Chapter 181 The Three Meet
"Hold me close."
Seeing that Shen Pingjin had walked over but hadn't made a move, Yan Jue repeated his words.
Shen Pingjin then consciously raised her hands and stiffly wrapped them around the man's lean waist.
"Hold on tight."
Yan Jue said in a deep voice. Before Shen Pingjin could reply, she felt herself being lifted into the air.
Chen Pingjin, who hadn't yet grasped Yan Jue firmly, suddenly exerted much more force.
"Yan Jue, slow down! You, you, you, slow down!"
"I just told you to hurry up, but you're still unwilling."
Although Yan Jue said that, his body language betrayed him, and he slowed down his pace.
At least you still have some conscience!
Shen Pingjin inwardly complained, but outwardly she wore a pitiful expression. Yan Jue shook his head helplessly; before getting to know her, he had thought she was a cute girl.
Now that we've gotten to know each other, I've come to understand that she's a multifaceted and charming woman.
Hua Erxu and the other two lost sight of Yan Jue and were bickering some distance behind him.
"It's all your fault! If you weren't so useless, we wouldn't have lost him!"
Now, whenever Hua'er sees Mount Sumeru, she wants to close her eyes.
Having such a teammate who drags you down is the worst luck imaginable!
Sumi retorted, "How dare you talk like that? If you weren't a female partner sent by the young master to accompany me on this mission, do you think I would have tolerated you until now?!"
"snort!"
Hua Er snorted coldly, turned her head away, and ignored Xumi.
The most urgent task now is to find Shen Pingjin and Yan Jue and find a way to kill them.
Wait, wait a minute!!
Hua'er thought of something.
"Young Master, as long as we set up an inescapable net outside Luozhou City, tell me, why would Shen Pingjin and Yan Jue come to Luozhou City on their own initiative?! And why are there no carriages following behind them?"
Upon hearing Hua'er's words, Xumi instantly recalled the events.
"Are you saying that the current emperor and crown prince may not have passed through Luozhou City yet, and that the regent and his woman sneaked out to Luozhou City alone?!"
Hua Er nodded: "I'm not sure, but it's very likely that's the case."
"This is outrageous! We've been tricked!"
Sumi Qi jumped up and down, "Can you guess where they are now?"
Hua'er sorted out what she had just seen and what had happened, and finally said slowly, "They are very likely going to find the young master now."
Upon hearing this, Xumi reacted as if he had heard a joke, "You mean, the Regent and the Regent's Consort are very likely to have gone to the Illusion Pavilion?!"
This, this is impossible!
"How could they possibly walk right into a trap?"
"Although the young master didn't tell us why he was chasing these two, I guess it's related to that little boy."
Because Hua'er remembered hearing the three words "Lu Qingjia" all of a sudden.
Lu Qingjia. Before Hua Er was taken in by Lu Qingxiao, she had heard of this person's name in the capital when she was wandering outside.
"A martial arts prodigy of exceptional talent, one in a million."
Thinking this way, Hua'er said, "If you trust me, come with me directly. We'll go back to the Phantom Pavilion together and find out what's going on!"
"Are you crazy?!"
Seeing that Hua'er really wanted to go to the Phantom Pavilion, Xumi finally couldn't help but swear.
"Take it or leave it, I'm going back to the Phantom Pavilion now anyway."
"Aren't you afraid that the young master will punish you if he sees you come back?"
Seeing that Hua'er was determined to leave, Xumi couldn't help but speak up.
"It's all a dead end anyway, so we might as well go with my guess. I trust myself, anyway. As for you... come if you want, otherwise forget it!"
Hua'er didn't look at Xumi again. She stood up straight, used her lightness skill to flash towards the direction of the Void Pavilion.
"You crazy woman!"
Xumi cursed, but his body betrayed him, following Hua'er directly towards the direction of the Phantom Pavilion.
The worst outcome would be punishment. He, Xumi, had no ideas at the moment, so he might as well just go with this woman!
This is Sumeru's only idea.
Chen Pingjin had already arrived at the entrance of the Illusion Pavilion.
Chen Pingjin deliberately carried Chu Jin with him. As he approached the Void Pavilion, the darkness surrounding Chu Jin was instantly dispelled by a burst of purple light.
Shen Pingjin quickly hugged Yan Jue's lean waist and said, "Yan Jue, the brocade is glowing!"
"really?!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Jue frowned and stopped, looking in the direction of Chen Pingjin.
The sword on Shen Pingjin's back was emitting a dazzling light. Yan Jue suddenly remembered something and pulled Shen Pingjin to his side.
"It seems that Lu Qingjia was most likely taken away by the people from the Phantom Pavilion."
Shen Pingjin found it rather strange. "But think about it, the Illusion Pavilion is in Luozhou, while the General of the State's Mansion is far away in the capital. How do you think they managed to abduct Lu Qingjia?"
Shen Pingjin always believed that after that incident, the Zhenguo General's Mansion would definitely learn its lesson and add more guards to Lu Qingjia's courtyard.
But to his surprise, he was still easily abducted.
Shen Pingjin wanted to say something more, but Yan Jue suddenly pulled her behind him.
Suddenly, the gates of the Phantom Pavilion opened.
A man dressed in black appeared before them in the misty mountains.
Lu Qingxiao slowly wiped the sword in his hand with a handkerchief, without even glancing at the two of them, but his soft, feminine voice rang out in front of the silent Void Pavilion.
"Your Majesty the Regent, Your Majesty the Regent, may I ask what brings you to my Void Pavilion?"
Shen Pingjin's eyes flashed with wariness: "Tell me quickly, is Jiajia in your hands!"
She spoke very loudly, so loudly that Lu Qingjia, who was in the room, felt like she was dreaming.
Lu Qingjia was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) when she suddenly heard a familiar voice calling out. Was that... pretty sister?
But how could that pretty lady possibly come over now? Lu Qingjia shook her head, thinking that she must be missing her too much to be doing this.
When Lu Qingxiao heard Shen Pingjin's words, he thought she was foolish.
"Who is Lu Qingjia? I don't know her."
Seeing the puzzled look on the face of the man in black before her, whose veil concealed his expression, Shen Pingjin's once resolute gaze began to waver.
Yan Jue knew that Shen Pingjin was no match for the man in front of her, so he pulled her behind him and said, "Don't look him in the eye."
Shen Pingjin was taken aback, then instantly understood, and solemnly nodded, "Okay!"
No wonder she felt something was off earlier; it turns out she'd been bewitched.
"The Pavilion Master of the Illusion Pavilion..." Yan Jue frowned slightly. Why did he feel that this young master was somewhat familiar?
"I wonder if you two have come to my Illusion Pavilion just to play games with me? If so, then I'll have to decline."
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