Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Chapter 164 That’s it

Nangong Huaxue didn't know how long she had slept. When she woke up, she found that the lights in the room were on. The dim light of the setting sun leaked out from the window, casting a dark yellow light on the ground.

Nangong Huaxue sat up, shook her head slowly, and drooped her eyelids, still feeling a little sleepy.

I dreamed about it before...

Nangong Huaxue's eyes were dull and she had not yet completely woken up from the dream.

In fact, what she had said to Xiao before had concealed some things from him.

For example, she was not born with memories.

Mang Ling was reincarnated as soon as she arrived, but she had to rest for a few years for some reasons, so she had no memory of the period from birth to the age of eight. She just kept dreaming about the figure fixed on the cross.

Perhaps the figure had such a great impact on her that it was engraved deep into her soul. When she first dreamed about it, she only felt horrified and a little inexplicably sad.

It was not until the accident with Wang Ji when she was eight years old that Mang Ling entered her dream after she fainted.

The moment she saw Mang Ling, her soul trembled unconsciously. Although Mang Ling was very good-looking, her first feeling was fear.

Mang Ling didn't say much to her. After giving her the memory, he disappeared.

From then on, she knew who the figure that appeared in her dream was. When she dreamed of him again, all she felt was sadness.

Nangong Huaxue rubbed his hair irritably, trying to wake up.

"Your Majesty is awake?"

Nangong Huaxue was startled by a sound beside her. She turned her head and found that Wang Ji had sat down in front of the small tea table and was looking at her.

"…When did you come?"

"When Your Majesty was talking in his sleep." Wang Ji smiled lightly.

Nangong Huaxue heard this, but was not nervous at all. She just glanced at him lazily, got off the bed, walked over, and sat opposite him.

She doesn't have the habit of talking in her sleep.

He deceived her.

Nangong Huaxue looked at the teacup in her hand. From the pattern on the teacup, she could tell it was not the same one as before.

The tea in the cup was warm. Nangong Huaxue took a sip before raising her eyelids to look at him.

Wang Ji still smiled, as if waiting for her reply.

"Your Majesty, aren't you curious about what I heard?"

Nangong Huaxue couldn't help but sigh: "Then tell me, what did I say?"

Wang Ji chuckled again and added tea to his cup: "Keep it a secret."

Nangong Huaxue: ...

Is he free again now?

As if he could see what she was thinking, Wang Ji smiled and said, "I have been so busy these past few days that I have even skipped meals. Your Majesty is quite free."

Hey, you can't say that.

Nangong Huaxue secretly curled her lips and silently looked away.

"I also review documents sent in from various places."

Wang Ji laughed and said nothing.

Nangong Huaxue felt that he was mocking her.

"Did Your Majesty meet anyone here today?" Wang Ji asked casually.

"Ah? No?" Nangong Huaxue looked at him blankly, "Why do you ask?"

"Because I saw two teacups when I came over."

"Oh..." Nangong Huaxue nodded, "I thought the tea was too hot, so I cooled it down a bit."

"Really..." Wang Ji smiled, without saying whether he believed it or not. He took out a red fruit from the ring on his hand and handed it to her. "This is the tempering fruit that I accidentally got recently. I heard that it can temper the tendons and veins familiar to the fire system. Your Majesty can try it."

Nangong Huaxue looked at the juicy fruit in her hand and said "Oh".

She had heard of the Refining Fruit. It was a spiritual tree specially provided by the Xingchen royal family. There were only a few of them in the entire continent. It seemed that it only produced fruits once every few hundred years, and only about twenty fruits each time.

Nangong Huaxue thought about it and put it into the storage ring.

Wang Ji stared at her for a while, and seeing that she didn't react, he sighed softly and waved at her.

Nangong Huaxue didn't understand what was going on, so she walked over. As soon as she got next to him, he pulled her into his arms.

"Your Majesty's attitude really makes me sad..." Wang Ji leaned close to her ear and his warm breath fell on the tip of her ear, making her shiver.

Nangong Huaxue touched her ear, blinked, and smiled at him: "Thank you very much, Patriarch Wang. What have you been busy with recently?"

Wang Ji smiled when he saw this, and lifted up her hair that fell by her ears, and whispered, "I met a few people."

"Oh?"

"I just met Qin Xiuyun today."

"Qin Xiuyun?" Nangong Huaxue was stunned. The name seemed familiar.

Xiao's father?

"x...the head of the Qin family in Rongcheng?" Nangong Huaxue looked at him.

Wang Ji responded nonchalantly and started playing with her hair.

Nangong Huaxue didn't know what was so fun about this thing, so she slightly tilted her head, pulled it from his hand, and stared at him.

Wang Ji met his gaze and smiled helplessly: "It's about his son."

"Which son?" Nangong Huaxue's heart skipped a beat when she thought of what Xiao had said to her.

"The third one, Qin Xiao."

……

“Uooaaaaaaaaa…”

“Hahahaha…”

"...What happened to her?" Because Qin Xiao and Mo Hanyu had already made an appointment at the restaurant, they went there directly. Looking at Qiu Puyue who was resting her head on the table and wailing, he asked in confusion.

Yin Xihui, who was beside Qiu Puryue, glanced at her and smiled softly: "Is it going to transform?"

Qin Xiao: "...It looks like it's going to mutate."

Mo Hanyu looked at him helplessly: "Can't it be a transformation?"

The wailing stopped abruptly, Qiu Puryue raised her head and stared at them with resentful eyes.

Qin Xiao's expression remained unchanged. Yin Xi smiled faintly. Mo Hanyu looked away.

"We lost the game." Mo Hanyu seemed to want to laugh, but felt that it might not be a good idea to laugh now, so he had a strange expression, "And I was humiliated and played with."

After hearing this, Qin Xiao became serious: "What do you mean?"

"I'm being completely played around with." Qiu Puryue leaned her chin against the table and sighed. If they were animal ears, they would have drooped under the table long ago.

"Tell me about it in detail?" Qin Xiao took a sip of tea.

When Qiu Puyue thought of this, tears welled up in her eyes. She pouted her lips in grievance but said nothing.

Seeing this, Yin Xihui handed her a piece of paper and sighed helplessly: "Actually, I think there is something wrong with Feng Rutang."

Qin Xiao looked at him: "What do you mean?"

The restaurant was extremely busy and noisy at this time, and no one paid attention to what they were talking about.

"You know, didn't we discuss her father's attitude before?"

When Qiu Purue heard what Yin Xihui said, she sniffed, slowly turned her head back, stared at him, seeming a little confused.

Qin Xiao nodded: "Yes."

"But you know, it's been almost half a month now, and the competition has already gone through three rounds, but she still shows no signs of collapse. What would people who have such a plan think?" Yin Xihui took another sip of tea and asked softly.

Qin Xiao said "Oh" and understood: "You think her father will bribe the contestants to stimulate her."

"Yes." Yin Xihui nodded slightly and lowered his eyes. "Logically speaking, people of our age are most likely to lose control, and Corpse Binders are even worse. So if we want to expose them, mental stimulation is the simplest and most effective, and it doesn't cost much."

"Today's game... how can I put it? Feng Rutang crushed us in the first game. She could have done the same in the second game, but she used a different approach. She and her magic beast created an illusion that made Pu Yue completely fall into it, making her look extremely ugly. She even mocked and ridiculed us when the final outcome was decided..."

Yin Xihui thought of the scene of the game, his eyes dimmed: "Of course, I'm not sure if she is only targeting her, or if it applies to all those who are weaker than her. After all, the opponents she played against before were not as obviously different as today."

"She's really... too much." Qiu Puryue thought about how she was laughing at herself and the laughter in the audience, and she wished she could burrow into the ground.

"Since you have such doubts, let's wait and see." Qin Xiao glanced at her and said, "After all, we can't be sure, but there is indeed such a possibility."

"Um……"

Qiu Puryue responded with a sound through her nasal cavity, still listless.

Mo Hanyu looked at her and sighed instantly.

"That's it for now, let's eat first."

……

"I don't want to compete anymore." Halfway through her meal, Qiu Puryue, who was holding on, spoke in a muffled voice. Her voice was weak, but everyone at the table heard it clearly.

Mo Hanyu paused for a moment and looked at her, not knowing how to persuade her.

"Then withdraw from the competition." Qin Xiao said calmly without any hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Puryue frowned again, seeming to be very conflicted.

"But you need a reason to withdraw from the competition, right?" Qiu Puryue hesitated.

"It shouldn't be necessary, right?" Qin Xiao didn't know much about this and looked at Mo Hanyu.

Mo Hanyu shook his head: "No, if you don't want to participate, just tell the person in charge of the competition directly."

Qin Xiao nodded and said nothing.

Qiu Puryue frowned and thought for a moment, finally making up her mind. Just as she raised her head to say something, a strange sound interrupted her.

"Hey, isn't this the little sister?"

She turned around suddenly and saw that her opponent this afternoon was standing not far away. Her magic beast was transforming and following beside her, staring at her with a sneer on its face.

Qiu Puryue frowned at their gazes, and her expression became grim when she thought of the previous match.

Feng Rutang has a pretty appearance, long and narrow eyes, and always looks down on people with arrogance.

Feng Rutang raised his eyebrows slightly, staring at Qiu Puryue with a half-smile, and opened his lips slightly: "Why, is it really like I said, you can't beat him and still need comfort?"

Qiu Puryue looked at her, frowned, and said nothing.

It’s better to book a private room.

Qin Xiao was thinking casually on the side.

"If you ask me, you are a really interesting kid. Although there is no age limit for the Demon Moon Tournament, you are ridiculous. You just picked two of them and wanted to participate. When you lost, you just cried. What do you think this is? Are you playing house?"

Feng Rutang continued to mock, but Yin Xihui and Qin Xiao looked strange.

Mo Hanyu listened to her words, thought about what Qin Xiao and the others had just said, his eyes moved slightly, and he looked at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao happened to look over, locked eyes with him, and then turned his gaze away tacitly.

Qiu Puryue listened to her words with her head slightly lowered, and her expression could not be seen clearly.

"If you don't have the ability, don't take the job. People like you who take advantage of the situation will lower the level of the competition by several levels. Little sister, do you know there is a word called 'overestimating one's own abilities'? I think this word is very suitable to describe you." Feng Rutang smiled with narrowed eyes.

Qiu Puryue slowly raised her head.

Feng Rutang narrowed his eyes and was stunned for a moment.

There was no anger on her face, only endless grievance and shame.

Qiu Puryue looked at her with tears in her eyes, aggrieved, and stood up and bowed to her: "Yes, I'm sorry..."

Qiu Puryue lowered her head, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed, "I'm so, so sorry... It was my own fault for not knowing my own limits. I'm so sorry..."

Feng Rutang was stunned for a moment when he saw her like this. Just when he was about to say something, he heard her continue.

"I, I will tell them in a moment that I will withdraw from the competition... Please, stop scolding me."

Qiu Puryue was sniffling and crying breathlessly, her voice full of humility.

Qin Xiao looked at the situation, opened his fingers slightly, and slowly covered his mouth.

He wanted to laugh a little.

Not only him, Yin Xihui on the opposite side also twitched the corner of his mouth, as if he was about to smile, but he lowered his eyes and suppressed it.

"I'm really sorry... I'm not worthy of being your opponent. I'm going to withdraw from the competition right now." Qiu Puryue said, wiping her tears and getting up to leave.

"Hey hey hey!" Feng Rutang reacted and instinctively wanted to hold her down. She tried to stop her but didn't know what to say for a moment. Her expression was a little dazed. It was obvious that Qiu Puyue's reaction was beyond her expectations.

Qin Xiao couldn't help but laugh.

Mo Hanyu gently patted Qin Xiao's hand on the table, signaling him to be more restrained.

Qin Xiao looked at him with a smile in his eyes, his eyebrows slightly curved, showing a bit of tenderness.

Mo Hanyu closed his eyes. Although he wanted to laugh, he suppressed it.

“You…” Feng Rutang opened his mouth and coughed twice, then his expression came back to normal. He sneered, “As expected of a child, you can’t even say anything… No wonder, after all, even if you withdraw from the competition at any time, there will be no loss—or punishment.”

Feng Rutang emphasized the last two words and looked at her seriously, as if he wanted to remind her of her father's words.

But Qiu Puryue seemed to have forgotten everything and just lowered her head and cried.

She didn't cry loudly, just whimpering softly in her throat. But she looked too pitiful, and she and Feng Rutang were both contestants, and the competition had just ended. So in the eyes of others, this scene seemed like Feng Rutang was bullying the opponent she had just bullied in the competition.

Feng Rutang twitched his eyes and was speechless.

Why does this child cry so much?

Feng Rutang looked up at her companions again, but found that the child next to her was also keeping his head down and not saying a word, or looking at her with fear.

Feng Rutang: ...

Why don't you go and persuade her not to withdraw from the competition?

Feng Rutang gritted his teeth secretly and was about to say something.

"Hey, isn't this the famous Miss Feng? Why are you bullying a child here?"

A cute female voice came, with a particularly sarcastic tone.

Qin Xiao was a little surprised and looked at the girl who raised her eyebrows and curled her lips not far away.

Feng Rutang was stunned: "You——"

"What a wonderful win! What happened? It seems like we didn't enjoy the game to our heart's content?" Bai Shutong smiled with her eyes narrowed.

"What does this have to do with you?" Feng Rutang frowned.

"It's none of my business. I just came to congratulate you. You're amazing. You easily defeated an opponent who is several decades younger than you. That's amazing."

Bai Shutong said this and clapped her hands.

Feng Rutang: ...

Qiu Puyue, who was crying, suddenly changed her tone, as if she was laughing.