vstars Chapter 265 Taking refuge
Chapter 265 Taking refuge
"Not everyone can handle it, but if someone can, it's like having another option."
Ye Qing'an remained noncommittal. Naturally, she wouldn't tell Yi Moxu that in her previous life, when she was the Regent Princess, although she hadn't cultivated to the Supreme level, she had still cultivated to the Holy Spirit level.
There is only one level between the Holy Spirit and the Supreme Being.
She has already mastered all the techniques required for a Holy Spirit, and even if she were to ascend directly to the Supreme level through the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, she would never encounter a situation like Gu Duo's.
Yi Moxu turned to look at Ye Qing'an, and remained silent for a moment: "You really want that Heavenly Spirit Pearl."
"I do, of course I do."
"Over the years, I have indeed sent people to investigate the whereabouts of the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, and I have already found some clues, but..."
Ye Qing'an looked up at Yi Moxu: "But what?"
"The Heavenly Spirit Pearl is extremely rare, and it must be in someone else's hands now, making it even more difficult to obtain. If I were to acquire the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, what would Miss Ye offer in exchange?"
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes: "Exchange?"
“Of course.” Yi Moxu lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, “My things are only for my wife to take freely without having to give me anything in return. No one else can.”
Ye Qing'an took two steps back, stepping away from his embrace: "Oh? If you want to talk about exchange conditions, you'll have to wait until Prince Duan finds the Heavenly Spirit Pearl before you can talk to me?"
"We don't have anything yet, so isn't it a bit premature to talk about terms now?"
After Ye Qing'an finished speaking, she no longer looked at Yi Moxu and just snorted: "I made a scene at the Gu family today, and I'm a little tired, so I won't go to Doctor Xu's courtyard."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Yi Moxu remained standing there, half-supporting and half-carrying, and didn't come to her senses for a long time.
"Hahaha..." A wild laugh suddenly rang out in the empty courtyard. The laugh was extremely unrestrained, but it was also clear that the person who made the sound was not young.
"I'm dying of laughter. I never thought I'd see the Lord so humiliated." After the laughter subsided, a slightly aged and deep voice rang out: "The Lord wants to ask the girl to marry you, but she feels that the Lord is threatening her."
"Haha, Your Majesty, you can't be so roundabout with women, nor can you be too forceful. If you do that, you'll scare them away."
Yi Moxu coldly lowered his hand and walked into the courtyard. A dark shadow moved quickly along the wall of the eaves. From a distance, it looked like the shadow of something.
Once inside, a figure wearing a black cloak suddenly appeared, but the figure kept jumping around on the walls and beams, as if it couldn't stop for a moment.
"Is Your Majesty angry out of embarrassment? Oh dear, I was just telling the truth. You won't please the girl like this."
Yi Moxu turned around, squinted at the dark figure, and said coldly, "Are you very capable? Are you good at winning over girls?"
"That's natural."
Yi Moxu's expression grew even darker: "Is that so? Then why are you still unmarried even though you're over sixty?"
"I..." The man in black was choked by Yi Moxu's words and couldn't help but cough lightly: "I just haven't gotten married yet. I haven't gotten married because there are too many girls in the world who like me. If I were to marry this one, so many other girls would die of heartbreak."
"I am a person who knows how to cherish women, so naturally I cannot do such a thing that would hurt people. That is why I am like a flower that can pass through a hundred flowers without being touched by any petals. However, although I am not married, I have countless female confidantes. I am naturally very good at pleasing girls."
"If Your Excellency wishes to pursue someone, you may seek my advice."
Yi Moxu chuckled and suddenly reached out, twisting him off the beam.
The person was thrown limply to the ground before quickly reforming into human form, standing up, and revealing their face.
The man wasn't very tall, and he wore a black mask, revealing only his eyes, which looked somewhat frightening.
Yi Moxu pursed his lips: "Ghost Shadow, how is the situation in Qian'an?"
“A chaotic mess.” The one called Ghost Shadow replied, “Since the Lord no longer moves to Qian’an, those demons and monsters have started causing trouble. In the past two years, Yi Yun Kui has been sending more and more people to Qian’an, probably because he has some suspicions about you. This time, Yi Yun Kui sent more than thirty people into Qian’an, and they all acted separately.”
"But as soon as they entered Qian'an, they were discovered by our people. They were almost driven mad by torture..."
“If it weren’t for the Lord’s presence in Qian’an a few years ago, Qian’an wouldn’t have been so peaceful. Now that the Lord has left, Yi Yun Kui is far away in Wangjing City and has no way to control Qian’an. Qian’an will be in chaos sooner or later. After all, it has always been a place of exile and has imprisoned a lot of demons and monsters.”
Yi Moxu didn't seem to care much: "It's good that it's in chaos."
"Yi Yun Kui has created his own karma, so he should bear the consequences. I want to plunge the entire Si You Kingdom into complete chaos."
Ghostly Shadow laughed for a while: "Let things get chaotic. It's been a long time since we've experienced a chaotic world. Chaos is good!"
After laughing, Ghost Shadow sat down on the table: "I need to prepare to go and seek refuge with His Highness the Crown Prince."
"I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince was placed under house arrest in the palace by Yi Yun Kui some time ago because of the furnace incident, and he has not yet been released."
Ghost Shadow's eyes darted around, full of cunning: "I've recently acquired several very beautiful and delicious cauldrons. I'm sure Yi Yun Kui and the Crown Prince will both like them."
"At that time, I will try my best to send those furnaces to them, hahaha... Although those furnaces are beautiful and delicious, Yi Yun Kui and the Crown Prince probably don't know that the more beautiful something is, the more poisonous it is."
Yi Moxu tapped his fingers lightly on the table: "No, I will not pledge allegiance to the Crown Prince."
"Hmm?" Ghost Shadow was somewhat puzzled, blinking as he looked at Yi Moxu: "Not siding with the Crown Prince? Then who should I siding with? Aren't the Crown Prince and Yi Yun Kui your biggest rivals?"
Yi Moxu narrowed his eyes: "Go secretly and seek refuge with the Fifth Prince."
"The Fifth Prince?" The ghostly figure looked bewildered. "Who is the Fifth Prince?"
“Yi Xiao,” Yi Moxu said, squinting.
"Ah, Yixiao." Ghost Shadow thought for a while before remembering who Yixiao was: "Isn't she the one whose birth mother was a palace maid, who was separated from her mother but kept as her child, and then raised by Consort Jing?"
What threat could he possibly pose?
Yi Moxu rubbed his fingers together, as if the touch of Ye Qing'an's body still lingered on his hands: "A dog that doesn't bark is the one that bites the hardest."