From Douluo Dalu to Queen

Chapter 306 Returning to Hometown
"Ah, I was dreaming again, really." Leng Xiyao climbed out of the bed, looked at the sun hanging high in the sky outside the window, and rubbed her eyes.

"Sister Yaoyao, are you awake?"

Leng Xiyao looked in the direction of the voice and found Qin Menglan writing something on the desk with a pile of books beside her. She looked very focused.

"Lanlan, what are you doing?" Leng Xiyao asked curiously.

Qin Menglan rolled her eyes at her and said speechlessly, "Sister Yaoyao, this afternoon is the day for the negotiation meeting with the Spirit Hall. How can we do it without carefully drafting a treaty?"

"Ah, this." Leng Xiyao scratched her head awkwardly. "Isn't it okay to think of this kind of thing temporarily? After all, we are the winners, so we can just mention whatever comes to mind, right?"

"Yes, yes, Sister Yaoyao, you are amazing~" Qin Menglan said helplessly: "But we signed a truce agreement with the Spirit Hall, and now the Spirit Master Competition has just ended, people from all major forces will come to be witnesses. If we don't make it official now, no force will take us seriously in the future."

"Besides, if we are too sarcastic and make Spirit Hall angry, that won't be a good thing, right?"

Leng Xiyao thought about it and realized that it was indeed true. No matter how powerful a well-known force was, they all knew etiquette and had to carefully consider everything internally before negotiating. People like her who acted on their whims were actually not much different from bandits.

In the future, she will definitely take root and develop in Douluo Continent, and will inevitably participate in such diplomatic occasions. If she gives others the impression of being arrogant, domineering, and ignorant of etiquette, it will definitely be detrimental to her future development.

In fact, Leng Xiyao also had this awareness, but there was no one around her who could be used. She subconsciously did not think of asking Qin Menglan to help her. After all, best friends are meant to be pampered, not used as tools.

It would undoubtedly be best if this kind of thing was left to a close friend like Luo Qianrou, but unfortunately the other party was not here.

However, Qin Menglan obviously did not want to be a vase, and basically tried to participate in everything to help her.

"Lanlan is really thoughtful. What would I do without you?" Leng Xiyao said with a smile as she walked behind her, touched her head, and then read the terms she wrote.

"Okay, Sister Yaoyao, we still have to attend a meeting later."

Qin Menglan gave her a reproachful look, and then explained to her the purpose of every clause in the treaty she had written.

Listening to Qin Menglan's explanation, Leng Xiyao read it carefully. After the war, she had some ideas of her own, and these ideas were now written down on paper by Qin Menglan, which were basically the same as what she thought.

These treaties demanded very little actual compensation from the Spirit Hall. Basically, it was just compensation for the loss of the Zerg by Leng Xiyao. Then, the other party was required to publicly acknowledge the legitimacy of the Zerg and define it as "bred" harmless soul beasts. There were also some other insignificant agreements. These clauses had minimal impact on the Spirit Hall and were not considered a humiliation to the Spirit Hall. Such a tolerant agreement would not be rejected.

But the other treaty against the Leng family was extremely harsh. It was basically equivalent to breaking up the entire Leng family and reorganizing it. Leng Mingyue was directly appointed as the head of the Leng family, the third elder Leng Hongfeng was promoted to the chief elder, and the remaining elders were directly forced out of the power center. Those who wanted to work could stay, but those who did not work would be directly expelled from the family.

As for those uncles and aunts, they were placed under house arrest directly and were not allowed to leave the fixed area. They would be locked up for a few years and she would deal with them when she felt better.

In addition, all the descendants of the three generations will also be investigated, and those who applauded her exile will also be imprisoned. All these people will be deprived of all resources for cultivation and social rights, to ensure that they will not be able to enter the core of power of the Leng family in the future and can only become marginal figures.

In order to implement this matter, Leng Xiyao decided to leave behind twelve level nine jumping insects, on the one hand to help Leng Mingyue stabilize the situation, and on the other hand to ensure the implementation of the treaty.

Although these terms are a bit harsh, most of the Leng family members will choose to reform themselves and start a new life.
After looking through it as a whole, Leng Xiyao felt that there was no problem, so she took Qin Menglan's hand and said, "Okay, this matter is settled for the time being. Let's eat something, pack up, and go to the Pope's Palace."

Qin Menglan looked at Leng Xiyao's expression and could only put down the pen in her hand and chuckled, "Okay."

After the battle, Leng Xiyao did not return to her previous residence, but stayed at the Leng family.

Logically speaking, there should be no place for her to stay in the Leng family, but Leng Mingyue told her that the small courtyard where her parents once lived was still preserved. She didn't know whether it was because the area was too small and others didn't value it or for some other reason, but it was not occupied by others and had been abandoned.

However, the Leng family's formation has a built-in cleaning function, so even though nearly ten years have passed, this place has not been abandoned and can be moved in after a simple cleanup.

There was no separate restaurant in the entire yard, but an open-air dining table. At this time, a table full of dishes covered with heat-insulating soul guides had been placed on the table. It was obviously prepared by Leng Mingyue.

After sitting side by side with Qin Menglan on the rattan chair beside the dining table, Leng Xiyao's mood suddenly became depressed as she looked at the deserted courtyard around them.

After yesterday's battle, Leng Xiyao returned to the Leng family. While helping Leng Mingyue stabilize the situation, she was looking for any traces her parents had left behind.

Leng Xiyao actually knew nothing about her original body's parents. To be honest, there was no question of family affection. After all, she had never even seen them in person, and all her stories were told by others.

But perhaps because of the bad family environment in her previous life and the influence of her original body's residual thoughts, her feelings for her original parents have not diminished in the slightest. Sometimes she even wondered, if her original parents were still alive, would she also be able to experience the feeling of having a home?

"Home?" Leng Xiyao glanced at Qin Menglan and murmured to herself, "Maybe I already have one."

"Sister Yaoyao, what did you say?" Qin Menglan, who was picking up food for her, asked in confusion.

"Ahem, nothing." Leng Xiyao's face turned red. "Eat some food, eat some food."

Last night, she talked a lot with Leng Mingyue, many of which were about her parents.

For example, this small courtyard in front of them is where the family of three originally lived. With Leng's father's status, he could naturally live in a better place, but the two of them don't like overly noisy environments and prefer such a quiet courtyard.

Leng Xiyao also likes this place very much. It seems that as soon as she walks in here, all the troubles outside are immediately swept away. She sits in a rocking chair beside the ancient tree with her beloved and watches the moon together. The years are quiet, peaceful and harmonious.

(End of this chapter)