Golden Crow’s Self-Cultivation c1

Entertainment Circle’s Big Boss 01

The golden crow is one of the three divine beasts conceived in the sun by Pangu. This beast is three-legged like a crow, but covered with golden feathers. It is born with the true fire of the sun.

Chi Yao is one of them.

The day after she left the Fusang tree on a whim, she was shot by a mysterious iron arrow.

(T/N: in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Fusang tree is a mythological tree of life, alternatively identified as a mulberry or hibiscus)

The man holding the Wanyue treasure bow shouted, “You are the last one!”

“Golden crow!”

Chi Yao: ??

While she was still wondering, she heard her youngest sister crying in the distance: “Ouuuuuu, Brother Hou Yi, don’t kill me.”

Don’t kill her, so naturally kill Chi Yao.

The man hesitated for a moment, then gave the little golden crow the chance of “life”. The trash sister stayed, hanging in the sky, never to be transformed, while Chi Yao was killed by an arrow.

Later generations wrote down the story, and called it “Hou Yi Shooting the Sun.”

(T/N: link to the original legend: Hou Yi Shooting the Sun)

… …

“Sick!”

Chi Yao couldn’t help but cursed. She opened her eyes and stared at the strange and familiar face in the mirror for a long time. The story in her mind passed through once and passed again before she finally suppressed her anger.

After she was shot with an arrow by Hou Yi, Bai Ze, who knows all things, saved her and let her enter the cycle of reincarnation through the spell paper of the Judgement Book to find her own incarnation and nourish her soul.

Now the world she is in is different from the one where 11,520 species of demonic beasts survive. This world is dominated by humans and the demonic beasts seem to exist in their fantasy novels and their existence cannot be proven.

The name of her golden feathered incarnation is Shen Ruoyao, an idol trainee of an entertainment company that is not well-known. Judging from her appearance, although it is not as good as her original face, her good looks are also extraordinary. The pair of beautiful phoenix eyes are dazzling as they move, and they give amorous feelings when they are raised at will.

But she died a tragic death.

First of all she was set up and delivered to the bed of Gu Sike, the villain of this world.

Although Gu Sike likes beautiful women, she hates it very much when people use such methods to get ahead. Not only did she humiliate the original owner, but she also sent her subordinates to throw the drugged Shen Ruoyao out of the hotel door. The unconscious Shen Ruoyao was then picked up by a random person on the roadside, who completely defiled her. When she woke up the next day, it was all too late.

Her rapist was not found, and the company had issued a yellow card ban on her. She lived in a muddle-headed manner, regretful and sad in her heart.

(T/N: yellow card is an admonishment, it’s something usually seen in sports; this usage means she’s been warned and is given a temporary suspension)

It was hard to get through until the day when there was finally a way out. That was when the variety show of National Beautiful Girl started and she was pushed by the company to participate. When she intended to showcase herself with this opportunity, Shen Ruoyao was tested pregnant by the variety show’s health inspection system.

Shen Ruoyao was exposed on a large scale online, and they ridiculed her as a pregnant idol.

At this time, she still didn’t give up the heart to live. That was until she suddenly heard the company’s executives chatting, only to understand that all of this was a trap…

“It’s so miserable?” Chi Yao couldn’t help but stretched out her hand to support her forehead, “How stupid it is to be raped. It’s fine if you don’t take medicine after being raped, but why didn’t you keep the evidence immediately after to report to the police? Also, why did you stop fighting because of the accidental pregnancy? Just because it’s that person’s child?”

(T/N: just needed to put this out there that this attitude towards rape victims is not okay; it’s never their fault and blaming them for anything that happened to them is contributing to rape culture; Chi Yao is not human though so her thoughts won’t match human values, but readers should know this is a shitty attitude to have)

Chi Yao endured and endured, adjusted her mentality, and told herself that the incarnation was also part of her, so don’t be annoyed, don’t be angry, and stay strong.

Now the story has progressed to the point where she was brought out by the company to attend a wine reception, and several trainees who were with her at the time were sitting in the waiting booth. According to what the general manager provided them with in advance about the agreement, the group of young girls can only go in when he calls them to go in.

Chi Yao noticed that there was a girl beside her who kept looking at her, so she inclined her head to look over.

The girl has a stunning face beyond the mundane world. When she saw Shen Ruoyao looking back, she was a visibly flustered. Her Bambi-like eyes were slightly wet and full of grievances.

Chi Yao raised her eyebrows and asked softly: “What’s the matter?”

“Nothing,” Ji Mingyue shook her head, “Sister never sits with us, so I am a little happy to see you today.”

When she said this, she not only praised Shen Ruoyao highly, showing that she was somewhat different, but also made people who heard this feel that they were extremely pitiful in the group.

Sure enough, hearing Ji Mingyue’s words, several other members around her looked at Chi Yao with a little more disdain and malice.

Chi Yao was not too occupied with fighting back and reached out to hold Ji Mingyue’s hand. There was a slightly bigger smile and sincerity on that bright and amorous face, and she said with some surprise and joy:

“Does the younger sister want to be friends with me?”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Chi Yao laughed again before Ji Mingyue could react. She looked at Ji Mingyue and smiled softly, “There are so many people who want to sit with me. What status do you have?”

Relying on Shen Ruoyao’s frank public persona, she publicly criticized Ji Mingyue with a sentence. Her mood improved a little bit from everything being in disorder with her incarnation.

Seemingly not expecting her to say that, Ji Mingyue choked and lowered her head.

She glanced at her hand, and the soft and cool touch seemed to still remain. In the past, that person inadvertently exposed her fascinating charm in front of her, and now the touch of her fingers overlaps with that memory. Ji Mingyue raised her head and took a glance at Chi Yao, her heartbeat inexplicably speeding up a bit.

Chi Yao calculated her in her heart.

Ji Mingyue, the central force of this world. Like her trash sister who took the koi character set, everything she does is smooth sailing. Not only is the star road bright, but she also had the means and methods. It was Ji Mingyue who drugged Shen Ruoyao before.

(T/N: someone with a koi character set has unprecedented luck in life; the primary part is the koi fish, a symbol of good luck that has become popularized for that ability in China similar to how the lucky cat has that same ability in Japan)

Behind her is the Ji family, and their relationship with the Gu family is not good. When she drugged the original owner, one reason was to remove the original owner’s threat on the future star road, and the other is to hope that the original owner and Gu Sike’s affairs can used by her as a threat to Gu Sike.

But this indirectly harmed the original owner’s life.

The general manager soon came as planned and waved to the girls, motioning them to go in and take a seat.

Chi Yao sat in the middle of the girls as arranged by the general manager. Already knowing that Ji Mingyue will slip a drug into her drink, she has learned to be cautious and will try to avoid her trick as much as possible.

(T/N: learned to be cautious is originally 就长点心, which is a Northern Chinese dialect and a phrase that is often used similar to English using “learned your lesson” to mean learn how to be cautious towards something bad that’s happened before)

Wearing a long red dress, Chi Yao sat in the middle of the girls, and the hem of her dress fell to the ground, sweeping out a shadow. That bright and amorous face gave a strong sense of attack, like the scorching sun, confident and full of temptation. The phoenix eyes were slightly provocative, full of amorous feelings.

Ji Mingyue sat next to her, staring at Chi Yao, and seeing her long dress falling to the ground, she felt a little impulse to help her pick it up.

She narrowed her eyes, glanced at the little medicinal powder in the tip of her index finger, and her inky eyes seemed to deepen a bit more.

Chi Yao surveyed the wine table.

These girls are really used to giving favors, and Chi Yao is the most valuable and beautiful among them. The men and women representing capital sit directly opposite them, and the two rows of tables are full of identical food. For them, the food was not as attractive as the young girls.

“Let’s eat.” A somewhat greasy man said as he rubbed his hands restlessly, his somewhat muddy eyes staring at Chi Yao.

“Wait a little longer.” The general manager anxiously wiped the sweat at the corner of his forehead, “President Gu hasn’t come yet…”

As soon as words were spoken, the door was pushed open from the outside.

The man who opened the door wore black sunglasses, a uniform headset, and gloves. He made a quick round of inspections of the room before he stood to the side, revealing the woman behind him.

The woman was wearing a black skirt suit with a neatly ironed white shirt inside, with all the buttons around her neck buttoned to the last one. The hair on both sides of her head was combed behind the ears, and gold-rimmed glasses were worn over her eyes. Her face was full of indifference, and the whole person was permeated with an air of extreme asceticism.

Chi Yao gathered her careless mentality and looked at the woman presumptuously. The gaze swept from her face to her luscious figure and slender waist.

Exquisite, beautiful, ascetic.

It’s her type.

She came late, yet no one dared to say anything. Those people who were sitting opposite Chi Yao all continuously stood up, began to yield to her, and smiled flatteringly.

“President Gu, sit here, sit here.”

“President Gu is here, oops, wait a while, it’ll just be a moment.”

“President Gu, please be seated.”

… …

Chi Yao saw the dog faces of these group of people and couldn’t help but hook up the corners of her mouth.

(T/N: dog faces meaning people who can change their face very fast)

Just as the gaze of the woman directly opposite her fell on her, Chi Yao raised her eyebrows, resting her chin on one hand, lazily and ambiguously, her bearing and appearance similar to the source of calamity of a vanquished nation.

(T/N: in ancient Chinese legends and history, particularly beautiful women are seen as disasters for the country because they can distract the emperor from doing his proper duty)

Gu Sike glanced at her and continued to remain motionless like a mountain.

Chi Yao is not in a hurry.

She is certain to avoid taking Ji Mingyue’s medicine, but Gu Minke is sure to take it.

The dark waves flow throughout the meal. The general manager constantly observes the faces of several investors, and is also thinking about the issue of personnel allocation. As the most eye-catching person among the few girls, the general manager naturally focused on Chi Yao, but there was also Gu Sike in this meal. What to do if President Gu also fancied Shen Ruoyao?

(T/N: dark wave is describing the atmosphere here as gloomy)

The scene was frozen. Seeing that the investors didn’t say anything and didn’t want to offend Gu Sike, the general manager could only grit his teeth secretly, thinking that if worst comes to worst, they’ll just come again next time.

After Chi Yao teased Gu Minke at the start, she ignored her later. After eating till she was three-points full, she was thinking about going to the toilet to patch up her lipstick.

Looking at Chi Yao’s distant back, Ji Mingyue exchanged positions with the girl next to her. She pretended to help Chi Yao push her tall glass inwards, but in reality she spilled all the powder under her fingernails into the wine.

She had just reached the toilet when the sound of footsteps came from behind her.

“I’m waiting outside.” The woman’s cold voice sounded not far from the door, and Chi Yao’s smile became wider.

She traced the lipstick delicately in the mirror, looking at the woman who walked to her side from the corner of her eyes.

Chi Yao pretended to be surprised: “President Gu? Are you coming to the bathroom too?”

Gu Sike’s tone remained unchanged, and she swept her gaze to her upturned buttock and smooth lines of her back. Her throat was itchy, but there was a trace of scrutiny in her eyes looking at Chi Yao.

“Didn’t you tell me come?”

Just now under the table, this alluring woman kept reaching out and hooking her calf, the touch feeling soft and silky, which almost broke Gu Sike’s thinking.

Chi Yao turned around, stretched out her hand to support herself with the sink behind her, smiled happily at Gu Sike, and her beautiful face met her eyes. White, soft, and delicate hands hooked the hem of Gu Sike’s suit. Her red lips curled up, and her tone was ambiguous and pampering: “President Gu, wanna have fun?”

Gu Sike’s eyes darkened, and she took a step forward, pressing on Chi Yao. There were dangers and warnings in her voice, and her expression was indefensible.

“Frivolous.”

Chi Yao laughed, as if she was completely unaware of the danger in Gu Sike’s tone at all. She hooked her neck with one hand, and wrapped her thin waist with the other.

With her cheeks sideways, her nice face came to Gu Minke’s ear, whispering like an intimate lover.

“Isn’t it true that President Gu doesn’t even know what a finger cot is?”

(T/N: finger cot is what you use as protection when you’re fingering someone)

“Or, is it that your technique isn’t good?”

Chi Yao pretended to be surprised, stepped back, and laughed again: “My own technique is very good, and President Gu can also enjoy it.”

Bad technique?

Gu Sike felt cold in her heart, and she pressed on Chi Yao dangerously.

“Miss Shen wants to try?”

Chi Yao was like a fallen witch, tracing her fingers across her shoulders and neck, and finally reached down, gently gathering the softness.

“I want to try.”

… …

Everyone is an adult and has the right to be responsible for their own bodies. With that out of the way, the following affair went by smoothly.

After leaving the bathroom, the two of them never returned to the meal and went straight to their destination.

Gu Sike is not a person who bows to others at will, and the attacking method is also extraordinarily aggressive, which is completely different from her abstinent appearance.

Not only that, but several shameless orders were given.

“Touch here.”

“Bring your hand here.”

Chi Yao was tossed and turned, and when it was over, there were still tears in the corners of her eyes, and her face was slightly red.

The air was full of fragrant aroma, and she lay on top of Gu Sike, gently sniffing her body. Fingers hooked a strand of her long hair, and she curled her lips: “President Gu has worked hard.”

Gu Sike was silent, she reached out and caressed her round buttocks. After making love, the relationship between the two people had a subtle transformation, and at the same time, there is more teasing in her words.

“Your technique is good?”

“Is that it?”

Isn’t it just tossing and turning and crying, tugging at her fingertips and begging for mercy?

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Translator here! Just wanted to let you know that this story will be updated every other day along with Host, Please Don’t Match Up with the Vicious Female. This one will be released at 10 AM EST.

EDIT: Okay here’s my stamp to say I’ve gone back and edited this chapter to a hopefully better state than the first draft of the translation.