Chapter 401: That, impossible!

Qiao Mai sat down generously, the Hall Master's eyes never leaving her face.

"Your Excellency, are you from the Great Ming Dynasty?"

"Smart. It seems you were mentally prepared for this long ago?"

"My forbidden seal, you broke it? Our Gu worms, you broke those too?"

"Uh-huh, your Dark Palace was also dismantled by me. What can you do about it?"

"I admire you. You are the first person who could disregard our Saint Temple. You are so young, but I wonder what your strength is like? To actually deliver yourself to our doorstep?"

Qiao Mai's face darkened. She grabbed the Hall Master by the lapels as easily as an eagle snatching a chick, scaring the Hall Master into a full-body shudder.

How did she do it? It was truly inconceivable.

"Sending people to seduce our Emperor on the road, sending people to plant Gu worms in my son-in-law, using a beauty trap to seduce him and cause a rift between my son-in-law and my daughter—how could I not settle this account with you, Princess Consort?"

"You, you let go of this Hall Master!"

If he didn't escape here quickly and let the people on the island know he had become a cripple, the future awaiting him would be a violent storm.

Qiao Mai had captured some Gu worms in the Dark Saint Temple, among them a golden Gu King.

Xiao Qing was overjoyed upon receiving it. "Master, you don't know, this golden insect has a trace of the ancient insect king's bloodline. If it evolves properly, it will be a great help to you in the future."

"I'll have it secretly guard Ling'er and Chuan'er in the capital so we can know in advance if anything happens."

To be honest, if he hadn't brought her there, perhaps she really would have given them a chance. But unfortunately, right in front of her, those people were about to start killing, which was why she took action.

If they had known that capturing Qiao Mai would lead to such a devastating catastrophe, they would never have done it, even if it killed them.

Only screams were heard as the men in black kept falling. The Hall Master's eyes turned red. "Stop, stop!"

"Wife, is that island beautiful?"

Qiao Mai, in a good mood, placed the silver into the boatman's hand, went to the bow, and sat down cross-legged.

Qiao Mai took a sip of rice wine. "Then can the price for this wine and fish be cheaper?"

As for this Hall Master, she directly placed a forbidden seal in his brain. If he were to act up again in the future, his end would be having his head blown up directly.

"The strong are respected. Who told them to be weak?"

The four Great Sovereigns were all dead; his capable warriors were all gone.

"I knew it would end like this. Where is Heizi?"

Unexpectedly, all his wealth was gone. He thought of that woman and was so angry he beat his chest and stamped his feet.

If it had been anyone else, there would have been a great battle.

"Are you the Fu Princess Consort?"

After washing up and lying on her own kang, Qiao Mai hummed in comfort. Yuan Jiaqi sat in front of her, kneading her legs.

"It was okay, just hot. This trip was dangerous; next time I'll take you with me."

Little did they know, in a corner of Tianshui Town, a pair of melancholy eyes were watching Yuan Jiaqi's back.

She hadn't intended for it to end so quickly; it was they who catalyzed this war.

"How is it over in the capital?"

The Hall Master was speechless. He crawled up, looked at his former subordinates who were all dead, and covered his face, weeping bitterly.

The Hall Master lay on the ground, shedding tears of regret. If they hadn't investigated, their subordinates might have lived a while longer. He hadn't expected that bringing a suspect would bring them a devastating catastrophe.

"Haha."

"The matter is resolved; there's no need to worry about the Dark Saint Temple anymore."

The people of the Carefree Islands, upon learning that the people of the Dark Saint Temple had perished, all ran to tell each other the news in joy.

"Husband?" Qiao Mai called out to him from afar.

With a flick of her finger, Qiao Mai directly crippled his martial arts.

The boatman diligently set up a wooden table in front of her, humming a song.

Now that Qiao Mai had returned, she couldn't find a single seam.

Yuan Jiaqi stood up and ran toward her. "Wife, you've worked hard."

After finishing this, Qiao Mai took Xiao Qing to collect plants on the island, and also took samples of some poisonous insects.

He took the reins of Dongzao and led Qiao Mai back to Jixiang Yuan, holding her hand. The townspeople saw this scene and were filled with envy.

"Tired, right? Let's go, let's go home."

Knowing full well it was impossible, yet still deeply trapped in it.

Arriving at the pier, the boat she sat on was the same one she came on, as if he had been waiting specifically for her.

Xiao Qing carved out a space in the storage pouch specifically to raise these poisonous creatures.

As for the people of the Dark Saint Temple scattered across various countries, they were all small fry and couldn't amount to anything.

The boatman shook his head. "That, impossible."

"That goes without saying. In our Prince's eyes, there is only the Princess Consort."

It's over, it's all over!

Qiao Mai's hand gripping his lapels didn't let go, while her other hand slashed toward the other men in black.

This person was the young lady who had followed from Taihang Mountain. She was quite persistent, having inquired her way all the way here.

"That's right, who told you to be weak?"

Riding Dongzao, she went on a crazy shopping spree all the way back to Tianshui Town.

"No, even if I could, I wouldn't go. I want to stay with my husband."

The Hall Master wiped away his tears and searched within the Saint Temple.

"Can't be praised."

"The Prince and Princess Consort are truly loving."

"Haha, the Dark Saint Temple no longer exists. We commoners don't have to pay high taxes anymore."

"If you don't go to the Cultivation Realm, no matter how strong the help is, it's useless."

"Good to know."

She stood up, lightly flicked her sleepwear, and just walked away like that.

"No rush, Wife should have a good rest when she gets back."

Upon hearing that the man she had taken a fancy to was the opposite-sex Prince, Lord Yuan, she immediately felt as if she had fallen into a glacier.

It seems they hadn't poisoned the commoners little over these years.

She snorted coldly and flung the Hall Master away.

Dead, once and for all; they wouldn't harm people in the future.

"Qiao, bring me a jar of rice wine, and some grilled fish."

"I kill you as easily as crushing a stinkbug. Blowing up your palace is a lesson for you."

"I'll make you fish tonight. I collected quite a lot of sea fish over there this time. They are all dried, and they are especially delicious whether stir-fried or steamed."

Only when the lanterns were lit would he go back.

Things like these were not sold on the platform.

"So, let's accompany him through this journey before talking about the future. No rush, anyway, no matter when, my talent and comprehension are top-notch, haha."

On the way back, she went on a crazy shopping spree on the island again.

He wanted to quietly take away the treasure he had accumulated over the years and then find a quiet place to start life anew.

The men in black disappeared from the island that day.

She always watched him from afar; she didn't dare to get close, fearing it would make him even more annoyed with her. To this day, she still had no way to approach Yuan Jiaqi.

"Good, this husband also really wants to go and see it."

"Ling'er has finished her confinement and is living with the Crown Prince just as before. The Emperor only punished him for a month before handing the state affairs back to him."

Every day after finishing his work, Yuan Jiaqi would sit in the Qiao Ji Snack Shop, waiting for Qiao Mai like a stone statue of a wife-watcher.

Demon, demon, an absolute demon, not even blinking an eye. She killed so many of his people in one breath, and he himself was crippled.

"This is a lesson for you. Killing you would be too cheap. If you dare to have designs on my Great Ming Dynasty again, I will make sure you die without a burial ground."

"Why is the boatman so happy?"

"Heh."

"Yo, this Madam, what a coincidence."

"Speaking of which, your husband is the hardest good man to find in this world."

"Master, within ten years, if you cultivate in seclusion properly, you will definitely be able to go?"

Qiao Mai returned to the inn, closed the door, glanced at the Saint Temple across the window, and lightly curled her lips.

A boat with Qiao Mai on it was always smooth sailing. Six days later, she went ashore.

"What, does it hurt to kill your people? Weren't you very fierce just now? Wanting to kill those innocent commoners?"

"Fine, since the weather is warming up, I'll renovate our home. It's cold here in winter, so I'll add a bathroom to each courtyard and install a purification system, just like the one in the capital."

"I'll help you, Wife."

"This time I'll get it ready-made directly; it won't be much effort, and I won't hire workers anymore, it's troublesome."

"Then just the two of us?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 402 =====