The Otherworld also had the saying "If you want to go, pick a date like three six, or nine", and the day they set off happened to be September 23rd.
Yunzhou was nearly a thousand kiloters away from Imperial City in a straight line, and with the strength of their feet—by the next morning, they had steadied themselves. The martial arts competition was to be held on the sixth of the following month, so there was plenty of ti, and they were in no rush to get there.
During a break mid-journey, Lu Yao fed the Blood Core to the Spiritual Sparrowhawks like candy beans.
The three Spiritual Sparrowhawks swooped down and swallowed the Blood Core mid-air. After entangling themselves with their master for a massage session, they sprawled out on the ground, comfortably trembling with all their feathers.
Their bodies beca more robust and graceful, with a body length close to 1.5 ters and a wingspan over 3 ters. During play fights, they could even lift Lu Yao off the ground.
Liao Ya said, "Isn't it too wasteful to feed them whole Blood Cores directly...?"
Lu Yao doted on them and said unconcernedly, "No problem, old Fu sent us a big pack of Blood Cores yesterday."
The Spiritual Sparrowhawks quickly got up and took flight, playing in the sky.
Liao Ya suggested, "Regarding the competition, although you have an advantage with your Spirit Refinent Realm, you can't be careless. Since we are idle on the road, let teach you our family's spear technique."
"Sure thing~" Lu Yao had no objection. As the saying goes, one cannot be burdened by too many skills, so learning more would do no harm.
The two imdiately started the lesson. Liao Ya's core technique "Xiao Family Spear Technique" ca from their mother's family—the Xiao family in Imperial City. It could be used with bladed weapons or even "using fists in lieu of a spear".
Lu Yao took less than an hour to beco proficient. With the augntation of the Spirit Refinent Realm, it was easy to learn any "technique" based on movents and force application.
Even though she knew her junior brother would learn quickly, Liao Ya didn't anticipate he would master it so fast. She pouted and said sulkily, "It took two years to learn it..."
Lu Yao said with a grin, "I can't help it, I just got it all of a sudden~"
Liao Ya huffed and demanded, "I'm going to sit in the carriage with my sister, and you carry us~" With that, she flicked her braids and went back to the carriage.
After his Blood-Exchange, Lu Yao's strength and stamina had surged, and now he could carry the 2-ton rcedes W150 alone.
And he was happy to do so, as it was the most curious ti to explore his newfound strength.
His body's bones were like fine steel, and his muscles and fascia were as if they were made of steel wires. When he exerted force, he could even hear the sound of tal being twisted and stretched.
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Lu Yao exhaled and applied force with his arms, and the car imdiately beca a festive palanquin.
The sisters sat inside, bouncing along with the "palanquin bearer"'s running.
With the cultivation of a Blood-Exchange Warrior, Liao Qe beca increasingly enticing, her cheeks flushed with a healthy glow, making her resemble a ripe peach, tempting and luscious.
At this mont, she frequently stole glances at her own sister, hesitating to speak multiple tis.
With Spirit Refinent Firmness, Liao Ya of course noticed her sister's unusual behavior, and she knew what she wanted to say.
The young girl pursed her lips and said sternly, "Let's make it clear in advance, we're not going to look for that woman, nor are we going to the Xiao family."
Liao Qe bowed her head low, her voice barely above a whisper, "After all, she is our birth mother..."
"What mother!" Liao Ya's voice suddenly grew louder, "She abandoned us, and she has already remarried, both in emotion and reason, she's a stranger!"
The girl's chest heaved violently with emotion, "Not even a year after dad died, she cast us aside to remarry! I... let's not talk about her anymore."
The two won each looked out the window without speaking further.
The "palanquin bearer" Lu Yao heard everything loud and clear below and silently sighed.
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Early the next morning, 3 kiloters outside the southern gate of Imperial City.
Li Pei sat in the carriage, quietly waiting by the roadside. This was the inevitable route into the Imperial City, and she was there early to welco Lu Yao.
At this mont, the place was bustling with people coming and going, all heading to Imperial City to participate in the competition or to watch the excitent.
The battles of the Blood-Exchange Realm were not common spectacles. So many people ca to watch that the Imperial Court had to change the venue for the competition, setting up the arena outside the city.
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Like many others, Li Pei was also here waiting for soone.
Clusters of nobles and powerful families gathered in groups, pointing and whispering about Li Pei's carriage. Most wore a look of schadenfreude and murmured among themselves:
"Prince Gong's Residence even lost their shares in the 'Jinn Textile Sche.'"
"That's not all, several tens of thousands of acres from the imperial estates are gone. Now they're just relying on the Prince's stipend, and they've already dismissed most of their servants."
"This is The Empress Dowager establishing her authority, letting everyone know what happens to those who defy her."
Human nature is the sa everywhere, from princes and nobility down to peddlers and errand runners; everyone loves to see soone in misfortune, especially those who used to be high and mighty.
Just as gossip was heating up, a group of people approached Li Pei's carriage.
The mood of the onlookers was instantly stirred up:
"Look! It's the original in-laws of Princess Yongping, the Young Master Xiang from the Xiang Family, whose marriage ended in a 'flurry and shattering of eggs.'"
"Haha, there will be a great show now! If I were a man, I definitely wouldn't be able to swallow this insult!"
The leader of the n was Xiang Cheng.
Dressed in a white suit, his calfskin shoes shining, and sporting a middle-part hairstyle, he looked every bit the talented individual.
But staring at Li Pei, he exhibited clear malice and lust!
Night after night, Xiang Cheng closed his eyes and rembered that unbearable mont! Though the wounds had long healed, the phantom pain lingered!
This was a double blow, both psychological and physical. If he didn't take his revenge thoroughly, the shadow would linger for a lifeti!
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Xiang Cheng's lips curled into a half-smile as he said, "Seriously, you're wearing won's clothes now."
Today, Li Pei was dressed unusually, in a retro-style dress accompanied by high heels.
What was originally a fresh and clean attire had turned everything into an air of sexy and charming.
Li Pei imdiately moved to close the car window.
Xiang Cheng quickly put out his hand to stop it: "Don't be so dismissive, I still have sothing to say."
He continued arrogantly, "I just received a knighthood, I'll be a Sir in Einheit! There's no hope for you to beco my legal wife, but I can reserve a spot for you as a mistress!"
Li Pei's response was terse: "Scram!"
Xiang Cheng said, with a grin, "Think about it. Serving is certainly better than finding a ruined family or a widowed old man to marry."
Li Pei's family could no longer provide support and would, instead, beco a burden or even an "implication," thus forcing her to "marry below her station."
The "ladies of standing" in Imperial City were quite particular about their marriages, and Xiang Cheng wanted to publicly strip Li Pei of her most painful scars and greatest shortcomings!
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The onlookers watched the commotion with grins on their faces.
"This is interesting, Young Master Xiang wants to take Li Pei as his concubine."
"Young Master Xiang is a citizen of Einheit, where they call it having a mistress."
"Now, Prince Gong's Residence definitely cannot afford to offend the Xiang Family. Xiang Cheng's father reached the Spirit Refinent Firmness stage and was bestowed nobility in Einheit, with close ties to high-ranking officials in various countries—a very important person indeed."
Xiang Cheng's humiliation, the ridicule of the onlookers, and their schadenfreude eyes made Li Pei feel an extre sense of sha, her fists clenching subconsciously.
She contemplated disabling Xiang Cheng once more... but her family really couldn't withstand further turmoil.
Just when the situation was most embarrassing, Lu Yao's car arrived!
Li Pei imdiately broke into a smile, displaying eight pearly white teeth, and her eyes shone even brighter.
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