LoserQueen

Chapter 55 The Brother's Choice

The cheering from the Wings of Wind Mercenary Group was so loud that it drew the attention of many spectators. Therefore, they noticed what happened on Ring 9 and murmurs arose.

"Is that Miss Muyou from the Dugu Family? Hasn't she gone missing?"

"Your news is far too out of date. Miss Muyou not only has returned safe and sound but also, I heard, has finished her cultivation, which is why she now is on the ring."

"How could so many people be cheering for her when I'm betting on her to lose!"

"Watch out on your right!"

At this moment, the other seven rings suddenly lost the attention of the spectators.

But this little commotion did not affect Dugu Muyou. She ghostly appeared beside the short man, eyes glowing with cold light. A dagger appearing in her hand, she stabbed her opponent in the neck.

Dugu Yiming dodged in a hurry and Dugu Muyou hit him hard in his abdomen with a roundhouse kick and sent his body flying straight backward. With a bang, Dugu Yiming fell out of the ring.

A dead silence fell over the Trial Hall as no one reacted. After a while, the old man in charge of Ring 9 announced in a loud voice, "Dugu Muyou wins! Dugu Yiming is eliminated!"

"It hurts..."

Stroking his bottom, Dugu Yiming struggled to get up from the ground. His fall had left his face caked with dust. Hearing that he had been eliminated, Dugu Yiming looked up suddenly. Dugu Muyou had not yet got off the ring. Her slenderness did not steal the show of her toughness, which appeared to be so unreachable in the bath of the golden light.

Dugu Qinglan, who was watching Dugu Muyou's contest, smiled gently. Her pretty face was beaming with relief.

The members of the Wings of Wind Mercenary Group were shouting in the Central Grandstand. No one knew what they were yelling about.

"Muyou, well done!"

Hua Qingyue shouted at the ring as Hua Qingshui revealed a smile.

Dugu Muyou raised her head and smiled at the two Hua brothers and the members of the mercenary group before leaping out of the ring. Her first round of the trial had already ended, and the second round was scheduled for the afternoon, thus leaving her with nothing to do next.

"It's just the first round."

Zhao Xue's face looked as long as a fiddle. As the mother of Dugu Piaopiao and Dugu Haoyu, she naturally had to come and watch the trial, for her son and daughter had both participated in this important trial. Her attention had been following Dugu Muyou, fearing that she would miss the moment when Dugu Muyou was pwned, but the result disappointed her.

With a contemptuous glance at the excited Wind Wings Mercenary Group, Zhao Xue felt that they were such an eyesore. Only when she cast her eyes down to Dugu Piaopiao, did she reveal her smile. Her daughter, whom she was so proud of, had yet taken the field. What was Dugu Muyou's performance like? It was just a fluke that she had only won a little faster.

The Fifth Prince looked at Dugu Muyou, who had already walked out of the ring, his eyes flickering with interest as he sighed to Dugu Zhong, "It is such a place of hidden dragon and crouching tiger that even Miss Muyou from the Dugu family could give such an excellent performance."

With twitching lips, Dugu Zhong tried hard to summon up a smile. He really wasn't sure if that could be taken as a compliment.

Zhao Xue secretly glanced at the Fifth Prince and searched around the ring in mock confusion.

"Zhong, why can't I find Piaopiao? Did you see her?"

As Zhao Xue stopped speaking, a snort of laughter came from Dugu Xiao by her side. Zhao Xue pretended not to hear anything.

Dugu Zhong pointed in a direction, "She is at Ring 7. It's not her turn yet."

Zhao Xue put her hands over her chest, looking worried, "I hope both Piaopiao and Haoyu can make it to the second round."

"Both of them are so excellent. Not to mention the first round, but for even the second, the third, and the fourth round of the contest, they will definitely be able to make it. It seems that you are overly worried." The Fifth Prince said with a smile. When Zhao Xue was about to make a remark, he changed his subject and asked, "Why isn't Madam Liu here? Both of her daughters are participating in the trial. She should have been eager to come and watch the contest."

A flicker of dismay appeared in Dugu Zhong's eyes, his face expressionless.

"She is not feeling well and needs to recuperate for a few days. I am so appreciative for Your Highness's concern."

Zhao Xue was secretly smug at those words, but she did not notice that Dugu Lengying, who sat beside her at first, was quietly backing away. As no one noticed him, Dugu Lengying ran down the grandstand.

Dugu Lengying's white face peeked out from the entrance of the grandstand. He stretched his neck out and looked around for a few moments, looking for something. All of a sudden, he seemed to have found something and rushed in a direction.

With nothing else to do, Dugu Muyou decided to take a look around the ring just to pass the time. As she floated in the air, she strolled and absently gazed across the rings she saw. Blood Fox, which had previously gone into hiding, reappeared and was laying on her shoulder.

"Sister Muyou... Sister Mu... you..."

A childish voice suddenly sounded behind her. When Dugu Muyou turned back, she saw a small figure running towards her with panting breath.

Dugu Lengying was wearing a blue and white coat. His hair was tied up in a high ponytail, which was swinging up and down with his movements. His short hair was fluttering in the wind around his ears, his bangs blown to the side. He ran towards Dugu Muyou as he was waving and smiling, his pink cheeks were a little redder from the panting.

Dugu Muyou landed on the ground and hugged the panting child, smiling, "Weren't you on the stands? Why did you run down?"

Dugu Lengying was panting hard, "I, I slipped out."

Then he held out his little white hand. Dugu Muyou took hold of his hand and took him into the air, strolling.

Dugu Lengying was Zhao Xue's youngest son, but unlike Dugu Piaopiao or Dugu Haoyu, he was very fond of Dugu Muyou since years ago with no reason. In contrast, he seldom stayed close to his own brother and sister. At a time when everyone regarded Dugu Muyou as a loser and did not want to associate with her, this little child often came to play with her behind his mother's back, making Dugu Muyou very touched. Although bullied by Dugu Piaopiao, she still refused to alienate from Lengying.

"Your mother will scold you again when she knows you are here with me."

Dugu Lengying pouted, his face filled with displeasure.

"I don't care. I just want to play with you, Sister Muyou. I've sneaked out a few times before and I've got caught every time. Why didn't you come and see me, sister?"

Dugu Muyou was speechless. As she was busy dealing with other things these days, she had no time to visit him at all. Since Dugu Muyou felt embarrassed to tell him the truth, she had to change her subject.

"How is your cultivation now?"

Dugu Lengying raised his little head, seeming very proud of himself.

"I've made it orange rank!"

Blood Fox hummed twice in disdain and changed its position on Dugu Muyou's shoulder, its head nuzzling against the nape of Dugu Muyou's neck and complained, "How dare he show off his orange rank! I was much stronger than him even when I was still breastfeeding."

As soon as he finished his remarks, he got a great punch on the head from Dugu Muyou.

The fox's fur stood on end as it protested, "What I said is all true! The fact can't be changed even when you can't spoil this child more!"

"No one is asking for your opinion."

Dugu Muyou squinted at the Blood Fox, with her tone cool and eyes filled with threat.

Blood Fox was inconsolable, "There you have the Hua brothers, and here you care for this little brat. Does your Lord know how philandering you are? How dare you threaten me! I'll go and sneak on you, and let's wait and see how he will punish you!"

Dugu Lengying asked curiously, "Who is the Lord?"

He grabbed the Blood Fox's tail and lifted it upside down. The Blood Fox struggled in the air, and shouted, "The Lord is your sister's husband, someone you can't afford to offend. You little brat, put me down if you know what I mean, or I'll burn you to a lump of coal!"

Dugu Lengying directly ignored the Blood Fox's threat but was interested in its previous words. A gossipy expression flashed on his childish face, which was absolutely not acting his age.

"Sister Muyou, when will you take the Lord to me? I'm so looking forward to meeting my future brother-in-law!"

The Blood Fox stopped struggling. The word "brother-in-law" seemed to please it, making it much less hostile towards Dugu Lengying.

"You can't just see the Lord easily. But if you beg me sincerely, I'll consider giving you a chance."

The two people and the fox were still discussing about the future brother-in-law. While this time near Ring 7, Dugu Yaoyao suddenly pointed at them and exclaimed, "See, Piaopiao! Isn't that Dugu Lengying? How... how could he stay with that woman again?"

"Lengying the brat!"

Dugu Piaopiao immediately rushed towards the direction of Dugu Muyou, and Dugu Yaoyao followed her.

"Stop right here, Dugu Muyou!" A clear voice ringing out, Dugu Yaoyao turned up beside Dugu Muyou and stared at her coldly, "What on earth is your intention to beguile my brother time after time? Lengying, come here."

Dugu Lengying suddenly hid behind Dugu Muyou and stared at Dugu Piaopiao, saying, "I'm not going with you! I want to play with Sister Muyou."

"You...you're such an ungrateful brat! Who on earth is your sister!"

Dugu Muyou sheltered Dugu Lengying and said with an insipid look, "He's just a kid. Let's leave him out of the feud between you and me."

"Surely you can say so, since he is my brother but not yours. Lengying, come here right now! If you still don't come by the time when I count to three, you'd better be careful that mother will certainly give you a lesson."

Dugu Lengying's mouth crumpled and suddenly burst into tears. Though his teardrops were falling on end, he held on to Dugu Muyou's coat for dear life.

The Blood Fox gave a contemptuous glance at Dugu Lengying and said, "Don't cry like a girl since you are a man."

Despite its words, the fox swept its tail across Dugu Lengying's face, and his tears were suddenly gone.

Dugu Muyou stroked Dugu Lengying's head, "Go back with your sister first and I'll come to see you next time."

Even though showing great unwillingness, under Dugu Piaopiao's compelling gaze, he had no choice but to leave Dugu Muyou, unable to tear his eyes away from her.

Dugu Piaopiao grabbed Dugu Lengying's wrist fiercely, her face filled with anger. Her worrisome young brother was always running to find Dugu Muyou from day to day, which making her lose face.

Dugu Yaoyao said, "I'll take him to the Central Grandstand for fear of delaying time since it'll soon be your turn for the ring."

"Then I'll count on you."

Leaving Dugu Lengying to Dugu Yaoyao, Dugu Piaopiao directly returned to Ring 7.

Suddenly a sharp pain came from Dugu Lengying's hand, making his face twisted for a moment. He tried struggling hard but still couldn't free himself from Dugu Yaoyao's fetter.

"It hurts!"

Dugu Yaoyao lowered her body, face beaming with smiles. She asked with great tenderness, "Where did it hurt? Tell me."

Dugu Lengying just took two steps back, trying to free himself from her hands.

Seeing this scene, Dugu Muyou frowned and then focused on the hand that Dugu Yaoyao used to grab Dugu Lengying. When she was about to say something, she suddenly felt someone was approaching behind her.