bioinnovel Chapter 88: A Scam by Capital
Chapter 88: A Scam by Capital
High above the heavens.
Xue Youyou was about to remove Long Xi's oxygen cylinder.
But then two uninvited guests suddenly appeared.
Suddenly, a crack appeared silently in the void, and two noblewomen stepped out gracefully.
Leading the way was a mature and beautiful woman dressed in a turquoise gown, exuding an air of elegance and grace.
It was none other than Meng Tianxiang, whom Xue Youyou had saved in her contacts as "Lanzhou's Number One Stalker".
The "Wait a minute" that was just spoken came from her mouth.
Following closely behind Meng Tianxiang was a noblewoman dressed in a purple gown, with a sharp yet calm demeanor.
Looking at the other person's face, Xue Youyou felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if she had seen him somewhere before.
However, none of this matters.
At this moment, anyone who can appear here with Meng Tianxiang must also be an ultimate beast tamer.
What Xue Youyou was concerned about was that these two people didn't appear earlier or later, but just at this particular time.
It was obvious that he had been secretly hiding to the side and had seen her fight with Long Xi from beginning to end.
That's a shameful thing to do!
As two senior figures, they actually hid in the shadows and stood by and did nothing.
Xue Youyou silently grumbled to herself.
That being said, it's not really about being angry, since Xue Youyou originally wanted to enjoy the experience all to herself.
I'm just a little annoyed.
Realizing that her current posture of riding on Long Xi's neck was rather indecent, Xue Youyou subtly adjusted herself, sitting sideways on Long Xi's back with one leg slightly raised.
His posture appeared relaxed, but it actually revealed a proud and unyielding spirit.
"I knew it! Where did that Moon Worship Cult leader get the confidence to think he could just brush me off with a few words? Turns out, those words weren't even meant for me."
Xue Youyou paused, her gaze sweeping over Meng Tianxiang, her tone calm yet tinged with displeasure: "Isn't she your enemy? Why do you want me to stop?"
Meng Tianxiang naturally understood the subtext in Xue Youyou's words—she didn't really want to kill Long Xi, but the leader of the Baiyue Sect had foreseen the outcome, which made her very unhappy.
Instead of directly answering Xue Youyou, Meng Tianxiang first turned to introduce the noblewoman in purple beside her, and said with a slight smile, "This is my close friend, Lord Lei Ying, who is one of the Four Marquises of Yuelan. In terms of strength, she is still above me."
"The Lei Ying you fought is her daughter."
"Hehe, Tianxiang, stop teasing me."
Lei Ying's gaze fell on the fair, jade-like feet of the Goddess Yuki-onna, and he smiled wryly: "In front of this young friend, I dare not call myself any 'sir'."
Just as Meng Tianxiang was about to formally introduce Xue Youyou to Lei Ying, Lei Ying stepped forward first, extending her hand with a hearty smile on her face: "No need for introductions. Xue Youyou, your name has been all over Lanzhou these past few days."
"I was quite surprised to hear that a newcomer had defeated my daughter. Seeing it today, I realize my daughter's loss was entirely deserved, hahaha!"
Lei Ying's first impression on Xue Youyou was that she was a straightforward and frank person, which was somewhat similar to Lei Ying's tone.
No wonder she thought the other person looked familiar.
So it turns out the mother resembles the daughter.
Ha ha……
You can't hit someone who's smiling.
Although Xue Youyou still harbored some resentment, she politely raised her hand to shake hands with Lei Ying, forcing a faint smile on her face: "It's an honor to meet you."
After exchanging greetings, Meng Tianxiang cut to the chase: "Youyou, let us handle Longxi."
Xue Youyou's smile vanished abruptly.
She met Meng Tianxiang's gaze and asked, word by word, "Not kill?"
As soon as those two words were uttered, Long Xi, who was lying beneath Xue Youyou, involuntarily trembled.
From the moment they first met until now, even when Xue Youyou pulled out her oxygen tank, her tone had never been as cold, direct, and filled with undisguised, intense killing intent as it was now.
If the previous murderous aura was like ripples on water, then the murderous intent at this moment is like a solidified blade, pressed straight against a person's throat.
This doesn't seem like the kind of aura a young beast tamer should have, given that their companion pet has been awakened for less than two months.
A complex mix of emotions welled up in Long Xi's heart. It turned out that the escape route the sect leader had seen was not because Xue Youyou had let her go, but because Meng Tianxiang, her mortal enemy who had killed her daughter, had come to protect her.
Long Xi had absolutely no idea what the cult leader was planning or what he had seen.
But one thing is certain: at least for today, she's probably saved.
"This person is still useful."
Meng Tianxiang lowered her voice, her tone even carrying a hint of pleading: "We need to extract more information about the Moon Worship Cult from her."
"Youyou, please give me some face, okay?"
"..."
There was a long silence.
Xue Youyou jumped off Long Xi's back without saying a word and brushed past Meng Tianxiang under her watchful gaze.
Without pausing for a moment, he only left a sentence behind as he passed by:
"You'll regret it if you try to be penny-wise and pound-foolish."
After speaking, Xue Youyou released Chong Su's control over her body, opened her arms in front of the three of them, and let herself fall headlong from the sky, like a falling snowflake freely falling downwards.
In the blink of an eye, it completely disappeared from the three people's sight.
"This child..."
Meng Tianxiang watched the disappearing figure, shook her head and sighed softly, "So young, yet so full of killing intent."
In her opinion, Xue Youyou was good in every way, except that her personality was just too fiery.
"I'm sorry you had to see this."
Lei Ying laughed dismissively, "Do you think everyone is like you Void Beast Tamers, who can run away even if they can't win?"
"People like us, if we don't act decisively and ruthlessly, we won't survive to the end of evolution."
After hearing this, Meng Tianxiang glanced at Lei Ying speechlessly: "You really dare to say that, the end of evolution has arrived."
Lei Ying laughed loudly, "Otherwise what? Yue Lanzhou hasn't produced an Ultimate Emperor for hundreds of years. For us old folks, the Super Ultimate isn't the end."
"but--"
At this point, she suddenly changed the subject, her tone becoming more meaningful: "Although I have never seen an emperor, for some reason, I have a strong feeling that for that girl, becoming an emperor may only be a matter of time."
Meng Tianxiang was slightly taken aback.
Only then did she belatedly realize that the Snow Woman of the Goddess of the Ages had also quietly vanished without a trace.
Another silence followed.
Finally, Meng Tianxiang said softly, "It's too early to talk about emperors now."
She paused, then added, "Let's go back and draft a title for her first. She defeated Fei Yan, beat your Lei Ying, and now she's defeated Chao Jiu. It wouldn't be right not to give her a title for this achievement."
Lei Ying was taken aback: "Isn't it not yet time to re-evaluate the Ten Heavenly Kings?"
The title of the Ten Heavenly Kings is evaluated annually by the Four Marquises of Yuelan after the Academy League concludes.
This has been the case every year, with no exceptions of being sealed off in advance.
Meng Tianxiang glanced at her indifferently: "What, you have a problem with that?"
She did this partly to express her gratitude to Xue Youyou, and partly as a way of offering a disguised apology.
After Meng Wanqing's death, she began to raise Meng Yanqing as her own daughter.
Therefore, it's necessary to maintain a good atmosphere between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in advance to avoid tension in their relationship later.
Lei Ying paused for a moment, then burst into loud laughter: "Haha, no, no!"