Chapter 399: Chapter 399

Although her big brother hadn't gone to see the situation personally, he had taken the most practical action. This alone made her feel her big brother's concern for her.

She also understood that her strong position in the Xuanwu Family, besides her own strength, was most importantly supported by her big brother who was the family head.

"Big brother, thank you!"

"What's there to thank between siblings? Now you've come to ask me what to do next, right?" Xuanwu Wenyuan looked at Xuanwu Wenxiu and said gently.

"Yes, big brother. We can't find the cause of Lingjian's condition. Alang has already gone to find Daoist Xuanji to see if it's some mystical practitioner's trick." Xuanwu Wenxiu said.

"I originally thought we needed to invite someone from the mystical arts to take a look. Since Yulang has already requested Daoist Xuanji, let's wait for him to examine the situation. If someone really is framing Lingjian, I'll make that person pay the price." Cold light flashed in Xuanwu Wenyuan's eyes, a killing intent appearing briefly.

Whether as head of the Xuanwu Family or as Shang Lingjian's uncle, this situation was unacceptable to him. Someone had actually infiltrated the Xuanwu Family and secretly harmed his nephew—this was very serious provocative behavior. At the same time, he wanted to know how the opponent could silently harm Shang Lingjian.

Shang Lingjian was in the Xuanwu Family's inner courtyard, where defenses weren't as simple as the outer courtyard. Even a God-level expert couldn't easily break in.

Yet now someone had come and gone so freely—what a serious defensive breach. However, it wasn't impossible either. These mystical practitioners had many strange abilities. They could even infiltrate the Azure Dragon Imperial Palace, let alone the Xuanwu Family.

However, those who could infiltrate the Azure Dragon Imperial Palace were once-in-a-millennium prodigies. In the end, he even became the Azure Dragon Empire's National Teacher—that was also a legend.

But that was something only legends could accomplish. Such legends weren't common—they could even be called absolutely unique!

Could this era be about to produce such a legendary figure again?

"No need for big brother to act personally. I'll teach this culprit a lesson myself." Xuanwu Wenxiu also showed vicious light in her eyes. If she found who had secretly harmed her son , she would immediately tear them to pieces.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, go back and look after Lingjian. I'll also send someone to communicate with Daoist Xuanji so Yulang can successfully invite him." Xuanwu Wenyuan said, arranging for people to take action.

Although Shang Yulang had gone to invite him, Daoist Xuanji wasn't easy to invite. He felt that adding his own influence, the two of them should be able to persuade him.

"Yes, then I'll go back first." Xuanwu Wenxiu replied.

She hoped this time could resolve the matter. This incident had already made her very troubled. These past days she felt her mind and body becoming increasingly exhausted.

As a mother, she would always worry about her son. Even small matters could make her lose appetite, let alone something this serious.

It must be said that Shang Lingjian had very good relatives, but they had spoiled him a bit, letting him learn some bad habits of pampered young masters. Otherwise, he wouldn't have encountered this situation.

"Xiaoyao, have you heard? Recently Young Master Shang Lingjian seems to have gone mad."

While Xiaoyao was working, someone beside him began gossiping, "Fortunately it's , otherwise you might have been in trouble. The way you offended him that day, plus there seemed to be some previous grudge, you definitely would have been tormented to death!"

This statement wasn't wrong. If Xiaoyao hadn't struck first, he definitely would have been targeted.

"Maybe it's karma!" Xiaoyao replied nonchalantly, continuing his work organizing books while also absorbing their contents into his mind.

"Shh, don't speak so loudly. If Great Aunt Wenxiu hears this, you're dead. Her temper is really bad now—I heard the people serving her are all afraid to see her lately." The gossiping servant said in a low voice, though he didn't seem to realize he was the one who had brought up this topic.

Xiaoyao knew who Great Aunt Wenxiu was. He had already inquired about Shang Lingjian's affairs, so naturally he knew what his mother was called. He also knew that if this matter was discovered by her, the consequences would definitely be severe, but he didn't care.

Besides having complete confidence that he wouldn't be discovered, he also wasn't afraid of the consequences. Although he was very low-key, he had principles. For those who deserved punishment, he was never polite.

"It's fine, there's no one here..." Xiaoyao said nonchalantly.

"Who says there's no one!" Just as Xiaoyao's words hit the ground, someone responded. This person wasn't the servant beside Xiaoyao, nor someone working at the academy, but—

"Miss Lingxiao!" Xiaoyao and the servant looked toward the newcomer, bowed, then immediately buried their heads in work, clearly showing through actions: I won't speak anymore. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on N0velFire.ɴet

Xuanwu Lingxiao smiled and said, "I'm in a good mood today, you don't need to be so constrained. It would be best if that Shang Lingjian stayed mad forever!"

Xuanwu Lingxiao's good mood came from Shang Lingjian's madness. Because of this, she hadn't seen that annoying face for over ten days. Now she understood how comfortable it was to have peace and quiet.

Even though she felt she shouldn't think this way, shouldn't build her happiness on others' pain, she still felt it would be best if Shang Lingjian stayed mad forever and never appeared before her again.

You couldn't blame her for such evil thoughts. Previously, hadn't Shang Lingjian built his happiness on her pain, pestering her every day while she couldn't drive him away?

This made her very helpless. Unless she moved out of the Xuanwu Family, she could only wait for Shang Lingjian to give up!

It wasn't that Xuanwu Lingxiao didn't want to report to Xuanwu Wenyuan, but he didn't think this was a problem. One was his niece, one was his nephew—helping either wasn't appropriate. He could only say this was young people's business that he, an old man, shouldn't interfere with.

"Xiaoyao, help me find a book, 'True Interpretation of Supreme Sword Arts' written by Liu Canyang. I remember reading it as a child—it should be here, but I can't find it anywhere." Xuanwu Lingxiao said to Xiaoyao. Originally she didn't plan to ask Xiaoyao, but since he happened to appear before her, she didn't want to find someone else.

"By Liu Canyang—I haven't seen that one. I'll check the catalog." Xiaoyao immediately replied. Working here, the most common task was providing book-finding services for readers.

There were many books about Supreme Sword Arts. Everyone had their own views and experiences about it, and these views and experiences could provide help to others. Different people would have different insights, so there were many books of this experiential type. Liu Canyang was just one of them.

Although Xiaoyao hadn't read this book yet, he knew how to find it. Where each book was placed was recorded in detail in the academy's catalog.

"For Supreme Sword Arts, it should be in the Martial Techniques Library's weapons section under sword techniques. True Interpretation of Supreme Sword Arts... Liu Canyang..." Xiaoyao searched through the catalog.

"Found it. It's in the Martial Techniques Library third floor, Sword Technique Room, row thirty-six, level seven. Miss Lingxiao, would you like me to get it for you?" Xiaoyao looked at Xuanwu Lingxiao.

"No need, I'll go myself. Thank you." Xuanwu Lingxiao said with a smile, then headed toward the third floor of the Martial Techniques Library. She was very familiar with this place—she often came here to read manuals.

"You're welcome, it's what I should do!" Xiaoyao replied casually, not watching Xuanwu Lingxiao leave but directly returning to his previous work.

"Miss Lingxiao is such a good person, completely different level from that Shang Lingjian. If they were together, it would be like a fresh flower stuck in cow dung." The servant working with Xiaoyao gossiped again.

"Aren't you afraid Great Aunt Wenxiu will hear?" Xiaoyao casually replied.

"Ah, I didn't say anything! Work, work..."

Another dawn, when everyone was in deep sleep, Xiaoyao climbed onto the wall. He wasn't waiting for a secret lover but to meet his Queen.

"Xiaoyao, I heard someone in your Xuanwu Family has gone mad. The timing seems to match what you did—is it the person you were going to mess with?"

After explaining two martial arts manuals, the Queen directly asked Xiaoyao. It seemed news of Shang Lingjian had spread beyond the Xuanwu Family, and even she had heard about it.

"Yes, that's him. Let's not talk about this—don't want it affecting my good mood." Xiaoyao replied nonchalantly. He didn't hide it from Wang Yanyu—this was easy to guess.

"I really want to know how you did it—how you can make him go mad once every day, getting worse each time. Most importantly, even famous doctors can't figure it out, not even Imperial Doctor Sun?" Wang Yanyu continued the topic. She had specifically inquired about this matter and had some puzzles she wanted Xiaoyao to explain.

Her interest in this matter was naturally because it was related to Xiaoyao.

"I placed something in his room. This thing causes no problems when a person is awake, but after sleeping, there are slight issues. Over time it makes people hallucinate—dreams and reality become confused. But after waking up, they gradually recover." Xiaoyao replied without much concern, revealing this answer that others would never find.

"What is this thing? How can it have such strange effects?" Wang Yanyu asked puzzledly. She had never heard of such a thing. Even having read so many books, she had never seen similar records.