The two were busy until late at night before returning to Fenghai Residence to rest.
At this point, the matter concerning Hua Nongying was not yet finished.
"Qi Zheng, on the last day of the Wind and Cloud Tournament, you must personally go to the cave in the back mountain to prevent the black powder in the passage from being ignited. I discovered my father's ambition years ago, and I do not want to destroy our beautiful Lingxian Island because of his selfishness."
Hua Nongying said solemnly, her heart filled with pain. Only an unfilial son like him would do such a thing.
"Yes, young master. Don't worry, young master, the island lord's conspiracy will not succeed." Qi Zheng replied respectfully. Then he saw the guilty expression on Hua Nongying's face. Qi Zheng also felt bad. He could understand the young master's feelings.
"By the way, why haven't I seen Jin'er these past few days?" After things were mostly settled, Hua Nongying realized that he hadn't seen Hua Rujin for several days.
"Young Master, I heard from the Third Miss that the Fourth Miss seems to have gone on a trip. I was just about to report this to you."
"What? She went out to travel? Jin'er is really being ridiculous. With her meager cultivation, she dares to go out to travel?" Hua Nongying was furious, and even more worried about Hua Rujin's safety.
“Young Master, the Fourth Miss went out to travel because of her low cultivation level. Rather than being bullied by the three young ladies in the Island Lord’s Mansion, it would be better to let the Fourth Miss go out to hone her skills. Perhaps she will have a good opportunity.”
"Opportunities are for those who are prepared. But you're right, being bullied by those three sisters every day, I don't know when it will end. Like you said, it wouldn't be bad if Jin'er could have a good opportunity."
Jin'er is timid and cowardly; I really don't know how she manages to live.
"That's the right way to think, Young Master. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave. Please get some rest!"
"Okay! You can go now!"
"Yes, young master."
Hua Nongying leaned heavily back onto the soft couch, feeling as if the sky had fallen when she thought about what she was about to do.
That night, the island lord's mansion was completely silent, with only the lights on both sides of the corridor swaying in the wind, and the occasional cry of a heron.
Two dark figures appeared and disappeared in the mansion.
"Hua Rujin, do we really need this much time to get to your father's room? With you leading the way, I estimate we won't arrive until after dawn."
Tian Haoze complained in a low, muffled voice.
"What do you know? During the Wind and Cloud Tournament, the guards in the island lord's mansion become even more stringent. Moreover, my father's contracted magical beasts and monsters are all hidden in the shadows, and they can be discovered if we're not careful." Hua Rujin spoke even more softly. She was more afraid of her father, who always had a very authoritative demeanor. He made all the decisions in the mansion, and even her brother Ying couldn't get a word in edgewise.
"Okay, okay, we won't go to your father's room tonight, alright? We'll see him first thing tomorrow morning anyway."
The reason Tian Haoze agreed to go to Hua Yubo's place with Hua Rujin was because he also wanted to see how Bei Mingyaowei was doing. If he had known earlier, he would have come out alone, instead of being so secretive, which made him feel a little flustered.
"I don't really want to go either. You've seen it, haven't you? My daughter is missing, and he doesn't seem worried at all. Forget it, let's go back!" Hua Rujin thought for a moment. Her father had never cared about her, this good-for-nothing, since she was little. In his heart, she was a dispensable daughter.
Upon hearing this, Tian Haoze felt a pang of sympathy. He was an orphan and had always envied those with parents. But after witnessing Hua Rujin's plight, he suddenly stopped envying her. Even without parents, he still had a godfather who had genuinely loved him since childhood. What mattered was not blood ties, but love.
"Alright! I'll take you back to your room to rest first, but please don't be so timid. Your three older sisters wouldn't recognize you in your current state. Don't tremble like a mouse seeing a cat whenever you see them. It's worrying to see you like that."
Tian Haoze recalled that when they were strolling around the island lord's mansion today, they happened to run into her three older sisters. Her three older sisters didn't react at all, but she was trembling with fear, which showed that those three women had bullied her quite a bit in the past.
"Yes, I understand." Hua Rujin nodded. It wasn't that she was unfilial, but that her father didn't even give her the chance to be filial.
"Whoosh..." A dark shadow swiftly swept over their heads.
"Hua Rujin, you go back first..."
Just as Tian Haoze was about to follow, Hua Rujin quickly grabbed him.
"Don't worry, the people who can freely enter and leave the island lord's mansion are all people my father specially ordered. I'll take you through the secret passage. The people living in this direction are usually my father's distinguished guests and friends. I overheard Brother Ying and Qi Zheng's conversation by chance. It seems that my father is doing something very secretive. Let's go through the secret passage and take a look."
"Why didn't you say so sooner that there was such a safe place?"
"I... let's go!" Hua Rujin didn't want to explain and simply led the way.
In fact, Tian Haoze said it that way on purpose. He knew that she was simple-minded. If he directly asked her to lead him through the secret passage, she would definitely suspect that he had ulterior motives. It was better to do it this way.
Hua Rujin quietly led Tian Haoze back to her small courtyard.
As soon as she opened the door, she found the place cold and deserted. Although it wasn't exactly dilapidated, it was still quite simple, which made Hua Rujin feel heartbroken. She didn't feel like she was home at all.
"Is this your room?" Tian Haoze looked at the simple room in front of him, which only had a table and chairs, and the only decoration was a few cheap indoor potted plants.
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