Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start-Chapter 286: The Function of Liangyi Soul Summoning Incense
Chapter 286: Chapter 286: The Function of Liangyi Soul Summoning Incense
Upon hearing Xiao Zhan’s words, Han Dingxiang’s eyes flickered but then immediately dimmed.
"I’m sorry I wasn’t with you these past three years," said Han Dingxiang.
"It’s all in the past now," Xiao Zhan shook his head, trying his best to stay composed.
Hearing this, Han Dingxiang’s eyes grew bleak.
It’s all in the past now—that meant he didn’t want to talk about those things, that he didn’t need her anymore.
At this moment, Han Dingxiang’s gaze shifted to Ye Youlong standing aside.
She scrutinized her attentively, so intensely as if trying to see through her entirely with one look.
However, aside from her outer beauty, she couldn’t make out any of Ye Youlong’s thoughts.
She turned back to face Xiao Zhan and asked directly, "Can we go back?"
Xiao Zhan just shook his head and didn’t speak.
The last bit of light in Han Dingxiang’s eyes disappeared, and she said despondently, "I see."
After speaking, she stood up and walked toward the exit of the small courtyard.
Xiao Zhan also stood up.
"Don’t worry about me, I can get back on my own," Han Dingxiang thought Xiao Zhan was concerned about her.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan was about to respond but swallowed his words, then stood there not knowing what to do.
Once Han Dingxiang had walked a bit further away, Xiao Zhan suddenly came to his senses and called out to her retreating figure, "Some things... it’s nobody’s fault when they’re missed, they’re just missed."
He hoped Han Dingxiang could see it that way.
However, after hearing these words, Han Dingxiang didn’t react at all, as though she hadn’t heard a thing, and left like a walking corpse.
Xiao Zhan was a bit worried about her because the girl had tried to harm herself several times.
If she were to walk out the door and turn right, only to get killed by a car, it would cause a huge conflict between the Xiao and Han families.
He wanted to chase after her, but then he frowned, thought for a moment, and called over the butler, instructing him to send two people to safely escort her back home.
The butler agreed and went to make arrangements immediately.
After the butler had also left, Xiao Zhan turned his head again to look at Ye Youlong, then after some thought said, "After this is over, perhaps we should tell her the truth?"
Ye Youlong replied, "Telling her would be inflicting another wound on her. Don’t you think that’s somewhat cruel? Better she lives with resentment than in agony."
Xiao Zhan nodded, acknowledging that this made sense.
After a while, he suddenly said, "It’s strange, I just had this urge to hold her in my embrace to comfort her, and when she was leaving, my heart actually felt a bit of pain and reluctance to let her go."
At those words, Ye Youlong’s eyebrows also furrowed, but she wasn’t angry about Xiao Zhan having that feeling, because she felt it too.
When Han Dingxiang left just now, Ye Youlong inexplicably felt a sense of pity—if she hadn’t forcibly suppressed this emotion, she was worried that she might have blurted out something about giving Xiao Zhan up.
"It must be due to Han Dingxiang’s Artifact Spirit True Body affecting us with our spiritual power; her Artifact Spirit is the Liangyi Soul Summoning Incense, which can stir and control emotions."
"It’s probably because she’s too sad that she couldn’t control herself, and thus unconsciously affected us."
Xiao Zhan looked at the nearby plants; the once vibrant flowers had now become very wilted in just this short span of time.
"Her ability is quite strong, to have such a significant passive impact. If she were to exert it actively, who knows what it would be like," Xiao Zhan remarked.
Ye Youlong said, "That’s also why we need to cooperate with the Han family. In the family tournament, her ability is very useful."
...
The time came to the second day.
The four major families continued their martial arts competition.
Xiao Zhan sat in the seats and glanced at the Han Family’s position, where Han Dingxiang sat unscathed, which brought him a little relief in his heart.
Time is the best healer, he believed she would recover.
After a round of competition, it was soon Xiao Zhan’s turn, and to his surprise, he faced a member of the Li family, Li Tianxiu, in the second round!
Xiao Zhan chuckled coldly, just the second day and he had to start killing—how impolite indeed.
Spirit Manipulation Energy surged, and with a beautiful flash-step, he leaped onto the stage.
Seeing this, Li Tianxiu from the Li family snorted disdainfully and, with a jump, landed on the stage as well.
He scoffed coldly at Xiao Zhan.
Head slightly raised, full of arrogance.
Why?
Because when he jumped, he did two and a half turns in the air, which he thought was cooler than Xiao Zhan’s move.
Xiao Zhan sneered at this, what an idiot, even comparing such things.
The Flame Demon Scythe appeared in his hand, radiating intense heat, immediately exerting an invisible pressure on Li Tianxiu.
Li Tianxiu too thrust his spear, creating a fierce wind barrier in front of him to block the heatwave.
"Hmph, an SSS Artifact Spirit, that’s all?"
Li Tianxiu, feeling that the heatwave released by the Flame Demon Scythe wasn’t too threatening, couldn’t help but mock Xiao Zhan.
In response, Xiao Zhan just sneered internally, thinking you’re really regarding that as my full strength because I held back?
He was deliberately showing weakness to lower Li Tianxiu’s guard, preparing for a fatal strike later.
However, from what Xiao Zhan could see now, his plan seemed somewhat redundant—Li Tianxiu was completely single-minded without a trace of cunning.
Who would die if not such a person?
On the stage, the Li family and the other two major families were closely watching this match.
Among them, except for Han Jinhui, none were clear on Xiao Zhan’s true strength.
Naturally, Han Jinhui hoped that Xiao Zhan would win, while the others wanted to see the might of this SSS-level Artifact Spirit and whether it could turn the tide!
At the Li family’s seats, Li Quanxian couldn’t help but summon the butler after seeing the Flame Demon Scythe in Xiao Zhan’s hands, "How’s the situation with the Su Family, is the investigation complete?"
The butler replied, "There’s no conclusive result yet, but the Su Family has indeed noticed something amiss and are sending people for an in-depth investigation; we should have the outcome soon."
"Good, tell them to be cautious not to spook the target. I have a feeling that the Xiao Family is going to stir trouble at this martial arts competition."
"Stir trouble? Family Head, do they have the strength and courage for that?"
"If it were the previous Xiao Family, certainly not. But what if it’s not the Xiao Family of the past?"
The butler nodded, understanding.
At that moment, Li Quanxian asked again, "Is the Ye Family still making moves against us?"
The butler shook his head, "Not for now, they have been quite calm these past few days, probably realizing we are well-guarded and hard to deal with."
"Regardless, we can’t let our guard down, we need to strengthen our defenses, and after this competition, I will deal with them personally."
"Yes."
