Chapter 71: The Unlucky Fire Family

  "Heh heh, General Leng, Miss Leng is indeed outstanding, of course she should have a better choice. What do you say?" The elder directly ignored the fact that Leng Ruo Xue had a fiancé and tempted her, believing that his proposal was one that no woman could refuse.

  "What does the Great Elder mean by a better choice?" asked Leng Qingtian, pretending to be stupid. After all, the Huo family was the number one aristocratic family, and their status on the Lingfeng continent was extraordinary, so he didn't want to offend them. However, this Huo family was being too overbearing, wasn't it? What did they think their granddaughter was?

  "Hehe, General Leng, if Miss Leng marries our young master, she will become the mistress of our Huo family. Such a noble status, I believe all women will envy her." The elder said with full confidence.

  "Great elder, by 'young master', are you referring to Huo Qing?" asked Leng Jing Tian.

  "Of course, our Huo family has only this one young master!" The Great Elder said very clearly.

  "Great Elder, if I'm not mistaken, shouldn't Huo Qing already have a fiancée?" Leng Qing Tian said with some displeasure. This Huo family is really too much, do they think their young master is some kind of precious treasure?

  "Hehe, General Leng, you don't have to worry about this. Our master has said that after Miss Leng marries into our family, she and Miss Shui Yanran will be treated equally as the first wife, without any distinction between them. Men having three wives and four concubines is nothing unusual, but the status of the first wife is unshakeable." The elder guaranteed.

  Sitting on the edge of the night, Ye Chen listened to the old man's self-righteous words and was so angry that he really wanted to send the old man back home directly. However, Xue Er kept pulling him, not letting him act rashly. Alright, he endured it. After all, he knew that Xue Er would definitely not marry Huo Qing, this point of confidence he still had.

  "Does the Great Elder know about this matter?" asked Leng Ruoxue suddenly, and according to her guess, Huo Qing should be unaware of it, because with his proud personality, he shouldn't humiliate himself.

  "This... Miss Leng, rest assured, the young master will follow the arrangements of the family head." The elder hastily said, thinking that Cold Yuxue's meaning was that she was afraid the young master would not be willing.

  As expected, she didn't know. Since Huo Qing didn't know about this matter, what was the point of the Huo family coming to propose at this time? Leng Ruo Xue pondered in her heart.

  "Great Elder, do you think marrying Huo Qing is the best choice for me?" asked Leng Ruoxue calmly, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

  "Of course, being able to marry our young master is probably the dream of many women." The elder said with great pride.

  "But I don't want to!" Leng Ruo Xue said indifferently, her stunning face still expressionless.

  "Oh, what? You're not willing?" The old man reacted and couldn't help but exclaim, actually... actually there's a woman who doesn't want to marry their young master, this... how is this possible? All along, he had been too confident in his family's young master's charm, so when he first heard that a woman had rejected their young master, he simply couldn't accept it.

  "Does the Great Elder have any questions?" Leng Ruoxue had an expression as if she was ready to answer his doubts and clarify, looking as sincere as possible.

  "This...this, why don't you want to? Our young master is the future head of the Huo family and a stunning genius, this kind of man is what all women dream of." The Great Elder really couldn't understand.

  "This lady does not share her husband with others." Leng Ruoxue said bluntly, she had a phobia of men who had been touched by others, and she would never want them.

  "But... but, having three wives and four concubines is the natural order of things." The elder said with a matter-of-fact expression. In this world, women's status was not high, and most women were just pawns in family alliances, relying on men to survive. So, he was very confident that Leng Ruoxue would be delighted about the marriage proposal from the Huo family.

  But is Leng Ruoxue an ordinary woman? The answer is certainly no!

  "Elder, why is it that men having three wives and four concubines is considered the natural order of things?" Leng Ruoxue asked somewhat displeased, she hated people who valued males over females the most.

  "It's because men hold a higher position! This world respects the strong, and almost all of the strong are male." The elder explained.

  "As the great elder said, a strong person of high status can have three wives and four concubines?" Cold Snow smiled faintly.

  "Of course, it's natural for the strong to do as they please."

  "What level is considered a strong person?" asked Leng Ruo Xue.

  "At least it must be above Ling Huang!"

  "With the logic of a great elder, I can also have three husbands and four concubines!" Leng Ruoxue said matter-of-factly.

  "You're a woman, how can you have such thoughts!" The elder was very disapproving. A woman's most important duty is to follow the way of a virtuous wife, how can she have such absurd ideas?

  "But it was Great Elder who said that the strong are revered, and whatever they want to do is only natural." Cold Snow repeated.

  "But..." The elder stuttered.

  "Does the Great Elder think I'm not a strong one?" asked Leng Ruoxue, staring at the Great Elder.

  "But... but you're a woman!" The old man said with a sorrowful face, refusing to give up.

  "Does a strong person still differentiate between male and female? Great Elder, you need to change this way of thinking." Leng Ruoxue said with a serious tone.

  “……”

  The old man was speechless, utterly speechless. However, he also saw it clearly that his mission this time had failed. It's estimated that as long as Shui Xiang Ran is around, Leng Ruo Xue will absolutely not marry their young master. Alas! What can be done now?

  Actually, in his heart, he thinks that Leng Ruo Xue is more suitable for their young master than Shui Xin Ran. Originally, he thought that although Shui Xin Ran's talent was average, she was after all the eldest miss of the Shui family and the number one beauty of the Ling Feng continent, so it was barely enough to qualify her as the future mistress of the Huo family. But now, with Leng Ruo Xue as a comparison, not only is her strength inferior, but even her appearance, which she took pride in, has been surpassed. Alas! How he thinks now, how he feels that Shui Xin Ran is not worthy of their young master.

  "That... Miss Leng, don't rush to refuse this matter. In my opinion, you should consider it carefully. As for Shui Xiran, I need to go back and discuss with the master of the house before making a final decision." The Great Elder said persistently, and in his heart, he had already assumed that if not for Shui Xiran, Leng Ruoxue would definitely agree to marry their young master.

  After hearing the elder's words, Leng Ruoxue really didn't want to explain anything anymore. It seemed that this elder not only didn't understand her meaning but also seemed to have misunderstood something...

  After seeing off the Huo family's elder, Leng Qing Tian and Qiu Shang also found an excuse to return to their room to rest. The large living room was left with only two people: Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao.

  "Xue Er, why didn't you let me speak just now?" The demon's face was full of discontent, and if Xue Er hadn't pulled him back, he would have hit someone just now.

  "Don't you think it's like beating the fire to beat that old man from the Huo family? He's just a runner." Leng Ruoxue explained.

  "Hmm, you're right, I'll go find Huo Qing then." The demon said thoughtfully.

  "Why don't you just beat up the whole family of Fire House while you're at it?" Leng Ruoxue teased, "Why does this demon like beating people so much?!"

  "En, I'll listen to Xue Er." The demon said with a smile, turned around and walked outside.

  "Wait, where are you going?" Leng Ruoxue hastily pulled back the demon who was about to walk outside and asked.

  "Beat someone."

  Leng Ruo Xue listened to the demon's concise answer, and involuntarily dripped a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead. This demon was indeed a violent man.

  "Shut up, you wicked creature! You only know how to beat people. The competition is the day after tomorrow, and now is not the time for fighting." Cold Snow growled.

  "Alright then, I'll wait until the match is over and then go beat them up." The mischievous one said with a "heh", oh... Xue Er is so fierce! He's scared!

  “……”

  "Do you think the people of Huo's family are someone you can just beat up whenever you want?" Leng Ruoxue glared at the demon and said, "Even if you beat them on the stage, it's just a fight. But if you go and provoke the Huo family after getting off the stage, that's not a wise move, and it would give the Huo family an excuse to take action."

  "What's going on?" The demon looked at Xue Er with a wronged expression.

  "Monster, once the game is over, we'll head back. Those people can be dealt with later!" suggested Leng Ruoxue, now they were really too weak, and increasing their strength was the top priority.

  "Alright then!" The demon said somewhat reluctantly.

  "Good boy!" Leng Ruo Xue stroked the demon's head as if petting an animal.

  "Snow." The demon's eyes shone brightly as he gazed at Snow, and with one swift motion, he pulled Snow into his arms. Snow even initiated a touch, oh how happy he was!

  "You demon, let me go!" Leng Ruoxue said to the demon who suddenly hugged her, this dead demon, hugging too tightly, she was almost suffocated.

  "I don't want to! You promised to hold me."

  "But you're holding on too tightly." said Leng Ruoxue with some helplessness.

  "Heh heh! Xue'er, let's go do something naughty tonight!" The scoundrel relaxed his arm and proposed with a sly smile.

  "Where are you going to cause trouble?" Cold-as-snow raised an eyebrow and asked curiously. Causing trouble? She liked it!

  "Xue Er, the wealthy families have so much money that they can't spend it all, so I think we should do some 'good' deeds and help them spend some." The demon said very kindly. Since Xue Er didn't let him come openly, then he would come secretly instead. Who made him not avenge this proposal, his heart wouldn't feel comfortable otherwise!

  "It's getting late, let's go!" Leng Ruoxue thought for a moment and said, "Robbery is the most loving."

  It's late at night and people are sleeping most soundly.

  Leng Ruo Xue looked up at the moon, it was pitch black, unexpectedly even the heavens were taking care of them, tonight was actually an overcast night, this kind of weather was most suitable for doing bad things.

  Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Nie slipped away from 'Ya Lan Ge' while everyone was asleep, the two of them sat on Yu's back as he carried them towards the main residence of Huo Jia. In her arms were a black and white pair, two small and adorable foxes, and around her wrist was coiled a golden little snake.

  The black-haired one glanced at Yào and Líng, Lěng Ruò Xuě felt somewhat helpless. These two little guys didn't know if they were spoiled or not, but as soon as they heard about doing something bad, they got excited! They immediately signed up to participate.

  After arriving at Huo's residence, Yu found a blind spot and descended...

  About an hour later, the four of them left the Huo's house with a satisfied heart.

  "You demon, what was that powder you just blew into Huo Yi's room?" asked Leng Ruo Xue, who was sitting on Yu's back, with some curiosity.

  "Medicine!"

  "Of course I know it's medicine, what kind of medicine is it?"

  "A certain kind of medicine that can make men lose a certain function..." The demon explained with great subtlety, this matter shouldn't be explained too clearly, anyway he wouldn't let off anyone who dared to bully Xue Er.

  “……”

  Cold as snow, she's speechless now, it can't be what she thought! That demon is really too ruthless!

  They soon returned to 'Ya Lan Ge'.

  The next day, Leng Ruo Xue and others went to the restaurant downstairs for a meal.

  Just found a seat and sat down, I heard the whispers of the next table.

  "Hey, have you heard? The Huo family's house was robbed last night. Not only were many valuable things stolen, but they also set fire to the place. I heard at least a third of it was burned down. What a shame! The Huo family's mansion is even more luxurious than our Nanchi Kingdom's imperial palace." said Passerby A with a mysterious expression.

  "This news is no longer new, it's already outdated." Passerby B said with some disdain.

  "Is there any latest news? What is it?" asked passerby A curiously. The news he had just heard this morning was already outdated, how could that be?!

  "The latest news is..." Passerby B wanted to say when he carefully looked around.

  "The Li family's patriarch is really going too far." Passerby B said in a voice that he thought was very soft.

  "Ah! Is this true?" Passerby A was somewhat unbelievable.

  "It's absolutely true, the news is completely reliable." said passerby B with a solemn oath.

  "What a pity for him with so many concubines." Passerby A sighed.

  Listening to the whispers of those two, Leng Ruo Xue was speechless. Where did these two treasures come from? They actually dared to discuss the master of the Huo family on the Huo family's territory. However, how did this matter spread so quickly? It seemed that it had already been made public in just one night. Thinking of this, she deliberately glanced at Yao Xie, but Yao Xie's expression was extremely calm.

  The fire destroyed the owner's house.

  In the main hall of the Huo family's mansion, Huo Yi sat in the main seat with a stern expression on his handsome face. The elders of the Huo family were seated on either side of him.

  "The elders all said, what are your investigation results!" Huo Yi's face was pale and cold as he spoke.

  "Household master, according to the investigation by those under me, you...you can't do that thing, it was spread from a servant of the Xu family." The elder sitting in the second position on the left said cautiously.

  "Xu family!" Hu Yi gritted his teeth, furrowed his brow, and his handsome face was filled with anger. The Xu family dared to provoke him, humph! He wouldn't let the Xu family off.

  "The master of the house, we have evidence that the theft in our treasure room was done by the Xu family." Another elder said, he found a token from the Xu family on the road not far from the treasure room, and that road is just one of the roads that must be passed to get to the treasure room.

  "The Xus are really too detestable." The crowd of elders said, each with a face full of indignation. The treasure room was stolen, and the loss to the Huo family was not small!

  "Household, all the elders, don't rush to a conclusion just yet. What if this matter is someone framing the Xu family? Wouldn't we be falling into their trap?" The great elder reminded calmly, not knowing why, but he always felt that there was something fishy about this matter.

  "Elder, you're too kind-hearted. The Xu family has been secretly opposing us, the Huo family, for a long time. This must be their doing." A hot-tempered elder shouted.

  "Master of the house, it's highly likely that this is the doing of the Xu family. However, we'd better think about this carefully."

  The elderly people discussed and expressed their opinions freely.

  "Gentlemen, please be quiet. I understand your intentions, but for now, the most important thing is the college competition. Other matters can be discussed after the competition ends." Huo Yi's words were decisive, as the college competition was crucial in determining the quota for the Xiyuan Secret Realm.

  After hearing Huo Wei's words, all the elders fell silent.

  "Great Elder, is it true that Leng Ruoxue really doesn't want to marry Qing'er?" He looked at the Great Elder and asked with a displeased expression.

  "Yes, she said she would not share a husband with anyone," the elder said, also feeling somewhat discontented. He had already reported back to the master of the house yesterday when he returned, and now the master was asking again today.

  "Absurd! It's common for men to have three wives and four concubines, what can't she accept?" Huo Wei shouted loudly. This Leng Ruo Xue really doesn't know how to behave, he was willing to send someone to the Leng family to propose a marriage, but his main purpose was actually for the final competition, he didn't want his most excellent son to lose to a woman.

  "House owner, I personally think that Leng Ruo Xue is more suitable to be the mistress of our Huo family than Shui Xin Ran. You should consider it carefully!" The great elder repeated his proposal once again.

  "No way! The engagement with the Shui family can't be cancelled." Huo Yi directly denied, no matter how excellent Leng Ruoxue was, she couldn't be compared to one of the five major families.

  Seeing the master of the house being so insistent, the elder had nothing more to say.

  Yalan Pavilion's five-story reception hall.

  "Ah, Ya Tou, we have another match tomorrow." said Autumn Elder.

  "Uh-huh."

  "Ah, Lü'er, do you have confidence?" Autumn Old Man continued to ask.

  "Yes."

  "Can't you say a few more words at once?" Autumn old man looked at Leng Ruoxue with some melancholy.

  "Okay."

  “……”

  The old man was very weak in autumn.

  "Autumn Elder, what is it that you want to ask? Just ask directly." Leng Ruoxue looked at him with a pitiful expression and decided not to tease him anymore.

  "Ah, Young Master, have you heard about the Fire Family's affairs?" asked Autumn Elder tentatively.

  "Hmm, just now when I was eating downstairs, I heard someone say that." Lan Ruoxue said calmly.

  "This matter... has nothing to do with you all, right?" Autumn Elder said, glancing at Ye Chen.

  "Of course it has nothing to do with us, Fire Family! What can we little people do? Is that right, Grandfather?"

  "Hmm, Xue Er is right. We can't afford to mess with the Huo family and we don't dare to either." Leng Qing Tian said in strong agreement.

  You still dare not? You even dared to refuse the marriage proposal of the Huo family, and you still say that you don't dare to provoke them? Autumn Elder was secretly seething with anger.

  "Old man Autumn, I didn't think you were so gossipy." Cold Snow teased, is this old man too idle lately?

  "Heh heh! I'm indeed curious! The most popular event of the month is this one." said Autumn Elder, that Fire Wei was truly pitiful.

  "Autumn is long, after the game we will leave, you should make preparations!" reminded Cold Snow.

  "I'll go back to my room first." said Leng Ruoxue, and then she turned around and left the living room.

  "Xue Er, wait for me." The demon is closely pursuing from behind.

  "I asked Old Cold, who exactly did this?" Autumn Elder saw that Leng Ruoxue had left and continued to ask Leng Qingtian.

  "How do I know? Isn't everyone saying it's Xu's family?" Leng Qingtian said with a lack of interest.

  "Don't you want to know the truth?" asked Autumn Old Man relentlessly, why did he always feel that this matter was related to that girl?

  "I don't want to," he said, and then turned around and left with Cold Sky.

  "I'm telling you, Old Lao, don't go, we're in the middle of a conversation." Autumn Elder shouted from behind, but there was no response at all.

  The day after tomorrow, which is the seventh day of the individual finals.

  "Xue Er, it seems like there are even more people here to watch the game today than in previous days." Feng Mo Ran couldn't help but say as he looked at the sea of people packed into the spectator seats.

  "Hmm, there are only three more days of competition left, and if we don't watch it, we'll have to wait another three years." Lan Ruoxue said calmly, these three days of competition should be the most intense, and accidents can happen at any time.

  After the six rounds of the final, Leng Ruo Xue temporarily ranked first in the individual competition with a perfect record. Ye Chen and Huo Qing were tied for second place, while Mu Li and Feng Mo Ran took third and fourth places respectively. In theory, these five people are the strongest contenders for the championship.

  Her remaining opponents are Huo Qing, Ye Xiao and Pang Sen, and her opponent today is Ye Xiao.

  Today's match, Leng Ruo Xue was the last group to take the field. In the previous four matches, Ye Chen, Huo Qing, Mu Li and Feng Mo Ran all won.

  The last pair, Cold as Snow against Midnight Snack.

  Leng Ruo Xue heard the judge's words and slowly walked onto the stage, while Ye Xiao also came up from the other side.

  "You're the lady, you can start first." Yè Xiāo said with great elegance, although a few of his teeth had been knocked out and he spoke with some wind, but when he wasn't speaking, he was still an elegant noble young master.

  "In that case, I won't be polite." Cold-as-Snow said, directly launching an attack. She wanted to end the fight quickly and go back to sleep.

  Only a vast fire attribute spirit power, rushed to the night feast, poor night family genius young master, did not even have time to defend, was directly blasted off the stage.

  As cold as snow, completely victorious!

  "Uh! I didn't mean to!" Looking at Ye Xiao who was knocked down to the ground with just one move, Leng Ruoxue's face was full of innocence, she really didn't think that Ye Xiao would be so weak!

  "Big sister, you didn't intentionally knock everyone off the stage, did you? If you did that on purpose, it's not acceptable!"

  "Alas! The young master of this household is really pitiful, always encountering some perverts."

  The audience under the stage was secretly booing, and they all looked at Ye Xiao with sympathetic eyes, it's really pitiful! He was carried away again.

  "Xuě ér, you've already won seven in a row, that's great!" Seeing Lěng Ruò Xuē walk down from the arena, Yāo Niè hurriedly approached her side and said.

  "Monster, let's go back! I'm sleepy." said Leng Ruoxue with some drowsiness.

  "Sleep so early?" The demon was somewhat incredulous. What time is it now? He still wanted to take Xue Er out for a stroll!

  "Yeah, I didn't sleep well last night."

  "Let's go back then!"

  Back at the 'Ya Lan Pavilion', Leng Ruoxue directly went to sleep in her room. The next day, well-rested and refreshed, she walked out of her room with a clear mind and spirit.

  On the eighth day's final match, there was no suspense as Leng Ruoxue and others separately defeated their own opponents.

  The ninth day of the final is also the last day of individual competition.

  After today's game is over, the last champion of the college competition will be born. Leng Ruxue, Ye Chen and Huo Qing are all the most powerful contenders for the championship.

  Among them, Leng Ruo Xue's last opponent was Huo Qing, and Ye Chen's last opponent was Pang Sen. However, the audience present all knew in their hearts that Ye Chen's match against Pang Sen would be a sure win for Ye Chen if nothing unexpected happened.

  And today's battle between Leng Ruo Xue and Huo Qing is the biggest highlight of the day, so everyone is looking forward to seeing a wonderful match.

  VIP seat.

  "Hey, Fire Brother, is everything okay?" asked a middle-aged man sitting next to Huo Yi with concern.

  "Do you think something will happen to me?" Huo Yi said with a dark face, displeased. Was Feng Miao trying to make fun of him? How ridiculous!

  "It's all right, I'm just afraid you'll be like the rumors in town!" A man named Feng Xiao said with a light smile.

  "Huo brother, your family's loss is not small this time, right?" asked Shui Tu, the representative of the Shui family, with great concern. Although the five major families seemed harmonious on the surface, they all secretly hoped for each other's misfortune.

  "That little loss to our Huo family is just a drop in the bucket, not worth mentioning." Huo Yi said with an extremely calm tone, he knew that these people who came to watch the match would definitely not let go of this rare opportunity to mock him. Hmph! If today wasn't the last day, he wouldn't have come.

  "Brother Huo, wealth is just external, one's body is the most important." The black-clad man with tightly pursed lips said.

  "That's well said! I wonder how Ye Xiao's body is doing? He must have been badly hurt!" Huo Yi retorted, but not everyone could see the joke in his smile.

  "Xiao Er's body is very good, thank you for your concern, Huo brother."

  The heads of the five major families or their representatives were openly competing and secretly fighting on the VIP seats, with their tongues and swords clashing, when the competition began.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, dear audience, today is the final match of the college competition. In order to ensure fairness, today's match will be held simultaneously, and surrender is not allowed. The match now officially begins." The host announced the rules for today's match.

  Then, with one order from the referee, all five groups went on stage at the same time.

  The last final match was the five arenas starting at the same time, but after the game officially started, not long after, the other four arenas quickly separated the victory and defeat, but Leng Ruoxue and Huo Qing's group had not yet begun to fight.

  On stage.

  Leng Ruo Xue looked at Huo Qing who was not in a hurry to take action, but seemed to be thinking about something, and felt somewhat puzzled.

  "Can we start now?" asked Leng Ruoxue indifferently, she didn't want to waste any more time.

  Digression

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