Before leaving, Qian Youxue frowned slightly, looking uneasy. Xuan Mingye asked understandingly, "Are you worried about Bowen?"
"You knew everything, didn't you?" Qian Youxue stared at Xuan Mingye with a rather unpleasant expression.
"I know a little, not much. I'll listen carefully whenever you're willing to tell me." Xuan Mingye naturally couldn't admit it, lest she get angry with him again later.
snort!
Qian Youxue huffed angrily twice and turned her head away, not wanting to look at him.
Xuan Mingye gently turned her face towards him and said politely, "Alright, stop being so temperamental. I've already sent people to keep an eye on your mother, so you can go without worry!"
snort!
Qian Youxue snorted again, shook off Xuan Mingye's hand, and went to Yunhe's house.
After nightfall, she left the courtyard through the back door with Yun He and Leng Xue.
Xuan Mingye smiled helplessly and took out the book he hadn't finished reading yesterday to continue reading. At the door, Leng Qing and Leng Yu stood guard.
Planning to go out tonight, Qian Youxue sent Mei'er to her grandmother's place, asking Mei'er to serve her grandmother for two days before returning when it was time to leave.
Mei'er thought that Snow Garden wasn't very big to begin with, and the War King had brought so many people with him, so it wouldn't matter if she was missing one person, so she naturally didn't think much of it.
After leaving the Qian residence, Qian Youxue and her companions discovered that there were quite a few spies around the Qian residence. She hadn't noticed before that the Qian residence was also under a lot of scrutiny.
"Your Majesty, some of the spies have only recently appeared, mostly because of the Second Miss's marriage to the Crown Prince," Leng Xue said in a low voice, noticing the Empress's confusion.
Well, outsiders know more about the Qian family's situation than she, a woman surnamed Qian, so Qian Youxue didn't know what to say.
On the contrary, Yunhe, who had been silent all along, looked a little strange. She seemed to be thinking about something.
"Did you see someone you know?" Qian Youxue asked casually.
Yunhe nodded, his brows furrowed, and said, "Master, Yunhe thinks he's seen Qitian."
"That intermediate-level alchemist?" Qian Youxue naturally remembered the name, but what Yunhe said next surprised her.
Yunhe nodded again and said, "Qitian is with Sai Miaoshou."
"That damned thing dares to come again!" Qian Youxue became worried when she heard the name Sai Miaoshou. She was afraid that Sai Miaoshou would attack Bowen again.
Leng Xue realized this as well and whispered, "Your Majesty, to avoid any unforeseen complications, let's hurry back!"
Qian Youxue responded understandingly and led the two of them quickly towards the Su residence.
At this moment, in a corner outside the Qian Mansion, Sai Miaoshou stared at the tightly closed door with half-closed eyes. Actually, entering the Qian Mansion wasn't that difficult; he was afraid of encountering that shadow again. That unfathomable thing was very sinister, and although he knew some formations, they weren't the very profound kind.
"My lord, who do you want to arrest? Why don't I do it for you?" Qi Tian had finally found an opportunity to curry favor with Sai Miaoshou, and he had been observing Sai Miaoshou closely.
Sai Miaoshou glanced at Qitian. This useless intermediate-level alchemist had been at that level for a while now, yet he hadn't made any progress. Apart from some shoddy poisons and a bunch of stupid dogs around him, there was nothing about him that Sai Miaoshou found worthwhile.
However, his body is currently acting strangely. The cause of his illness cannot be found, but he feels that his soul power is not rising. This situation has been going on ever since he left the War King's Mansion that night.
He had previously worried that it might be related to those formations, but Hai Sheng didn't feel that way. Outsiders thought Hai Sheng was just a formation master, but in fact, Hai Sheng was also an alchemist. Although his talent wasn't as high as his, he was now at the intermediate level.
Why……
Perhaps it was due to the excessive stress he had been under lately. Thinking about it, having a follower like Qitian wouldn't be so bad. Turning back, he coldly ordered, "Go in and take a look. If you can catch the young master of the Qian family, all the better. If not, come out quickly."
"Leave it to me, sir. You just wait here!" Upon hearing the order from his superior, Qitian scurried away, bowing respectfully.
snort!
Sai Miaoshou gave a cold snort and found a comfortable place to hide.
Not far away, a pair of piercing eyes had clearly witnessed the scene just now. Who would have thought that a nighttime stroll would yield such a great harvest? That incorrigible rascal had actually brought other accomplices along again.
Longbo originally wanted to deal with this beast, but then he remembered that the princess had drugged it last time, intending to torture it to death. If he killed it now, the princess might be angry.
Alright, leave this to the princess. He'll go in and catch that rat first.
In the Qian residence, after having dinner, Qian Sheng's eyelids started twitching badly. He had originally planned to rest at Aunt Lan's place that night, but then he remembered that Qian Youxue and the Prince of War were still at the residence, so he changed his mind.
Aunt Lan felt like she was sitting on pins and needles all day, thinking about the master but afraid to face him. After dark, she paced back and forth at the door several times before finally going back to her room out of guilt.
She closed the door, took out the hidden porcelain bottle, swallowed hard, and raised it as if to smash it, but then, fearing that the person was watching her, she quickly put it away.
"What? You want to smash things? Do you have a death wish?" An angry voice came from outside the window.
Aunt Lan covered her mouth with her hand, so shocked that she fell to the ground.
Who exactly is this person?
How did I end up in my own yard again?
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. However, time is tight, so you need to act quickly. That little bitch Qian Youxue will take Qian Bowen away in the next couple of days." After saying this, the person outside the window disappeared.
In the shadows, Leng Qing heard the man's words very clearly. She frowned in puzzlement. How did that man know what her master had just said today?
She stared intently at the person, watching him leave the courtyard, quickly return, and enter a servants' room—the very room where Yinxing, the maid who served Aunt Lan, lived.
It seems that Qianfu is indeed not clean enough.
After waiting for another half hour, the light in Ginkgo's room went out. After watching the figure lie down, she instructed the other guards to keep an eye on things while she went back to report the news to her master.
In the snow garden, Xuan Mingye tried his best to read the book in his hand, but he just couldn't concentrate. He was so frustrated that he took his sword and practiced martial arts in the room for a while, but in the end, he still felt irritable.
Leng Mo served him from the side, his nerves on edge as he watched his master. The temperature in the room kept dropping, and if it got any colder, he would have to find some clothes to wear.
“Master!” Leng Qing arrived at the door of the house.
"Come in!" Xuan Mingye tossed the sword in his hand to Leng Mo beside him, sat down, and took a sip of tea.
Leng Qing pushed open the door and entered, then closed it and stepped forward, bowing slightly: "Master, we've found out that person's identity."
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