Chapter 402: Chapter 402

Xiaoyao didn't know that such a storm had formed because of him. He still went to work every day and met with Her Majesty the Queen every night, preparing to finish reading the Xuanwu Family's collection in the shortest time possible, then go to the Tianyuan Qi Family.

Perhaps even after finishing the Xuanwu Family's collection, Xiaoyao might continue staying for a while. The reason would naturally be to continue meeting with Her Majesty the Queen. Don't misunderstand—he just wanted to continue listening to Her Majesty's teachings. Yes, listening to her tell stories!

Another morning arrived, with gentle breezes and beautiful weather. Under the blue sky, all of Azure Dragon City seemed particularly beautiful—not just the buildings, but even the people looked especially beautiful.

This was Shang Lingjian's current mindset. He found everyone particularly pleasing to look at. Previously, when he saw those servant girls, he thought they were all so ugly. Today, looking at them, they were all beauties.

This was because Shang Lingjian had been quite frustrated recently, confined by his mother to the courtyard to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors. Initially, he did have some remorseful thoughts and felt he would learn from this painful experience, reform himself, and turn over a new leaf.

However, after just a few days, he began to feel restless. He couldn't calm down to reflect and contemplate. His heart began wanting to go out and play, but at first he held back. Even if he couldn't endure it, he had to—Xuanwu Wenxiu had given a death order for him not to cause trouble during this period.

However, Xuanwu Wenxiu was a busy person who had to handle many family affairs. She didn't have time to constantly watch Shang Lingjian. Since he had been behaving well these past few days, she left. It was impossible to confine Shang Lingjian forever anyway—this time had been long enough, almost a month.

After gaining his freedom, Shang Lingjian was naturally in an excellent mood, and his way of looking at others changed too. The first thing he did after coming out was to find Xuanwu Lingxiao.

"Lingxiao, Lingxiao..."

Xuanwu Lingxiao's mood immediately became stormy. She was considering whether to knock Shang Lingjian unconscious and say his enemies did it. Previously, someone had driven him mad—knocking him out would be perfectly normal.

However, she knew she couldn't do this. She couldn't stoop to this person's level. She had to endure it. After all, she had experienced this before—she'd just treat him as transparent, as non-existent.

"Lingxiao, we haven't seen each other for so long. Did you miss me?"

"Lingxiao, what are you doing? Let's do it together!"

Xuanwu Lingxiao ignored Shang Lingjian completely, but he didn't realize this. He kept talking beside her, saying things that made Xuanwu Lingxiao want to vomit.

Xuanwu Lingxiao frowned and walked toward a place she thought would make Shang Lingjian quiet—the academy. Generally, when reading in the academy, everyone would be quiet, including Shang Lingjian.

Although beside Xuanwu Lingxiao, Shang Lingjian still wanted to say something, he knew that in the academy, some elders and seniors might appear. Such behavior would cost him points—a result he didn't want to see.

When he had targeted Xiaoyao before, it was because they were outside the rooms. If they had been inside, he wouldn't have acted that way.

"Isn't this Young Master Lingjian? Xiaoyao, you should hide quickly!"

When Shang Lingjian entered the academy, someone beside Xiaoyao spoke. At this moment, Xiaoyao was organizing several large boxes of books with a group of people. His relationships with everyone were quite good because he often helped others with their work. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel·fire.net

They knew about some of the grievances between Shang Lingjian and Xiaoyao, thinking that if Shang Lingjian came, he would definitely cause trouble for Xiaoyao. Normally, Shang Lingjian rarely appeared in the academy unless following Xuanwu Lingxiao. At this moment, Xuanwu Lingxiao was just behind him—Shang Lingjian was leading the way for her, so everyone couldn't see Xuanwu Lingxiao yet.

"What's to fear? He probably won't cause trouble for me anymore." Xiaoyao said nonchalantly. Although no one knew he was behind that lesson, he believed that after that experience, Shang Lingjian should restrain himself somewhat.

"That's hard to say—he might go mad..." a servant whispered very quietly, afraid of being heard, because if heard, the consequences would be severe.

Xiaoyao was somewhat speechless. If you're so afraid, then why say anything at all!!

"I don't think so!" Xiaoyao shook his head and replied calmly.

"How couldn't it happen? It's possible!" Those beside him were anxious for Xiaoyao—it felt like the emperor wasn't worried but the eunuchs were.

"Look behind him—Miss Lingxiao is back there..." Xiaoyao replied while flipping through books and organizing them.

Everyone secretly glanced and discovered it was indeed as Xiaoyao said—Xuanwu Lingxiao had appeared. This meant the crisis was resolved. However, how had Xiaoyao known Miss Lingxiao was also behind him? She had just entered their line of sight. Did he have prophetic abilities?

Everyone was very suspicious about this, looking at Xiaoyao...

"I guessed. Just now his expression was so servile—you could tell at a glance he was flattering someone. Nine times out of ten, he came with Miss Lingxiao!" Xiaoyao also spoke quietly—this was talking behind someone's back, so it had to be quiet!

"Servile... haha, really very servile. That makes sense!"

"Shh, are you seeking death? Calling Young Master Lingjian servile..."

"Stop talking, everyone. Although he is very servile, we can't speak such truths!"

Everyone was speechless, and just then they discovered that Shang Lingjian was actually walking toward them. Their hearts were in chaos—had their words been overheard?

"You, come help this young master and Miss Lingxiao find some books." Shang Lingjian pointed at Xiaoyao.

"Yes!" Xiaoyao stood and replied. Although he knew Shang Lingjian was here to cause trouble, he couldn't refuse because this was within his job responsibilities.

At the same time, Xiaoyao thought Shang Lingjian was just petty enough to cause him small trouble. In front of Xuanwu Lingxiao, he couldn't do anything too excessive—he could only make small moves.

This made Xiaoyao's evaluation of him even worse. This level of pettiness was truly lacking in magnanimity!

"Xiaoyao, you just need to do your job well. You don't need to worry about other things." Xuanwu Lingxiao said coldly, clearly backing Xiaoyao up.

Although she couldn't shake off Shang Lingjian, it didn't mean she could tolerate his mistakes. If Shang Lingjian made errors, she could find an excuse to rebuke him and take the opportunity to get rid of him.

"Aowao..." Yunyun called from the side, also seeming to support Xiaoyao.

Shang Lingjian made no reaction. He knew that if he responded, it would be admitting he wanted to cause trouble—not a wise choice. He had only intended to incidentally create some trouble for Xiaoyao.

If he had known Xuanwu Lingxiao would think this way, he wouldn't have targeted Xiaoyao. He had thought she shouldn't know about the matters between him and Xiaoyao, so undermining Xiaoyao slightly here wouldn't be noticed by her.

Now it seemed Xuanwu Lingxiao knew about this, so he couldn't proceed. This would damage his glorious image!!

At this moment, he pretended to know nothing, as if he was merely asking Xiaoyao to be a guide. This was very normal—anyone entering the academy might ask a servant to help find books.

Xiaoyao made this evaluation but didn't voice it. He just casually picked up Yunyun and checked her condition—this was just incidental.

Seeing Yunyun being so affectionate with Xiaoyao, Shang Lingjian's expression changed. He was jealous again. Once upon a time, he had also thought about approaching Yunyun, using her relationship to become closer to Xuanwu Lingxiao.

However, Yunyun had always disliked him, staying far away. No matter what methods he used, he couldn't get close to Yunyun. If he used force, Xuanwu Lingxiao would directly draw her sword. He could stay beside her only because he hadn't done anything. But treating Yunyun this way would be equivalent to attacking herself in Xuanwu Lingxiao's view.

Because of this, seeing Xiaoyao holding Yunyun made Shang Lingjian's jealousy deepen.

"Lingxiao, what books do you want to read?" Shang Lingjian asked Xuanwu Lingxiao beside him.

Xuanwu Lingxiao frowned and said with some annoyance, "I just want to look at some books about swordsmanship. I'll be reading for a long time. If you have something to do, go ahead."

"I have nothing to do. I'll stay here and read with you! You, quickly go get the books Miss Lingxiao wants." Shang Lingjian pointed at Xiaoyao.

Xiaoyao paused, his eyes full of confusion. Xuanwu Lingxiao didn't seem to have said what books she wanted—only that they should be related to swordsmanship. How was he supposed to get them? Wait, could it be...

"Why are you still standing there? Quickly bring all the books related to swordsmanship. As a servant, how can you not even know this? You can't last long in our Xuanwu Family . Our Xuanwu Family's servants are also elite. Without this ability, don't force yourself to stay here." Shang Lingjian pointed at Xiaoyao, deliberately belittling him and reminding him of his status—you're just a little servant.

Of course, this also meant to remind Xuanwu Lingxiao—he's just a servant, with a vastly different status from noble you!

This seemed extremely unnecessary. Shang Lingjian's worries and jealousy were inexplicable. Xuanwu Lingxiao wouldn't develop special feelings for Xiaoyao just because Yunyun was affectionate with him. Her feeling toward Xiaoyao was that of a servant—a good servant, nothing more.

"Understood. Since Miss Lingxiao wants books related to swordsmanship, this humble one will naturally fulfill Miss Lingxiao's request. Please follow this humble one." Xiaoyao smiled on his face while cursing inwardly. This Shang Lingjian still wanted to mess with him, actually wanting him to bring all books related to swordsmanship. Hmph, just wait then.