A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Li Lei calmly watched as she dialed his number.

After some time, Xia Ling was upset and put down her phone. “Bastard brother, there’s no signal here! He did it on purpose, right?” Xia Ling gritted her teeth. With the Xia Family’s wealth, it was impossible that there was no signal in the mountains. The only reason was that someone deliberately blocked the signal.

Li Lei smiled as if he were saying “I told you so.”

Xia Ling was unhappy and pinched him again. “You’re still laughing!”

“Ok, I won’t laugh… Haha…” Li Lei really couldn’t restrain his laughter. He chuckled a little before trying his best to act serious. “You can rest here and wait for me to investigate the place. Ah Nuo, protect everyone.”

Ah Nuo nodded and acknowledged him.

Xia Ling worriedly asked, “Will you get lost?”

Li Lei replied, “Don’t worry. Every time I come to the wilderness I will leave marks on the way. Even if I can’t find the entrance, it won’t be hard for me to find my way back here.”

Only then did Xia Ling feel relieved and watched him leave.

The group waited at the same place for some time. Sure enough, Li Lei turned around and said, “This maze isn’t easy to figure out. I found out a few clues but am still far away from solving it.”

Xia Ling asked, “What should we do then?” In this group, she could only rely on Li Lei. If Li Lei could not solve this maze, everyone would be stuck here. Of course, they would definitely not starve to death on the Xia Family territory. Xia Moyan would definitely send someone to save then, but it would be too embarrassing if that happened.

Li Lei said, “I have a plan.”

At the same time, on the observation deck halfway up the mountain.

An old man and a young man were standing at the edge of the cliff looking down at what was going on.

The young man who was dressed in white asked the old man beside him, “Father, do you think they will succeed?”

The old man laughed. “Moyan, don’t worry. Don’t underestimate the capabilities of your future brother-in-law.”

Xia Moyan snorted. “Future brother-in-law? Capabilities? He just went to scan the area and did not even see the answers lying in front of him. Didn’t he just return to the group with his tail between his legs? How is he qualified to be my brother-in-law?”

The old man laughed again. “Your sister likes him. Even if he’s dirt, you still have to acknowledge him.”

Xia Moyan rolled his eyes. “Don’t you think that young brat lacks in capability and isn’t worthy of sister? Father, don’t forget what we’ve agreed on beforehand. This time, we have to let that young brat endure some hardship to let him know that the Xia Family isn’t easy to mess with.” He was not pleased that his sister fell for this man so easily, so he wanted to think of a way to make things difficult for Li Lei. He already planned for Li Lei to have a hard time passing this obstacle of the Xia Family.

The old man nodded. “That’s a given. Does he think that marrying the daughter of the Xia Family is so easy?” He didn’t deliberately want to break this marriage apart but felt that what Xia Moyan said made sense. They couldn’t let Li Lei pass this obstacle so easily.

Only then did Xia Moyan’s expression ease.

On the hillside, Xia Ling was unaware of the conversation between her brother and her father. She looked at Li Lei in anticipation. “What good plan do you have?”

Li Lei took out his phone. “I will make a phone call.”

Xia Ling was speechless. “I thought you had some amazing plan. Do you think that your call will succeed? I just tried, there’s no signal!”

Li Lei smiled very deceitfully. “Who said there’s no signal? My phone is a stronger model.” He took out his phone, pressed a few buttons, and sure enough, his phone could receive the signal. The Li family had a satellite-specific signal which had a strong penetration strength and could not be blocked.

Xia Ling was finally convinced and listened as he made the call.

“Hello, grandpa? I’m on the way to the Xia Family now. The Xia Family has a tactical formation that I can’t figure out so I need to rely on you… How could you say that you don’t have a grandson like me? I was forced to do that in the past. From now on, I will be filial to you. Besides, we can’t let the Xia Family look down on the Li Family, right?” With an awkward expression, he said a lot of things to pacify Old Master Li.

At the side, Xia Ling was speechless. She initially thought that he had a good idea, but instead, he was begging Old Master Li for help? Could that old master really help?

Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Li Lei gesturing for them to keep up.

Suspiciously, she followed him. She heard him describe the mountain to Old Master along the way and he stopped to observe his surroundings from time to time. Gradually, he really led everyone out of the original maze.

Halfway up the mountain.

Xia Moyan and the old man noticed their movements.

“Is he almost here?” The old man nodded. “This man is still quite capable.”

Xia Moyan was displeased. “He obviously made a call for foreign aid. What’s so great about that?”

The old man smile. “The fact that he was able to break through the formation is already very impressive. And it’s also impressive that he knows contacts to help him in this sort of situation. This young man is still quite acceptable.”

Xia Moyan toyed with a small signal monitor. He listened to it for a while and sneered. “He called Li Shanhe for help. That old man treated Shaohui like sh*t!”

After hearing what Xia Moyan said, the old man remembered how horribly his grandson was treated and his expression turned cold. However, after a moment, he returned to normal. “It’s quite impressive that Li Lei can still get his grandpa’s support after seizing his grandpa’s power and position.”

“Father, you can continue to praise him.” Xia Moyan was very dissatisfied.

The old man smiled again. “Fine, I know that you don’t think highly of him. Later when they’re up on the mountain, you can make things difficult for him. I won’t interfere. How about that?”

Xia Moyan said quietly, “I will make things difficult for him now. How about I increase the difficulty of the formation now?” The Xia Family had a few tactical formations and today’s formation was already the simplest one.

The old man shook his head. “Li Shanhe only has a basic understanding of metaphysics. The current formation is already enough to make him rack his brains. If you increase the difficulty, they will be trapped in the mountains. Do you want Xiao Ling to starve and freeze with them?”

“I…” Xia Moyan was stumped. After a long time, he sneered and said, “He’s lucky.”

Li Lei, who just escaped some hardship, finally solved the maze under the guidance of his grandfather. The group cheered and leaned on a large rock lethargically. Panting, Xia Ling said, “Bastard brother. Later when I see him, I will definitely give him a piece of my mind.”

Li Lei said, “Don’t. If you really scold him, he will definitely direct his anger at me.” He was really a little scared of his future brother-in-law. In fact, he was more afraid of him than his wife-to-be.

Xia Ling glared at him. “Can you be more useful?”

Li Lei’s eyes sparkled. “How about I kill him? After I marry you, the Xia Family can’t retaliate against the Li Family and its future generations.”

Xia Ling rolled her eye at him. “Idiot.”

Li Lei laughed, walked to her side, and held her petite body. Mysteriously, he said, “Don’t worry. After a few days, your brother can’t be arrogant anymore.”