A sudden, chilly wind blew by Mirror Lake. It wasn't particularly cold, but Yue Qi felt an intense chill.
He has been standing by this Mirror Lake for a full hour now.
He had already used magic to remove the blindfold from his eyes, but he was still unable to move his body.
Only just now did he feel a faint glimmer of light, and at the same time, his body gradually regained sensation.
When I opened my eyes, the three people were indeed gone.
Moreover, all traces on the shore of Mirror Lake have been cleaned up, as if no one had ever been there.
Yue Qi wasn't worried about Mu Xiao's whereabouts; what he was worried about was Yan Qing.
This wooden flute seems to have known Yan Qing for a long time.
Thinking back on their time in the tomb, Mu Xiao realized that although he had always concealed himself well, he had actually been protecting Yan Qing without leaving a trace.
Although it was Monk Yuanhui who came forward, now that Monk Yuanhui's identity has been exposed, how could he not react?
Yue Qi himself wouldn't believe it if he said the two of them didn't know each other at all.
But Yan Qing's behavior clearly indicated that she didn't recognize this person at all. —What's going on here?
To be honest, he still hasn't figured out the reason. Now that Yan Qing has been kidnapped by this person again, the only thing he can be sure of right now is that Mu Xiao shouldn't hurt her.
That's all. He remained completely unaware of this person's true intentions.
A few minutes later, he was finally able to move his limbs completely. Unfortunately, before he could make a move, a huge explosion suddenly came from the cave in the distance behind him.
That wasn't the end of it. From above, a woman wearing a parachute screamed as she rushed down.
Yue Qi instinctively wanted to sigh. What was going on?! After a long silence, two people showed up at once. He couldn't help but wonder if his unlucky constitution had resurfaced.
Wen Jiajia spotted Yue Qi standing by the lake, like a statue waiting for his wife, from afar, and immediately shouted.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and save me!" This is truly her first time using a parachute! What if she can't land?!
Yue Qi watched her maneuver the parachute with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. It went straight up and then plummeted, bouncing back and forth several times before finally managing to get close to the ground.
Seeing that Wen Jiajia was about to rise again, he had no choice but to jump up and forcibly pull her back to the ground.
Caught off guard, Wen Jiajia fell flat on her face.
Fortunately, Miss Wen was also blessed with numerous buffs; despite the fall, she wasn't seriously injured. She even got up quite energetically and immediately confronted him,
"You scumbag, are you tired of living?! Is this how you save someone?!"
Yue Qi pursed his lips; it seemed this person was perfectly fine.
Just then, two familiar figures emerged from the thick smoke in the distance. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be the Sun brothers.
However, at this moment, the Sun brothers looked as if they had just come out of a boiler. Their bodies were burned black, and most of their hair was gone.
Sun Qiang was in slightly better shape, but Sun Gui, who was behind him, had a white cloth wrapped around his head, stained with blood. From the exposed part, it was clear that half of Sun Gui's scalp had been forcibly torn off by something, and the wound was gruesome.
Wen Jiajia was startled and immediately assumed a defensive stance. "Where did this ghost come from! Let me tell you, I'm not afraid of you!"
"Hehehe—" Sun Qiang laughed out loud, revealing a set of snow-white teeth.
"What, Jiajia, you don't recognize me?"
"What?! You're Sun Qiang?!" Wen Jiajia almost jumped up. She looked him up and down before barely recognizing him.
"Sun Qiang, what happened to you? You look like a ghost!"
Sun Qiang gave a bitter smile. "It's a long story. We brothers were completely betrayed and ambushed. Now, only the two of us are left."
"What?!!"
Wen Jiajia felt that this world was somewhat surreal. Could there be other people here besides them?
Yue Qi, however, pointed out the obvious: "Could it be that Mu Xiao was also the one plotting against you?"
Upon hearing this name, both Sun brothers simultaneously revealed eyes filled with intense hatred.
"Who else could it be but him?!"
Upon hearing this, Yue Qi fell silent.
Wen Jiajia sensed something was wrong. Shouldn't Mu Xiao be unconscious at the entrance to the Vajra Hell? How did he become the ultimate boss here in their mouths?
"Wait—" she spoke up, "Did I miss something? What does this have to do with Mu Xiao?"
She even pointed at Sun Qiang, "Isn't this Mu Xiao the thug you two brothers hired?" She needed to get an explanation; she was incredibly curious.
"Hmph!" Sun Qiang was furious just thinking about this person, and he didn't want to say a word right now.
Left with no other choice, she had to seek help from Yue Qi.
Yue Qi was quite frank, "Just over an hour ago, I was ambushed by him—they took Yan Qing away."
"You scumbag, you saw that brat?" Wen Jiajia's words were still as ruthless as ever.
Yue Qi was too lazy to argue with her. For someone like Wen Jiajia who only cared about herself and didn't care about others, this already showed concern. It seemed that Yan Qing hadn't saved her so many times for nothing.
So he decided to start from the beginning and recount his experience.
As expected, Wen Jiajia frowned after hearing this. Why did she have a feeling that Mu Xiao should have known Yan Qing from the beginning?
Could it be that she misunderstood? Yue Qi isn't a scumbag; the real scumbag is Yan Qing?
Good heavens, is this really that melodramatic?
Judging from her expression, Yue Qiguang knew she had definitely misunderstood.
"Yan Qing did not know Mu Xiao before."
One sentence completely shattered the little drama Wen Jiajia had imagined. She raised her head with some dissatisfaction, glaring angrily at Yue Qi.
"You scumbag! Are you bored out of your mind?! Why are you meddling in everything?!"
Yue Qi ignored her and instead asked the Sun brothers, "You two, did you perhaps come from the Northeast Wind and Thunder Hell?"
The Sun brothers' reaction completely confirmed his guess. It seems that this Wind and Thunder Hell is quite terrifying; thankfully, they didn't go.
Since he had been seen through, and since he was planning to cooperate with the other party, he briefly recounted his group's experience.
In this way, Wen Jiajia finally understood that Mu Xiao was a formidable character! He was so secretive that he had managed to outwit everyone.
However, there was one thing she really couldn't understand: "What exactly did Mu Xiao want to do by kidnapping Yan Qing?"
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