Chapter 86 Su Yuyao Causes Trouble by Burning the Mountain
"Grandpa Langzhi," Su Yuyao's eyes slowly turned yellow, "you clearly promised me that nothing had happened between you and Yuqing!"
"Absolutely not!" Langzhi remained steadfast in her conviction.
"So...did you catch the mouse?" Su Yuyao's eyes gradually turned fiery red.
"Huh? What... a rat?!" Langzhi exclaimed in utter surprise. "You saw it?!"
"I saw it! I also saw... something filthy that I didn't want to see!" Su Yuyao thought of that innocent face under the nectar again.
"How could that be?! I clearly hid!" Lang Zhi blurted out, then quickly covered his mouth, cleared his throat, and said, "Ah... well... since you saw it, you should know that I didn't do anything! Don't tell the Empress any nonsense!"
"You big liar!" Su Yuyao glared angrily at Lang Zhi. The ball of Qi in her palm grew larger and larger, until even she herself was puzzled. What was that thing in her hand? How... um? What is this?!
She looked at the two yellow, glowing orbs of energy in her hands. What were these...?
Looking at Su Yuyao's appearance, Yu Qing was a little worried. Last time she poured manure all over the yard and house, what was she going to do this time?
“Miss Yao’er! You don’t need to get so angry. What’s it to you what happens between me and Brother Langzhi?” Yu Qing said arrogantly, raising her eyebrows.
"What did you say?" Su Yuyao turned her gaze to Yu Qing.
"Yuqing, don't be impulsive..." Langzhi quickly stopped her.
Seeing that Lang Zhi was favoring her, Yu Qing felt she had found a backer and said coquettishly, "Brother Lang Zhi! Look at Miss Yao'er! She's so domineering in my courtyard..."
"Alright! Alright! I'll discipline her..."
"So what if I'm domineering?" Su Yuyao turned towards the house, holding the ball of qi in her hand, and forcefully slammed it onto the table inside, shouting, "I am domineering! So what!"
The table shattered with a loud bang!
Su Yuyao was shocked by the changes in herself; this feeling... was just too amazing!
She then hurled another ball of energy, which slammed into the roof beam. With a crack, the beam split open, and the entire roof began to sway precariously.
"Ah! My house..." Yuqing looked at the smashed house with disbelief in her eyes and collapsed into Langzhi's arms.
Langzhi, supporting Yuqing, stared dumbfounded at Su Yuyao, who was gleefully smashing up the house. "This child! How can she have such a powerful aura?!"
Su Yuyao sought the feeling from before, gathered a large ball of Qi, and threw it out forcefully. She gathered another large ball of Qi and threw it out forcefully again...
"Brother Langzhi! Are you just going to stand by and watch?" Yuqing bumped her chest against Langzhi's body. "Aren't you going to do anything about it?!"
"Ah! Okay!" Lang Zhi finally realized what was happening and quickly went over to pull Su Yuyao away, raising her hand and glaring at her, "Yao'er! Stop it! If you keep making trouble, you'll see what I do..."
"How about that?! How about that?!" Su Yuyao wasn't afraid of Lang Zhi at all, raising her little face to meet Lang Zhi's slap. "Hit me?! Hit me then!"
Lang Zhi dared not lay a hand on her, nor could he bear to. He slapped his own face instead, coaxing, "It was my fault, I deserved to be hit, alright?! Yao'er, be good, stop making a scene! If you summon your Lady Qingyue again, I'll have even more trouble explaining myself!"
Yu Qing also became angry when she saw Lang Zhi's attitude. "Brother Lang Zhi! Are you just afraid of the Empress? Yao'er has caused me so much trouble, and you're not even going to punish her?!"
Langzhi turned around and winked at Yuqing, signaling her to keep quiet. Yuqing looked at Langzhi and was furious, but she couldn't retaliate.
"Still exchanging glances?!" Su Yuyao couldn't hold back her anger any longer. She grabbed Yu Qing's hair and swung her fist at her.
"Ah! Brother Langzhi!" Yu Qing was no match for Su Yuyao and could only cover her face and beg for help.
Lang Zhi tried to pull Su Yuyao away, but couldn't. "You child! How can you be so strong!"
Lang Zhi couldn't control Su Yuyao with his mortal strength, so he could only use a little Qi to grab her wrist and flick her away.
"Ouch!" Su Yuyao fell to the ground. She rubbed her bottom and stood up, looking at Lang Zhi who was examining Yu Qing's face and eye sockets, and felt a surge of anger.
She mustered all her strength to create a huge ball of Qi and slammed it towards the kitchen behind her, yelling, "Shameless!"
Boom! Flames shot into the sky!
Scattered and scattered, stones and gravel from the mountain fell into the firelight.
"Yao'er!" Lang Zhi released Yu Qing, rushed into the thick smoke, and pulled Su Yu Yao out.
Su Yuyao was terrified. She looked at the flames spreading up the mountainside and asked in a trembling voice, "What...what should we do?"
"You child! Always causing trouble! Go stand aside!" Lang Zhi said, tapping Su Yuyao's head.
Su Yuyao hurriedly ran out of Yuqing's courtyard and looked at Yuqing, who was slumped in the courtyard, and began to feel a little guilty.
Langzhi used his Qi to weave a large net, covering the fire and temporarily slowing its spread. "Use water to put out the fire first!"
"Quick, someone! Get buckets! Put out the fire!"
"Who among you will go and summon Lady Qingyue?"
"Wow!"
Looking at the fire she had set, Su Yuyao thought of her home, her home in Qianlong Town...
The neighbors who had been watching the commotion were either fetching water or putting out the fire, and no one noticed a guilty and remorseful child trembling by the door...
Guan Yue saw the towering flames and rushed over. He then saw Su Yuyao hiding by the door and immediately understood what was going on.
"Su Yuyao, don't worry, it's alright!" He comforted the anxious Su Yuyao and then rushed into the courtyard.
The flames had already shot high into the air, drying out the gloomy, damp atmosphere. Braving the heat, he released his inner energy to shield the flames and said to Langzhi, "Lord Langzhi, let me help!"
Langzhi removed the spider web, looked at her scalded palms, and said, "This fire was started by Yao'er's Qi field; water can't extinguish it at all! We can only wait for Lady Qingyue to arrive!"
Guan Yue frowned. "Su Yuyao's Qi field is very heavy. I only used Qi to guide it a little, but it shouldn't be this big or this uncontrollable!"
“It seems that Yao’er’s Qi field was suddenly released without giving her time to adapt. Currently, with her abilities, she cannot control such a large Qi field. This is too dangerous…” Lang Zhi paused for a moment, then unfolded the spider web again, working with Guan Yue to control the fire.
Yu Qing slumped in the courtyard, staring at her collapsing house that was about to burn down, tears welling up in her eyes...
"Get out of the way!" Lady Qingyue coldly ordered, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Qingyue stood in the courtyard, her eyes slightly trembling. The heat wave in the air was suddenly frozen, like ice flowers blooming in the sky.
She spread her palm towards the fire, her eyes flashing, and the flames that had burned half the mountain were instantly frozen into a sculpture. The orange flames within the sculpture slowly turned into pale yellow flames, and then the pale yellow flames slowly returned to colorless, crystal clear.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Guan Yue quickly led people to check the fire situation.
Qingyue coldly watched Langzhi, who was feeling uneasy and guilty, Yuqing, who was in a daze, and Su Yuyao, the instigator of the fire, who was always causing trouble and never getting enough beatings!
Su Yuyao hid outside the door, leaning against the doorframe. She dared not look at anyone, and could only lower her head as far as possible, her eyes only on her toes...
Grandma Zhong didn't seem to care about the wildfire Su Yuyao had set off. She stepped forward, grabbed Su Yuyao's wrist, and frowned, saying, "This is because the Qi field can't be controlled. We need to use acupuncture to seal the Qi Sea as soon as possible!"
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Su Yuyao remembered the long silver needle, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes. "I was wrong, I... I'll never do it again... Please... please don't prick me..."
Grandma Zhong tapped Su Yuyao's head and laughed loudly, "You dare to do it again?! You almost burned down Jiujiao Mountain! I gave you acupuncture to seal your Qi Sea, otherwise you would have caused trouble again!"
Su Yuyao quietly raised her eyes and looked at Grandma Zhong, who was all smiles. "I'm sorry..."
"What are you apologizing to me for?! You burned down Guan Yue's shrine! You have to go apologize to him!" Granny Zhong glanced at Qing Yue, who was standing between Lang Zhi and Yu Qing, and pulled Su Yu Yao's hand. "Come on! Come back to the academy with me!"
Su Yuyao was terrified of the needles, but seeing the mess she had made, she dared not resist any longer. She could only cry as Grandma Zhong pulled her away.
"Grandma Zhong...does it have to be done with this? Is there any other way?" Su Yuyao asked timidly from her bed.
While preparing to administer acupuncture, Granny Zhong looked at Su Yuyao, whom she had stripped naked and pinned to the bed, and said cheerfully, "The Qi field in your body is too large, and you can't control it. If we don't seal your Qi Sea, I'm afraid it will backfire on you! If you want to use another method... that's fine too! Then we'll have to lock you up! So you can't go anywhere!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Yuyao felt a chill on her stomach. She looked up in confusion and saw that Granny Zhong had already inserted several needles into her stomach.
"Ah! It hurts!" Seeing the needles in her stomach made Su Yuyao's body go weak. She cried out, "I don't want it anymore... I want the Empress! I want the Empress!"
"You're still looking for the Empress?!" Granny Zhong sat by the bed and quickly began acupuncture on Su Yuyao. Before Su Yuyao could finish crying, Granny Zhong had already finished. She stood up and gently covered Su Yuyao with a soft veil. "You should give the Empress some time to think! Let her figure out how to deal with you!"
"Ah—! It hurts—!" Although Su Yuyao didn't feel any real pain, seeing the needles stuck into her body made her feel both pain and numbness all over her body.
“I want the Empress… the Empress…” Su Yuyao cried.
Although she was afraid of Qingyue's punishment, the only person who could alleviate her fear at the moment was Qingyue.
"Alright! I understand!" Granny Zhong wiped away Su Yuyao's tears. "I'll go and invite the Empress, but if the Empress punishes you, I can't help you!"
"Um... Please go quickly! I need Your Majesty..." Su Yuyao sobbed.
Yuqing's once neat and tidy courtyard is gone, leaving only messy footprints and burnt ashes.
Qingyue stood solemnly in the courtyard, watching Guan Yue and Lang Zhi handle the aftermath...
Only after everyone had left the dilapidated courtyard did Langzhi dare to turn around and look at the cold Qingyue...
"Tuan Yue! Tuan Yue!" Lang Zhi clung to Qing Yue shamelessly, refusing to let go no matter what. "Don't be angry, forgive me this once, okay? I swear! I really have nothing to do with Yu Qing!"
Qingyue said coldly, "If there was nothing wrong, why would Yao'er do something so outrageous?"
"That's...that's because Yao'er can't control her Qi field!" Lang Zhi found a perfect excuse. "Yao'er can't control it, so she's caused trouble!"
He stroked Qingyue's hand and said, "Tuanyue, you're amazing! You froze the fire in one go..."
Qingyue didn't respond, but looked at Yuqing and asked coldly, "Yuqing, do you still want a man like this?"
Looking at the obsequious Lang Zhi, Yu Qing felt extremely wronged and resentful. After thinking for a moment, she knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, although Yu Qing is originally a fox spirit, she is by no means a promiscuous person. I have already consummated my marriage with Brother Lang Zhi, and I belong to Brother Lang Zhi! I... have no other intentions!"
"What?! Consummation of marriage?" Before Qingyue could even get angry, Langzhi was already puzzled. He gripped Qingyue's hand and said to Yuqing, "Yuqing, let's be honest, when did I ever touch your body?"
"You didn't touch my body? That time you used this..." Yu Qing wasn't ashamed at all, pointing to her mouth and asking with a blush, "Doesn't that count?!"
"Yu Qing!" Lang Zhi winked at him.
"That time, on my face..." Yu Qing wanted to say more.
"Disgusting!" Qingyue, burning with anger, pulled her hand away and slapped Langzhi's thick face twice with her backhand.
Langzhi didn't cover her face, but instead took Qingyue's hand again and asked shamelessly, "Tuanyue, does your hand hurt... did you hurt yourself...?"
"Your Highness Qingyue! Are you done with your work?!" Granny Zhong asked, swaying her hips as she leaned against the door. "I've already given Miss Yao'er acupuncture, but she's insisting that you stay with her!"
Qingyue shook off Kailang Zhi's hand and replied coldly, "I know, I'll be right there."
"Oh dear! This child!" Langzhi rubbed his face awkwardly and said, "Well... I'll go check on him too, he really can't be left alone..."
Qingyue turned and glared at Langzhi, her eyes icy. She didn't know what she was angry about. She wouldn't allow Su Yuyao to monopolize Xuanfeng's favor, yet she couldn't accept Langzhi's infidelity. She sighed helplessly, glancing at Yuqing, whose face had been bruised by Su Yuyao, and then at the house that Su Yuyao had burned to ruins. "Langzhi, this place is uninhabitable. Arrange another place for her... As for Yao'er... we don't need you for now..."
"Huh?" Langzhi was quite surprised. "Tuanyue...you mean...arranging accommodation for her?"
"Now that you've consummated your marriage, I have no right to interfere with how you choose to live your lives. You... you'd better take care of yourselves." Qingyue finished speaking and turned to leave. Her heart ached, felt heavy. She tried to accept Yuqing's existence, but she still couldn't overcome the hurdle in her heart...
"What does that mean?" Langzhi scratched his head, staring at Qingyue's departing figure for a long time, pondering, "What does 'You'd better watch yourselves' mean?"
"Brother Langzhi!" Yuqing pondered for a long time, then suddenly her eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "Has Her Majesty agreed to our relationship?!"
"Impossible! Even if she agrees, I can't agree!" Langzhi blurted out. "She's the only woman I can marry in my life!"
A hint of disappointment flashed across Yu Qing's face.
"Huh? Oh dear, Yuqing, don't hang yourself on this crooked tree. What happened that time really wasn't my own idea..." Langzhi said, scratching his head awkwardly.
"Brother Langzhi, please stop talking. I understand. I don't ask for anything. I just want someone to rely on. I don't care about my status. Is that alright?" As she spoke, Yuqing's tears fell onto her chest again.
Looking at the sobbing Yuqing, Langzhi felt a tingling sensation in her heart. "Oh dear... please don't cry, I can't stand women crying..."
Su Yuyao lay obediently on the bed. The needles in her body didn't hurt. The restless Qi in her body finally returned to the Qi Sea obediently.
Her emotions gradually calmed down, and her whole body suddenly went limp, as if all her strength had been drained.
I don't know if the fire is out, I don't know what burned, I don't know if that vixen has gone to provoke the Empress again, I don't know how Brother Yue'er will clean up the mess, I don't know if he will blame me, I don't know when the Empress will come... Why hasn't the Empress come yet?
Lost in thought, Su Yuyao felt the fatigue of the past few days finally dissipate. She yawned, her eyelids grew heavier, and soon she was snoring...
Guan Yue investigated the fire and found that Yu Qing's courtyard was uninhabitable for the time being, so she had to be temporarily relocated elsewhere. A patch of forest and a stretch of grass on the mountain had been burned, but it wasn't too bad. Several sections of the boardwalk were unusable and needed to be repaired. The slightly more troublesome issue was that Yu Qing's tombstone had been destroyed by the fire, which would require a new report and a new one to be erected.
Guan Yue's mind was filled with these trivial matters, considering how to proceed. Everything else was fine, but what about Yu Qing...? Where should he put her? Let Lord Lang Zhi take her away? Forget about the Empress, even that girl Su Yuyao would explode! Let the Empress bring her back? Even more impossible!
As he was pondering this, he looked up and saw the academy. He thought, "Why don't I go find Granny Zhong and see if she can settle me down for the time being?"
"Grandma Zhong!" Guan Yue called out as he stepped into the room, but no one answered.
"Not back yet?" Guan Yue was about to leave when he heard rhythmic snoring.
Huh? Grandma Zhong is asleep?! Is her snoring that loud? Guan Yue walked into the bedroom with a puzzled look.
Su Yuyao was sleeping soundly, her naked body covered by a soft pink veil, which made her rosy cheeks look even more delicate and lovely!
Guan Yue was stunned. He caught a glimpse of the voluptuous body beneath the soft gauze, the pink peach blossoms spread across her chest, and the cleavage that hadn't yet grown into a dense forest. His heart began to pound uncontrollably, and he quickly lowered his head and retreated, standing guard at the door.
He stood by the door to steady himself. The more he fell for Su Yuyao, the more inferior he felt, but he didn't want his inferiority complex to hold back his hard-won feelings of attraction!
If I am not worthy to be her husband, then I will be her servant; if I cannot even be a servant… then I will cherish her memory… In this utterly boring life, having someone to miss is a motivation to keep living…
"Young Master Guan Yue?" Qing Yue was somewhat surprised to see Guan Yue at the door. "What are you doing here? Have you finished dealing with everything?"
"Your Majesty, uh... this humble servant..." Guan Yue was suddenly interrupted from his thoughts and became somewhat flustered.
Grandma Zhong was also somewhat surprised by Guan Yue's appearance. Looking at Guan Yue's fleeting unnatural expression and his current incoherent manner, she instantly understood that the boy must have barged in just now!
"Your Highness! I went to look for you earlier, but I was worried about leaving Miss Yao'er here alone, so I asked Guan Yue to watch the door for a while. Otherwise, these children are too naughty! It would be bad if they rushed in!" Granny Zhong said with a smile. "Guan Yue, we're back. You can go back to your work now!"
"Oh, yes!" Guan Yue understood that this was Granny Zhong's way of giving him a way out, so he quickly bowed and retreated. He originally wanted to ask about Yu Qing, but because Qing Yue was there, he didn't open his mouth.
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