That day, Qi Yue rode Lightning, speeding like a gust of wind, charging straight for Gemidu City.
Halfway through the journey, Lightning suddenly stopped in its tracks, insistently circling the sa spot.
Qi Yue knew sothing was amiss and imdiately pulled back three miles to find a concealed spot to take a closer look.
At that mont, she was puzzled, wondering who had gone to such great lengths to set such a large trap in the valley to ambush her.
If it were not for Lightning’s spirit, she might have really fallen for it.
The first thing that ca to her mind was not Huangfu Nan.
But the overwhelming power of heaven and earth that followed was too familiar, and she imdiately rembered the situation in the Liu Residence’s Bamboo Garden.
Then, associating it with the matter ntioned in the book Huang Zai’an had handed over, she vaguely understood.
—Zhao Xiyan sending her away, hoping she would be safe, was not entirely unreasonable.
With this thought, she imdiately guessed Huangfu Nan’s intention, wanting to use her to constrain Zhao Xiyan.
A calm Qi Yue attracted no attention, but an enraged Qi Yue was not soone anyone could afford to provoke!
She instantly pulled out the newly purchased high-altitude launching cannon from the space...
"Wait," Zhao Xiyan suddenly interrupted her with tension, "That thing won’t affect the child, will it?!"
Qi Yue gave him a glare.
"Do you think I’m stupid? I have a little assistant! That guy does more than just perform surgery!"
Zhao Xiyan then nodded, "Alright, Yueyue, continue."
At the ti, the cannon had just been purchased and Qi Yue did not know how to operate it, but fortunately, the little assistant’s chip stored all the knowledge ever known on Earth.
Soon, the little assistant precisely located the powerful energy ball and launched a shell.
The result was that it hit Huangfu Nan.
However, since Huangfu Nan had entered the Transformation Realm, of course, he wouldn’t be taken down so easily.
After that, the two of them fought closely for another two rounds.
Qi Yue kept throwing Small Fragrant lons, forcing Huangfu Nan to keep his distance.
In the end, she really managed to hit Huangfu Nan’s leg with a laser.
"After that, the old man ran away." Qi Yue pouted, grabbing the nuts in front of her to continue eating, "...It was just too chaotic at that ti, I don’t know when I threw out an envelope... cough, I don’t even know where it flew off to now..."
Hearing this, Zhao Xiyan’s phoenix eyes twinkled.
"So there was no content in that letter?"
Qi Yue gave Zhao Xiyan a disdainful look and continued eating.
"...Of course not, that was just an envelope I wrote when I was bored..."
Zhao Xiyan’s exquisitely beautiful face showed a slight crack, and after a long while, he curved his lips.
"My Yueyue...really is a unique person..."
"What do you an by that, are you praising ?"
"Of course," Zhao Xiyan chuckled, gently rubbing the top of her head, his eyes filled with indescribable joy.
"My Yueyue is a little lucky star, everything you do turns out great! If it weren’t for Yueyue wounding Huangfu Nan earlier, Yunzhu and I would’ve stood no chance in a fight."
Qi Yue also smiled proudly.
"Of course, I am Qi Yue after all!"
She paused, then suddenly rembered sothing and asked, "Husband, if Huangfu Nan had known about my identity for so ti, why didn’t he act at the Liu Residence? If he had launched a surprise attack then, I might have been captured... This person is too terrifying!"
Zhao Xiyan nodded, also looking frightened.
"What Yueyue said is true. However, Huangfu Nan is a madman without inhibitions, extrely arrogant. He originally thought everything was under his control, hence he wouldn’t easily disrupt his plans."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yue found it quite reasonable.
"Indeed, this old man spent so much effort to set up such a huge trap, he probably enjoys the process. He’s not ordinary at all!"
As they were talking, the voice of Qingzhu ca from outside.
"Master, Marquis, Zhao Chong is here!"
Zhao Xiyan slightly raised his eyebrows.
"It must be the result of the matter with Huangfu Nan, Yueyue, do you want to take a look?"
"Let’s go, I’m bored anyway..." Qi Yue blurted out, but imdiately saw Zhao Xiyan squinting at her, as if to say "Try saying you’re bored again," and hurriedly laughed it off.
"I an, it’s stuffy inside, it rains every day here, very uncomfortable indeed!"
Zhao Xiyan embraced her, "Then shall we head back to Longnan County Governnt sooner?"
"Okay."
Qi Yue, holding Zhao Xiyan’s hand, stepped out the door and saw Qingzhu and Yunzhu standing under the eaves.
Qingzhu was still his usual self, looking carefree and heartless as ever.
But Yunzhu was different.
Even though he was a monk, his eyes showed no sign of detachnt from the world.
As soon as he saw the couple’s affectionate display, he imdiately turned his face away and raised his right hand in a Buddhist salute, seemingly murmuring sothing under his breath.
Qi Yue found this dull and promptly let go of Zhao Xiyan’s hand.
This subtle change caught Zhao Xiyan’s attention imdiately, and his expression turned sour.
Zhao Chong and Zhao Tai arrived shortly afterward, both looking travel-worn.
The two had been in the company of the couple the most and were accustod to seeing them coming and going, holding and pulling at each other.
They imdiately cried out and dropped to their knees, bowing down.
"Marquis, my lord, we have arrived a step late, deserving death a thousand tis over!"
Zhao Xiyan, unusually, didn’t let them get up, scrutinizing them closely before speaking indifferently, "Hmm, have you done everything?"
"We have not failed our mission! We have captured the person hiding in the Liu Family’s Bamboo Garden! He is now imprisoned in the black market!"
Hearing this, Qi Yue looked at Zhao Xiyan.
"Husband, is this the body double you ntioned?"
Zhao Xiyan nodded.
"Yes, he looks a lot like Huangfu Nan, but he’s up to no good."
"Oh, then why capture him?" Qi Yue asked in confusion, "Don’t tell you want to treat his leg?"
"Pfft..."
Qingzhu couldn’t help but laugh out loud, but seeing Zhao Xiyan’s unamused expression, he quickly covered his mouth.
"I’m asking you," Zhao Xiyan said calmly as he straightened his sleeves, his eyes sharp and clear as he locked on Zhao Chong, "What’s he for? Why keep him in the black market? Truly a waste of resources!"
Zhao Chong’s face fell, and Zhao Tai, who had been silent, hastened to explain while hiccupping, "It was I... I thought that although this old man is a body double, he might know a lot about the past, so..."
Zhao Xiyan frowned, sweeping them with a chilly gaze.
"Dare to make excuses when you’re wrong..."
Before he could finish his sentence, suddenly Qi Yue interrupted, "Zhao Tai has a good idea though! Later on, I’ll go have a look. Maybe I can dig up a lot of information about Huangfu Nan. Besides, this old man might be from one of the Twelve Noble Families or the Eight Great Powers. If he happens to possess any secret manuals, wouldn’t that be a big catch?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiyan’s face brightened imdiately, his black and white phoenix eyes brimming with amusent.
"...Right, Zhao Tai, Zhao Chong, get up. The task was well done, now go and claim your reward."
The mood changed so swiftly that everyone under the eaves was slow to react.
Yunzhu suddenly chanted a significant Buddhist mantra, "Amitabha..."
His expression clearly concealed words he didn’t wish to speak.
But the next second, he regretted it.
Because he heard Qi Yue say that once back at Longnan County Governnt, she would personally select so rare and fine rewards for Zhao Chong and Zhao Tai!
She also told them to ask for whatever they wanted, anything at all. As long as they could think of it, she would find it for them.
Watching Zhao Chong and Zhao Tai leave to rest with smiles on their faces, Yunzhu rembered how, not long ago on the way to Youyun Mountain, he had asked Qi Yue to prescribe dicine for soone.
Perhaps because he had obtained it too easily, he had forgotten the incident upon returning to Gemidu City.
During this ti, whenever he had the chance, he had been advising Zhao Xiyan not to worry too much over a woman.
Even today, when Zhao Xiyan and Huangfu Nan were confronting each other, he had advised him to abandon Qi Yue for the sake of the world.
Now it seed he had offended them both.
He had been aning to inquire about the suddenly missing White Rhino from Qi Yue!
Alas, he was a monk, without desires or demands; how easy was it for him to have a wish?
While contemplating, he heard Zhao Xiyan asking about the follow-up actions regarding Huangfu Nan; he hurried to speak before Qingzhu.
"Marquis, the outco should be close at hand. This monk will go have a look and will return imdiately to report."
Before Zhao Xiyan could agree, Yunzhu had already drifted far away.
—Taking advantage of the opportunity, he hurried to curry so favor, as being excluded felt all too unpleasant!
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