Chapter 296

NO．58：Unexpectedly able to answer

As an old-established family that rarely expels its members, the Xiangzheng family's interior has many factions.

The masters of these factions are mostly human; after all, although the annual number of horse girl births is high, when narrowed down to a single family, having two or three is already good.

The selection of a host by a horse spirit also has its requirements.

The URA Association receives each year a divine edict scroll bestowed by the Three Goddesses, which records the whereabouts of the vast majority of otherworldly horse spirits under their guidance, so that the URA Association can promptly arrange registrars to conduct the birth registration of horse girls.

But please note, what is mentioned here is the vast majority.

Out of the thousands of slots, occasional omissions do occur, for example, an unfortunate infant who is swapped at birth.

Even such an unfortunate infant still has a chance to be quickly recovered.

What is relied upon is not contemporary all‑encompassing surveillance and divination, but a summary of the Three Goddesses' observation of the fate trajectory of those horse spirits.

When the otherworldly horse spirit and the infant fully merge, becoming indistinguishable, the fate of the horse spirit also takes effect at that moment.

For the fate trajectory, the circumstances of birth are the most important beginning; under a mysterious compulsive guidance, horse girls hardly die young, and even if they suffer mishaps at birth and are separated from their original family, they will end up drifting to a household similar to their original one.

Or they may be quickly recovered.

In short, they will have a fixed family background.

Take a relatively cruel example: Tamakojuji.

The horse spirit named Tamakojuji will only choose to be born into a family under financial pressure; even if the child is abducted right after birth and not swiftly recovered,

it will still, by chance, end up again in a poor household.

What the horse has experienced, the horse girl will experience again, and this begins from birth.

At the same time, this is also a challenge they must face together.

However, the horse girls of the Xiangzheng family face little pressure.

Such large families that have already fixed their surname, the surname itself is a kind of tag that attracts horse spirits.

Xiangzheng and Mejiro are no exception.

Indeed, the Mejiro family also seeks some tags that frequently appear among horse girls; this is an alternative consideration in the communication between horse spirits and the Three Goddesses, not the main point.

The point is merely that once the Xiangzheng family registers under the surname "Xiangzheng," the family is destined to receive favor only from horse spirits bearing the "Xiangzheng" surname, which is tantamount to directly defining the gacha pool.

Although there are not many horse girls in the pool, those bearing Speed Xiangzheng and Ludaofu Xiangzheng—recorded early in the family annals—are a powerful guaranteed pick.

That is enough.

Consequently, the horse girls corresponding to the two legendary horses both received the treatment of Alsace, and even more—before birth they were longed for by family members, and after birth they were weighed down by enormous expectations.

Of course, Speed Xiangzheng proved himself with results and successfully lifted the Xiangzheng family from its decline.

Then… then the pressure fell upon Ludaofu Xiangzheng.

Especially, Speed Xiangzheng's strict oversight and guidance of family development resulted in the family's prosperity, while the interior became extremely perilous.

With the patriarch seated alone in the high hall while several major factions below contend against each other, the family truly bears a resemblance to a feudal dynasty in miniature.

This also adds a bit more substance to Ludaofu Xiangzheng's imperial title (x).

The person concerned naturally would not want such substance, but it is undeniable that, as the future "Emperor," Ludaofu Xiangzheng has already become the object of everyone's loss.

Especially under the intentional or unintentional influence of Speed Xiangzheng, the family internally shows a hint of ethnic discrimination:

Humans are marginalized, deemed useless, while horse girls hold the speaking rights and control the family's actual enterprises.

Even the horse‑girl maids employed within the clan do not show much respect to the human members of the family.

Such an environment already had its rudiments when Luchii Xiangzheng was a child.

"It likewise affected his psychology," Aomo said.

"Hard to say," Ludaofu Xiangzheng shook his head, "in the past I have heard many people talk about my uncle, but not to me directly; rather, they spoke when they didn't notice my presence—my uncle was overshadowed too much by my mother back then."

"In a family whose main business is the horse‑girl industry, engaging in human‑oriented endeavors cannot expect attention or support."

"That is true, but when one feels especially powerless, people always yearn for something; you could call it a lucky‑streak mentality, not unreasonable, yet it is hard to extinguish."

"And when things go against one's wishes, it turns into a spark of cynical resentment."

Meeting Ludaofu Xiangzheng's gaze, Aomo nodded: "I can fully understand this mindset, at least the first half."

"However, the latter half is not hard to observe in certain criminals."

"I suppose so; whenever I meet my uncle face‑to‑face, I always feel he is looking for my mother's shadow in me, and his gaze back then was always somewhat dangerous."

"A human capable of making a Triple Crown horse girl feel danger must be met with heavy fists."

"But I just felt you are dangerous too," the horse girl turned her head to look at her.

"I think you should not have gone the wrong way," the demon calmly replied, not denying the other's definition either.

Whether from the angle of holding monster cards or from the angle of my own proposal just now, Aomo clearly knows she cannot pretend to be just an ordinary passing trainer.

The Emperor also, after careful consideration, did not agree.

But when Aomo said she wanted to learn about "Luchii Xiangzheng," she fell silent for a moment and ultimately did not refuse.

A victim seeking information about the primary suspect, even if only regarding his status within the family—such a request is not excessive, yet it dooms her expectations of him to remain unfulfilled.

One who has had no contact with the Xiangzheng family is practically jumping straight into its vortex.

And now he is doing warm‑up exercises, stretching his legs, doing squats, and even preparing a diving bell.

By now she also faintly realizes what kind of person the Lindon trainer is.

Unbelievable information‑gathering ability, thought processes that shift like the wind, astonishing courage in action, and a resolve to press on single‑mindedly even after being rejected by oneself……

Perhaps she herself should not have refused so directly.

She thought.

Given the Lindon trainer's attitude, it is clear that even without her help he intends to continue investigating in his own way until he confirms taking action—

—Yes, Ludaofu Xiangzheng, although unsure whether that matter was his uncle's instruction, feels it would not be strange if it were.

After all, the uncle himself is a potential dangerous element; his treatment in the family might make him loathe horse girls, loathe his grandmother, loathe himself, yet he also holds a high position, so he probably feels little equality toward ordinary people.

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Under these circumstances, attacking an exhibition hall or something like that, he probably wouldn't care about those casualties.

However, the fact is that there seemed to be no time for casualties to appear before he encountered this trainer right in front of him.

He picked up the stack of documents spit out by the printer, was about to put them back on the desk, Ludaofu Xiangzheng looked toward Lin Dun Trainer standing to the side.

"Moreover, I am the victim." He said this with his arms crossed.

That's right, the two horse girls came for the staff, while the attacker was heading for Manager Xingjalai.

If Lin Dun Trainer did not have that kind of strength, the outcome of this matter would be extremely serious, especially since it also involves classmates Zhen Ji Ling and Dong Shangbian Ge.

Compared to the former's millions of fans and the latter's grandmother at the Clock Tower causing subsequent effects, she cares more about the two horse girls themselves.

At the junior high training competition, Dong Shangbian Ge, who displayed top-tier explosive quality, and Zhen Ji Ling, whose sprint performance was unparalleled.

Thinking of their families, their fans, their friends, and even Te Le Sen losing these two future shining ones, even the Emperor would feel somewhat uneasy.

After all, she has been striving to this point with the goal of 'creating an era in which every horse girl can be happy'.

She also greatly looks forward to seeing those girls freely running on the field, displaying the scene of the 'Flash Series' name of brilliance.

That's why she gets along so well with Chairman Thus we output: Thus we output: QiuChuan, being allowed to continue serving as student council president after graduation.

"Then... the victim, Lin Dun Trainer."

Ludaofu Xiangzheng simply placed the documents back on the desk, leaned against the office desk, turned around, and looked toward the protector.

"After hearing all this, you don't plan to go directly to his company to investigate, do you?"

She had no doubt that, with that person's energy, she would hear news of her uncle's capture within a few days, or news of Lin Dun Trainer's disappearance.

"No need, if I'm not mistaken, the other party will probably come find me within the next two days."

Ludaofu Xiangzheng was startled by the words, then suddenly realized.

"... So that's why you asked me these questions?"

"We need to make some preparations."

A diving bell wasn't enough; he wore a set of underwater powered armor.

"... Never mind, what do you want me to help you check?"

"I thought His Majesty the Emperor would not go back on his word."

"Now it's not the Emperor," Ludaofu Xiangzheng shook his head, "it's Ludaofu Xiangzheng."

"Given that the deed is done, I have no reason to stand by idly."

"Easy to say, I think the future head of the family should have records of all the industry movements of the family members? Especially the future head of the Xiangzheng family."

"... I don't have those, but I can check the records from my grandmother's side."

"Well then, would the Old Lady of Speed Symbol be more surprised? I mean, you probably don't usually look at these things in your daily life."

"Daily?" Ludaofu Xiangzheng narrowed his eyes, somewhat curious how much the other party had investigated him, but still answered:

"She would probably be more surprised, but I've started to care that this kind of thing would likely make her very happy."

"What I mean is, will she notice me?"

"You've come this far and still care about this?"

"Then I really think this process doesn't have to be so fast."

"...... Pfft, alright." Seeing that the guy who had been full of confidence and composed just now began to show weakness, Ludaofu Xiangzheng couldn't help but laugh.

Just as seeing his preparations weren't truly flawless, it also reminded me that he's actually only nineteen, just the age of those college students.

"Then I can use a slightly more roundabout way to access those things."

"That way she won't notice?"

"That way she won't think you want to interfere in family affairs, just seeking an opportunity through me."

"It doesn't seem to have gotten much better."

"But she won't look for you so early, and will be even happier."

"Is she Cao Cao or Li Shimin?"

"Cao Cao, at least in terms of other virtues."

"Oh, impressive!"