Actually, someone had secretly tipped off Wu Yao, but Wu Yao just smiled and said there wouldn't be a fight, so he didn't bother with it. However, at this hour, Wu Qinian couldn't stay still.
"Wu Bailing, what are you doing? Wasting time with a piece of trash?"
Wu Bailing turned to look at her father, who had rushed over, his face full of impatience. With Wu Qinian's arrival, the battle could no longer be fought. Helplessly, they could not wait for Wu Liuyin to reveal a weakness, so they had no choice but to give up.
"Wu Liuyin, wait until I return from the Trial Valley, then we'll settle our score."
"Okay," Wu Liuyin said, then turned and walked towards her own courtyard.
Seeing that her daughter had stopped hitting her, Wu Qinian was a little angry: "Bailing, why don't you let her suffer a little?"
"Father, you don't believe me when I say you're stupid. You know about her battle with Su Xijue. How could I easily make a move? Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I couldn't win? So I planned to wait until she was tired and showed an opening before taking her down in one move. But you came to bother me. Why should I make a move? Am I just asking for trouble?" Wu Bailing said unhappily.
Among Wu Qinian's three children, he doted on Wu Bailing the most, always regarding her as the apple of his eye. He would never get angry no matter what he said, and he was even more kind to Wu Bailing than to his wife, Wang Qing. This was because Bailing was his good daughter who made him feel incredibly proud, and it was because of this that he spoiled Wu Bailing with her bad temper.
"Oh, my dear daughter, let's not argue with her for now. Wu Liuyin is just relying on luck. The trial team will be setting off in half a month. You mustn't make any mistakes at this crucial moment. You've already been given a trial opportunity. Now is not the time to be angry with others. You should conserve your energy. The road to the Trial Valley is extremely difficult, you know?" Wu Qinian said with a smile, trying to appease her.
"Don't worry, Father, I'll settle the score with Wu Liuyin when I get back," Wu Bailing said, turning away and ignoring Wu Qinian.
Wu Qinian shook his head helplessly. There was nothing he could do; Wu Bailing was someone he had spoiled, so he had no choice but to compromise. Secretly, however, he was plotting how to frame Wu Liuyin. No one could stop his daughter from becoming the head of the Wu family. He had long known that Wu Yao would not pass the position of family head to him, much less to Wu Qiyao, so he could only place his hopes on his prodigy daughter, Wu Bailing.
On a dark and windy night, even the moon seemed ashamed, veiled by a thin layer of gauze. In the pitch-black night, the veiled moon was of little use, as dark clouds drifted by from time to time.
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☆、027
A dark figure flashed into the Lian family's villa.
Just as he was about to rush into the house, a line of infantrymen came towards him.
"You, you two, you must not neglect your duties while guarding this gate today," suddenly one of the leaders said.
"Yes," the two soldiers said, stepping out of their ranks and standing at the doorway.
Wu Liuyin looked at the heavily guarded door; there must be a secret she wanted to know inside.
To avoid alerting the enemy, Wu Liuyin decided to act secretly and without making a fuss. After the infantrymen left, Wu Liuyin used her Instant Step to appear behind a soldier and took him down with a single hand chop.
The other person saw his companion fall to the ground and immediately tried to call for help, but was knocked unconscious by Mai Ryuin.
Quietly approaching the door, I felt around inside, but finding no hidden mechanisms, I carefully pushed the door open.
With a creak, the wooden door opened a crack.
Wu Liuyin slowly walked in and gently closed the door.
The room was simply furnished with bookshelves, a desk, and a stool. The walls were lined with bookshelves, which were piled high with books, making it look like a private library.
Wu Liuyin figured there must be some kind of mechanism here, like a secret room; it was impossible for a place heavily guarded by a hundred soldiers to be just a study. She began to feel her way along the wall, flipping through the books one by one.
An hour later, Wu Liuyin was a little tired. She seemed to have searched the whole place but couldn't find the mechanism to activate the secret door. Feeling exhausted, she leaned against a pillar to catch her breath before continuing.
While resting, she didn't forget to look around the room, trying to find something wrong. Suddenly, the paintings on the wall caught her attention. There were bookshelves everywhere, but here were three portraits. Although she didn't know who they were, it was definitely not right to put three portraits here.
Slowly walking over, Wu Liuyin felt around the three paintings. When she touched the second one, she felt an uneven area inside the canvas, which must be related to the mechanism. She studied the second painting carefully for a long time and saw that the left side of the scroll at the bottom was worn as if it were new and there was no dust, while the scrolls of the other two paintings already had a thick layer of dust.
With a smirk, she thought, "Lian Meiyang, you can't fool me, hmph." She turned the animation, and the bookshelf on the left moved, revealing a stone door. Wu Liuyin cautiously peered inside.
Behind the door were four stone chambers, each filled with various ornaments, vases, calligraphy scrolls, and so on. In the last stone chamber, gold and silver glittered. Wu Liuyin was somewhat disappointed; she had thought this place was where people were imprisoned, but it turned out to be just a place to store jewelry.
The place heavily guarded by Lian Meiyang was actually his treasury. Well, the gold and silver treasures here were enough for a family to live on for a hundred years; Lian Meiyang must simply be a greedy man. After looking around for a while, finding nothing more to examine, Wu Liuyin slowly walked out. A pair of eyes watched her intently through the crack until her figure disappeared into the dark room.
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☆、028
When Xia Zhiheng woke up, he never dreamed that he would be in a brothel.
Hu Ge saw Xia Zhiheng awake and exclaimed, "Master, he's awake!"
Murong Fanghua looked at Xia Zhiheng, who had woken up, stood up and walked over.
"You saved me?" Xia Zhiheng looked at Murong Fanghua with a cold gaze, showing no intention of gratitude.
"Whether it is or not, time will tell." Murong Fanghua looked down at Xia Zhiheng with an icy expression. Helpless, he could only do his best to complete the task given to him by Wu Liuyin. He had always been very curious about Wu Liuyin, so only by properly handling his relationship with her could he further understand her and resolve the curiosity in his heart!
Xia Zhiheng had met Murong Fanghua once before, so he knew her. But when he was unconscious, he saw a masked Asura woman with cold, bloodthirsty blue eyes that seemed to want to devour him alive. How did he end up in a brothel with Murong Fanghua and his three guards when he woke up?
"I don't know why the Crown Prince of Shanghai is with me. I would like to ask His Highness to tell me why we are here. I would also like to ask who saved me. I am a person who will repay kindness and avenge wrongs. I know that my life was not saved by His Highness alone. Moreover, what you said is too profound. I am too dull to understand." Xia Zhiheng lowered his eyes and spoke slowly, his pale face devoid of any color.
"Heh... You actually recognized me, the Crown Prince. Since you've said so, it would be illogical for me not to tell you. It wasn't me who saved you, but regardless of whether you are indeed me or a woman, you'll find out soon enough. Just stay here and recover from your injuries. I've already taken care of everything." Murong Fanghua finished speaking and walked away with his hands behind his back.
Hugo and Lei Li followed closely behind. Brin was too exhausted to move anymore, because those two bastards had tricked him into losing his bet and eating almost three large tables of food! Thinking of this, the source of his hatred was that woman who had replaced Murong Fanghua with 'Little Blue'.
Wu Liuyin sat cross-legged on the soft couch, her eyes slightly closed. Her entire aura had turned orange, gradually turning green.
"Liuyin, quickly open the seal, the old man is about to leave the pass!" Suddenly a shout broke the silence of the whole room.
The person on the bed frowned unhappily, opened their eyes, looked down at the pendant at their waist, picked it up, opened it, and put it down.
Liehuo's entrance ceremony was as usual. As a wisp of smoke dissipated, Liehuo's figure appeared. However, this time Liehuo was no longer the chubby child we had seen before, but a devilishly handsome face, making it almost impossible to tell his gender. He looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a touch of maturity.
"How about it, am I handsome?" Liehuo raised an eyebrow and looked at Wu Liuyin, who was staring at him.
"Yes, it's better than before."
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☆、029
Liehuo approached with a grin, blinking her big eyes as if she had something on her mind, but hesitated, unsure whether to tell Wu Liuyin.
I'll return the roast chicken I owe you tomorrow.
Wu Liuyin glanced at Liehuo and said. Perhaps because of her contractual relationship with Liehuo, Wu Liuyin didn't dislike him and was willing to talk to him. Another point was that she could easily know what Liehuo was thinking.
"You understand me so well, Liuyin! Hahaha, you said it! Don't forget to serve the roast chicken tomorrow!" Liehuo's greedy gaze almost melted Wu Liuyin. Liehuo's liking for roast chicken didn't have to be to this extent. There are always weirdos every year, and that's absolutely true.
"How long can you maintain this form?" Wu Liuyin asked, thinking that Liehuo hadn't lasted long before turning back into a fox-human form and returning to the sealed bottle to recuperate. If he could evolve into human form in such a short time, he probably wouldn't be able to maintain it for long either.
"Don't worry, I can stay like this for as long as you want. I'm your contracted servant, or in other words, your pet, so your strength is my strength. Besides, I'm an adult now, and unless something major happens that causes me to overuse my spiritual power, I won't revert back. Haha..." Liehuo's hearty laughter and shameless words amused Wu Liuyin.
She doesn't smile, but when she does, it's enough to captivate a city.
Liehuo stared blankly at Wu Liuyin, making Wu Liuyin feel a little uneasy...
"What's wrong?"
"Ryu-ne, why is your face covered in pockmarks?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Liuyin stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. So, after looking at her for so long, all they noticed was the pockmarks on her face?!
"Lie Huo, you can sleep in the doghouse outside tonight. Anyway, you're an animal and you're not afraid of the cold," Wu Liuyin said with a half-smile, her blue eyes darting around.
"Waaaaah... Master, how could you be so cruel? I'm such a good girl, you know. Look how cute I am, how could you bear to do this to me? Those doghouses are so smelly and dirty, I can't stand them!" Suddenly, Liehuo seemed to have transformed into a different person and went up to rub against Wu Liuyin.
"It's up to you," Wu Liuyin said with a slight smile, as if Liehuo's appearance had softened her heart. Actually, she wasn't really making Liehuo sleep in the doghouse, since there weren't any doghouses outside; she was just leaving him out for a while.
"Well, I can sleep next to your bed. As your contracted servant, I have to stay by your side at all times. I have no choice but to make do, even though I'm the number one servant in the world," Liehuo muttered, continuing to say.
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☆、030
Wu Liuyin didn't hear anything more. Once she fell asleep, no one could wake her up. If you did, you'd get a beating!
As Liehuo looked at the sleeping Wu Liuyin, his expression slowly turned serious, losing its former childishness. His tender and doting eyes stared at the soundly sleeping Wu Liuyin, who was as unguarded as an infant.
"Ryuyin, sleep now. I will protect you until 'it' disappears." After saying that, he gently covered Wu Liuyin with the quilt, skillfully tucked the corners of the quilt in, and then went to the soft couch in the outer room, lay down and fell asleep.
As the days grew colder, Wu Liuyin, having failed to find any further clues since her exploration of the Lian family's secret chamber, decided to put the matter aside for a while. Instead, she spent her days gathering medicinal herbs and cultivating her spiritual power with Liehuo. Under Liehuo's guidance, her spiritual power had already turned blue in just ten days, something never seen before on the continent. In less than a month, she had progressed from red to blue spiritual power.
The day when the dancers' trial team would set off was drawing ever closer.
At the entrance to the Trial Valley, Su Xijue looked at the bottomless Trial Valley, with demons and monsters following closely behind.
"Wait for me here. I will definitely break out of the Trial Valley in less than half a month," Su Xijue said, looking into the dark valley. After ten days of riding at full speed, they finally arrived at the very edge of the Trial Valley. He was eager to improve his strength, because he had only one goal: to be worthy of Wu Liuyin.
As a man, he cannot tolerate his woman being better than him.
In these ten days, Su Xijue also learned that a woman had entered his heart, a cold and aloof woman, so arrogant and confident, so unruly, yet suddenly like a cunning fox, she could also laugh, but every laugh sent chills down one's spine, yet she was also fragile, cold and expressionless. He had thought that as soon as he came out of the Trial Valley, he would marry Wu Liuyin, regardless of whether Wu Liuyin agreed or not, and then take her to the battlefield to fight, to do what she wanted.