Free Web NovelChapter 347: Chapter 347: Xiao Heyun’s Opportunity?
At the mention of her senior brother, Xie Qinglan suddenly felt aggrieved.
"My senior brother and I originally entered this place to train together, but a restrictive seal suddenly appeared. By the time I realized what was happening, he was gone!"
"I don’t even know if he’s safe right now..."
’It’s been so long, and there’s been no word. Could something have happened to him?’
’So that’s how it is...’
Song Wanning’s brow twitched. ’This silly girl is still completely in the dark.’
’Xiao Heyun is a master of many skills. A minor seal like that couldn’t possibly stop him. He might have even done it on purpose...’
’But why?’
’To mess with Xie Qinglan for his own amusement?’
’That’s highly unlikely.’
’Was it to play the hero and save the damsel in distress?’
A guess surfaced in her mind, and Song Wanning suddenly sneered.
’It couldn’t be... that bastard deliberately resorted to such a cheap trick just to make Xie Qinglan fall head over heels for him, could it?’
’Hah!’
’What a brilliant scheme!’
She clenched her fists. ’Men who use the feelings of others to climb higher are the absolute worst.’
But she wouldn’t say anything right now. In the dynamic between the three of them, she was clearly an outsider.
’Xie Qinglan would never believe me.’
"Sister, what are you going to do now?"
’The forces backing any invader must be destroyed.’
Song Wanning pondered for a moment, a dark glint in her eyes as she stared at Xie Qinglan.
’Based on my earlier observations, Xie Qinglan’s feelings for Xiao Heyun are more idolization than romantic love.’
’In that case, I’ll just have to shatter the great image she has of Xiao Heyun in her heart.’
’Once she realizes that Xiao Heyun is nothing special, everything else will be much simpler.’
’Then, I can use a few tricks to drive a wedge between them...’
After a moment of thought, Song Wanning made up her mind. This was a plan she could take her time with.
"Come on, let’s find somewhere safer."
She led Xie Qinglan away.
「Meanwhile」
The unconscious Xiao Heyun finally woke up. Feeling as if his bones were about to shatter, his face flushed red with anger.
’I didn’t get the treasure, and I ended up in this mess. This is infuriating!’
Fortunately, he had plenty of Elixir Pills, so he recovered quickly, cursing under his breath as he took his anger out on the System.
The System felt wronged, too. After all, nobody could have predicted this. The two of them were now on bad terms.
Suddenly, Xiao Heyun cried out, "Oh no! My junior sister is still back at the grotto!"
He finally remembered his plan and rushed toward the grotto without another moment’s delay.
’She’s the Master’s precious daughter. If anything happens to her, the Master will never forgive me!’
He hurried anxiously toward the grotto.
However, when he reached the grotto, he found that the crystal marrow was gone. Not a single piece was left!
At that moment, Xiao Heyun’s face turned green.
He peered down into the swamp below, but there was no trace of his junior sister.
Even the large net had disappeared.
"System, did someone cut in and steal my prize again?"
Xiao Heyun’s expression was grim. This string of bad luck sent his mood plummeting.
’In all my time since transmigrating, I’ve never been this unlucky!’
"It’s possible. Or perhaps Xie Qinglan escaped on her own."
The System couldn’t be certain.
"I know my junior sister’s abilities. Someone must have been here!"
Xiao Heyun, however, knew perfectly well that Xie Qinglan wasn’t capable of that. He was certain someone had beaten him to it and taken her away.
"Damn it! They took every last bit of the crystal marrow, too!"
"Which son of a bitch did this?"
He was filled with rage, a knot of anger lodged in his chest that he just couldn’t swallow.
"Finding her is the priority right now! If Xie Qinglan falls in love with someone else, all your hard work will be for nothing!"
The System was getting anxious too. Luckily, her affection rating hadn’t dropped yet, but who knew what would happen if this dragged on.
At these words, the aura around Xiao Heyun grew even more dangerous. He clenched his jaw and took several deep breaths, finally suppressing the rage in his heart.
Just as he was about to go look for Xie Qinglan, his foot slipped on something strange.
He looked down. It was just a pebble.
He gave it a careless glance and kicked it away out of habit.
But the next second, the pebble struck the wall. With a great RUMBLE, the wall began to shake, revealing a large gate...
Xiao Heyun: "..."
’It worked just like that?’
He was stunned for a moment before his face broke into a wide grin.
"I knew it! I am this world’s Heavenly Dao’s Son! I might lose a sesame seed, but I’ll always pick up a watermelon!"
"Let’s see what kind of fucking idiot can steal my scraps this time!"
With that, a smug Xiao Heyun walked up to the gate and gave it a push.
Instantly, an immense suction force pulled him clean through.
In the blink of an eye, he found himself outside a magnificent palace.
The palace was resplendent, glittering with flowing light as far as the eye can see. It was mysterious, yet reeked of opulence.
A flicker of triumph flashed in Xiao Heyun’s eyes as he strode into the palace.
What he didn’t know was that the moment he opened the gate, the world outside had changed dramatically.
The skies above the once-calm Cannibal Valley instantly erupted with dazzling light as a massive pillar shot toward the heavens, piercing the clouds.
Everyone for hundreds of miles around saw it.
"Look, quick! There’s a celestial phenomenon over there! A great treasure must be appearing!"
"Yes, let’s hurry and see! It looks like it’s coming from the direction of Cannibal Valley!"
"Hurry, let’s go!"
...
The crowd was abuzz with excitement. People dropped whatever they were doing and raced toward Cannibal Valley. Nothing was more important than the emergence of a treasure.
"Senior Brother, should we go?"
Several disciples from the Medicine King Sect, who had failed to catch Song Wanning, had not yet given up their search.
But now that a treasure had appeared, Song Wanning was no longer their priority.
"Let’s go. How could we miss out on something this big?"
The group immediately set off for Cannibal Valley as well.
News that a rare treasure had appeared in Cannibal Valley spread like wildfire, and countless people began flocking to the area.
Song Wanning was still unaware of the events outside, but seeing that pillar of light shooting into the sky, she knew there was trouble.
’A commotion this big is sure to attract those people from the Medicine King Sect. If I’m not careful, they’ll spot me.’
"Wan Ning, look! That phenomenon means there’s a treasure. Let’s go check it out!"
Seeing the commotion, Xie Qinglan’s eyes filled with excitement and curiosity.
Such celestial phenomena were rare. She had only seen them a few times, and always when she was with her senior brother.
"Senior Brother must be there!!"
She was itching to rush over immediately.
"Mm. He is."
Song Wanning replied pointedly, the corners of her lips curling into a cold smirk.
’Just like Ye Chuxue, of course.’
’No wonder I happened upon the Twin Blood Lotus. It was probably meant for Xiao Heyun in the first place...’
’After I beat him to that one, another opportunity is served up to him on a silver platter.’
’How very thoughtful.’
’However...’
Song Wanning concealed the ambition in her eyes. ’Since I’m here, I can’t let Xiao Heyun have his way.’
’I can snatch Ye Chuxue’s opportunities.’
’So I can certainly snatch Xiao Heyun’s, too!’
