Chapter 71: Kneel!

“What?”

“The Emperor of Ning wants to set you and Princess Ning An up!” Lu Youxin laughed. “Who is my Eldest Senior Brother? A cold and strict sword cultivator. Where would there be room for romance in his heart?”

Ling Hegui paused.

Princess Ning An was different from the rumors of being domineering and useless; she was a clever and highly talented woman.

However, she was always with Xue Chen, inseparable.

Were they not in a mutual relationship?

Lu Youxin kept chattering.

“It’s simply a mismatch. That Xue Chen is inseparable from Princess Ning An.”

“Sometimes I feel that kid’s eyes are a bit scary.”

He spoke for a long time, but the other party didn’t respond.

“Eldest Senior Brother? Are you listening to me?”

“En,” Ling Hegui said indifferently.

“In my opinion, my cousin is more suitable for you. Why don’t you try with my cousin?” Lu Youxin grinned mischievously.

Ling Hegui pressed his lips together tightly. The image of that day floated in his eyes—the girl in the yellow dress fighting the Evil-Devouring Lord above the Imperial City.

Facing such a great demon.

She showed no fear.

“Youxin, don’t talk nonsense behind people’s backs. Princess Ning An and Miss Yun are both excellent women.”

“It is up to them to decide who they like.”

With that, he strode into the Discipline Hall.

Lu Youxin shouted from behind, “But you have to let them see it! Eldest Senior Brother, if you don’t fight or compete…”

“Which girl will know your feelings?”

His junior brother’s words drilled into his ears.

Ling Hegui was dazed for a moment. Even if they had someone they liked, could he still fight and compete for them?

He immediately shook his head, denying the thought.

Matters of love were too complicated.

He still preferred practicing the sword. He pulled out the Po Wang Sword and took a look; the blade and hilt were quite damaged.

He stroked the cracks with heartache.

He had to find time to repair it immediately.

No matter how many spirit stones it cost, he had to restore his spirit sword to normal.

Lu Youxin came in and saw his Eldest Senior Brother gazing infatuatedly at the long sword, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Fine!

The Po Wang Sword is his real wife.

…

The little Huan Li indeed lost a tooth.

When Ning Shengsheng woke up the next day, she found a baby tooth by her pillow, with the little guy sniffing around it.

She remembered Xue Chen saying not to let it eat the baby tooth.

She quickly took the baby tooth away.

She found a brocade box to store it.

“Woo…”

The Huan Li twitched its ears and rubbed against Ning Shengsheng’s cheek.

Her spirit pet was a clingy, spoiled little monster.

“Alright, if you keep rubbing, I’ll pull your ears!”

Ning Shengsheng rubbed the top of the Huan Li’s head. Its fur was messy, but it looked like it was enjoying it.

“Your Highness, the Third Princess is here.”

Songgao reported softly.

Ning Jin?

Is that guy here to cause trouble?

“Let her in.” Ning Shengsheng put down the Huan Li and patted its butt, letting it play by itself.

Before long.

Ning Jin came in holding a brocade box.

“Ning An!”

“Here.”

She pulled a long face and extended her arm.

The brocade box was thrust in front of Ning Shengsheng, almost hitting her nose. “This is…?”

“You’ll know if you open it!”

Ning Jin turned her face away, but she was actually watching Ning Shengsheng from the corner of her eye.

“No.”

She maintained a smile, simply refusing to open it.

“Why are you like this?” A hint of embarrassment appeared in Ning Jin’s stubborn eyes.

“This is the first time this princess has given someone a gift.”

“You must open it!”

“Oh~” Ning Shengsheng dragged out the sound, deliberately teasing her. “So it’s a gift”

“Does anyone give gifts so fiercely?”

“Could it be because you’re shy?”

“I am not!” Ning Jin exploded, her secret exposed. “You saved Great Ning, otherwise this princess wouldn’t bother with you. I still know basic right from wrong.”

Seeing she was truly anxious, Ning Shengsheng stopped teasing her.

She opened the brocade box with both hands; inside lay a spiritual fruit.

She picked up the spiritual fruit to examine it and let out a low cry upon recognizing it, “It’s a Bodhi Seed?”

What’s got into this girl?

She used to be so antagonistic.

“Didn’t you just open your spiritual apertures? Taking the Bodhi Seed can consolidate your realm and make your cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.”

Ning Jin finished speaking angrily.

“Thank you for saving Great Ning.”

She said it quickly and ran off like a wisp of smoke.

Ning Shengsheng was still in shock and hadn’t recovered. The Bodhi Seed was an extremely rare heavenly material and earthly treasure.

Zaoni was also dumbfounded.

“Your Highness, has the Third Princess been influenced by you?”

Ning Shengsheng put the Bodhi Seed away and closed the box. “I don’t know. Since it was sent, I’ll just keep it.”

“This princess will have lunch first.”

Songgao set out the food.

Crying sounds came from outside, and a blue figure ran in, hugging Ning Shengsheng and wailing.

“An’an, your brother bullied me!”

She looked longingly at the soy-braised pork elbow and smacked her lips. “How did he bully you? I’ll beat him up for you.”

“He… he told me to get lost back to the Hundred Herb Valley…”

“Damn Ning Xuan, morally corrupt, character worrying!”

Yun Huaiyue whimpered and hugged Ning Shengsheng tightly.

The soy-braised pork elbow disappeared from her view.

Oh heavens. Ning Shengsheng sniffled; she wanted to cry more than Yun Huaiyue did. She was starving to death.

Her mouth played along and cursed.

“Exactly, exactly, character worrying, morally corrupt. How could he treat Senior Sister Yun like that!”

Yun Huaiyue looked up, sniffling.

“An’an, how can you say that about your brother? Actually, he’s usually quite good to me.”

Ning Shengsheng: “……”

That’s why they call you a love-brain.

Yun Huaiyue analyzed while crying, coaxed herself, and ran back to find Ning Xuan.

Ning Shengsheng had a row of black lines on her forehead.

The soy-braised pork elbow on the table suddenly wasn’t appetizing anymore.

Comforting a love-brain was truly a thankless task. She firmly resolved not to interfere in the young couple’s affairs in the future.

The comfortable days passed in a flash.

Soon, it was the day to execute the system mission.

Not long ago, Ning Shengsheng had wanted to find an excuse to hit Xue Chen lightly a few times, but unexpectedly, the other party stayed indoors.

She didn’t know what he was doing.

Xue Chen had finished reading that banned book in the past few days.

He was suddenly enlightened about matters between men and women!

He was just about to go out when Songgao said the Princess was inviting him.

Thinking of the plot described in the storybook, Xue Chen’s pupils rippled slightly, and his ears were dyed a thin crimson.

He harbored a trace of anticipation in his heart.

As soon as he stepped into Zhaoxia Palace.

He saw the woman sitting at the head, dressed in exquisite palace attire, idly toying with an ice-crystal whip in her hand.

Xue Chen licked his lips excitedly.

Wasn’t this scene exactly the first chapter of the storybook?

“You all withdraw.”

The woman’s cherry lips parted slightly, dismissing the palace servants.

Xue Chen couldn’t help but clench his hands inside his sleeves, lowering his head low to hide the joy and anticipation in his eyes.

Sitting on the soft couch, Ning Shengsheng’s hand trembled.

It was clearly already autumn.

Yet the young man was thinly clad, his chin pointed.

Did those damned palace servants mistreat him again?

Xue Chen stood in the center of the hall like a thin bamboo whipped by wind and rain, down and out but with moral integrity.

He lowered his head.

One could imagine how pitiful and innocent those black eyes were.

It’s all the system’s fault. It simply doesn’t do human things.

After being scolded, the system felt aggrieved. It glanced at the young man’s reddening ears and slightly trembling hands.

Why did it feel something was wrong?

“Your Highness, why have you summoned this subject?” Xue Chen asked in a low voice.

Ning Shengsheng’s face was calm, but her heart was pounding wildly. She pretended to be composed and said: “Kneel!”

!!!

Kneel?

A light flashed across the young man’s pupils, which were hidden by his long eyelashes.

Under the shadow of his eyelashes.

His usually calm eyes were spreading with an almost secret and morbid excitement.