhaps – but on the wellbeing of Heart’s Core Town… or so the rumours said.
Almost certainly, it was a mixture of the two, but nonetheless, he did seem less self-absorbed than the others, so Bi Yun had to reluctantly respect him.
“Well, we cannot be certain for a fact until I do so, I suppose… luckily, I’ve begun already. If my first – sort of – attempt doesn’t succeed, I will do it again and again and again. It’s my duty as her husband, no?”
“Indeed, but this is something we must verify before we can truly be certain. I’m assuming you wouldn’t have come here so early if there wasn’t something you needed. Is it a demand of the Demon Queen, or some other factor?”
“You are wise, uncle-in-law. Yes, our new ally-”
“And don’t think I didn’t notice the oddity of you speaking in place of little Song, maid. Still, continue.”
“… As a token of our alliance, and as a way to coordinate with her, the Demon Queen has requested the Blazing Eye.”
“Preposterous, the Eyes-”
“Quiet down. If she is to be our primary ally, sharing one of the Eyes is the only sensible thing, but… let me guess, the Demon Queen is within the town at this moment, yes?”
“Uncles-in-law, please, do not force me to reveal such information. You should be very well aware that she is a dangerous person if provoked.”
“Is that the reason she had confronted the boy from Fang Village?”
“Indeed. Her lover was being targeted by that idiot, and she retaliated… harshly, but this was the fate of one who dared touch her lover.”
“Such a relationship… well, nonetheless. This is something that we must discuss amongst ourselves. With a general… lack of suitable candidates, such a partnership may be favourable to Heart’s Core Town, but we must consider how exactly we will engage with the one known as the Demon Queen.”
“Uncles, I also-”
“This is not yet your matter to resolve, princess. Once your marriage is approved and finalized, then, and only then, will your full authority come into effect.”
“…” Liang Song looked apologetically to Bi Yun, who took a moment to think over the matter.
It was true that they had limited ability to do anything for as long as their status remained as is. Even if the marriage was approved completely – which, at least at the moment, it was not – then the matter of conferring the title of Lord would still be something that could be delayed or negotiated over for longer than the Demon Queen would wish.
This would be suboptimal for them, even if there were no personal reasons for them to want to get this matter over with… so she had to do something.
“Uncle-in-law, the matter of the Eyes concerns our ability to cooperate and coordinate with the Sect Mistress of the Demoness Sect, the Demon Queen of the Heartlands. If we are unable to strike this accord with her, we might have no cooperation with outside forces at all,” Bi Yun pleaded, “And remember, she has the sixth realm Huang Su on her side. While she may not match the power of the other Sect Masters, nor do I expect her to be able to rival the likes of the Exarch or Long Shiyi on her lonesome, she is still a mighty deterrent. All we’d need is to outwardly present our cooperation with her to the public, and we’d be far safer right away.”
Sage Dan was quiet for a while, stroking his beard and contemplating the matter. The other uncles allowed him to do so, leaving the decision making to him, which… was good. The fact that he was giving it any thought at all was already far better than just rejecting them outright, like many of the others might’ve done.
“Hm… I think, with the current circumstances taken into account, it would be best to grant the Eyes.”
Bi Yun nearly exclaimed her amazement and shock out loud, holding herself back only barely. This was certainly unexpected, though after a moment she realised that there might be more to the matter than the old man exposed. If he was allowing this to go through, then there was something he believed he would gain from it.
If that was the case, then it might turn out that this deal would cost her something in the end, perhaps make her – through Liang Song, although, with how obviously she’d taken charge, she doubted their little act would hold up much longer – owe him something for the future.
It wouldn’t be great, but…
‘Wait, I don’t actually need to uphold any kind of favour, do I? After all, when it comes to the future, I could leverage the Demon Queen to help me… be rid of trouble. Even if not, simply acting in this way is enough to make him think that I have some leverage, so…’ she offered a warm smile and spoke up quickly, “Thank you for your decision, uncle-in-law! The aid of the Demon Queen will be invaluable for the days ahead, I can guarantee it.”
“… Everyone, this is my decision. Are there any objections?”
This time, Bi Yun entered alongside Liang Song, finding Bianca and the kitsune sitting beside one another, chatting away. Huang Su, meanwhile, had finally risen, dressed in something more proper, and was clearly attempting to make herself look presentable by applying makeup and clearly attempting to ignore the potent scent of cum lingering around her – easy to perceive even from the doorway, although that might’ve just been the results of their prior activities in this room.
Hard to tell at this point, with the way this poor room had been used and abused.
“Sect Mistress, greetings. Kneel before her, bitch,” Bi Yun commanded, and Liang Song did in an instant.
In her hands was a box that she presented, holding it out while kneeling on both knees, her head firmly lowered in subservience.
“As princess of Heart’s Core Town, it is my honour to present the gift of our most valued communication treasure to our ally. Please, open the box and accept this gift,” she spoke a line likely written years ago, a part of some ceremony they were obligated to go through.
Still, Bianca didn’t mind, stepping up and opening up the wooden box. From the outside, it looked somewhat dull and ordinary, but touching it revealed the faint aura contained within – one that burst out the very moment she opened it.
It was as though she saw the opening to a realm of flame, an inferno surging out from the box the moment she so much as nudged the top even a little. Reflexively, she tried to push the top aside and back away, in doing so causing the lid to swing open fully, revealing the contents.
A blazing inferno was contained within the velvety interior, somehow not spilling forth any further. It was vaguely round in shape, and at the centre was a pitch black pupil, shaped like a serpent’s, vertical and narrow. It was… bizarre, and oddly familiar, but she couldn’t quite place it, and so focused on the thing before her.
It was… an eye, of some kind. Blazing and glaring right at her, the pupil twitching angrily…
“This…”
“The Blazing Eye – one of the two. The other is safely located within her care,” Bi Yun pointed to the kneeling princess, “And no, not up her ass.”
“I wasn’t even thinking that.”
“Ah, sorry, that was just me… the idea seems fun enough. I’m sure I could jam something up there…”
“Just go with anal beads like a normal woman, no need to improvise.”
“I suppose… or a plug. It would’ve been a little difficult to excuse the matter if she showed up with something too obvious back in the day, but once I solidify my position as her husband, I should be able to get away with a little more. At that time, I’ll definitely use the opportunity well.”
“… By the way, are you sure that thing isn’t listening?”
“You’d need to establish a connection first, which needs to be done by both sides and tends to be obvious. Do you see someone through the other Eye?”
“I… no, I don’t believe so.”
“Then we’re good. Besides, too late to worry about the matter, if anyone was listening, they’d have heard both of us already.”
“Fair enough… so, how do I use this thing?”
“For one, please keep it within the box. The Eye isn’t meant to be held, and while I cannot tell you what would happen if you did, every single time I’ve heard the old bastards back there talk about it, they repeatedly warned me against it.”
Bianca couldn’t help but take another look at the strange blazing eye, watching the pupil twitch as it stared at her – almost into her. There was a faint temptation to pick it up and see what would happen, but she shook it out of her head before she could do anything stupid. Even when she’d steal all kinds of random objects from people on Orbis, and… well, she even managed to steal a small bracelet from the room she’d stayed in here, presumably something a prior guest left behind… even then, she would remain cautious and avoid doing something that would guarantee danger.
At the very least, she tried. The incident in Xi Village proved that she wasn’t particularly skilled at judging danger sometimes, but still…
“So, if you wish to connect to the other side, just send your energy and spiritual perception towards it. This will trigger a link to the other Eye – and the same thing would happen if the other eye was used by the bitch princess here – and will need the request to be accepted before the connection is fully established.”
“Since we’ve not got the other one here, I’m guessing it’s hard to display that part.”
“Yes, but once it’s safely in your possession, we’ll keep our Eye in a prominent place and attend to it as soon as we see the signal.”
“Very well… let us agree to speak about a week from now, just to confirm that this all works properly,” Bianca was reminded of video call apps from home, but chose to keep that to herself, “That can also be the time when we discuss in full the specifics of our deal. We have repeatedly gotten… a little distracted from it.”
“Indeed. Frankly, I’m a little distracted even now,” Bi Yun looked down at her slut, still kneeling and presenting the box as though her knees were made of steel, “She looks so hot like this, kneeling before her betters, and it just makes me want to fuck her and fill her up again, and again, and again.”
“I know the feeling, even when I don’t have my cock summoned. It’s a very addictive thing.”
“Um… I cannot help but feel that the two of you have become somewhat distracted,” Huang Su coughed, her cheeks still flushed as she struggled to even look in Bianca’s general direction, never mind meeting Bianca’s gaze.
“I didn’t allow you to talk, slut. Do you want to get your ass fucked in front of the others?” Bianca glared at her, making the older woman cower like never before.
“N-No, Mistress, I’m sorry…”
Her change of demeanour was immediately off-putting to both Bi Yun and Xue Yaling, judging by their peculiar expressions. It was a bit of a surprise to Bianca, too, since it seemed like their little training worked out exactly as she wanted. With enough further development, she could be the perfect, obedient pet, just like Song Ming, another hole for Bianca’s very own use…
“… Fuck, now I’m just more horny. I don’t suppose that either of you-”
“With all due respect, Sect Mistress, just as you would rather not share your pets with others, the same applies to me.”
“Yeah, of course… Song Ming is going to get her pussy destroyed after we come back,” Bianca muttered, heaving a sigh as she felt the phantom throbbing at her groin, ‘Heavens, at this point I might as well have my dick out all the time even if I don’t need to… how weird to have my arousal linked so directly to such a thing, especially for a lesbian…’
She had to push away the thought and ignore the phantom feeling down below, trying to recall the slightest hint of what she was supposed to be doing here.