Little Sorcerer, Divine Doctor

Chapter 1244 - 71: Meddling Matchmaker

The Heavenly Fox Clan Leader, Hu Qianqiu, spoke, and the other candidate saintesses, including Hu Linglong, naturally had nothing more to say.

The Jiuluan Clan Patriarch was all smiles, beckoning his own grandson over.

Lu glanced at Yun Sheng and reluctantly walked away.

"Ruolan, come back to the palace with me." Hu Qianqiu stepped forward, intending to take Hu Ruolan away.

"I... I’m not going back. Wherever Sheng’er goes, I will go." Hu Ruolan had left the palace this time to find her daughter.

"Suit yourself. I don’t believe you can stay outside alone for long." Hu Qianqiu was furious; this woman actually dared to defy his wishes.

Within just a few days, she had turned against him.

Does she not think, with her inability to even truss a chicken or earn money, she will return obediently within a few days.

Hu Qianqiu, taking the Third Elder and the others, marched away.

Yun Sheng rubbed her temples, looking at Hu Ruolan’s face, which was so much like her mother’s, wondering how to break the news of Hu Sheng’s death to her.

Upon learning that Hu Ruolan had left the palace and had nowhere to stay, Yun Sheng informed Lu and then took Hu Ruolan to her inn.

"Madam, I’m not Hu Sheng. My name is Yun Sheng, and I’m from the Wuji Continent. Hu Sheng is no longer here. Before she died, she asked me to bring her ashes back to the Sky Fox Tribe." Yun Sheng hesitated for a moment, deciding to tell the truth.

She took out the box containing Hu Sheng’s ashes.

For a long while, Hu Ruolan said nothing and didn’t take the urn.

"Madam, please accept my condolences," Yun Sheng sighed, knowing that Hu Ruolan and Hu Sheng had depended on each other for many years, and her daughter’s tragic news would be hard to accept.

"No... that’s not true, you are Sheng’er. You look exactly like Sheng’er. Sheng’er, why are you joking with your mother?" Hu Ruolan laughed, a look of disbelief on her beautifully sad face.

She lovingly caressed Yun Sheng’s face, her eyes showing a hint of obsession.

"Lady Ruolan, I do look a lot like Hu Sheng, and you and my mother were both nurtured in the Dutian Beast Blood Realm back then. I wonder if you remember; you also looked exactly alike." Yun Sheng, unable to bear seeing Hu Ruolan like this, soothed her.

"It’s impossible, Sheng’er won’t die, you are Sheng’er. Sheng’er, don’t worry, from now on, your mother will never leave your side again. Wherever you go, I’ll go. If you go to the Wuji Continent, I’ll go with you." Hu Ruolan, despairing, held Yun Sheng’s hand firmly.

Tears filled her eyes.

Yun Sheng knew Hu Ruolan couldn’t accept this reality immediately, so she used acupuncture to put Hu Ruolan to sleep temporarily.

"I can’t hand over the ashes for now, but the mess caused this time is really huge. Who knows when Hu Ruolan will accept that Hu Sheng is dead. The Heavenly Fox Saintess selection must also be completed smoothly to get the antidote for Yingying and Bo Bo." Yun Sheng contemplated.

There was only one round left in the saintess selection, and among the remaining dozen people, only Yu Shang and Hu Linglong posed a real threat.

Especially Hu Linglong, having been taught a lesson by her several times before, she would definitely try some tricks in this martial test.

The opponent, being the clan leader’s niece, probably has some power in the Sky Fox Tribe Country.

Also, Youdu Yushang, the strength she showed this time is likely only a small part of her abilities. She will be Yun Sheng’s biggest opponent in this saintess selection ceremony.

Furthermore, Yun Sheng was worried because she still didn’t know the specific content of the martial test.

However, whatever the case, she must prepare well. Yun Sheng decided to spend the remaining days refining her Corpse Puppetry and other Sky Fox inheritances thoroughly.

In fact, Yun Sheng wasn’t the only one full of expectations for this Sky Fox Tribe’s saintess selection.

After the Jiuluan Clan Patriarch met with the Young Clan Chief Lu, the old man kept staring at his grandson and smiling foolishly.

It made Lu Xin feel a chill in his heart.

"Hehe, kid, didn’t you say you wouldn’t come to Hu Capital? Why did you sneak over here quietly?" The old clan chief was bored residing in the Heavenly Fox Palace, so he moved to the inn.

"It’s not because you, old man, were meddling in matchmaking." Lu retorted irritably.

If not for his grandfather’s meddling, he wouldn’t have gotten into so much trouble.

He had originally planned to leave quietly after watching the competition, but who knew there’d be such a big mishap in the middle, and Hu Linglong would discover he was in Hu Capital.

Once his identity was exposed, all the Heavenly Fox candidate saintesses vied for his attention, and the inn’s threshold was almost trodden down these few days.

Lu, feeling annoyed, simply refused to see any of them and turned them all away at the door.

"Do you really think your grandpa was wrong? Alright then, the marriage between the Jiuluan Tribe and the Sky Fox Tribe is called off. So you don’t like that girl named Yun Sheng?" The Jiuluan Clan Patriarch waved his hand, declaring the cancellation of the marriage.

"Grandpa, what are you talking about, I... I didn’t..." Lu stammered.

"One more time, do you like Yun Sheng or not?" The old clan chief had found out that it wasn’t the first time his grandson met Yun Sheng.

The major reason for his previous aversion to marrying into the Sky Fox Tribe Country wasn’t that he didn’t like women but because he already had someone in mind.

"I... really like her." Lu, unable to handle his grandfather’s persistent nagging, simply confessed.

"Then it’s settled. This granddaughter-in-law, I, the old man, have decided on. I’ll talk to Hu Qianqiu and pick an auspicious day for your wedding," the Jiuluan Clan Patriarch chuckled, appearing as if he could hold a great-grandchild by this time next year.

"Grandpa, stop joking. Yun Sheng doesn’t like me; she seems to have someone she likes." Lu fretted.

Yun Sheng’s way of talking earlier was quite unfamiliar.

But no wonder, he and Yun Sheng, in reality, had only met twice, spending less than a full day together in total.

In such a situation, how could he expect the girl to like him?

Lu believed Yun Sheng was not the type of woman who could be easily manipulated; if provoked, she would surely fight tooth and nail.

"So what if she has a lover, participating in the Heavenly Fox Saintess selection means she is still pure. I tell you, women are actually quite easy to deceive. My grandson is tall and strong, and as the Jiuluan Young Clan Leader, nobody in the whole Eight Desolates Continent can match you. Once this Heavenly Fox Saintess selection ceremony ends, I’ll find a way to make you two a pair, and then she can’t escape." The Jiuluan Clan Patriarch finished, laughing heartily.

Lu, standing aside, watched his grandfather indulge in his plan, feeling quite helpless.