Chapter 168
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"Prince Qi Huan and Lu Wan achieve 1123 points in total."
The moment the representative said that, Wei Cheng's expression sank.
Not only Wei Cheng, even Chen Zi Quan's aura turned murderous for a split second. He had purposely made the beasts run rampart in order to kill Lu Wan, but it had failed miserably. Not only that, Lu Wan managed to return back and achieve far greater number compared to him.
It was unpleasant.
Looking over at the smug young man, Wei Cheng's lips twitched. 'Impossible.'
There shouldn't be any way for Lu Wan to reach that high number in normal condition. He felt that it was truly unfair. They had created trouble for this man, yet the result just went against them.
"Congratulations, Lu Wan," Chen Zi Quan gave his congratulations. His expression was unreadable.
Lu Wan smiled. "Many thanks to you, Your Highness."
Wei Cheng's face was even darker, but he didn't say anything because he knew he wouldn't be able to stop once he started. Seeing the second prince had turned around, he decided to follow suit.
"Your Highness," Wei Cheng called from behind.
"There's no need to say anything. I just need to work faster on my plan," Chen Zi Quan said coldly. His eyes glinted with ruthlessness for a split second as he sped up his pace. Lu Wan has become a much bigger eyesore than he thought.
On the other hand, Lu Wan disregarded everything that occurred. He returned back to his residence and retrieved his herbs back before heading to the inn once again. Rather than staying in his residence, he preferred to stay in the inn.
Days passed.
There was no more upset to the ranking as there was not even any group that managed to gather cores close to them. The fourth in the ranking reached 503 points, but it was still far etched compared to what Lu Wan and Qi Huan achieved.
"Has the first part concluded?" Ye Jiao asked as she walked out of her room. During this time, she just focused on controlling her Eon Energy and absorbed much more from outside. It has become far easier and she believed that she would advance to rank 2 soon enough.
Qi Huan nodded. His hand was holding a paper. "There's a problem."
"What is it?"
"Princess Cao Mei never returned back."
Lu Wan froze in his place when he heard that. He might be an idiot on a daily basis, but it didn't mean that he didn't understand what this implied. Cao Mei was included in one of the geniuses selected for the meeting. There was no doubt that this girl must be one of the most talented Eon Energy Masters from Cao Kingdom.
Now, this person died?
"Is it an accident or murder?"
"No one knows for sure," Qi Huan replied. "There's no evidence and her body is still out there, unknown where. They're gathering everyone to interrogate all of us one by one."
"Including me?" Lu Wan pointed to himself.
"Yes."
"Why? I don't even know that princess."
Qi Huan beckoned for the two of them to start walking. "It's not a secret that you and Prince Chen Zi Quan have a bad relationship with one another. They're suspecting that you might want to harm the prince, but the one who gets the brunt is Princess Cao Mei instead. That's why they want to try asking you too."
That conjecture just made Lu Wan speechless. He might have had a bad relationship with Chen Zi Quan, but he knew that it would be a death wish if he tried to harm that prince at this point. There was no doubt that there would be a lot of powerful guards around the young man, protecting him from the slightest harm.
Trying to harm him wouldn't do him any good.
"That's ridiculous."
"They're just desperate because Princess Cao Mei is one of the rare talented female Eon Energy Masters," Qi Huan gave a sidelong glance to Lu Wan. "As you might have known, the number of talented females tends to be lower compared to male."
"Yeah, I know."
Ye Jiao, who was listening silently, decided to ask. "What about you, Senior Brother Qi? Did they suspect you too?"
"Yeah," Qi Huan replied in an indifferent tone. "Princess Cao Mei has a crush with me. She has been trying to get on my side for a long time but I always reject her. They suspect that I might want to harm her because I don't wish to be bothered by that woman anymore."
"What? You say that she likes you?"
QI Huan arched his eyebrows. "Is there anything wrong?"
"Is there anything wrong? I can't believe that there's anyone in this world idiot enough to fall for you. Someone like you is just…" Lu Wan found it hard to put into words. He could not believe that there would be a woman who fell for this prince.
On the other hand, Ye Jiao was confused by Lu Wan's exaggerate reaction. She knew that Qi Huan could be rather scary at times because of his bloodlust and thick killing intent. But that shouldn't hinder girls from getting attracted to him, right? On the daily basis, he wouldn't act that way. He had great self control to the point that one wouldn't be able to see his true self if he didn't show it.
Besides, His appearance was not that bad, though, Ye Jiao might never think of him in that way. It was still far too early for her to think of that kind of matter.
"At least, I have a better reputation compared to a certain troublemaker," Qi Huan responded calmly.
"Tch, you're just a double faced prince."
Qi Huan smiled without responding. The two of them soon arrived by the field and Ye Jiao retreated to the side, intending to watch the commotion. She was not part of them for now because she had to keep herself hidden.
For this period of time, she was nothing but a helper while the main characters were her senior brothers.
"Qi Huan has arrived per instruction," Qi Huan saluted.
"Lu Wan came to report," Lu Wan followed suit and greeted formally. He no longer tried to put on any air as he knew that they were suspecting him.
The representative from Cao Kingdom glared at the children in front of him. Right now, he was very angry. With Cao Mei's power, only those at higher power could possibly harm her, which was these five over here. They were the only ones who kept in contact with Cao Mei.
He took out a stone from his pocket and imbued it with Eon Energy.
Qi Huan's gaze landed on the stone for a moment, but he didn't care. It was just a stone used to detect lies. While it was convenient, it couldn't detect the lie of people who were more powerful than the user.
"Let me ask you, when did you last see Princess Cao Mei?"
"During the beginning of the hunt."
"Before the hunt started."
"Right before we enter the forest."
"In the forest."
"it should be when the hunt just began."
Four of them gave similar answers and only one person said differently. Chen Zi Quan was in the same group with Cao Mei, so there was no doubt that he should be the last one to see her amongst them all.
On the side, Ye Jiao could hear their conversation because she didn't stay that far. The representative also looked at her direction for a moment, but they didn't seem to care that she was there. Her current appearance was simply harmless.
In the first place, not many would suspect a 10 years old girl to know so many things.
'That stone should be a tool to help the representative find out the truth,' Ye Jiao thought to herself. She could see the representative glanced at the stone from time to time, making sure that it reacted properly.
At the same time, she could feel the repeated flow of Eon Energy into the stone.
'But it used so much Eon Energy.
The representative was already Eon Energy Master rank 3, so he had much more Eon Energy compared with ordinary people. However, Ye Jiao could sense that he had to use a large amount of Eon Energy to maintain the stone.
It would mean that the representative wouldn't be able to ask so many questions.
'Can he find the truth with only a limited number of questions?'
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"Prince Qi Huan and Lu Wan achieve 1123 points in total."
The moment the representative said that, Wei Cheng's expression sank.
Not only Wei Cheng, even Chen Zi Quan's aura turned murderous for a split second. He had purposely made the beasts run rampart in order to kill Lu Wan, but it had failed miserably. Not only that, Lu Wan managed to return back and achieve far greater number compared to him.
It was unpleasant.
Looking over at the smug young man, Wei Cheng's lips twitched. 'Impossible.'
There shouldn't be any way for Lu Wan to reach that high number in normal condition. He felt that it was truly unfair. They had created trouble for this man, yet the result just went against them.
"Congratulations, Lu Wan," Chen Zi Quan gave his congratulations. His expression was unreadable.
Lu Wan smiled. "Many thanks to you, Your Highness."
Wei Cheng's face was even darker, but he didn't say anything because he knew he wouldn't be able to stop once he started. Seeing the second prince had turned around, he decided to follow suit.
"Your Highness," Wei Cheng called from behind.
"There's no need to say anything. I just need to work faster on my plan," Chen Zi Quan said coldly. His eyes glinted with ruthlessness for a split second as he sped up his pace. Lu Wan has become a much bigger eyesore than he thought.
On the other hand, Lu Wan disregarded everything that occurred. He returned back to his residence and retrieved his herbs back before heading to the inn once again. Rather than staying in his residence, he preferred to stay in the inn.
Days passed.
There was no more upset to the ranking as there was not even any group that managed to gather cores close to them. The fourth in the ranking reached 503 points, but it was still far etched compared to what Lu Wan and Qi Huan achieved.
"Has the first part concluded?" Ye Jiao asked as she walked out of her room. During this time, she just focused on controlling her Eon Energy and absorbed much more from outside. It has become far easier and she believed that she would advance to rank 2 soon enough.
Qi Huan nodded. His hand was holding a paper. "There's a problem."
"What is it?"
"Princess Cao Mei never returned back."
Lu Wan froze in his place when he heard that. He might be an idiot on a daily basis, but it didn't mean that he didn't understand what this implied. Cao Mei was included in one of the geniuses selected for the meeting. There was no doubt that this girl must be one of the most talented Eon Energy Masters from Cao Kingdom.
Now, this person died?
"Is it an accident or murder?"
"No one knows for sure," Qi Huan replied. "There's no evidence and her body is still out there, unknown where. They're gathering everyone to interrogate all of us one by one."
"Including me?" Lu Wan pointed to himself.
"Yes."
"Why? I don't even know that princess."
Qi Huan beckoned for the two of them to start walking. "It's not a secret that you and Prince Chen Zi Quan have a bad relationship with one another. They're suspecting that you might want to harm the prince, but the one who gets the brunt is Princess Cao Mei instead. That's why they want to try asking you too."
That conjecture just made Lu Wan speechless. He might have had a bad relationship with Chen Zi Quan, but he knew that it would be a death wish if he tried to harm that prince at this point. There was no doubt that there would be a lot of powerful guards around the young man, protecting him from the slightest harm.
Trying to harm him wouldn't do him any good.
"That's ridiculous."
"They're just desperate because Princess Cao Mei is one of the rare talented female Eon Energy Masters," Qi Huan gave a sidelong glance to Lu Wan. "As you might have known, the number of talented females tends to be lower compared to male."
"Yeah, I know."
Ye Jiao, who was listening silently, decided to ask. "What about you, Senior Brother Qi? Did they suspect you too?"
"Yeah," Qi Huan replied in an indifferent tone. "Princess Cao Mei has a crush with me. She has been trying to get on my side for a long time but I always reject her. They suspect that I might want to harm her because I don't wish to be bothered by that woman anymore."
"What? You say that she likes you?"
QI Huan arched his eyebrows. "Is there anything wrong?"
"Is there anything wrong? I can't believe that there's anyone in this world idiot enough to fall for you. Someone like you is just…" Lu Wan found it hard to put into words. He could not believe that there would be a woman who fell for this prince.
On the other hand, Ye Jiao was confused by Lu Wan's exaggerate reaction. She knew that Qi Huan could be rather scary at times because of his bloodlust and thick killing intent. But that shouldn't hinder girls from getting attracted to him, right? On the daily basis, he wouldn't act that way. He had great self control to the point that one wouldn't be able to see his true self if he didn't show it.
Besides, His appearance was not that bad, though, Ye Jiao might never think of him in that way. It was still far too early for her to think of that kind of matter.
"At least, I have a better reputation compared to a certain troublemaker," Qi Huan responded calmly.
"Tch, you're just a double faced prince."
Qi Huan smiled without responding. The two of them soon arrived by the field and Ye Jiao retreated to the side, intending to watch the commotion. She was not part of them for now because she had to keep herself hidden.
For this period of time, she was nothing but a helper while the main characters were her senior brothers.
"Qi Huan has arrived per instruction," Qi Huan saluted.
"Lu Wan came to report," Lu Wan followed suit and greeted formally. He no longer tried to put on any air as he knew that they were suspecting him.
The representative from Cao Kingdom glared at the children in front of him. Right now, he was very angry. With Cao Mei's power, only those at higher power could possibly harm her, which was these five over here. They were the only ones who kept in contact with Cao Mei.
He took out a stone from his pocket and imbued it with Eon Energy.
Qi Huan's gaze landed on the stone for a moment, but he didn't care. It was just a stone used to detect lies. While it was convenient, it couldn't detect the lie of people who were more powerful than the user.
"Let me ask you, when did you last see Princess Cao Mei?"
"During the beginning of the hunt."
"Before the hunt started."
"Right before we enter the forest."
"In the forest."
"it should be when the hunt just began."
Four of them gave similar answers and only one person said differently. Chen Zi Quan was in the same group with Cao Mei, so there was no doubt that he should be the last one to see her amongst them all.
On the side, Ye Jiao could hear their conversation because she didn't stay that far. The representative also looked at her direction for a moment, but they didn't seem to care that she was there. Her current appearance was simply harmless.
In the first place, not many would suspect a 10 years old girl to know so many things.
'That stone should be a tool to help the representative find out the truth,' Ye Jiao thought to herself. She could see the representative glanced at the stone from time to time, making sure that it reacted properly.
At the same time, she could feel the repeated flow of Eon Energy into the stone.
'But it used so much Eon Energy.
The representative was already Eon Energy Master rank 3, so he had much more Eon Energy compared with ordinary people. However, Ye Jiao could sense that he had to use a large amount of Eon Energy to maintain the stone.
It would mean that the representative wouldn't be able to ask so many questions.
'Can he find the truth with only a limited number of questions?'
"Prince Qi Huan and Lu Wan achieve 1123 points in total."The moment the representative said that, Wei Cheng's expression sank.Not only Wei Cheng, even Chen Zi Quan's aura turned murderous for a split second. He had purposely made the beasts run rampart in order to kill Lu Wan, but it had failed miserably. Not only that, Lu Wan managed to return back and achieve far greater number compared to him.It was unpleasant.Looking over at the smug young man, Wei Cheng's lips twitched. 'Impossible.'There shouldn't be any way for Lu Wan to reach that high number in normal condition. He felt that it was truly unfair. They had created trouble for this man, yet the result just went against them."Congratulations, Lu Wan," Chen Zi Quan gave his congratulations. His expression was unreadable.Lu Wan smiled. "Many thanks to you, Your Highness."Wei Cheng's face was even darker, but he didn't say anything because he knew he wouldn't be able to stop once he started. Seeing the second prince had turned around, he decided to follow suit."Your Highness," Wei Cheng called from behind."There's no need to say anything. I just need to work faster on my plan," Chen Zi Quan said coldly. His eyes glinted with ruthlessness for a split second as he sped up his pace. Lu Wan has become a much bigger eyesore than he thought.On the other hand, Lu Wan disregarded everything that occurred. He returned back to his residence and retrieved his herbs back before heading to the inn once again. Rather than staying in his residence, he preferred to stay in the inn.Days passed.There was no more upset to the ranking as there was not even any group that managed to gather cores close to them. The fourth in the ranking reached 503 points, but it was still far etched compared to what Lu Wan and Qi Huan achieved."Has the first part concluded?" Ye Jiao asked as she walked out of her room. During this time, she just focused on controlling her Eon Energy and absorbed much more from outside. It has become far easier and she believed that she would advance to rank 2 soon enough.Qi Huan nodded. His hand was holding a paper. "There's a problem.""What is it?""Princess Cao Mei never returned back."Lu Wan froze in his place when he heard that. He might be an idiot on a daily basis, but it didn't mean that he didn't understand what this implied. Cao Mei was included in one of the geniuses selected for the meeting. There was no doubt that this girl must be one of the most talented Eon Energy Masters from Cao Kingdom.Now, this person died?"Is it an accident or murder?""No one knows for sure," Qi Huan replied. "There's no evidence and her body is still out there, unknown where. They're gathering everyone to interrogate all of us one by one.""Including me?" Lu Wan pointed to himself."Yes.""Why? I don't even know that princess."Qi Huan beckoned for the two of them to start walking. "It's not a secret that you and Prince Chen Zi Quan have a bad relationship with one another. They're suspecting that you might want to harm the prince, but the one who gets the brunt is Princess Cao Mei instead. That's why they want to try asking you too."That conjecture just made Lu Wan speechless. He might have had a bad relationship with Chen Zi Quan, but he knew that it would be a death wish if he tried to harm that prince at this point. There was no doubt that there would be a lot of powerful guards around the young man, protecting him from the slightest harm.Trying to harm him wouldn't do him any good."That's ridiculous.""They're just desperate because Princess Cao Mei is one of the rare talented female Eon Energy Masters," Qi Huan gave a sidelong glance to Lu Wan. "As you might have known, the number of talented females tends to be lower compared to male.""Yeah, I know."Ye Jiao, who was listening silently, decided to ask. "What about you, Senior Brother Qi? Did they suspect you too?""Yeah," Qi Huan replied in an indifferent tone. "Princess Cao Mei has a crush with me. She has been trying to get on my side for a long time but I always reject her. They suspect that I might want to harm her because I don't wish to be bothered by that woman anymore.""What? You say that she likes you?"QI Huan arched his eyebrows. "Is there anything wrong?""Is there anything wrong? I can't believe that there's anyone in this world idiot enough to fall for you. Someone like you is just" Lu Wan found it hard to put into words. He could not believe that there would be a woman who fell for this prince.On the other hand, Ye Jiao was confused by Lu Wan's exaggerate reaction. She knew that Qi Huan could be rather scary at times because of his bloodlust and thick killing intent. But that shouldn't hinder girls from getting attracted to him, right? On the daily basis, he wouldn't act that way. He had great self control to the point that one wouldn't be able to see his true self if he didn't show it.Besides, His appearance was not that bad, though, Ye Jiao might never think of him in that way. It was still far too early for her to think of that kind of matter."At least, I have a better reputation compared to a certain troublemaker," Qi Huan responded calmly."Tch, you're just a double faced prince."Qi Huan smiled without responding. The two of them soon arrived by the field and Ye Jiao retreated to the side, intending to watch the commotion. She was not part of them for now because she had to keep herself hidden.For this period of time, she was nothing but a helper while the main characters were her senior brothers."Qi Huan has arrived per instruction," Qi Huan saluted."Lu Wan came to report," Lu Wan followed suit and greeted formally. He no longer tried to put on any air as he knew that they were suspecting him.The representative from Cao Kingdom glared at the children in front of him. Right now, he was very angry. With Cao Mei's power, only those at higher power could possibly harm her, which was these five over here. They were the only ones who kept in contact with Cao Mei.He took out a stone from his pocket and imbued it with Eon Energy.Qi Huan's gaze landed on the stone for a moment, but he didn't care. It was just a stone used to detect lies. While it was convenient, it couldn't detect the lie of people who were more powerful than the user."Let me ask you, when did you last see Princess Cao Mei?""During the beginning of the hunt.""Before the hunt started.""Right before we enter the forest.""In the forest.""it should be when the hunt just began."Four of them gave similar answers and only one person said differently. Chen Zi Quan was in the same group with Cao Mei, so there was no doubt that he should be the last one to see her amongst them all.On the side, Ye Jiao could hear their conversation because she didn't stay that far. The representative also looked at her direction for a moment, but they didn't seem to care that she was there. Her current appearance was simply harmless.In the first place, not many would suspect a 10 years old girl to know so many things.'That stone should be a tool to help the representative find out the truth,' Ye Jiao thought to herself. She could see the representative glanced at the stone from time to time, making sure that it reacted properly.At the same time, she could feel the repeated flow of Eon Energy into the stone.'But it used so much Eon Energy.The representative was already Eon Energy Master rank 3, so he had much more Eon Energy compared with ordinary people. However, Ye Jiao could sense that he had to use a large amount of Eon Energy to maintain the stone.It would mean that the representative wouldn't be able to ask so many questions.'Can he find the truth with only a limited number of questions?'
