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Ah Hui died for no one, but Qiu Yanping did not let Mrs. Bastin know about this. Informing them of the real cause of Ah Hui's death would not have any effect, but would have added to their pain and hatred. It would have been better to let them think that Ah Hui died of an unfortunate sudden illness.

As for Zhou Yili, maybe it was because she was frequently spotted by the servants in the general's mansion in the past few times, she has not appeared for some time. While Gu Wenye's spies were observing the entire central city, they also paid attention to Zhou Yili's movements.

But unfortunately, such a special and conspicuous person has never appeared. Otherwise, once Zhou Yili appears, the news industry will definitely be able to control the other party's movements.

Qiu Yanping once asked the earth spirits he had greeted before about Zhou Yili's whereabouts. However, no matter how detailed his description of the other party was, no earth spirit could give him a satisfactory answer for such a unique person.

Qiu Yanping was not surprised by this result. Since the other party had temporarily concealed the fact that the Heavenly Dao had replaced the prince with a cat, it was reasonable that her every move and every condition would not be detected by any spiritual creature.

It's just that the way of heaven can be deceived for a while, but it cannot be deceived forever.

Qiu Yanping knew that if the Heavenly Dao found out that his rules and arrangements were broken by humans, he would be furious again. A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Qiu Yanping's eyes.

Gu Wenye found that Qiu Yanping seemed particularly impatient this time, which was different from usual. Gu Wenye didn't understand what was so special about Zhou Yili that made Qiu Yanping stare at her so closely, but Qiu Yanping's different attitude made him intensify his inspection.

He looked at Qiu Yanping, who was absent-minded while eating, with some helplessness. His father called him several times but got no response. Now his round face, which looked like Santa Claus, was filled with an awkward smile. Gu Wenye gently touched Qiu Yanping and whispered, "Mr. Qiu, father is asking if you are used to living in the general's mansion?"

Qiu Yanping came back to his senses. He blinked twice and calmed down. "I'm used to living here. I'm used to living here. Thank you Mr. Gu and his wife for taking me in."

Qiu Yanping privately glanced at Gu Wenye, asking why the topic was brought up like this.

Gu Wenye smiled. He knew what his father was thinking. He wanted to ask about the two's progress indirectly. However, when he thought of his father's previous gloating, Gu Wenye was so mean that he didn't want to go along with his father's wishes. He whispered to Qiu Yanping, "I'm just concerned."

"Oh, I thought you were hinting that I've been staying here too long." Qiu Yanping raised his eyebrows. He was quite self-aware. Anyone would want to kick a stranger out if he had been living in his house for several months. He was not as popular as he was in his previous life. He would not find it strange at all if Gu's father had such thoughts.

Gu Wenye chuckled and shook his head slightly, saying, "Don't worry, my father will never mind that Mr. Qiu stays here for too long. He probably hopes that Mr. Qiu will stay in the general's mansion and never leave."

"Huh?" Qiu Yanping was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what was going on. "What?"

Gu Wenye stopped talking and just smiled. The two of them were chatting quietly in private, as if no one was around. Gu Wenle was sitting next to them, but he couldn't hear clearly even though he tilted his ear. He couldn't help but wonder how the two of them could control the volume so well, as he couldn't hear clearly even though he was so close.

Both Gu's father and mother were hoping that their second son could hear some news, but when they saw Gu Wenle pouting in frustration, they had no choice but to give up.

But it seems that the safe distance between these two people seems a little too close, right? Father and mother Gu looked at each other, with a tacit smile in their eyes.

Qiu Yanping looked at Gu Wenye's meaningful smile, feeling a little suspicious. He secretly reached out and pinched the flesh on General Gu's waist, hoping to warn the mysterious General Gu. However, he did not expect that Gu Wenye's waist was strong with only hard abdominal muscles, and Qiu Yanping could not pinch much flesh. He widened his eyes, which made Gu Wenye laugh again.

He put down his hand, grabbed Qiu Yanping's claws, and asked in a low voice, "What do you want to do, Mr. Qiu?"

Qiu Yanping curled his lips and withdrew his hand.

After finishing dinner and returning to his own villa, Qiu Yanping looked around to see if there was anyone around. He pinched his belly inconspicuously and frowned.

He probably needs some exercise.

…

Zhou Yili was not missing for too long. She appeared in front of Qiu Yanping again a whole week after her disappearance. When Qiu Yanping saw Zhou Yili again, he was really shocked. He did not expect that this woman had changed so much in just one week.

The woman's long black hair had become sparse, and the large exposed patches of scalp were a dry, dark red color as if soaked in blood. Her cheeks were sunken on both sides, and she looked extremely thin and sickly, which was frightening.

When the woman saw Qiu Yanping looking at her, she quickly turned around and ran away. Qiu Yanping did not chase her. Even if the servants in the general's mansion had asked him, it would have been more than enough to catch her.

Sure enough, not long after, the woman was brought back tied up and brought in by the servants through a small door where no one was.

"This woman looks thin and weak, but she really struggled hard." A man held her and whispered. The woman's nails scratched the back of his hand, which was a little itchy. He frowned and couldn't help scratching it.

When Qiu Yanping heard what the man said, he looked over and saw the other person grabbing the back of his hand. He frowned, walked over a few steps, and held the man's wrist.

Only a faint black color invisible to ordinary people was seen on the back of the man's hand, drilling into the injured skin. Qiu Yanping's pupils shrank slightly, and he turned his head to look at Zhou Yili who was tied up. The woman tilted her head and kept shaking her body, looking extremely anxious.

"You stay here." Qiu Yanping gave the instruction in a deep voice, then turned and walked into the inner room.

The servant who was specifically told to stay where he was was bewildered. The others patted him on the shoulder and consoled him, "It's okay. We won't tell General Gu that you were specially kept by his sweetheart."

“…”

Qiu Yanping took out a small bag of sage wrapped in a talisman, and lit it together with a layer of yellow talisman paper on the outside. The talisman bag quickly burned into ashes and fell into the small dish. He strode out with the dish in his hand. Sure enough, the man was still standing there quietly, as if he had not moved a step.

Qiu Yanping sprinkled the talisman and grass ash on the back of the man's scratched hand. The man took a breath of cool air. He didn't expect that such a small wound would be so painful because of the treatment. He shook subconsciously and the ash on the back of his hand was almost shaken off. Fortunately, Qiu Yanping grabbed his wrist in advance and stabilized his hand. Qiu Yanping glared at the man impatiently, "Don't move."

The man dared not move after hearing the sound and endured the pain.

Strangely enough, the wound on the back of the hand was not big, and there was not even much blood, but the pain was so sharp that it seemed as if something was being peeled off from the back of the hand. Soon, a layer of cold sweat covered the man's forehead. After a while, all the ash from the talisman was absorbed, and Qiu Yanping let the man go.

The man returned to the small group, looking exhausted. Everyone else was stunned and couldn't help asking, "What did you do in Mr. Qiu's yard? Why did you come back like this?"

The man waved his hands and said weakly, "That lunatic scratched my hand a little earlier. Mr. Qiu is probably applying medicine to me. It hurts so much. It hurts so much."

The others looked at each other in bewilderment. It was just a small cut? They had seen it before, so was it necessary to apply medicine?

"That lunatic wouldn't have any infectious disease, right? Otherwise, why would Mr. Qiu keep you here and give you medicine?" someone said.

"What kind of medicine is that?"

The man frowned and said bewilderedly, "I don't know either. It's like gray powder..."

"Ah, General Gu!" Suddenly, a man stood at attention and shouted.

The man who had been taken care of by Qiu Yanping suddenly stiffened his back, turned around in panic, and stammered, "General Gu!"

Gu Wenye frowned and looked at the man, then asked, "What happened? Where did you get hurt?"

The man quickly recounted the entire incident. Gu Wenye's face darkened and he asked, "You said that woman is in Mr. Qiu's yard now?"

The man swallowed and looked at the other servants, suddenly realizing that they were indeed too careless.

Seeing this, Gu Wenye turned around and strode away, hurriedly heading towards Qiu Yanping's yard.

Qiu Yanping's yard was not as dangerous as Gu Wenye thought. Zhou Yili was tied up tightly by the skilled servants of the general's mansion. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't get free. Qiu Yanping saw that the woman's resistance and emotions were so intense, so naturally he would not take the initiative to untie her. He stood a few meters away from the woman, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a light voice, "Speaking of which, I should call you Miss Zhou."

The woman suddenly stopped moving and looked up at Qiu Yanping, with a flash of panic and surprise in her eyes. Her pale face, covered by her black hair, looked even thinner and more terrifying. She opened her mouth but no sound came out. She could only keep moving her body to get closer to Qiu Yanping, not knowing what she was going to do.

Qiu Yanping squinted his eyes and watched the woman's actions. If he casually stepped back, the distance that the woman had worked so hard to move and struggle for half a day would be pulled away again by him. He was not sure what the woman was going to do. He remembered that Gu Wenye seemed to have mentioned before that there was something that could directly measure brain waves and take notes. He wondered if he could ask Gu Wenye for one.

Just as he was thinking, Gu Wenye arrived. Seeing that the distance between Qiu Yanping and the woman was only one big stride away, his hair stood on end. He quickly pulled the man towards him and said anxiously in a low voice, "Mr. Qiu is too lax!"

Qiu Yanping: “…” You are too scared!