Chapter 665: Favors Everywhere

Golden Dragon Treasure House.

Yu Yu Hongxi, accompanied by Lv Qing'er, received Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge.

"From now on, your Luo Lan Mansion will be different. Probably no force will keep being so blind as to target you. Congratulations on weathering this calamity." Yu Yu Hongxi looked at the outstanding young man and woman before her and was not stingy with her praise, because she knew very well that although in this Mansion Sacrifice the projection avatars of Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan were the decisive move, if Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge had not stabilized the situation, then even with the appearance of those two's projection avatars, it would have been hard to turn the tide.

Yu Yu Hongxi knew very well how precarious the Luo Lan Mansion had been over the past two years, yet Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge had somehow managed to steady it. The ability of these two was plain to see.

"This Mansion Sacrifice, it was all thanks to Auntie Yu's help." Li Luo said gratefully.

In the Mansion Sacrifice, in the end no troublemaker from the Golden Dragon Treasure House appeared. Clearly, this was not because certain people did not want to act, but because Yu Yu Hongxi had forcefully held them back.

Otherwise, as the situation spiraled out of control, even if Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan had sent down their projection avatars, they might not have been able to salvage the situation.

"I was merely upholding the rules of my Golden Dragon Treasure House. We are only in business; harmony brings wealth. We do not wish to get involved in the competition between other forces." Yu Yu Hongxi said with a faint smile.

"I will keep Auntie Yu's favor in my heart." Although Yu Yu Hongxi said so, Li Luo still spoke sincerely.

Hearing this, Yu Yu Hongxi said with a half-smile: "The favors you owe me are already quite a few."

Her gaze drifted, seemingly, toward Jiang Jiang Qinge beside him, and she said: "You should know that debts of favor are the hardest to repay."

Li Luo thumped his chest and said: "It's fine. I can't pay them back now, but once I am ennobled as a marquis and king in the future, my favors will be worth something. If Auntie Yu needs anything at that time, feel free to come to me."

Yu Yu Hongxi could not help rolling her eyes at him and said: "You really are quite arrogant. Is being ennobled as a marquis and king really that easy in your mouth?"

Li Luo grinned, then said casually: "Auntie Yu, this Regent who has now revealed himself is also a man of deep ambition. Your Golden Dragon Treasure House will have to keep a closer eye on him in the future. I feel he has quite the air of a hegemon who considers himself above all others. In the future he may very well covet the Golden Dragon Treasure House. After all, the Golden Dragon Treasure House is rich enough to rival a nation; in terms of wealth and foundation, it is probably even stronger than their royal house."

Yu Yu Hongxi's gaze lifted and she said: "Li Luo, your method of sowing discord is rather too undisguised."

Li Luo said: "I am merely speaking the truth. The Regent's scheme to seize the spiritual essence of our Luo Lan Mansion must have some grand design behind it."

Yu Yu Hongxi said lightly: "In two more days, it will be the Great Xia coronation ceremony. At that time the young king will formally ascend the throne, and those ministers of Wang Ting Zhong will demand the Regent hand over his authority. If the Regent steps back, his power and forces will be continually whittled down by the young king and the Eldest Princess. So if he truly has any schemes then, they will be aimed at those two first."

She glanced at Li Luo and said: "Your Luo Lan Mansion should have boarded the Eldest Princess's ship by now, right?"

Yu Yu Hongxi also had extremely strong intelligence sources and channels, so she had long known that last night the Eldest Princess had also dispatched a marquis-level strongman, attempting to go to the Luo Lan Mansion to help. But regrettably, this marquis-level strongman had just stepped out of the royal palace when he was intercepted.

Even so, the Eldest Princess's aid and goodwill toward the Luo Lan Mansion were beyond doubt. Compared with the Regent's actions against the Luo Lan Mansion, if the Luo Lan Mansion chose not to help the Eldest Princess at the upcoming coronation ceremony, that would clearly be unreasonable.

At this point Jiang Jiang Qinge spoke up: "President Yu, the Regent is no good man. If he has some scheme at the coronation ceremony and ultimately becomes the master of Wang Ting, controlling Great Xia, I feel that for the Golden Dragon Treasure House, it would probably not be good news either."

Yu Yu Hongxi said with a faint smile: "You two little brats, you actually want to drag my Golden Dragon Treasure House into this muddy water too."

She waved her hand and said: "The stance of the Golden Dragon Treasure House cannot be changed, so whether it is the young king or the Regent who ascends, we will not interfere. If that Regent truly has the guts to covet the Golden Dragon Treasure House, then let him come and try."

Seeing this, Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge knew their persuasion had failed, but this was expected. The Golden Dragon Treasure House, like the Sacred Mystic Star Academy, was a neutral force; that was the foundation of their existence. As long as the Regent did not truly issue an order to raid the Golden Dragon Treasure House, the Golden Dragon Treasure House would not oppose him.

So Li Luo gave up on this idea, chatted casually with Yu Yu Hongxi for a while, and only then took his leave.

Yu Yu Hongxi then instructed Lv Qing'er to see them off.

The three of them left the Treasure House. At the entrance, Lv Qing'er held Li Luo back and asked: "Do you know about Instructor Xi Chan?"

Li Luo nodded, his expression somewhat complicated as he said: "Instructor Xi Chan's favor—I really don't know how to repay it."

He had long received intelligence about Instructor Xi Chan. To be honest, he was quite shocked. He truly had not expected that Instructor Xi Chan would choose to resign from the academy, then go alone to the Lanling Mansion headquarters, and block that Lanling Mansion master and all the Lanling Mansion assassins.

When he learned of this intelligence, he knew that this time, the favor owed was enormous.

Unlike Yu Yu Hongxi, who merely held her forces still and intimidated the petty figures within the Treasure House, Instructor Xi Chan had truly paid a tremendous price, even giving up her identity as an academy instructor. This sacrifice was enough to make Li Luo remember this favor until the end of time.

"Do you know Instructor Xi Chan's whereabouts?" Li Luo asked.

Lv Qing'er shook her head and said: "After leaving Lanling Mansion, Instructor Xi Chan has not appeared."

Li Luo sighed inwardly and said: "Qing'er, please mobilize the Golden Dragon Treasure House's intelligence to help me look for Instructor Xi Chan. She left the academy; she must have somewhere to go first."

Lv Qing'er readily agreed: "Don't worry. If there is any intelligence on Instructor Xi Chan, I will notify you immediately."

Li Luo nodded, exchanged a few more words with Lv Qing'er, then left together with Jiang Jiang Qinge. This time, they headed to the royal palace to pay respects to the Eldest Princess.

The royal palace, Piandian.

The Eldest Princess was also quite delighted at their arrival and received them warmly.

While the Eldest Princess chatted with Jiang Jiang Qinge, Li Luo first continued treating the young king, who had been waiting here, neutralizing the poison.

On the bed, as the young king removed his upper garments and revealed his fair, thin back, the black lotus imprint once again came into Li Luo's view. Li Luo looked for a moment. Some of the pitch-black lotus petals had already turned a pure white, the black and white mingled together, which did look rather eerie.

"Li Luo, is my poison almost cured? I feel my body getting more and more relaxed lately." The young king turned his head and said to Li Luo with some delight.

Li Luo smiled and nodded. As he looked at the young king's cheeks, he noticed that the young king seemed to be growing more and more delicate. Beneath those slender brows, his eyes seemed to shimmer like water, carrying a trace of an unusual, pure charm.

At this thought, Li Luo immediately shivered and hurriedly gathered his thoughts. He placed his palm on the young king's back, and the mighty phaseforce within him circulated as he began the routine healing and detoxifying.