LoserQueen

Chapter 51 Fighting Against the Royal Family

Hua Qingyue completely forgot that there were others around and all those people were looking at them. He held Dugu Muyou into his arms and gave a wide smile.

"Muyou, I'm so glad that I didn't miss it. We ran into some affairs on the way and I was afraid that the contest would be over."

Blood Fox, who was sitting on Dugu Muyou's shoulder, became annoyed all of a sudden. It raised its front paw and tried to scratch Hua Qingyue.

Lord was not here, so it must protect Lady from other men. Otherwise, it would be the first one to be punished by Nangong Xun if anything bad happened.

Blood Fox raised its paw when Hua Qingyue wasn't paying attention. It thought that it must succeed in leaving several blood stains on his pretty face. However, it was disappointed. Hua Qingshui, who was standing aside, stopped its paw by holding it tightly, leaving it unable to move.

Dugu Muyou was also scared by the movement of Hua Qingyue. She was very unaccustomed to being so close to others, so she pushed him away immediately.

Being attacked by Blood Fox and then pushed away by his beloved Dugu Muyou, Hua Qingyue became fraught with emotion.

"Muyou, didn't you miss me all these days?"

The words, usually from dissatisfied housewives, made everyone embarrassed with the belief that Muyou and Qingyue must be lovers.

Dugu Muyou was indeed embarrassed. How could Hua Qingyue be so blunt? So she lowered her voice and said, "Please mind your etiquette! There are so many people watching. What's more, Hua Qingshui, why did you leave him unattended and messing around?"

With the struggling red fox in his hands, Hua Qingshui smiled gently. As the elder one, Hua Qingshui knew very well about his younger brother and he was afraid that Hua Qingyue had already restrained himself.

The Fifth Prince gave a little cough to remind them and said, "Are you from Taoyuan Wonderland? I am the fifth prince of Jinnan Kingdom. I'm sorry for not greeting you guests from afar earlier."

Hua Qingyue frowned and looked at the so-called Fifth Prince. He always judged people according to his own feelings. However, he didn't feel good about the Fifth Prince at first sight for that there was something in the Fifth Prince he didn't like. Hua Qingyue acted on caprice with people he didn't like, always in a direct way, which was disregard.

At last Hua Qingshui responded and had a brief chat with the Fifth Prince.

"We two came here for nothing else but to cheer for Muyou."

After seeing the hug of Hua Qingyue with Dugu Muyou, people guessed that the arrival of those from Taoyuan Wonderland had something to do with Dugu Muyou. And what Hua Qingshui had said directly revealed their intention. Everyone paid all their attention to Dugu Muyou, for they couldn't understand why she could make those two excellent men come from afar just to cheer for her.

Dugu Zhong looked at Dugu Muyou, very surprised. He found that there were more and more things that he couldn't understand about his daughter.

"We still have some time before the trial begins. You must have been tired after such a long journey. Why not take a rest?" said Dugu Zhong.

"No, thank you," refused Hua Qingyue. "We really appreciate it, but we just want to meet Muyou."

Dugu Zhong smiled and said, "You can meet Muyou while taking a rest. Muyou, you are the hostess here and your friends are guests. You should take them for some rest and treat them well."

"Right, Muyou. They just had a tiring journey. I'm afraid that they didn't sleep well last night and set out very early this morning. You really should take them to have a rest," said Muyou's mother.

"Well, who is she?"

Hua Qingyue didn't notice Madam Liu until she spoke. So he asked.

"She is my mother. I understand. I'll take them to have a rest immediately. Follow me, you two."

Dugu Muyou set Blood Fox for free from Hua Qingshui while talking. Blood Fox was struggling with some threatening moves. Had it not been that it didn't want to waste its energy on people that didn't matter, it would have set fire to him.

Hua Qingshui didn't know that he just escaped a disaster. He asked Dugu Muyou while walking, "What rank of cultivation have you been?"

"The middle stage of green rank," answered Dugu Muyou.

"Wow Muyou, you are catching up on me." Hua Qingyue had his mouth wide open and suddenly had a sense of urgency.

"If you don't work harder, Muyou will soon be way ahead of you."

What Hua Qingshui said was clearly what Hua Qingyue himself was worrying about. Hua Qingshui had surpassed the peak stage of black rank and reached the bronze stage of heaven rank. In terms of talent, the brothers were close to each other. However, Hua Qingshui had a strong sense of duty and had always worked harder than Hua Qingyue.

Hua Qingyue was dispirited, "I really should work harder from now on."

Dugu Muyou patted his shoulder to comfort him.

They went to a quiet room with beds for the brothers to rest.

Dugu Muyou sat down with them and said, "Sleep here for a while. When the trial begins, I'll send people to wake you up. You two seem tired. Were you on the journey last night?"

Hua Qingyue sprawled at ease on the bed, without the slightest awareness that he was at someone else's home.

"It's not a big deal to travel at night. Do you think that we couldn't even stand that? I don't need to sleep. But I'd like to ask you whether you are sure about winning in the trial today."

Dugu Muyou said, "The trial within our family requires the age of under twenty-five, when people are normally mortal illusionists under green rank. Few of them might reach green rank. Therefore, they hardly pose threat to me. I only need to pay attention to those who are really talented to reach a higher rank at this age. But don't worry. I learned that no one had reached heaven rank. So I am quite sure about myself."

Hua Qingshui nodded and said, "If someone had been able to reach heaven rank, your family should've known it and taken that person to the house. It's impossible to completely keep such an important thing a secret. Now that we have never heard of it before, your opponents are at the peak stage of black rank at most, who you'll be able to fight against with enough preparation given your ability."

"Qingshui, why did you say all the things I wanted to say!" Hua Qingyue said discontentedly.

Dugu Muyou could only shake her head. She thought of a person and said, "I'm afraid the biggest opponent should be my elder sister Qinglan."

"Dugu Qinglan?" Hua Qingshui caught her words and said, "I have also heard of her name. All the materials we have have her name at the very beginning so long as it is about the young Dugus."

"My sister is excellent. I would have no regrets if she wins."

In one room, the three of them were talking. In the other room, Dugu Zhong was having a secret conversation with the Fifth Prince. They came to a soundproof room with nobody following them so that they could talk alone. It took them so much energy to arrange the conversation, which must be about important issues.

Dugu Zhong was serious. He served tea for the Fifth Prince and asked, "Your Highness, what do you want to talk with me?"

The Fifth Prince lifted the teacup and took a sip. Then he put down the teacup and looked at Dugu Zhong.

"Jinnan Kingdom has existed for thousands of years, and the Dugus have always been loyal supporters to the royal family without any exceptions for all this time. I would like to thank you for what you have done for Jinnan representing my Father."

The Fifth Prince bowed to Dugu Zhong who immediately stopped the Fifth Prince. Dugu Zhong said, "His Majesty is too good to us. We have our achievements today all thanks to the royal family, so we are the ones to say thanks."

"Huh, let's go directly to the point. How do you regard the situation of the Lingyuan Continent? And how about the Jinnan Kingdom?"

"Lingyuan Continent has a vast territory and abundant resources. Despite the prosperity of Jinnan, we are cast into shade compared with Honglie Mystery Land and Taoyuan Wonderland in terms of power, especially Honglie Mystery Land. In Honglie Mystery Land, the Qiu, Liu, Xue, and Chen families are growing increasingly prosperous in recent years with more resources than ours. As for Taoyuan Wonderland, which has always been so mysterious with fathomless power. And the two men coming from there today are no ordinary people."

"Exactly. And that's why I need your help."

The Fifth Prince gave Dugu Zhong a meaningful look. The light shone through the window gauze on his face and formed a piece of shade. Under the light and shade, his eyes looked even brighter.

Dugu Zhong was lost for a while. Then he went up and said respectfully, "Please tell me, Your Highness."

"Jinnan is not as rich as others in resources, which is why we must surpass them in other aspects. Otherwise, we will gradually fall into a decline."

"And you mean that?"

"Cohesion." Ji Chengyu went closer to Dugu Zhong and said, "The Zhu and Hua families always kept a distance from the royal family, especially in recent years. The Families in Jinnan lack the spirit of cooperation except for the Dugu Family which has always been close to the royal family. If the current situation lasts, Jinnan will suffer. Therefore, the task of top priority is to bring together all the powers in Jinnan Kingdom. Only then can we be able to compete with Honglie Mystery Land and Taoyuan Wonderland."

Dugu Zhong was silent for a while. Though he tried to look calm, one could still see his astonishment within by looking at the convulsion on his face.

"Is this what His Majesty want to do or what Your Highness want?"

The Fifth Prince lifted the teacup again and said slowly, "Father is concerned about Jinnan day and night because of the current situation. His health has been so worrying and he needs to take medicines every day. As his son, how can I stand by and see him being so exhausted? Of course, I will do something for him. As the master of the Dugu Family, what do you say?"

"It's of great significance. I need some time to think about it."

The Fifth Prince ceased to smile. He said, "Any questions?"

"I can't decide everything of the Dugu Family alone," explained Dugu Zhong.

"Do you mean that the Forefather of the Dugus might not agree? He had left so long ago and never appeared again. What can't you decide in this family? If you succeeded in it, the Dugus would be far more prosperous than now. Or do you mean to stay the same all the time? Do you want to be stuck in this place forever? Think about the future_ let alone Jinnan, other places will also be ours!"

Dugu Zhong was swayed. The Fifth Prince was content and didn't continue to force him.

"What do you need us to do?"

Ji Chengyu smiled, with the smile always being so gentle.

"The trial is a perfect chance for us to promote some talents and get prepared for the future. Soon they'll become a forceful army of the royal family and the Dugu Family."

"I understand. We will try our best to help you." Dugu Zhong was quite determined.