Bringing some shocking pranks to the Cultivation World
Chapter 57 - 57 50 Zhou Taoyao

57: Chapter 50 Zhou Taoyao 57: Chapter 50 Zhou Taoyao “Sister Xiao Yao?”

As the woman removed her veil to reveal her exquisitely beautiful face, Tang Wan recognized her identity immediately and exclaimed in surprise, “Your leg is healed?”

“Hmm?”

The woman known as Sister Xiao Yao paused upon hearing Tang Wan’s words.

She cast her gaze onto the charming and cute girl, then quickly looked towards Zhou Li.

After a brief moment of contemplation, a look of delighted surprise surfaced in her serene eyes.

“Let me introduce her to everyone.”

Swallowing nervously, Zhou Li stiffly walked forward, standing beside the woman who looked as beautiful as a fairy, cleared his throat, and said, “This is my elder sister, the only family I have, Zhou Taoyao.”

Guo Lingyun, Qianhu, and Constable Liu all greeted this fairy-like sister.

Zhou Taoyao, without losing any of her manners, seated in her chair, returned the greetings with a voice so gentle and soothing it felt like a breath of spring.

“Now that Young Master Zhou and his sister have been reunited, we shall not impose any further.”

As the only rational one among Qianhu (whose mind was seriously troubled)—Hundred Households (too young to understand)—Constable Liu (the only normal person), Constable Liu stepped forward, cupped his hands together and said to the pair:

“We have some official duties to attend to and must take our leave now.

Once everything settles down, I shall personally visit to express my gratitude.”

“Yes, yes, yes.”

Zhou Li nodded, eager for these three to leave quickly.

Tang Wan, on the other hand, had no objection, or rather, no opinion of her own; after all, she had now gloriously become a freeloader, and her success was defined by mere survival by Zhou Li’s side.

As for Guo Lingyun and Qianhu, not only did they have no objections, they were eager to present themselves before the Beiliang Prefecture Magistrate.

The two wished to quickly find local Jinyiwei for support and to give the Beiliang Prefecture Magistrate a good lesson, teaching him the importance of the spirit of Da Ming’s modern laws.

So, after some brief conversation, they parted ways.

Constable Liu and his two companions headed to the County Government Office, while Zhou Li and Tang Wan stayed behind.

After seeing off the three men, Zhou Taoyao’s gaze returned to the sweating Zhou Li.

Much to his relief, Taoyao only glanced at him momentarily before her eyes focused directly on Tang Wan.

“This girl is quite charming.”

The more Zhou Taoyao looked at the charming and cute Tang Wan, the thicker the smile in her eyes grew.

She asked softly, “May I know your name, miss?”

“Ah.”

Caught off guard by Zhou Taoyao’s question, Tang Wan, who had been reveling in her thoughts of a freeloader’s life, paused momentarily before realizing that her current state might be a little different from when Zhou Taoyao last saw her.

“Sister Xiao Yao, it’s me, it’s me!”

Tang Wan pointed at herself, cheerfully saying, “Tang Cen, don’t you remember?

From the Tang Sect, Zhou Li’s classmate.

We even admired the flowers together before.”

“Hmm?”

Taoyao was suddenly stunned.

She stared blankly at Zhou Li, who had a numb expression, and after a moment, she pulled him aside, asking in a bewildered whisper, “Little Li, is this what you meant by ‘gender identity confusion’ before?”

“No, no, no.”

Zhou Li shook his head, saying calmly, “That’s a psychological issue.”

“Her issue is physical, on the level of physics.”

“You are…

Tang Cen?”

After a while, Taoyao came back to her senses, still finding it hard to believe that her brother’s friend had suddenly turned into a beautiful girl.

With her eyebrows slightly furrowed, she asked again, “Are you really Tang Cen?”

“Of course, I’m Tang Cen.”

The little head nodded up and down non-stop while Tang Wan said exuberantly, “Back in the first year at Zongxue Manor, Zhou Li and I beat up the son of the Prefect next door, and it was you who took Zhou Li and me home.”

“In the second year at Zongxue Manor, Zhou Li and I ambushed the Prefect’s second son, and again, it was you, Sister Xiao Yao, who brought us back.

Not to mention the time in the second half of the second year when we attacked the academicians, or when we cheated for the Imperial Academy students in the third year, and in the first year of the Imperial Academy when we stole answers, the second year of the Imperial Academy…”

“Alright, I know.”

Tao Yao held her forehead and sighed deeply, extending her hand to stop the enthusiastic Tang Wan, and said helplessly, “I confirm that you are Little Cen, but…”

Looking at the young girl in front of her whom even girls would find cute, Tao Yao sighed with a complicated expression, and then turned to Zhou Li, speaking delicately,

“Little Li, I know you don’t like me pushing you to marry, since you want to find a beloved spouse.

But at least Tang Cen is your friend; you can’t do something like this to him.

What if I promise not to rush you anymore, okay?

Tang Cen really isn’t appropriate.”

“I!”

Zhou Li nearly choked on his breath and was about to pass out, knowing that his elder sister had definitely misunderstood something, and the misunderstanding was certainly “Zhou Li couldn’t bear the loneliness, poisoned his friend to change his gender to happily unite in marriage.” He coughed several times, and then looked at Tang Wan angrily, saying,

“Explain it already.”

Upon hearing this, Tang Wan fell into a deep nostalgia.

She remembered her time on Spirit Vulture Mountain, so close to reclaiming her manhood, yet ultimately thwarted by Zhou Li’s meddling hands.

But then she thought some more and realized that she also hadn’t been forthright, so Zhou Li, who was completely unaware, hadn’t meant any harm.

After emerging from her memories, Tang Wan’s face showed a mix of self-pity, sighs, and plaintiveness, as she said with a bitter smile,

“Sister Xiao Yao is right; it was indeed Zhou Li’s doing.

But I don’t blame him anymore; after all, it was also my fault, and he didn’t do it on purpose.”

After Tang Wan’s words, Tao Yao turned pale, her hand gripping the armrest of the rattan chair tightly.

She looked at Zhou Li’s face of despair, her eyes brimming with tears, glistening, and with a slight sobbing tone, she said softly,

“Little Li, it’s okay, your sister won’t give up on you.”

“Sister, spare me, please.”

Zhou Li immediately surrendered, looking at Tao Yao, whose weeping made her even more moving, and said with a helpless smile, “Is it fun to tease your brother?”

“Ah, heh~”

Suddenly, the fragile girl who had been crying wiped her eyes, her red lips curving into a mischievous smile.

Tao Yao put away her delicate sorrow, reached out, and pinched Zhou Li’s cheek lightly, saying annoyedly,

“What, can’t I, as your sister, have a bit of fun with a little ingrate who doesn’t even send a letter home for a whole month?”

She looked at the stupefied Tang Wan and gestured her over.

Once Tang Wan walked over to Tao Yao in confusion, Tao Yao reached out, flicked the girl’s smooth and fair forehead with a faint smile, and said softly,

“And you, you’ve turned the Tang Sect upside down, you know?”

“Your father even sent me a message.”

Hearing this, Tang Wan’s knees weakened, and she knelt down abruptly.

“Sister Xiao Yao, I will kneel to you.”

They say a man’s knees bear his gold.

I, Tang Wan, proudly a maiden.