NOVGO.NET Chapter 440 - 440: Ch 440 - Come Here, Let's Untangle That Tail II
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For a moment, Ruoning almost believed Yino understood her sharp-tongued but soft-hearted master better than she did.
“Then I’m heading back to report to Master right now!”
The green-dressed girl shot up excitedly, slapping the table.
But then she noticed Yino still sitting there, unmoved, and something clicked.
Before Ruoning could say anything, Yino smiled knowingly and reached over to pinch the fluffy fox ears of the petite girl beside him.
“You should head back tonight. Since I rarely visit Jiangnan, I need to stay and get Yuebai’s full report on everything that’s happened with the Liuli Sect these past six months. We need to… discuss things in depth.”
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“Damn it!”
“How the hell is this possible!”
“In five seconds – five fucking seconds – what kind of twisted technique did that brat use to completely drain Lin Ze’s Azure Dragon bloodline!”
In the Liu mansion’s front courtyard, Lin family elder Lin Guo was still raging.
Two days since that night’s disaster. Day one, Lin Guo had been too busy hauling in famous doctors to examine Lin Ze’s condition to review exactly what had happened during Yino and Lin Ze’s face-off.
Day two, after every renowned physician finished their diagnosis, the verdict was final: Lin Ze was now completely ordinary, not a trace of Azure Dragon bloodline left.
For Lin Guo, it felt like watching the sky collapse.
Realizing medicine couldn’t restore Lin Ze’s talent, Lin Guo started obsessing over the suspicious details from Yino’s actions that night.
“That bastard definitely used some evil cult technique he stole from god knows where!”
“I’ve lived this long and never seen any cultivation method that could steal someone’s bloodline in five seconds!”
Lin Guo paced back and forth, hands clasped behind his back, occasionally erupting in curses.
The Liu mansion elders around him grew more troubled with every word.
Even though southern Liu mansion and northern Lin mansion had different temperaments, Liu elders being more refined compared to hot-headed Lin elders, rarely cursing unless pushed to their limit, this incident had shattered many Liu elders’ composure.
Lin Ze had definitely lost his Azure Dragon bloodline.
But what about Ruoning?
What if Yino wasn’t satisfied with just stealing the Azure Dragon bloodline and turned his evil methods on their precious girl?
“See! I told everyone from the start that kid was bad news!”
From the side, Liu Ruoxin was hurling her own vicious curses.
But this time, Li Shauna was too heartbroken to join in, eyes red with tears:
“What’s the point of saying that now? I just want Ruoning to be safe…”
“Yuliang, what are we going to do if something really happened to Ruoning!”
Li Shauna sobbed while gripping Liu Yuliang’s arm.
Liu Yuliang watched the chaotic crowd, everyone nursing their own agenda. He started to speak several times but just ended up sighing.
He looked toward the corner where a red-dressed girl sat, she’d just arrived yesterday from Wu City.
She sat alone on a swing, lazily swaying her legs, no sympathy on her face. After all, as she’d announced last night representing the He mansion, Yino would never harm Ruoning. The Liu mansion should relax.
But…
Apart from Liu Yuliang and a few elders who knew her identity, nobody else believed this girl’s words.
Everyone seemed convinced that after such a massive incident, the He mansion sending only this young outsider was a complete insult.
“Yuliang, what’s the point of looking at her?! She doesn’t even have the He surname. Claims to be Yino’s aunt, but how can anyone’s aunt be younger than their nephew? She’s probably just some random maid!”
“The He mansion is seriously disrespecting us. Sending her here is just insulting!”
Seeing Liu Yuliang stay silent while staring elsewhere, Li Shauna vented her frustration on the girl sitting quietly in the corner.
Liu Yuliang couldn’t take anymore and covered Li Shauna’s mouth, begging her to stop.
No choice…
This girl named Xinyao had a special background. When Liu Yuliang had visited the He mansion as a guest, he’d found it strange how this seemingly ordinary maid acted so arrogant and looked down on everyone.
Until he saw her standing behind the Dragon Palace’s National Advisor.
With the National Advisor’s backing, Xinyao’s words carried serious weight.
That’s why, ever since Xinyao had vouched for Ruoning yesterday, only Liu Yuliang and a few grand elders had finally calmed down.
“The He mansion already said Ruoning’s fine. We should just wait patiently. Look, even our senior grand elders are sitting quietly and waiting for news.”
Liu Yuliang couldn’t directly reveal Xinyao’s identity, so he pointed to the other grand elders as proof.
“The grand elders aren’t talking because they’re too furious for words! Dear, are you brain-dead? How long are you going to keep blindly trusting the He mansion!”
“My god, you’re giving me a headache…”
Liu Yuliang felt like he was talking to a brick wall. He couldn’t figure out how his once-gentle wife had become so scheming and impatient over the years.
“Good news! Good news!”
“Honored elders! A letter from Lady Ye Chaerin of the Liuli Sect!”
“She says our young miss safely reached the Liuli Sect last night!”
A maid’s excited shouts echoed from outside the Liu mansion courtyard.
Every Liu mansion elder’s eyes went wide. They leaped up and rushed outside like their lives depended on it, fighting to read the letter first.
Even the elders who’d been plotting revenge against the He mansion with the Lin family immediately switched from grim expressions to beaming smiles upon hearing about Ruoning’s safety, completely abandoning the still-cursing Lin Guo.
Truth was…
People can’t really empathize with each other’s pain.
Behind the celebrating crowd, Lin Guo silently watched the Liu family members reading their letter. He felt betrayed over and over again.
[Fucking hell!]
[These spineless, fair-weather idiots! The Qin Queen’s decision to ally with the Liu mansion was definitely a mistake!]
Lin Guo slammed his fist into the wall, eyes burning with hatred.
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“Ruoning’s gone.”
“Yep. Just us now.”
In the small tea house room, after the green-dressed girl left, only one human and one fox girlremained.
Yino drained his last cup of tea, then leaned back in his chair.
He looked sideways at the white fox girl, his gaze slowly traveling down until it settled on those slender legs made enticing by white silk thigh-highs.
“Crawl over here and do what you do best.”