The Anarchic Consort c1-1376
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Helian Wei Wei briefly acknowledged before she found herself a seat.
Yun Biluo stared at her from afar as she put on a faint smile. Deep down, she never thought that Helian Wei Wei was intimidating.
Although His Highness had married her, according to Hei Zhu, the marriage was only to please the Retired Emperor.
The other ladies of the Superior Compound, who came from noble families, thought alike as well.
Yun Biluo had finally met Helian Wei Wei.
In spite of the fact that Helian Wei Wei was the Third Princess Consort, they were subconsciously siding Yun Biluo.
In fact, more precisely, they were on Helian Jiao Er's side.
When Helian Jiao Er introduced Yun Biluo to them, she spoke about Yun Biluo's distinctive identity.
The students reckoned that Yun Biluo must be one of the princesses for Helian Jiao Er to act in this respectful manner.
Compared to Helian Wei Wei, the Third Princess Consort that might be banished at any time, it was certainly more sensible for them to side Yun Biluo who ostensibly had a distinguishable identity.
"Sister Yun, some of the hideous ones don't like to speak to the beauties and jealousy makes her an uglier person."
"That's right. Sister Yun, you have to be more vigilant. She has a different identity now. If she intends to ruin someone's face, I'm sure Sister Yun will be her first target."
"Sister Yun was brought in by the elders. She is not allowed to lay her fingers on Sister Yun. Ladies, let's not talk about her anymore. We're going to summon the mythical beasts soon. Are you girls ready?"
"Of course. But I'm sure the mythical beasts we summon will not be as powerful as Sister Yun's. We shall wait and see how Sister Yun pulls off a stunner."
"I agree with you. With a greater martial Qi, she will be able to summon a more powerful mythical beast. The Blast Beast, that is sold in the market, is no longer astonishing. I am anticipating to see a mythical beast like the Fire Qilin."
"The Fire Qilin? That's impossible. The Fire Qilin is an ancient mythical beast. No one can ever summon an ancient mythical beast."
"That's not necessarily right. Sister Yun might be the special person who can do it. Besides her proficient martial Qi, Sister Yun is good in martial arts too. Moreover, unlike someone else, she has previously summoned a sacred beast."
Everyone knew who they were referring to although no name was mentioned.
Although they could not mock Helian Wei Wei openly like how they used to, they knew clearly that even if she won the martial Qi tournament, she had never learned to summon a sacred beast. Furthermore, she was emitting no martial Qi. Therefore, it would probably lead to the same result as the time she touched the crystal ball, which eventually nothing happened.
Helian Wei Wei knew what they were implying. She put on a faint smile. If they looked closely, they would discover the disdain in that smile.
With her legs were slightly crossed, she stood still. Her posture somewhat represented her character, a delicate and voguish person.
Jing Wushuang saw the scene when he approached the crowd, witnessing Helian Wei Wei's physique that was both curvy and beautiful.
Naturally, the ladies halted their spiteful conversation and initiated a brand new topic, talking about their wishes to pray for the common people in the temple.
Helian Jiao Er's eyes were brimming with tears when she heard about the stories of the casualties of some disasters. Miss Liang, who appeared to be distressed too, held her hand in sympathy.
Together, Yun Biluo furrowed her brows and heaved a sigh.
This made Helian Wei Wei appear like the mean and unsympathetic one compared to them.
No one was ever obliged to do charity.
However, there were always pretentious people.
They would grab every chance to present themselves as kind souls.
In fact, the ladies were doing this because of the presence of the charming Jing Wushuang.
He deserved to be deemed as the unrivaled young master.
By merely standing there, he seemed to have triumphed over the beauty of all the flowers and trees on earth.
Some of the young ladies were already blushing when he walked forward steadily and flashed a friendly smile. "You're absent from the first lesson. The teacher said that he will have to school you later. By the way, where have you been? Why were you late?"
Helian Wei Wei intended to speak.
But, she was quickly interrupted by a familiar and cold voice, "I'd like to know too. Where has my financial backer been?"
Chapter 317 - The Domineering His Highness
Helian Wei Wei had only one thought in her mind.
Oh no!
She coughed softly twice before she turned.
Baili Jia Jue was already walking toward her with his long lean legs and an elegant black fox-fur robe, looking like a noble gentleman from a painting. There were some designs of some clouds stitched with black thread and a silver button on his sleeves. He gave off a grave and stern aura. The coldness from him could be sensed when he moved closer.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" He stared down at her with a faint smile which was indescribably cold.
Nobody was expecting that, he who was cold as ice bent down the next moment and whispered in her ears as if no one was around, "Do you want me to deal with you now or later?"
Helian Wei Wei lifted her eyes and looked toward the man who was standing straight. His robe was coated by the light of the golden dawn, his grave and stern dominion looked elegant.
This made the noble officer's daughters who were looking at them surreptitiously blush and they could not help themselves from taking one glimpse after another.
His indifferent expression remained. He was already used to controlling powers after many years. It was simply his personal specialty.
Indeed.
Yun Biluo obviously stiffened when Baili Jia Jue appeared. She looked at him with a lingering glimpse of light in her eyes.
However, the teachers did not give her a chance to talk. One of them adjusted his reading glasses and announced, "Starting from now, build a team of ten and start to summon a mythological beast. Due to the possible dangers in this course, Superior Compound students will team up with Inferior Compound students. Fine Compound students will team up with Good Compound students. You can choose the team that you prefer according to your numbers."
Upon hearing that, Helian Wei Wei smiled and said while staring at Baili Jia Jue, "Why don't we queue first?"
Under the gleaming light, Baili Jia Jue was staring at her coldly with deep and serene eyes. He was leaning beside her with a devilish smile. His posture was dissolute.
Unsure if it was a coincidence, all the trees started to wobble.
"Follow me." He said domineeringly out of his prideful habit.
She hated this kind of feeling. The inexplicable faint but overwhelming pressure and urgency were making her uneasy.
Most importantly, she hated to be threatened!
Her thoughts were simple. She would just talk to him after he was finished with his business.
After seeing him rushed out last night, she already knew that Yun Biluo was special to him.
However, why weren't there any outcomes in the end?
Or maybe, he really wanted her to be Yun Biluo's shield?
Helian Wei Wei squinted her eyes; her smile was cold.
The pain from her abdomen had caused her to be more impatient than usual.
However, there was one thing. She would never be anyone's shield.
It was a cooperation between them. However, are they planning to use her to shield others from bullets like a fool?
Hmph, that would be impossible.
Baili Jia Jue's gaze was also turning cold. He clenched his fist slowly under his sleeves with icy coldness in his eyes. Even the teacher was fearful when he was walking over.
Jing Wushuang was the only one who had the guts to stare in his eyes. However, he just stood at the side wit
h a faint gentle smile without any intention to intervene.
Baili Jia Jue moved his sight and stared at the teacher's eyes.
That teacher thought that this student would choke him to death the next moment.
Unexpectedly, Baili Jia Jue turned around and stood at his position according to his number. His eyes darkened as if he saw someone.
Yun Biluo was looking at Baili Jia Jue from afar in the crowd and took a deep breath. Nothing should be rushed.
Moreover, she should not ruin the master's plan. With the curse within her body, her consequence would certainly be dead if she annoyed him.
The master had said before, he would remove her curse once she was able to return to His Highness's side.
She would have to cope with it since she could kill two birds with one stone.
On the other side, Baili Jia Jue and the Little Seventh Prince were grouped in the same team from afar.
The students from Superior Compound have a slight enmity toward Baili Jia Jue but they were afraid to mess with him.
On the contrary, the Little Seventh Prince was very excited.
The way he expressed his excitement was unique. He was standing upright with a serious look on his face.
The people around looked surprised because they knew that their little brother was acting differently than usual.
The Little Seventh Prince did not bother them. He even ignored the teacher's guiding speech and moved his two little chubby legs gradually until he reached Baili Jia Jue's side. He lowered his black-haired head and whispered softly, "Brother, do you have any jerky with you? I'm hungry."
"No." Baili Jia Jue answered him with a tone that was even colder than usual.
The Little Seventh Prince's brows pulsed and he retreated his steps as he sensed danger.
"Go and swap your Third Aunt over to this team," Baili Jia Jue commanded with a faint tone.
The Little Seventh Prince looked at the team from afar then looked at his Third Brother's cold side face. He bit his own thumb. "Not this time."
"Hmm?" Baili Jia Jue raised his good-looking long brows.
The Little Seventh Prince made a fierce face, moved to Baili Jia Jue's ear and bit it, "The dean said we have to follow the rules or the Battle Spirit Forces won't give them the award money. Third Aunt and I are on the same team. Later, I want to summon a big beast too!"
"The Battle Spirit Forces?" As if he thought of something, the coldness in Baili Jia Jue's eyes faded slightly. "Did you guys went to the Battle Spirit Forces' base yesterday?"
The little one nodded and talked him through the experience unhappily, "Hmm, it was underground. I fell into the water and there was not even a single fish in it. Fortunately, the Third Aunt rescued me or I'm gonna starve to death in the water."
Shadow thought to himself, The test was cruel indeed… But… aren't you supposed to be drowned by falling into the water?
Listening to his little brother talking, Baili Jia Jue's face remained the same as if all these were common.
This little one thought that a place without fish should not be called as water!
"Other than that, we encountered some extremely cunning magical beasts. The dean said it was a trial." The Little Seventh Prince squinted his little fierce eyes. "The Demon-Transforming Beasts which came from the underground. They were shapeless at first and wanted to attack Third Aunt and I. One of them was killed by the Third Aunt and another went missing."
Listening to him, Fire Qilin said something suddenly, "Master, it was the Demon-Transforming Beast. There must have been an intruder in the White Academy. Someone who can summon this kind of magical beast is extraordinary."
Chapter 318 - The Summoning Test
"Demon-Transforming Beast." Baili Jia Jue narrowed his eyes. His gaze brought out an unusual sense of chilliness as he heard these three words again.
Of course, Fire Qilin knew what was on his mind.
The Demon-Transforming Beast was different from other magical beasts. This type of beast had thoughts more complicated than humans. It could create illusions and even enter into the human body, controlling the human.
Back then, the Empress was once controlled by the Demon-Transforming Beast, that was the reason why Baili Jia Jue was being treated harshly, well, it was also partly due to the fact that the Empress never liked Baili Jia Jue since he was young.
When she was pregnant with Baili Jia Jue, the Emperor started to indulge in l.u.s.t.
For that reason, she saw that child in her w.o.m.b as a burden.
No matter how others convinced her that she could only live a glamorous life once she gave birth to the prince, her hatred toward Baili Jia Jue did not fade.
However, the Empress never claimed that she did not want the child, but she was planning to use the child to win over the heart of the Emperor.
What the Empress did not expect was that not only the Emperor did not have a change of heart, in turn, he spent an increased amount of time with Murong.
The Empress eventually cared less for Baili Jia Jue. In her mind, giving birth to a prince was the same as not giving birth at all.
The heart of the Empress was filled with the Emperor, it was hard for her to put others into consideration.
Even if that person was her own son.
So, this gave the Demon-Transforming Beast a chance to possess her. It was much easier to control a person who had her own demons in the first place if compared to a normal person.
That day, the Empress called Baili Jia Jue into the palace, scolded and degraded him, then lunged at him.
Even though its presence and the fierce glare of His Highness scared the Demon-Transforming Beast away, but the damage had been done.
The Empress thought it was Baili Jia Jue who wanted to hurt her, holding a pair of scissors, she slashed Baili Jia Jue's face, amidst the blurry blood.
Fire Qilin knew that it was not because its master could not dodge the scissor, but because he treated her as his dearest.
Instead, due to this incident, she sent him out of the palace due to fear.
Within a year, the Empress passed away, rumors had it that her body was too weak.
However, the more the master was in this condition, the more it needed him.
Thus, he had no comment regarding the actions of the Empress.
But now, the Demon-Transforming Beast reappeared.
Fire Qilin stretched his claws, his beastly brows furrowed tighter than usual.
Yet, Baili Jia Jue was actually thinking about another matter, his gaze was cold as he ordered the people beside him, "Go and check on the recent actions of the Battle Spirit Forces."
Shadow withdrew respectfully.
The teacher stood in front and declared aloud, "May the test begin!"
God knows if it was bad luck or just pure coincidence.
Helian Wei Wei and Yun Biluo were grouped together.
As Qing Zhan paced over, she saw everything. She did not disturb the teacher who was in the middle of teaching the methods of summoning sacred beasts. When she saw Yun Biluo's shallow smile, she swallowed all her words. She thought that Yun Biluo was not aware that Baili Jia Jue was in the academy. She wanted to wait until the test was over to talk to Helian Wei Wei.
It was impossible that Yun Biluo could not see through her hesitation as they were both death knights. She understood what was in the mind of the girl she saw growing up better than Qing Zhan herself.
Perhaps death knights were better at hiding their emotions in front of others.
But Yun Biluo was one step ahead because she could read the concealed emotions.
Yun Biluo smiled, but her gaze sunk. She thought for a moment. She had only left for a short time, and the heart of this girl was already biased toward outsiders.
Maybe Hei Zhu did not know that His Highness was in White Academy. However, as Helian Wei Wei's closest servant, how could Qing Zhan not know about His Highness's whereabouts?
Just that she did not want to tell her.
/> No matter if it was Qing Zhan or Shadow.
They were both the same.
By this time, the teacher had finished briefing everyone on the important matters, facing toward Yun Biluo, he said, "Biluo, demonstrate for everyone."
"Yes." Yun Biluo moved forward, her beautiful features always made others feel a special kinship toward her. With a flick of her finger, a sword appeared out of her palm. The whole sword was shining, accentuated by her gracefully flowing sleeves. She looked like a fallen angel. The teacher and students were attracted to every single move she made.
Helian Jiao Er saw this and smirked. She purposefully brushed past Helian Wei Wei and said, dripping with sarcasm, "You think you can rest easy because you are married to the Third Prince? Open your eyes and look closer, that's who the Third Prince actually likes."
"The reason why the Third Prince married you, other than to deal with the Retired Emperor, was to use you as her substitute. But look at yourself, you don't have looks to offer, the only thing you know is martial arts, which she knows as well. The Third Prince hasn't seen Miss Yun for now, but once he does, what do you think you would be worth of? You won't even be worthy to carry her shoes."
Having said all that, she expected to see Helian Wei Wei down in the dumps.
Out of her expectation, she only chuckled coldly and looked back at her. Two words then came out slowly from her thin lips, "Get lost."
The facial expression of Helian Jiao Er turned hideous. Her fingers were creaking and her eyes spitefully stared at Helian Wei Wei.
Helian Wei Wei pursed her thin lips, appeared as though she was unconcerned about infuriating people to death.
"I would like to see who would be the one who laughs until the end!" Helian Jiao Er flicked her sleeves and walked to the teacher's side.
Yun Biluo supported the sword with her fingers, intentionally or unintentionally, she glanced at Helian Wei Wei, then said, "Wake up!"
A loud grumble sound was heard.
In the Forest of Fantasy behind the mountain, as if something had been summoned, there were sounds of roaring.