destiny eternal calamity

After taking a bath, Li Wei was preparing to practice the "Great Miro Step" when he saw Yu Zhenwei Xiaodie walk into the Peony Courtyard.

"Your Highness, Young Master Li, Long Luo, the second son of the Prince of Zhenbei, and Meng Zhaorui, the third son of the Duke of Weilie, were assaulted yesterday at Juweixuan Restaurant in the West City. The perpetrators cannot be found, and they are demanding that Juweixuan take responsibility!"

Li Wei was taken aback when he heard this. He hadn't expected that the two good-for-nothings he had beaten up yesterday had such a powerful background.

As expected of the capital city, even throwing a stone could potentially hit an official.

He didn't pretend when he made his move yesterday. The staff at Juweixuan must have known that it was their boss who made the move, but they all seemed to keep their mouths shut and didn't reveal their identities.

This is not surprising; they felt that their Juweixuan restaurant was backed by Princess Yuzhen's residence, so they could certainly stand tall and proud.

"Have the Jade Guards drive them out so they don't disturb Juweixuan's business."

Long Bilin heard Li Wei's telepathic message that he was the one who made the call, so she gave this instruction.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Xiao Die accepted the order and withdrew.

"Both of them are unpopular illegitimate sons in their families, so it's alright to deal with them this way."

Long Bilin explained.

"Moreover, Duke Weilie was originally a member of the Crown Prince's faction and has always been at odds with us. As for Prince Zhenbei, Long Chen, he is highly distrusted by the Emperor. If we give him a warning, it will actually please the Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei nodded slightly.

His technique of injecting the "Return to Nothingness" energy into the bodies of those three men was ingenious, allowing them to slowly develop organic lesions until they completely lost their male function.

It's likely the other party would be too embarrassed to talk about such an embarrassing incident, and even less likely to discover the cause of the illness.

If it's just a fight, even if the other party discovers his identity, he won't be severely punished.

But why would the second son of the Prince of Zhenbei be hanging out with the third son of the Duke of Weilie?

If Li Wei remembers correctly, Prince Zhenbei Long Chen's fief is currently in Kuaiji County, and the "hostage" left in the capital by the Prince Zhenbei's mansion should be the heir apparent Long Yu.

The more he thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed, so he asked about it.

"The imperial court did not restrict the princes' offspring from coming to the capital, so it is not surprising that Long Luo appeared in the capital."

"However, it is indeed suspicious that he is hanging out with Meng Zhaorui. These two shouldn't have had any interaction before..."

After thinking for a moment, Long Bilin said.

"I've made a note of this. I'll have the Jade True Guards investigate it secretly."

Upon hearing this, Li Wei nodded in agreement and then went to practice martial arts.

On the other side, Shang Xueyan left the princess's residence openly, saying she wanted to get some fresh air, and then easily shook off the Yuzhen Guards.

After thinking for a moment, she realized that Bai Ranran's return must be related to her beloved apprentice, Lin Peiyao, so she went to the Lin family.

Just as she was about to sneak into the Lin family's backyard, she heard a familiar voice transmission.

"Little Snow Goose, you're also in the capital of Li Kingdom!" Bai Ranran's charming voice carried a hint of surprise.

Shang Xueyan pursed her lips, then used a magic technique to conceal herself and flew towards the direction from which the sound came.

That was the boudoir of the young ladies in the Lin family mansion.

Seeing the second-floor window wide open, Shang Xueyan leaped into the air and flew inside.

She removed the concealment spell, closed the window, and looked into the room.

A pretty young girl was intently embroidering, seemingly oblivious to her arrival.

There was also a grand armchair in the room, and sitting in the chair was her best friend, Bai Ranran.

"Little Snow Goose, you've made great progress lately. It feels like you're not far from eternal damnation."

Bai Ranran stood up, took Shang Xueyan's hand, and the two sat together on Lin Peiyao's bed.

"I told you not to call me 'Little' Xueyan."

Shang Xueyan glanced at the other party's front armor, which was luxurious, extravagant, and magnificent. In comparison, she realized that there was indeed a huge gap between them.

But in any case, this is hardly 'small'...

"Little Snow Goose is still so strong-willed~"

Bai Ranran gently pinched the soft flesh on Shang Xueyan's cheek and said with a slightly teasing tone.

"Do as you please." Shang Xueyan remained calm, showing little emotion.

"Little Xueyan, do you know what? I met a junior with extraordinary talent yesterday."

Hearing this, Lin Peiyao, who was quietly embroidering nearby, immediately perked up her ears.

"He advanced from a mortal to the Divine Realm in less than a year. Sounds unbelievable, right?"

As Bai Ranran spoke, she realized that Shang Xueyan's reaction was not as exaggerated as she had imagined.

You could even say he was expressionless.

"Do you know who he is?" Bai Ranran had already sensed something was wrong, but she still continued talking.

"He's my Pei-yao's fiancé!"

"Oh, what a coincidence! I recently took on a disciple who also advanced to the Divine Treasure Realm in less than a year. His name is Li Wei."

Shang Xueyan responded calmly.

"Are you Li Wei's master?"

Lin Peiyao couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah, that kid is really smart. He learns everything right away."

Although Shang Xueyan spoke in a calm tone, her words clearly revealed a sense of pride.

As the saying goes, a mother's status depends on her son, and a teacher's status depends on his student... Her student surpassed Lin Peiyao, which meant that she had surpassed Bai Ranran.

Bai Ranran was taken aback by her retort, so she could only offer some compliments in return.

She really didn't expect that her apprentice's fiancé, a second-generation descendant of the Li Kingdom with impeccable lineage, would be involved with the Kongsang Sect of the Northern Dynasty.

"Little Xueyan, how could you take a man as your apprentice... even if he has great talent..."

Bai Ranran stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.

"Could he have mastered the 'Nine Cauldrons Skill'?"

As an old friend of the Kongsang Sect, Bai Ranran naturally knew the other party's core responsibilities and difficulties.

Since 500 years ago, the Kongsang Sect has not produced a holy son for a very long time.

If Li Wei could learn the Nine Cauldrons Technique and become the Holy Son of Kongsang, then it would be quite normal for Shang Xueyan to be willing to take him as her disciple.

"That's right, Xiao Wei not only learned the Nine Cauldrons Technique, but also deduced it to the fifth level on his own."

Shang Xueyan said proudly.

"Senior Shang, what has Brother Li Wei been through this past year?"

Lin Peiyao naturally knew the identity of her master's best friend, so she asked.

"Hehe, Yao'er, since you are Xiao Wei's fiancée, we will be family from now on. Just call me Master like that boy."

Shang Xueyan said with a kind expression.

Upon hearing this, Lin Peiyao looked at Bai Ranran standing to the side.

The female demon's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and then she pounced on Shang Xueyan, who was gloating.

The two men started fighting, displaying none of the demeanor of masters.

Of course, neither of them used any extraordinary power; they simply relied on their reaction speed to see who could be hit in three weak points first.

This was a rule the two of them established when Shang Xueyan was still a little girl.

Lin Peiyao sighed and rubbed her forehead.

I thought my master was already quite a character, but I never expected that the leader of the Kongsang Sect would be so... naive and innocent.

After a short while, Bai Ranran finally proved to be more skilled and managed to get Shang Xueyan under her control.

"Little Snow Goose, why has your reaction time slowed down even though your cultivation level has improved?"

Bai Ranran said with a smile.

Shang Xueyan was bitter; ever since she started playing this game with this female hooligan, she had never won.

But the main reason for this crushing defeat was that I was exploited by someone last night, which caused my energy to be scattered and I haven't fully recovered yet.