The Anarchic Consort c1-1376
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Baili Jia Jue gracefully used a white cloth to wipe a corner of his mouth, his voice was indifferent and only replied with one word. "Fine."
This caused Wei Wei to have a misconception that the person opposite her must've come from a noble or royal background. Even the way he ate was so beautiful to watch. Compared to those celebrities captured on billboards in modern times, his manners were even more bewitching.
"You're not going to ask me where I'm taking you?" Wei Wei softly smiled as she faced him and raised her eyebrows.
Baili Jia Jue suddenly smiled as he watched her, within the enchanting coldness, there was a deeply seductive aura. "What? Could it be that you want to do something to me?"
Dallying with her? Wei Wei's eyebrows rose as the smiling expression on her face deepened. "Selling you to a male brothel should fetch a good price."
Shadow listening while serving food found himself drenched in cold sweat.
Selling His Highness...have His Highness sold to a male brothel ? ? ! !
Did this Miss Helian not want her life anymore.
"Heh." Baili Jia Jue reached for the teacup. As his slender fingers touched the cup, his eyes were filled with rumination. "It seems that Minister Bankroller is very assured of my looks."
Wei Wei also poured herself a cup of tea and smiled. "Of course. Can it be that you don't look in the mirror everyday? With your kind of looks, it's enough to make people throw their money away recklessly."
Shadow silently replied [only throwing away money? Everywhere His Highness has been, people had even thrown away their hearts!]
Baili Jia Jue neither hurriedly nor slowly drank some tea. Having been moistened by tea, those originally exquisite thin lips became even more moist, illuminated by the evening light, they seemed to be faintly luminescent. "Sounds like my qualifications are indeed pretty good."
Wei Wei's eyes shined. "So do you plan to enter this industry? I can especially open a place for you."
Shadow:...hold on, why's this conversation getting weirder and weirder! ! !
Baili Jia Jue smilingly braced his left hand on the tabletop as the slender fingers on his right hand, without any warning, grasped Wei Wei's chin, while his entire body faced and inclined towards her...
Chapter 151 - Coaching Third Prince
This move wasn't something Wei Wei expected. That's why when the handsome face that could dazzle all young girls drew near, her heart seemed to skip a beat.
However, Helian Wei Wei's face didn't reveal anything, and she even didn't shrink back one bit. Her two legs braced slightly and just like that, her clear phoenix shaped eyes looked straight at the other person's eyes. Her smiling expression didn't diminish in the slightest.
On the contrary, the students eating dinner all uniformly turned towards their direction and watched, each with their own expression.
"Master." Shadow, standing by the side, softly reminded, only hoping that His Highness wouldn't flip out on the spot, smashing the cafeteria to pieces.
However, Baili Jia Jue only smiled that smile that wasn't a smile. In accordance with that posture, slowly moved close to Wei Wei's ear, his voice deep, low, and s.e.xy. "If the customer gracing me with her presence is you, I might think it over, only selling my body, but not my arts." *
(*Translator's note: Baili Jia Jue reversed the original saying. There were 'higher class' women within the brothels who sold their arts, such as singing or playing an instrument, but not their bodies.)
Wei Wei's ears heated up, and pushed him away, as she looked at the one resembling an evildoer before her, her long eyebrows rose slightly. "Don't be noisy, in a little while, the skies will darken. It's not good to have people wait."
"There's someone else?" Baili Jia Jue also wasn't in the mood to be other people's entertainment as he leisurely straightened out his collar and looked at Wei Wei in surprise. His long eyebrows were knitted.
Wei Wei 'mm'd once and gave him the run down of the situation. "I'm not clear what level your martial qi is at, however, increasing our own strength is harmless, after all. There happens to be someone who suggested that he can help coach us."
"Oh?" Baili Jia Jue spoke lazily, appeared on the surface to show considerable interest, however, people familiar with him all knew that this face was mainly just for show.
Shadow followed behind the two of them, his mouth gaping open. Within War Dragon Empire, there should be no one who could be His Highness' tutor...
Wei Wei also knew that he wasn't that excited as her thin lips smiled. "Our coach is Huan Ming Xiang."
Baili Jia Jue's fingers paused and he looked up slowly without talking at all.
Yet Shadow completely froze, Elder Huan? !
Then wouldn't His Highness' identity be...
"You guys also know Elder Huan?" Wei Wei's sharp eyes caught Shadow's reaction, her phoenix eyes became thoughtful.
Shadow wasn't able to react for a second, fingers becoming stiff while thinking of an excuse, only afraid that one wrong word would ruin His Highness' plans!
Yet Baili Jia Jue just glanced at him indifferently and was as composed as before in responding. "Fated to have met several times in the past. Elder Huan has been a minister for three generations of emperors. Within Dragon War Empire, there's no one who doesn't know of him."
"I didn't expect that you guys have even met before." Wei Wei laughed for awhile. "That's even better. Let's give him a nice surprise."
On the one hand, Shadow admired His Highness' acting skills, on the other hand, he felt a headache coming on. He felt that this meeting absolutely wouldn't be a nice surprise for Elder Huan, but more like a nice nightmare!
"Mm." Baili Jia Jue's thin lips slowly hooked up, as his arms lowered. "I've come to White Academy for so long, yet haven't encountered him. We should indeed give him a nice surprise."
Shadow found himself shivering as he watched that smile.
That must be it!
"However, Elder Huan doesn't want anyone else to know that he's at the academy." Wei Wei shrugged her shoulders and smiled gently. "So, you should be understanding."
Baili Jia Jue arced his lips. "I understand." So it turned out that his weakness was here, heh...
"Atchoo!"
At a corner of the Commerce Plaza, the old person who's sweeping the grounds suddenly sneezed. He turned around and looked. Is it going to rain soon, why did his back feel a bit cold...
Huan Ming Xiang rubbed his back a bit and decided to set aside the matter of sweeping. He looked in the direction of the sunset. That girl should be coming in a moment. There's just enough time left to figure out how to coach them.
Sigh, an earth rank martial artist.
Huan Ming Xiang couldn't help but sigh, and shake his head while entering the library.
At the other side, a number of talented people from the Superior Compound was focusing their attention inside their main hall.
Besides the heads of each compound and the principal, even the teachers didn't have the qualifications to take even a half step inside.
The entire hall only contained a white obelisk that reached straight to the heavens, an incomparably luxurious night pearl (a luminescent pearl), appeared to adorn the night sky with a bit of starlight. Within the hall, there were armaments suspended everywhere, all radiating brilliant rays of light. Each time someone set foot inside, they seemed to resonate with those armaments. There wasn't one that wasn't mysterious, wasn't one that wasn't breathtaking.
Beneath the dome, mist lingered year round without scattering. That's a barrier erected by experts. Every obstacle was conquered, gentle yet divine, just like a paradise, astonishing people.
When Murong Chang Feng, Helian Jiao Er, Seventh Prince, as well as Yuan Ling Xuan entered, their hearts couldn't help but tremble. Even though they were born from noble families, this was also the first time they've witnessed this kind of sight, close to being inviolable.
It's been said that this was a temple left from the ancient era.
That man who formerly conquered the entire divine continent actually lived here.
After that man was sealed, this place also became abandoned. At last, due to the Dragon War Empire taking over management, White Academy accepted the responsibility of its reconstruction.
This temple had already existed for a few millenium until today. Its extravagant luxuriousness was something no other halls could compare with. Even the imperial palace might not necessarily reach this level.
"Today, I've called you in order to tell you something." Tusu Feng's black hair fell on white clothes, slowly walked over. His voice was gentle. "I've just been notified that you've been chosen by the Spirit Battle Forces." After saying that, he slowly scanned the four people before him, and finally, his gaze fell on Little Bald Head's face eating a stuffed bun couldn't help but reveal a bit of pampering tenderness. "You've all been born from influential families and should already understand without me telling you what these three words 'Battle Spirit Forces' signified. This is the first time in recent years that they've selected new students. You guys are very lucky to have been chosen so soon."
There wasn't anyone who wasn't emotionally moved after hearing such news.
Yuan Ling Xuan, who was usually arrogant, was also a face full of excitement at the moment.
Helian Jiao Er even more so wished that she could take this news and proclaim it, so the entire academy would know.
Murong Chang Feng was the most calm among the three, yet his fists also clenched. He'd waited too long for this moment. It could be said that for the sake of entering Battle Spirit Forces, he'd exerted no small amount of effort!
"However, the Battle Spirit Forces also set a condition." Tusu Feng lowered his fingers, his eyes expressing a smile. "In order to become a true member of the Battle Spirit Forces, during the competition within the academy this time, you'll need to win all four rounds."
Yuan Ling Xuan smiled utterly confidently. "That's simple."
Helian Jiao Er also curved her red lips, her thoughts were also clear. Any random person from the Superior Compound could completely overwhelm the other three compounds, not to mention the four of them who were chosen by Battle Spirit Forces. The outcome was already obvious. It's impossible for them to lose!
Even though Murong Chang Feng didn't express anything, however, that arrogance expressed in his eyes also conveyed the same ideas.
Only Seventh Prince Little Bald Head's expression revealed that he was rather at a loss...
Chapter 152 -
Tusu Feng took a glance at them, within the depths of his eyes streaked a trace of light as he palpably smiled gently. "Does this mean that you guys don't need to adjust the order that you're going to compete? I've seen your name list. It's written that if the Inferior Compound makes it into the finals, you'll only send Yuan Ling Xuan alone to compete. The rest of the people all choose to be alternates. Isn't there something wrong with this plan?"
"To deal with those people from the Inferior Compound, I can take care of it by myself." Yuan Ling Xuan spoke smilingly. It was difficult to cover up that disdainful haughtiness within his polite language. "Moreover, whether they can make it to the finals to compete with us is yet to be seen."
Tusu Feng smiled lightly and uttered an 'oh' but didn't continue to ask Yuan Ling Xuan anything else. Instead, he turned to say to Little Bald Head. "How about you? What do you think?"
This nephew of his was also the only one who knew of that youngster's identity.
Hehe, he also quite want to see the two brothers fighting each other.
Seventh Prince cutely looked at him and took a bite of meat bun. "As long as I'm not asked to fight the Inferior Compound, I can deal with the rest." In any case, he already decided that he had to avoid fighting with Third Brother!
However, he didn't anticipate that these words heard through Yuan Ling Xuan and the others' ears turned into another meaning.
"Principal, look, even Seventh Prince knows who's worth fighting against and who's not worth exerting effort against." The disdain at the corners of Yuan Ling Xuan's mouth became even more pronounced.
Helian Jiao Er also laughed from the side. "Indeed, Seventh Prince's being realistic."
Hiccup...watching the two people laughing together, Little Bald Head again lowered his head to take a bite out of his meat bun. His cheeks bulged out and his brows knitted slightly. He really didn't know how to tell them that he didn't want to step up not because the opponents were unworthy, but because he really didn't dare. Especially after he knew Third Brother chose martial qi, he didn't dare to venture forth even more!
He really didn't want to offend Third Brother.
When he was disobedient before, Third Brother had him stand outside with his b.u.t.t.o.c.k.s n.a.k.e.d.
Knowing that he liked to eat meat as much as a fire qilin, brother simply withheld the meat.
Brother even said that he's been seen b.u.t.t n.a.k.e.d by others, so in the future, he wouldn't be able to get married. Moreover, he'd have no meat to eat.
These things still remained fresh in Little Bald Head's memory. For the sake of marrying a wife, and also of eating meat, he's not going to be a repeat offender!
He's afraid that Third Brother'd make him do a bare-butt bunny dance in front of the palace maids again. He's already a big man now, and couldn't be so unrestrained! Somebody had yet to fall in love with him!
Little Bald Head very diligently started to count the number of palace maids who blushed when they saw him, ever since Third Brother had him dance the bunny dance.
Thinking about it carefully, there's been so many that he didn't have enough fingers to count them.
Tusu Feng deserved to be the person who'd watched over Seventh Prince the longest. With one look at that adorably silly tiger's face, he knew that the mind of this disciple of his was wandering again.
However...
"You guys really feel that those students from the Inferior Compound's not worth your trouble?" Tusu Feng's movements were refined as he placed both hands on the tabletop, his voice deep with meaning.
Murong Chang Feng, who hadn't spoken, smiled lightly as he said. "So principal wants to say that these new students, since they've been chosen by you, we should be more careful?"
Tusu Feng smiled a bit before responding. "Certainly not because I chose them, but because the few of them really deserves your attention."
"We'll take the principal's words to heart." After all, Murong Chang Feng is the Murong Prince Mansion's heir. The way he spoke and handled matters was much more m.a.t.u.r.e than Yuan Ling Xuan. "However, the lineup was decided by elders from the Superior Compound. We're merely following orders. Since the elders feel that having Yuan Ling Xuan himself compete is sufficient, then there's no problem. Principal, right now, you're the person in charge of the Inferior Compound. How about we just let nature take its course. We also need to thank you for your pointers. If we're really facing the Inferior Compound, Ling Yuan Xuan will also be more careful."
Having heard that, the smiling expression on Tusu Feng's mouth became more pronounced. "If this is what all of you think, then I also won't say anything else. I wish you guys good luck to win all four rounds."
"Yes." Three people seemed to be smiling as they left the hall one after another.
When he turned around, Yuan Ling Xuan's thin lips faintly pursed. "Don't know what ability those trash has that the principal looks so favorably upon them."
"The principal is the person in charge of the Inferior Compound. In other words, it's only natural that he stands on that side." Murong Chang Feng's expression was indifferent as he straightened his sleeves. "However, in order to guarantee our victory over all four compounds, we really need to change the order we're to appear. However, it's not because of the Inferior Compound. Rather, it's for the sake of facing the Fine Compound. When we confront the Fine Compound, all of us should appear."
Yuan Ling Xuan thought about it a bit and felt that this proposal was very practical as he followed
by nodding his head and turning around to look at Little Bald Head. "It's no problem for Seventh Prince to face off against the Fine Compound, right?"
"As long as I don't have to fight against the Inferior Compound, everything's fine." Little Bald Head still repeated the same old words.
Which tickled Yuan Ling Xuan into open laughter. "Then let's decide on that. No change in anything else. When we face the Fine Compound, we'll all appear."
"Fine." Helian Jiao Er really didn't care about the lineup. In her estimation, none of the new students in the other courtyards could win over their Superior Compound.
Even though Yuan Ling Xuan and Murong Chang Feng didn't say anything, their expressions were also no different from Helian Jiao Er's. Based on their deployment strategy, it's self evident that only the Fine Compound's Young Master Hei was worth their notice.
Facing the other people simply was no different than buying soy sauce to them.
However, what they didn't understand was that some people lost, because they underestimated their enemies and were too arrogant...
Just like that, not even a short hour had passed before the news that Battle Spirit Forces had chosen their candidates spread widely throughout the entire academy.
On account of the Battle Spirit Forces' requirement that the chosen candidates be kept strictly confidential, everyone didn't know who had been chosen at all.
However, merely by thinking about it, one could figure out that besides those few geniuses at the Superior Compound, no one else was worth consideration.
That's why once this news spread, Helian Jiao Er and company became the topic of conversation within the academy.
Listening to the talk between those students, the old man sweeping the grounds' pair of eyes narrowed without saying anything. As before, he quietly took the broom and did his work.
After those students all left, he then put away the broom, and circled to the rear court while shaking his head.