CHAPTER 499: CHAPTER 500: THE LAST TEAM MEMBER

At this moment, Feng Bailing also withdrew his gaze.

By now, Dongfang Yong and the others had also arrived.

Princess Mingxia searched through the crowd and, upon seeing Feng Bailing, hurried over.

"Sister-in-law, here are some pastries that my mother and I have prepared."

Having said this, Princess Mingxia looked behind her and saw the face of Princess Consort Shun twisting uncomfortably behind her.

She glanced at Dongfang Yong, then at Feng Bailing’s family of four, her face too proud to come forward and say goodbye.

Feng Bailing nodded at her, as a way of saying thanks.

"Why haven’t we set off yet? The other representative teams have already departed."

Dongfang Li had been waiting for more than an hour and Dugu Wu still had not given the order to move out. Dongfang Yu’s team had already started to leave, and he was becoming somewhat impatient.

"We’re still missing one member."

Dugu Wu said in a deep voice.

Dugu Wu checked and found that the White Wolf had not yet arrived.

Dugu Wu’s team was the most unique among all the Ten Countries’ Representative Teams, as it consisted not only of children and women but also a White Wolf. This had long been talked about across the Ten Countries, and other team leaders ridiculed Dugu Wu behind his back for making a mystery out of nothing.

It was not unusual to see Beast Control Masters as contestants, but it was unheard of to have an animal directly as a contestant.

It was past noon and the White Wolf still had not shown up.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour and seeing that the carriages and horses of the other teams had all left, Dongfang Li finally couldn’t hold back any longer.

"Dugu Wu, we can’t have so many people waiting forever for one animal. In my opinion, it’s better to choose a regular team member from the reserves."

Dongfang Li said with a hint of irritation.

But no sooner had he finished speaking than he felt a chill up his spine.

With a whoosh, a swift white shadow leaped in from outside the city gate, so fast that the guards at the gate couldn’t react in time.

The white shadow had a white coat of fur like a mountain.

A series of exclamations burst from the crowd.

"A wolf! Such a large wolf."

The White Wolf King has arrived!

Dongfang Yong, Hong Xuan, Feng Luochen, and others quickly came forward.

They had shared difficulties with the White Wolf King before, especially Dongfang Yong, who even showed a trace of joy on his face upon seeing the White Wolf King.

The White Wolf King looked on proudly, giving a cold glance to the crowd, not speaking human words this time, and simply walked up to Dugu Wu.

Dugu Wu looked down upon the White Wolf King from above.

He slightly furrowed his brows as when he looked over the White Wolf King, did the White Wolf seem to slightly tremble?

Dugu Wu was about to speak when Dugu Xiaojin hurried over.

"Father, may I ride in the same carriage as the White Wolf?"

Dugu Xiaojin liked animals, and after Dugu Wu scrutinized the White Wolf and assured that it bore no killing intent, he nodded reassuringly.

Dugu Xiaojin didn’t bring Baishan this time. With the White Wolf King for company on his journey, he would have more companionship since, after all, animals are more reliable than people.

Seeing that neither his father nor mother had noticed anything amiss, Dugu Xiaojin breathed a sigh of relief. He really feared that Baishan might give away his secret.

The arrival of the White Wolf King meant that the entire Great Chu Representative Team was now fully assembled.

The caravan finally set off and left Chu City.

After watching her daughter and the caravan depart, Dongfang Lianhua finally reluctantly withdrew her gaze.

She was chatting and laughing with the Princess Consort Shun, holding Feng Xiaoli and preparing to return home.

Suddenly, a person stumbled and ran over, falling to the ground with a thud.

Aunt Xue’s eyes were red and swollen, and her face was tear-stained as she pleaded.

"Princess sister, you must save Zhanlian this time."

Just now, Feng Zhanlian had fainted in anger after being provoked by Xiao Junci and Lady Nan Feng.

In a rush, Aunt Xue had sent him to the medical clinic, where the doctor informed them that Feng Zhanlian had suffered a stroke and would likely be bedridden in the future.

To make matters worse, Aunt Xue discovered upon returning home in tears to retrieve silver that Lady Nan Feng had quietly sold off all the Feng Residence’s valuables and ran off with the silver notes following Xiao Junci.

Little did the people of the Feng Residence know that Lady Nan Feng was a surprise planted in Great Chu by Xiao Junci. She initially seduced Feng Zhanlian because she coveted Feng Zhanlian’s status as a Prince Consort, planning to abduct Feng Bailing and her daughters.

Now that Feng Zhanlian no longer held the position of Prince Consort, their plan to abduct the family had also fallen through. With Princess Changle now by Xiao Junci’s side, this rival made Lady Nan Feng restless. Unwilling to remain a widow in the Feng Residence, she walked away without looking back.

With Lady Nan Feng gone, the sky seemed to collapse over the Feng Residence.

Left without silver, Aunt Xue could only seek help from Dongfang Lianhua.

"I can’t help you with this, and you don’t need to call me sister anymore. Between you and me, between me and Feng Zhanlian, there are no ties at all."

Dongfang Lianhua’s expression was cold, her tone indifferent.

Aunt Xue had thought that a few pleas would soften Dongfang Lianhua’s heart, but she did not expect such a resolute stance from her this time.

"Princess sister, a day as a couple signifies a hundred days’ grace; you and Zhanlian were married for twenty years."

Aunt Xue wept and wailed, clinging to Dongfang Lianhua’s legs.

"Ah, what’s with you, woman? Clinging to the Princess and not letting go, who gave you, a lowly commoner, the audacity to call the Princess ’sister’?"

Seeing Dongfang Lianhua’s displeased face, the Princess Consort Shun was not happy.

She detested nothing more than someone like Aunt Xue playing the damsel in distress, always seeking sympathy with a pitiful act in front of others.

"That’s right. When you were sneaking around behind the Princess’s back, why didn’t you think of your marital and sisterly sentiments then?"

Princess Mingxia couldn’t help but speak out.

Such a couple was truly shameless.

"Such people should not be heeded. If you have no silver for treatment, then just sell the Feng Residence. The Princess was kind enough to divide half of the estate to you. If it were me, I’d have beaten a lowly commoner like you to death with a stick long ago."

The Princess Consort Shun said angrily, and then the nannies beside her stepped forward to pull away Aunt Xue, who stuck like a plaster.

Dongfang Lianhua, holding Feng Xiaoli, didn’t look back and quickly left.

Aunt Xue watched Dongfang Lianhua’s receding figure with disbelief and resentment in her eyes.

Princess Yong’an, truly a noble born of golden branches and jade leaves.

And herself, nothing but a lowly commoner.

For over twenty years, she had traded her beauty and intelligence for everything she had, only to see it crumble to dust today.

Aunt Xue, in complete despair, and Feng Zhanlian barely clinging to life, with Feng Zhao’an absent and Xiangxue dead, Aunt Xue suddenly felt hopeless.

With a vacant look, she headed towards the medical clinic; now with no other options left, she could only sell the Feng Residence.

But soon enough, she regained confidence. Zhao’an, yes, she still had her son Zhao’an.

She believed that this time, Feng Zhao’an would surely achieve something in the Competition Among Ten Countries. Once her son returned with honors, she and the Feng Residence would rise again to glory – all she had to do was survive this ordeal!