The hour of Xu (7-9 PM).
Unlike spring and winter, when it gets light late and dark early, summer is characterized by long days and short nights.
Even though it is already early in the Xu hour (7 pm), before the sun has completely set, the moon is already faintly visible against the blue sky.
In the backyard, the women were all in the cool pool.
Even Yaoyue and Shuimu Yinji restrained their true energy at this moment, so as to better enjoy the coolness of being in the cool pool water in the midst of the sweltering summer heat.
However, when she came out of the cool pool and returned to the inner courtyard, Yaoyue's gaze kept falling on Chu Qinghe.
Noticing the frequent glances and obvious thoughtful expression from Yaoyue, Chu Qinghe swallowed the cold wine in his mouth and slowly asked, "Is there something you can't figure out?"
Faced with Chu Qinghe's question, Yaoyue pondered for a moment before asking, "This time, the Azure Dragon Society has cast such a wide net. Given your personality, you shouldn't want to get involved. Why did you go to such lengths to expose yourself to Bai Xiaosheng?"
Hearing Yaoyue's question, Shuimu Yinji and the others also turned their gazes to Chu Qinghe.
Chu Qinghe disliked trouble and didn't want to enter the martial world. Even Lianxing had realized this over time, let alone Shuimu Yinji or Qu Feiyan and the other women.
Therefore, given Chu Qinghe's personality, even if he had figured out all of the Azure Dragon Society's plans, he should have pretended not to know and continued to act as a transparent person.
It wouldn't be so blatant as to directly display it in front of Bai Xiaosheng.
He even clearly explained all his thoughts and analyses to Bai Xiaosheng.
Such actions will undoubtedly bring more hidden dangers to Chu Qinghe.
Knowing the doubts of Yaoyue and the other women, Chu Qinghe shook his head and said, "Trouble doesn't have eyes. Sometimes, even if you don't provoke it, it will come knocking on your door. Otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying 'unexpected disaster'."
"Just as a person may be discarded at any time once they lose their value, the same applies at other times. The best way to avoid trouble is to keep those who are capable of causing trouble in line."
If there were only Chu Qinghe, Qu Feiyan, and even Xiao Zhao in this courtyard now, Chu Qinghe could naturally do what Liu Zhengfeng did at his "washing his hands of his career" ceremony: if he encountered trouble, he could easily resolve it in secret, then leave without a trace, concealing his achievements and continuing to live his quiet life.
The problem is that Chu Qinghe is surrounded by three women: Yaoyue, Shuimu Yinji, and Dongfang Bubai.
If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.
Having women like Dongfang Bubai, Yaoyue, and Shuimu Yinji by his side naturally comes with corresponding responsibilities.
Hearing what Chu Qinghe said, Yaoyue, who understood what Chu Qinghe meant, asked, "So that's why Bai Xiaosheng revealed Pang Ban's information to you?"
Chu Qinghe smiled gently and said, "It's just an unspoken understanding."
When facing a force like the Azure Dragon Society, simply hiding one's strengths might give the other side the impression that one is weak and easily bullied.
Chu Qinghe was aware of this, and Bai Xiaosheng also wanted to use this incident to determine how to treat Chu Qinghe in the future.
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe noticed Yaoyue's slightly furrowed brows and knew what she was thinking.
He then said, "Don't think about it. It's nice to have a little variety in your life now and then. It's not as troublesome as you think."
Upon hearing what Chu Qinghe said, Yaoyue nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
A moment later, at Chu Qinghe's invitation, Qu Feiyan took out the "Werewolf" cards from inside the room.
Before long, the attention of everyone in the courtyard was drawn to the game.
However, at the very end of the Xu hour, a knocking sound suddenly came from outside.
Upon hearing the sound, before the girls could react, Chu Qinghe, who had been the first to be eliminated and was sitting in the hammock, slowly sat up and walked towards the front yard.
Previously, the knocking only drew curious glances from Qu Feiyan, Lin Shiyin, and a few other women.
So when the knocking sounded, Chu Qinghe's act of opening the door on his own initiative surprised both Yaoyue and Shuimu Yinji.
A moment later, when Chu Qinghe returned, he had five or six more packages wrapped in coarse cloth in his hands.
Seeing this, Qu Feiyan, Xiao Zhao, and Lin Shiyin each stepped forward to take a package and returned to the stone table. Qu Feiyan couldn't help but ask curiously, "Young Master, what is this?"
In response to Qu Feiyan's question, Chu Qinghe said calmly, "Wouldn't it be clear if we just opened the package?"
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe held two packages in his hand while lightly flicking his other hand.
With the flapping of the long sleeves, some powder instantly dispersed and scattered throughout the courtyard.
At the same time, accompanied by a special flow of energy, the candles that were originally hanging around the courtyard, except for those around Chu Qinghe's stone table, quickly went out.
Seeing Chu Qinghe's actions, Qu Feiyan and the other women felt even more puzzled and curious.
When Qu Feiyan and the other women opened the package in front of them, they found that it contained bamboo tubes coated with a thick layer of black paint.
When Qu Feiyan curiously opened one of the bamboo tubes, specks of emerald green light immediately entered her eyes.
A few breaths later, looking at these fireflies with their shimmering green lights, Qu Feiyan paused for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Fireflies?"
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