Chapter 99 Missing Fu Qinghuai

His tone was sincere and heartfelt, completely like that of an old father who was heartbroken over his good-for-nothing son and his sickly eldest son.

As soon as Ah-Can saw him, it was as if he had seen a savior. He struggled and shouted:

"Brother! Brother, save me! I really didn't lose that much! It was that bastard Fu Qingyan who tricked me! He forced me to use our family's land deed as collateral, and when I refused, he said... he said he would make the Marshal cancel the engagement and make the Xie family pay!"

Xie Xun sneered inwardly; this illusion was arranged quite reasonably.

A younger brother addicted to gambling and always causing trouble, a cowardly and incompetent father who only wants to curry favor with the powerful, and his eldest son, who is seriously ill and used as a tool to bring good luck in marriage.

All the contradictions point to that clone, Fu Qingyan.

"Shut up! You unfilial son! How dare you say that!"

Liu Xiuyuan was trembling with anger. He pointed at A-Can and cursed, "If you hadn't offended the Second Master, why would the Commander-in-Chief be so late in coming to fetch the bride? If this marriage to bring good luck doesn't work out, our Xie family is finished!"

Xie Xun ignored the farce and looked at Zhou Wei, asking softly, "Butler Zhou, Marshal... is there any news from the other side?"

Zhou Wei sighed and said in a low voice, "The Commander-in-Chief is busy with military affairs and only sent someone to deliver the betrothal gifts. The Second Master, on the other hand, comes frequently, but..."

He hesitated to speak, clearly harboring some resentment towards that Second Master Fu.

Just then, a car horn sounded outside the door, and a soldier announced loudly:

"Second Master has arrived!"

The hall fell silent instantly.

Fear was evident on the faces of both Liu Xiuyuan and A-Can.

Fu Qingyan, now dressed in an even more flamboyant white suit and with a cigar in his mouth, swaggered in, surrounded by a group of guards.

His gaze swept over everyone else and landed on Xie Xun, his smile revealing undisguised possessiveness and an air of certainty.

"Oh, everyone's here."

He exhaled a smoke ring, slowly walked up to Xie Xun, ignoring everyone around him, and said, "Sister-in-law couldn't wait any longer and came out to greet me in person?"

Fu Qingyan reached out his hand, intending to use the same trick again to touch Xie Xun's face.

Xie Xun took a half step back and looked at him coldly.

Fu Qingyan's hand froze in mid-air, but he wasn't embarrassed. Instead, his smile became even more meaningful.

"She has quite a temper, which I like."

He turned to look at Ah-Can, who was being held down, and said in a light tone, "Brother Xie, when are you planning to pay back the money you owe me? If you can't pay it back... I think your brother is quite valuable."

The true intentions are revealed when the map is unrolled.

His target from the very beginning was Xie Xun, who possessed a pure Yin body.

Xie Xun's fingers tightened slightly inside his sleeve.

He is now physically weak, and his magical power has been restricted since being absorbed into the mural. His magical artifacts are also isolated from the outside.

What is the key to breaking this deadlock?

Faced with Fu Qingyan's blatant threat, the atmosphere in the front hall plummeted to freezing point.

Liu Xiuyuan was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he almost knelt down. "Second Master! Second Master, please have mercy! This marriage was arranged by the Marshal, and the betrothal gifts have already been accepted. How can this be..."

"My older brother ordered it?"

Fu Qingyan chuckled and flicked his cigarette ash. "My elder brother is extremely busy; how could he have time to concern himself with such trivial matters? Besides,"

He leered at Xie Xun, "My older brother, that heartless bastard, does he even know how to care for someone? Follow me, I guarantee you'll be happier than with him."

Ah Can was so angry that his face turned red. He struggled and shouted, "Fu Qingyan, you bastard! You dare to touch my brother!"

"Let's give it a try." Fu Qingyan's eyes turned cold, and he gave his subordinate a wink.

The servant pressed hard on Ah Chan's hand, causing him to scream in pain.

"Second Master!"

Zhou Wei stepped forward, blocking Xie Xun and A Can. Although his memories were sealed, his protective instincts remained. "This is the Xie residence. The Marshal's wedding is imminent. What you're doing... is probably inappropriate."

"inappropriate?"

Fu Qingyan seemed to have heard a joke. He suddenly leaned closer to Zhou Wei, lowered his voice, but his tone was chillingly cold, "Butler Zhou, don't forget your place. If you meddle any more, I won't hesitate to shoot you and let the Xie family find a new butler."

Zhou Wei's face turned pale, and his body trembled slightly, but he did not move his feet an inch.

Xie Xun witnessed all of this.

He knew he couldn't confront them head-on. This clone, Fu Qingyan, wielded considerable power in the illusion and seemed to be deliberately preventing him from meeting his original self, Fu Qinghuai.

He had to be patient and find a clue to break the deadlock.

Thinking of this, Xie Xun took a deep breath, suppressing the surging nausea and anger. He deliberately showed a vulnerable and resigned weariness on his face, and his voice was as light as a feather, "Second Master... why make things difficult for them? I... I'll go with you."

Everyone was stunned by these words.

Fu Qingyan's eyes lit up instantly, his greed almost overflowing. "Oh? Sister-in-law has come to a decision?"

Liu Xiuyuan and A-Can were both shocked and anxious: "Xun'er/Brother! No!"

Xie Xun didn't look at them, but lowered his eyelashes and continued to say to Fu Qingyan in that weak and pleading tone, "But I have a condition."

"you say."

"...After all, I am engaged to the Marshal. Even if...even if I were to follow you, I would have to make things clear to the Marshal in person and settle things. Otherwise, it would be illegitimate and I would rather die than submit."

He raised his eyes, his fox-like eyes possessing a cold and fragile beauty, and looked directly at Fu Qingyan. "Second Master, can you take me to see the Commander-in-Chief?"

To retreat in order to advance.

His core objective has always been to see Fu Qinghuai in person.

As long as I see Fu Qinghuai, everything will take a turn for the better.

Fu Qingyan's smile faded, and he narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Xie Xun as if trying to determine the truthfulness of his words.

Xie Xun's sickly appearance, which seemed resigned yet stubborn, was indeed very deceptive.

"To see my older brother?"

Fu Qingyan scoffed, "He's busy, he doesn't have time to see you."

"Since that's the case,"

Xie Xun suddenly pulled a sharp hairpin from his sleeve, which he had brought with him when he left the room with Lin Huairou. He held it to his neck, his eyes resolute, "Second Master, take my corpse back!"

His movements were incredibly fast; the tip of the hairpin had already pierced a little skin, causing a bead of blood to seep out.

Xie Xun realized that this clone didn't dare to really kill him, and that its cooperation with the lantern from the Liu family was probably also to devour his pure Yin body.

Since that's the case, why not turn the tables and threaten them instead?

As the saying goes: the soft fear the hard, the hard fear the ruthless, and the ruthless fear the reckless.

He refused to believe that this couldn't threaten Fu Qingyan.

"No!" Lin Huairou screamed in fright.

"Don't be impulsive, Xun'er!" Liu Xiuyuan was terrified.

"Brother!" Ah-Can's face turned even paler.

Zhou Wei's expression also changed drastically, and he stepped forward.

Fu Qingyan's face darkened completely.

He hadn't expected Xie Xun to be so fierce; what he wanted was a living, complete pure yang body, not a corpse.

"……good!"

After a long pause, Fu Qingyan almost gritted his teeth and said, "I'll take you to see my older brother! But don't try anything funny!"

He stared at Xie Xun with a sinister look. "Put the hairpin down!"

Xie Xun knew he couldn't push her too far, so he slowly put down the hairpin, the bloodstain on his neck looking particularly glaring.

He felt a little more at ease; the first step had been taken.

Fu Qingyan snorted coldly, turned around and left, "Come with me! The rest of you, stay obediently at the Xie residence!"

Amidst the worried gazes of the crowd, Xie Xun followed Fu Qingyan out of the Xie residence.

Several black vintage cars were parked outside. He got into one of them, and the car drove along the bumpy dirt road.

Fu Qingyan sat next to Xie Xun, his gaze sweeping over Xie Xun like a venomous snake, while his hand tried to reach for Xie Xun's thigh.

Xie Xun immediately covered his mouth and coughed, his thin shoulders trembling slightly.

The pale white robe he wore today made his skin look even paler, and his eyes were red from coughing. His naturally fox-like eyes were glistening with moisture, making them appear bright and moist.

The advantage of a man with feminine features is on full display at this moment; his frail health reveals a breathtaking beauty.

"Second Master..."

Xie Xun weakly raised her eyes, her watery gaze fixed on Fu Qingyan, "My illness is contagious... cough... please stay away, don't catch my illness..."

Fu Qingyan's hand froze in mid-air as he looked at the beautiful face so close to his, so delicate yet so radiant. His Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily.

In the end, he shrank back dejectedly, his face ashen as if he had swallowed a fly.

He didn't want to contract a disease before he even got what he wanted.

Xie Xun turned his head away under the pretense of coughing, a fleeting, cold smile playing on his lips.

This is the difference between a clone and the original body.

If it were that madman Fu Qinghuai instead...

Xie Xun's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and he suddenly felt his throat was a little dry.

If that guy were here, he would have already clung to him, patting his back while saying those ridiculous things like "dying under the peony flower is still romantic" and then started touching him inappropriately.

Then, she took the opportunity to hug him even tighter.

Thinking about it this way, I actually miss that little green tea bitch Fu Qinghuai a bit.