Book 6: Chapter 38:1: Chen Hengâs Daughtâ¦Nothing. Part 1
âVery well, you are my youngest brother, after all. I forgive you. Iâll chat with Senior Fu Hua later. These four white jade medallions are admission slots for Jixia Academy, which admits students every four years, and the time has come again. Not many in our clan are eligible, and fewer elders are willing to accompany us, so I brought you four medallions so they donât go to waste: one for you, one for Sirin, one for Ryougi Shiki, and one for your master.â
âMy master gets one too?â
âOf course! Why else would I give you four medallions? Your master will accompany you guys. Otherwise, what would she do after your entire family leaves? Sheâs technically still a high-school student at St. Freya Academy, so it works out; she can go to Jixia Academy with everyone. I went through some trouble to get her medallion. What do you think? Arenât I great?â
âYouâre more than great! Iâm so touched. But why only four medallions?â
âHuh? What do you mean?â Xuanyuan Yiyao looked puzzled.
âWhat about Jeanne dâArc?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âHuh? Sheâs a familiar; why would she need an admission medallion? Youâre a cultivator with abilities, Sirin is a five-core Herrscher, and we suspect Ryougi Shiki is a destructive ability user. Itâs a perfect set. By the way, Little Brother, what ability does Ryougi Shiki have?â Xuanyuan Yiyao looked at Chen Heng with her large eyes.
It did not surprise Chen Heng that the Ji Clan had discovered Jeanne dâArcâs identity. He would never underestimate the Ji Clanâs (Xuanyuan Clanâs) intelligence-gathering capabilities.
Jeanne dâArcâs biggest flaw was her mana-based composition. This mana was extremely similar to the western wizardsâ mana, which any competent cultivator could detect.
What did surprise him was how quickly Sirinâs and Ryougi Shikiâs identities were exposed.
âLittle Brother, are you wondering how Sirinâs and Jeanne dâArcâs identities were exposed? Well, beg me. Iâll tell you if you do.â
âErmâ¦No need. Isnât it just the Ji Clan sending someone to protect me in secret? I know about it now.â Chen Heng had lowered himself and begged his elder cousin in one of the possible futures. Using his Absolute Precognition, he saw the results. Howeverâ¦I know about it already. Why would I beg you now?
However, he had not expected the Ji Clan to have sent people to protect him in secret. Furthermore, that person was so strong that he never even noticed. It looked like his master was right; he should never let his guard down.
Chen Heng normally would not spread out his attraction web at home. After all, it was a burden on him. Before his Will Energy improved, it was insufficient, so he never spread out his attraction web. After his Will Energy improved, he had been busy with various things. Furthermore, he used his Will Energy to form Will Energy swords every day and thus lacked the Will Energy to spend on the attraction web.
Moreover, he did not use his Absolute Precognition. Not that his personal strength had reached the point of not needing the Absolute Precognition to protect himself, but that the Absolute Precognition could only show what the target person saw in the future from a first-person view. Furthermore, he would not look too far into his future.
However, Chen Heng used the detection function of his Absolute Precognition to know when he would be in trouble.
If he had exchanged the Absolute Precognition for a high-ranked Clairvoyance, he would know the situation clearly, as it would be like having a godâs view.
âThen, Elder Cousin, does that mean you all also know about Luo Li?â
âOf course we do!â Xuanyuan Yiyao nodded.
âThenâ¦â
Before Chen Heng finished, he saw Xuanyuan Yiyao take out another medallion and look at him cockily. Her intention was obvious.
Ermâ¦if I am right, I know what she wants.
âAt least let us go upstairs first. Not here.â
âHehe! I just knew Little Brother would know what I was thinking about. Letâs go, then. The clothes are already ready.â
ââ¦Master, Iâm going upstairs.â
âAlright. Run along.â
Chen Heng followed Xuanyuan Yiyao upstairs with dismay. He looked at his master, hoping she would say, âYiyao, just give the medallion to Little Heng.â
Given Xuanyuan Yiyaoâs adoring look for his master, it might even work.
Unfortunately, Fu Hua completely ignored her discipleâs gaze. She simply shrugged as if she wanted to help but was powerless. She truly could not handle Chen Hengâs elder cousin.
So, what did Xuanyuan Yiyao want with Chen Heng?
For some reason, the Ji Clan had several sons but only one daughter in the previous generation, which resulted in Chen Hengâs mother being doted on. In this generation, the Ji Clan had several daughters but only one son (as of now).
Chen Hengâs eldest cousin, Xuanyuan Geng, was the first and only male descendant in the current generation. Every other descendant born after him had been female. Chen Hengâs uncles were supposedly working hard at producing more descendants, hoping for another male.
This was one of the reasons no one objected when Chen Hengâs sixth uncle suggested adopting him into the Ji Clan. There were simply too few males. Furthermore, half of Chen Hengâs bloodline came from the Ji Clan. In theory, he was no different from the other descendents of the current generation; they were all half-and-half.
Xuanyuan Geng was the eldest, so his position as the next clan head was practically assured. Furthermore, he possessed high cultivation talent and looked handsome, very suitable for succeeding the Ji Clan Headâs position.
However, who knows who he took after, but Xuanyuan Geng had a stoic demeanor. He focused on cultivating and never played with his contemporaries. This made things difficult for his many female cousins. The girls only got to play with other girls, leaving them boredâ¦until Chen Heng appeared.
Back then, Chen Hengâs mother brought him to the Ji Clan to visit relatives. Once there, she left him alone to wander around. However, he quickly ended up in the hands of this group of older girls. Up to this day, Chen Heng was the youngest among them.
Just imagine it. How curious would a group of girls of similar ages who rarely saw the opposite gender be upon seeing Chen Heng? Furthermore, he took after his mother, looking very delicate. Soâ¦
Have you ever experienced the despair of having a group of older girls surrounding you, ripping your clothes off to put dresses on you? Chen Heng had. This made him think these girls were all evil demons.
Chen Heng had mentioned this to his mother, but his mother said she had done the same to her brothers, making them wear dresses too. She said that this was quite normal.
Given how much the Ji Clan doted on his mother, she might have truly done such deeds. Chen Heng felt like laughing when thinking about how the awe-inspiring Ji Clan Head had been forced to crossdress by a younger sister. However, he could no longer laugh when he recalled his current situation.
How the tables have turned! The debt of the previous generation had to be paid by him.