NOVEL NEXT Chapter 187 Following The Ninth Prince!
187 Following The Ninth Prince!
As the event progressed, Xue Nanxi's attention remained at the Ninth Prince's gallery.
Her mind went through multiple ideas on how to touch him and test his identity.
It was after an hour that she noticed the Ninth Prince leaving his gallery, flying out of the arena.
She decided that it was her chance to approach him while he was alone.
She quickly bid her farewell to the princess: "Your Highness, There is an urgent matter I have to attend to. Allow me to leave."
The princess was already impressed by her previous actions of supporting her, hence she nodded readily, agreeing to her request before continuing her conversation with the head of the Talisman society.
Xue Nanxi rushed after the Ninth prince, however, noticing that she couldn't fly, she clapped.
A king realm cultivator, her guard, appeared in front of her in an instant.
"Help me follow the ninth Prince." She quickly ordered.
The guard nodded without hesitation, making her float behind him as he quickly moved in the direction where the ninth prince went.
After flying for a while, the ninth prince came into view, standing beside a man clad in dark robes. He was having some conversation with him.
The area was an open field with huge rocks and boulders lying there.
To hide, they both hid behind one of these rocks, peeking at the ninth prince.
They couldn't hear what the conversation was about from this far.
"It appears he is using a sound barrier." The guard informed.
Since he was a King realm cultivator, his senses were heightened and he could hear sounds from this distance if he focused, however, right now, even a little whisper was difficult to hear.
This was only possible if they were using a sound barrier.
"But why did the ninth prince leave the event to meet this unknown man?" Xue Nanxi was puzzled.
She found it odd that the Ninth prince, who was the talk of the event, receiving the attention of everyone left the event so suddenly.
The other princes would never leave if they received similar treatment at such a grand event. Moreover, This was a good chance to grab the most powers for your faction.
Just what could make one leave such an opportunity?
At this moment, They both saw something peculiar.
The man in black robes knelt down in front of the Ninth prince like a subordinate before turning around and leaving.
However, this wasn't what surprised them.
They had their eyes widened at the fact that as soon as that man left, the ninth prince's eyes turned cold as he glared straight in their direction.
"Come out!"
He didn't yell or shout, it was simply an order. His voice was threatening yet indifferent, devoid of emotions yet loud enough to send chills down their spines.
For a moment, they felt compelled to obey and come out before the guard came to a realization.
"Don't worry Princess Nanxi. He is just a core-formation realm cultivator. He cannot harm you while I'm here" The guard assured confidently.
Nanxi nodded in response.
Since they didn't reveal themselves, the ninth prince began approaching them with slow steps.
"If you don't come out this instant, don't blame me for what happens next!"
Hearing this, Nanxi, with a sense of urgency and worry in her voice, asked: "Shouldn't we reveal ourselves? I don't think he is joking."
The guard, hearing this, shook his head, answering confidently: "My princess, he is a core-formation realm cultivator. Do you really think he can sense our location when I, a king realm expert, am hiding our location? I think he is just putting an act to check if anyone is watching him."
"This is a common tactic to snuff out hidden enemies by making them believe that you've noticed their presence. I say he is just putting up an act."
At his reasoning, Nanxi couldn't help but retort: "B-But what about his gaze? He instantly looked in this direction after that man left. He is also coming in this direction as if he can clearly sense us."
"Hmm... You are correct, my princess. That is indeed a bit peculiar. Could it be his luck that the direction he guessed in which we could be hiding turned out to be true?" The Guard pondered in doubt.
"Then should we reveal ourselves or not?" Xue Nanxi was panicking.
The Ninth Prince could reach them at any moment now.
However, before the guard could answer, a powerful presence appeared behind them.
The guard's eyes widened, however, before he could react, he was knocked unconscious by a strike to his back.
Nanxi looked at the scene with wide eyes in disbelief.
She turned and noticed that the powerful presence was coming from an old, lean man with a long white beard adorned in Shang Clan's clothes.
He was an emperor realm cultivator.
At this moment, the ninth prince flew up to the old man and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, grandfather Tianzhen."
The old man laughed, stroking his beard: "No need, no need. It was my duty as your protector, young lord."
"Grandfather Tianzhen, Please take this unconscious guard back to the event. I have some questions to ask the young lady here" The ninth prince requested with a smile.
"As you wish, young lord. I suppose there is no danger around anymore" The first elder said before leaving with the unconscious guard floating behind him.
The ninth prince turned to Nanxi and asked with a smile: "So, tell me, who are you and why did you follow me?"
He didn't recognize her since this was the first time he saw her.
Of course, her dress had the Xue clan's insignia, indicating that she was from the Xue clan. Moreover, she had a king realm cultivator as her guard, meaning that she held a significant position in the clan.
Nanxi calmed herself and answered: "I'm the youngest princess of the Xue Clan, Xue Nanxi! It is an honor to finally meet you, your highness."
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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)