Chapter 86

Xu Qingxuan turned and nodded.

“Don’t be alone with Li Hao anymore! Now that you’ve awakened your Ice Phoenix bloodline, your future is to become a Nascent Soul cultivator! I’ll find a way to break off your engagement with him. I’ve arranged for you to be a maid by the Holy Son’s side. Seize this opportunity, and don’t hesitate to take initiative if needed!”

Blushing slightly, Xu Qingxuan retorted, “I understand, Father!”

“Sigh, it’s for your own good. Staying by the Holy Son’s side will help you fully harness your Ice Phoenix bloodline. Such opportunities are rare!” Xu Hui left after his lecture, leaving Xu Qingxuan to sigh deeply.

She wanted to take the initiative, but the last time she saw the mysterious woman by the Holy Son’s side, her beauty and figure made Xu Qingxuan feel inferior. Moreover, the Holy Son had been secluded in the palace, leaving her no chance. She remembered the jade slip Li Hao had given her and decided to take a look. As she examined its contents, her eyes widened in anger.

“Damn you, Li Hao! You truly deserve death, giving me a dual cultivation technique! Disgusting!” She fumed, ready to throw the jade slip away but stopped, thinking of Yang Chen.

“I awakened my Ice Phoenix bloodline due to the Holy Son’s dragon aura. Father says he might have a true dragon body. If so, this Dragon-Phoenix dual cultivation technique could be perfect for us! Li Hao, I should thank you for this! If I give this technique to the Holy Son, he won’t be able to resist!”

***

At this moment, within the Liyang Palace, in the Tianyang Hall, Li Hao sat cross-legged on the cultivation platform, his face pale, his breath weak and listless.

Before him stood Zhao Shirou, wrapped in a phoenix robe, accentuating her enchanting figure.

After a night of passion, Zhao Shirou was glowing, her fair skin seemingly radiating a soft sheen. Despite the worry in her eyes, the charm at the corners couldn’t be concealed.

“Hao’er, what’s happened to you? You were fine last night! Why did you suddenly faint and start vomiting blood?”

Seeing her pale son, Zhao Shirou’s voice was full of distress and concern. She couldn’t help but reach out her jade-like hand to caress his pale face.

But Li Hao coldly turned away.

“Hmph!” With a cold snort, he turned his head away.

“Hao’er, what’s wrong with you? Why are you treating your mother like this?” Zhao Shirou frowned deeply.

Hao’er had always been obedient and respectful to her, always with a smile, never showing such a cold face.

What happened today?

His face was frighteningly grim.

“Mother, let me ask you, what is your relationship with Yang Chen?” Li Hao asked coldly, a hint of ferocity in his eyes, blue veins bulging on his forehead.

This expression startled Zhao Shirou.

She was very clever and quickly understood Li Hao’s abnormality.

Hao’er, he must have found out.

Thinking of last night, her heart was filled with shame and anger.

It’s all Chen’s fault. He insisted on staying in the front hall despite her pleas to go to the back hall.

Sigh.

Thinking of being discovered by her son, Zhao Shirou’s cheeks turned crimson. But she suppressed her shyness and said: “Hao’er, it seems you already know. Mother won’t hide it from you anymore! We have become Dao Companions.”

“Dao Companions?”

“Ah!” Li Hao roared.

He finally heard the truth he least wanted to hear.

Mother has actually become Dao Companions with that bastard Yang Chen.

What he saw before, Yang Chen’s hands on her waist, was real.

Not his illusion.

“Why?” Li Hao’s voice was hoarse, as if he was completely spent.

Zhao Shirou sighed at his reaction.

She knew Hao’er would find it hard to accept.

But in the end, Hao’er found out.

Paper couldn’t contain fire.

Sigh.

Zhao Shirou originally wanted to say that she agreed to be Yang Chen’s partner because he threatened her life.

But thinking it over, if she said that, Hao’er’s hatred for Yang Chen would only deepen.

So she said: “Hao’er, the dark Yin qi in mother’s body had threatened her life! Only by becoming partners with Yang Chen and using his internal flame, could it be removed! Besides, Yang Chen has been quite kind to Mother.”

Hearing his mother’s explanation, Li Hao’s face darkened.

As he suspected, Mother sought Yang Chen’s help and had to submit to that scoundrel. Not because she truly liked him.

Damn Yang Chen! Wait and see!

I’ll tear you to pieces! I’ll save Mother from this misery!

After Zhao Shirou left, Li Hao went to the State Preceptor’s Mansion. Last night, he gave Xu Qingxuan the Dual Cultivation Method. By now, Qingxuan should have read it. He originally planned to wait for her to come to him, then humiliate her and conquer her.

But now, he couldn’t wait any longer.

Thinking of his mother’s relationship with Yang Chen,

He felt a stifling anger.

He needed to become stronger quickly.

Only by becoming stronger could he solve all problems.

Only then could he kill that bastard Yang Chen!

A blue light flew through the State Preceptor’s Mansion and landed in a courtyard.

Xu Qingxuan’s eyes brightened instantly.

“His Holiness is back!”

Xu Qingxuan wanted to go directly to Yang Chen’s courtyard. But then she thought of her current attire and turned back to her room.

She changed into a fitted gauze dress, showcasing her tall and graceful figure. Then she applied delicate makeup. Only then did she leave her small courtyard.

Outside, a group of disciples from the State Preceptor’s Mansion were listening to the elder’s lecture on cultivation problems.

At this moment, seeing Xu Qingxuan walking gracefully like a fairy, they were stunned.

“Senior Sister Qingxuan looks so beautiful today!”

“Ever since she awakened the Ice Phoenix bloodline, Senior Sister Qingxuan’s aura has become even colder. I don’t dare greet her anymore!”

“But Senior Sister Qingxuan, being the number one beauty in Liyang Kingdom, never wears makeup. Why is she wearing such delicate makeup today?”

“Fool, didn’t you see His Holiness return just now?”

“You mean, Senior Sister Qingxuan dressed up to please His Holiness?”

“Who else? You think she dressed up for you?”

“How heartbreaking. Senior Sister Qingxuan is my goddess!”

“And now she’s going to become His Holiness’ …”

Noticing the hot gazes on her, Xu Qingxuan’s cheeks turned slightly red.

But she felt more confident.

Her meticulous dressing seemed very attractive.