Douluo: Unparalleled General, Starting by Deceptive Thousand-Snow-Peak 139

Chapter 139: Keyword Invades the Heart

Less than five days remained until Nan Feihuang and Xun Yu’s return to Ancient Thunder King Country Academy.

But as long as they were still at the academy, they had to attend classes, even if only a single day remained.

These past few days, however, had been quite difficult for Nan Feihuang.

News had spread throughout the entire academy: due to Nan Feihuang’s impending departure, Yu Tianheng was making his one hundredth, and final, challenge against the “Flying General.” Everyone expected Yu Tianheng to suffer his one hundredth defeat.

However, the result was unexpected.

Nan Feihuang lost, and lost inexplicably, quickly becoming a topic of conversation for many after their meals.

“Hey, hey, hey, have you heard? Flying General was instantly defeated by Yu Tianheng.”

“I know, I know. I even watched the match. Yu Tianheng didn’t even unleash his Martial Soul. He just said one harsh sentence, and the Flying General collapsed to the ground.”

“What kind of harsh words were so powerful? They actually instantly defeated the Flying General. I’ll try it later too. If I can defeat the so-called undefeated Flying General, my name will surely resound throughout Heavenly Dou City.”

“The sentence was, ‘Feihuang, you must give your all in this match. Don’t hold back!'”

“Huh? That’s considered harsh words? It’s quite ordinary.”

“The key isn’t the harshness of the words, but the character ‘qian’ (千) within them. According to well-informed sources, Flying General seems to be ill, suffering from something called ‘keyword invading the heart.’ He’s been extremely sensitive to the character ‘qian’ recently.”

Indeed, the reason for Nan Feihuang’s defeat was this inexplicable illness. As for the “well-informed sources” mentioned, it was naturally Xun Yu.

There was no other way. Nan Feihuang being instantly defeated was too embarrassing to spread. By phrasing it this way, everyone understood that in terms of strength, Nan Feihuang still far surpassed Yu Tianheng; he was simply out of sorts lately.

Many also found the situation amusing. No one knew what kind of shock he’d received to become so sensitive to the character ‘qian.’ Everyone collectively guessed that he had likely experienced heartbreak.

Xue Ke thought so too. What else besides a beautiful woman could make a man so sentimental? This made her instantly jealous, because her name didn’t contain the character ‘qian,’ implying that the woman responsible for Nan Feihuang’s illness was someone else.

“Big Brother, you absolutely must get justice for me! I don’t want Feihuang Gege to like someone else. Even if he wants to take concubines, he has to do it after he marries me!” Xue Ke complained to Xue Qinghe.

Her complaint was well-reasoned. Nan Feihuang’s father, Nan Tianchen, had taken concubines before because before meeting Queen Lan Xue, he had neither a lover nor a betrothed. Therefore, for the sake of the royal bloodline’s continuation, he could first take two concubines.

But Nan Feihuang was different. He already had Xue Ke, his formally betrothed. Taking concubines wasn’t a problem, and she was willing to accept it. After all, the future king couldn’t possibly only have one woman, but it had to be after marrying his wife.

“Keyword… invading the heart?” Xue Qinghe repeated the unfamiliar ailment, then learned that the keyword causing Nan Feihuang’s illness was the character ‘qian,’ finally bursting into laughter.

“Haha, there’s actually such an illness in this world!”

She found the boy who admired her to be adorable. He even got this illness just because his confession was rejected.

It showed that he really cared about her.

Even though Nan Feihuang was so pitiful, she inexplicably felt incredibly happy.

“Big Brother, you’re still laughing! Feihuang Gege is about to have an affair, and you don’t care about me at all! Hateful! Don’t let me find out who that vixen with a name containing ‘qian’ is, or this princess will give her a good lesson!” At this moment, Xue Ke, consumed by jealousy, had forgotten all the etiquette that Tang Yuehua had taught her.

“Uh…” Xue Qinghe didn’t know what to say.

How could she possibly comfort her? Should she tell her sister, “Your fiancé’s intended mistress is me?”

Besides, when did she become a vixen? She hated seductive foxes most of all; there was one in the Martial Soul Temple who had stolen the maternal love she should have enjoyed.

Furthermore, what about marrying first and then taking concubines? First, she would never be a concubine, and second, even though they were betrothed, it was still uncertain whether they would get married. There were not many years left until her plan officially began.

As soon as Bibi Dong launched her Soul Hunting operation, she would simultaneously launch her plan to seize power.

At that time, the Heavenly Dou court would be in chaos, and no one would care about their betrothal.

She wasn’t deliberately sabotaging her fake sister’s marriage; it was just an unintentional side effect.

At worst, when she became a god, she would grant her sister a peaceful life in return.

“It seems I need to visit Feihuang again. Otherwise…pfft!” Thinking, Xue Qinghe laughed again. Nan Feihuang’s “keyword invading the heart” syndrome had touched a soft spot in her heart.

This was the first time someone loved her to this extent, just from hearing the name alone.

Again, she was gloriously mistaken.

Huyan Jueluo Xiu’s “keyword invading the heart” was indeed caused by his excessive love for Sun Shangxiang. Nan Feihuang’s, however, stemmed from his agonizing struggle over falling in love with someone he shouldn’t. He was currently very depressed.

“Damn Wenruo, actually spreading such an embarrassing thing. Now no one is discussing the fact that Tianheng beat me; my reputation for strength is successfully preserved, but the whole world now knows I was rejected by a girl with ‘qian’ in her name! Where is the face of this Flying General?!”

Nan Feihuang just wanted to go home and hide under the covers. He had reigned supreme at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy for three years, serving as the top student for three years. He was about to perfectly complete his exchange student program, yet in the final days, he had ruined his reputation.

“Oh, Flying General, you must take care of your body!”

“Sigh, Feihuang junior brother, you’ve been at our academy for over a thousand days. Knowing that you’re leaving soon, this senior brother is really reluctant to see you go.”

“Feihuang junior brother, this senior sister will miss you too. Even if we are separated by thousands of miles, I’ll find a chance to visit you!”

Later, even Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and Ye Lingling joined the group making fun of him. Every instance of the character ‘qian’ was emphasized, causing him immense suffering.

Finally, his fully recovered mother arrived to take him home. Upon learning of her son’s strange illness, Lan Xue was both amused and exasperated.

Unlike others, she could probably guess the cause of Nan Feihuang’s illness. Among the girls Nan Feihuang knew, only one was outstanding and beautiful enough to attract him, and she happened to have the surname Qian.

That was Qian Renxue, with whom Nan Feihuang had shared life-or-death experiences in the Star Dou Great Forest.

This was a serious problem. If it were an ordinary girl, she would simply propose again. Marrying Xue Ke and then taking another concubine wouldn’t be a problem, but Qian Renxue was the daughter of the former Pope Qian Xunji. Her status was too high, even higher than Xue Ke’s.

Even with his Title Douluo mother, the gap between them was still vast.

Even without Nan Feihuang’s betrothal, proposing to her to the Martial Soul Temple would likely be unsuccessful.

Therefore, this time, his mother was also helpless. She could only hope her son would recover soon.

Lan Xue also clearly misunderstood, like Qian Renxue, thinking that her son’s current state was caused by his excessive fondness for Qian Renxue. But actually, Nan Feihuang wasn’t worried about whether he could be with Qian Renxue in the future. He was worried that if he started liking Qian Renxue, it would be inconvenient to kill people in the future. He was afraid that because of Qian Renxue, he’d subconsciously show mercy to some people in the Martial Soul Temple.

This kind of mentality was unacceptable; it would harm both himself and others.

Qian Renxue’s own experience in the original story was the best proof.

If she hadn’t repeatedly spared Tang San, the Martial Soul Temple would not have been defeated and destroyed.

Nan Feihuang, aiming to become a general, clearly lacked ruthlessness; he was unqualified. This was what he was currently striving to overcome.

Now, he was planning to visit the Slaughter City in the future to continuously slaughter his way to extinguishing this “love-brained” tendency.

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