Chapter 394: Would You Be Willing to Make Such a Friend?

This coffin sure has some tricks! Hope burned in Qilin's eyes.

If we could find a method to completely dispel the miasma, the whole Juechen Valley wouldn't have to suffer from it anymore.

Inhaling too much of this is never good; he also currently has no further solution.

"Young Master Cao, speak quickly!"

Pei Si leisurely sipped tea, letting Cao Cixiu talk at length, a stark contrast to his earlier frank demeanor.

Cao Cixiu, however, curled his lips and smiled: "To prevent eavesdropping, why don't you, Valley Master, come listen yourself?"

Upon hearing that, Gu Rongjin and Mu Yuanzhi exchanged a glance, then both turned their gaze to Qilin. Qilin rose and went over, and Cao Cixiu leaned in to whisper softly in his ear.

Qilin's brows furrowed, relaxed, then furrowed again; his expression never relaxed.

Seeing this, Mu Yuanzhi grew a bit anxious.

Could it be that they also discovered powerful surveillance on the mountain?

Or are they deliberately staging this to dispel suspicion of themselves?

Mu Yuanzhi couldn't hear, so she could only let her mind wander wildly.

After Cao Cixiu finished speaking, he patted Qilin's shoulder and went to stand behind Pei Si.

Pei Si watched the somewhat absent-minded Qilin return to the main seat and asked: "How about it? This palace is so sincere; Valley Master, would you be willing to make friends with this one?"

Qilin gathered his thoughts and said to Pei Si: "If this matter is satisfactorily resolved, then you and I will naturally be friends."

"Is it necessary to be so cautious?" Pei Si asked, raising an eyebrow.

Qilin: "Being cautious is always good, after all, the Third Prince can suddenly produce thousands of death warriors—a ruthless person."

Pei Si rose helplessly: "Since the Valley Master says so, alright, this palace doesn't mind waiting a bit longer, though we'll still be troubling your sect during this time."

Gu Rongjin: "Your Highness, aren't you afraid the Emperor will come looking for you?"

"There's no need for Young Master Jin to worry; the fact that this palace has been able to stay out of the capital for so long naturally means we have the Father Emperor's approval."

After Pei Si finished speaking, he nodded and took his leave.

After leaving the gates of the Heavenly Palace, Cao Cixiu asked Pei Si: "Your Highness, you've gone to such trouble, yet they may not be very grateful; in fact, you could simply order your subordinates, and they could finish the task within three days."

Pei Si, walking ahead, said: "This is Juechen Valley; it's not a place we can just mess around in, so there's no need to make things so stiff."

Cao Cixiu neither agreed nor disagreed, nor did he continue to refute.

"Ah Xiu, you've been through life and death on the Back Mountain; I thought you had built deep feelings, but it turns out not."

"Your Highness is joking; for us subordinates, there's nothing that can be called 'life and death'."

"Very confident." Pei Si turned and patted his shoulder: "Although you are all death warriors, I still hope you can stay alive."

"I am a person from beside the Naihe Bridge." Cao Cixiu answered irrelevantly.

At the same time in the Heavenly Palace, Mu Yuanzhi suddenly remembered something: "Just now in the underground palace, Pei Si admitted he had planted spies on the mountain!"

Although it's uncertain whether those 'eyes' refer to people, they missed a good chance to interrogate!

Gu Rongjin: "No rush, cast a long line to catch a big fish; maybe we can even hook the big fish precisely."

After saying that, he asked Qilin: "What exactly did Cao Cixiu just say to you? I'm quite curious."

Qilin curled his finger at him.

Gu Rongjin: "Really? Isn't there an anti-eavesdropping device installed here?"

"If you don't want to listen, then forget it."

"Listen, listen, listen, kids just overthink." Gu Rongjin, helpless, moved closer, leaned in to hear Qilin whisper the details to him.

Mu Yuanzhi watched anxiously from the side: "You're making me especially anxious!"

"No rush, no rush, Brother Rongjin will tell you." After listening, Gu Rongjin likewise moved close to Mu Yuanzhi's ear and whispered.

He was certainly delighted to take the opportunity to play a little romantic game with his wife to enhance their feelings.

After hearing, Mu Yuanzhi had the same expression as Qilin did earlier.

Her expression was complex; she felt this matter really needed long-term planning.

They asked the new emperor for leave; the vacation lasts until February. Adding travel time, they don't have much time left in Juechen Valley, so they need to get things settled quickly.

"Since you've come, you might as well have lunch at the Heavenly Palace." Qilin said.

Today is the second day of the lunar new year, and the festive atmosphere is still strong.

Mu Yuanzhi naturally didn't care, Gu Rongjin also didn't care, so Qilin ordered Qiao Chu to fetch the two children as well to eat.

Qiao Chu brought the people over, and Qilin also had him stay to eat here; the table was unusually lively, but Qilin kept pondering Cao Cixiu's words, somewhat absent-minded.

"Master, is the food not to your taste?" Qiao Chu asked.

Qilin shook his head: "It's just that I have no appetite."

"I heard you're sick, Master; what did the senior uncle say?" Qiao Chu asked.

Qilin: "Nothing much, just caught a slight chill."

He said that offhand.

Qiao Chu furrowed his brows, uneasy, glanced at Qilin a few more times, then lowered his head to continue eating.

After the meal, Qilin originally wanted to continue chatting with Mu Yuanzhi and Gu Rongjin, but hearing the commotion outside, Qiao Chu, who was about to go back, said: "Disciple, I'll go outside to see what's happening."

Qilin: "Go ahead."

When Qiao Chu went outside, he actually saw Yue Yun dragging an outer sect disciple, rushing over angrily, cursing nonstop along the way.

"What happened, Senior Sister? Why are you grabbing Fang Wu?" Qiao Chu asked, puzzled.

Since Qilin held Fang Wu in high regard, Qiao Chu naturally remembered this outer sect disciple, who is indeed an excellent person.

At this moment, Fang Wu was grabbed by Yue Yun, looking a bit embarrassed; he wanted to break free but restrained himself because the other party is a direct-line senior sister, so he swallowed his anger.

"Qiao Chu, do you know this person sneaked off to the Hidden Moon Tower?" Yue Yun shouted, then glared fiercely at Fang Wu.

"Senior Sister, what's wrong with my going to the Hidden Moon Tower? I haven't broken any sect rules..." Fang Wu also shouted, his breathing heavy; one could see he was holding back his anger, wanting to erupt but unable to.

Yue Yun's eyes widened as soon as she heard: "You still dare to say! Hidden Moon Pavilion—what place is that? Rumor says it's the place of the Hidden Moon Sect, and the Hidden Moon Sect—what sect is that, you don't know? Perhaps their remnants are colluding with Cold Dew Stronghold! What intentions do you have going there!!"

"That's just an ordinary tavern! Besides, Yuan Yan Master also knows the Hidden Moon Sect's martial arts!" Fang Wu argued.

"You! You still want to drag the Master down, don't you?!" Yue Yun was so angry she was smoking.

Qiao Chu furrowed their brows: "Senior Sister, you really are making a mountain out of a molehill."

"Me making a mountain out of a molehill? Qiao Chu, you also think there's no problem?!" Yue Yun looked at Qiao Chu, indignant and unable to bear it, "I don't care! Today I'll bring him before the Master and let the Master decide!"

Qiao Chu looked at Fang Wu, then looked at Qiao Chu, rubbing their brow, said: "The Master is sick today; this small matter doesn't need to bother him, right?"