Chapter 44 - The Fights between Sisters

On the stages people cheering for the winner, she is a woman with white robes with delicate pink flower embroidery on her skirt, the women smile confidently when her opponent unconscious on the floor, the man's body is cover with bruised and red scars looks like he was beaten badly by the girl with white dress.

Lory push back Zhao Li Xin weird question behind her back, she knows he can be weird sometimes "Who is that girl?" she lean at Zhao Li Xin.

"Ying Xuan Xie, from the Ying clan…" he glances at the woman on the stages just for a second, he feels there's nothing special about that woman. Why the information he got said the woman as beautiful as a fairy, delicate as a flower and pure as snow, who the HECK makes up that story!! It's anyone said pure, is supposed to be his little savior!!

The truth is Ying Xuan Xie lift up to her reputation, she is beautiful she even on par with Lao Min Na but unfortunately, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. In Zhao Li Xin's eyes, Ying Xuan Xie beauty is only 'Meh….' For him. On the other hand, Lory stunned how beautiful the girl on the stage is, beauty assessment in this world and her world not so different only people in her world appreciated all kind of beauty even if it slightly different with their usual taste, people in this world is more petty and small-minded maybe because they never have seen people who didn't look like them.

Lory saw her give the fifth prince affectionate gaze and the prince smiles gently at her, she suddenly smelled interesting gossip she tugs Zhao Li Xin sleeves repeatedly "hey…hey…is that woman and the prince are..…." Lory woggle her pinky finger and raised her eyebrows. Zhao Li Xin frown he never saw anyone make that kinda gesture but he understands what she means, he nodded slightly "She is fifth prince consort candidate"

"Ohh….how old is that Fifth prince…?" she continues to gossip, whose fault there's no idol in this world.

Zhao Li Xin needs a moment to remember how old his brother is "Hmm…almost twenty-five I think"

"It's that so…..quite old for bachelor isn't he?"

"He's not really bachelor, he has few concubines and daughter in his household…." Said Zhao Li Xin

Lory feels someone smacks her head "I forgot about that....." how could she forgot most man in this world especially noble would have sexual intercourse at the age thirteen if they like, most family encouraged this and it's normal to have concubines when they reach seventeen but they left the official wife position to a woman who has good background and good reputation, except Zhao Li Xin when she thinks about it Zhao Li Xin is really an oddball in this world.

"Why you don't have concubines?" Lory suddenly asks, she always wondered about this. Even Zhao Li Xin is a useless prince, but prince still a prince, he could find beautiful daughter for lower-class official or just common beautiful girls to be with him but he doesn't take anyone, even his maid mostly old maids.

Zhao Li Xin feels uncomfortable Lory asking this casually "Women is a hassle..." he said shortly without looking at her.

Lory frown, she had this question she needs to ask since a long time ago but she scared to make him angry but the questions had been a lump in her throat for sometimes, she bites her lips and brace herself "Do you....even like women…..at all?"

Zhao Li Xin feels like lightning struck him, she stares at Lory he suddenly feels inexplicable feeling rose from within "This Lord like women and only married a woman but this Lord doesn't like ordinary woman, not every woman would do for this Lord!!"

That was a long and passionate explanation, Lory can only nod her head "O…..okay…."

"You understands!!" Zhao Li Xin wants to make sure.

"Crystal!!" she affirms it.

Next the moment everyone waiting for the fight between Lao Fei Yan and Lao Min Na, it's no secret the relationship between the sisters is not good one of the reasoned is the 'lecherous' Crown Prince.

Two beautiful girls stand on the stages is scened to behold if only they don't kill each other, Lo Fei yan stare at Lao Min Na with demeaning looks while Lao Min Na sneered at Lao Fei Yan, the air becomes tensed people stop cheering they can't wait to see how these girls fight each other.

"Second sister I would consider our past relationship to let you off as long you retreat from this competition" Lao Fei yan smile arrogantly, she can't believe can defeat her with her current power.

"Thank you for your benevolence sister but I'm afraid I cannot accept it" Lao Min Na scoffed.

Lao Fei Yan sneer "Don't dream to defeat me sister, you think you can have crown prince after you defeat me?"

Zhao Mu Fan feels his heart flutter, two beautiful women fight for his affection nothing can satisfied man's ego more than this, Zhao Yi Chen face turns dark, he really wants to rip Zhao Mu Fan smug face.

But then Lao Min Na giggle "Oh my, Sister you can keep that man this younger sister had lost her interest since a long time ago"

Her words shock everyone including Lao Fei Yan while Zhao Mu Fan turns red from shammed. People want to laugh but they not dare infuriated the crown prince so they cover their mouth and look down. No matter how hard people try to hide it Zhao Mu Fan and Lao Fei yan can see people had ridiculed them, she clench her fist from anger then she glared at Lao Min Na furiously.

"Don't said, I don't warn you!!"

"I won't" Lao Min Na said casually.

The two girls jump forwards at the same time and to fist collide in the air, they're strength almost the same both of them push backward at the same time again, but Lao Min Na managed to balance herselft first then she pushes her leg and strikes Lao Fei Yan with her palm, Lao Fei Yan barely dodged it and Lao Min Na palms miss her chest but graze her shoulder and hurt Lao Fei Yan.

Even though she feels hurt she twist her waist and hit Lao Min Na in the stomach enough to push her back a few steps, knowing both of their strength on par they gather their Qi and they can feel the air around them are changed, what make them shock is Lao Min Na turns out to be on Master level, this fact shock everyone. Lao Fei Yan gritted her teeth she can believe this trash has the same power as she is, she had been cultivated for nine years while Lao Min Na only starts cultivated three years ago is that mean Lao Min Na more talented than her, how could she accept this.

This time Lao Fei Yan attack Lao Min Na with killing intent she can't let this woman alive any longer. Lo Min Na knows she wants to kill her, she feels elated because she gives her a reason to kill Lao Fei Yan too. The fight becomes more fierce to the point both of them draw their swords and sound of steel collide echoed in the air.

Lory watch the intense fights, she covers herself with the fur cloack her gaze becomes sombers, Zhao Li Xin doesn't know what makes her mood suddenly change, Lory then said with quiet voice "It said isn't it....."

"What's wrong?" Zhao Li Xin feels puzzled.

"They both sister..."She said again with her eyes remain on the stages.

He understands what she means "sometime it's inevitable…."

"I know, I just feels sad for them….." Lory sighs deeply.

Zhao Li Xin patted her hands gently, how could she feel sorry for Lao Min Na and Lao Fei Yan, especially Lao Min Na she was the one who beating her black and blue a few months before, he doesn't understand why she still has the heart to feel sorry for Lao Min Na, Zhao Li Xin feel worried for her but at the same time he feel his heart feel warmed.

After awhile Lao Min Na managed to overcome Lao Fei Yan, in critical moment Lao Fei yan swings her swords and thorn Lao Fei Yan collar, it shows a bit of her shoulder but a second later Lao min Na covers her shoulder with the scarf on her neck. It's only happening in three seconds but enough for Lory to become frozen.

Zhao Li Xin feels her hand become icy cold, her eyes bulged widely and her mouth slightly open, her heart beating like a hundred miles in a second, all her body tremble profusely.

"Ri Yi, what happened with you?" Zhao Li Xin holds her chin with an anxious face, there's something terribly wrong about her. Lory's eyes remind blank like she was on the trance "I...….That can't be..." she whispers.

Her eyes back on the stage where Lao Min Na hits Lao Fei Yan with loud 'Bang!!'

"No way.....it's impossible…."She murmured to herself