Chapter 924 - Princess Xingyue (1/2)

The other women also came over. They looked at Qin Haodong with concern.

“You only want something to eat!”

He raised his hand to stroke the Little Witch’s head before briefly describing his experience on the seventh floor of the pagoda.

The Little Witch’s eyes suddenly widened and she said excitedly, “Little Brother, does that mean that you are the current owner of this pagoda?”

Qin Haodong nodded and said, “Yes! The pagoda was originally a treasure left by the old Taoist Huang Long. I was lucky to get the inheritance of the treasure.”

Murong Jinghong sighed, “I didn’t expect the pagoda to appear once every 30 years in order to search for a successor.”

Tu Jiaojiao said, “Since we’ve brought the pagoda back with us this time, shouldn’t we go out now?”

Qin Haodong said, “I’m going to keep the pagoda a secret. I don’t want outsiders to know it. It’s too eye-catching for us to go out now.

“Besides, there are many people keeping an eye on us outside. Given our present strength, it will not be safe if we go out now. Everyone, follow me to the seventh floor to cultivate. We need to recover quickly. After three days, we will follow the others out.”

They all nodded and felt that this was the best way for now.

Qin Haodong was now the owner of the pagoda. With a thought, he took the others to the seventh floor.

“Wow, what rich Spiritual Qi! If I can cultivate here for a month, I will definitely break through the stage of the Voiding Realm.”

As soon as they entered the seventh floor, Tu Jiaojiao sighed with emotion.

Murong Jinghong said, “The pagoda is indeed a treasure. It seems that except for the Tortoise Spiritual Spring, there is no other place with richer Spiritual Qi than here.”

Only the Little Witch sneered, “So what if the Spiritual Qi is rich? It can’t be eaten.”

Due to some special reasons, she was unable to improve her cultivation. Thus, she was not interested in Spiritual Qi at all.

Qin Haodong said, “Let’s hurry and cultivate. We can use the Spiritual Qi here to recover from our injuries.”

Murong Jinghong, Yun Qianqian, and the others nodded and sat down to cultivate. They used their Genuine Qi to heal the residual injuries in their bodies.

The Little Witch approached Qin Haodong and said, “Little Brother, is there anything delicious? I’m hungry.”

Zhao Xingyue was not injured, nor did she intend to cultivate. She sat around Qin Haodong with the Little Witch.

Qin Haodong took out some snacks from his Storage ring and gave them to the two girls. The three of them chatted while eating.

He said to Zhao Xingyue, “Since you are the Princess of Tortoise Kingdom, why did you come to the Tortoise Academy?”

Zhao Xingyue originally had a faint smile on her face. However, she immediately became serious when she heard this question. She sighed and said, “Big Brother Qin, do you know why I was so timid before?”

Qin Haodong said, “I don’t know the details but I guess you must have been traumatized before, which left an inner demon in your heart.”

Zhao Xingyue nodded and said with a woebegone face, “When I was 6, I played hide-and-seek with my mother. I didn’t expect a group of men in black to come in as soon as I hid in the cabinet.

“They killed the guards, my mother, and many people. At that time, there was blood and corpses everywhere.

“As a 6-year-old kid, I was scared to death after seeing all this. I didn’t dare to make a sound. That was also the reason why I survived.

“But from then on, I became a timid person. I was so cowardly that I was afraid of anything I saw. Although I was a warrior, I didn’t have the courage to fight.”

The Little Witch said angrily, “Why did those men in black do that? They are so bad.”

Qin Haodong said, “You were in the palace that was heavily guarded. Why did so many assassins suddenly appear?”

“The palace was indeed heavily guarded but there was a mole,” Zhao Xingyue said, “So far nothing has come out of this matter. Although my father was furious, we still couldn’t find out where those men in black came from.

“But I know very well that it was my father’s concubine, Wu Yuenian, who sent those killers. Not long after my mother’s death, she ascended the Queen’s throne.”

Qin Haodong said, “Didn’t your father notice it?

“Generally speaking, the biggest suspect after an assassination is the one who will benefit the most. This woman named Wu Yuenian ought to have been the biggest suspect.”

Zhao Xingyue shook her head and said, “No, he didn’t, because that woman is really good at disguising herself. She is a virtuous woman in front of my father, but in fact, she is as vicious as a snake.”

The Little Witch said, “Sister Xingyue, don’t be sad. I’ll take revenge for you when I see her.”

Qin Haodong said, “Did you sneak into the Tortoise Academy from the palace to hide from that woman?”

“You can say that,” Zhao Xingyue said, “Wu Yuenian is an extremely ambitious woman. She was not satisfied with just sitting on the Queen’s throne.”

The Little Witch said angrily, “She’s already the Queen. She’s still not satisfied? What does she want? Does she want to be the King?”

Zhao Xingyue said, “She can’t be the King but she wants her son to be the King.

“Originally, my father had three sons and two daughters. Of which, only the second prince, Zhao Yu, is Wu Yueniang’s son. The rest were from my mother.

“In order to make Zhao Yu the only successor, she killed my brothers and sister over the years. Except for Zhao Yu, I am the only one left.

“Because I’m a woman and very timid, I was not a threat to her son’s position. Thus, I’m lucky to live until now.”

The Little Witch scolded, “This evil woman is really hateful.”