Ten minutes later—
Nan Xian looked at Huo Shaoying, then at Qi Maojin, "So you are the First Leader's sworn sister, and you are the First Leader's half-brother, you call her your godmother, and she calls you her nephew?"
Huo Shaoying glanced at Qi Maojin and said indifferently, "Don't worry about him."
When Qi Maojin heard her speak to him in such a disdainful tone, he was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled obsequiously and said, "What you say is true, sir. I—I am nothing but a fart. How could I dare to try to get on your good side!"
Upon hearing this, Nan Xian raised an eyebrow and gave a meaningful "Oh"—it seems that Qi Maojin is just a figurehead with the title of Young Master Qi!
Qi Maojin was filled with remorse; he wished he could travel back a few hours and slap himself across the face for stopping Nan Xian in the street.
I'll teach you to be blinded by lust! I'll teach you to be unable to walk past any beautiful woman!
That's good now...
He dared not look at Nan Xian's face, quietly moved to the side, and stared at the "suspicious creature" who was tied up by the guards, unable to believe it.
"This...this really is Linghu Sheng? Linghu Sheng, the owner of Shixi Tower?"
The guard glanced at him and replied indifferently, "Yes."
"Was he really beaten by that woman?"
The guard rolled his eyes at him. "Hmm!"
Actually, there's no need to ask. Just look at the current state of this group of people. Without exception, all the guards are injured. Huo Shaoying is also pale, with a ring of purplish-blue finger marks around her neck, and her voice is hoarse. Only Nan Xian is completely unscathed!
Hmm...it seems like my hair is a bit messy?
Qi Maojin opened his mouth, then collapsed to the ground, the last glimmer of hope in his eyes vanishing instantly.
What kind of luck is this?! I thought I had a sweet, innocent girl under my thumb, but I ended up provoking a female demon!!!
Even that unfathomable old fox, Linghu Sheng, was beaten into a pulp by her. How could my frail body withstand more of her punches?!
"You, come here."
Qi Maojin snapped back to his senses and immediately jumped up like a nimble monkey, sliding down to his knees in front of Huo Shaoying.
"Please give your instructions!"
Huo Shaoying glared at him fiercely, thinking: This good-for-nothing guy dared to flirt with the big boss of the God Clan. Fortunately, the big boss of the God Clan is kind and tolerant and did not hold it against him. Otherwise, if he affected the big boss of the God Clan's opinion of her, or even the First Leader's opinion, he would not be spared even if he died a hundred times!
Qi Maojin suddenly understood the meaning in her eyes. He trembled and quickly bowed his head, adopting a humble posture.
Huo Shaoying scoffed: "Tell me honestly, where were you when the chaos broke out? Why are you only showing up now?"
Qi Maojin dared not hide anything. He vaguely knew that Huo Shaoying possessed some strange abilities, seemingly able to see through liars, so he quickly confessed everything in detail.
It turned out that because he was always bullied when he was a child, he gradually developed the habit of running away as soon as he sensed something was wrong. He waited and waited in the private room, but none of the bodyguards he sent out returned or replied to his messages, so he couldn't help but start to feel uneasy.
He managed to send all the maids away and paced anxiously in the private room. As he paced, he accidentally discovered the secret passage through which Nan Xian had slipped away. He followed the passage down the path, but before he reached the end, he suddenly heard a scream and a wail. He was so frightened that he dared not move and hid in a corner, trembling with fear.
It wasn't that no one else entered the secret passage. After all, the Golden Scale Butterfly couldn't break open the window on the fourth floor. They were only panicked for a moment before being led to escape through the secret passage by the staff of Shixi Building. However, Linghu Sheng's slash that split the wall was really powerful, causing the entire Shixi Building to shake three times.
The secret passage was already ancient, and the array's core, which was used to stabilize it, happened to be within Linghu Sheng's attack range, so the secret passage collapsed.
Qi Maojin was fortunate enough to avoid being trapped because he was hiding in a lower position, and the collapse occurred just above him.
Once he could no longer hear any noise outside, he tentatively found the exit—and then, without paying attention, he stepped on a pearl earring that a guest had dropped in a panic as he went down the stairs, and rolled down the stairs like a ball.
“Wait, so—” Nan Xian raised her hand to interrupt, and Qi Maojin, who was speaking enthusiastically, quickly shut his mouth upon hearing this.
She looked at Huo Shaoying, and Huo Shaoying looked at her in return.
Their eyes met, and both of them brightened up.
"All the guests on the fourth floor are trapped in the secret passage!"
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