[COMPLETE] Transmigrated Author: The Quiet Plum

Chapter 50: Duke Li's Attitude

"A'mei, can you tell me how you were able to get out?" It was Huang Li Yun's most burning question.

Qiaoli was sitting next to his brother in the carriage. The fifth prince was with Yemin who was acting as his guard in another carriage.

"Out?" She didn't understand what he was talking about.

Li Yun was also confused at first until he remembered that Qiaoli didn't have the same understanding of Huo Ai as him.

"In Huo Ai, a baby will be tested on his 100th day to know whether he can cultivate. On the day of your test, you didn't have an affinity to any of the elements. Thus, practically speaking, you can't go out of Huo Ai."

The young lady digested what he said before asking, "People who can't cultivate aren't allowed to get out?"

She had a strange expression as though she couldn't believe it. She knew that she didn't have the same kind of power as her brother because it was absent in her body. Then Qin Yu must have used some strange voodoo on her to smuggle her away from Huo Ai. That guy gave off the feeling that he could do that.

As she was thinking of this, Huang Li Yun answered her question. "Yes, because the barrier asks for a huge amount of spirit essence when passing. Only direct descendants of the founding clans are exempted from this rule. However, even direct descendants without cultivation can't pass through. The invisible barrier was built by our ancestors to ensure the balance of this world won't be disrupted. Cultivators can't wreak havoc in Zhong Xin as they pleased."

>中心 - zhōng xīn - heart/center/core, what ppl in Huo Ai collectively call the four nations, it's like the name of the continent<

Hearing this, Huang Qiaoli pursed her lips. "Then... how did I get out?"

She gazed outside as though trying to find answers to this puzzle. She could say that it was Qin Yu who brought her here. But she didn't know who Qin Yu really was although she was sure he wasn't human because Si Hai treated him like his ancestor. Until she was positive that her association with Qin Yu wouldn't be troublesome, she wouldn't speak about him.

She was also relieved that all through the ride to the delegates' district, her brother avoided the topic of what really happened the day their parents died. Qiaoli wasn't aware that her eyes were still puffy from crying and Li Yun didn't want to open another deep wound. They could discuss heavy topics some other time.

He asked her who raised her and where. Were they good to her? If not, he could always pay those people a visit and teach them a lesson with a charming smile. He didn't dig how she was brought to the Hong family and she noticed how careful he was in trying to get her to open up to him.

Qiaoli assured him that the Hong family treated her just fine. But there was also one important thing... there was an old man who died protecting her. But she never got to ask his real name. She went on to tell her brother about Old Shang.

Huang Li Yun listened to her story very well. And he was amazed by how she concisely narrated that she was almost assassinated the night she decided to run away from the Hong family without missing out on the bloody details.

But when it came to the part that she was rescued by a friend, her story became vague. Li Yun didn't force her to tell everything as he could already guess the identity of the person she called Old Shang.

"Could it be? From your description, he seems to be Elder Shangxi."

Huang Shangxi was a former Pillar of their grandfather when he was still the duke. Their Grandfather Huang perished early because their Grandmother wasn't a cultivator. Her life wasn't lengthened by qi so she died of natural causes. Some of the old clans in Huo Ai were staunch believers that only death could separate love. When their grandmother passed to the yellow springs, their grandfather soon followed.