HLnovel Chapter 434 Lei Peng City Annual Refinement
Chapter 434 Lei Peng City Annual Refinement
"What did you say?"
Yu Shu's voice was intermittent and unusually hoarse.
Xue Tong reached out to straighten the hairpin that had fallen askew in her hair, and gently comforted her:
“I know Father always says you are cunning and that you don’t know your place.”
"Ignore him, he's just bullying..."
Before Xue Tong could finish speaking, the woman in front of him covered her mouth.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who taught you these things?"
"Is she a servant who attends to you in the palace?"
"Or...the Third Prince?"
Xue Tong blinked her big eyes and gently pried Yu Shu's hand away from her mouth.
"Fifth Sister, don't worry, no one instigated me. It was my own idea to say it."
Xue Tong pressed down on Yu Shu's hand, trying to tell this princess sister in front of her, who was tamed in her previous life and was being manipulated in this one, some truths.
"Your father is bullying you."
Yu Shu tried to cover her mouth again, but the martial arts-trained girl was too strong. Her hands were held down firmly by Xue Tong, and she couldn't move at all.
“In your previous life, you always obeyed your father’s orders and were his puppet.”
"But in this life, you no longer want to be a numb puppet."
"Those in positions of power don't like things that were once in their hands slipping out of their control. So he started bullying you."
Xue Tong looked up at Yu Shu, who was already shocked by her words. She stared at her with wide eyes and stopped struggling.
Xue Tong began to reflect on whether she had been too direct.
Alright, I've already said it, let's continue!
"Father has four princes. Apart from my brother, they are all very shrewd and calculating. Why doesn't Father criticize them?"
"Tong'er, stop talking!"
Yu Shu interrupted Xue Tong in a trembling voice and lowered her head.
Like a clam, it retracts itself into its sturdy shell.
Xue Tong sighed softly.
Not every princess is like Xie Lingchao, who was protected and raised with equal care from her family from a young age.
Many more women in the Yuanming Realm are like Yu Shu, tamed and knowing something is wrong but lacking the courage to act.
Xue Tong returned to his horse and let out a long sigh.
My current task seems to be more difficult than Xue Lan's back then!
A long way to go.
No, I need to talk to Xue Lan about this.
Inside the carriage, Yu Shu sat with her knees drawn up to her chest.
Although the girl had already left, her words kept echoing in her ears.
"I...I wasn't...I wasn't..."
From inside the dimly lit carriage, the intermittent sobs of a woman could be heard.
“I always said, how could a lifetime of domestication be completely removed just by dying once?”
"You don't need to praise me, I can handle this. What are you doing now?"
Outside Leipeng City, Xue Lan sat at a small tea stall, listening to Xue Tong's telepathic message.
Lord Wolf nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, yes, this mission is really too difficult, it's really hard on you."
"Me?" The woman looked up and glanced around.
"I am in Lei Chuxi's trial."
The guards following Xue Tong saw Princess Changning suddenly sway and almost fall off her horse.
"If it's not Xue Lan, what are you doing?"
The girl steadied herself and gave the guard, whose eyes were practically popping out of their sockets in fright, a reassuring look.
"Where have you been? Didn't you say you'd let them have a good time and then just send them away?"
Xue Lan held a teacup in her hand and smiled as she spoke:
"Plans can't keep up with changes. Something new has happened on my end, and I need to intervene in the trials of these two prodigies."
Xue Tong was speechless; the girl no longer wanted to scold Lord Wolf.
This wasn't the first time Xue Lan had done something so impulsive.
"Have you seen Lei Chuxi in the secret realm now?"
"No!" Xue Lan looked at Lei Pengcheng not far away.
A thick layer of thunderclouds covered the massive city on the plain, with purple and black lightning constantly swirling and falling from it, looking extremely terrifying.
"Lei Peng City disciple Sui Lian has sealed off the city."
"I'm squatting in the suburbs right now."
Xue Tong sighed:
"Good luck, bye!"
As Xue Tong's voice faded away, the inner demon on the side couldn't help but laugh out loud:
"So children all change when they grow up, right?"
"She really dislikes you now!"
Xue Lan was unmoved by the mockery of her inner demons:
"Haven't she always been like this?"
Xue Lan tapped her fingertips lightly on the table a few times:
"Lei Chuxi's obsession might be related to this year's annual trial."
The inner demon looked at Xue Lan and tilted his head: "Think of a way to let the two of us in."
The inner demon picked one word from the vocabulary it learned from Xue Tong:
"Living father!"
The woman transformed into a wisp of black smoke, engulfing Xue Lan and flying towards Lei Peng City.
A few breaths later, Xue Lan appeared in a secluded corner of Lei Peng City. The woman's ginger-yellow clothes had been changed into a purple outfit, and two soft fox ears had appeared on her head.
"Within Thunder Roc City, it's easier to move around using the identity of a demon."
"And what about me?" the inner demon asked.
Xue Lan unfolded her sleeves:
"You should come in first. Thundercloud City is not easy to deal with. It would be troublesome if we were discovered."
The inner demon hid inside Xue Lan's sleeve and couldn't help but mutter a complaint:
"This is a trial realm. Even if you encounter Jinguang inside, nothing will happen to you."
"Don't look like a thief."
Xue Lan smiled:
"Sure, if you provoke Ember, I'll throw you over there. You're not afraid, so go ahead and face it."
The inner demons fell silent.
Xue Lan: You little brat, I don't believe you're not scared, since they were all separated by one person.
Xue Lan slowly walked towards the center of Lei Peng City. There were hardly any people on the streets along the way. Occasionally, she would see some small spirits, but they were all walking hurriedly, as if they were afraid of something.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Xue Lan arrived at the outer perimeter of Lei Peng City. The area was filled with all sorts of people, mostly winged race, but also some other demon races.
Everyone looked at the stone tablet standing in the center.
The names of the disciples who participated in the annual training are engraved on the stone tablet, and they change over time.
Xue Lan used her divine sense to investigate, but did not see Lei Chuxi's name.
"Isn't the young master's sister currently ranked number one?"
Suddenly, a Feather Clan disciple spoke up, and Xue Lan looked at the first-place winner.
"Lei Chuzhen?"
Xue Lan slowly pulled a red thread from her sleeve.
Inside the Wu family's meditation room, Wu Jin waited for Xue Lan once again.
"This is not my esteemed one. Could you please give me a greeting next time you appear?"
The young man looked at the woman in front of him and felt his heart couldn't take it.
Xue Lan didn't have time for pleasantries and went straight to the point:
Do you know Lei Chuzhen?
Wu Jin's expression froze:
"Lei Chuxi told you? He wouldn't have told you, would he? After all, his sister has long..."
"Long ago what?" Xue Lan asked.
"His sister was attacked by demons during the annual training in Leipeng City and died long ago!"
Xue Lan understood.
So this is Lei Chuxi's obsession.