Chapter 66

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

Kafka and Ren entered the General's Hall side by side.

The moment they stepped in, three gazes carrying biting killing intent landed squarely on Kafka in unison.

The gunpowder scent in the hall instantly became palpable, as if conflict would erupt the very next second.

Yet Kafka still wore a gentle, charming smile, her expression composed, not sensing the slightest tension or pressure.

Her purplish-pink eyes slowly swept across Xing Xiao, Ling Sha, and Daliahua, the corner of her mouth hooking a playful arc, a trace of mockery flashing in her eyes.

"If Ai Li Ou saw this scene, he'd probably hug his tail and pant happily for days...."

Kafka quietly tucked away the thoughts in her heart; she and Ren had come today not to relieve the Divine Might General's predicament.

On the contrary, she had come to voluntarily enter the game and throw this chess match into chaos!

"Ying Xing, long time no see, your bearing is unchanged; since you've come today, you must drink until drunk, properly accompany me for a few cups!"

Seeing this, Xuan Ge immediately welcomed him up enthusiastically, grabbing Ren's wrist with one hand, his tone full of the joy of reunion.

Immediately after, he also noticed the gazes of Xing Xiao and the other two women, locked dead onto the purple-haired beauty beside him.

Xuan Ge hurriedly turned sideways pulling Ren, slightly blocking in front of Kafka, attempting to cut off those hostile gazes.

"Ying Xing, is your throat broken? Who is this young lady, why not introduce her?"

Xuan Ge glared at Ren reproachfully, urgency filling his eyes, cursing inwardly:

Can't you see your good brother is being roasted on the fire? And you're just standing there coldly watching!

"Kafka." Ren took a deep breath, his tone cold.

But in his heart he secretly complained bitterly; Xuan Ge's foul mouth was still the same as hundreds of years ago, one opening of it makes people loathe him.

Even so, a trace of hard-to-detect delight still rose in Ren's heart.

It seems Xuan Ge hasn't changed much because of the years and status; he's still that troublemaker who can always break through people's defenses.

While leading Kafka, Xuan Ge also tightly pulled Ying Xing, bringing the two to the guest seats to sit down.

Xuan Ge even personally arranged the tea set, brewed tea with practiced ease, his movements skilled, not the slightest air of the Divine Might General.

"Kafka? Truly a good name. Come come come~"

Xuan Ge looked at Kafka with a smile, tone enthusiastic: "Ying Xing's temperament is stubborn and perverse; these years he must have caused you no small trouble, right? Quick, please sit, the tea will be ready in a moment."

Kafka sat quietly on the chair, her gaze inadvertently sweeping past Ren beside her, whose forehead veins were faintly bulging as he forcibly suppressed his anger, and she smiled helplessly.

It seems the Xuan Ge Ren described to her before was still too conservative; this Divine Might General is even more of a headache than imagined.

"General~" Ling Sha was the first to break the brief calm, a gentle smile still on her face, her tone soft yet carrying an indisputable dominance.

"Today is a guest-receiving occasion; please, General, screen out outsiders, lest you neglect the honored guest."

As she spoke, she unobtrusively released her own aura, directly blocking out the unkind gazes coming from Xing Xiao and Daliahua, seizing the initiative firmly in her own hands.

Xuan Ge quietly raised a hand, secretly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, sighing inwardly:

Ling Sha, she's still C-ing!

Xing Xiao instantly perceived Ling Sha's intent, glancing at her coldly, her tone icy to the bone, carrying unconcealed displeasure:

"Ling Sha, what do you mean? This is the Divine Might General's Mansion; among those present, who else is an outsider?"

Daliahua also spoke up in sync, her tone coquettish yet with a few points of provocation, deliberately chiming in:

"Oh my, looks like Strategist Ling Sha is saying we're outsiders~ What a ruthless heart, wanting to drive us all out?"

Daliahua had her own calculations for helping this "foolish beauty" Xing Xiao.

In terms of methods, in terms of rhetoric, Ling Sha alone could completely crush her and Xing Xiao; only by temporarily joining forces could they barely contend with Ling Sha.

Ling Sha forcibly suppressed the irritation in her heart, her bearing still proper and appropriate, instantly switching back to the Strategist identity, her tone flat yet every word forceful, slowly opening her mouth:

"Xing Xiao, and this rather individualistic Daliahua, you two have no formal status, and no official posts in the Shen Wu Xian Zhou."

"Moreover, you two are both from Other Forces, not people of the Shen Wu Xian Zhou."

Ling Sha's gaze swept over the two, her tone teasing: "You're not outsiders, then could it be the General is the outsider?"

"General, isn't that right~?"

Finishing speaking, Ling Sha wore a "core goodness" smile, turned her head to look at Xuan Ge, her tone gentle yet carrying an invisible pressure, waiting for his response.

Xuan Ge just wanted to open his mouth to smooth things over, attempting to ease the atmosphere, but before the words could leave his mouth, he was cut off sharply by Xing Xiao:

"Xuan Ge, have you forgotten what you said to me before~? Do you intend to go back on your own promise?"

Immediately after, Daliahua also promptly chimed in, her tone gentle and beautiful yet with a few points of grievance, deliberately adding fuel to the fire:

"General, you forgot, you did that to me~ Now, you still want to let others say I'm an outsider?"

Xuan Ge & Ling Sha & Xing Xiao:????

Xuan Ge, Ling Sha, and Xing Xiao, almost simultaneously froze, faces full of confusion and surprise, looking in unison at Daliahua, eyes full of puzzlement.

What does she mean by this?

The moment Daliahua finished speaking, she was stared down dead by Ling Sha and Xing Xiao.

Only now did they react; this woman who played both sides and deliberately stirred the pot was the most hateful one.

Ren stood to the side, watching Xuan Ge's dumbfounded, dilemma-ridden, beaten-down appearance....

His arms-crossed hands dug tightly into the muscles on his shoulders, the corner of his mouth forcefully suppressing a smile, yet his shoulders couldn't help trembling slightly.

It had been so long since he'd seen Xuan Ge in such an embarrassed yet funny state.

Ling Sha reacted fastest, instantly retracting the anger in her eyes, resuming a sensible, understanding appearance, a single sentence directly killing the competition:

"Please, both of you, put away your postures. The dispute between us can be resolved at another time."

Her tone was flat, yet it carried an unquestionable dominance:

"But right now, it is the General's time to receive guests. Please, the two of you, be a little quieter. Do not neglect Mr. Ying Xing and Miss Kafka, and lose the face of the Shen Wu Xian Zhou."

"Tch! Truly hard to deal with!"

Xing Xiao and Da Li Hua simultaneously complained inwardly, but on their faces they dared not say anything more, and could only temporarily restrain their hostility.

After all, Ling Sha's words were reasonable in every sentence; they simply could not find any reason to refute.

"Phew—!" Xuan Ge let out a long breath, relieved of a heavy burden, and hurriedly looked at Ling Sha with a smile, nodding vigorously.

He then walked quickly to the General's Seat and sat down, finally able to temporarily break free.

To prevent Xing Xiao from seizing the opportunity to run over and sit beside the General, Ling Sha directly stepped forward and stood at Xuan Ge's side, her figure upright, her expression composed, deciding silently in her heart:

Tonight, she would guard the General without leaving his side for a single step, absolutely not giving anyone an opening to take advantage of.

She had to find an opportunity; she could not wait any longer!

Xing Xiao cast a cold glance at Ling Sha's retreating figure, her eyes full of unwillingness, yet there was nothing she could do; she could only turn and walk to the position Ling Sha had occupied before and sit down.

The cold star ring reappeared before her eyes; she closed her eyes, no longer paying heed to her surroundings.

In Xing Xiao's heart, a meticulous plan had already formed:

Anyway, she currently lived in Xuan Ge's Qin Gong; there were plenty of opportunities to get close to him. And this time, she would definitely seize the initiative, absolutely not losing to Ling Sha again.

The red pupils in Da Li Hua's eyes slowly turned back to purple. She rose gracefully and walked to the guest seat on the other side to sit down.

Her movements were unhurried and composed, not losing her composure in the slightest because of the earlier awkwardness.

She picked up the teacup on the table and took a light, shallow sip. The tea tasted slightly bitter upon entry, but immediately after, a sweetness spread across the tip of her tongue.

A trace of cunning flashed in her eyes, and she thought silently in her heart:

"The more you protect Xuan Ge like this, the more I must grasp him tightly in my hands and eat him up~!"