Chapter 924 - Princess Xingyue
Chapter 924 Princess Xingyue
The other women also came over. They looked at Qin Haodong with concern.
“You only want something to eat!”
He raised his hand to stroke the Little Witch’s head before briefly describing his experience on the seventh floor of the pagoda.
The Little Witch’s eyes suddenly widened and she said excitedly, “Little Brother, does that mean that you are the current owner of this pagoda?”
Qin Haodong nodded and said, “Yes! The pagoda was originally a treasure left by the old Taoist Huang Long. I was lucky to get the inheritance of the treasure.”
Murong Jinghong sighed, “I didn’t expect the pagoda to appear once every 30 years in order to search for a successor.”
Tu Jiaojiao said, “Since we’ve brought the pagoda back with us this time, shouldn’t we go out now?”
Qin Haodong said, “I’m going to keep the pagoda a secret. I don’t want outsiders to know it. It’s too eye-catching for us to go out now.
“Besides, there are many people keeping an eye on us outside. Given our present strength, it will not be safe if we go out now. Everyone, follow me to the seventh floor to cultivate. We need to recover quickly. After three days, we will follow the others out.”
They all nodded and felt that this was the best way for now.
Qin Haodong was now the owner of the pagoda. With a thought, he took the others to the seventh floor.
“Wow, what rich Spiritual Qi! If I can cultivate here for a month, I will definitely break through the stage of the Voiding Realm.”
As soon as they entered the seventh floor, Tu Jiaojiao sighed with emotion.
Murong Jinghong said, “The pagoda is indeed a treasure. It seems that except for the Tortoise Spiritual Spring, there is no other place with richer Spiritual Qi than here.”
Only the Little Witch sneered, “So what if the Spiritual Qi is rich? It can’t be eaten.”
Due to some special reasons, she was unable to improve her cultivation. Thus, she was not interested in Spiritual Qi at all.
Qin Haodong said, “Let’s hurry and cultivate. We can use the Spiritual Qi here to recover from our injuries.”
Murong Jinghong, Yun Qianqian, and the others nodded and sat down to cultivate. They used their Genuine Qi to heal the residual injuries in their bodies.
The Little Witch approached Qin Haodong and said, “Little Brother, is there anything delicious? I’m hungry.”
Zhao Xingyue was not injured, nor did she intend to cultivate. She sat around Qin Haodong with the Little Witch.
Qin Haodong took out some snacks from his Storage ring and gave them to the two girls. The three of them chatted while eating.
He said to Zhao Xingyue, “Since you are the Princess of Tortoise Kingdom, why did you come to the Tortoise Academy?”
Zhao Xingyue originally had a faint smile on her face. However, she immediately became serious when she heard this question. She sighed and said, “Big Brother Qin, do you know why I was so timid before?”
Qin Haodong said, “I don’t know the details but I guess you must have been traumatized before, which left an inner demon in your heart.”
Zhao Xingyue nodded and said with a woebegone face, “When I was 6, I played hide-and-seek with my mother. I didn’t expect a group of men in black to come in as soon as I hid in the cabinet.
“They killed the guards, my mother, and many people. At that time, there was blood and corpses everywhere.
“As a 6-year-old kid, I was scared to death after seeing all this. I didn’t dare to make a sound. That was also the reason why I survived.
“But from then on, I became a timid person. I was so cowardly that I was afraid of anything I saw. Although I was a warrior, I didn’t have the courage to fight.”
The Little Witch said angrily, “Why did those men in black do that? They are so bad.”
Qin Haodong said, “You were in the palace that was heavily guarded. Why did so many assassins suddenly appear?”
“The palace was indeed heavily guarded but there was a mole,” Zhao Xingyue said, “So far nothing has come out of this matter. Although my father was furious, we still couldn’t find out where those men in black came from.
“But I know very well that it was my father’s concubine, Wu Yuenian, who sent those killers. Not long after my mother’s death, she ascended the Queen’s throne.”
Qin Haodong said, “Didn’t your father notice it?
“Generally speaking, the biggest suspect after an assassination is the one who will benefit the most. This woman named Wu Yuenian ought to have been the biggest suspect.”
Zhao Xingyue shook her head and said, “No, he didn’t, because that woman is really good at disguising herself. She is a virtuous woman in front of my father, but in fact, she is as vicious as a snake.”
The Little Witch said, “Sister Xingyue, don’t be sad. I’ll take revenge for you when I see her.”
Qin Haodong said, “Did you sneak into the Tortoise Academy from the palace to hide from that woman?”
“You can say that,” Zhao Xingyue said, “Wu Yuenian is an extremely ambitious woman. She was not satisfied with just sitting on the Queen’s throne.”
The Little Witch said angrily, “She’s already the Queen. She’s still not satisfied? What does she want? Does she want to be the King?”
Zhao Xingyue said, “She can’t be the King but she wants her son to be the King.
“Originally, my father had three sons and two daughters. Of which, only the second prince, Zhao Yu, is Wu Yueniang’s son. The rest were from my mother.
“In order to make Zhao Yu the only successor, she killed my brothers and sister over the years. Except for Zhao Yu, I am the only one left.
“Because I’m a woman and very timid, I was not a threat to her son’s position. Thus, I’m lucky to live until now.”
The Little Witch scolded, “This evil woman is really hateful.”
Zhao Xingyue said, “Although she didn’t kill me, she was not entirely comfortable as I was still in the palace. Therefore, she betrothed me to Chen Ruyi, the son of minister Chen Xuanling.
“Chen Xuanling is her trusted aide. That Chen Ruyi is a playboy who bullies men and women. I certainly didn’t want to marry someone like that, so I snuck out.”
The Little Witch said, “Sister Xingyue, are you running away from the wedding?”
Zhao Xingyue nodded. Qin Haodong asked, “You were very timid. How did you suddenly have the courage to escape from the marriage?”
“I’ve been preparing for it for a long time. I’m about to get engaged. I had no choice but to summon up my courage to run out. I didn’t expect to meet the Dragon Scale Python as soon as I came out.
“Fortunately, I met you, Big Brother Qin. You saved me. Otherwise, I really don’t know what to do.”
Zhao Xingyue said, “Because I was timid, everyone thought that I would not dare to run out. That’s why Wu Yueniang didn’t pay much attention to me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have a chance to run out at all.”
Qin Haodong said, “She did such a big thing. How could your father not notice it?”
Zhao Xingyue said, “Wu Yuenian is very powerful in Tortoise Kingdom. The Imperial Preceptor Zhangsun Chengdu is her half-brother, whose cultivation had reached the stage of the Grand Completion Realm. He is known as the top master in the capital.
“All these things were done secretly, leaving no flaws. In addition, there were many people in the palace who spoke up for her and this woman was good at disguising herself, so she did not arouse my father’s suspicion.”
Qin Haodong frowned. He still couldn’t imagine the situation. The Queen died and her death was followed by the Princes and the Princess. As a King, how could he not be suspicious?
The Little Witch said, “Sister Xingyue, you’re so pitiful. What do you want to do in the future?”
A deep-rooted hatred flashed across Zhao Xingyue’s eyes. “I’m going to kill that woman, avenge my mother, and get back what belongs to me.”
The Little Witch said sympathetically, “Sister Xingyue, I’ll help you.”
“How can the two of you fight against her?” Qin Haodong said, “It’s good to take revenge but you must have enough strength. Or, you’ll die.”
Zhao Xingyue looked mournful and said, “But I can’t wait any longer. My mother died so miserably. My brothers and sister died so miserably too. I used to be so timid. I feel ashamed just thinking about it now.
“No matter what, I have to take revenge as soon as possible. Otherwise, I am not worthy of my dead mother and siblings.”
The Little Witch took Qin Haodong’s arm and said, “Little Brother, please help Sister Xingyue get her revenge. Look at how pitiful she is.”
Zhao Xingyue looked at Qin Haodong expectantly and said, “Big Brother Qin, you’re so powerful. Can you help me kill that evil woman?”
Qin Haodong smiled bitterly. Even if he ate the Energy Explosion Pill, his strength was only at the stage of the Combination Realm. Wu Yuenian’s brother was a master of the Grand Completion Realm. With his current strength, he could not kill him.
He said, “I can help you but don’t rush into this. We must find the right opportunity.”
“I’ll do whatever you say,” Zhao Xingyue nodded and said, “Big Brother Qin, I’m really grateful to you. Not only have you saved me so many times, but it’s also because of you that I’ve regained my courage and am no longer so cowardly.
“Otherwise, I would continue to be timid and have no hope of taking revenge in this life.”
Qin Haodong said, “What you need to do now is to improve your strength as soon as possible. Only when you have enough strength can you take revenge.”
Zhao Xingyue nodded, “I understand, Big Brother Qin.”
Then everyone cultivated on the seventh floor of the pagoda during this period of time.
Soon, three days had passed. In fact, Qin Haodong now had total control of the pagoda. It didn’t matter whether it was closed or not.
But he did not want to reveal his secret and the pagoda would never appear again after it disappeared this time.
He took a look. There were thousands of people who had entered the pagoda but they were all blocked outside the maze.
When they saw that time was up, they could only leave with regrets.
On the first floor of the pagoda, there were thousands of people immersed in the illusion. Until now, they had not regained their original consciousness yet.
Qin Haodong didn’t want to kill too many people, so he directly removed the illusion. These people immediately recovered their minds and rushed out of the pagoda.
Seeing that almost everyone had left, Qin Haodong took Zhao Xingyue and others with him and walked out of the pagoda together.
He was currently the controller of the pagoda. He had brought everyone directly to the first floor. No one had noticed that they had descended from above.
Everyone left the pagoda. With a loud bang, the two ancient and simple doors closed. The pagoda slowly sank back into the ground.
As they watched the pagoda disappear, everyone sighed collectively. Only a small number of people had obtained some treasures after entering the pagoda this time. Most of them returned empty-handed.
Since the experience had already ended, these people began to walk out of the valley. As soon as they arrived at the mouth of the valley, they were immediately stupefied by the scene in front of them.
The outside of the valley was completely surrounded by countless soldiers. These soldiers wore armor and held sharp weapons in their hands. This caused the entire valley to be surrounded by a murderous aura.
“What’s going on? Why is it surrounded by soldiers?”
“This is too strange. This has never happened before. What are they trying to do?”
“Could it be that a great treasure has appeared in the pagoda this time, so the soldiers have been alerted? However, we haven’t heard of it.”
Before everyone could understand what was going on, an elderly man in a general’s uniform flew into the air and looked down at the crowd below his feet. Then he shouted, “Everyone, do not be nervous! I am Xiahou Hongxiang, the Lord of Golden Horse City! What happened today has nothing to do with everyone!
“I’m looking for Qin Haodong. As long as you hand him over, you can leave safely.”