usatvline Chapter 122 Bait?
Chapter 122 Bait?
Despite saying she was taking a break, Ye Qing'an went straight to the Cloud Dreamland.
As soon as she entered, she saw Jiu Xiao staring at her expectantly: "Your days are quite thrilling. You are far inferior to Yi Moxu in strength, yet you still dare to challenge him."
"You set a trap for him like that, suddenly revealing his identity. Weren't you afraid he would really kill you? When he attacked you earlier, my heart was pounding in my chest, you know?"
Ye Qing'an chuckled lightly: "He wouldn't dare to make a move. Even if he were to, he wouldn't do it there, under the noses of so many people."
“However, even if he makes a move, I have a way to deal with it.” Ye Qing’an curled the corners of her mouth, her smile unrestrained: “If I really sense danger, I will enter the Cloud Dream Realm on the spot. To him, it will be as if I have disappeared into thin air.”
Jiuxiao's eyes widened: "Do you know how many people were watching? You dared to disappear into thin air? If you really did that, I'm afraid rumors would soon start circulating that you're a monster."
"So what? Being called a monster won't cost me anything, so staying alive is more important."
"..." Jiu Xiao was somewhat speechless: "I forgot, you've never had any shame."
Jiuxiao chuckled: "But in the future, it's best to do fewer of these thrilling things. This Cloud Dream Realm is your last trump card, and you can't expose it to everyone so early."
Ye Qing'an didn't respond, and Jiu Xiao stamped his foot: "Hey, are you even listening to me?"
Ye Qing'an only raised her eyes to look at Jiu Xiao once, the meaning of which was self-evident. Jiu Xiao was so angry that she almost died on the spot. She took several deep breaths before she calmed down a little: "Forget it, I won't talk to you about this anymore. I'm afraid you'll make me angry to death."
“There’s one more thing…” Jiuxiao paused, his voice becoming more serious: “Recently, because of selling spirit pills outside, I’ve spent a lot of time outside and have met some cultivators, and learned some things.”
"I've heard that recently, someone in Wangjing City has obtained quite a few level-nine spiritual herbs."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing'an couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, a hint of interest on his face: "A ninth-grade spiritual herb? Spiritual herbs are divided into nine grades, with grade one being the lowest and grade nine the highest. A grade nine spiritual herb is extremely rare, and there are quite a few left?"
“Yes.” Jiu Xiao nodded. Although this was the Cloud Dream Realm and no one would hear what he was saying, Jiu Xiao still subconsciously lowered his voice: “And I have also heard that the owner of those level nine spiritual herbs is a top-notch furnace cauldron.”
"That's why the cultivators in Wangjing City are now openly and secretly gathering information. Whether it's spiritual herbs or cauldrons, as long as they can get their hands on one of them, it would be a huge benefit."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips: "Interesting."
A top-tier furnace cauldron, yet it can still flaunt itself in the marketplace, carrying ninth-grade spiritual herbs?
That's practically a hot commodity!
Everyone wants to take a bite.
Either the furnace is too powerful, or it has someone backing it.
Even Jiuxiao has received the news, and countless people in the city are restless, clearly wanting to cause a big commotion.
Jiuxiao clicked his tongue: "I heard that the furnace is a stunning beauty with abundant spiritual energy. Moreover, she cultivates the Three Crossings Technique, which is to help others cultivate. If one can cultivate with her once, it is equivalent to a year of my own cultivation."
Ye Qing'an wasn't particularly interested: "So what? I'm a woman, and even the best furnace is of no use to me."
"..." Jiu Xiao glanced at Ye Qing'an, and after a long while sighed, "That's true."
"However, it would be excellent to obtain those level-nine spiritual herbs. If we could refine them into elixirs using this purple-gold furnace, that would be simply wonderful..."
Ye Qing'an remained uninterested: "A top-tier furnace cauldron, wandering around with ninth-grade spiritual herbs, she's practically a walking bait. Are all those who fall for it fools?"
"..." Jiu Xiao often felt that he could not talk to Ye Qing'an. Every time he tried to talk to her, she would shut him up with a few words.
"However, in fact, many people in Wangjing City are inquiring about the news, including Ye Qinghao, as well as people from several other major families, and even some people in the palace are secretly inquiring."
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes: "Ye Qinghao? And the palace?"
"Yes." Seeing that Ye Qing'an seemed to have regained interest, Jiu Xiao quickly straightened his back: "It's true. Ye Qinghao, and even Ye Zirui, are all inquiring. The palace has also sent out quite a few people, but we don't know which one of them is it."
Ye Qing'an tapped her fingers lightly; it seemed she was indeed somewhat interested.
"Understood. Continue to gather information and report back to me as soon as there is any progress."
Jiuxiao readily agreed and left happily.
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes, pondered for a while in her heart, and then began to cultivate.
It was almost dinnertime when Ye Qing'an finally left the Cloud Dream Realm.
After dinner, Zixiao hurriedly came in, closed the door, and said in a low voice, "Miss, something has happened, the eldest young master is in trouble."
Ye Qing'an opened her eyes: "What happened?"
“Someone from the palace just came and took the eldest young master away.” Zixiao’s voice was urgent and fast: “I asked many people to find out that it seems that someone from the palace said that His Highness the Crown Prince will be in seclusion in the palace to cultivate, and asked the eldest young master to come to the palace to accompany him in his training.”
"But judging from the situation at the time, it didn't seem like they were inviting the eldest young master into the palace to practice with him; it seemed more like they were questioning him."
Ye Qing'an smiled, "Isn't this just a questioning?"
She had previously suspected that Consort Lan had deliberately put on such a show for him, and that Rouxi had even said those things on purpose; it was impossible that this matter had nothing to do with Ye Zirui.
Even if there is no connection, I'm afraid Consort Lan will try every means to make him have one.
This... is the favor that Consort Lan is repaying to her.
Although Consort Lan did not say it explicitly, she was able to understand it.
Just as she had expected, Ye Zirui was taken into the palace, and it seemed unlikely that he would be able to return before His Highness the Crown Prince was released from confinement.
"Not only that, didn't I report earlier that Madam took the Second Miss out of the manor to buy clothes and jewelry?"
"As soon as the lady returned to the manor, she heard about this matter. I don't know what her people said, but as soon as she got the news, she went straight to the master's main courtyard. She met the master on the way. I heard that the lady immediately knelt down before the master and said that she could not leave the second young master and begged the master to take the second young master out."
"But the master said that it was a good thing to enter the palace to train with His Highness the Crown Prince, and told her not to make a fuss."