Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 856 Eavesdropping? (Second update, 3k words!)
The tomb, deep within the palace grounds.

Looking at her fair and delicate slender fingers, Xun'er was momentarily dazed, as if she had not yet recovered from her unconsciousness.

"Have I been rescued?"

She murmured softly, as if talking to herself.

Without a doubt, those memories are so real.

To save her endangered tribe and to reclaim justice for her mother, she chose the most dangerous and loneliest path, making a deal with the devil.
The scene of snatching the wine and drinking it flashed through her mind, and Xun'er felt a dull pain in her throat and lungs, and a sense of lingering fear arose.

"Indeed, one cannot have the courage to burn one's boats unless one is driven to the brink."

Xun'er sighed softly, rubbed her cold hands, and said in a low voice as if to comfort herself, "Father is wounded in the heart, and the clan elders are taking the opportunity to seize power. Given my position in the clan, this may be the only way."

Thinking of this, she immediately lost the desire to lie down. She forced herself to sit up in bed, her toes dangling as she groped around on the floor, relying on her memory.

"what?"

Suddenly, the furry touch on her toes made Xun'er let out a soft exclamation.

She looked closely and saw a pair of light pink slippers, which had somehow ended up neatly lying under the bed, with four jewel-like beads sparkling like two smiling eyes.

"This is... a teddy bear?"

Xun'er blinked, staring intently at the pair of pink bears that seemed to be looking back at her. For some reason, she felt a sense of surprise.

"Senior Xiao Xuan's collection actually contains such novel items?"

Xun'er's expression was strange, and she decided to keep the secret for the other party.

"No matter what, I really have to thank Senior Xiao Xuan this time. If I am able to take charge of the Ancient Clan in the future, I will repay this favor to Brother Xiao Yan and the others."

She clenched her little fists, secretly making up her mind. After a burst of encouragement, she finally stopped being lazy and got up to walk towards the outside of the house.

Xun'er knew in her heart that without her father's support and her older siblings' care, she was destined never to be as carefree as she once was.
Leaving the room, Xun'er gently closed the wooden door and then looked around.

"Is this the tomb of Senior Xiao Xuan?"

Gazing at the magnificent palace before her, Xun'er pursed her lips slightly, a sense of longing rising in her heart.

Although she held the same reverence for the Soul Emperor, she ultimately harbored an undeniable hatred for him. Even though he was Soul Ruoruo's father, she would never let the matter rest, nor would she ever compromise with him.

But when facing Xiao Xuan, she had no such concerns.

It was merely a remnant soul, yet it was able to dominate the Heavenly Tomb for a thousand years. Even the soul of the Heavenly Tomb itself could not do anything to it. Such a powerful being should be the target she pursued!
So, with utmost reverence, Xun'er carefully took her first steps and began to tour the magnificent palace before her.

Before long, she discovered countless portraits of white-robed scholars marked with red crosses on the wall beside her!
"This Senior Xiao Xuan is indeed a remarkable person of our time. Even after his physical body perished, he never forgot the hatred he held for his formidable enemy!"

Xun'er quickly recovered from her shock and diligently took notes.

Then, some time later, as she passed by one of the inner halls, she was surprised to see the Soul Hall's exclusive symbol on the plaque above!
"Soul, Soul Palace? Senior Xiao Xuan is indeed brave and resourceful. Knowing that he is no match for the Soul Clan, he forced himself to learn the advantages of the Soul Clan. He is truly a worthy hero!"

Xun'er was stunned, but after a moment she dismissed the terrible thought in her mind and patted her chest to comfort herself.

After walking for a while longer, this time, by sheer coincidence, she picked up a wad of scrap paper covered with the character 'Gu Yuan' from under a table by the roadside!

Xun'er: "."

Tiny, golden flames suddenly ignited from the depths of her pupils, and veins on the girl's smooth hand were faintly visible. In an instant, the waste paper was burned to ashes.

Although Xun'er was extremely dissatisfied with Gu Yuan's actions, and even went so far as to rebel, when she actually saw the crumpled paper in front of her, for some reason, she still couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

"My father is not that bad."

The girl, with a stern face, picked up the pen on the table and wrote the two characters 'Xiao Xuan' in a flamboyant style. After a pause, she wrote the three characters 'Soul Emperor'. Then, she heavily crossed out both names and strode away.

After the girl's figure disappeared, a phantom figure dressed in a blue robe quietly appeared where she had just stood, looking at the words above with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"That girl who says one thing but means another, just like Xiuyi."

After a long pause, he shook his head with a wry smile and sighed softly.

"However, this seems not bad either, old monkey."

After saying that, he tore off the two characters 'Xiao Xuan', leaving only 'Soul Emperor' with a red cross drawn on it lying alone on the wooden table.

After a while, a figure in white appeared and took away the last page of paper.

the other side.

Xun'er ran across the corridor in a huff, put her hands on her knees, and started panting.

"These old bastards, each one more wicked than the last! They call themselves my dearest friends, but they're clearly just finding ways to bully Father!" Xun'er clenched her fist fiercely, already planning how she would get revenge and avenge her good-for-nothing father when she achieved a certain level of cultivation.

However, just as her mind was wandering with these thoughts, a faint sound suddenly came from the outermost room—

"Hey, can you keep your voice down? Don't let Xun'er hear you!"

"What are you afraid of? That girl is probably still asleep, why worry so much?"

"Hmph, you're caught in the middle, so of course it doesn't matter, but your little sister Xun'er and I are competitors. If she hears this, who knows what she'll think of me."

Hearing the two talking back and forth, Xun'er was struck as if by lightning, and her body turned ashen.

"This...this sound is..."

She never expected that she would hear Hun Ruoruo and Xiao Yan's voices at this moment!
What on earth are they doing?!

Years later, Xun'er, who stole the sketchbook from Hun Ruoruo, is no longer the girl who would blush and her heart would race at the sight of holding hands. Even when she sees someone kissing her shyly, she will at most turn her head away. She has completely lost the naivety of the past.

That's why she felt even more terrified—

Are those two sleeping naked and cuddling?!
Imagining the scene of the two of them embracing tightly after their honesty, Xun'er's breathing became rapid, her pretty face turned as red as if it were on fire, and even her eyes started to dart around.

She knew that once the two of them slept in each other's arms, there was a very high chance that they would have a child!
If that's really the case, then wouldn't I be going to be the aunt-in-law?!

Just as Xun'er's mind was in complete disarray, several suppressed low moans suddenly came from inside the tightly closed door—

"Silly senior brother, what are you dawdling for? Xun'er will be waking up soon, hurry up and finish!"

"Hiss! You vixen, are you trying to ruin my precious treasure?!"

"This this"

Hearing the increasingly unbelievable sounds coming from inside, Xun'er's heart pounded wildly. Finally, unable to suppress her impulse any longer, she pushed open the door!

"What on earth are you doing?!"

Xun'er shouted angrily, almost with all her might.

However, the next moment, she suddenly froze on the spot.

Inside the room, under the dim light, a boy and a girl were gathered around the edge of a wooden table, fiddling with a platform set up above it.

Above the platform stood several small wooden figures, like spectators, standing at attention and waiting for the main character to arrive.

"Xun, Xun'er?"

Upon seeing the girl who had suddenly burst through the door, Xiao Yan was immediately taken aback and exclaimed in surprise, "You little brat, how did you wake up so quickly?"

Hun Ruoruo, standing to the side, said irritably, "I already said that with the compatibility between her pure fire battle qi and my pure water battle qi, it won't take long for her injuries to heal."

“I always have to take care of things. Can’t you, as the older brother, be a little more attentive?”

Hearing Hun Ruoruo's scolding, Xiao Yan scratched his head sheepishly and chuckled, "My mistake, my mistake."

Looking at the couple flirting in front of her, Xun'er no longer felt the resentment she usually felt. Instead, she seemed frozen in place, staring blankly at the scene before her.

"Brother Xiao Yan, Sister Ruoruo, what's going on?"

With her sharp eyesight, she could easily see that the stands erected in front of her were exactly the same as the stands used for her coming-of-age ceremony.

The same clan crest, the same ceremony, the only difference is that the former 'enemy' has now become one of their only two friends.

"Actually, the establishment of the Xiao Soul Alliance was originally planned for a different time, but unfortunately, the Heavenly Tomb, which opens only once every twenty years, has now coincided with your coming-of-age ceremony."

Seeing this, Hun Ruoruo stopped hiding it and stood up, saying softly, "So, he plans to celebrate for you again as a member of the Xiao family."

In an instant, Xun'er's pupils shrank to pinpoints.

"We can't control the loves and hates of the older generation, nor do we need to bear the consequences. Xiao Yan can't stand it, and I'm just as unhappy about regretting it for the rest of my life like them. That would be too pathetic and too ridiculous."

After speaking, Hun Ruoruo slightly turned her body, revealing the stands that had been built behind her.

Due to the time constraints, the stands were noticeably simple, far less grand and imposing than the ancient clan square. The huge mark that was originally engraved with the ancient clan's emblem had now been transformed into rows of candles.

The next moment, as a flash of fire appeared in Xiao Yan's hand, the originally dim room was instantly enveloped in colorful candlelight.

"so."

A rare hint of tenderness flickered in Hun Ruoruo's eyes. She reached out and patted the top of her head, whispering:
Congratulations, you've come of age!

(End of this chapter)