Although Feng Xiaoxiao did not say everything outright, Ye Chen was naturally on her side and would help her.
His hatred of Feng Luan deepened even further.
Ye Chen sneered lightly. “Feng Luan, Xiaoxiao saw that you were injured and kindly asked after you, yet you failed to appreciate her kindness and spoke rudely. Apologize to her at once!”
Failed to appreciate kindness?
Her disgusting father in her Past Life had also said she failed to appreciate kindness. Feng Luan had no other special ability—she only knew how to make that baseless accusation come true.
Feng Luan sneered. “What the hell does it have to do with her?”
Ye Chen truly had not expected the usually exceptionally weak Feng Luan to utter such foul language.
Feng Luan continued, “Why should I report to her wherever I go? Today’s arena tournament is over. Am I not allowed to leave?”
Ye Chen snorted coldly. “Who knows what methods you used to make the Silver Wolf collapse and remain unable to rise? Moreover, as the Eldest Miss of the Feng Clan, you saw this crown prince and did not kneel. What crime do you think you have committed?”
Hearing this, Feng Xiaoxiao stood to one side, somewhat gleeful at Feng Luan’s misfortune.
Feng Luan’s body was weak, but her tone could not conceal her arrogance and boldness. “I, Feng Luan, kneel to only two kinds of people in this life. One is an elder who has shown me kindness, and the other is the dead. Crown prince, which kind are you?”
Ye Chen angrily pointed at Feng Luan. “You...”
Feng Luan neither dodged nor retreated, meeting his gaze directly.
Ye Chen was so furious that he laughed instead. “Very good, Feng Luan! Do you know that those words are an offense against your superior? Or is this some new method of seducing this crown prince? Playing hard to get, or whatever this act is? Hmph, let this crown prince tell you! Our marriage engagement will be broken sooner or later. This crown prince will never like a good-for-nothing like you!”
Feng Luan did not become angry because of his words. She merely felt that this crown prince was truly childish, as if being a crown prince could make her care about him. She had seen plenty of scum like him in her Past Life.
“I hope so.”
Ye Chen glared viciously at her. “I will overlook your disrespect toward this crown prince, but you must apologize to Xiaoxiao. She meant you nothing but kindness, so why make things difficult for her?”
Feng Xiaoxiao looked at Feng Luan with clear eyes containing a hint of triumph, then concealed it. Her tone was full of hurt. “Crown prince, it is fine. It is enough that elder sister is unharmed.”
Ye Chen sighed. “Xiaoxiao, why must you be so kind? She is not sincere toward you.”
He was truly speaking nonsense with his eyes wide open.
The garments of Feng Luan’s dress had already been torn to shreds by the Silver Wolf’s sharp claws. Some wounds were deep enough to reveal white bone, and blood flowed steadily from them.
Watching the two of them sing the same tune, Feng Luan chuckled. Her thin lips parted, each word sharp and clear. “Good to me? Being good to me by having me tame this fifth-rank silver wolf—is that not an attempt to send me to my death?”
In her Past Life, she had dealt with spirit beasts and could identify a fifth-rank silver wolf at a glance. Moreover, spirit beasts had thick hides and tough flesh, with formidable defensive and offensive abilities, equivalent to an entry-level seventh-order spirit practitioner.
Ye Chen frowned. “What nonsense are you spouting? This is merely a second-order spirit beast. Xiaoxiao went out of her way to find it as your contract beast.”
Hearing this, Feng Luan’s unruffled dark eyes turned toward Feng Xiaoxiao. She raised her brows slightly, her words carrying a hint of mockery. “Second rank? Before reaching the third tier, a Silver Wolf’s fur is gray. Only after reaching the fifth rank does it become snow-white. Could it be that this wolf mutated?”
Feng Xiaoxiao was greatly shocked. Only then did she remember the changes in the Silver Wolf’s rank, and she could not help cursing Feng Luan inwardly.
She instinctively bit her lip tightly and tried to explain. “I...”
Ye Chen merely snorted coldly and said indifferently, “So what? If you possessed the same strength as Xiaoxiao, neither second rank nor fifth rank would be worth fearing. You cannot blame anyone else. If you want someone to blame, blame yourself for being inferior in skill. You were born a good-for-nothing.”
What a fine claim that she was born a good-for-nothing.
Feng Luan felt dizzy from excessive blood loss. Her lips were utterly colorless, yet she spoke one word at a time. “She possesses the Phoenix Divine Bone yet is only a seventh-order spirit practitioner. In my opinion, the true good-for-nothing is her!”
The entire scene erupted in an uproar.
Feng Xiaoxiao and Ye Chen looked as though they had heard something amusing. A mere good-for-nothing actually had the audacity to call a seventh-order spirit practitioner a good-for-nothing.
Feng Xiaoxiao asked, “What does elder sister mean?”
Feng Luan forced herself to endure the dizziness in her head and said to Feng Xiaoxiao, “I said you are a good-for-nothing.”
Feng Xiaoxiao was furious, but she did not dare show it. A good-for-nothing had actually called her a good-for-nothing twice. Naturally, she could not swallow this insult. “Why must elder sister slander me?”
Ye Chen asked, “Were you struck stupid by the Silver Wolf?”
Ignoring Ye Chen, Feng Luan Issued a challenge to Feng Xiaoxiao. “Five months from now, a life-and-death arena match. Do you dare?”
The already disorderly street now erupted in even louder discussion.
“Could Feng Luan really have been struck stupid by the Silver Wolf? How can a person with a waste spiritual root possibly fight someone with the Phoenix Divine Bone?”
“I think she merely wants to cling to life for five months. Perhaps she is planning to escape during that time.”
“In my opinion, she definitely wants to make the crown prince look at her differently. Unfortunately, she has only the ability to boast and no real strength.”
“A mere good-for-nothing dares to act so arrogantly.”
....
Listening to the surrounding discussions, Feng Luan’s expression did not change. As usual, she stared expressionlessly at Feng Xiaoxiao, if one ignored the undisguised provocation in her eyes.
Feng Xiaoxiao could not possibly endure it.
“Since elder sister insists on forcing my hand, Xiaoxiao will naturally show respect by complying and accept this challenge.”
At first glance, one might have thought Feng Xiaoxiao had been coerced. Unfortunately, Feng Luan had inherited the original host’s memories and understood her exceptionally well.
Pure and flawless before others, vicious and ruthless behind their backs.
Seeing Feng Xiaoxiao accept, Ye Chen’s disdain and hatred for Feng Luan increased further. “Feng Luan, if you want to attract this crown prince’s attention through such a method, then I am afraid you have failed. This crown prince hates women like you most—accomplishing nothing yet convinced of your own superiority.”
Feng Luan had intended to continue ignoring Ye Chen, but he insisted on coming over like a clown seeking attention. Her thin lips curled slightly as she returned his words in full. “Rest assured, crown prince. I, Feng Luan, also dislike men who are utterly useless yet convinced of their own superiority.”
Ye Chen had been angered twice in succession that day. He pointed furiously at Feng Luan. “You...”
If the surrounding commoners had not been watching, he would certainly have stripped this arrogant Feng Luan of a layer of skin.
Ye Chen glared viciously at her. “Just wait and see....”
With that, he turned around and left in anger.
After Ye Chen left, Feng Xiaoxiao glanced maliciously at Feng Luan with her almond-shaped eyes. Her gaze was like a venomous snake flicking its tongue. After pausing for only two seconds, she turned and hurried after Ye Chen.
Before leaving, she spoke a few words to her in a low voice.
“Feng Luan, do not even think you can defeat me in this lifetime. Without the Phoenix Divine Bone, you are nothing.”
The Phoenix Divine Bone?
Sooner or later, she would take it back for the original host!
Feng Xiaoxiao did not deserve it!
Afterward, Feng Luan seemed to recall something. She raised her brows slightly and murmured, “The Phoenix Divine Bone... the Phoenix Token. What connection is there between the two? Perhaps this transmigration was not an accident.”
Forget it. She would resolve the problem at hand first and consider later whether this was truly a coincidence or...
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