71. Is It Okay To Kill?

71. Is It Okay To Kill?

The South King's Mansion in the capital city of Great Chang.

"Stop!"

Ling Yao, Lin Fei, and the other five people looked a bit dusty by now. Nine Profound Sect was very far from the capital city, and even with fast horses, it took them five days to get there.

Looking at the South King's Mansion, Ling Yao's expression was somewhat complicated.

She had lived in the mansion for a full ten years before being sent to the Nine Profound Sect to practice martial arts at the age of ten.

However, during those ten years, because of her identity, Ling Yao had a hard time having a good impression of the mansion's life.

Ling Yao dismounted her horse and went straight to the mansion's side door.

The main gate of the mansion was only opened to welcome very important people. Others usually entered through the side door.

"Stop."

The guards at the side door stopped Ling Yao, Lin Fei, and the others.

Ling Yao frowned and directly took out a token. "I'm Ling Yao."

"Is it Miss Nineteenth? Miss Nineteen, please come in."

The guards referred to the children of the South King by their numbers unless they held a title or an official position.

Recognizing Ling Yao's identity, the guards naturally did not dare to stop her.

Ling Yao led Lin Fei and the others directly into the mansion.

"Is that Miss Nineteenth? She's changed so much."

"Back then, when she was in the mansion, she was obedient and often bullied by the other princes. I didn't expect her to look so imposing now."

"That's because Miss Nineteen's mother has a low status, but Miss Nineteen's martial talent is excellent after being sent to Nine Profound Sect. From the looks of it now, she has a lot of confidence."

"Who would've thought that Miss Nineteen would come back to compete for the position of the princess."

For a while, the guards were discussing in a low voice.

In the South King's Mansion, competition for the position of the princess or prince happened from time to time if one had strength and ambition.

Although Ling Yao had a low status, she had excellent martial talent, and that was her biggest confidence.

Returning to the mansion, Ling Yao first went to see her mother.

Ling Yao's mother looked dignified and elegant and did not appear to be aging.

Although she was just a maid in the mansion, Ling Yao often sent money to her after showing her martial talent at Nine Profound Sect, so her mother's life had been much better in these years.

"Hello, Madam."

Lin Fei and the others also saluted Ling Yao's mother.

"Good, good. You've come from far away. Please sit down."

Upon seeing Lin Fei and the others, Ling Yao's mother only forced a smile and a hint of worry flickered in her eyes.

She held Ling Yao's hand and couldn't help but ask, "Yao, do you really want to compete for the position of Princess with Six?"

"Mother, I came back this time to compete for the position of Princess! Otherwise, why would I practice martial arts so hard at Nine Profound Sect?"

Ling Yao didn't hide her purpose for coming back.

Her mother sighed and said, "Yao, I am glad to see that you have ambition. However, Six has defeated six young ladies and eight young masters since becoming the Princess.

Li Yin, Ouyang Rong, and Xia Bing, on the other hand, were all acquired sixth-level martial artists.

Their strength could not be underestimated.

However, they did not have an acquired seventh level martial artist.

This was their biggest disadvantage.

Originally, Ling Yao hoped that Senior Brother Chu could lend her a hand.

Senior Brother Chu had just broken through to the acquired seventh level.

Perhaps there would be more chances of winning.

Unfortunately, Senior Brother Chu was not willing to help Ling Yao compete for the princess's position.

"Sixth Sister's only weakness is that her own strength is not strong, only acquired fifth level.

But she has a deep background. With some connections from her mother's family, she has brought in some martial artists who get acquired sixth or even seventh level.

That's why she can defeat so many people and occupy the position of the princess for so many years."

Lin Fei secretly nodded.

He had already understood how the competition for the princess's position worked.

The strength itself might not be so important in the competition.

Instead, one needed some background, connections, and so on.

No matter where one finds these experts, in the eyes of the South King's Mansion, its ability to bring in these experts as support was a kind of strength in itself.

Relationships, connections, background - these were all part of one's strength.

And what about Ling Yao?

Her advantage lay in her high martial arts talent.

However, the competition for the position of princess required a comprehensive comparison of these strengths.

"Acquired seventh level is nothing. We can still give it a try!

Right, let's take care of Fat Fool and Thin Fool first when the competition begins. Then we'll focus on the two acquired seventh-level experts. We may still have a chance of winning!"

Li Yin, Ouyang Rong, and Xia Bing, the three female disciples, were all filled with fighting spirits.

They did have a chance of winning.

Especially Ling Yao, her skills in saber techniques were extraordinary.

She could even fight against an acquired seventh level martial artist for a period of time.

This would be an opportunity!

"Junior Brother Lin, are you scared now?"

Li Yin joked when she saw Lin Fei had been silent all along.

Lin Fei shook his head and didn't answer directly.

Instead, he looked in the direction where Fat and Thin Fools had disappeared.

In a calm tone, he said, "Senior Sister Ling, I just want to know one thing. Is it okay to kill in the competition?"

Although Lin Fei's tone was calm, for some reason, it made Ling Yao's heart skip a beat.