stonecrandall Chapter 200 Orange's Decision
Chapter 200 Orange's Decision
Chapter 200 Orange's Decision
For the next few days, Ye Nanxiao stayed at Xuan Ziwen's house, constantly exploiting Xuan Ziwen's extensive knowledge of soul tools, completely unaware that a scheme against him had already begun.
"Old Xuan, how about we make a deal?" Ye Nanxiao asked with a smile, placing a large plate of fried chicken on a small table cobbled together from scrap metal.
Smelling the aroma, Xuan Ziwen put down his manuscript and fixed his gaze on the fried chicken. This master of soul tools from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy really liked this kind of crispy snack that could stimulate his taste buds.
Xuan Ziwen's lips curled up slightly, his large hand leaving afterimages in the air.
He picked up a fried chicken leg in one hand, chewed it while looking at Ye Nanxiao, and nodded to Ye Nanxiao.
"Recently, I haven't had enough rare metals on hand. You see, you are my future teacher and I am your future student, so we have a teacher-student relationship, right? Now one of your outstanding students has hit a bottleneck in his research and needs some support. You see," Ye Nanxiao said, his eyes narrowing into crescent moons, golden light shining in them, comparable to the brilliance of a gold soul coin.
Xuan Ziwen calmly chewed on the fried chicken, clapped his hands after finishing, picked up the plate of fried chicken, turned around and was about to walk towards his bedroom, completely ignoring Ye Nanxiao.
"Hey, wait a minute, at least say something." Ye Nanxiao covered his forehead and tugged at Xuan Ziwen's clothes with one hand.
"You've run out of the rare metals you extorted from underground? Are you kidding me?" Xuan Ziwen said, as if he saw right through Ye Nanxiao.
"That's not what I need. My soul tool is very special. It requires a metal with a high degree of soul power resonance, strong resistance, high quality, and affinity to the human body," Ye Nanxiao said, counting on his fingers.
Listening to Ye Nanxiao's description, Xuan Ziwen searched his mind for rare metals that met the above conditions, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.
"What are you going to do?" Xuan Ziwen gradually frowned. In Xuan Ziwen's memory, there were only a few things that completely matched the soul tools that Ye Nanxiao mentioned that required these metals. Those were things that were still in the exploration and testing stage, and one of them was even classified.
Seeing Xuan Ziwen's expression, Ye Nanxiao raised an eyebrow, knowing that this research fanatic might have made some connection and decided to take the route of deception.
"It's nothing, just a set of leg armor. My girlfriend's attack methods rely on leg techniques, and I'm the kind of person who gets jealous easily, so I need to make a set of leg armor to prevent injury and isolate physical contact." Ye Nanxiao said with a conflicted expression, perfectly embodying the expression of a certain Asian jealous king.
Xuan Ziwen stroked the few wispy whiskers on his chin, carefully considering what Ye Nanxiao had said. He wasn't inexperienced in relationships, so he believed some of what Ye Nanxiao said.
"I see. I do have some rare metals that are highly compatible with the human body, but not in large quantities. However, I can exchange them with you for the amount you mentioned." Xuan Ziwen extended his right hand and raised his fingers slightly upward.
"An equivalent exchange, that's very reasonable, but I don't want the amount of one person," Ye Nanxiao said, shaking his head with a happy expression.
The faint smile on Xuan Ziwen's face vanished instantly, and his outstretched right hand suddenly clenched into a fist, hardening.
Lowering his head slightly, Xuan Ziwen's voice trembled as he said, "I thought I was mentally prepared, but I underestimated you, Ye Nanxiao."
"There's no need for that. There are so many outstanding girls out there, it's only natural that I have the responsibility to protect them," Ye Nanxiao said with a serious expression.
"So, you're not planning to stop yet, are you?" Xuan Ziwen took out two metal bricks from his storage soul tool at his waist and pretended to raise his hand to hit Ye Nanxiao's face.
When Ye Nanxiao saw Xuan Ziwen take out the metal brick, his eyes were fixed on the metal brick in Xuan Ziwen's hand. He stretched out his hands and lunged forward!
Xuan Ziwen watched Ye Nanxiao run away in a flash, feeling the lightness of his empty hands, and turned to walk towards the fried chicken.
Ye Nanxiao jogged into the room Xuan Ziwen had prepared for him, turned around and locked the door, fearing that Xuan Ziwen would rush up and take back the metal. After confirming that Xuan Ziwen had not chased after him, Ye Nanxiao then looked at the metal block in his hand.
The pale gold metal emitted a faint fluorescent glow. Ye Nanxiao found it smooth to hold, and if he squeezed it tightly, it seemed as if he could make a mark on it, but this was just an illusion.
"Looks like Old Xuan gave me something good. Let me feel this metal." Ye Nanxiao closed his eyes, his mental energy slowly enveloping the two pieces of metal, analyzing all the information about them.
"Hey, what's this thing called again?"
The Imperial City of Sun and Moon, the residence of the Crown Prince.
With a joyful smile on her face, Orange walked into the main hall humming a little tune.
As soon as Ju Zi entered the main hall, she sensed that something was wrong. The maids who usually went about their duties were standing in two rows, expressionless and with their heads down. Even the guards who usually stood watch at the door were nowhere to be seen.
A solemn atmosphere permeated the main hall.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is waiting for you in the backyard." A maid dressed in white, with her eyes covered, walked up to Ju Zi and bowed.
"What happened?" Orange asked, puzzled.
"Before you arrived, Master Mingde met with the Crown Prince." After saying this, the maid walked straight to the courtyard gate and stood there.
Before Ju Zi could think it through, she stepped into the backyard.
The backyard was planned by Ju Zi herself. In order to provide Xu Tianran, who was busy with political affairs, with a comfortable and peaceful environment, Ju Zi put a lot of effort into building a secluded paradise. The most eye-catching thing is the hollowed-out window in the center of the backyard. From there, the core hall of the imperial city can be seen in the distance. This is also Xu Tianran's favorite place to stay.
When Ju Zi approached the window, she deliberately walked lightly. She stopped three meters behind Xu Tianran before bowing and saying softly, "Your Highness, Ju Zi has arrived."
Xu Tianran turned the wheelchair around, facing Ju Zi with a warm smile, and said softly, "How many times have I told you, you don't need to bow when you see me. You are my Crown Princess, and there is no need for such cumbersome formalities between us."
Orange looked up and smiled, "Your Highness is the person I respect most. Bowing represents my respect for you."
Xu Tianran gestured for Ju Zi to stand up, and said with a smile, "How have you been lately? It's been almost two months since we last saw each other. It's my fault, I've been too slow in handling political affairs and have neglected you a bit."
Ju Zi stepped forward, walked behind Xu Tianran, and gently pushed the wheelchair, taking Xu Tianran for a walk in the backyard. As they walked, she said, "Not at all. Your Highness cares about the people of the world and is already very tired from handling state affairs every day. Ju Zi also wants to help Your Highness share the burden, but Ju Zi is too stupid."
Orange sighed softly, her eyes lowered.
Xu Tianran reached out and took Ju Zi's small hand, which was resting on the wheelchair handle, and said gently, "It's nothing. I heard you've been staying up late every night lately, researching soul tools? You're starting to neglect your health again."
Orange muttered, "The teacher must have been too talkative again."
Xu Tianran laughed and said, "That's not what Xuan Ziwen said. Although I usually handle a lot of political affairs, I'm not so confused as to rely on others when it comes to my Crown Princess."
Upon hearing this, Ju Zi glanced at Xu Tianran's hand, which was clasped in hers, sighed slightly, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.
Soon, Orange's face was filled with a bright smile as she said, "It's just that I've been too focused on my research lately, and I also have my teacher and Coco helping me."
Xu Tianran looked up at the azure sky, then pretended to suddenly remember something and said, "Oh right, I heard that a student from Shrek Academy recently arrived, did you know?"
Ye Nanxiao? Your Highness has some ideas?
Orange suppressed her doubts, knowing that Xu Tianran wouldn't suddenly bring up someone; there were only two possible explanations: subjugation or erasure.
"I heard that she is one of the exchange students between Shrek Academy and our Royal Academy soon. Due to travel reasons, she arrived early and is currently staying at Teacher Xuan Ziwen's house," Orange replied.
"What do you think of this person?" Xu Tianran asked.
"His talent is exceptional, surpassing everyone I've ever met, but I'm confident I can defeat him with a soul tool." Orange clenched her left hand into a fist, her face serious.
"As expected of my Crown Princess, I also believe that my Crown Princess is the strongest. Today, the head of Mingde Hall came over and talked to me about this Shrek Academy student. Perfect, we can take this opportunity to suppress those little guys from Mingde Hall." Xu Tianran said with a faint smile.
However, Ju Zi sensed a chilling murderous intent in Xu Tianran's words.
"Great, this is going to be interesting. I've been annoyed with those guys from Mingdetang for a long time," Orange replied, her eyes lowered.
Xu Tianran chuckled a few times, closed his eyes, and said, "That old fellow Jing Hongchen is quite cunning; you'd better be careful."
After Ju Zi softly agreed, Xu Tianran didn't say anything more.
For a moment, the only sound they could hear was the faint rustling of the wind.
Sensing the barely suppressed killing intent emanating from Xu Tianran, Ju Zi understood that Mingde Hall would have to pay a price this time.
Ju Zi felt a little confused. Xu Tianran had been very wary of Mingdetang before, and avoided dealing with Mingdetang by avoiding offending Jing Hongchen. Why did he choose to take action against Mingdetang today?
According to Xu Tianran's original plan, the way to deal with Mingdetang and Jing Hongchen should be like boiling a frog in lukewarm water, slowly taking them down.
"Could it be that Jing Hongchen revealed some information today that angered His Highness? No, His Highness's patience is terrifying. What could be the reason that made His Highness choose to speed up the plan?" Ju Zi thought to herself.
Xu Tianran chose to accelerate the progress of the plan, which meant that Ju Zi, the hidden knife that Xu Tianran had cultivated, was about to take action and demonstrate her value to Xu Tianran.
"If you wipe out the entire underground force, how much credit will you get?"
Suddenly, Ye Nanxiao's words flashed through Ju Zi's mind. Thinking of the hidden meaning in Xu Tianran's words, a few cold glints flashed in her eyes, and she made a decision in secret.
"Alright, I have a meeting to attend later. Remember to take care of yourself while you're working on your research." Xu Tianran released his grip on the orange.
Upon hearing Xu Tianran speak, Ju Zi released the handlebars of her wheelchair, stepped back a few paces, and made room for the maid standing at the courtyard gate to come forward and push the wheelchair.
Watching Xu Tianran leave, Ju Zi looked down at her left hand. The back of her hand was still warm, where Xu Tianran had held her hand, but Ju Zi only felt a chill.
Holding the things Ye Nanxiao had given her through her pocket, Ju Zi suddenly changed her mind about tricking Ye Nanxiao and decided to accept his offer.
Watching Xu Tianran's departing figure, Ju Zi clenched her hands.
Only after Xu Tianran was out of sight did Ju Zi leave the Crown Prince's residence and return to her usual research area.
As Ju Zi entered the research institute, her vibrant smile vanished, replaced by a cold expression.
After a long silence, Ju Zi took out a specially made soul tool and entered a string of special characters on it. After the soul tool in her hand lit up with a faint light, Ju Zi slowly entered the message: "Monitor Ye Nanxiao".
For Ju Zi, revenge against Xing Luo is the ultimate goal. The Crown Princess is merely a title she uses. Xu Tianran is undoubtedly her best backer. Ju Zi, who is disabled from the waist down and infertile, is ostensibly the Crown Princess but actually a weapon by Xu Tianran's side. This will inevitably grant her access to enormous resources.
"If I control the underground forces, will I be qualified to discuss things with His Highness? Oh dear, that's a bit too greedy. Let's take it slow," Orange sneered.
Holding the specially made soul tool, Ju Zi took a deep breath, her thoughts gradually drifting away.
I don't know how much time passed.
"Ju Zi, open the door! I've brought you your food!" A series of urgent knocks came from the door, accompanied by a girl's sweet shout.
The knocking brought Orange back to her senses, and she greeted him with a bright smile, "Coming! Wait for me, Coco!"
Ju Zi casually destroyed the soul tool in her hand and ran quickly towards the door.
In an instant, that sunny and lively girl was back.
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