Chapter 171: Ghost in the Magic World - Prelude (5)
Chapter 171: Ghost in the Magic World - Prelude (5)
"Tsk, Jun Lin, you already look like Shang Kui’s mother like this." Duan Rong Yu couldn’t help but ridicule his best friend.
Jun Lin’s face darkened and he glared at Duan Rong Yu, who stuck out his tongue fearlessly. It was obvious that even if Jun Lin were to get angry at him, Duan Rong Yu wouldn’t feel anything and instead feel amused.
Besides, Duan Rong Yu didn’t think that Jun Lin would do anything to him.
"Don’t fight. Bing Hong Xiang might even send someone to target us later," Xiang Kui reminded.
She didn’t know for sure what happened to Duan Rong Yu and Jun Lin in Shang Kui’s previous life. But she could guess more or less based on the result at the end with the two of them barely escaped.
Since there were no one from the Shang Family near Duan Rong Yu and Jun Lin, the anomaly shouldn’t have gone to them.
But they were still injured and almost died.
So it could only mean that Bing Hong Xiang definitely targeted them and possibly even set up traps for them.
"Tsk." Duan Rong Yu clicked his tongue. "In the face of absolute power, no tricks will be useful. No matter what Bing Hong Xiang is planning, I’ll make sure to thwart all of that and remain victorious."
Jun Lin and Xiang Kui only silently looked at Duan Rong Yu.
They felt that it was truly untrustworthy to believe Duan Rong Yu’s words right now.
Because even if Duan Rong Yu is powerful, the result between Duan Rong Yu and Bing Hong Xiang’s spars were usually a tie.
"Just watch later and see how I deal with Bing Hong Xiang." Duan Rong Yu scoffed.
He disliked the Bing Family the most.
They only knew how to play tricks the most and then tricked other people to believe that the Bing Family was the best.
How could the Bing Family is the best?
It was obvious that the Duan Family is better than the Bing Family.
Duan Rong Yu always felt that Bing Hong Xiang was too pretentious and disliked the other party greatly.
"Alright. Let’s gather in time for the exam tomorrow," Jun Lin said, stopping Duan Rong Yu who wanted to brag again.
He didn’t want to listen to Duan Rong Yu’s bragging about his dealing with Bing Hong Xiang any longer.
It would be too annoying.
"Okay, okay." Duan Rong Yu stood up and stretched his hand. He thought for a moment and then said, "Oh right, remember to bring more food and drinks. We might not be able to hunt food there."
While technically it was not impossible to eat the magic beasts, but many of them were inedible. Those that were edible often needed a long process to handle before they could safely eat it.
So for the sake of themselves, it would be better to bring food on their own.
"Got it. I don’t need you to remind me."
"I know, thank you."
Duan Rong Yu heard the different response and snorted before he skipped to go back home. He didn’t know what Bing Hong Xiang was planning to do, but he planned to let the Duan Family checked.
Anyway, the Duan Family has been the powerful family in the city for a long time.
The little tricks that Bing Hong Xiang do, how could it be hidden from him?
He just had to be prepared or even counterattack against Bing Hong Xiang through one way or another later.
After Duan Rong Yu left, Jun Lin looked at Xiang Kui and pursed his lips. "I’ll take you home."
"Huh?" Xiang Kui was stunned when she heard Jun Lin’s words. "This... there’s no need for this, Jun Lin..."
Shang Kui has been wandering around the city ever since she was young and she knew that the city was relatively safe. Even if there were some people with malicious intention towards her such as Bing Hong Xiang, he would not dare to make a move so blatantly in the city.
There were too many ears and eyes here.
Even if they could pull Shang Kui to a relatively secluded place... there was still someone from the Shang Family watching over Shang Kui.
Xiang Kui knew this person’s existence because Shang Family Head revealed it to her nearing her last days. But what Shang Family Head said to her only shattered the already broken pieces of Shang Kui’s heart, letting it be smashed into smithereens and disappeared into the wind.
Shang Family Head had long known that the one who dealt with the anomaly was not Shang Xiyue but Shang Kui.
But even if Shang Family Head knew it, he didn’t say anything.
Because the Shang Family Head knew very well that his daughter’s body had been damaged and it would be impossible for her to recover and truly fight on the frontline.
So Shang Family Head felt that it’s better to let her stay outside the limelight.
The words from the Shang Family Head made Shang Kui fully understood that Shang Family Head never cared for his daughter. He only cared for the family reputation and keeping Shang Kui around was because he thought that someday her talent would be of use for the Shang Family.
Shang Family Head was right.
It was indeed useful.
But the cost was also Shang Kui’s own life.
Perhaps, no one would be sad with Shang Kui’s death, but she herself refused to have her fate being arranged like that. It was as if her life is not a life and that everyone could decide her life and death so easily.
Even if Shang Family Head is her father, Shang Kui didn’t want to accept it.
But what could she do?
She was too tired to fight and too tired to face the hypocrisy of many people around her, making her just want to hide as long as possible.
No, not only hide, but also to run away and leave this place forever.
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