A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 731: Before the Ritual

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Li Lei felt that he was very unlucky.

Xia Moyan looked at his expression and thought, Of course, it’s not going to be painless.

Sure enough, when Xia Moyan grabbed his hand, the angle at which he cut his hand was different. With one slice, the blood was drained from Li Lei’s face. He couldn’t help but take a deep breath and break out in cold sweat.

This...

This was his future brother-in-law’s workmanship, it was truly awe-inspiring. When he did not want to hurt others, it was so painless that women and children like Xiao Ling and Shaohui didn’t feel a thing. However, when he wanted to hurt others, he was really ruthless. Li Lei had been on the battlefield for many years and experienced many life or death situations, but with one cut by Xia Moyan... Oh my god, it hurt more than being injured on the battlefield that year!

It was so painful that he almost fainted.

His body trembled, and he felt that he was sweating all over. There were bursts of warmth and coldness on his body, and the intense feeling of pain almost made him faint. He heard his grandfather say that there were many acupuncture points in a person, and some acupuncture points were so painful that people wished for death instead. Could it be that his future brother-in-law wickedly picked that acupuncture point?

Xia Moyan clearly looked at him. “Does it hurt?”

With some difficulty, Li Lei looked up with a blurry vision. When he saw his future brother-in-law’s indifferent expression, he was furious. Damn him! He cut him so painfully and acted as if he did not do anything wrong? Why was he such a jerk?! Schemer! Wolf in sheep’s clothing!

He used all the curse words he knew to scold The Preceptor who was high up in the air in his heart.

On the surface, he acted calmly. “Pain? How is that possible.” Even his voice was low and lazy, and he sounded more relaxed than Xia Moyan.

Xia Moyan couldn’t help but have some respect for him.

He picked the most deadly acupuncture point. That year when he was learning from his father, he was poked by this acupuncture point for the first time and it was so painful that he cried... At that time, he was only poked, but now, Li Lei’s skin was cut by a knife. He could only imagine how painful it was.

Finally, this man had some redeeming points.

Looking at Li Lei who was resisting the pain, Xia Moyan’s eyes softened.

Xia Ling also felt that something was wrong with Li Lei and asked in concern, “Are you ok?”

The most intense wave of pain at the start was already over. Li Lei took deep breaths secretly and smiled warmly at her. “It’s ok. I just wasn’t prepared just now, so I had a shock.” Seeing that she was still a little worried, he added. “Don’t you trust your own brother’s skills? It doesn’t hurt at all.”

Half doubtfully, Xia Ling finally nodded.

Only then did Li Lei discreetly sigh in relief. Compared to his pain, he was more worried about Xiao Ling worrying about him. After pacifying Xiao Ling, he looked at his future brother-in-law and smiled more radiantly.

Xia Moyan was speechless.

He tolerated it since he saw how much this young brat cared about his sister. After that, the arrogant and reserved Preceptor made a decision to stop torturing him.

Looking curiously at the blood in the bowl, Shaohui asked, “Uncle, what’s this for?”

Without rush, Xia Moyan took out a quaint box and opened it. Cold air rushed out as the box was filled with ice and a translucent thread. Xia Moyan took out the long silk thread and dipped it in the mixture of blood.

After a while, he took it out. The thread was dyed red.

The three of them looked curiously at Xia Moyan’s actions.

Xia Moyan was very fast and his movements were complicated and beautiful. Soon, the silk thread was tied into a wishing knot and placed back in the small ice box. He pushed the box to Xia Ling. “Take it.”

Xia Ling was dumbfounded. “Is the ritual over?” Did it mean that from now on, she could announce the truth about her son to the world and live happily? With this thought, she was extremely emotional.

However, Xia Moyan dampened her spirits. “The ritual hasn’t even started yet.”

Xia Ling was thoroughly unwell. “What were we doing just now then?!”

Matter-of-factly, Xia Moyan said, “Just now, it was just preparation for the ritual.” After that, he took out a map, opened it, and pointed at a red spot on it. “You have to go to the northernmost snow-capped mountain and bury this box at the peak. Remember, from the foot of the mountain to the top, the three of you have to walk by foot. You can’t use cable cars, helicopters or help from others.”

Xia Ling was still quietly studying the mountain.

Li Lei frowned. “The entire family of three has to go?” He was not afraid, but what about Xiao Ling and Shaohui? Were they able to tolerate the suffering?

As if he saw through his thoughts, Xia Moyan said, “Yes. The entire family of three has to go. You can’t have one less or one more person.” He obviously only wanted this eyesore sycamore wood to go up the mountain alone. How could he bear to see his own sister and young nephew take such a risk?

Unfortunately, there was no other way out.

No matter how powerful the Xia Family was, they could not violate the laws of nature.

Xia Moyan’s expression darkened.

After Xia Moyan’s speech, Li Lei also realized that if there was another way out, his future brother-in-law who did not like him would seize the opportunity to send him up the mountain alone.

He smiled bitterly and said, “Ok. Is there a time limit?”

Xia Moyan looked at him in approval. This piece of broken wood had some redeeming qualities. When it was time to get down to business, he was able to ask the correct questions quickly. He liked speaking to smart people. “There isn’t a time limit. You can give Xiao Ling and Shaohui some special training courses. Once they’ve adapted, you can scale the mountain.”

Li Lei also had this plan in mind and nodded.

Things were settled.

Xia Ling was not very worried about herself. She had already died once and was able to remain calm in the face of such a big expedition. However, she was worried about Shaohui. He was five years old and very young. How could he climb up such a steep snow-capped mountain?

The afternoon sun shined brightly.

The staff in the villa purchased the training props and built a room to simulate the cold and oxygen deficient environment in the snow-capped mountains. Across the glass, Xia Ling looked as Shaohui experienced the environment in the room. His chubby face was very red and his teeth could not stop chattering.

She couldn’t help but feel anxious.

Li Lei walked behind her and looked at their son in the glass room. Although they were separated by one layer of transparent glass, the environment inside was completely different. He was very proud of his son. In such a harsh environment, his young child persevered. He could see that he was very calm as he climbed up the simulated snow and peaks in the room. It was his first time, but he already remembered all of the important points and did not fall into the snow at all.