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Especially the behavior of Gu Xiruo, which tramples on Qing Yukong’s love.
It may not be obvious now, but the harm will become apparent over time.
“Do you know something, Xiao He?”
“At that time, there was a condition called paranoia. If Qing Yukong really has this condition, then Gu Xiruo had better behave herself, or she will be the one who gets hurt.” Qing Yukong’s paranoia stems from Gu Xiruo. If Gu Xiruo exacerbates Qing Yukong’s paranoia, it will be disastrous for her.
Listening to Wang Jinhe’s explanation, Su Yu suddenly felt that this outcome was the best for Gu Xiruo.
“Isn’t this kind of love-hate relationship a good thing?” Su Yu smiled and spoke.
“We don’t need to take action against Gu Xiruo yet.”
Wang Jinhe nodded in agreement. “Indeed, that’s true. How is the situation with the Gu family?”
“Ling Lingfeng only suppressed the Gu family for a while and did not shake the foundation of the Gu family. However, Gu Sheng’s position in the family has been affected by this matter. Moreover, some people in the Gu family have some knowledge about your and Gu Xiruo’s identities, but their understanding is not comprehensive,” Wang Jinhe explained.
Wang Jinhe didn’t have much of an opinion on this matter. Whether the people in the Gu family knew about her and Gu Xiruo was not particularly important to her.
“Should we push things a bit when the elders of the Gu family find out the truth? It will be a tough time for Gu Sheng,” Su Yu asked Wang Jinhe.
“Let’s wait until we leave. If those people find out now, we won’t have a peaceful time before we depart,” Wang Jinhe didn’t want to be held back by anyone just before leaving.
Su Yu nodded with a smile. “Since you put it that way, I’ll definitely follow your lead.”
As Su Yu prepared to leave, there was suddenly a quietness from the king Yan’s side. Only the actions from the empire of Ling were more active. Under Su Yu’s calculations, the Ling Empire was also preparing to leave.
Similar to Su Yu’s expectations, Ling Xiaoye’s face turned grim as he looked at the news that had just come in.
“Ling Xiaochen really thinks of himself as an emperor, daring to do such things,” Ling Xiaoye slammed the table heavily, expressing deep frustration.
The ministers nearby exchanged glances. “Your Highness, what has happened?”
“Ling Xiaochen and the Queen Mother’s family have started pressuring the Emperor,” Ling Xiaoye said with a grim expression.
The ministers’ faces changed. “Are they trying to force the Emperor to abdicate?”
Ling Xiaoye nodded with a grim expression. “Exactly. Moreover, the letter also mentioned that the Emperor’s illness has become quite serious, and we must return.”
“Then let’s inform the Emperor of Xuan tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
The next day, Ling Xiaoye informed Emperor Xuan about their departure. Emperor Xuan pretended to say a few words of retention, but didn’t say much more.
“What’s going on with the Ling Empire? They suddenly left.”
“The Emperor of the Ling Empire has suddenly fallen seriously ill, and Ling Xiaochen and his family, along with their in-laws, are pressuring the Emperor of the Ling Empire to abdicate,” Qi Ming’s guard informed Qi Ming of the news he had just received.
This sudden news left Qi Ming in a bad mood.
The Qi Empire and the Ling Empire were considered allies, and they had already been in secret contact. If the Ling Empire encountered such a problem, it would create a lot of trouble for them in the future.
Perhaps the Ling Empire wouldn’t even intervene.
This was not the outcome Qi Ming had hoped for.
“It looks like we should also return,” Qi Ming said, frowning.
He needed to discuss this matter with the others.
“What about Lord Su Yu?”
“For now, we can’t do anything about Su Yu.”
“And the young master? Should we bring him back?”
“Take him with us.” Regardless of whether Lu Lingfeng was willing to return, Qi Ming wanted him to go back. Lu Lingfeng had to follow along; he had no right to resist.
“Yes.”
Lu Lingfeng seemed to have left ahead of time, perhaps knowing that Qi Ming and the others were planning to depart when they came looking for him.
“What did you say? Lu Lingfeng has actually left?” He was quite displeased with the young man’s lack of understanding.
The guard frowned. “It seems that the young master knew we were leaving and guessed that the Lord was going to take him back to the Qi Empire, so he left ahead of us.”
“I didn’t expect him to join forces with Su Yu. Was this information given to him by Su Yu?” In Xuan, the only person who could understand him so well was Su Yu.
He wasn’t surprised that Su Yu would do such a thing.
“Did the news come when the young master went to see Su Yu before?” If it was indeed during that time, then they had underestimated Lu Lingfeng.
Previously, Lu Lingfeng had a grudge against Wang Jinhe because of Gu Xiruo, but now he had actually joined forces with Wang Jinhe and the others.
“What about Gu Xiruo?”
“No way, the young master no longer favors Gu Xiruo. Even if we really find her, the young master might not care about her appearance. As for the young master’s benefactor, she is protected by a powerful force. If we act, it could be a disaster for us.” It wasn’t worth sacrificing their manpower for a disabled woman.
Qi Ming remained silent. It seemed that not only had Su Yu’s own strength improved, but his influence had also increased significantly. This was not a good thing for them.
“Master, should we continue the search?”
“No need to search. Since he doesn’t want to go back, bringing him back would be like raising a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Let’s go, and retrieve everything we gave him.”
“Yes.”
Qi Ming and Ling Xiaoye left on the same day.
As they departed, Su Yu and Wang Jinhe stood together on the city tower, watching their departure. Wang Jinhe turned to Su Yu with some concern. “Are you okay?”
“I’ll be fine. I’m just thinking that the next time we meet, it will be a fight to the death. I won’t die, only Qi Ming will,” Su Yu said.
“Isn’t that obvious?” Wang Jinhe replied, looking at Su Yu.
Su Yu put his arm around Wang Jinhe. “Let’s go down. It’s windy up here on the tower.”
What Su Yu didn’t say was that Nan Qiao’s plan had succeeded. Qi Ming had indeed left, but he had also taken with him the carefully prepared gu insects that Nan Qiao had prepared for him.
These insects usually lay dormant in Qi Ming’s body, but once activated by Nan Qiao, they would cause him unbearable pain.
Qi Ming’s departure without taking Lu Lingfeng with him completely convinced Gu Xiruo, who had previously been suspicious of him.
So, Lu Lingfeng was really that foolish, not wanting such a status and choosing to live as an ordinary person in Xuan.
Since that day, Gu Xiruo had noticed that Qing Yukong’s attitude towards her had become quite strange. He would often stare at her blankly, and his gaze seemed somewhat unsettling.
She could sense the change in Qing Yukong, but when she tried to understand it more closely, he still seemed to be the same, as if he had never changed.
Another change was that there were more people following her when she went out. When she asked them, they only said that Qing Yukong was concerned about her safety, which was why so many people were following her.
However, Gu Xiruo felt that things were not as they were being portrayed. Qing Yukong did have the intention of protecting her, but more likely, it was about monitoring her.