Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss Volume 9

by North Night (夜北)

  And with this fiery incident in the Spirit Battle Tournament, it suddenly caused Jun Wu Xie to develop a certain suspicion to sprout in her mind.

  Was Lei Chen experiencing the same fate that Mo Qian Yuan had suffered previously?

  Hosting the Spirit Battle Tournament was a highly heavy responsibility, but it had been fully handed over into Lei Chen’s hands. And not long after the Spirit Battle Tournament had just begun, such a damning slip up had occurred!

  “The Yan Country has a total of four princes?” Jun Wu Xie suddenly asked Fei Yan as her head suddenly lifted.

  Fei Yan nodded: “That’s right. There are four princes. Besides Lei Chen, there are still another three. Among them, we have already met the Second Prince, Lei Yuan, back at the banquet. The other two princes who were absent were the Third Prince, Lei Qiu and the Fourth Prince, Lei Fan. Lei Qiu has the least presence among the four princes and while the Fourth Prince Lei Fan was not borne by the Empress, he was left in the care and brought up by the Empress from young, resulting in Lei Chen and Lei Fan becoming rather close.”

  Volume 9

  Chapter 803: “Insider News (4)”

  “If they are that close, back at the banquet at the Crown Prince’s Residence, why had even Lei Yuan shown up but he did not?” Fan Zhuo asked, his brow raised.

  Fei Yan shrugged his shoulders, indicating he did not know.

  “But among the four princes, the one most favoured by the Emperor is the Fourth Prince. But he is still very young and is only fourteen years old.” Fei Yan quipped.

  “Fourteen.” Jun Wu Xie narrowed her eyes. Compared to the other three princes, he was a bit younger. But….. Lei Fan’s age had caused Jun Wu Xie to take note of something. She thought about it for awhile but did not talk about that but only said: “It does not matter who is going against Lei Chen. But if that person is using me to discredit Lei Chen, in order to not drag the Zephyr Academy’s name into it, our plans will need some adjustments made to it.”

  They had participated in the Spirit Battle Tournament so that the reputation of the Zephyr Academy could be restored. But if these rumours were to continue to spread, the Zephyr Academy’s name would not only not reinstate to its former glory, it could very well become indelibly tarnished.

  “You already have something in mind?” Fan Zhuo asked Jun Wu Xie, his brow raised.

  Jun Wu Xie replied: “In order not to affect the Zephyr Academy’s name, we can only draw our lines clearly with Lei Chen. No matter who is scheming against him, we must not allow the Zephyr Academy to be dragged in. So, we must act before that happens.”

  She had initially intended to use their relationship with Lei Chen to retrieve the map after the Spirit Battle Tournament concluded. But with the way things stood at that moment, the plans would have to change.

  “If we kick up a ruckus, would it draw the people from the Middle Realm here?” Rong Ruo asked.

  If Lei Chen asked the people of the Middle Realm to interfere, the companions would not be able to even continue to take part in the Spirit Battle Tournament.

  Jun Wu Xie was shaking her head instead.

  “We will only need to find the location of the map and have Fei Yan duplicate a copy of it.” Although it would be good to have the original copy, but in the current circumstances, they needed to just take whatever they could.

  Jun Wu Xie wanted both the map and to help the Zephyr Academy to restore its name, and she was not willing to relinquish either one.

  “When do we do it?” Hua Yao asked, looking at Jun Wu Xie.

  “Tonight.” Jun Wu Xie said calmly. While the rumour was still raging, it was best that it was smothered at its peak.

  The companions looked at one another and nodded.

  “Fan Jin, make a trip to the Crown Prince’s Residence and say that we would like to pay a visit to the Crown Prince’s Residence tonight.

  Fan Jin got up immediately upon hearing Jun Wu Xie’s words and left the Immortals’ Loft.

  Meanwhile in the Crown Prince’s Residence, Lei Chen’s brows were furrowed as he sat in his study. He had dismissed all his guards and was sitting alone at his table, his eyes staring in anger at the piece of news he had just received in his hand.

  “They are making a move already?” Lei Chen gripped the stack of letters in his hand and his fingers tightened, his eyes filling up with hatred and aggrieved injustice.

  “I will not let you have it your way. This life of mine, my very breath, will not be handed over to anyone!” Lei Chen’s eyes had narrowed to venomous slits as he held the letters over the candle flame, watching as the flame caught, slowly engulfing the parchment as it blackened and curled up, but the look in Lei Chen’s eyes did not wane in the slightest.

  He was running out of time. If he still did not act, he might not have a chance to anymore…..

  Even if he had to exchange everything he had to the devil, he would not hesitate in the slightest!

  Just as the glowing embers were gradually burning out on the burnt parchment, a knock sounded from outside the door.

  Lei Chen suppressed the venomous look in his eyes and asked in a gentle voice: “What is the matter?”

  Volume 9

  Chapter 804: “The Yan Country’s Crown Prince (1)”

  Lei Chen suppressed the venomous look in his and asked in a gentle voice: “What is the matter?”

  “Your Highness! Fan Jin from the Zephyr Academy came here with a message saying that the disciples from the Zephyr Academy would like to pay Your Highness a visit tonight.” The voice of the guard said as it sounded from outside.

  Lei Chen’s eyes widened and he immediately replied: “Tell him they are welcome anytime.”

  [He still stood a chance!]

  “You still have not given up?” Suddenly, a male voice soothing as water rang out from behind the screen at the back of Lei Chen’s seat.

  Lei Chen stiffened up instantly and without even turning his head back, he said: “What are you here for? Persuading me to give it up? Why should I give up! ? I am nobody’s puppet, and even more so, not a replacement for anybody! I am just fighting for a way out for myself, what is wrong with that! ?”

  The man behind the screen sighed softly, sounding wearily helpless.

  Lei Chen instead shed off his usual pretense and gentle demeanor, his hands tightly clenched up into fists upon the table. He did not turn back, did not want to turn back. He knew whose voice that was, knew clearly the man’s purpose in coming here. But what did that matter?

  “For so many years, what those people have done, you know it better than me. You know my current situation, are you still going to ask me to give in?” Lei Chen asked through tightly clenched teeth.

  The man however went on to say: “I know the pain and suffering in your heart, but I don’t want you to lose yourself in it. The way you are now, has become completely different from who you were in the past.” The man’s voice was tinged with reminiscence and regret, but was filled with a greater dose of helplessness.

  Lei Chen laughed bitterly: “Hence, you are here to tell me you despise me now, is that it? Because your disciple has turned to become shameless, lecherous and despicable, so….. You are ashamed of me now. Is that right? Master….. No! I should be addressing you as Grand Adviser shouldn’t I! ?”

  Lei Chen stood up suddenly and stared at the screen. Against the dim glow of candlelight, a faint silhouette of a tall, slender and graceful figure could be seen, standing just behind the screen.

  “I’m thinking by addressing you as Master, you will feel that I have dirtied your ears! Since you do not wish to see me having fallen to such a disgraceful and depraved state, you shouldn’t have troubled yourself to come all this way to the Crown Prince’s Residence! I would implore our revered Grand Adviser to just walk around in your own palace if you are so leisurely as my Crown Prince’s Residence isn’t able to adequately accommodate your esteemed self.” Lei Chen’s voice was filled with undisguised sarcasm, his tone one of hatred. His h
andsome looking face not showing the slightest gentleness or modest amicability.

  “Lei Chen, why do you insist on doing this to yourself?” The man behind the screen sighed in grief, completely unaffected by Lei Chen’s sarcasm and ridicule.

  Lei Chen did not concern himself with the man’s repeated instances of tolerance and forgiveness. He turned around abruptly and walked towards the doors of the study.

  “The youths from the Zephyr Academy would be coming here tonight, I’m sure the Grand Adviser must have heard about them. Sixteen and seventeen year old blue spirits! Just how powerful is that! They are now friendly with me and with their help, I might just not lose! They are now the most important guests to me and if the Grand Adviser had no more business with me, I would like to request that you leave quickly. I would not wish for my guests to see you at the Crown Prince’s Residence.” Right after saying those words, Lei Chen strode out of the study.

  The man who had remained behind the screen throughout let out a helpless sigh and his figure quickly disappeared from within the study, as soundlessly and as unnoticed from when he had come.

  That very night, Lei Chen laid out a feast in the Crown Prince’s Residence to await the arrival of Jun Wu Xie and her companions. This was the first time that Jun Wu Xie and the others had initiated the invitation and that had made Lei Chen extremely happy.

  Volume 9

  Chapter 805: “The Yan Country’s Crown Prince (2)”

  When Jun Wu Xie and her companions came to the doors of the Crown Prince’s Residence, Lei Chen was already standing there. To have a Crown Prince coming all the way out here to welcome his guests was a strong gesture of modesty and humility.

  When the group of people sat down for the feast, Lei Chen smiled and said: “For the rare honour of having all of you here, I offer a toast to all of you.” Upon finishing those words, Lei Chen lifted his cup immediately and downed the drink.

  After that, he sat right back down and turned to look apologetically at Jun Xie.

  “I am thinking the reason little brother Jun is here today should be due to the rumours going around the Capital city right?” Lei Chen was not dumb and knew that Jun Xie and his companions would not come here for no reason.

  [The third round of the Spirit Battle Tournament had just concluded today and Jun Xie had faced his opponents forfeiting their matches three times and was suddenly branded a scheming bootlicker of his. For someone with a cold and independent personality like Jun Xie, there was no way he would be happy about it.]

  “That’s right.” Jun Wu Xie replied expressionlessly.

  Lei Chen smiled bitterly and replied: “I would have to say I have shown a lapse of judgement in this matter. I had initially intended to let little brother Jun have a slightly easier time advancing the ranks but I have brought little brother Jun so much trouble instead.”

  Lei Chen had indeed privately approached those disciples who were to fight Jun Xie. He had had his eye on the Zephyr Academy’s Spirit Healer faculty for a long time and had naturally heard quite a lot about the disciples in the Spirit Healer faculty. From the information that he had gathered, disciples in the Spirit Healer faculty were usually not diligent towards their daily cultivation of their spirit powers. They spent a bigger part of their time focusing on refining their Spirit Healing Technique. Although the Zephyr Academy had indeed gone against and exceeded all expectations with their results but Jun Xie had been very young in age and was also a disciple of the Spirit Healer faculty. Moreover, he had also approached several youths who had previously been from the Zephyr Academy and asked them about Jun Xie.

  Those people had told him that from the moment that Jun Xie had been admitted into the Zephyr Academy, he had not been seen to have spent any time cultivating his spirit powers but had spent all his time refining and improving the Spirit Healing Technique,and Lei Chen had based on that information assumed that Jun Xie’s spirit powers might just be at a mediocre level.

  In the beginning, Lei Chen had not really intended to go approach those people as Jun Xie’s opponent for the first round was a disciple from the Dragon Slayers Academy. He had just humiliated the Dragon Slayers Academy recently and he was thinking even if he went up to them to discuss about it, with the Dragon Slayers Academy’s elite status, they might not pay him any heed.

  But unexpectedly, the Dragon Slayers Academy had actually chosen to forfeit on the day of the match itself, and Lei Chen had been pleasantly surprised by the sudden turn of events.

  Lei Chen did not know why Lin Qi of the Dragon Slayers Academy would choose to forfeit his match with Jun Xie, but with that as a beginning, it had naturally and logically led him to carry out the subsequent actions. As he had already told Jun Xie and his fellow disciples that he would help them a little, and the Dragon Slayers Academy had coincidentally chosen to give u their chance after that, he did not see a reason why he should not continue on with it.

  Hence, he had subsequently gone up to Jun Xie’s opponents for the second and third round and used money and promises in exchange for their forfeiture in the tournament.

  Afterall, faced with an opponent from an academy that was currently faring extremely well in the tournament, their chances of emerging victorious was low. And since they were not confident that they would achieve victory, they chose to accept Lei Chen’s offer, which would win them more benefits.

  Everything had happened according to how Lei Chen had thought it would. But today, one of the youths had suddenly showed up in the streets badly injured and rumours had immediately swirled all around, dragging Lei Chen into it as well.

  “There is no need for that.” Jun Wu Xie said, looking at the apologetic Lei Chen.

  Lei Chen however, shook his head. “It was my mistake that had implicated little brother Jun. It is not that I doubt little brother Jun’s powers, but I had just wanted to make my meager contribution in assistance and I would implore that little brother Jun would not hold it against me.”

  Jun Wu Xie slowly poured out a cup of wine, and with a twist of her wrist, she pushed it to come right before Lei Chen.

  Volume 9

  Chapter 806: “The Yan Country’s Crown Prince (3)”

  “Drink it, and you won’t be blamed.” Jun Wu Xie’s slightly cold voice rang out softly.

  Lei Chen was startled as he had really not expected Jun Xie to say that, and completely disregarding his position as a prince. But Lei Chen had only been shocked a very brief moment before he smiled and picked up the cup of wine Jun Xie had pushed over to him and downed it quickly, turning the cup over to show that not a drop was left in it.

  “I shall hold little brother Jun to your word. Since I have finished the cup of wine, that will mean little brother Jun will not place any blame on me any longer.”

  “Naturally.” Jun Wu Xie said, turning her eyes away as a strange tinge grew within them.

  After hearing Jun Wu Xie’s words, Lei Chen was finally relieved and his mood improved tremendously. He chatted and drank happily with Jun Xie and his companions and flask after flask of good wine was brought to the table before being quickly all swept up. After three rounds, time flew and it was already late night, as Lei Chen sat tipsy at the table.

  Jun Wu Xie and the others had already gotten themselves roaring drunk and many of them were slumped on the table, unconscious.

  Lei Chen stood up unsteadily and shook his head to clear the grogginess.

  “Guards! Escort our esteemed guests…..” Lei Chen had wanted to send Jun Xie and his companions back to the Immortals’ Loft but after thinking about it a moment, he changed his mind and said: “Arrange guest rooms for them to rest in the West Mansion.”

  Although the tipsiness was already getting to his head, but Lei Chen still had not forgotten to grab at any opportunity to win Jun Xie over.

  To the Crown Prince at that current moment, the youths from the Zephyr Academy were just too important.

  The guards of the Crown Prince’s Residence followed their orders and helped
the disciples from the Zephyr Academy to the guest rooms to sleep while Lei Chen, himself succumbing to the effects of alcohol, was helped by the servants to his own chambers to rest.

  The Crown Prince’s Residence fell silent. Within the quiet of the night, Jun Wu Xie who should have been in her dreams suddenly opened her eyes. Under the darkness, the slightly chilling pair of eyes were clear and did not look the least bit intoxicated.

  Jun Wu Xie sat up in the bed and stepped onto the ground. The little black cat soundlessly leapt up onto her shoulder as Jun Wu Xie pushed open the door, slowly making her way outside.

  The West Mansion of the Crown Prince’s Residence was used exclusively for guests who stayed overnight here and in order to not disturb the guests’ rest, the only guards there were those that stood by the entrance.

  Within the darkness of the night, in the deathly quiet courtyard, a few figures had suddenly appeared.

  “Little Xie’s elixir is really effective. Even after having drunk so much, I am not feeling the effects of the alcohol in the slightest.” Qiao Chu said as he waddled over to Jun Wu Xie. Besides the thick stench of wine coming out from his body, his face looked completely sober as if he had not drunk a single drop of wine.

  Hua Yao and the others were already standing around Jun Wu Xie. Earlier before the feast had started, they had all taken the alcohol cancelling elixir that Jun Wu Xie had cultivated and none of them had felt the slightest bit of intoxicating drunkenness from the fine wines that Lei Chen had continually brought to the table. Even if they had continued on for a few more rounds, they would have felt just as awake as they were feeling at that moment.