Chapter 9 In-House Meeting

Just as the chilling thought surged in Li Luo's heart, a sudden burst of overwhelming energy fluctuations erupted in the living room. That energy was dazzling as light, sweeping across and obscuring all light in the room. Then, Li Luo vaguely saw the figure of Jiang Qing'e sitting beside him, like a startled swan, shooting out directly towards Pei Hao. The sudden attack made Pei Hao's gaze sharpen, and in the next moment, a sharp golden light erupted from within him. The sword-shaped earring hanging from his right earlobe quickly fell, and in the gust of wind, it transformed into a golden longsword. The sharp golden aura surged violently on the sword, fluctuating like countless golden rainbows. Clang! The sound of metal clashing rang out, and a violent shockwave of energy exploded, instantly shattering all the tables and chairs in the living room. The nine pavilion masters quickly took action to dissipate the residual energy waves and then focused their gaze on the scene. There, two figures faced each other, swords drawn, it was Jiang Qing'e and Pei Hao. Jiang Qing'e held a heavy sword, with dazzling light flowing over the sword body, so brilliant that merely gazing at it caused one's eyes to sting. Moreover, that pure divine and scorching aura startled their hearts. What a domineering light element! Opposite Jiang Qing'e, Pei Hao brandished a golden longsword, and the golden aura surging from his body appeared exceptionally sharp and fierce. That was the power of the gold element. As the two swords collided, their element powers clashed, causing the floor to gradually crack. Pei Hao squinted slightly and smiled, "Ninth-grade light element, indeed worthy of its reputation. Little junior sister, you are clearly only at the early stage of the Earthly Fiend General, yet this element power is so overwhelming and domineering, it doesn’t fall short of my late stage of the Earthly Fiend General by much." "Your gold element should have reached the seventh grade, right? It seems you have secretly consumed a lot of supplies from the Luolan Mansion in the past," Jiang Qing'e said coldly. Previously, Pei Hao's gold element was at the sixth grade, but in this confrontation, Jiang Qing'e also noticed that his gold element power had become even more fierce, and transitioning from the sixth to the seventh grade required a significant amount of spiritual water and rare light. Pei Hao declined to comment. In the next moment, he and Jiang Qing'e almost simultaneously unleashed their internal element powers, the sword tips clashing fiercely. Clang! The sound of metal reverberated with an energy shock, and both figures retreated a few steps. "Pei Hao, you are being unruly!" At this moment, Lei Zhang and several other pavilion masters immediately appeared behind Jiang Qing'e, their faces grim as they shouted. However, three pavilion masters also appeared behind Pei Hao, showing their vigilance. Outside the living room, the commotion drew some chaos within the old residence, with two waves of people rushing out like a tide, confronting each other. "Little junior sister, do you intend to let the entire Da Xia Kingdom know that there is internal strife in the Luolan Mansion?" Pei Hao said with a faint smile. Jiang Qing'e's expression was icy, her beautiful eyes swirling with killing intent: "Pei Hao, if you do not wish to die, you better swallow those words back down. This matter of ours is not something you are qualified to interfere with." Pei Hao fell silent for a moment, frowning and saying, "Little junior sister, why must you be this way? That engagement is likely just a burden to you, right? I know you are grateful to Master and Mistress, but there is no need for you to bind yourself to Li Luo; he truly does not deserve it." "A heartless person, of course, does not understand what gratitude is," Jiang Qing'e replied flatly. Pei Hao shook his head and then turned his gaze to Li Luo, saying, "Li Luo, you are actually quite clever, so I think you should understand what it means to hold a beautiful jade and incur blame. The Luolan Mansion is a beautiful jade to you, and someone like little junior sister, a proud child of heaven, is even more an unattainable object for you." "Believe me, if you try to bind little junior sister with her gratitude towards Master and Mistress, it will only bring you disaster in the end." Li Luo replied calmly, "So according to you, I should just give up the Luolan Mansion and Sister Qing'e?" "If you are clever enough, that’s what you should do," Pei Hao nodded, speaking with a hint of pity: "This is for your own good. If you lack capability, then you should restrain your greed; otherwise, you may still become a wealthy idle person." Li Luo smiled and said, "Pei Hao, are you really not worried that one day, my parents will suddenly come back?" Pei Hao's pupils slightly contracted, and the three pavilion masters behind him also showed some change in expression. In the end, Pei Hao gently shook his head and said, "Li Luo, do not hold onto such a pathetic and naive hope. According to the information I have received, Master and Mistress are unlikely to return." He looked at Li Luo, his expression revealing sympathy, and sighed softly. "So, your strongest backing is gone. Now, what difference is there between you and the me of that year? No, you are even less than I was back then. After all, while I had no background and was at a dead end, at least I still had some potential. And you have nothing left." (End of this chapter)