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"They did." He nodded solemnly. "If you don't believe me, Princess, you can ask your grandfather, Ouyang Feiyang. He was one of the man that had fight against the Undead and returned alive."

"Really?!" Ouyang Xueqing's eyes sparkled so bright. "I will definitely ask grandpa!"

"Okay, back to our topic." He clapped once. "What I mean is, with human's cultivation skill, your spiritual power, Princess, has just reached Beginner stage level three at most. Even five years old child is at least level five."

"Really?" She chortled. "Are they really that strong?"

"If it is compared from tender age, they are stronger compared to us. But then, the higher one's cultivation skill, the longer they will take to ascend. For example, from foundation stage to warrior stage it will take at most seven to ten years, and from warrior stage to general stage it will take ten to twenty years. But it was different for us. When we undergo heavenly tribulation, our true form and attributes will be unlocked and from then, we will grow stronger rapidly."

"That means, as a child, I am weaker than them. But after I pass through adulthood ceremony, I will be stronger than them?"

"Exactly." It was so comforting to explain to smart people, unlike his daughter which brain was wired weirdly…Ling Wenfu sighed wistfully. That girl, even her beast form was a red fiery wolf, it really suited her!

"Okay, fine. I will be careful. Even though my spiritual power is weak, I can still win them in a fight if I use my fists!"

Ling Wenfu's mouth twitched. Turned out his message wasn't getting through at all! "Don't fight with them okay? Be as low profile as you can, don't attract any attention to yourself!"

"Okay, okay. Is there anything else?"

He contemplated for a moment. "Nothing I can remember. That's all. I can tell you more later."

"Then, I will wait for your news!"

***

Ouyang Xueqing went out of Ling's manor with high spirits. She even skipped her steps as she walked out of the courtyard and found An Zhengnan standing on guard nearby. She called. "An Zhengnan!"

Ei, why did he look weird? She looked around. "Where is Xiaochen?"

An Zhengnan's aura turned gloomier, even his eyes lowered and he asked softly. "Princess, is it true?"

Ouyang Xueqing raised one of her brows. "What's true?"

"All this time, you have been trying to get me and Miss Ling together. Is it true?"

She choked on her breath and coughed awkwardly. How could An Zhengnan found out? It must be the blabbermouth Ling Xiaochen! Aiyah, why did she tell him?!

"Erm." Ouyang Xueqing squirmed and fiddled her fingers nervously. She peered up at his face. "Why? Do you not like it?"

"Do I look like I like it?"

She gulped. Why did An Zhengnan look so menacing and scary? Where is that sloppy An Zhengnan that always put on an annoying grin on his face? Ouyang Xueqing chuckled to lighten the atmosphere.

She stepped forward and patted his shoulder. "Well, what's wrong with it? Ling Xiaochen is a good girl, and she likes you so much. You can try to know her first, who know someday you will develop some affection?" She tried to pacify him gently.

But it just gave a opposite effect as he gritted his teeth and glared at her. "Have you considered my feelings at all? Do you think you can push me to any woman as you like?!"

Ouyang Xueqing gawked, bewildered. This was the first time that she had seen An Zhengnan put on such a serious look on his face. The anger and pain in An Zhengnan's eyes were starting to make her feel guilty.

She shrank her neck and admitted her fault like the good girl she was. "I'm sorry…if you don't like it, then I won't do it again." She raised three of her fingers and swore. "I promise!"

An Zhengnan stared at her for a moment as he snorted. "As I expected, you don't understand anything at all." He muttered under his breath and turned away.

"Wait!" Ouyang Xueqing grabbed his sleeves. "I—I'm really sorry, don't be mad, okay?" She whined, she looked so aggrieved as her eyes blinked with pitiful look.

An Zhengnan smiled and sighed bitterly. What had he expected anyway? He had known since the day that he realized this feeling that it wouldn't be reciprocated. He had lived with that conviction for years, yet when she pushed him to another woman easily, he couldn't hold himself back and snapped.

He flicked her forehead lightly. "How can I be mad at you? Silly girl."

Ouyang Xueqing's eyes brightened. She knew that her pitiful look would work! "Then, you really forgive me? I swear I will not do it again if you don't like it!"

"Hmm, I'm not mad anymore." An Zhengnan offered his hand and helped her into the carriage. After that, he took reign of the horses and drove toward the Royal Palace.

Inside his heart, there were still some kind of sentiments lingered though. He had never expected her to return his feelings. But then, he had hoped someday, someday she would at least realized how he felt toward her.

If she had known that in this world, there was An Zhengnan that held her dearly in his heart…

It would be enough for him.

***

Ouyang Xueqing was pondering about how to make a good excuse so that she could leave for a year at most. Her reason had to be convincing and reasonable so that Imperial Father and her family couldn't hold her back even if they wanted to.

She was confident though that even if she was alone in the human mainland, she could definitely protect herself. But then, their protectiveness and possessiveness posed as a huge problem for her.

Sighing, Ouyang Xueqing was strolling through the Palace. While she passed through the main hall, she could faintly hear the morning court session of the Emperor.

Ouyang Xueqing certainly didn't have any interest in politics. She had wanted to walk away if not for a certain name that had caught her ears. Striding backward, Ouyang Xueqing placed her ears closer to the door of the main hall.

The two guards that was standing outside jolted. "P—Princess—" They saluted respectfully. "Do you have any need for the Emperor?"

"Shall this guard announce your arrival?"

"No need, no need!" Ouyang Xueqing waved her hand hastily. "I just wanted to hear a little bit. Pretend I don't exist, okay?"

The two guards' mouth twitched. They nodded simultaneously.

Ouyang Xueqing continued her eavesdropping and caught her Imperial Father's usual cold and stern voice. "How is his condition now?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, he have been stabilized for now. But the ghost qi in Ghost Town is so strong and abnormal. We wish for Your Majesty's support."

He snorted. "Of course This Lord will not leave him to die. After all, Ren Yupei is one of This Lord's most excellent subordinate."

Ouyang Xueqing's heart skipped a beat. She didn't hear wrong! They really were discussing Brother Ren! But was he injured? How could such a strong man be injured severely? Is the condition in Ghost Town really that frightening?

She dashed away before anyone could sense her presence. Her heart was thundering inside her chest. She was worried, but then…she realized that this could be one of her best opportunity to commence her great plan!

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Hello, delana's here! ^^ As per December, I've decided to set a goal for us, if the power stones at the end of the week aka Sunday exceeds 55, there will be a mass release of 2 extra chapters on Monday which means that there will be 3 chapters! Calm down, this is not a threat, just treat it as a motivation for me to update more and more ^^ thankyou for your understanding and hope you will support this story! Pls donate gift kindhearted people >,<