The Anarchic Consort

“How do I know?” The son of King of Hell gazed at her in a hostile manner. “Go away. From now on, you’re my bitterest love rival.”

Helian Wei Wei chuckled before she pulled the son of King of Hell closer. “You really don’t know?”

“I am never a nosy person. Let me go now, and please, watch your behaviour. I am a family man now.” The son of King of Hell did not forget to beat the monsters that were charging at him as he spoke to Helian Wei Wei.

A family man my foot! You’re just a kid!

Helian Wei Wei narrowed her eyes as she stared at him. Then, she smiled and said, “You look so handsome today.”

The son of King of Hell immediately paused his actions before he put on a ruthless expression and said arrogantly, “You aren’t good at many things but you are certainly a shrewd woman.”

“You look perfect in your outfit, young pretty boy,” Helian Wei Wei continued to woo him with her honeyed words.

The son of King of Hell was pleased by her compliments. He held Helian Wei Wei’s thigh tight, no longer concerned about the monsters. He decided to leave the monsters to that Great Demon King. Then, he said with a smile on his face, “Since you have such a good taste, I’ll tell you everything I know. You might have done a mistake back then when you ungratefully rejected the opportunity offered by Buddhism. Consequently, you triggered the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation. Phoenix is your Dharma. You were born in hell, yet the Light of Buddha shone on you. Naturally, members of Buddhism would want you to join them. As for how you became a Buddha, I genuinely have no idea. However, I reckon that with your personality, it had nothing to do with you being a vegetarian or reciting the scriptures.”

“That’s quite true. You understand me rather well.” Helian Wei Wei patted the boy on his shoulder. “So, how are you going to blitz the Exorcist City? There are too many demons. Regardlessly, we will need aid from your netherworld’s troops, right? Otherwise, how can we rescue the love of your life?”

The son of King of Hell narrowed his crimson eyes. “What do you mean? We’re rescuing the love of my life? Obviously I’m helping you out here!”

“Your Little Hook will not be birthed once the Path of Reincarnation is altered, right?” Helian Wei Wei flicked at the “王” character on his forehead. “A sly, vicious little fox like you wouldn’t be willing to help me if you don’t have an agenda.”

The son of King of Hell covered his face with his hands and said, “How can you call a child vicious? I’m only a kid, so you shouldn’t be a bad influence for me. Anyway, you can forget about netherworld’s troops. If they are useful, I would’ve dragged them with me to pummel those b*stards a long time ago. You should know that anyone who hinders my pursuit of true love are b*stards, right?”

“Yes, I know. Please continue.” Helian Wei Wei reckoned that the man who raised a kid like this boy must be a difficult man himself.

The son of King of Hell smiled. “Unfortunately, I can’t use them. People of netherworld are most afraid of the Light of Buddha. If they somehow are touched by sanskrits and stab me in the back, I’ll lose my love forever. Therefore, I share your stance on this issue. You shooed away the useless exorcists earlier. Only a handful of people dare go against Buddhism nowadays. Of course, your man is an absolute exception. He is a man who can destroy anyone from the three paths. He still got his hands on you anyway even when you were still a Buddha back then. You were an influential figure of Buddhism, yet he dared touch you and even extracted your Dharma Bone.”

“Didn’t you say that I was reincarnated with Dharma Bones in me?” Helian Wei Wei squinted.

The son of King of Hell furrowed his brows. “I’m not sure about the details. Someone must have found your Dharma Bones and kept it safe. I reckon that it was the work of Bodhisattva. According to the records in the Arbitrary Hell, the Buddhas were furious when you betrayed Buddhism and wanted to punish you with the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation. Nobody was willing to stand up for you. At that time, the Great Demon King had already fallen for a hundred years. He wasn’t included in the Six Dao. Bodhisattva heard your sanskrits and transfigured into a human. He relinquished his place as the head of Buddhism and took the punishment on your behalf in the mortal realm in exchange for your incarnation.”

“However, he mistook Ni Feng for me.” Helian Wei Wei raised her eyebrows.

The son of King of Hell nodded and continued, “However, don’t underestimate him. This man is willing to do anything for you. Therefore, mistaking Ni Feng for you might not be a bad thing after all.”

“What do you mean?” Helian Wei Wei looked at the little guy in her hand.

The son of King of Hell smiled and his gaze turned cold. “He never gave up on what he liked even though he knew he couldn’t get it. He had to always commit more than anyone else. Do you know what the Phoenix has to go through to be reborn?”

Helian Wei Wei remained silent.

The son of King of Hell met her gaze and continued, “It must bathe in the Flame of Hell of fierce gods and extreme cruelty and go into the Light of Buddha that shines upon the whole world. Only then the Phoenix can be reborn and not get confined by Buddhism and become one of the anomalies in the world. No matter what he does, his ultimate goal is to release you from the chains that bind you. Otherwise, in this life, you’re bound to die. He may have mistaken someone else for you, but his goal remains the same. It doesn’t matter who Phoenix is. As long as he can successfully attract the Light of Buddha, his goal will be accomplished. He’s a meticulous person who will take every variable into account, even himself. Buddhism always says that everyone has their own predestinations. If you want to relive your life, someone will be there to stop you. Meanwhile, if you want to change your fate, you have to be stern on yourself. Bodhisattva’s probably someone like this. He’s helping you to escape Buddhism’s grasp. There is no other way except for this. Of course, everything here is merely my conjecture. Only you guys know what happened back then. My tale only serves to deliver one message, that you must recover your memories. You ought to retrieve them, no matter what they contain, even though this will certainly upset the Great Demon King. He probably doesn’t want you to remember these old stories.”

“I will definitely be upset.” A black feather scraped across the son of King of Hell’s face. Baili Jia Jue killed another big demon easily before he advanced toward them and stared at them with his obsidian eyes. “But, before everything else, I want to find out who was the person who bullied her during my fall. I need to take revenge on her behalf.”

Still stunned, the son of King of Hell gently rubbed his cheeks. “You still want to kill someone at this moment. Aren’t you worried that she actually didn’t like you back then? Perhaps you only snatched her by force?”

Baili Jia Jue’s eyes briefly lost focus before he elucidated, “I have to be competent to be able to snatch her too.”

“Shameless! You’re too shameless!” The son of King of Hell was completely defeated by Baili Jia Jue’s words.

Helian Weiwei smiled and held Baili Jia Jue’s hand before she pulled him closer. “What do you think of my taste?”

“You’re proud that your good taste is your only strength?” His Highness would wear a mocking smile when he was in a bad mood despite the fact that he was certainly comforted by her act of holding his hand.

Helian Wei Wei relented. Then, she smiled and answered, “Fine. Don’t you think that this was probably one of my strengths back then too?”

Baili Jia Jue raised his eyebrows as he sent a snake monster flying.

Seeing Baili Jia Jue’s impressive move, Helian Wei Wei grinned as she added, “I’m saying that, I don’t think that I will fall for anyone else, save you.”