Wu Qianhuan's mind was in turmoil, her silver teeth clenched tightly, and the hand holding the sword was faintly turned white.
She knew what she should be doing right now... She should be chasing Xin Youhen.
Chu Qing was unaware of something that she knew.
In recent years, the friction between the Valley of Myriad Nights and Celestial Dance City had become increasingly frequent, and not long ago, those who went to the Valley of Myriad Nights all perished without exception.
No one knew what happened during this period.
They only knew that the last corpse of the Celestial Dance Guard was found in a forest about a day's journey from Celestial Dance City.
This news was just transmitted back to the City Lord's Mansion this morning.
And over this period, whenever there was a conflict with the Valley of Myriad Nights, the opponent seemed to anticipate our moves, making preparations in advance, causing Celestial Dance City to suffer continuously.
Therefore, Wu Ganqi suspected that there was a problem within Celestial Dance City.
At this critical juncture, Chu Yunfei suddenly made a grand celebration for Chu Fan, intending to use this opportunity to see if he could draw out some hidden enemies.
Xin Youhen disguised himself and appeared in the Chu Family, which was one of the yields of this plan.
At this moment, what she should do was to go with Chu Fan and others to deal with this person.
However... just thinking about that person's gaze made her grit her teeth uncontrollably.
Besides him pretending to be blasted away by inner strength and looking at her at that moment.
She had clearly seen him peeking at those two girls.
And the gaze she initially felt in the courtyard was his!
Who is he really?
Although she had a guess in her mind, she dared not be sure.
Therefore, she must catch this little thief to uncover his true identity.
She planned to catch him off guard and directly suppress him.
Unexpectedly, he noticed her actions and got up to run first.
If he were to get away, what then?
Chase!
She absolutely had to catch up with this bastard.
Xin Youhen has Chu Tian and his junior sister, along with those two people helping, likely there won't be a problem.
But if she doesn't catch up with this person, she's likely never going to meet him again!
Just... Does his lightweight technique really reach such a level?
Is it the Chasing Star and Moon Step?
How does it seem incorrect...?
Wu Qianhuan stared at the figure ahead, just observing his figure twist and disappear from sight.
When Wu Qianhuan chased up, she saw a servant walking over, who was startled by her sudden appearance and fell directly to the ground:
"M-Miss, please forgive me!"
He hurriedly stood up, bowing respectfully.
Wu Qianhuan originally didn't want to pay attention, but after taking one step, she hesitated, stopped, and turned back to ask:
"Did you see someone running past here?"
"I-I saw, went towards that way."
The servant nervously pointed to the end of the path.
Wu Qianhuan immediately nodded, tapped her foot, and raced away.
However, after only a few steps, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
At this time, the backyard was empty; apart from a few main courtyards needing attention, the other maids and servants had gone to the front yard to work.
Why was this servant here just now?
Moreover, when he fell, he lowered his head and didn't look at her...what was he afraid of?
Upon this thought, Wu Qianhuan abruptly turned back, and the servant was about to disappear around the corner.
She immediately shouted a reprimand:
"Stop!!"
Those words hardly needed to be said; upon hearing them, he immediately ran off.
Wu Qianhuan nearly cursed out loud; it was him!
Such audacity to return and fool her; well, she could just chase him.
Immediately gathering her energy and pursuing fiercely:
"Let's see if you can escape my grasp today!"
However, she had just reached the corner when the figure vanished.
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...
Front yard.
It was the liveliest time, as a Chu Family servant approached a swordsman wearing a bamboo hat, whispering a few words.
The swordsman froze then quickly stood up, following the servant into the doorway.
After a while, Chu Qing, dressed as a swordsman, pressed his bamboo hat, carried his sword, reappeared, and soon melded into the crowd.
He softly exhaled a breath, secretly cursing:
"That smelly girl is as persistent as a dog, chasing with the intent of murdering her husband; it's utterly unreasonable."
However, considering it's just a marriage contract.
Fortunately, no marriage has taken place, so speaking of murdering a husband is still too early.
Looking around at the situation in the courtyard, the appropriate people had all arrived at this time.
At the main seat, the Chu Yunfei, unseen for seven years, was seated on the Grandmaster's Chair, whispering and laughing with Wu Ganqi.
Upon seeing Chu Yunfei, Chu Qing gently exhaled a breath.
He noticed that compared to the person in his memory, he had aged significantly.
More wrinkles on his face, more gray hair, slimmer... and he appeared to have lost a lot of weight.
Nonetheless, he seemed more amiable and kind.
Chu Qing slightly averted his gaze towards Wu Ganqi.
Perhaps due to the Forty-nine Forms of the Executioner's Axe, Wu Ganqi seemed like a coiled dragon.
He was not fat but purely tall with a large frame and astonishing physique.
An average person sitting on the Grandmaster's Chair was often loose and comfortable.
When he sat there, it always made people worry whether the chair could support his body.
However, he also showed signs of aging...
Below these two were several people of similar age.
Among them were some Chu Qing had seen as a child, others were unfamiliar faces, Liu Shijie was among them, laughing and chatting harmoniously with others.
These were the notable figures within the influence of Celestial Dance City.
Chu Qing looked at these people one by one and then saw Chu Tian walking quickly, saying something to Chu Yunfei and Wu Ganqi.
Their expressions immediately changed; Chu Yunfei was about to stand up but was held down by Wu Ganqi.
He nodded slightly, then led several people, including Liu Shijie, towards the backyard.
Chu Tian also followed them.
Chu Qing noticed this, eyebrows raised slightly, pondering when he suddenly heard the sound of approaching footsteps.
Looking up, he saw Wu Qianhuan rushing over.
Unable to help himself, he smirked internally, thinking how relentless this girl truly was...
Her gaze swept over the crowd one by one, thankfully only focusing on the surrounding servants.
The altered Chu Qing went unnoticed.
After her fruitless search, she walked over to Chu Yunfei, saluted, and greeted him with a displeased face.
Chu Yunfei smiled and said a couple of things to her, but being distant, Chu Qing didn't hear what they were.
Just as Wu Qianhuan sat down, a servant suddenly rushed in:
"Master, Master!!"
In today's occasion, shouting like this was clearly out of place, attracting various guest's attention.
Chu Yunfei frowned slightly:
"Speak slowly, what's the matter?"
The servant caught his breath, his face beaming as he said:
"Master, great news, great news!
"Third Young Master, Third Young Master has returned!!"