1837 She Didn’t Make A Move(Chapter preview)

Yuan Yan knew of Mo Zhi's accomplishments in arrays, and although he had heard that she was very powerful, he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes and heard Mo Zhi's words.

However, not everyone understood as clearly as they did. In the eyes of those people, Sima You Yue hadn't done anything and passed the two rounds easily.

"How did she do it? It missed the first two times, so how did it hit them the third time?" The Eldest Prince Yu Liu turned his head and asked Yu Qi, "Seventh Imperial Brother, do you know why?"

"Spatial lock, she used spatial lock and sealed her opponent and his contract beast in a small space making them unable to move. In this way, the contract beast's speed cannot be brought into play." Yu Qi explained to his brother, "It is truly surprising, I didn't expect her to be so accomplished in spatial skills."

"This Murong Xi is indeed full of surprises!" The Little Prince, Yu Fei, looked at Sima You Yue with interest.

"At first I thought that she was just lucky to have a black dragon for a contract beast, I never expected her to also be so capable. That means that the rumours that say she is a good-for-nothing are false."

When Yu Yan heard this, the corners of his mouth raised and he remembered something she had said.

"Rumours aren't to be believed lightly, aren't they?"

"What are you thinking about, Second Imperial Brother?" Yu Liu asked when he saw Yu Yan looking in Sima You Yue's direction smiling. Was this sickly person going to fight with his own people for her?

"I was only thinking, if she was really so powerful, then how strong is her strength?" Yu Yan answered.

"Seventh Imperial Brother has made a good point. A person who can make a black dragon submit is definitely not good-for-nothing." Yu Fei said, "I didn't expect her to be able to ignore the rumors for so many years."

Yu Qi didn't answer. He was watching Sima You Yue joking with the others and he said secretly: "This Murong Xi actually kept her strength hidden so well, was it really her who killed Double Fiend Black Shadow and Dream Realm Ancestor?"

He turned his head and looked at Xiao Ruo Bai who also had a look of shock on her face. She obviously hadn't expected Sima You Yue to be so powerful.

However, did she really not know?

"Ruo Bai, did you not know that she hid her strength either?" Yu Qi stared at her and tried to see through her expression.

Ruo Bai shook her head.

Yu Qi grabbed a strand of her hair and played with it: "I really hope that you didn't know about it. If you let me down, I really don't know what I will do."

Xiao Ruo Bai pulled her hair away and said weakly: "I've already told you to let me leave."

"You are my future Princess Consort, where do you want to go? Besides me, who else in all the Kingdoms will dare to take you in?"

"Are you threatening me?"

"Threatening you? I am merely concerned about your safety."

Xiao Ruo Bai said with a hint of sarcasm: "Seventh Prince, I don't have what you want. Even if you force me to stay, the result will still be the same. If you had saved my Grandfather back then, you might have already gotten what you wanted."

"What did you say?" Yu Qi asked innocently.

Xiao Ruo Bai didn't pay any attention to him and turned back to the arena.

When Sima You Yue looked over, she just so happened to catch a glimpse of killing intent in her eyes.

The competition ended very soon after. Including Fang Ying Han who had been promoted directly, there were six hundred and eight people who would advance to the next round of the competition.

It was still early when Sima You Yue went back, and it wasn't until nightfall when she and Murong Hui went to the Prince's courtyard.

The Prince of Great Yu and Yu Yan were already playing chess while waiting for them in the courtyard.

"You're here. Wait for us to finish this game." The Prince of Great Yu said.

Sima You Yue looked at Yu Yan who was studying the game intently and wondered how the obvious love and doting for him could be concealed from others' eyes.

"In the eyes of others, I am just a sick child who doesn't have a long lifespan. Even if Father dotes on me more, others won't care." At some point without her noticing, Yu Yan raised his head and replied to her with a smile.

"Huh?" Sima You Yue was stunned, how did he know what she had been thinking about?

"Your thoughts are very obvious. Besides, if I told you I can read minds, would you believe me?" Yu Yan asked.

"I don't believe you. If you can read minds then you won't lose this round." Sima You Yue said.

Yu Yan raised his eyebrows, how was she so sure that he would lose?

Sima You Yue smiled and motioned for him to continue. Indeed, after a while, he lost.

"How did you know?" Yu Yan asked.

"I guessed. Prince, let's get ready to start!" Sima You Yue said.

"Alright!" The Prince of Great Yu stood up, " Are we still going to the hot springs?"

"Yes." Sima You Yue replied.

They went over to the hot springs together. However, this time, she didn't ask Yu Yan to hold the silver needles because they had prepared a stone table in advance where she could place the box of silver needles on.

After she had finished the acupuncture treatment, the Prince of Great Yu felt much better.

"After your last acupuncture treatment my body felt so much better. After your acupuncture treatment this time, my body feels even better. Will acupuncture treatment really not cure my injury?"

"This is only temporary." Sima You Yue said, "Right now I am just forcing the cold and the forbidden drugs in your body into a corner of your body. I won't be able to suppress it the more it accumulates, and the rebound effect will be even more powerful. If I don't have the items I need by then, I won't be able to do anything more. Why are those items so hard to find?"

"One or two of the items are more difficult to get hold of. However, we have already obtained their whereabouts and have sent men to find them. We will have news in a couple of days." Yu Yan said.

"Then we will wait two more days." Sima You Yue said, " The Prince's condition cannot be dragged on any longer, the sooner we can find them the better. If we drag on any further, even if we can cure his injury, it may affect his cultivation level."

"We understand. Once we have obtained the items, we will send someone to find you!" Yu Yan said.

"Alright."

In the end, it was Yu Yan who escorted her back again.

"The Princess Consort said today that she will be holding a small banquet and she is inviting the Duke and his children. I think she is coming after you."

"She is going through great lengths!" Sima You Yue pursed her lips, she didn't think that the Princess Consort would be able to kill her this way.

"You killed her Dream Realm Ancestor and Double Fiend Black Shadow consecutively. And you don't leave the inn at all either. Naturally, she will try to find a way to lure you in."

"Double Fiend Black Shadow? Who is that?" Sima You Yue asked.

"Double Fiend Black Shadow are two of her most powerful assassins. What, did you not kill them?"

"No, I only encountered Dream Realm Ancestor, I never met any Double Fiend Black Shadow." Sima You Yue said with certainty.

"Could it be the Duke or someone else?" Yu Yan asked.

"Impossible, if they were killed by my father or my Uncle Mo Zhi, they would tell me and advise me to be careful when I go out. But they've not mentioned it. Are you sure they both died after they came to kill me?" Sima You Yue asked

"I'm sure of it." Yu Yan was certain of this. When he saw her expression, he asked, " Why, who do you think it is?"