Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Chapter 167 Jade Clear Feather

"I'm surprised you went there to eat."

Mo Hanyu looked at the bag Qin Xiao packed, stuffed the remaining snacks in his hand into his mouth, and sighed.

"It's not like I spent my own money." Qin Xiao didn't feel anything. He glanced at Qiu Puyue and the other person opposite him and asked, "Is it ok?"

Yin Xihui affirmed: "Very good, where did you buy it?"

"A restaurant, in a remote location." Qin Xiao hesitated, recalled the place with difficulty, and told him the name.

"That place is only for the children of nobles." Seeing that Qin Xiao didn't understand his amazement, Mo Hanyu explained, "The food there is very expensive. This plate costs hundreds of gold coins."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao felt a little emotional when he recalled Wang Ji's nonchalant look when he asked him to order some food to take away.

This is too rich.

"Who invited you?" Qiu Puyue asked, noticing Qin Xiao's words just now.

"Ah, yes." Qin Xiao said, looking away.

Seeing this, Qiu Puyue knew that he didn't want to say more, so she stopped asking questions and lowered her head to continue eating.

Taotie picked up a box at random, tasted it and found it was indeed delicious. Just when he was about to take some more, he found that it was gone.

"…So, you want us to follow you?"

Seeing them like this, Yu Jin tried to hold back, but finally couldn't help but asked.

"Was what I said just now not clear enough?" Taotie wondered.

Yu Jin: "No... I mean, where can we go?"

"You can go anywhere. The mountains are endless and the ocean is boundless. How come you can't find anywhere to go?" Taotie became even more puzzled after hearing his question.

Yu Jin: ...

Yu Jin opened his mouth, faced Taotie's puzzled look, was silent for a moment, and then slowly nodded.

"really……"

Qin Xiao didn't know what was going on. Seeing this, he glanced at Mo Hanyu.

Mo Hanyu understood, leaned over slightly, and whispered what happened in his ear.

It turned out that, apart from the Taotie that suddenly appeared, Yu Jin and Chi Feng were both magical beasts captured and tamed by Qiu Puyue's father and uncle. They originally wanted to try to use them as mounts for the soldiers, but failed for various reasons.

Although the plan failed, after all, so much effort was put into it, so Qiu's father asked Qiu Puyue to bring Warcraft to participate in this competition, just as he said before. If they succeeded in getting a place, everyone would be happy. If not, not only would Qiu Puyue be punished, but Yu Jin and Chi Feng would also be deemed "worthless" because of their performance in the competition.

For such a magical beast, the only options are to kill it and take out the magic crystal, both of which can be sold at a good price, or to directly refine it yourself to improve your cultivation. There is no other possibility.

Yu Jin knew it from the beginning. He had seen how his enemies killed his companions. He knew better than anyone what the consequences would be if he could not prove his worth in the competition. That was why he tried so hard to prove himself at the beginning and prove that he was still worth being used.

As for Chi Feng, Qiu Pu Yue's stepmother fed him poisonous insects to force him to cooperate with her, so that he would do his best to trip up Qiu Pu Yue, and she also promised him that if the plan succeeded, she would save his life.

After listening to this, Qin Xiao was silent for a moment, then he sighed with emotion and said to Qiu Puyue who was looking down sadly: "From this point of view, your father and your stepmother are really a match made in heaven - eh?!"

Qin Xiao was hit on the back of his head unexpectedly. He hissed and turned his head in dissatisfaction, only to see Mo Hanyu looking at him with an indescribable expression.

Even Yin Xihui's expression was a little complicated.

"...You must be hungry after such a long time, right?" Yin Xihui smiled and pulled out a box of pastries from somewhere, pushing it in front of him, "Eat something."

Qin Xiao was puzzled: "Ah? I'm not hungry."

Yin Xihui's smile remained unchanged, and his tone remained the same: "Just step down when I give you a way out. Eat more and stop talking."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao looked at Qiu Puyue who was keeping silent with her head down, then looked at Mo Hanyu who didn't say anything but whose face showed approval. After a moment of silence, he shut his mouth.

"...Actually, it's not that serious." Seeing this, Qiu Puryue smiled helplessly.

"Didn't I tell you? He won't kill me." Qiu Puryue smiled and glanced at Yu Jin, "It's them..."

"Aren't these two following me enough?" Taotie crossed his legs, looking nonchalant, "It just so happens that I'm in need of two foot massagers."

Qiu Purue thought Yu Jin and Chi Feng would be unhappy with such an arrogant attitude, and looked at them with some concern, but found that neither of them had much reaction.

Although Taotie said this, it can be seen that he is very playful and it is not known how serious he is.

Qin Xiao didn't want to get involved in what happened next, so he took the initiative to leave. Mo Hanyu followed closely behind him.

"Did you go to see Wang Ji today?"

Qiongqi said that he wanted to stay there for a while, Qiu Puryue didn't have to compete anymore, and there was nothing else to do afterwards, so the two of them walked slowly on the road.

As they were walking, Mo Hanyu suddenly asked.

Qin Xiao responded nonchalantly, his eyes a little unfocused, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

Mo Hanyu thought about it and asked.

"What are you thinking about?"

"...No, nothing." Qin Xiao denied it flatly, but he still looked absent-minded.

Qin Xiao lowered his eyes slightly, and glanced at the people passing by with an indifferent look, still thinking about what happened in the afternoon.

Although he didn't like Wang Ji very much, he had to admit that he was right.

Not just now.

In his previous life, when he was hiding in the imperial city, he heard that those monks were still hunting him. He was afraid that the scene in Xiong'er Mountain would be repeated, and he didn't want Meng Liyun to be involved in this dispute again, so he took the initiative to talk to her about letting her go home.

He thought that they would be able to live in peace if they separated, but he didn't expect that those monks couldn't find any news about him and would go to cause trouble for Meng Liyun.

...If it weren't for him, Meng Liyun's adoptive parents wouldn't have died, and in the end...she wouldn't have become like that.

Qin Xiao thought of the time they parted and the way Meng Liyun looked at him, and his heart felt a spasm of pain.

...He still feels guilty.

Qin Xiao closed his eyes and sighed softly.

What Wang Ji said was right. He didn't have that kind of absolutely overwhelming strength now, so it was better not to cause trouble for Qin Xiuyun.

Just as Qin Xiao was daydreaming, the Qi guide in his pocket suddenly made a sound. He took it out and found that it was the one Meng Liyun gave him.

"what happened?"

Qin Xiao put the small and exquisite Qi guide close to his ear so that no one could hear their conversation.

"Xiao, I remember you said before that you saw Qingyi here. Where did you see him? What's his name now?" Nangong Huaxue sat beside the table, casually playing with the porcelain bottle she had just received. There was light and darkness in her eyes, and her slightly drooping hair obscured the look in her eyes.

"Hua Wujian. What do you want to do with him?" Qin Xiao sold Qing Yi without hesitation, but after thinking about it, he felt something was wrong and asked.

"Oh, it's nothing serious." Nangong Huaxue smiled, "I received some gifts today, and I wanted him to help me take a look."

"What?" Qin Xiao had a feeling that something was wrong.

"It's called Yumian." Nangong Huaxue didn't hide it and said it out loud, "It's very weird, like it can heal injured tendons and veins, but if it's the kind that's intact, it will be forced to be useless, with tendons and bones full of holes..."

"I haven't seen it in a book either, but I don't think she would tell me anything that's completely untrue."

"Who is he? Why is he giving you this thing?" Qin Xiao frowned as he listened.

Mo Hanyu, who was standing next to him, was curious, but afraid to disturb him, so he asked in a low voice: "Who is it?"

Qin Xiao glanced at him, made a gesture to keep quiet, looked around, pulled him to a sparsely populated tree, and listened to Meng Liyun's answer.

"That person is from Lei Ting. They say she is the mother of the eldest prince and princess, but Emperor Lei Ting didn't give her any status or anything... Anyway, there is just this person. I heard that she was quite powerful in the past. When she gave me this thing, she smiled so sinisterly. It's obvious that she has evil intentions."

Nangong Huaxue couldn't help but curl her lips when she thought of his previous expression.

"You said you understood my difficulties... I knew who the needle was aimed at after hearing this."

Qin Xiao frowned after hearing this: "So what do you want to do now?"

"Let's first figure out what this thing is." Nangong Huaxue turned the porcelain bottle in his hand.

"What if it's really like she said? What are you going to do?"

"How to do it?" Nangong Huaxue was stunned. "If Qingyi wants it, I'll give it to him. Otherwise, I'll keep it for myself. She said this thing is quite rare and should be of some use."

"Besides, I have something else to confirm." Nangong Huaxue's eyes darkened as he thought of something.

"what's up?"

"The Bai family surrendered to me two days ago." Nangong Huaxue's tone sank as he spoke of this. "They said they were willing to follow my instructions and fight for me..."

Nangong Huaxue said, with a hint of irritation between his brows: "What did you do earlier? Why are you talking about this now..."

"Bai family...Bai Shuheng?"

"He is his elder." Nangong Huaxue sighed, "Have you ever known the Bai family?"

Qin Xiao told the truth: "No."

"Actually, there's not much to say. The main reason is that his family has been so popular recently. First, they defeated Xu Qingyun, and then they shone brightly in this Demon Moon... Speaking of which, Bai Shuheng is also a gifted kid, and he can handle this kind of show."

"It's really difficult for me to tell her that she will fully support the royal family at this time." Nangong Huaxue felt a headache and rubbed his temples. "So I want to take this opportunity to ask her and see if she is sincere."

Qin Xiao: "What do you think?"

"..." Nangong Huaxue was somewhat helpless about his question, but still explained, "Xiao, you have to know. No matter whether this thing is as effective as that person said, as long as it will hurt Wang Ji, I will not do it."

"Let's not talk about selfishness. Now everyone knows that I am under his protection. If I want to truly hold power in my own hands and get rid of his shadow, I must either become stronger and draw a line between myself and him, or recruit forces to fight against him. The forces I recruit must be completely obedient to me, do you understand?"

"If I really had to poison him to get rid of him, I would have owed Lei Ting a favor. And even if Wang Ji was defeated, what would happen next? With the power imbalance, how many people would I be able to gain? And with Lei Ting involved in the middle, what would I do next?"

"The worst outcome is that I will still be the puppet emperor, but this time the one behind the scenes is not a certain family in Yuhua, but a foreign country called Lei Ting."

"So no matter from which aspect, I shouldn't listen to Lei Ting's advice." Nangong Huaxue bit her nails, her brows twisted together in confusion, "And who knows if this is a trap? What if she has some conspiracy?"

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao listened to her long speech in silence with a complicated expression.

"So, you want to use this matter to ask the Bai family's opinion, and use it to judge whether they are sincere in surrendering?"

"Judgment can only account for part of it." Nangong Huaxue thought for a moment, "After all, this kind of thing can be known with a little thought. She is not stupid, and there is a high possibility that she can hear that I am testing her. Although Wang Ji's death is good news for them...but I don't know if she will choose to play the long game and catch a big fish. It cannot be completely proved that she is sincerely on my side."

Qin Xiao heard this and closed his eyes: "I will go find Qing Yi, you can do what you want."

"Uh-huh."

Qin Xiao hung up the phone and turned to see Mo Hanyu looking at him with concern and curiosity.

Qin Xiao: "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong?" Mo Hanyu frowned, "Is there something wrong?"

"It's not a big deal." Qin Xiao put the Qi Dao into his pocket and shook his head, "Let's go."

Seeing this, Mo Hanyu frowned even deeper.

Qin Xiao was hiding something from him.

Although he knew that it had nothing to do with him, Mo Hanyu was still unhappy about his concealment.

Ever since Meng Liyun appeared, Qin Xiao started to hide things from him, and the relationship between them seemed to suddenly fade away... Or maybe, because someone closer appeared, Qin Xiao started to become cold towards him.

Thinking of this, Mo Hanyu pursed his lips, his eyes dark and unclear.

Qin Xiao took two steps and found that Mo Hanyu did not follow him, so he looked back in confusion.

Mo Hanyu: "...Why didn't you tell me?"

Qin Xiao met his gaze and paused: "No need."

"But I want to know." Mo Hanyu insisted, staring at him straight in the eyes.

Qin Xiao looked at him, remained silent for a moment, and sighed: "Why are you so persistent?"

"In your eyes, is she more important than me?" Mo Hanyu asked this question out of the blue. "She was your friend in your previous life. She has been with you for more than ten years. She should know you better than me. You should have a better relationship with her than me, so..."

Mo Hanyu suddenly couldn't continue speaking at this point. His face looked ugly and a little embarrassed.

"so--"

"You are different from her." Qin Xiao approached suddenly, gently reaching out to touch his white and cold neck, as if to comfort him, "Relax."

Mo Hanyu had a complicated look in his eyes. He closed his eyes, suppressed his restlessness, and lowered his voice: "I just saw that you have been busy these days, but you didn't tell me anything... I feel a little uneasy."

Qin Xiao looked at him quietly, his eyes steady and gentle, and explained to him patiently: "Because some things are very troublesome to explain, and in fact these things have nothing to do with us, so I feel there is no need to tell you."

"We?" Mo Hanyu grasped the word sensitively, "These things have nothing to do with you?"

"Logically speaking, yes." Qin Xiao nodded, "Except for the matter with Wang Ji."

Mo Hanyu suddenly covered his mouth and looked around: "Let's talk somewhere else."

……

"So, Your Excellency has been talking to me for so long here, what exactly do you mean?"

Wang Ji was half lying on the soft chair, raising his eyelids to look at the woman sitting opposite him, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"I want to prove to you that we have no ill intentions." The woman opposite raised her annoying smile again and said to him, "Although it seems that the little emperor trusts you very much and obeys you in everything...but don't you doubt that she really has no intention of killing you?"

Wang Ji shook the teacup lightly and smiled nonchalantly: "So?"

"We can make a bet." The woman's eyes sparkled, "I have sent Yu Mian to the emperor, you just wait and see what she will do next."

Wang Ji smiled, finally sat up straight, and slowly looked at the person opposite him.

At this moment, an indescribable feeling of oppression rose in her heart, and murderous intent spread all over her body like a dense spider web. It seemed that if she made the slightest movement, she would be torn to pieces by the man in front of her.

A drop of cold sweat ran down Yu Qingling's forehead.

He is truly worthy of being the man who suppressed Yuhua’s turmoil with his own strength. Today I finally got to see him.

Yu Qingling's eyes flickered slightly.

Before coming to Yuhua, they did a lot of research and knew that this man was moody, suspicious, and from his various actions, he seemed to have a preference for Emperor Yuhua. However, the emperor obviously had an irreconcilable gap with him, so they decided to sow discord between them.

They just want to make them fight, even if there is no winner or a fight to the death, as long as they are unable to show their affection, their goal will be achieved.

After all, they didn't do anything. At most, they just gave a push.

Thinking of this, Yu Qingling smiled again and said, "If we have ill intentions towards you, we don't have to tell you this - although even if we don't tell you, you can definitely detect it with your strength."

"We all appreciate your efforts for the emperor. Moreover, I have informed the emperor of all the positive and side effects when presenting Yumian to him." Yu Qingling lowered his eyes, seemingly not noticing the cold atmosphere around him, and nodded softly.

Wang Ji stared at her quietly. His gaze was like a poisonous snake spitting out its core, and his cold breath was wrapped around the seemingly fair and tender neck. I don't know if it was an illusion, but the shadows of the two people were very long.

"...In that case, thank you for your trouble."

In an instant, Wang Ji chuckled, and the atmosphere quickly warmed up, as if the coldness just now was just an illusion.