Otherwise, Yun He would have blatantly bought up all of Baiyun, yet there was no movement from Tianshu Tower. Tianshu Tower had been secretly investigating him for so long, yet they hadn't discovered how he and Wang Zhen met, or what had happened between them. Even if Wang Zhen had hidden the information so thoroughly, it wasn't so untraceable. It seemed he had overestimated Tianshu Tower; Xiahou Qing's intelligence network was no match for the black market.
However, at least they were like-minded and had the same goal, so let's just leave it at that for now. If Xiahou Qing couldn't help him properly later, he could withdraw at any time.
Xiahou Qing didn't know Yun He's background, but it seemed that as long as he didn't know Wang Yanzhou's appearance, cooperation would be more beneficial than harmful. Thinking of this, Xiahou Qing quickly stated, "If we have the help of the Insect Master, Tianshu Tower won't need Huangfu Zhong's help."
Yun He said, "After all, it's the Huangfu family's Gu worm. To say it's not needed is an exaggeration. Since the Pavilion Master has reached a consensus with me, why don't we discuss the details of our future cooperation?"
"I couldn't ask for more."
It was still dark, and Wang Wu, not knowing what was going on, kicked the door open without even knocking. He searched for clothes in Xiahou Chun's closet while shouting, "Sir, something's wrong! Wake up!"
After hearing the noise, Xiahou Jun pulled the quilt over his head and roared, "...It's not even daybreak yet, what are you busy with?"
"Something big has happened..." Without waiting for Wang Wu to finish his explanation, Xiahou Jun suddenly stood up and continued to roar, "What big thing is more important than my sleep? I just went to bed, and you let me go. If something happened, go find the Pavilion Master. Why are you looking for me? I'm so annoying. Get out of here!"
After Wang Wu put Xiahou Chun's clothes aside, he said, "I came to look for you because I couldn't find the Pavilion Master. Don't sleep anymore, get up quickly."
"Ahhh, are you annoying?"
Wang Wu sighed deeply. He had initially thought Xiahou Qing was still asleep and didn't want to scare him, but now it seemed that if he didn't scare him, he would be scolded again when Xiahou Qing returned. "Sir, something's happened to the Living Dead. The Pavilion Master can't find him now. Hurry out and make some decisions!"
Sure enough, when he heard the word "living dead", Xia Houjun suddenly woke up: "What did you just say? What happened to the living dead?"
"It's hard to explain it in a few words. Sir, please change your clothes quickly and talk while walking." After saying that, Wang Wu handed the clothes he had just found to Xiahou Chun.
When Xiahou Jun arrived, the stench of decay emanating from the dungeon was so overwhelming that it made him want to vomit. Not to mention the sudden, overwhelming odor, most of the living dead in the dungeon had collapsed to the ground, becoming veritable corpses.
As daybreak approached, Xiahou Qing was still nowhere to be found. Xiahou Jun didn't have time to think deeply: "How could this happen? Where's Huangfu Zhong? Did anyone go to call him?"
Wang Wu nodded and said, "I've already gone to call them, they should be here soon."
"It's really strange, why did this happen suddenly? Could it be that there was something wrong with the Shengxi Gu? What did Huangfu Zhong do behind our backs?" Before Xiahou Jun could finish his guess, the girl's voice suddenly rang in his ears, scaring him and Wang Wu.
"...The mother insect has not yet fully developed, so it is normal for the offspring to have a short lifespan." Linghua was holding a bunch of flowers that Xiahou Qing had just bought for her on the street. She squatted on the ground, picked up a branch, and poked at the corpse in the open-air dungeon.
"Really?" Wang Wu replied subconsciously, then suddenly realized that there was no woman in the government office: "Who are you?"
After throwing the branch aside, Linghua looked at Xiahou Chun and said, "My master said I'm staying here these few days. Are you the useless Xiahou Chun?"
Xia Houjun heard this, and the veins on his forehead bulged: "You, what did you say?"
Linghua smiled and repeated, "I told you you were useless, but I didn't expect that not only are you useless, but even your hearing is so bad. You don't look that old, so why are your hearing so bad?"
Facing Linghua's rude questioning, Xiahou Jun said that if he hadn't seen her as a little girl, he would have kicked her in the heart. A good man doesn't fight with a woman. Seeing that she is a little girl and doesn't understand, he gave her a chance, a chance to reorganize her words and speak properly: "You!"
Xiahou Qing, who arrived late, saw Xiahou Chun clenching his fists angrily and thought he was going to attack the girl, so he quickly shouted, "Chun'er, stop it! Don't be disrespectful."
Xia Houqing returned, and the people from Tianshu Tower present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Pavilion Master!"
Xiahou Qing handed the flowers to Linghua and introduced her, "She is a distinguished guest of Tianshu Tower, Miss Linghua. From now on, she and Huangfu Zhong will handle these matters concerning the living dead together."
Xiahou Chun took a deep breath, bowed his head, and said, "...Pavilion Master, what should we do with these now?"
Xiahou Qing had also heard some of their conversation. Since Linghua had said so, it seemed Huangfu Zhong had no direct involvement in today's incident. "Since it's just the worm's lifespan, just burn it. There are still plenty of people in the city, so there's no need to worry."
Seeing that Xiahou Qing's attitude towards the little girl was unusual and that she didn't question her words, Xiahou Chun didn't say anything more. He just ordered, "Wang Wu, I'll leave it to you. Make sure you do it cleanly."
"I understand," Wang Wu said, just as he was about to leave. When he turned around, he saw Huangfu Zhong, sweating profusely, walking quickly. "Pavilion Master, sir, Mr. Huangfu is here."
Huangfu Zhong glanced at the unfamiliar girl and bowed to Xiahou Qing and Xiahou Chun: "Pavilion Master, Lord Xiahou."
Xiahou Qing chuckled, then leaned over and said, "Since Mr. Huangfu is here, why don't we come and take a look together?"
This made Linghua a little unhappy. If it weren't for the fact that Xiahou Qing bought her a lot of flowers today, she would have turned around and walked away when she heard this, instead of helping here: "Why do you still need him to look? Don't you believe in my ability?"
Xiahou Qing explained softly, "Miss Linghua, you're being overly suspicious. This poisonous insect was brought here by Mr. Huangfu. He's the owner, so naturally he has to ask about it."
After hearing Xia Houqing introduce the person in front of him as a member of the Huangfu family, Linghua suddenly became interested: "Oh, you are from the Huangfu family, then you must know Huangfu Huimin?"
However, Linghua hadn't anticipated that the Huangfu family was so large and wealthy that not everyone had ever seen Huangfu Huimin's true appearance. However, Huangfu Zhong didn't directly admit that he didn't know Huangfu Huimin, but simply asked curiously, "Who is the girl?"
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