LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 50 - Blood Test
“Let’s stop interfering in the affairs of the Xie family and just observe the situation from here on,” Prince Arthur said.
Lieutenant Chen nodded. Unless specifically ordered by Prince Arthur, he would not interfere in the selection of the new Xie family head.
After all, the Xie family is a major aristocratic family, and meddling in their internal affairs is generally taboo. The selection of a family head is of utmost importance to such a family.
Interference would not only damage Prince Arthur’s reputation but also make other aristocratic families wary of them.
Prince Arthur’s stance was clear: as long as it’s not Nigri Xie, it doesn’t matter who becomes the new head of the Xie family.
The reason they went to such lengths to remove Nigri Xie from his position was because of his irreconcilable conflicts with Lucy Xie and his wife’s schemes against Atom Xie.
Within the Xie family, apart from Nigri Xie and Zhao Fanni, the other elders and Lucy Xie, a junior, had no major conflicts.
Given the immense benefits of the energy plants, coupled with Lucy Xie’s displayed potential in multiple fields and the cautionary example of Nigri Xie, the new Xie family head would not create difficulties for a direct descendant like her.
With all these favorable conditions, as long as Lucy Xie has some capability, she should be able to establish herself within the family.
Their efforts to pave the way for Lucy Xie, due to her contributions, had been sufficient. If she still couldn’t make her mark in the family, further efforts would be pointless.
They might offer a helping hand once, but not a second time for those who lack capability.
Therefore, for Prince Arthur and Lieutenant Chen, the matter of changing the Xie family head was considered closed, and they would not take further action on it.
Lieutenant Chen then brought up another matter: “Your Highness, you instructed me to specially monitor every word and action of Nigri Xie and Zhao Fanni. This morning I received a report that Zhao Fanni is acting suspiciously.”
“What’s the issue?” Prince Arthur asked, not very surprised.
“Nigri Xie had a quarrel with Zhao Fanni after losing his position as the family head. It turns out that Zhao Fanni was the one who swapped the identities of Lucy Xie and Erica Xie. The reason was that Zhao Fanni dreamed that Lucy Xie would become your wife when she grew up, so… Nigri Xie wasn’t in the family at the time, and by the time he returned and learned of it, it was already too late; many people in the family had already seen Lucy Xie. Nigri Xie actually believed Zhao Fanni’s dream and helped cover it up,” Lieutenant Chen said, unsure of how to comment.
Swapping the identities of two children because of a dream? That woman must be crazy to want to be the prince’s mother-in-law. And Nigri Xie just went along with it—how foolish can one be?
Even if Prince Arthur did marry Lucy Xie, it would be because of her exceptional qualities.
Although Lucy Xie is still young and her cultivation is not high, Lieutenant Chen could already imagine her future prowess.
Among the younger generation in the Blue-Black Empire, no girl should be able to compare to her.
In any case, Prince Arthur wouldn’t marry her just because of Atom Xie’s saving grace.
Moreover, Atom Xie merely blocked a bullet by accident. Even if he hadn’t, Prince Arthur would have only suffered minor injuries; it wasn’t a life-saving act.
“And during their argument, another detail came out: Zhao Fanni had been administering ability-suppressing agents to Lucy Xie for a long time. I’ve already sent people to search for evidence,” Lieutenant Chen said, somewhat angrily.
Zhao Fanni not only swapped the identities of the two children but also tried to ruin Lucy Xie. Fortunately, Lucy Xie is talented; otherwise, she would have become a useless person.
If evidence is found, Lieutenant Chen would not mind letting the relevant people know about this matter.
“It’s hard to imagine how high Lucy Xie’s cultivation would be now if she hadn’t been given those suppressants,” Lieutenant Chen thought after learning about this.
“Send someone to check tonight to see if there are any suppressants left in her system,” Prince Arthur said, also feeling some anger.
“Alright. Your Highness, Zhao Fanni also mentioned a lot of things from her dreams. I reviewed the report, and Zhao Fanni’s dreams seem to be more than ordinary dreams—they appear to have precognitive elements,” Lieutenant Chen continued.
Prince Arthur pondered for a moment and said, “Have someone discreetly take Zhao Fanni to Dr. Wang and find out the specifics of her dreams.”
Dr. Wang is a master hypnotist with excellent interrogation skills. Unless Zhao Fanni has undergone specialized counter-interrogation training, she will definitely reveal everything.
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Unaware that someone was paving the way for her after the one-person-one-snake incident moved out of her mental “sight,” Maim Dongzi continued searching for energy plants in the forest.
Unlike the nearly fruitless morning, she seemed to suddenly hit a streak of good luck, discovering clusters of energy plants one after another.
Not only was she pleased, but so was Lieutenant Chen. In the evening, he even sent a special message praising her. The survival game’s communication restrictions didn’t affect Lieutenant Chen and his team.
However, Maim Dongzi felt that Lieutenant Chen’s message was just an excuse to praise her. The real purpose was to inform her that she might have been administered ability suppressants and that Prince Arthur had sent someone to take her blood for testing.
Maim Dongzi had no objections to this. She also wanted to know if there were any ability suppressants in her blood.
If Prince Arthur was proactive enough to send someone for a blood test, Maim Dongzi believed that even if the results were not good, Prince Arthur would recommend an expert for treatment if he didn’t send someone himself.
Indeed, her choice to align with Prince Arthur was proving to be wise.
By evening, Maim Dongzi found a suitable large tree, set up a treehouse, and secured it with mutant vines. She then avoided the livestreaming ball and met with Prince Arthur’s envoy below the tree.
The night passed without incident until dawn.
Actually, it wasn’t entirely without incident. After Maim Dongzi washed up and poured water down from the tree, a level-two mutant leopard, which had been passing by, noticed something and quietly climbed up the tree, moving closer to the treehouse.
It was just a level-two mutant leopard, and Maim Dongzi didn’t even need to go outside. She simply used her mental power to intimidate it, causing the mutant leopard to flee.
The livestream ball outside the treehouse recorded the scene, but viewers in the live stream weren’t worried about Maim Dongzi. Since she had already killed level-three mutant beasts, a level-two was nothing.
Everyone was just puzzled about why the mutant beast ran away before it even reached the treehouse. They wondered if the scent of the spray Maim Dongzi used outside the treehouse was too frightening.