Chapter 13710 Who is the Frog in the Well?

Chapter 13710 Who is the Frog in the Well?
Of course, in this chaotic crowd, there were also some people who, with their keen intuition, sensed that something was wrong. Their eyes were filled with caution and vigilance, and they were not fooled by the superficial phenomena.

However, even if they had some doubts in their hearts, they did not dare to act rashly. In this complex and ever-changing situation, if they were not careful, they might fall into an irretrievable situation. They did not want to be the first to try it, so they could only hide in the dark and wait for the situation to become clearer.

The Prince's Mansion was brightly lit, and the soft light shone through the carved window lattices onto the bluestone path in the courtyard, outlining patches of mottled light and shadow. Prince Liu Heng stood in the courtyard, looking up at the figures of Ling Xiao and Qin Xianglan who were gradually going away, with an admiring smile on his face, like the twinkling stars in the night sky.

He turned around and faced the white-haired but vigorous old man beside him, and praised sincerely: "Teacher is indeed very smart, and Ling Xiao is really amazing. In this way, although these people will keep staring at him, they will not easily attack him. Not to mention these people, even the people from the Holy Hall will not dare to act rashly!"

As Liu Heng spoke, he shook his head slightly, his eyes full of amazement at Ling Xiao's methods. He unconsciously put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the courtyard, his steps light and slightly excited.

The old man nodded slightly, with a faint smile on his face, which showed a kind of wisdom that could see through the world. He stroked the long beard under his chin, and was about to speak, but suddenly frowned, as if he had noticed something strange.

He raised his head slightly, his eyes penetrating the layers of night and looking into the distance, a hint of vigilance flashing in his eyes.

"The people from the Holy Temple are here. How annoying," the old man murmured softly, his voice low and filled with a bit of disgust. "Let's go to the palace and meet your father. Maybe our chance has really come. This Ling Xiao is no ordinary person!"

There was a glimmer of expectation in the old man's eyes, as if he saw a glimmer of hope for changing the status quo. He reached out and gently patted Liu Heng's shoulder. The two looked at each other and then walked out of the Prince's Mansion. Their figures gradually disappeared at the end of the courtyard under the moonlight.

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Inside the imperial city, the night grew darker and darker, as thick as ink that could not be dissolved. Ling Xiao's figure reappeared like a ghost. After leaving the imperial city, he cleverly used the teleportation array hidden in the dark and returned to the city at an extremely fast speed.

At this moment, he was in a dim room, which was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood. Ling Xiao raised his hand and waved it gently, and an invisible spiritual power barrier instantly enveloped the entire room, completely blocking the breath in the room.

Under the protection of this spiritual barrier, ordinary people, even powerful people, find it difficult to detect any movements in the room.

"You can speak now!" Ling Xiao turned his head slightly and looked at Qin Xianglan, who he had placed next to him. His voice was low and calm, like a bottomless cold pond.

There was a hint of teasing in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, outlining a faint smile, "You must have been very uncomfortable for half a day. Miss Qin, who is so high and mighty, actually said that she likes me in front of so many people, hehe."

As he spoke, he paced slowly. Each step was steady and powerful, making a dull sound in the silent room.

Qin Xianglan's face instantly turned gloomy and ugly, like the sky before a storm, covered with dark clouds. Her eyes were wide open, burning with anger, staring at Ling Xiao intently, as if she wanted to cut him into pieces with her eyes.

"You won't succeed," Qin Xianglan gritted her teeth and said, her voice trembling slightly with anger, "You want to use our Qin family as a shield for you, but although there are many fools in this world, there are also many smart people. They won't believe you."

As she spoke, she tried to struggle to get up, but her body seemed to be restrained by an invisible force and she could not move.

Upon hearing this, Ling Xiao simply glanced at Qin Xianglan indifferently, with a look of indifference and calmness in his eyes, as if everything was under his control.

"It's enough to let them know that you are with me," Ling Xiao said slowly, his voice steady and firm, "Unless the Qin family doesn't care about your life, no matter how smart or stupid they are, they won't easily touch me. This is an open conspiracy!"

He raised his head slightly, his eyes flashing with confidence, that light was like the brightest star in the night sky, illuminating the entire dim room.

Qin Xianglan's face suddenly became extremely ugly, as if covered by a thick haze, with a hint of iron blue in her paleness. Her eyes were as big as copper bells, full of shock and unwillingness, staring at Ling Xiao intently, as if she could see through him.

"I have to say, you are really scary," Qin Xianglan gritted her teeth and spoke word by word, her voice trembling slightly, obviously shocked by Ling Xiao's methods. "I underestimated you. I thought you were just a martial arts genius, but I didn't expect that you would be just as scary when playing political games. You are treating several major forces as your pawns!"

As she spoke, she shook her head slightly, her hair swaying gently with her movements, and the regret on her face became more and more intense, as if she was annoyed by her previous contempt for Ling Xiao.

"But it's a pity that other forces may be afraid of our Qin family, but the Holy Hall will not." Qin Xianglan took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, a hint of stubbornness flashed in her eyes.

She raised her chin slightly, with an unquestionable certainty in her tone, "You underestimated our Qin family, and you also underestimated the Holy Hall!" After that, she shook her head again, as if to emphasize what she said.

"Maybe you overestimate yourselves!" Ling Xiao raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and showed a confident smile with a hint of sarcasm in it.

He shook his head slowly and calmly, his eyes showing a kind of indifference, as if Qin Xianglan in front of him and the powerful forces she mentioned were not worth mentioning. "Perhaps if I really take action, both your Qin family and the Dazhen Dynasty Holy Hall will be destroyed?"

His voice was steady and firm, and every word was like a bombshell, stirring up waves in Qin Xianglan's heart.

Qin Xianglan heard this and showed a sneer of disdain on her face, which was full of contempt for Ling Xiao. She snorted and said, "You really know nothing about the major forces, a frog in the well!" Her eyes were full of contempt, as if she was looking at a clown who didn't know his own limitations.

"Haha!" Ling Xiao just smiled faintly, without any anger or rebuttal in that smile. He disdained to argue with Qin Xianglan about this. In his opinion, verbal arguments were meaningless.