Can a Scholar Be Called a Villain

Chapter 53: Murong Liu’s resenment

Wei Xuan was perplexed, “Wang Ye, how will we invite the Willow Sword Saint?”

Ning Wei Wu took out a jade tablet, tossing it towards Wei Xuan, “This is the first half of the Barren grade cultivation method. The attribute of this cultivation is the most suitable for the Willow Sword Saint considering his frost attribute, he will definitely desire this cultivation method.

Hand this to him and tell him that as long as he’s willing to aid us in stopping the Yan navy fleets in the eastern seas, I will be willing to hand over the second half of this cultivation method to him.”

Wei Xuan nodded, “Understood! I will take care of it immediately.”

Sounds of footsteps suddenly came from outside of the study, causing the people within to turn towards the door. It was the eldest son of Ning Wei Wu, Ning Wu Sun, whose face was completely red as the strands of white hair from his head practically stood. In excitement, he exclaimed, “Father! Everyone, Murong Dao has died!”

They were stunned, first and foremost, and the moment they reacted and understood Ning Wu Sun’s words, their expressions changed into shock and joy.

Ning Wei Wu was the most surprised, after all, Murong Dao was the one that had supported his promotion to becoming the South Village King.

“That’s right! The entire country knows now, Murong Dao had passed away the day before. Aside from that, all thirty-two counties have been thrown into chaos!”

Wei Xuan had a joyful expression as he turned towards Ning Wei Wu, “Wang Ye! This is a good opportunity for us!”

Ning Wei Wu had a similar expression as he nodded, “That works! Follow my instructions and carry out each of your tasks, every single one of you!”

“Yes!”

Everyone stood up, looking at Ning Wei Wu in excitement as he emanated the strength of a Sky Reaching realm expert, they felt as though their futures were bright.

At the same time, there was another person that felt that their future was bright.

It was the disciple of the Xue clan, Xue Xun Xiang.

As an unremarkable disciple of the Xue clan, he was promoted to one of the top five geniuses of the Xue clan after Xue Lin Na’s unexpected death.

That had given him the courage to believe that he was capable of anything.

As if perpetuating his confidence, he recently received an invitation personally sent by the ‘Art Fairy’, Wang Ren Mei, to join her gathering.

While there were more than three hundred attendees, he felt as though he was recognised as a VIP by Wang Ren Mei, due to his identity as a genius in the Xue clan.

And when Murong Xing and Tang Can asked for their help, he had taken one of the Dragon Seeker Rings in an effort to get closer to the seventh prince.

But he never intended on giving it his all, considering that this thing only had a detection range of three hundred meters, it would be far too troublesome to truly search for the Dragon God Crystals.

However, the ring on his finger had suddenly shone during his trip today in search of a rouge to purchase for the ‘Art Fairy’ as a gift.

He was stunned at first, and he couldn’t help but worry that it was a trick of the eye.

But once he had noticed the dumfounded gazes of the people around him, staring at the glowing ring on his finger, he had finally reacted.

“Dragon……Dragon God Crystal!” He stuttered as he raised his head, quickly surveying his surroundings.

But suddenly, he lowered his head as if he had suddenly thought of something, not daring to raise his head again to check his vicinity.

He wasn’t afraid of alerting the enemy, but instead afraid of getting himself killed.

Whether it was the Blood Spirits or the true culprit, he couldn’t offend either of them.

Using his senses, he tried to find the person that had caused the Dragon Seeker Ring to glow.

It was a lavishly dressed, lively young girl.

The Dragon Seeker Ring was telling him that the girl either had the Dragon God Crystal in her possession, or that the girl had the Dragon God’s bloodline in her body.

And no matter which it was, it both meant that this young lady was somehow related to the Blood Spirits and the hundred thousand deaths.

Xue Xun Xiang was instantly excited.

He held his mirror as he trembled, his eyes bulging in shock and joy and his body swung from side to side, causing the people behind him to reveal expressions of disdain.

“What’s with that guy? Is he admiring himself with that mirror?”

“I don’t know, he might be a pervert? A pervert that looks like he came from a well-off family.”

“Eh! Let’s stand further away from him.”

Hearing their whispers, he lowered the mirror in embarrassment as he walked off to the side, thinking to himself: I’m the genius of the Xue clan, Hmph! Now that I’ve found the traces of the Blood Spirits, the seventh prince Murong Xing will owe me a favour! Or maybe, the Art Fairy might even fall for me because of this!

He shamelessly thought to himself as his gaze locked on the girl.

And just like that, he pretended to be window shopping as he sneakily followed behind her.

Throughout his stalking, he completely ignored the countless people that had treated him as a pervert, and he even started enjoying the chase.

And just as he started to lose himself in the pleasures of being a spy, the girl in front of him turned around, as though she was tired from shopping, returning with her guards and her female servants.

Xue Xun Xiang followed behind without rest, and thankfully, he wasn’t noticed at all due to the large number of people walking on the streets.

And then, the young woman and her entourage entered a large manor, their figures disappearing from his sight.

Xue Xun Xiang looked dumbfoundedly at the lavish manor that stood before him, and then at the large, righteously written words that decorated the domineering plaque at the entrance:

Duke Sheng’s residence!

“Duke……Duke Sheng?” Xue Xun Xiang mumbled to himself in a daze, and by the time he had come to his senses, he quickly scurried into the crowd, concealing his figure as waves of emotion washed over his heart.

Something big was happening!

The culprit that was intricately linked with the Blood Spirits and planned for the tragedy that took a hundred thousand lives in the valley was actually brazenly living in duke Sheng’s residence!

This was the degradation of human nature……ptui, no.

This was a person purposefully deceiving duke Sheng, secretly committing such heinous acts.

Or……

Was duke Sheng one of the culprits behind all of this?

Or even, duke Sheng was the main perpetrator behind everything.

Xue Xun Xiang didn’t dare to think any further as he held onto the ring on his finger, returning as he thought to himself:

Scary, how scary!

I can’t stay any longer in the capital, I want to return to my village!

No, even the outside world is dangerous now, my god.

Xue Xun Xiang felt as though he was on the verge of tears.

If he had known any better, he wouldn’t have left his house to buy a rogue of all things today.

Now that he was thinking about the rouge, a familiar, beautiful figure flashed past his mind.

A delicately dressed, gentle-looking woman.

“Art Fairy……Lady Wang, I cannot leave her in harm’s way! Right, right! I will tell her everything! I must tell her! Or she will suffer!”

Xue Xun Xiang spoke with agitation, spit flying out of his mouth.

“Ren Mei must’ve never expected the Blood Spirits to be related to Sheng Guo Gong, if she actually gets hurt by all of this, then I will truly have sinned.”

He had already started imagining the praise that the Art Fairy, Wang Ren Mei, would give him once he had informed her of all of this.

Hehe.

He, Xue Xun Xiang, would be a hero today, he would enter the path towards the pinnacle of his life and marry a wealthy beauty. Just thinking about this made him a little excited.

His pace quicked as he rushed towards Wang Ren Mei’s residence.

It didn’t take long before Wang Ren Mei sat before Xun Xiang Xiang with a dumbfounded expression on her face, watching as his gaze stuck at her chest.

She stuttered, “You, you’re saying that your Dragon Seeker Ring had sensed the aura of the Dragon God Crystal? The woman even entered duke Sheng’s residence?”

Xue Xun Xiang quickly nodded, “That’s right! I witnessed everything with my own two eyes. Wang Ren Mei, ah, no, Ren Mei ah, please allow me to address you as such.

I had already sensed that that old man, duke Sheng, was up to no good. The capital is far too dangerous, we should leave as soon as possible.”

“Er, no, I feel that the capital is safer.”

Xue Xun Xiang continued, “That’s right! Ren Mei, you are truly intelligent!

I also feel that being in the capital is safer, isn’t that right?”

Wang Ren Mei rubbed her temples, speaking powerlessly, “Alright, I got it.”

She then pushed the chattering Xue Xun Xiang out of her room and turned towards the room divider behind her, asking, “This is a person of yours?”

“……Do you think I’ll send a person like that to testify?”

“If it’s not a person of yours or a person of mine. Then, is the words he spoke true? That the Blood Spirits’ members are hidden in duke Sheng’s manor?”

“Be it truth or lies, everyone in duke Sheng’s manor will die today.

Even if they aren’t there, I will make it so.”

A woman with a dark, resentment-filled expression, slowly walked out from behind the partition.

It was Murong Liu.

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