Chapter 142: His Highness Loves to Pretend
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Baili Jia Jue looked at him, his thin lips overflowing with devilishness. "Not at all. What can I do when my tuition still hasn't been paid. Of course I have to think of ways to earn money."
"Cough!" Little Bald Head still ended up getting choked while holding the meat bun and stared with his eyes wide open.
Even someone as mild tempered as Tusu Feng, when he heard this answer, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch. Wasn't this Little Stinker going overboard with his pretense!
Helian Wei Wei didn't care about why the atmosphere in the study was so weird. Being able to find someone to practice with while earning money and a vacation at the same time, there was simply no deal better than this one.
"I agree." Wei Wei always settled matters quickly. "However, I don't know of anyone to recommend."
Besides attending class and going to sleep, she ordinarily was only close to her deskmate, and couldn't even recognize the rest of the people.
"I do." Baili Jia Jue's eyes flashed evilly, his voice indifferent. "For a bit of fun, it's fine to just bring along Ah* Lie."
Little Bald Head did his best to push around the meat bun stuffed in his mouth, to refrain from speaking.
Based on his understanding of Third Brother, 'a bit of fun' meant unilaterally pressuring the other person to death...
What's more, he's even bringing along Nangong Lie, that big king of devils.
These two people working together.....
In any case, this time, he absolutely must not represent the Superior Compound to compete!
The fact was that Seventh Prince was thinking too much. The new elder in charge of the Superior Compound, although he wasn't as obvious as Jing Wu Wang, in his mind, he still firmly believed in crushing those wastes from the Inferior Compound. He simply find no need to use the cream of the crops like Seventh Prince. Even bringing along Murong Chang Feng and Helian Jiao Er served only as rear support.
It's enough to have only one expert in the public lineup. It wasn't necessary to waste too much time on those people from the Inferior Compound. On the other hand, with regards to the Good Compound, he'd always wanted to dig out Young Master Hei, so he had no choice but to take notice.
As for the rest of these students, he only needed to casually make a move and all of them would be eliminated! action
Helian Jiao Er's opinion was the same as the elder from Superior Compound's. To have a martial artist like her fight with those wastes from the Inferior Compound would only degrade her worth.
However, what she didn't expect was that Wei Wei's name unexpectedly appeared on the list of competitors.
Shouldn't that slut have been expelled the minute she returned to the academy?
Could it be that Helian Mei didn't carry out her instructions well?
The pupils of Helian Jiao Er's eyes submerged. She increasingly felt that this younger sister of hers, apart from going crazy in front of other people, didn't possess an iota of brains and failed to carry out even such a small set up!
Helian Mei couldn't figure out how she offended Helian Jiao Er. From the moment she saw her, the older sister's attitude was ice cold.
Helian Mei also wasn't someone whose temper was that good. She clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly. It was difficult for her tone of voice to avoid sounding sullen. "Second Sister, what's up with you, pulling a long face on me the moment you returned."
"Pull a long face?" Helian Jiao Er coldly laughed. "Third Sister, if Father heard these words of yours, you won't need to study anymore! Why don't you look to see what place is this, yet you still speak so impolitely."
Naturally, Helian Mei's heart was resentful, yet she had no choice but to concede that in regards to her speech, Father had already warned her countless times. If she made another mistake, it's quite possible she'd really get delivered away from White Academy.
When that time came, she'd only be able to wed an ordinary looking, or even worse, an old lord.
She really didn't want to try this kind of taste.
"Second Sister, my heart was merely too anxious," Helian Mei muttered with a softer voice. "I was afraid I'd offended Second Sister somehow."
Helian Jiao Er knew her sister's life more than anyone. She held a teacup and drank a mouthful of tea, before replying slowly. "We're sisters, what's there to offend. I'm talking to you like this only for your own good. Right now, your martial qi is so-so. Many years have passed without any big breakthroughs. Continuing more or less this way, if you don't even pass on etiquette, how would any future husband want you."
"What Second Sister said is right." Helian Mei responded with her mouth, but her heart was not necessarily happy about it. She's also no longer a child anymore, and had her own principles. Every word that Helian Jiao Er uttered practically stabbed at her heart.
If Helian Jiao Er's attitude was a bit better, then forget it, but that kind of pinching disdainful tone really made it difficult for Helian Mei to be cheerful after hearing it. However, she also knew that she couldn't afford to offend this blood-related sister of hers.
"It's good that you understand." Seeing that the other was tamed by her, Helian Jiao Er began to speak of the main matter. "The rumors I asked you to spread, did you spread them?"
Helian Mei nodded her head. "Without exception, everything was done according to Second Sister's instructions. It's again because the slut's luck was good that Grandmaster Zi Zun personally asked for leave on her behalf and even said that she didn't elope with some man. Instead, she went to Armament City, and seemed as if she intended to take the armament master exam." Speaking to this point, Helian Mei disdainfully coldly humphed. "Someone like her wanting to take the Armament Master exam is simply asking to be humiliated."
It would've been better if Helian Mei didn't bring up the things that happened at Armament City. Once she brought up the subject, the malicious thoughts in Helian Jiao Er's eyes became even more fierce as she gripped her handkerchief and knead it into a lump.
Observing Helian Jiao Er's expression, Helian Mei couldn't figure out what had happened and was somewhat at a loss. What's up again?
"She won't go far depending on luck." Helian Jiao Er deeply breathed in one breath and released the handkerchief in her hand. "Did she think that relying on those bootlicking methods, she could play some other tricks? Ridiculous!"
Helian Mei actually agreed with this point. "Second Sister, you're right. I heard, um, that the troops Third Prince sent out have already withdrawn. It's obvious that he lost interest in that slut."
"Third Prince had never been interested in her." Helian Jiao Er's voice was cold. "It was merely because he couldn't stand her methods and wanted to give her a lesson. Now he thinks that it's too troublesome, so he recalled the troops."
However this was also good. It saved her from being worried all day long that His Highness would treat that slut favorably...
Helian Mei didn't see through Helian Jiao Er's thoughts and only echoed her. "It's still Second Sister who truly understands Third Prince. However, two days ago, within the academy there's been continual talk of a fairy like young girl who appeared within the capital. I've seen all of the young ladies from influential families within the capital. Don't know who's making mischief."
"It's merely an unknown village girl." Helian Jiao Er faced up and blew on her red fingertips. "Covered all over with a destitute and pedantic aura, could that still be a fairy, heh."
Helian Mei stiffened. "Older Sister has seen her?"
"I've met her face to face." Helian Jiao Er recalled that figure, who seemed familiar, yet she couldn't think who that person resembled, so she only disdainfully said. "Forget about it. Only the skin was a bit white."
Once Helian Mei heard that it was only a village girl, she also didn't continue to ask anything else and changed the subject. "I heard that Second Sister obtained a nice armament? Can I see it?"
"It's not in my hands yet. Wait until prior to the armament competition, Father will negotiate with the people over there." As Helian Jiao Er spoke, she again recalled that boss who didn't know how to appreciate favors. When the time comes for them to meet, she must properly make a show of her strength!
Chapter 143: She'll Definitely Lose
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"There's something you still don't know." Helian Jiao Er didn't continue to linger on the subject of armaments. She was afraid that if she spoke too much on it, that envious younger sister of hers would become unwell, so she straightforwardly divulged news about Helian Wei Wei. "Helian Wei Wei obtained the qualifications to compete and is representing the Inferior Compound."
As expected, Helian Mei's face stiffened. "How's that possible?" The academy's regulation was that each compound could only be represented by three people. Because of her poor performance during the last test, even she was brushed off by the head elder of the Fine Compound. How could that slut have such good luck!
Helian Jiao Er drank a mouthful of tea. "There's nothing baffling about this. Those students from the Inferior Compound are all only at the level of earth rank. Whether they've even passed three stages is questionable. She's at the Inferior Compound. If she were to be placed in another compound, most likely, she'd only be in last place."
Once she thought about it, Helian Mei also thought so as she rolled her eyes and continued. "I heard that these three people were grouped into different specialties. It's also unknown which specialty that slut selected."
"No matter which subject she chose, she still won't pass. I reckon that before she even encounters you guys at the Fine Compound, the Inferior Compound will have already been crushed."
Helian Jiao Er wasn't worried at all and set down the teacup in her hand while smiling disdainfully. "What's more, even if that slut wins, those two people on her team also may not necessary pass. This competition requires winning two out of three bouts."
Helian Mei also laughed along. "Second Sister is right. Those trash from the Inferior Compound simply will be tossed without producing waves! Actually, that young man is somewhat pitiable." Speaking to this point, a face with a demonic smile appeared in Helian Mei's mind. She looked down as her face heated up, becoming crimson.
Helian Jiao Er's long, shapely eyebrows creased. "That young man?"
"It's the one from Inferior Compound specializing in divination." The more Helian Mei spoke, the more her expression became bashful. "He's certainly NOT like those trash. Besides being born a bit impoverished, he's not inferior to others in anyway. He even came out on top at the last exam."
Helian Jiao Er didn't believe it. "How's this kind of person at the Inferior Compound?" Moreover, divination, this specialty, wasn't something anybody could study, unless they were extremely gifted. Otherwise, no one would choose divination.
"It's probably because his family's not powerful." Helian Mei sighed. Speaking of this, she became agitated. Everything about Young Master Lie is good, only this factor was not presentable. She already sent people to make inquiries, but they were unable to find out his background. It could clearly be seen that his hometown was too remote and was completely unheard of here. He might be some countryside's mayor's bastard child. In order to make something of himself, he struggled to enter White Academy, like that other young master who hung around with Wei Wei, that slut, all the time. He was like one of those cheap things which she was still reluctant to part with.
Helian Jiao Er finally understood her younger sister, and reminded her sister. "If he had no power then forget it. Father won't let you marry him."
"I know." Helian Mei clenched her hands. Suddenly, her eyebrows jumped, as if she'd thought of something. "Second Sister, let me say this. That slut likes to make trouble so much, how about we have Father immediately marry her off to someone who can subdue her, won't that be better."
Helian Jiao Er coldly humphed. "You think Father doesn't want that? However, you shouldn't forget that she's born into the upper class and possesses Helian family's blood. To marry her off poorly will certainly draw criticism."
"What's Second Sister afraid of. How can she still be the Helian family's true descendant." Helian Mei's eyes flashed. "Even the elders no longer recognize her, who still considers her to be some descendant. She's but a trash. Having Father marry her off is already an honor for her."
Hearing this, a grin emerged on the corners of Helian Jiao Er's mouth. "How did I not think of this. You're right. She currently simply doesn't have the qualifications to be a descendant. In a moment, I'll write a letter to Father and have him quickly get rid of this lowlife, save ourselves from feeling annoyed when seeing her."
"It's still Second Sister who's resourceful." Helian Mei held a grudge against Wei Wei. If it weren't for that little slut, how would she have fallen so low, needing to watchout for others' moods, completely different from the time at the Defense Division. Even in marriage, she could no longer chose others and instead, it's up to others to choose her now. She must have that lowlife also taste what it meant to lose one's freedom. When the moment came, it's best that Father arranged for her to become an old dregs' concubine!
After Helian Mei and Helian Jiao Er finished their discussion, their whole body felt much more comfortable, such that even those ordinarily displeasing students from the Inferior Compound seemed not as wretched today.
When she ran into them at the Commerce Plaza, she even stopped to chat a little with those people.
Having come from border towns, they were small-minded and clearly wanted very much to curry favor with her, and didn't even know how to mask it.
Helian Mei disdained them, but at the same time enjoyed this kind of feeling very much. While she walked, she also fanned herself. "I heard that the competitors representing your compound have already appeared, who are they?"
In front of her were young girls talking and laughing who immediately quieted down. After that, their thin lips turned down. "There's only one girl, Helian Wei Wei. Don't know why the principal chose that good-for-nothing. With regards to ability with armaments, she's not as strong as Younger Sister Hongye. Sister Hongye, why don't you say something."
The person known as Sister Hongye lazily lifted her head. The indistinct sleepy eyes, compared to other girls, had much more of a heroic spirit. "What's there to say. Since the principal chose her, that proves that she's better than me."
"But based on your ability, you clearly can enter the Fine Compound. If it wasn't for Young Master Hei not wanting to be in the same compound as you, you also..." Speaking utp to here, the girl realized that she blundered and hurriedly covered her lips, smiling awkwardly. "Younger Sister Hongye, I didn't mean that."
Nalan Hongye glanced at her then stretched her body. "No matter. In any case, what you've said is the truth. I'm leaving first. I still need to study armaments for awhile."
"How can she be so unsociable." Helian Mei watched the young girl's figure leaving and shook her head, but didn't say anything else. After all, Nalan Hongye's status was exhibited there. Not to mention that she's from a prestigious family, she's also childhood friends with the Hei family. "However, what did you guys just say? That slu, no, I mean, my oldest sister chose armament?"
The young girls answered in the affirmative. "Today, during the armament class, she even slept. The teacher woke her up and she had no idea what's going on, so he had her stand outside the classroom. This kind of person unexpectedly chose armaments as her specialty. Does she think our Inferior Compound hasn't been humiliated enough or something."
Having heard this, Helian Mei knitted her long, shapely eyebrows. After the contest between her and Wei Wei last time, she thought that slut would choose martial qi and didn't expect that she'd chosen the assembly and dismantling of armaments. Does she know how?"
"I heard that after those two young men finished choosing specialties, only armaments remained, that's why the principal arranged armaments for that good-for-nothing. In any case, she'll lose no matter what specialty she competes in."
Chapter 144: Putting Third Prince in His Place
Translator: Misty Cloud Editor: Misty Cloud
"The other competitors are those two young men?" Helian Mei paused from fanning herself. "Wasn't it said that they didn't know anything?"
The young girls glanced at each other, somewhat embarrassingly. "Even if they don't know anything, they're still stronger than the rest of us."
Helian Mei then uttered 'oh' and didn't continue to pursue this question. It seemed that Second Sister wasn't wrong at all. Helian Wei Wei, the reason why that lowlife was chosen was entirely because those students within the Inferior Compound were totally too lousy to mention!
However, she already heard something early on. When they'd just entered the academy, those young men from the Superior Compound already couldn't stand those two people from the Inferior Compound. She also didn't know how they'd be dealt with during the competition...
The elders offering sacrifices at the shrine, because of a prophesy, one after another, argued and became flushed with anger.
Sitting among them, Nangong Lie lazily propped up his chin, as sloppily as can be.
"Young Master Lie." The page boy ran to his side and stooped to ear level. "News arrived from His Highness asking you to stay at White Academy these few days and participate in the academy's test."
Nangong Lie's eyes shined. "Test?"
"His Highness said that you guys' tuition haven't been fully paid." After the page boy communicated this statement, a few black lines couldn't help but appear on his forehead. He really couldn't imagine what in the world these two young masters were playing at.
Nangong Lie laughed demonically. "Ah Jue has become addicted to playing make belief."
"His Highness also said that people from the Superior Compound recently wanted to chat privately with the two of you." The page boy had reached the end of his message.
Nangong Lie impatiently stood up, his thin lips perked up into an alluring arc. "Go prepare to immediately ascend the mountain." As a matter of fact, he wanted to see those reckless people running into the muzzle of a gun.
It's been awhile since he'd seen Ah Jue unilaterally beat up other people.
Speaking of which, ever since the big fire, he'd really become much more well-behaved.
Enough to have people forget that once a certain highness moved his hand, he could directly strip a person of their bones!
Towards evening, at a corner of the Commerce Plaza.
The little person saw the figure in front of him take a step, so he waddled a step.
Baili Jia Jue stopped his pace and turned around to look at him, his voice neither cold nor mild, without moving up nor down. "Go back."
"Third Brother, when are you going to recover your identity." The little person's cute and chubby little face was even more smooth and round than it used to be, full of anticipation as he looked at Baili Jia Jue. "I'm really bored to be by myself at the Superior Compound."
Baili Jia Jue adjusted his sleeves, the side of his handsome face illuminated by the sunshine seemed as if it was plated with a layer of light. His apathy made it difficult for people to approach. "We already talked about this before. I won't go there for now."
"Then how about I transfer into the Inferior Compound with you guys? !" If he wasn't worried that standing here could be seen by others, he would've already hugged his third brother's thigh earlier after rolling about in the dirt. His Third Brother, who's afraid of dirt, submits most easily to this move of his! action
Baili Jia Jue looked at him and extended a hand to rub his brother's head. As before, he spoke two words without the slightest feeling. "No way."
Seventh Prince's little lips pouted. His little hand also immediately hung in defeat.
No matter how, no one would be able to recognize that this was the same tyrannical 'Little Bald Head' who took a rod at that time and dominated the White Academy.
Don't look down on his young age, he entered White Academy earlier than anyone else. Basically, no one dared to provoke this little 'King of Hell'.
Everyone thought how could this be a little boy. Aside from his status, he was basically a little tiger that was both brave and clever. If anybody only looked upon him as a child, they'd be bitten by him for sure until even their skeletons ceased to exist.
There were people who'd been puzzled. What in the world did Retired Emperor teach him during his childhood to make him this way. Even though watching Third Prince caused a person to tremble from the bottom their hearts, but at least he wasn't so blood-thirsty.
But they were mistaken. No one knew that the one who looked after Little Bald Head when he was little wasn't Retired Emperor, but rather Baili Jia Jue.
It could be said that Seventh Prince now became this way completely because when he was younger, his older brother told him this before, "Go fight. If you can't handle it, I'll help you fight."
Besides eating, Little Bald Head only remembered one thing: behind him, there's his older brother who supported him. That's why, it's to be expected that Seventh Prince was raised to become a little tiger.
"Fine then." Little Bald Head was hurt as he brought out a meat bun to comfort himself. "I'll just be waiting for Third Brother at the Superior Compound."
Baili Jia Jue again rubbed the little person's head and softly instructed. "Shadow."
"I'm here." Shadow knelt on the ground on one bended knee. When he appeared, there wasn't any noise from his movements whatsoever.
Baili Jia Jue emotionlessly said. "In the future, follow Seventh Prince. Whatever he wants to eat, obtain it for him."
"The Seventh Prince seems to be forbidden from eating meat right now." Shadow changed the way he spoke in order to remind his own master. This had to do with White Academy's rules.
Baili Jie Jue's eyebrows rose. "So then?"
So then...Shadow thought to himself. So then, master, shouldn't you have some misgivings.
Baili Jia Jue continued to respond, his voice completely level. "He didn't come to be a Buddhist monk. Let him eat."
Shadow looked down. "Yes." Sigh, academy rules and what not, in His Highness' eyes, existed only in name...
The Seventh Prince was actually very happy, as he pulled Shadow towards a store at the Commerce Plaza and rushed there.
Under the shadow of such a big tree, only Baili Jia Jue remained alone. He casually walked forward, his ink-like black hair fluttered freely in the air, his outer robe, which wasn't belted, hung against his body. His eyelids were half opened, within which reflected countless talents and sexiness, yet clearly his appearance was self-restrained and seemed pure and noble. The epitome of two kinds of handsomeness were vividly expressed on his body. When he crossed the street at the Commerce Plaza, girls couldn't help but look his way.
Using Helian Wei Wei's words, if White Academy also had a ranking for handsome men, then this desk-mate of hers unconditionally would rank first among the firsts, stabilizing those grasses (nobodies) at the academy.
"Young Master, look." The little boy servant standing next to Yuan Ling Xuan looked towards the street that Baili Jia Jue emerged from.
Yuan Ling Xuan didn't care and humphed coldly while the other young men actually curved their lips into a smile. "I heard that his name was on the Inferior Compound's list for this year's competition."
"It's but a clown from the Inferior Compound, even if he was even more handsome, he still can't compare to Brother Yuan."
"Of course. How can he compare with Brother Yuan! However, isn't this guy still too arrogant. Can it be that he doesn't know that this is our territory."
"Brother Yuan, how about we go give that guy a lesson!" Someone turned and glanced at Yuan Ling Xuan's direction.
Yuan Ling Xuan's eyebrows rose, and didn't say anything, but his expression appeared somewhat irritated.
Another person dragged the person who was speaking over. "Are you an idiot, is it necessary for Brother Yuan to personally deal with this kind of person? In a moment, we'll find a deserted place to put this guy in his place!"
"Right, right, right. Look at me, I'm really an idiot." That person slapped his forehead as his eyes shined. "Should we go now?"