Chapter 76

Xiahou Shan snorted, “Humph. To keep me company? Young Master Hua, are you making a fool of me?” This woman was no ordinary. She and Chu Lian’er were both defeated by Hua Xian’er last time. She wondered what trick Hua Xian’er wanted to play this time.

Xiahou Shan’s mockery made Hua Xian’er’s coquettish smile stiffen but she quickly came to her senses, “You are still hating me for what happened last time!”

As Xiahou Shan didn’t speak, Hua Xian’er continued, “How can you blame me for that? You were both bewitched by Duanmu Xi’s tune at that time. If I didn’t throw you off the stage, I would be the one thrown off the stage. That day I didn’t really hurt you. You should hate Duanmu Xi instead of me.”

When it came to Duanmu Xi, Xiahou Shan’s eyes were full of resentment. She must snatch Xuanyuan Mo from Duanmu Xi.

Seeing Xiahou Shan’s facial expression, Hua Xian’er sneered. It was fine that the sovereign didn’t allow her to do anything against Duanmu Xi. After all, she was not the only one who wanted Duanmu Xi dead.

“If you want to get Xuanyuan Mo, I can help you.”

“Help me? How?” Xiahou Shan looked at Hua Xian’er suspiciously. How could this woman be willing to help her? Hua Xian’er must be lying.

Hua Xian’er took out a black jar from her arms and passed it to Xiahou Shan, “This is Love Worm.”

“Love Worm?” Xiahou Shan took the black jar and wanted to open it.

“Freeze!” Hua Xian’er’s sudden scream made Xiahou Shan almost break the jar in fear.

“What are you doing? You’ve freaked me out.” Xiahou Shan patted her chest and composed herself.

Hua Xian’er rolled her eyes inwardly. She was the one freaked out by Xiahou Shan. What an ignorant woman! How could Xiahou Shan be so careless? What if it was a jar of poison? Xiahou Shan was so not afraid of death.

“Do you know that you almost ruined my treasure?” This was actually the Heartless Worm she got from the Wilderness Holy Region with a lot of effort.

“Can’t I open the jar?”

“Yes, you can but it is not the time yet. The Love Worm in the jar is very small, which is invisible to the naked eye. Besides, it moves quite fast. Upon opening the jar, you cannot find it anymore.”

“What can this thing do?” Xiahou Shan frowned upon the black jar in her hand.

Looking at Xiahou Shan’s facial expression, Hua Xian’er pursed her lips. Xiahou Shan just couldn’t tell the good from the bad.

“As its name implies, once the Love Worm gets into one’s body, he will fall in deep love. Even if he is an immortal, he cannot resist the effect of the Love Worm. The only cure is to have intercourse with a woman. If he doesn’t take the cure within 24 hours, he will die. However, it can only work on a man but not a woman. Its favorite is men’s blood. As long as you get Xuanyuan Mo’s blood and drip it into this jar, this thing will get into his body by itself. By then, if you are with Xuanyuan Mo, he will be yours for sure,” Hua Xian’er said and then winked at Xiahou Shan reflectively.

“Is the Love Worm so awesome?” Xiahou Shan was dumbstruck. She didn’t expect the thing in the jar could be so awesome.

“Of course. Do you think ordinary aphrodisiacs can work on Xuanyuan Mo?” This was the present she specially prepared for Duanmu Xi. The Love Worm’s real name was Heartless Worm. She deliberately hid the most amazing function of the worm from Xiahou Shan. That was, the man who was invaded by the Heartless Worm would forget the woman who cleared the worm for him. By then, whether it was another woman or herself who cleared the worm for Xuanyuan Mo, Duanmu Xi would be gravely painful.

Xiahou Shan held the small black jar in her hand, “Why do you help me? Don’t try to brush me off. I don’t believe you are that nice to me.” If Hua Xian’er didn’t make it clear, Xiahou Shan wouldn’t use the worm for sure. Who knew what Hua Xian’er was up to? Xiahou Shan didn’t want to be betrayed by her as before.

“Why? Because I hate Duanmu Xi. I want to make her suffer. I really want to see how she will look when she sees her man sleeping with another woman.” Hua Xian’er put on a fierce look. She must make Duanmu Xi feel the pain of her love being taken away.

“I trust you.” Staring at the raging hatred in Hua Xian’er’s eyes, Xiahou Shan finally accepted the small black jar with assurance. As a saying went, an enemy’s foe is a friend. “Duanmu Xi, it is all your fault. You’ve offended too many people so they all want to make you suffer,” she thought.

In Room 6, Chu Lian’er saw Hua Ye’er walking inside and then asked in confusion, “Why are you here? Where is Hua Xian’er?”

“She and I exchanged the rooms,” Hua Ye’er explained simply and then walked to an empty bed.

There must be some reason why Hua Xian’er exchanged the rooms with her. When she entered the Spiritual Beast Forest tomorrow, she must keep watch on the actions of Hua Xian’er and Xiahou Shan. Never could she allow them to hurt Her Highness.

Chu Lian’er blinked her eyes. Hua Xian’er stayed in the same room with Xiahou Shan. They must be scheming for something. Humph. Only Xiahou Shan would still believe Hua Xian’er. Anyway, she wouldn’t believe Hua Xian’er anymore. It was good that Hua Xian’er stayed in another room. In this case, she could have a quiet moment. Although she didn’t like Hua Ye’er who was taciturn, the latter was at least better than Hua Xian’er who kept talking nonsense.

In Room 8, Duanmu Xi was fawning on her master, “It must be for my sake that you volunteer to lead the team. Thank you so much.”

Mei Luo glimpsed the tea passed by Duanmu Xi and raised the corners of her mouth. The more time she spent with Duanmu Xi, the more she liked Duanmu Xi. She really regarded Duanmu Xi as her child.

Mei Luo slightly took a sip of the tea and said to Duanmu Xi, “Xi, you must be wary of Hua Xian’er.”

“Hua Xian’er?” Why would Third Master suddenly mention Hua Xian’er?

“Xi, do you remember the final? When you played Soul Disruption, only she was sober.”

Duanmu Xi was slightly dazed. Third Master also noticed it that day. Then, she said with shame, “I didn’t grasp the skill well enough. I’m sorry, Third Master.”

Mei Luo shook her head, “You’ve got the hang of the sonic attack. If I were you, the result would be the same.”

Hearing Mei Luo’s words, Duanmu Xi frowned and put on a serious look, “You mean Hua Xian’er’s cultivation level is even higher than that of Chief Master and Second Master?”

Mei Luo shook her head again, “Hua Xian’er was defeated by you in the final that day and I could tell that she had tried her best. She is no match for you. How can her cultivation level be higher than that of your chief master and second master?”

Duanmu Xi took a tumble. She was wrong but why would Chief Master and Second Master be bewitched by Third Master’s Soul Disruption while Hua Xian’er would not?

Mei Luo seemed to see through Duanmu Xi’s doubt and then said, “My sonic attack only works on humans and beasts. Maybe Hua Xian’er is not a human.”

She was not a human? The first person that came to Duanmu Xi’s mind was Jun Wuxie, the man in red who was incredibly beautiful.

“Anyway, you must be wary of Hua Xian’er. She is not easy to handle,” Mei Luo reminded again.

“Third Master, rest assured. I will stay alert.” Hua Xian’er was not a human? So what? If she dared to do any evil, Duanmu Xi would deal with her for sure. She was not a big deal for Duanmu Xi.

The next early morning, Mei Luo asked the students to get up and have breakfast.

“Miss, have we ever met before?” A sudden beautiful male voice made the several drowsy people sober instantly.

Duanmu Xi raised her head and saw a tall, straight and extremely beautiful man gazing at her with a smile. His smile, just like a spring breeze, was so refreshing.

Upon seeing such a handsome man, Chu Lian’er was fascinated again. The several other people also stopped to look at the handsome man.

Only Xuanyuan Mo next to Duanmu Xi served the dish for Duanmu Xi as if seeing nothing.

Seeing that, Duanmu Xi turned to smile at Xuanyuan Mo. For the moment, all the men in the room were stunned by her amazing smile.

The handsome man was also stunned. What a beautiful girl! How could there be such a strikingly pretty girl in the world…

After being dazed for a while, the handsome man asked again, “You look so familiar. Have we ever met before?”

Duanmu Xi heard him and then looked up at him again. As he asked the question twice, she also started to find his face familiar but she couldn’t recognize him anyway.

“Yu?” Mu Jianfeng was back from buying the solid food. Now, he was looking at the handsome man with surprise.

“Jianfeng, why are you here? Aren’t you supposed to be in Shengjin Academy?” The handsome man was also surprised to see Mu Jianfeng.

“Oh, yeah! My schoolmates and I are going on a trial in the Spiritual Beast Forest.” Mu Jianfeng put down the solid food and dragged the handsome man over to Mei Luo and Xuanyuan Mo.

“This is my cousin, Huangfu Yu. These are the elders of the academy, Elder Mei and Elder Xuanyuan.”

Huangfu? It was the imperial family name of the Qinglong Empire. No wonder this man would feel Xi looked familiar. Xi took after her father quite much.

Huangfu? No wonder she also found him somewhat familiar. He turned out to be Father’s relative. It seemed that he looked a bit like Father.

Huangfu Yu was stupefied to hear Mu Jianfeng’s introduction of Xuanyuan Mo. What a young elder! Shengjin Academy was not an ordinary academy. Since Xuanyuan Mo could become an elder of Shengjin Academy, he must be capable. Besides, Xuanyuan was the imperial family name of the Baihu Empire if he remembered it correctly.

Huangfu Yu slightly nodded at Mei Luo and Xuanyuan Mo, “Thank you for taking care of Jianfeng.”

Mei Luo and Xuanyuan Mo also nodded casually. If it were not because Huangfu Yu might be a relative of Duanmu Xi, Xuanyuan Mo couldn’t be bothered to nod his head.

“The others are all students of Shengjin Academy. I will not introduce one by one then,” Mu Jianfeng glanced over the others and said to Huangfu Yu.

Chu Lian’er was disgruntled about Mu Jianfeng’s introduction but given that she had to remain reserved as a woman, she couldn’t step forward and introduce herself. Hence, she could only glare at Mu Jianfeng with resentment.

“Who is this girl?” Huangfu Yu was also unhappy with Mu Jianfeng’s introduction. Mu Jianfeng didn’t introduce the one he wanted to know most so he had to ask about her on his own.