The Princess And The Lord

The wolf pack got more aggressive as they smelt as more human blood was spilled. Huang Ni Yang was exhausted and her face was covered with sweat from the ordeal. Huang Zi Feng's talent was genuine as he was the one who kept protecting her from time to time. However, the other sect members were not so lucky as many were wounded and lost their fighting spirit, but the wolves fed on their weakness.

Huang Zi Feng released something from his ring once the situation turned dire. A grey striped white tiger emerged from it and attacked the nearest wolf with its massive claws and ripped the wolf's neck with its fangs. It then used its hind legs to kick another wolf that was trying to attack it from behind. The wolf fell with a loud shrill of pain.

"Oh, Divine Beast Level…not bad…" Bei Li Yan commented lightly.

"It seems like he has been hiding his trump card. It is no wonder he was not afraid of entering the ancient tomb," Jin Hao said in deep contemplation.

"What kinda beast is that?" Lory asked

"A snow tiger from Tian Yu mountain. It is very strong and prideful which makes it hard to subdue," Zhao Li Xin said with a flat tone. He was not impressed by the tiger.

Lory was intrigued when she heard about the strong beast. She used the telepathic link [Girsha, is the tiger strong?]

[Puih…] Girsha chided.

Lory gave up talking to the rude bird. Her eyes went back to the scene below. The tiger overcame the wolf pack. One of the wolves hollered and the others retreated.

The remaining sect members sighed in relief when the wolf pack backed off. The least injured ones distributed healing pills to their comrades. They then all sat with their legs crossed to calm their nerves and restore their power.

"Oh, it's over? So soon?" Bei Li Yan sounded dejected.

Lory sighed and wondered what else did Bei Li Yan expect yet the other group had already lost half of their people. They would be all dead if they were to fight for longer.

"I wonder why the Huang siblings want to get inside the tomb on their own?" Jin Hao leaned on the wall rubbed his chin. "They could have easily sent their own people if all they wanted was the treasure. Why would the boy and his stupid sister endanger themselves?"

"Is it about the tree?" Bei Li Yan said what he suspected.

"Is the tree even real?" Jin Hao raised his eyebrows. " It is just a story. There's no concrete proof that it exists. Why would they risk themselves for that?"

Lory didn't comment. There were too many questions that she couldn't answer herself. Finding the tree could answer some of her questions.

"IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU!!" Someone shouted angrily.

Bei Li Yan face lit up when he realized the show was not yet over. He straightened his back and peeked from behind the boulder. The curious Lory followed Bei Li Yan and peeked beside him like a thief.

It was like déjà vu to Zhao Li Xin as he had seen the same behavior before. He quickly remembered she did the same thing at the Phoenix Hall restaurant. The only difference now is the fact that she had a peeking partner.

The person who shouted was a young man from the other sect. He wore a tattered blue uniform with red cloud embroidery on his chest. He was covered with wounds and dirt. He was red with anger as he furiously pointed at Huang Ni Yang and glared at her.

"It is all because of you. You are the reason my brothers and sisters are dead!"

"You! How dare you accuse me?" Huang Ni Yang screamed back at the young man

"You could not have survived if it was not for my brother. You are busy blaming me instead of being grateful!" Huang Ni Yang berated the young man for not thanking them.

"Was it not your fault in the beginning? The beasts are chasing us because you stole the wolf cub," The young man was unhappy with the side Huang Ni Yang had revealed. He thought she was a pure and kind woman at first, but she soon started acting like a shrew.

"Yes, Miss Huang. We could have avoided fighting the Cimmerian wolves (or did you mean chimera wolves?) if it was not for you. You know how powerful they are in a normal situation we wouldn't have dared to provoke them, but you…you dared to steal their cub and were caught red-handed. WERE YOU ASKING FOR DEATH?" More people were angry at Huang Ni Yang's stupid decision.

"ENOUGH!" Huang Zi Feng shouted. He also disagreed with his sister's stupid behavior but he still needed to protect her and his own reputation. His image as the Heavenly Jade Pavilion heir had to be maintained. He couldn't allow them to berate them like they were a bunch of weaklings.

"You can choose to leave if you don't like what we are doing. We won't stop you," Huang Zi Feng said with a condescending smile.

The other sect members became quiet. They followed the Heavenly Jade Pavilion because they thought it would be safer to walk with them. They hadn't predicted their current situation. Many of their members were now dead and they could barely survive in the tomb with insufficient manpower. Huang Zi Feng knew this and even chose to use their lack of numbers to threaten them. 

They had no choice but to grit their teeth. Huang Zi Feng sneered at them for being cowards. They tried to disrespect him yet they knew they needed him if they wished to live the tomb alive. Huang Zi Feng walked away from them without waiting for their answer. Huang Ni Yang followed him in a huff. She hated them for trying to blame her. She vowed to make sure they all died in the tomb for disrespecting her. 

"They left…" Lory said.

"Yeah. The group is not as peaceful as we initially thought," Bei Li Yan moved away from the boulder.

The least curious people of their group, Jin Hao and Zhao Li Xin were drinking wine leisurely around a small table. They had not wasted time making themselves comfortable while the other group was having a shouting match. Lory was not surprised to find Zhao Li Xin relaxed. It was almost like she expected him to drink wine while she snooped. 

"Come have lunch first," Zhao Li Xin suggested.

Lory nodded and took out the food from her ring. It was a special bento she had asked the chef in Ninjing manor to make for her as she couldn't put a plate and bowl inside her spatial ring. A plate would take too much space in her rings as she needed to be practical. It was the key to survival when faced with the unexpected. 

"Is that a spatial ring, Ri Yi?" Bei Li Yan asked. The ring was of good quality and could cost about fifty million gold taels at an auction.

"Yup. All thanks to our lord here," Lory smiled sweetly at Zhao Li Xin and the man dotingly patted her head.

Bei Li Yan's mouth twitched. If someone told him a year ago that Zhao Li Xin would become a generous, dotting, and loving husband, he would have laughed until his jaw turned stiff. He could have even called for Jin Hao to examine the person. The reality of his lord's situation left him speechless.

Zhao Li Xin only gifted Bei Li Yan a spatial ring after Bei Li Yan had painstakingly served him for three years. Bei Li Yan looked at the smile of their future madam's face and guessed she was clueless at the spatial rings true value. Bei Li Yan could also tell their lord had not informed her of the same as he liked to pamper the future madam.

"Your plate is quite interesting," Jin Hao glances at her medium-sized bento. She had requested for it to be made just before they left, and was thankful Zhao Li Xin's people were quick-witted enough to fulfill her request without trouble. She didn't know that no one would dare trouble her as she was their future madam.

Lory smiled proudly, "It is nice, isn't it? It saves me a lot of trouble when if I am eating outside."

It was quite convenient as one box contained rice, meat, and vegetables. The money grabber, Wu San Bo, would easily find a way of making money from it if he was to see it.

Jin Hao sipped his wine and pondered. He thought their future madam's character would easily merge with the other King Palaces.

Her sensible behavior matched Jin Hao, her easy-going temperament matched Bei Li Yan, her unique thinking matched Wu San Bo, and her ability to fight with beasts without any cultivation would amaze Jiang Jin Wei.

Jin Hao could also tell General Fu had a good opinion of her. Their lord found the perfect wife for him and the sect after all.