Regretted It

"What? Is that not allowed?" Yaoye saw Nalan Chaoge's reaction and actually let out a trace of a smile, appearing extremely happy to be able to startle Nalan Chaoge.

"No, your grandfather is a Dou Huang expert, and you are the Eldest Princess of the Jia Ma Imperial Family. The cultivation resources you need should be the most formidable in the Jia Ma Empire-is there any need to go to Jia Nan Academy?"

"Flowers that grow in a greenhouse can never stand alone against the wind!"

"Fine. Actually, I still have one most important question: are you able to cultivate?"

"I am currently a Three-star Dou Zhe!"

"..."

Nalan Chaoge looked Yaoye over once more with some astonishment. He truly had not expected this-who on earth said that Yaoye could not cultivate? Who said this woman's only talent was leading troops into battle?

"Then, even if you want to enter the academy, there is no need for me to guarantee your safety, is there? Why do you trust me this much?" Nalan Chaoge was still somewhat uncomprehending.

He was only thirteen years old, alright!

Yaoye did not immediately answer Nalan Chaoge's question, instead crooking her finger at him.

Nalan Chaoge cautiously glanced at the fifth-order magical beast, only then stepping forward with extreme care.

Yaoye lowered her upper body and murmured a sentence right beside Nalan Chaoge's ear.

"I believe that someone who could survive being hunted down by a Dou Ling and a Two-star Dou Shi from the Mu Family has the ability to protect my safety!"

"Reporting to the Eldest Princess, the recruitment team from Jia Nan Academy has already appeared at the city gates!" A City Guard hurried over, dropping to one single knee when he was still a few meters away from Yaoye.

"Out of the city!"

Yaoye ignored the petrified Nalan Chaoge, gently pressed her legs against the mount beneath her, and took the lead as she passed by Nalan Chaoge's side, walking out toward the city gates.

Every year Jia Nan Academy recruited a massive number of students, and naturally, each year's recruitment was a grand event in the Holy City.

A large crowd followed Yaoye's Black Armored Army, surging toward the city gates.

Meanwhile, a stormy sea was churning within Nalan Chaoge's heart.

This woman actually knew about the Mu Family sending people to hunt him down.

It seemed that the reason the Jia Ma Imperial Family could stand unshaken was precisely because they possessed their own unique intelligence network!

Yaoye was actually going to follow him to Jia Nan Academy as well. It seemed he ultimately would not lack for company there!

Only, at the thought of having to bring along the imperial Eldest Princess as dead weight, Nalan Chaoge felt a trace of regret that he was going to Jia Nan Academy at all.

Shaking his head and casting all impractical thoughts to the back of his mind, Nalan Chaoge walked toward the Marshal's Mansion of the Lionheart.

At that moment, the Mu Family had once again gathered quite a few elder figures of the clan.

Mu Family Head Mu Chen wore an ashen expression, saying nothing.

The brothers Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, and Aluminum of the Mu Family were the sons of Mu Chen's older brother, Mu Xing. Now, look at how things stood: Mu Lu had been openly beaten to death by someone, and Mu Tong had vanished in the Magical Beast Forest and still had not returned to this day-it seemed his luck was ominous indeed. Ever since the Mu Family established its household enterprise, it had never suffered such harrowing tribulations.

Crack!

A palm slammed heavily onto the table beside him.

"Investigate! Even if you have to turn the Magical Beast Forest upside down, you must find out clearly who moved against my Mu Family, and make the utmost effort to bring Tong'er back!"

Although the words were spoken thus, everyone knew that the hope of Mu Tong being alive was already exceedingly slim.

"Second Brother, is there even any need to investigate this? It's definitely that little trash from the Nalan Family!" Mu Xing wore a face full of fury. Both of his sons had been killed by someone, and he wished he could immediately go to the Nalan Family and tear Nalan Chaoge to pieces.

"Big Brother, this matter must absolutely not be handled recklessly. Logically speaking, at this moment Tong'er should still be locked in confinement at our estate. We had such a hard time suppressing the matter of him drugging Yaoye back then!"

According to their plan, in order to fabricate an alibi, Mu Tong had truly used drugs on Yaoye.

As a result, somehow, his actions were seen through by the other party.

Furthermore, he was caught red-handed on the spot. If Mu Chen had not arrived in time, Mu Tong probably would have been tortured to death by Yaoye right at that moment.

Now that the person under confinement had vanished in the Magical Beast Forest, not only was there no way to report to the imperial family, but once the confinement ended, how were they supposed to make the already-vanished Mu Tong reappear?

This bitter pill truly had to be swallowed with teeth knocked back into the stomach.

"I don't believe that trash from the Nalan Family could escape. Perhaps Tong'er simply hasn't found that little trash yet and is still searching inside the Magical Beast Forest!"

"I don't believe that little trash could escape either. Following by Tong'er's side was a Dou Ling, after all, and even Tong'er himself is a Two-star Dou Shi. I've already asked around clearly-when Nalan Chaoge went out back then, he only brought along four Da Dou Shi guards!"

"It wasn't four, it was three guards. According to freshly transmitted news from our spy planted inside the Nalan Family, that captain, A'da, returned three days later, and the moment he returned he never stepped out of the Nalan Marshal Mansion again!" said a Mu Family elder in charge of intelligence gathering.

Only one out of four guards escaped back. It seemed Mu Tong must have succeeded.

Mu Chen and Mu Xing exchanged glances, both of them catching a shred of hope within the other's eyes.

That being the case, there was really a possibility that Mu Tong was still alive.

How could a whole month pass without him returning, then? The only explanation was that Mu Tong had discovered a treasure trove or a legacy inheritance, or at the absolute worst, he must have encountered some fortuitous chance.

Protected by a Dou Ling, coupled with the prestige of their Mu Family, just who would dare to provoke him?

Terrific! Eliminating that little trash from the Nalan Family would achieve two things: first, it would avenge Mu Lu, and second, the Nalan Family would never again have anything capable of contending with the Mu Family.

Once they controlled the Silver Armored Army and then took control of the Lion Army, forcing the Jia Ma ruler to abdicate and seizing control of the Jia Ma Empire would be just around the corner!

Of course, if they wanted to smoothly control the Jia Ma Empire, they naturally still needed to win over another great clan: the Mittel Family.

"Zhan'er, regarding Ya Fei of the Mittel Family, you must appropriately accelerate your pace. Only by winning Ya Fei over and utilizing Ya Fei to keep the Mittel Family in check can our chances of success be even greater!" Mu Chen cast a smiling gaze at Mu Zhan sitting below.

"Yes, Father. I have already spread the word in the Jia Ma Holy City that Ya Fei shall marry no one other than me, Mu Zhan. If anyone dares to lay a hand on Ya Fei again, they are going against me, Mu Zhan!" A robustly built youth stood up and said proudly.

"You ah, you're still just as overbearing when pursuing a girl. However, there shouldn't be any major problems. In this Jia Ma Holy City, even that old fellow Jia Xing Tian has to weigh the might of our Mu Family. Here's what we'll do: as soon as Tong'er returns, I will once again bring up Tong'er and Yaoye's marriage with that old fellow Jia Xing Tian!" Mu Chen gently stroked his goatee, carrying the appearance of someone who already had everything well in hand and victory securely grasped.

He very leisurely picked up a teacup from the table beside him, gently blew a breath across it, and slowly took a sip of the hot tea.

"Second Brother is wise! Our Mu Family is finally going to hold our heads high and exhale our pent-up grievances. As long as we control Yaoye, are we still afraid Jia Xing Tian won't submit? That old fellow Mittel Tengshan dotes on Ya Fei the most. The moment we control Ya Fei and Yaoye, it will be equivalent to holding the entire Jia Ma Empire in the palm of our hands. By then..."

"Report..." Suddenly, the sound of a scout reporting came from outside the door.

Mu Xing paused in a daze, halting his flattery toward Mu Chen, and in an instant everyone turned their heads to look toward the entrance.

"Reporting to the Family Head, the brothers guarding the city gates sent word that the trash from the Nalan Family has already entered the city! And... and he knocked out one of our captains!"

Crack!

The teacup in Mu Chen's hand abruptly shattered into debris!