Palace,
The man in the golden rob sat in the dim study with his eyes closed and his left hand supporting his head while the fingers of his right hand tapped on the table rhythmically.
In the dim study, his whole figure was submerged in gloom looking sinister and scary.
He was like a behind-scenes big villain from that TV series who hid behind the scenes and did all the bad things. His current posture was exactly like that big villain waiting for the ransom money while his underlings went to do the kidnapping.
The man had nothing to do so he could only sit in that pose and fret endlessly.
Xiao Jinggou was so angry and frustrated. He was so restless that he wanted to slaughter the whole world to vent his anger. However, the reality was that he wasn't capable of doing that.
Instead, he was the miserable one who was played around by that hateful 'stinky' girl.
He felt the whole family of Jiang was a bunch of scoundrels who were born solely to counter him.
They were so hateful.
The anger, shame, and hatred brewed within him but he still had to calm himself.
Xiao Jinggou was waiting. Waiting for his chance. Xiao Jinggou had always been good at using his patience, he was also cautious and knew how to avoid pitfalls. He would never do something he wasn't sure of because he knew the consequences of it would be disastrous.
Now all he had to do was swallow his anger f
at the moment and prepare for the next move. Catching the opponent off-guard and killing him when he was unprepared was what Xiao Jinggou was best at.
He thought that he was sure to win this time, however, little did he know his opponent wasn't a normal person.
She was a person with lazy bones and a twisted heart, who as a single child of her parents perfectly inherited all the mischief-causing factors of their genes. She perfectly showed off what it meant to be a single child of a family.
When she was in 'that' sort of mood the world would be lively.
Let the world not be in peace.
In this battle, Xiao Jinggou was bound to lose.
Jiang Ying Yue, the person with lazy bones and a twisted heart was currently hanging on a branch, leaning against a tree.
" Yueyue, what is Xiao Mei doing here?" Tian Lan clung to a branch awkwardly following her good sister trying to stabilize her on a narrow branch.
" We'll know in a while." Her voice was faint and soft but her deep eyes which were filled with wisdom far ahead of her age looked ahead into the distance, following every small movement of the little girl standing there.
Tian Lan couldn't understand. Hence she chose to sit quietly and observe silently.
Not to mention she was also curious about the identity of the assailant who dared to sneak into their territory and bully their Xiao Mei.
How brave and capable was he to sneak into their territory that even those secret guards of that 'dog emperor' dared not approach?
Tian Lan wanted to see it.
At first, seeing the injuries on the little girl she was fuming in rage and couldn't think straight she just wanted to know the identity of the culprit so that she could beat him to death and vent her anger.
However, after seeing that her good sister who was also the victim's biological sister was still calm as a cucumber (which she had never seen or eaten) she also calmed down and began to think.
The more she thought the more she felt that something was wrong.
Although they had successfully and gloriously barged into the Capital their situation wasn't as optimistic as it seemed on the surface.
Because their current success until now all depended on nothing but....great art of bluffing.
However, Xiao Jinggou, that sly fox was already starting to doubt them. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent his precious son and his treasured minister to test the water.
He dared to offend them now that is very likely to mean that he had some doubts. It was that he wasn't completely sure and with his cautious nature he wouldn't act rashly.
But he might be planning something big.
Alright, that was what she thought, and she could also tell that her good sister was thinking the same. Otherwise, except for the first day when she allowed them to go outside for a brief stroll, she had forbidden them from going outside. Everyone's entry and exit were strictly restricted and monitored by her. Unless it was absolutely necessary they weren't allowed to step outside the mansion's premises. Even Tian Lan had to be very careful whenever she stepped in or out of the mansion.
So she knew very well it was impossible for the young Jiang Ying Mei to go outside on her own let alone get into such a brutal fight. Then, it could only mean that Jiang Ying Mei hadn't gone out but someone must have secretly sneaked inside.
However, since she knew why did Jiang Ying Mei not mention anything to them?
Tian Lan frowned. Her face was full of worry.
It was really rare for a pampered young miss like her who was always sheltered by cousins and seniors worry so much for someone.
She wanted to watch silently but due to her endless worry her mouth kept chattering, " Yueyue, what are going to do with the royal family?"
" Treat them how they treated me and my family." Jiang Ying Yue replied not moving her gaze.
Tian Lan frowned again and tilted her head to say, " But is it good to go head-on? It's not just the royal family, after what happened yesterday it is very likely the Bai and the Alchemist Association won't be sitting quietly. Bai Ya is the favorite daughter of the Current Bai Family, her status is there. As for that Kang something no matter how lowly he is within the Association, if someone dared to bully their people they wouldn't take it lying down. After all, it's all about the face of the Association. If you want to beat the dog you have to look at the face of its master."
Tian Lan said a lot. But she had her reason to worry. It would be fine if it was any other faction but her sister was so good that she messed up with these two most narrow-minded factions.
If these two factions and the Xiao family joined forces to besiege them, their coming days would be too beautiful to live.
Now Tian Lan even wondered if she would ever have the chance to go back home and see her old parents.
She preferred dying at her home, however, her good sister here had already provoked a good deal of trouble. Tian Lan couldn't just pat her butt and leave her here.
She was a responsible friend.
Jiang Ying Yue smiled slightly, " So Sister Lanlan thinks that if I don't look for them they won't come looking for me. If that's the case I guess those people should just give up on practicing immortality and instead take the path of Buddha."
Buddha? What was it again?
Jiang Ying Yue saw Tian Lan's dumb-curious and kindly made an effort to explain, " Buddha, Buddhism.... it's a religion that emphasizes...oh, forget it. Let me make it simple."
She looked at Tian Lan's gawking face which looked so troubled.
What was religion here?
These people here didn't practice the religion they practiced 'dao'. Although it was also considered a form of religion the people didn't have a word for it.
Just like every religion has its principles, the path of immortality also had different Daos.
Religions were like small streams flowing through valleys and mountains gaining their form and shapes and enriching the lands as they made their way to their final destination, the Ocean.
Similarly, the relation between different Daos and Immortality was the same.
That was what those two brats had taught her.
However, it was too tiring to explain all thanks to the language barrier. And even Jiang Ying Yue wanted to explain she couldn't find the appropriate word.
" Sister Lanlan, if someone hits you what will do?"
Tian Lan blinked then energetically answered, " Damn! Who dares to hit me?! This old lady will destroy them!"
It was only a hypothesis but she was already p*ssed. She was already swearing.
Old lady??
Jiang Ying Yue was speechless.
The more she got to know this young lady the more realized that fact one shouldn't judge a book by its cover and that every person had one or two facades.
The people have countless faces.
The more time you spend with each other the more you will know about each other.
At first, she thought that Tian Lan was a demure and well-brought-up young lady from a good family who didn't know how to swear.
However, it turned out that everything was a facade.
Tian Lan didn't see the complicated look in Jiang Ying Yue's eyes.
" Yes, that's what normal people do." Jiang Ying Yue nodded, " However, the Buddhist people are different."
" Different? How are they different?" Tian Lan grew more curious. Did those people have six hands and four legs?
Jiang Ying Yue moved slightly and changed her position as she continued, " If you hit a Buddhist, he won't be chasing after you to hit you back instead they will stand in front of you and happily offer the other cheek for you to hit them again."
Tian Lan: "..." Why didn't she know the world was so full of abnormality?