Une aura glaçante

Chapitre 94

Xue Xing nodded and then asked, "The person who accompanied Hao Jinfeng today is Xue Beifan, the second young master of the Beihai Sect. Why didn't you cooperate with him? Why did you come to us instead? To be honest, we are a generation below him."

"Hehe." The Grand Master just smiled faintly. "As I said before, I am proficient in divination and calculation. Xue Beifan is not as unambitious as he seems on the surface. Moreover, he is destined to be a pearl that sails out to sea. He will not speak until he makes a name for himself. There are many variables in this person. We cannot cooperate with him."

"You mean Xue Beifan is an ambitious person, not the unambitious and unambitious person he seems to be?" Fang Tongli said with some disdain. "If he were truly ambitious, he should have returned to fight for the position after his master's death. Why doesn't he show up now? The Beihai Sect has no place for him. What can he possibly gain by fighting for it?!"

The Imperial Advisor smiled without saying a word, then turned to look at Xue Xing, "Since you can make the decision, I'll ask you one question: are you going to do business or not?"

Xue Xing pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."

The Imperial Advisor said no more and left with his men, satisfied.

After the Imperial Advisor left, Fang Tongli pressed Xue Xing for an answer, "That charlatan spouted nonsense! What 'Pearl Emerging from the Sea' omen? Why didn't he say that good-for-nothing was a descendant of the Purple Star?!"

Seeing that he was angry, Xue Xing waved his hand to tell him not to act rashly. "In any case, this deal is not a loss for us. The Grand Preceptor seems to have been coveting the Crystal Palace for a long time. If we don't cooperate with him, he might cooperate with Xue Beifan, and then we will suffer even greater losses."

"What in the Crystal Palace of Beihai could possibly be so important to the Imperial Preceptor?" Qin Ke wondered. "He didn't mention the Moon Sea Golden Boat or the Holy Martial Emperor's Manual, he only said he wanted to take a look at the Crystal Palace... Unfortunately, to find the Crystal Palace, we must find the Five Dragon Bone Maps. Where exactly did Xue Beihai hide the maps?"

"Speaking of which..." Xue Xing seemed to suddenly realize something, "I always thought it was a bit unusual for Xue Beifan to go to such lengths to please a woman. Now that I think about it, that girl is Yan Ruyu's daughter. I've seen her before; she has extremely high lightness skills."

"You mean Xue Beifan is using her?" Fang Tongli chuckled as he spoke. "That's fine too. Anyway, the girl is pretty. Whether it's true or not, Xue Beifan won't lose out."

On the rooftop, Xiaoyue saw Xiaodao listening with a sullen face. He didn't show any particular expression, but it was clear that he wasn't in a good mood.

Xiaoyue couldn't guess what Xiaodao was thinking at that moment. The Grand Master was right about one thing: Xue Beifan was indeed a man of hidden talents. As for his attentiveness to Xiaodao, Xiaoyue thought Xiaodao was very likable, and it was reasonable for Xue Beifan to be interested in her. But as to how reasonable it was... she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Liking or disliking someone is not something that can be explained by reason.

"I don't think we need to use them at all," Qin Ke said angrily. "They just came to us on their own. They even slept in the same room. Shameless."

Xiao Dao got angry and muttered, "Pah!"

Xiaoyue was startled and quickly pulled out her knife. She might have been distracted and made such a noise. Xue Xing and Fang Tongli in the room were not completely oblivious and knew martial arts; they noticed immediately.

Qin Ke stood up, and Xue Xing gestured for everyone to be quiet.

Xiao Dao realized her carelessness had been discovered and cursed herself for being so angry. The things everyone had said about Xue Beifan had made her quite irritated. Her immediate priority was to slip away, but just as the two of them stood up, they heard Xue Xing's voice from inside the room, "Don't move, or I can't guarantee you won't get hurt."

Xiaoyue held Xiaodao's arm and winked at her... If they moved, the people inside could pinpoint their location, and if they used hidden weapons, they could really get hurt. But if they didn't leave now, it would be even more troublesome if their faces were seen.

Just as Xiaodao and Xiaoyue were wondering what to do, they heard a whistling sound behind them, as if someone had landed.

Little Knife is finished speaking! At this moment, someone attacks?!

She turned around, had someone grab her wrist, and flung her into the backyard. Hao Jinfeng caught her, followed by Xiaoyue…

Xiao Dao saw a white shadow tumble several times on the rooftop, dodging the thrown darts before landing beside them.

Upon seeing his face clearly, Xiao Dao frowned – it was Wang Bibo!

Without a word, Wang Bibo led the group away, leaping and bounding out of the courtyard and hiding in his own villa, which was relatively close by.

"Are you alright?" Hao Jinfeng stopped to check on Xiaodao. He had been in the courtyard earlier. Although his lightness skill was poor, his internal strength was profound and his hearing was excellent. He could tell from the situation inside that Xiaodao and the others had been discovered. He was worried when Wang Bibo arrived, so he came in and rescued Xiaodao and Xiaoyue.

Wang Bibo closed the door and asked, "Is everything alright?"

Xiao Dao rolled her eyes at him. "Who are you? I don't know you!"

Wang Bibo scratched his head; he was still angry, as expected.

Seeing that no one was chasing after them, Hao Jinfeng thanked Wang Bibo and asked Xiaodao if she wanted to go back. Xiaodao was eager to leave, but Wang Bibo stopped her, saying, "Wait, I want to talk to you alone."

Xiao Dao frowned. "What are we talking about... I don't even know you."

"Tsk." Wang Bibo said weakly, "I'm being serious." After saying that, he looked at Hao Jinfeng and Lou Xiaoyue.

Hao Jinfeng saw that Xiao Dao was unwilling and knew that she was still angry with Wang Bibo, but after all, it was Wang Bibo who had saved her just now...

"We'll wait for you at the door." Hao Jinfeng and Xiaoyue stood guard at the door.

Xiao Dao sullenly sat down at the table, not even glancing at Wang Bibo.

"Are you still angry?" Wang Bibo went to her side. "I'll apologize to you. What do you want me to do to make you feel better? How about I give you all my assets?"

Xiao Dao immediately looked up, her big eyes sparkling, "Really?"

"Dream on!" Wang Bibo poked her nose with his finger. "You'll be my wife, and then all my possessions will be yours!"

Xiao Dao turned his head.

"I'm serious." Wang Bibo leaned in a little closer.

"Not interested." Xiao Dao rolled her eyes at him. "I hate men who are fickle."

Wang Bibo said earnestly, "With you, I'll be devoted to you wholeheartedly!"

Xiao Dao covered his ears, "Go back now, you'll be crying when your cousin gets married!"

“I won’t cry when Lanzhi gets married.” Wang Bibo reached out and pried Lanzhi’s hands off her ears. “I’ll cry when you get married.”

Xiao Dao picked at his ear, "There was a buzzing sound just now."

"You don't actually like Xue Beifan, do you?" Wang Bibo knew she was pretending to be confused. "Why get involved in this kind of Jianghu conflict? Come back with me..."

"Ouch, mosquitoes!" Xiao Dao swatted at them, pretending not to hear.

"You finally found your older brother, and you're willing to drag him into danger?" Wang Bibo knew Xiao Dao was playing dumb. "Xue Beifan is really not that simple..."

Xiao Dao simply covered his ears, "Heartless! He wasted Lan Zhi's sincere heart."

Wang Bibo said seriously, "Then you have no conscience either. How do you compensate me for wasting my sincere feelings?"