The Good-for-Nothing Seventh Miss

Chapter 1005: Twilight City (23)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

“So it’s him.” Shen Yanxiao sneered. That Geng Di was really smart. He knew that he was not her opponent in a one-on-one fight and so, he rushed to recruit allies.

“Xiaoxiao, you have been very decisive today, but you must be careful. After all, this is Twilight City’s territory so you have to pay attention to everything.” Even though Long Fei appreciated Shen Yanxiao’s methods, he was still worried for her. After all, she was still young. Even though she was strong, her experience was lacking.

“Thank you, Brother Long, for your advice. However, I am curious about one thing. Since the Elders Council of the Seventh Kingdom can control Twilight City, why did they hand over the ‘City Lord’ title to Duan Hen? His father is dead, and he is alone and helpless. Moreover, he is still young. Can’t the Elders Council just directly seize Twilight City?” It was naturally better to personally control a city than to nurture a puppet.

Long Fei hesitated for a moment before he softly said, “In fact, that was the original plan of the Elders Council. Back then, Duan Wuya was young and healthy, but he suddenly passed away due to illness. At that time, the Elders Council had the intention to transfer Twilight City to their hands. However, the ten-year-old Duan Hen had somehow signed a contract with a mythical beast, Redflame Beast. With Redflame Beast as his backing, even the Elders Council would not dare to seize Twilight City. However, even if the surname of the city lord is Duan, it is no different from being controlled by the Elders Council. Right now, Duan Hen’s authority has been taken over.”

“Aren’t the Elders too detestable? They are bullying a little kid! They are not acting their age!” Nangong Mengmeng, who had a strong sense of justice, immediately exploded.

“The human heart is complicated. The Forsaken Land is a huge piece of fat meat. Although the people sent here to reclaim the land have achieved success for quite a while, they are not able to control the resources here. They fought hard to build their country, but in the end, they had to benefit others. If not for their strong backing, I’m afraid the City Lords here would have changed many times over.” Shen Yanxiao chuckled. The human heart was unpredictable, especially when in front of huge benefits. Even brothers could turn against each other, let alone strangers.

Shen Yanxiao spoke calmly, but her words caused waves in Long Fei’s ears.

The people who had reclaimed the Forsaken Land were meritorious subjects, but the various City Lords, who had shouldered huge profits, had suddenly become obstacles in the eyes of many.

He relied on the Blizzard Mercenary Group to support him. Geng Di was able to gain a foothold in Fantasy Devil City because he had a father sitting above millions of people. As for Duan Wuya… Duan Wuya was an orphan adopted by the Elders Council. He was just thrown into the Forsaken Land. Even though he had conquered a piece of the land for himself, he could not protect it in the end.

As for Shen Yanxiao…

Long Fei looked at Shen Yanxiao’s smiling face. Of the four great cities in the Forsaken Land, she was in the best position. She had almost cut off all contact with the Longxuan Empire. All the resources in the Forsaken Land were under her control. Moreover, her strength and the forces behind her were not something ordinary people could shake.

How enviable.

“That Duan Hen… is so pitiful,” Nangong Mengmeng whispered.

Little did she know that before she knew the truth, she had even cursed Duan Hen to death. Now that she knew the truth, she felt sorry for him.

“He is indeed very pitiful. I saw Duan Hen sitting beside Elder Wen, not daring to utter a single word. This is honestly… sigh.” Long Fei could not help but sigh. If he were to leave one day, would Long Xueyao become the next Duan Hen?

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Chapter 1006: Twilight City (24)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat stifling—no one spoke first.

Coincidentally, Yan Yu had just finished preparing the food, and he and Yang Xi were carrying the plates of food over.

When the fragrant food was served, Tang Nazhi’s stomach started growling.

The tense atmosphere instantly relaxed.

Everyone looked at Tang Nazhi. No matter how thick-skinned Tang Nazhi was, he could not withstand their ‘passionate’ gazes. His handsome face blushed as he said in embarrassment, “Hey, don’t look at me. Hurry up and eat. If you’re slow, it’ll be gone.” With that said, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Everyone broke into laughter and started eating as well.

Shen Yanxiao held the chopsticks and looked at everyone with a smile. Soon after, her gaze paused on the chopsticks for a moment before shifting away.

“Cough, I’ll change my clothes first. You guys eat first.” Shen Yanxiao put down her chopsticks and stood up directly. She took an empty bowl from the table and swiftly picked up a piece of each dish and placed it in the bowl. Then, she carried the bowl filled with delicacies and ran upstairs.

Everyone who was enjoying their meal was puzzled. If Shen Yanxiao wanted to change her clothes, so be it. But why did she bring a bowl of vegetables along?

Shen Yanxiao snuck into her room and quickly placed the small bowl on the table. Soon after, she took out the pair of chopsticks that she had secretly stashed away in Blizzard City. She looked around and poured some water from the teapot to wash the chopsticks carefully. Then, she wiped it with a handkerchief and placed it on the bowl.

“Xiu! Come out!” Shen Yanxiao suddenly shouted.

Xiu, who was resting in her heart’s lake, slowly opened his golden eyes. When he heard Shen Yanxiao’s call, he transformed into a ball of black mist and walked out from her heart’s lake.

However, when Xiu condensed his body in the room, he only saw a certain petite figure fleeing and shutting the door behind her.

The fragrance of food entered his nose. He followed the scent and saw a bowl of food on the table with a piece of paper under it.

“Ah Yu’s cooking is pretty good. It’s definitely better than the chefs in Blizzard City. You’ll regret it if you don’t eat it.” The words on the note carried a trace of haste.

Xiu swept across the words on the note and narrowed his eyes as he looked at the small bowl of dishes.

In the small palm-sized bowl, there was only one bite of each dish. It was similar to how Xiu wished to eat when he ate in Blizzard City.

Xiu hesitated for a moment before he sat down on a stool. As he looked at those familiar chopsticks, something seemed to flash past his eyes. He gracefully picked up the chopsticks and slowly picked up a small piece of vegetable and placed it in his mouth.

…

Shen Yanxiao rushed up the stairs and then ran down at lightning speed. Everyone’s gaze turned strange. They could not be bothered to eat as all of them stared at Shen Yanxiao who had her head buried in her food.

“Xiaoxiao?” Tang Nazhi stared at Shen Yanxiao as she buried herself in her food and poked her elbow.

“What?” Shen Yanxiao took a bite of the rice and asked without looking up.

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“Why did you go upstairs?” Tang Nazhi whispered.

Shen Yanxiao’s movements paused for a moment before she immediately returned to normal. She then said in a rather calm tone, “To change my clothes.”

“…” Tang Nazhi was speechless. He looked at the clothes Shen Yanxiao was wearing. If he remembered correctly…

Her clothes didn’t change at all!