Chapter 26: Targeted

Upon seeing the newcomer, Cang Cang Yin Yue remained composed, clasped his hands in a bow, and said:

"I have come to greet Constable Ji. I just returned from handling a case outside and happened to meet a friend here."

Hearing this, Ji Feiyun glanced at Li Musheng, his eyes narrowing slightly:

"I am accustomed to entering through the window. I hope I haven't disturbed you."

Cang Cang Yin Yue slowly shook his head, pointed toward the wooden wall beside him, and said:

"Constable Ji must have come for Guan Shanxue. She is in the next room."

Seeing this, Ji Feiyun sighed lightly and lowered his voice:

"This Young Lady always causes trouble every time she comes to Shangyang City, and she specifically picks on me. If it weren't for the Divine Constable protecting her, I wouldn't want to deal with her at all."

Cang Cang Yin Yue smiled and said:

"Constable Ji doesn't understand women's hearts. She is deliberately targeting you; I guess she has taken a liking to you."

Ji Feiyun chuckled and shook his head:

"She hasn't taken a liking to me, but to someone else."

Just then, the wooden wall next door was suddenly split horizontally by a sharp ice qi, which continued its momentum and slashed directly at the three people in the room.

At the same time, Guan Shanxue's voice, cold as frost, rang out:

"Ji Feiyun, since you have arrived, why don't you roll over here?"

"Impossible."

Ji Feiyun shouted softly, immediately flashed forward, and pushed both palms horizontally outward. Rolling true qi transformed into a gale, blocking in front of Cang Cang Yin Yue.

The ice qi and the wild wind collided and vanished, but the resulting shockwave sent the surrounding tables and chairs flying, shattering them into fragments in mid-air.

"Guan Shanxue, you are becoming increasingly excessive."

Ji Feiyun spoke in a deep voice, reined in his true qi, and slowly withdrew his jade-green palms.

However, when his peripheral vision fell upon Li Musheng behind him, he narrowed his eyes imperceptibly.

Li Musheng was clearly standing in a different position than before; he hadn't even noticed when the other person had moved!

At this moment, Guan Shanxue, dressed in white robes whiter than snow, lightly tapped her foot, flashed forward, leaped over the broken wooden wall, and arrived in the room where Ji Feiyun was.

"How have you people of the Six Fan Gate become the lackeys of the Fifth Imperial Prince?"

Guan Shanxue's clear and Bai Xi face revealed a trace of mockery as she looked coldly at Ji Feiyun.

Hearing this, Ji Feiyun quietly withdrew his peripheral gaze from Li Musheng and frowned:

"Shanxue, what do you mean by that?"

Guan Shanxue snorted, her gaze turning toward Zhou Chuan and the other two frozen by ice true qi in the adjacent room, and said:

"Are they 'you'?"

"Naturally."

Ji Feiyun nodded, glanced at the three, and said:

"But why did you attack them?"

"If one of them accidentally disturbed you and made you unhappy, I can apologize to you on their behalf here."

Guan Shanxue's face revealed a cold sneer as she said:

"All along this journey, they have been secretly following this prodigal, wanting to seize evidence against him to threaten that Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, forcing him to switch allegiance from the Seventh Imperial Prince to the Fifth Imperial Prince."

"I heard them say this with my own ears, and they were indeed doing exactly that. I wonder what defense you have to offer?"

Ji Feiyun's expression changed; he scanned the surroundings and lowered his voice:

"Guan Shanxue, do not speak recklessly in such a situation at such a time, or even the Divine Constable might not be able to protect you."

"Ji Feiyun, do you think I am speaking recklessly?"

A flash of anger passed through Guan Shanxue's eyes. She was about to strike when Ji Feiyun quickly pressed her down with his sword scabbard and whispered:

"Regardless of what you have heard, this is not the place to speak. Moreover, I know you have always admired that Fake Imperial Prince, but times have changed."

"If you do not wish to cause the Divine Constable to be deeply imprisoned, I advise you to stop at an appropriate point regarding today's matter!"

Having said this, Ji Feiyun slowly withdrew his sword scabbard.

Guan Shanxue moved her lips, but finally, her dark eyebrows furrowed tightly, and she fell silent, a mixture of anger and helplessness appearing on her porcelain-clear face.

Seeing that the other party no longer spoke, Ji Feiyun clearly breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to look at Cang Cang Yin Yue and said:

"Constable Cang, please do not leak today's matter."

Cang Cang Yin Yue's gaze sank, and he nodded lightly:

"Constable Ji must have forgotten my identity? As a member of the Six Fan Gate as well, I naturally know what to do."

Hearing this, Ji Feiyun nodded slightly, then looked toward Li Musheng. Cang Cang Yin Yue immediately said:

"Constable Ji need not worry. This matter concerns the Fifth Imperial Prince and the Six Fan Gate. My friend here knows what is important and what is not; today's matter will surely rot in his stomach."

Ji Feiyun pondered for a moment, sized up Li Musheng for a while, and said:

"It seems you are not from the Imperial Capital. Listening more to Constable Cang in all matters is surely correct."

Having said this, Ji Feiyun turned and walked toward Zhou Chuan and the other two in the adjacent room, while simultaneously flipping his palm and causing true qi to surge.

He struck with one palm, like a spring breeze passing over, melting ice and snow.

The ice true qi on the three bodies dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye, and they soon returned to normal.

Zhou Chuan and the other two all breathed a sigh of relief, moved their stiff bodies, and faced Ji Feiyun, preparing to speak, but were stopped by the other party's hand.

At this moment, a Constable ran over quickly and urgently said:

"Gao Changrui, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is leading a group and is rushing over here. They will be downstairs in a moment."

Hearing this, Ji Feiyun turned back to look at Zhang He, who was shrinking in the corner, waved his hand, and signaled for Zhou Chuan and the other Constables to leave.

He then returned to the room where Li Musheng and the other two were.

"Do you want to return to the Six Gates Headquarters with me?" Ji Feiyun asked.

Seeing Guan Shanxue sit with a cold face and say nothing, he shook his head again and said:

"Stop causing trouble, or even the Divine Constable cannot cover for you."

Saying this, Ji Feiyun walked toward the window, but before leaping out, he turned back to glance at Cang Cang Yin Yue and said with deep meaning:

"During these days when Constable Cang is away, Constable Fu has been missing and mentioning you constantly; return early to take a look."

Having spoken, Ji Feiyun's figure vanished from the window.

At this moment, Li Musheng turned his head to look at Cang Cang Yin Yue and asked curiously:

"Who is Constable Fu? Your father? Or your mother?"

Cang Cang Yin Yue glanced at him:

"My fiancé."

Li Musheng raised an eyebrow; Guan Shanxue beside him swept his gaze over Li Musheng's handsome face and suddenly let out a cold sneer:

"Having a fiancé, yet still coming out to seduce a handsome young pretty boy; Cang Cang Yin Yue, you truly have no shame."

Hearing this, a flash of cold light appeared in Cang Cang Yin Yue's eyes, killing intent fully revealed, and she reached for her waist.

However, halfway through the reach, she suddenly stopped and said coldly:

"I am too lazy to take you seriously."

Then, she beckoned Li Musheng beside her:

"Let us go."

But just at this moment, Guan Shanxue's fingertips erupted with Ice True Qi; he suddenly acted, pointing a finger at Cang Cang Yin Yue.

However, what Guan Shanxue did not expect was that before this finger could even extend, his own True Qi within his body was instantly imprisoned, and his entire body became completely unable to move.

"This... when did Cang Cang Yin Yue become so powerful?"

(End of this chapter)