Une aura glaçante

Chapitre 100

"Heh." Xue Beifan gently tapped her head. "My older brother has plenty of ways to make her obey. Besides, Fang Tongli is a womanizer. Women who deceive others usually end up being retaliated against by them. I think... Xue Xing and the others have been tricked."

“Yes, that’s right.” Xiao Dao nodded seriously. “The consequence of deceiving women is usually that women retaliate against you.”

"Ahem." Xue Beifan coughed, then said seriously, "That's right, so we have to make this a real show."

"Brother Xue?" Wei Xinjie interrupted Xiao Dao and Xue Beifan, who were arguing, "What's your choice?"

Xue Beifan shrugged and casually pointed at Xue Xing and the others, "Then I'll have to trouble General Wei to handle the gang's internal affairs. These two traitors are yours."

"Xue Beifan!" Fang Tongli slammed his hand on the table. "It's not your place to make decisions about the Beihai Sect."

Xue Beifan raised an eyebrow. "Oh dear, not only is he betraying his master and ancestors, but he's also being disrespectful to his superiors. He has absolutely no manners."

"You..." Fang Tongli gritted his teeth and was about to step forward, but Xue Xing grabbed him. They had just witnessed the contest between Xue Beifan and Wang Bibo. In terms of martial arts, if they went to cause trouble for Xue Beifan, they would only be humiliating themselves.

"We shouldn't stay any longer, let's go." Xue Xing pulled Fang Tongli, preparing to leave, but Wei Xinjie was prepared, and someone was blocking the way from behind.

"None of you will escape!" Wei Xinjie ordered, and his men launched a swarm attack. Xue Xing and Fang Tongli, seeing the situation, knew they were outnumbered. After hesitating for a moment, they ultimately chose not to resist and surrendered.

Qin Ke was not arrested; she just stood there, bewildered.

Xue Xing winked at her, seemingly instructing her to do something. Qin Ke watched the two being taken away, then looked up with a complicated expression at Xue Beifan and Yan Xiaodao beside him before turning away angrily.

After arresting the man and leaving, Wei Xinjie glanced at Xue Beifan and Yan Xiaodao as he passed by, and asked, "I heard that besides Madam Xue, there was another girl who witnessed the incident... Brother Xue, do you know who this woman is? I need to find her to testify."

Xiao Dao's heart tightened. Could Xue Beihai have implicated her as well? Her identity made it difficult for her to enter the government office; it would be terrible if her family affairs were involved.

"She's probably a maid from the Beihai Sect," Xue Beihai said with a casual smile. "I'll ask her for you when I have time."

Wei Xinjie didn't say anything more, stared at Xiao Dao for a moment, nodded, and said, "Thank you for your trouble." After saying that, he left with his men.

Xiao Dao rubbed his nose and breathed a sigh of relief, only to hear Xue Beifan's sarcastic remark, "You little girl, you really are a handful."

"Huh?" Xiao Dao didn't quite understand.

"No." Xue Beifan put his arm around her shoulder. "Want to go eat?"

"Stop trying to get close to me." Xiao Dao looked around, then reached out and slapped Xue Beifan's arm away. "Well, I have something to tell you."

"Really?" Xue Beifan grinned. "Finally admitting you have feelings for me?"

Xiao Dao nodded, "Yes, yes, you're the best. You're better than most men."

Xue Bei glanced at Xiao Dao and sensed that the girl seemed unhappy.

Everyone returned to their lodgings. Xue Beifan went into Xiaodao's room alone, closed the door, and saw Xiaodao sitting at the table in a daze, with her mother's letter on the table.

A hint of hesitation flashed in Xue Beifan's eyes, but he didn't say anything more. He sat down in front of her and asked, "What is it?"

"Here." Xiao Dao pushed the third piece of dragon bone in front of Xue Beifan.

Xue Beifan answered, "So it really is a ghost town."

"Hmm." Xiao Dao nodded, appearing quite quiet compared to usual, which made Xue Beifan frown even more—it felt very strange.

"Next up is the Naihe Sect, right?" Xue Beifan said with a smile. "I heard that Granny Naihe is Yan Ruyu's senior, which means you two are relatives? It should be easy to talk to her."

"My mother warned me before that I should never go near the Naihe Gate."

"Why?"

"That's what she said anyway," Xiao Dao muttered, tapping her fingers lightly on the table. "Anyway, I've found you three dragon bones, and your identity has been exposed. You're not the same person you used to be anymore, you should..."

"Should what?" Xue Beifan's voice was devoid of warmth and emotion.

"They should go their separate ways, right?" Xiao Dao muttered.

Xue Beifan remained silent, only asking, "So what's next? Where are you going?"

"Go home first, see my mother and such, then go see my father."

"Your older brother is going to investigate my older brother's case..." Xue Beifan paused here, then said, "That's right, Wei Xinjie has taken over the case, which means Hao Jinfeng might have to get away to do other things."

"What about Xiaoyue?" Xue Beifan seemed unwilling to give up. "Aren't you best friends with her?"

Xiao Dao frowned. "Yeah, even after I left, we're still best friends."

"And what about me?" Xue Beifan asked seriously, "What am I?"

Xiao Dao blinked and laughed heartily, "You want to be my best friend too?"

Xue Beifan nodded, "If we're best friends, can we sleep in the same bed?"

"Get lost!" Xiao Dao kicked him and lightly slapped the table. "It's settled then. I'm leaving tomorrow. We'll have a farewell dinner tonight."

After speaking, Xiao Dao stood up, and seeing Xue Beifan bowing his head and remaining silent, he turned his head and said, "Congratulations."

"Congratulations on what?" Xue Beifan asked, leaning on the table and fiddling with his teacup. "Congratulations on my breakup?"

"Congratulations on becoming the leader of the Beihai Sect." Xiao Dao forced a smile.

Xue Beifan looked up, "You don't keep your word."

The man with the sharp face immediately fell, "No...nowhere."

"Why are you stuttering if you're not?" Xue Beifan pointed at Xiao Dao's mouth. "A guilty conscience!"

"No...no way!" Xiao Dao tried hard not to bite his tongue.