The young man touched the cold mask on his face and said with sudden realization: "Oh, right, I forgot about this! I haven't had a good rest for several days. It's time to go back."
The guy on shift comforted her, "It's okay. We're wearing masks. Who can tell if we're okay? Besides, we're trying to remain secretive."
The young man agreed and said, "You make sense. I'll go back first. After reporting everything, I need to get some sleep."
While the Qilin Guards were busy rushing back to Qingliang Valley to report the news, Shi Zairong and Hong Yu were leisurely strolling in the town and talking about things.
After listening to Shi Zairong's explanation, Hong Yu leaned against a tree beside the road and said, "I think I understand what's going on now. Does that mean Xiahou Qing is planning to use the queen insect to satisfy his unspeakable secret?"
Shi Zairong could hardly hide his self-blame as he said, "It was because of my lack of consideration that such a disaster occurred."
Hong Yu nodded thoughtfully, looking towards the place where Lian Guang was barbecuing meat. He said, "So, that smell just now wasn't Lian Guang barbecuing meat, but you guys processing those living dead?"
"...Yes." Although Shi Zairong didn't want to admit it, that was the truth. As the source of all the disasters, he was truly sorry.
Hong Yu looked at the small bridge and flowing water not far away and thought; considering that Shi Zairong's original idea was good, it was just that some uncontrollable situations occurred along the way; besides, things have developed to this point now, there is no point in pursuing him anymore. The key is to get rid of the queen insect.
If it is really as Shi Zairong said, as long as the mother insect dies, the brood insects will die with it, then the most urgent task now is not to find the mother insect, but to find a way to kill it completely.
Although this queen insect was brought by Huangfu Zhong and Huangfu Xiong, according to her understanding, only Huangfu Xiong could transform the Shengxi Gu while it was maturing; Huangfu Zhong only played the role of a pusher and controlled the general direction.
"Didn't you say you found Huangfu Xiong? Where is he now? I want to see him right away."
Shi Zairong didn't want Hong Yu to see Huangfu Xiong when she thought about him just now. He was acting weird now. If he saw Hong Yu and thought he was from the Huangfu family, and did something crazy and hurt her, that would be bad. "He's a little confused now, and his speech is incoherent. It's probably useless to see him."
Hong Yu tidied up his appearance and said, "Whether it will be useful or not, we'll have to wait until we see me. Lead the way."
...Huangfu Xiong squatted in a corner of the bed, holding the jewels that Huangfu Zhong threw to him. He didn't say a word and didn't eat late. He just sat there stupidly, with a dazed look on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After someone pushed open the locked door, the person who was originally quiet and honest suddenly became crazy and started talking to himself.
After entering the room, Hong Yu closed the door and sat down on a stool. He leisurely poured himself a glass of water. He didn't care how Huangfu Xiong acted crazy. After slightly raising his voice, he looked at the madman curled up in the corner of the bed and asked, "Huangfu Xiong, do you recognize who I am?"
Huangfu Xiong, who was talking to himself at the side, also subconsciously glanced at the woman who entered the room, and was frightened out of his wits:
"...Why are you here! Big brother said that the Huangfu family wouldn't know. He lied to me again!"
Hong Yu gently put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and approached Huangfu Xiong: "I don't know whether Huangfu Zhong lied to you or not. As for you, they said you were unconscious, but I think you are sober now. I have a few questions to ask you, and you'd better answer honestly."
Although Huangfu Xiong was only an outer sect disciple, Huangfu Huijue was the future head of the family, so he naturally knew what he looked like. They had chosen to cooperate with Shi Zairong because they thought he was the future son-in-law of the Huangfu family. As the saying goes, the darkest place is the darkest, and the most dangerous place is also the safest place. No matter how much the Huangfu family investigates, they will not investigate their own son-in-law.
They had never expected that they would encounter Tianshu Tower right after escaping, and now that they had returned to save their lives, the Huangfu family would come to question them so quickly. They could only deny it, otherwise, the consequences would be severe. "Oh, I'll die if I tell or not, I will never betray my eldest brother."
Hong Yu saw that Huangfu Xiong was a man who valued friendship and loyalty. Previously, his father, Huangfu Changmin, who was in charge of taking care of the Shengxi Gu, had mentioned to the head of the family that he hoped to be more flexible and let his illegitimate son inherit his position in the future. He thought that even if he was a little cowardly, he was still a promising talent.
His temperament is acceptable, he was able to raise the Shengxi Gu to maturity, and he has good abilities. If he could be smarter, perhaps the head of the family would consider Huangfu Changmin's suggestion.
From what he said, Hong Yu also realized that Huangfu Xiong regarded Huangfu Zhong as very important, so he provoked him, "Oh, he abandoned you and followed the people of Tianshu Tower to eat and drink the fine food, and you still want to protect him?"
Upon hearing this, Huangfu Xiong threw all the gold, silver, and jewelry in his arms towards Hong Yu. "What do you know? I'm telling you, don't slander my elder brother! He's the only one in the Huangfu family who treats me well!"
Hong Yu looked at the scattered gold and silver on the ground and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and smile: "It seems that you are not so confused. The Huangfu family has actually discovered you about the Shengxi Gu a long time ago. Do you know why no one has come to capture you?"
Huangfu Xiong remained silent, unable to answer. Furthermore, he couldn't understand why Hong Yu had suddenly asked him this question. Huangfu Zhong had taught him that if one couldn't quickly discern someone's intentions, it was best to say and do nothing. Usually, the next time someone spoke or took action, the album's purpose would be more directly revealed.
Seeing that Huangfu Xiong was still stubborn, Hong Yu could only half-speak, "It's not because you hid well, nor is it because of Shi Zairong, but because someone took the blame for you. Indeed, you are just one of many outer disciples. Even if you disappeared, it wouldn't be a big deal."
Huangfu Xiong covered his ears and widened his eyes, coaxing, "What on earth do you want to say!"
Hong Yu looked around the house, which still showed signs of the Gu, and explained, "I just wanted to refute what you said earlier. Huangfu Zhong wasn't the only one who treated you well. Your father disappeared earlier. He claimed that he accidentally left the Shengxi Gu on the mountain. When everyone searched the entire mountain without success, someone noticed that you two seemed to have been missing for a long time."
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