Chapter 146: Giving you a test here, and you're treating it like a brothel visit?_3
"But..."
Linger's delicate body trembled, clearly understanding her implication.
She planned to sit back and watch the tigers fight, using the other Sects to corner him, forcing him to seek her help.
And throughout this process, all of this was caused by Xu Yuan's own hands.
Hiss—
She couldn't help but take a sharp breath inward.
She pondered briefly, then said, "With the Heavenly Dao Sect as a backer, even if the other seven great Sects see him as a thorn in their side, wanting to coerce him into handing over the eye of the Four Divine Beasts Formation, it would be to no avail, wouldn't it?"
"Then before that, why not cause a rift between him and the Heavenly Dao Sect? Besides, even without a split, can one Heavenly Dao Sect really disregard the combined force of the other seven great Sects?"
"But what if the other Sects are wary of the Heavenly Dao Sect and don't take action? And I've also heard that Tian Liuli of Qiushui Shengong..."
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"Qiushui Shengong isn't only dependent on the Palace Master's say, not to mention she is just a successor Palace Master. As for the other Sects..."
Jing Lixue suddenly revealed a mysterious smile. She glanced at the bamboo rod that had twitched, then peeked across at the rooftop opposite, whispering, "Another fish has taken the bait; you all... may leave."
"Yes."
The two were initially startled, but then they lowered their heads.
Zhong Sheng watched Jing Lixue, who was fishing atop the stone platform, his expression changing several times, but in the end, he couldn't help himself.
"The Princess truly has a refined hobby," he said with a light chuckle, pretending to speak casually. "Outside, each Prince has started to show off their Divine Skills to ascend the throne, yet here you sit alone at the Fishing Terrace, entirely motionless."
"What use would there be in moving?"
Hearing the anger in his words, Jing Lixue replied lightly, "After all, I really don't see any good solution to the current situation."
"I hope the Princess can remain as indifferent when the time comes; losing later will inevitably lead to a reckoning from the other Princes," Zhong Sheng said, staring at her with a dark gaze. "The care you showed me at the mansion, I have not forgotten a single bit."
He finally could not hold back and spoke his mind.
"Is that so?"
Jing Lixue lifted her chin slightly, her gaze piercing as if with a smile: "Now that I have no retainers by my side, isn't this the perfect opportunity for you to seek revenge? Why don't you make a move?"
"Hmph, Sister Lan is nearby, do you think I'm not aware of that?"
Zhong Sheng sneered.
"So you're a coward."
Jing Lixue feigned a look of sudden realization.
Even though he knew she was mocking him, for some reason, Zhong Sheng didn't feel overly humiliated; rather, his heart stirred even more.
"We shall see if you can still laugh when the time comes. If you can't ascend the throne, then you will be of no use to us."
"Really? You need not worry too much about that; I still have Xu Yuan to protect me," Jing Lixue said, smiling as she cast the baitless hook back into the water.
Hearing her mention Xu Yuan, Zhong Sheng's face turned increasingly ugly.
"Hmph? Xu Yuan? With just him?"
Thinking back to how he had attempted to curry favor with Lin Qingque, who had just returned from outside, only to be ignored by her, he felt a surge of irritation, staring at her and saying, "Do you think... he can protect you?"
"Otherwise?"
Jing Lixue chuckled lightly.
Zhong Sheng's eyes drooped slightly, concealing the rage within: "I'll show you that he can't be relied upon."
"Well then, I... shall eagerly anticipate your performance," Jing Lixue said with a half-smile.
...
Xu Yuan looked on with a hint of regret.
It was a pity his cultivation had not shown signs of increase; otherwise, maybe just this once, he might have broken through to the Primordial Spirit realm.
Beneath him, the Goddess's face was flushed red, her pale and delicate body tinged with a rosy hue from passion, no longer bearing her previous arrogant demeanor.
"Enough, right? I... I give up," she stammered, her voice trembling.
Her glossy hair slightly disheveled, strands sticking to her cheeks, forehead, and eyebrows, her eyes clouded and rolling back slightly, her lips uncontrollably leaking a line of clear fluid.
"Give up? But I'm not finished yet. The trial hasn't ended, so there are no results to speak of," Xu Yuan said, his tone teasing.
"You..."
Curses rang out again.
When the mist before his eyes dispersed and Xu Yuan opened his eyes again, he saw the Giant Demon statue looking at him with a complex expression filled with shock, admiration, bewilderment, and even an urge to take him as a mentor.
Although the Divine Realm Goddess had interrupted its spying during the third trial, preventing it from witnessing the scene, from the smug to tearful cursing to gradually pleading, it had understood something.
Later on, it even heard Xu Yuan's mocking voice while helping her change clothes, as if he had turned the place into a Brothel complete with role-playing.
It did not resemble a Guardian, but rather a procurer inciting anger.
"You..."
"Ahem, I've passed the trial..."
For some reason, Xu Yuan felt as if the statue's gaze was about to offer him a line such as "Coach, I want to learn how to drive."
"I... I know," the Giant Demon statue scratched its head, turning to look at Liu Ruoxue, who was frowning slightly, sensing something was not quite right. What it really wanted to say was that its earlier senses might not have been wrong.