Chapter 5
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Chapter 5: The Eldest Princess Will Eventually Be Crowned As the Emperor!
The night class was conducted in an extremely eerie situation.
After examining the bodies of all the Martial Sisters, Bai Lian pretended to casually untie the rope on the side of her cheongsam.
The once somewhat blurry Tao Halo became incredibly clear in the clean air after the rain.
On weekdays, although the Martial Sisters had some unusual thoughts, they still seriously gained insights into the Tao Halo.
But today is completely different.
The waves stirred up by Tong Yao’s words are not something that can be smoothed over by a single vow.
It’s like a deep-sea bomb that will eventually explode with extremely terrifying energy.
Xiao Jinse and others may seem normal on the surface, but they have already begun to scheme in their hearts.
[We can’t continue like this.]
Xiao Jinse stared tightly at her own hands.
The importance of whether the fourth Martial Sister has done anything wrong to Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian is not so crucial after all.
It is important that she takes the initiative.
Waiting cannot bring happiness.
If she continues to be so timid and hesitant, the one accompanying her in the future will not be Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian, but her own hands!
This is not the future she wants.
She likes hands, but it’s Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian’s hands that she likes.
"Being an honest person has no future!"
Xiao Jinse regretted it now.
It is said that there is a priority in learning.
Despite the fact that she arrived first.
However…
Sigh.
Her research on "Martial Sister Bai" was indeed not thorough enough!
Last time she confessed her love to Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian, and when Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian didn’t respond positively, she should not have retreated, but instead should have taken the initiative to boldly approach and ignite Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian with her passionate body.
Even if Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian bears a momentary grudge against her, could she hold on to that grudge for her entire lifetime?
Then there was the night of their return to Castle Peak city.
Speaking with Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian in her residence’s thatched cottage was the prime opportunity for her to engage in a "philosophical debate" with the aforementioned.
Nevertheless, she foolishly let the opportunity slip by.
Xiao Jinse remembered that she had said in Hening City that she would make a sword for Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian.
However, how could a sword that was neither sharp nor heavy, and was weak, bring joy to Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian?
"I don’t have the ability to foresee the future, nor do I need to ponder the future. What I need to do is seize the present and earn the future."
The fire in Xiao Jinse’s heart was burning.
The comfortable life almost made her forget the past.
At that time, she had gnashed her teeth and said that she would not erase the scars on her body.
She wanted to always remember that dark past.
She wanted to remind herself that only by constantly climbing upwards, could she avoid being swallowed by darkness again.
Remember all that once urged you forward.
Remember the shooting star that streaked across the sky when you contemplated ending your own life!
At that moment, Xiao Jinse shone with an inner light.
From within Bai Lian’s Tao Halo, she seemed to have glimpsed the path that belongs exclusively to her.
Even when ravaged by the wildest turmoil, the flames will not extinguish completely but rekindle time and time again.
"The Second Elder Martial Sister?"
Ling Xuan was the first to notice Xiao Jinse’s anomaly.
She felt that the Second Elder Martial Sister’s body was very hot, even hotter than the boiled meatballs she usually ate.
Immediately, Bai Lian and An Lan turned their gaze over.
"What is this?"
Bai Lian stood up.
The cultivation base of the second Martial Sister didn’t increase, but the aura emanating from her body suddenly became several times more robust than before.
Is it "insight"?
Bai Lian burst into laughter immediately.
She had been teaching at night for more than two years, and the seeds she sowed finally bore fruit in the body of the second Martial Sister.
Yay!
This proves that she has not taken the wrong path. In order to let all her Martial Sisters bloom and bear fruit, she must work harder to cultivate.
"As expected of me, teaching and educating is completely effortless!"
Bai Lian purposely cleared a quiet space for the second Martial Sister.
After about a quarter of an hour, Xiao Jinse finally opened her eyes.
She gazed upon the nearby fair leg and uttered in bewilderment, "Elder Martial Sister?"
"Mhmm."
Bai Lian extended her hand and gently caressed the second Martial Sister’s head.
"This is merely the beginning," she said.
The best days are yet to come!
The legend of the Holy Spirit Goddess will shine with a different light.
"I understand."
Xiao Jinse nodded gently.
She was so close to Bai Lian that just a seven-inch step forward would be able to kiss her.
She sniffled.
There was indeed no strange taste as Tong Yao had mentioned, only a delightful floral scent that made one want to immerse themselves in it.
However, that matter was not important.
Xiao Jinse was now very confident.
Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian said that the reason why the Holy Spiritual Root is called the Holy Spiritual Root is because someone once used it to prove the position of the Heavenly Lord.
She is not as good as the fourth Martial Sister now, but what about in the future?
Moreover, the key to getting close to Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian has never been about strength!
At this moment, a brand-new light source seemed to have appeared in the room.
Su Youwei, Yu Ying, and even the jade rabbit all felt a strong threat.
The only one who felt relaxed and happy was Qing Luan.
She had no intention of monopolizing Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian, and the more determined Xiao Jinse appeared, the more advantageous it was for her.
If needed, she could always let Xiao Jinse sit in front of Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian and she would be content to lean against the back. Compared to the towering front mountain, the tolerant back mountain was more suitable for her.
Bai Lian decided to seize the opportunity.
She decisively changed into a midriff-baring outfit.
The attire bore some resemblance to that of the third Martial Sister during their time in the Sand Region.
However, the expansion of Tao Halo’s display area didn’t bring any breakthroughs.
Bai Lian was also not in a hurry.
This matter is somewhat similar to giving birth, but hitting the bull’s-eye is much more difficult.
All she could do was sow continuously, hoping that one day the seeds would sprout smoothly in the later stage.
It’s almost early morning.
After a long time, the night class ended under the reluctant gaze of the Martial Sisters.
"Remember to savor today’s harvest when you go back!"
Bai Lian yawned and decided to read for another half hour before going to sleep.
"Yes."
Tong Yao responded first.
Indeed.
It’s time to savor the newly unlocked "skin" of Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian in the dream.
The group dispersed at this point.
As Bai Lian tucked herself into bed to read, An Lan, who was hiding behind the crooked-neck tree, began to move.
After spending two hours outside, she had already become agitated!
They were all so close to Bai Lian, do you want me to push your heads again?
And then there’s the fourth disciple.
Well.
You certainly appear to be the most honest, but you’re actually the most dishonest!
She was planning to secretly crack open the head of the fourth disciple to see what was hidden inside.
Her suspicious behavior has proved that she had ill intentions!
And so.
The majestic Immortal Heavenly Lord followed her fourth disciple all the way to the edge of the mountain hot spring.
She didn’t initiate an attack right away, but rather intended to observe for a while.
A few seconds later.
The fourth disciple walked out of the changing room with a thin towel draped over her body.
She probed the water’s temperature with her plump toes before taking a step forward.
Splash.
Then…
Wow!
An Lan quickly covered her eyes and turned around.
Just take a shower… where did you put your hands!
She completely forgot that she had done even more outrageous things not long ago, and only knew that she couldn’t bear to continue looking.
"Forget it."
An Lan comforted herself.
This fourth disciple has always been timid since childhood, even if she was brave this time, at most she could only touch, hug and lick Bai Lian while she was unconscious.
Although she was angry, there was no need for her to really beat the fourth disciple or expel her from the sect.
If anyone is to blame, it can only be because Bai Lian is too attractive.
Wearing long socks can even leave marks on the thighs!
Who wouldn’t be moved by it?
Moreover, if she really punished the fourth disciple, Bai Lian would probably have a knot in her heart even if she didn’t say it.
"Then let’s forget it."
An Lan set her sights on Bai Lian.
Since the fourth disciple’s path is blocked, she can only take Bai Lian’s path.
That’s an easy way!
Bai Lian, who was laughing and curled up in the blanket like a shrimp, was pulled out by An Lan with a bewildered look on her face.
"Master?"
"Don’t speak!"
Let me do it!
An Lan had a serious expression.
Bai Lian sat on the bed dazed and confused in this way.
She followed An Lan’s rhythm like a delicate puppet.
This was a sleepless night.
It wasn’t until the next morning that An Lan left, feeling refreshed and energized.
Only a weary look remained on Bai Lian’s face as she lay back in bed, her clothes and covers in disarray.
Who knows why she spent an entire evening listening to her master talk about "girls should learn to protect themselves"?
The following days at the Qiongming Peak were as calm as ever.
The conflict that was sparked during the night classes didn’t erupt but rather slowly brewed beneath the surface.
Qing Luan understands the wisdom of patience, therefore she only occasionally discusses with Xiao Jinse the rejuvenating effects of Qing Luan’s Flames.
At least for now, it seems that she is doing quite well in both places.
Tong Yao didn’t continue to target Yu Ying, she only occasionally took out the Netherworld Seal and felt that the smell was very familiar.
For most of the remaining time, she played with the jade rabbit and Ling Xuan, trying to bribe the two with food.
But the jade rabbit and Ling Xuan are too shrewd, they eat what they were given, but when it comes to gathering information, they always push it off.
If Tong Yao were to ask, the two of them would immediately feign ignorance.
"Haw, haw, haw!"
Could you give me more grass? For all you want to know, I might remember then.
Ling Xuan was even more direct, "I forgot, hehe. I’m still young and my memory isn’t that great."
Damn it!
Tong Yao felt depressed and wanted to hit her head against the wall. She felt like she was being taken advantage of without compensation.
The key was that she had nowhere to vent her emotions.
The fact was that her original aim was to exploit two free laborers who only needed to be fed.
How terrible!
Are there no morally decent people in the Qiongming Peak except for Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian?
Tong Yao really wanted to angrily scold the jade rabbit and Ling Xuan.
But she still restrained herself.
Moreover, she could not immediately cut off the food supply of those two guys, otherwise it would seem that she had malicious intentions.
However, she also cherished her hard-earned savings.
Those two guys were just insatiable!
Finally, Tong Yao had to take drastic action against herself.
She sneaked into Master Qin’s secret warehouse under the cover of darkness and deliberately made a lot of noise.
The sharp-eared and clear-sighted Master Qin caught the wine thief Tong Yao on the spot.
After hanging her up and giving her a beating, he also put her in solitary confinement for a month.
Look at this.
It’s not that I don’t want to share food with you, you can only blame my master for locking me up!
…
At the end of November.
The northern wind crossed over the Blackwood Strait and blew all the way to the East Divine Land.
The swirling snow dyed the earth into pure white.
This is a rare beautiful sight.
However, there were no literati or poets to sing praises of this world draped in white.
Because.
That winter, the East Divine Land experienced an unprecedented cold.
Numerous animals and plants were frozen to death, and the thin-walled houses could not withstand the cold. The fires that were just lit were extinguished in a matter of moments.
Even the once prosperous mortal kingdoms experienced a time of poverty and famine, with thousands of people dying of starvation.
The eldest princess, wearing a dark red cloak, stood on the highest floor of Tianyi City.
She stooped to pick up a handful of snow from the roof’s eaves.
This is no ordinary snow.
This is snow that can devour vitality.
This is not an ordinary day.
This is the seventy-fourth day since the disappearance of the Emperor of Heluo and Marquis Wu’an.
Heluo is in chaos, and then the whole world is in chaos.
Looking out over the gloomy Tianyi City still shrouded in the Great City Protection Magic Array, the eldest princess could barely breathe.
She remembered the days when she practiced at Xingluo Fortress.
Carefree.
She recalled her brief encounter with Bai Lian.
It’s good to have someone to rely on.
But now she has nothing left.
Heluo is not her Heluo anymore, but her identity keeps her constantly at the center of the storm.
Her cultivation base is not weak, but it is impossible to control the situation like this.
So let these countless mountains and rivers collapse, which could also be considered a way out, right?
However, the eldest princess didn’t want to.
She didn’t want to fulfill the wish of the Taixuan Taoist Sect.
As a descendant of the Xu family, she always remembered the hatred of her ancestors who died in the battle of Da Mang Mountain at the hands of the Taixuan Taoist Sect’s sect leader.
If it were a fair competition, everything would be alright.
Unfortunately, the sect leader resorted to various means to coerce the Heluo Kingdom, forcing their ancestors to go to war before the completion of the Gate of All Living Beings.
As a result, it naturally led to a joke.
Are they also attempting to challenge the orthodoxy of the Taixuan Taoist Sect?
The Taixuan is like the heavens, and the might of heavens takes the sword to demonstrate it. Going against the heavens is equal to courting death.
The eldest princess grasped the snow tightly in her hand.
At this moment, an unusual wind suddenly blew in from the north of the tall building.
She turned around abruptly, and her eyes caught sight of a tall figure dressed in black and gold.
"Xu Pan!"
This sound was squeezed out of the throat.
That was clearly the long-disappeared Emperor of Heluo.
Xu Pan’s brow furrowed slightly as a heavy pressure rolled over him, "No sense of propriety."
The eldest princess exclaimed, "Do you even know what you’re doing? Look at this Tianyi City!"
She extended her finger.
"Is this the scene you wish to see?"
Xu Pan stood with his hands behind his back. "Of course, I know what I am doing. I also know what you are doing."
The eldest princess became angrier, "You know? Huh, if you know why would you do such a thing that harms the Heluo country?"
Xu Pandao said, "It’s just a disease of scabies and eczema."
He ignored the angry gaze of the eldest princess and looked far into the distance.
"What exactly are you plotting?" The eldest princess’s heaving chest gradually eased. "You came to see me in person, so it must not be just to anger me, right?"
A smile formed at the corner of Xu Pan’s mouth. "You are still as clever as you were when you were a child."
"…"
The eldest princess remained silent.
She is several years younger than Xu Pan. When she was still a child, she only remembered his indifferent face.
Xu Pan reminisced, "Actually, I have another younger sister."
"?"
The eldest princess was taken aback for a moment.
"She is around the same age as me."
"…"
Xu Pan suddenly said, "Haven’t you been wondering why my relationship with Marquis Wu’an is so good?"
The eldest princess nodded.
Xu Pan said, "For I can ascend to the throne, there are two people I need to thank the most – Marquis Wu’an and that younger sister."
The eldest princess had not heard of these things.
"At that time, I was just an unpopular prince without any outstanding cultivation talent or exceptional governance skills. I was constantly guarded by my older brother and even faced assassination attempts several times. However, my sister was different, she was a once-in-a-millennium genius, just like you."
The eldest princess’s lips wriggled.
If two geniuses appeared within a thousand years, wouldn’t that be cutting it in half and calling it a once-in-five-hundred-years event?
"It was she who helped me out of danger, she who contacted the young Marquis Wu’an for me, and she who strategized step by step to turn the situation around."
"She is the book of war in my hands, and Marquis Wu’an is the spear in my hands."
The eldest princess asked, "Where did she go later on?"
Xu Pan said, "She died."
These were very plain three words.
The eldest princess didn’t see any fluctuation on Xu Pan’s face.
Xu Pan’s demeanor made her feel a bit cold.
"She died of innocence. Her older brother asked for aid from Xingluo Fortress, and took advantage of the chaos to force his way into the palace. She clearly had the upper hand, but at a critical moment, she suddenly thought of familial affection. Familial affection, ha…"
Xu Pan’s lips moved, as if he wanted to smile.
"What happened after that?"
"The people of Xingluo Fortress killed her in a surprise attack. Marquis Wu’an and I arrived shortly after and killed my elder brother. I inherited the throne. Later, Xingluo Fortress handed over the perpetrators who were then executed at the altar of sacrifice."
The eldest princess nodded.
Xu Pan looked up at the night sky and said, "I learned a lesson from that incident."
"What?"
"Strength, strength is everything. Ten people surrounded my younger sister and yet only one ended up dead. Xingluo Fortress went against ancestral teachings, but they weren’t punished." Xu Ban remained expressionless, "Do you still remember the battle at Da Mang Mountain?"
"Of course, I’ve been hearing about it since I was little, I can’t forget it."
"Did the Taixuan Taoist Sect’s sect leader receive punishment for killing our ancestors for no reason?"
"…"
Xu Pan said, "I am not the first person to fight for the throne with my elder brother, but I am the only one who survived, because later on, I gained a stronger power than my brother."
The eldest princess lowered her head and asked, "Why are you telling me this?"
Xu Pan smiled and said, "I will give you the jade plate of the Heavenly Secrets Magic Array, with this magic array, you can firmly secure that position."
The eldest princess knew that her words referred to the throne.
However…
"Now is a critical moment. I must find every possible way to evade the surveillance of the Taixuan Taoist Sect. When I come back, I will restart the Battle of Da Ming Mountain. Everything that Heluo has lost will be restored by me!" Xu Pan spoke confidently.
The eldest princess’s expression turned cold. "So, I am the puppet you have chosen, or rather, the bait?"
It’s better to not have this throne!
Even though her pride was repeatedly crushed, she still remained proud.
However, Xu Pan did something unexpected to her.
"No."
The man, who blended into the darkness of the night, suddenly took a step forward and gently placed his hand on her head.
An intimate caress.
"!"
Having regained her senses, the eldest princess immediately slapped away Xu Pan’s hand.
"What are you doing?"
Xu Pan withdrew his hand without changing his expression and said, "This is what you deserve."
Nonsense!
Who the hell believes pulling out the family card out of nowhere like this?
The eldest princess took a step forward but missed.
Xu Pan disappeared.
Only a bright jade plate was left behind, along with a lightly floating phrase.
"People on the outside cannot be trusted, including that Bai Lian you rely on."
The eldest princess grasped the jade plate.
You have no business meddling in affairs between Bai Lian and me.
Her complexion grew increasingly unsightly in the howling north wind.