Chapter 796: Chapter 793: What Does Yuri Mean?
Ghost Face’s reminder made Xiao Tian furrow his brows. After a moment, he said, "In the face of soldiers, you resist with generals; in the face of water, you block with soil. When the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, it’s hard to guard against any advance. For now, let’s focus on the task at hand."
With that, he got up and walked upstairs swiftly and decisively.
Due to Lin Bingxuan’s prolonged absence, her company had begun to see a decline in performance, continuously being outmaneuvered by competitors. There was an urgent need for her to return and take charge, so all she could do was bid farewell over the phone.
After quickly packing, Xiao Tian booked his flight and was about to leave the villa. However, the news on TV just before his departure made him pause involuntarily.
"Today, the Japanese royal family and the Mizuno Clan jointly announced that the youngest princess of the Japanese royal family, Ozawa Miwa, will marry Sugai Yasuaki, son of the Mizuno Clan’s upper echelons, in three months. This has stirred various reactions across Japan..."
On TV, a dignified and sweet-voiced female presenter was reporting the news while a photo of Ozawa Miwa was displayed beside her. The scene then switched to a brief introduction of Sugai Yasuaki.
From the photo, Sugai Yasuaki didn’t look particularly sinister. With a high nose and deep-set eyes, he appeared to be every inch a genteel and successful person.
But Xiao Tian saw a hint of ferocity in Sugai Yasuaki’s eyebrows. Simply put, people with such a violent edge are highly likely to abuse their wives, making Ozawa Miwa’s married life potentially distressing.
Even so, Xiao Tian was too overwhelmed with his own troubles to worry about Ozawa Miwa, and after all, this was hardly any of his business.
Nevertheless, Xiao Tian couldn’t help but feel sorry for Ozawa Miwa. During their time together, he’d noticed some rare qualities in her, along with her sweet looks.
Aside from her height being somewhat less than ideal, everything else about Ozawa Miwa was above standard. No one could deny that she was exceptionally beautiful!
As the news broadcast concluded, Xiao Tian came back to his senses, shaking his head with a wry smile. Since when had he become so sentimental?
Without disturbing Ghost Face, Xiao Tian left a note on the living room table, arranged a month’s worth of meal deliveries, and embarked on his journey with light luggage.
What he didn’t know was that someone had already begun making targeted moves against him in secret...
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"Don’t be sad, Tong!" Bai Xiaoxuan gently grabbed Ji Dantong’s sleeve and shook it twice, cautiously comforting her, "Next time, you can definitely win it back."
Burying her head in her knees, Ji Dantong immediately looked up upon hearing the immensely familiar tone and defiantly said, "Who’s crying? Are you mistaken?!"
Bai Xiaoxuan couldn’t help but remind, "Tong, your eyes are red!"
Hearing this, Ji Dantong’s face also flushed, not just her eyes. But she stubbornly replied, "I just didn’t sleep well last night!"
"But it seems like you just woke up from fainting..."
Without finishing her sentence, Bai Xiaoxuan had a candy shoved into her mouth by Ji Dantong, choking back the rest of her words.
After a short while, realizing Ji Dantong didn’t want to discuss the matter, Bai Xiaoxuan changed the topic, "Tong, why is our sect called Heartbreak Valley?"
After thinking for a moment, Ji Dantong explained, "It’s said that the founder of our sect was a deeply unfortunate woman. After suffering great heartbreak, she established what we now know as the Valley of Heartless."
"Initially, our sect’s mission was ’to eradicate all heartless people in the world.’ This rule was once the first in our sect’s code, but by now, it’s not as strict anymore."
Bai Xiaoxuan nodded with some understanding, then asked, "So why did you take up martial arts, Tong?"
"Crack!"
This seemingly casual question struck Ji Dantong like a bolt of lightning!
Indeed!
Bai Xiaoxuan took up martial arts so her mother and sister would no longer be bullied and could live better lives; Sun Miaohan wanted to firmly hold the world’s mightiest man in her hands. But what about her?
What exactly was her purpose?!
This question startled Ji Dantong. Having been raised within the sect since childhood, everything was carried out in a step-by-step manner. Any occasional doubts were buried under her busy life.
Once, Ji Dantong did ask Xu Ming about it, and his answer was, "To restore the prestige of our sect, to gain even greater glory!"
However, since returning this time, after discovering that Xu Ming bestowed the Fairy’s Tears on Sun Miaohan, Ji Dantong lost interest in that so-called glory.
As for restoring the sect’s prestige, when Ji Dantong doesn’t even know what this glory once was, how could she talk about restoring it?!
After a long silence, seeing that Ji Dantong hadn’t spoken, Bai Xiaoxuan gently nudged her, bringing her back to reality from her shock and confusion.
"What’s up?" Ji Dantong asked, as though awakening from a dream.
"Tong, I have a question for you," Bai Xiaoxuan said.
"Go ahead!" Ji Dantong responded casually, hoping it wasn’t the same kind of question as before.
Luckily, this time Bai Xiaoxuan’s question was quite simple. However, as soon as she asked it, Ji Dantong was taken aback, starting to worry about Bai Xiaoxuan’s mental development.
And Bai Xiaoxuan’s question was—"What does ’lily’ mean?"
A simple sentence that made Ji Dantong’s face change suddenly. She then asked, "Where did you hear such... such a... such a strange word?"
After a moment of stammering, Ji Dantong could only temporarily describe this ambiguous term as strange.
However, Bai Xiaoxuan was utterly perplexed, "Strange? Isn’t there a flower called the lily flower?!"
Looking at Bai Xiaoxuan’s innocent face, Ji Dantong couldn’t help but lament how adult life truly has its darkness.
At the same time, she understood that now wasn’t the time to get caught up on this, the problem was...
"Why did you suddenly ask this?" Ji Dantong asked urgently, wondering if Sun Miaohan had already corrupted Bai Xiaoxuan to this extent?!
"While we were having lunch, many older sisters mentioned they didn’t expect you and Miaohan to be in a lily relationship," Bai Xiaoxuan explained. "So, I was curious, what exactly is a lily relationship?"
Ji Dantong’s vision immediately darkened, and she once more felt the impulse to faint. This entire ordeal had been humiliating. Not only did she fall victim to Sun Miaohan’s scheme in front of everyone, losing the newly acquired Divine Weapon to her rival, but now she had also mysteriously acquired a ’lily’ identity. It was almost enough to make Ji Dantong explode!
"Let’s go!" Ji Dantong grabbed Bai Xiaoxuan’s hand, her face contorted in rage as she said through clenched teeth, "Let’s go confront that witch Sun Miaohan!"
Though a bit confused, Bai Xiaoxuan followed Ji Dantong’s lead as they hurried off together.
However, just as they stood up, they saw a graceful figure appear at the small courtyard entrance...
