NOVEL NEXT Chapter 194: Flower and Snake (2/2)
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--- Chapter 194 ---
Blue Mountain City - Count Dero Mansion.
"Haha, welcome, everyone! Welcome!"
"Dero Mansion is happy to have you all today!"
The Head of the Dero Family, Wei Dero, greeted the guests who attended his party with a smile on his face. He's a fashionable man in a white suit and green tie, with a handsome, aged face and some white hair.
Several influential nobles in the area had already attended this meeting and shook their heads, waiting for the 'deciding' meeting. Unfortunately, Count Dero still didn't know about the approaching storm.
A head maid came to Wei Dero's side and whispered, "Sir, Young Master An's guards have been discovered on the east street. They are all injured and poisoned heavily."
Wei Dero frowned slightly upon hearing this and reacted, "Did someone attack An? I thought hiring several Spirit Ancestors should be enough to protect him..."
The maid didn't know how to reply before saying softly, "According to the witness on that street, Young Master An was getting accompanied by two beautiful young ladies."
"Young ladies?" Wei Dero became even more confused. Although he knew his son liked to play with girls, especially the beautiful ones, with his firm authority around here, something like this rarely happened.
"Identity. What about those girls' identity?"
The maid hesitated, "That, they are not from around here. The witness didn't recognize them at all."
"They might be noble young ladies, but I can't confirm it."
"Have you found them?" Wei Dero's face darkened.
"No..." The maid answered.
Pa!
"Useless!" Wei Dero slapped the maid angrily.
The maid accepted the slap and yelped in pain. She bit her lips and said with a stutter, "S-Sir, give me more time."
"I've dispatched the guards to look for Young Master An and those young ladies."
"They should be bringing us news soon."
Yet, as soon as the maid finished her words, the jumbled sounds echoed from the front gate. Screams and shouts followed, but were 'completely' muted by silence instantly.
The sound of high heels echoed in the front gate, reaching the garden where the welcome entrance is. It was crisp and cold.
"Are you looking for this?" A confident yet mocking voice reached Wei Dero's ears.
At this very moment, Dugu Yan stood fifteen meters away from Count Dero, holding his only son by the neck.
"AN!" Wei Dero looked at his son in panic and surging anger. He could see how pale and sickly he was. Lastly, his finger got broken, seeping with blood.
Ye Lingling stared at Dugu Yan's back helplessly.
They could have just entered the gate like a normal person, but this girl had to beat some people and be so damn dramatic about it.
However, Dugu Yan was insistent in her "Dramatic Entrance" opening in this whole plan.
'I wonder where she learn this kind of thing?' Since Ye Lingling was quite busy with her divine trials lately, she rarely gathered with The Girls and focused on cultivating.
Of course, sometimes, she would go and hang out with them, especially if Han Yuan was around. However, as she previously mentioned, Han Yuan hasn't been around for over two months.
Wei Dero calmed down, staring at Dugu Yan with hostility. "Who are you, girl?"
"Why did you attack my son?"
"We didn't seem to know each other."
"Well, you're right about that." Dugu Yan said while tossing An Dero aside, making the young noble groan in pain.
Wei Dero saw this, and his veins popped.
Dugu Yan ignored the 'if the stare could kill' gaze and continued, "But you should know where I come from by this."
After saying that, she possessed her 'Jade-Scaled Sea Dragon' martial soul, and her spirit rings slowly appeared. Yellow, yellow, dark purple, black, and black.
These five spirit rings exploded with brilliance, blinding everyone in sight with their aura.
Wei Dero and a couple of influential nobles couldn't help but narrow their eyes and clench their fists. Abnormal Spirit Ring Configurations!
It's not hard to make the connection to know where Dugu Yan came from with such a sight. A Spirit King with two 10,000-year-old spirit rings, and to top it off, she was so young.
Dao Academy!
Just the thought of it alone sent a shiver down their spines.
Even then, the brain and instigator of this whole operation, Wei Dero, remained calm.
'She couldn't be twenty.' Wei Dero gazed at Dugu Yan solemnly. 'Although I'm a Spirit Emperor myself, I felt like I couldn't win against her at all.'
'The sheer pressure coming from her martial soul is overwhelming.
'A dragon with jade scales. Is she from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but she used poison. I couldn't recognize this martial soul at all.'
No matter how sharp Wei Dero's mind was, he couldn't connect this martial soul to the Jade Phosphorus Snake. After all, this was a full-fledged dragon, while the other was merely a snake.
And this gap of information made him more nervous than anything.
Wei Dero opened his mouth and played it cool, "I see, you're from the Dao Academy. As expected from the infamous academy, to have such a young Spirit King."
"Even the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation was a bit short compared to you."
"However, I wonder why such a genius came to my mansion?"
"I have never offended you," said Wei Dero, lying through his teeth.
Dugu Yan chuckled, "Me, offended? No, no, no."
"You see, I care less about offense."
"But you made someone's effort wasteful. Someone I really care for."
"You think you're clever and slippery with your move, stealing those hard-earned rewards from Dao Meeting. What you didn't know is that each resource bought from Dao Academy has a spiritual fluctuation."
"Waste! Waste! Waste!" Dugu Yan's voice rose.
"Do you think a bunch of insects could become powerful by stealing from others?"
"You're still an insect!"
Wei Dero grimaced, "Exposed..."
"I underestimated Dao Academy."
"Then, I can only keep you two here for good."
"Butler Wang."
"Yes, Sir!" A heavy presence arrived at the scene.
A middle-aged man in a black butler outfit appeared in the sky, snow-like feathers fluttering on his back, complementing his appearance. He looks elegant with a touch of coldness.
Since ancient times, the eagle and the snake have always been an odd pairing.
Dugu Yan stared at the middle-aged butler and thought of those words in her mind. Even though her martial soul has evolved into a dragon, there is still a snake-like quality in it. One of them is hatred or annoyance toward winged creatures.
Yes, angel included.
So, seeing this newcomer annoyed Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan looked up at Butler Wang, who looked down on her.
She smiled faintly yet coldly, "I don't like it when a bird is staring at me from above."
"It makes me want to rip their wings off."
"Hoho, that's quite an arrogant statement." The butler responded with a laugh. "Unfortunately, young lady, you should stay in our mansion for good."
"I hope you don't resist-!"
ZZIT!
Before anyone could react, a droplet of water traveled faster than sound and cut off one of the butler's snow-like wings. The faint yet blue line didn't stop and even sliced through the clouds above.
Blood burst out, leaving their eyes wide in disbelief.
"Arrghh!" The middle-aged butler screamed in pain. His beast martial soul manifests as a pair of wings, which are connected to his back and have their own pain receptors.
So, when one of them was 'abruptly' sliced off, he felt everything.
He flopped to the ground, gasping for air.
Never in his life had someone done this to him.
Dugu Yan played with droplets of water on her palm, "What did you say again, bird?"
"Don't resist?"
Her eyes transformed into ferocious azure eyes with a slit, "What makes you think I'm weaker than you?"