flstandardbreds Chapter 106 Watch My Fairy Scattering Flowers
Chapter 106 Watch My Fairy Scattering Flowers
Xuan Yi and the other two had not returned for a long time. Zhou Yueran, Gu Yan and the others thought about it and decided to tell Duan Chenke about the matter first and see what his plans were.
However, Zhou Yuran and her companions were not very familiar with the other guards in the Prince's mansion, and they did not dare to send people to inquire openly. So they had to ask Zhou Yuran's shadow guard, Xiao Yi, to deliver the message to Duan Chenke.
Hua Yin was cautious. To prevent the other two shadow guards from accidentally letting slip some information during their conversation, she had Zhou Yuran send Shadow Guard Xiao Er to protect Su Xinian and Xiao Hong, while Shadow Guard San'er was also persuaded by Gu Yan to keep an eye on Bai Hongsheng and Lin Mu'an.
The reasons given for persuading them to leave were all exactly the same.
I trust you the most in the manor; I don't feel comfortable sending anyone else. Don't worry, San'er (Xiao Er) will be with me when you go; nothing will happen.
"It's been so long, how come there's still no news? I wonder if Xiao Yi has even seen the King of Chu." Zhou Yuran sat on the stone bench, her fingers tapping the table idly.
"Don't worry, the matter with the King of Chu is also quite significant. I'm afraid Xiao Yi won't find a suitable opportunity to tell the King of Chu about it right away," Hua Yin comforted her, and poured her another cup of tea.
Zhou Yuran glanced at Hua Yin sitting in front of her, her expression very calm, and she even had the mind to read her book.
"Hua Bao, aren't you worried at all? Look at A Yan and Mu Mu, they're practically running to Shanshui Mingyuan to look for them themselves."
"What do I have to worry about? Am I worried that Jian Yuheng will hold me back?" Hua Yin was taken aback by Zhou Yuran's question, and waved her hand with a smile.
Zhou Yuran picked up her teacup and took a small sip. "You're the Crown Prince's consort, aren't you worried about what might happen to the Crown Prince?"
"I don't know how skilled Jian Yuheng is in martial arts, but he's a smart man, so he shouldn't cause any major problems."
"Oh~ I didn't expect you to trust the Crown Prince so much~" Gu Yan, who had just come out of the house, happened to hear Hua Yin's speech and couldn't help but tease her.
Hua Yin glared at Gu Yan, "Go away, stop stirring things up. Aren't you worried about your A Si?"
"How can I not worry? I now understand what it means to miss someone for a day. I wonder how A-Si and the others are doing." Gu Yan sat on the other side of the square table, resting his chin on one hand. "I also sent Xiao Huamei to look for A-Si, but I don't know if she can find him."
“If Little Thrush isn’t enough, there’s always Big Yellow. Once Xiao Yi comes back with the message, I’ll have Big Yellow go with the guards to find Xuan Yi and the others. With Big Yellow there, everything will be fine.” Shen Mujin sat opposite Gu Yan and shared her thoughts.
Knowing that getting anxious was useless and that saying more would only add to their troubles, the group quickly changed the subject after a few brief words.
"I've been sitting for so long, my back is aching. I'll go sweep up the fallen leaves in the yard." Gu Yan rubbed his back as he stood up, picked up the large broom by the gate, and began sweeping vigorously.
"Haha, I suddenly thought of something fun." Zhou Yuran saw Gu Yan sweep up a pile of fallen leaves, and on a whim, she ran over with a grin, scooped up a large handful of leaves, and tossed them into the air.
"Behold my fairy scattering of flowers!"
As Zhou Yuran shouted, the leaves danced in the air like a group of beautiful fairies. Shen Mujin and Hua Yin, seeing this beautiful scene, couldn't help but join in.
"Oh, you guys!" Gu Yan leaned on his broom, looking at the ground that had been cleaned but was now covered with leaves again. He shook his head helplessly, but his eyes were full of affection.
Zhou Yuran smiled smugly, then scooped up a large handful of fallen leaves and threw them at Gu Yan. Gu Yan couldn't dodge in time and was hit in the face by the leaves. She raised an eyebrow at Zhou Yuran, but couldn't help laughing.
"Hey, you dare to hit me? Watch my invincible leaf!" Gu Yan said, throwing away the broom and picking up a handful of fallen leaves, which he then threw at Zhou Yuran.
Zhou Yuran nimbly dodged, but the leaves still affected Hua Yin who was standing nearby.
Hua Yin was taken aback. Hearing Shen Mujin's laughter, she raised her hand and threw the fallen leaves at Shen Mujin again. Thus, the four of them began a leaf-throwing battle.
Just as the four were having a good time, the jade pendant on Gu Yan's chest, which had been dormant for a long time, started to show signs of abnormality again.
"Ayan, what's that glowing over there?" Hua Yin pointed to Gu Yan's chest.
Gu Yan looked down and immediately shouted to the others, "Jade pendants! Look at yours!"
As the fallen leaves gradually dispersed, the four people stopped what they were doing and stood facing each other, each holding their own jade pendant.
"What? Why is it lit up again?" Zhou Yuran asked in surprise.
Gu Yan frowned, recalling the last time the jade pendant glowed and heated up, and quickly looked around, "Quickly, find if there are any pillars of light nearby? Or any unusual lights?"
"A pillar of light? What does that mean?" Hua Yin was increasingly puzzled.
Shen Mujin also realized the seriousness of the situation and pulled Zhou Yuran aside, urging her in a low voice, "Let's go back inside first, and we can talk about it there."
Once all four of them were inside the room, Shen Mujin lowered her voice and explained, "The last time the jade pendant glowed was because the great formation sealing the Jade Balance Stone in the Seven Star Stones was unsealed."
"Oh, oh," Zhou Yuran suddenly realized, "Ayan mentioned before that it seems to be related to Brother Bai and Brother Li."
"So, does that mean the jade pendant glowing this time was also because one of the Seven Star Stones was unsealed?" Hua Yin narrowed her eyes and followed Shen Mujin's train of thought.
"Very likely." Shen Mujin nodded solemnly.
"Mumu, do you think it's possible that Jiang Si and the other two accidentally encountered the great formation that sealed the Seven Star Stones, and then accidentally broke the seal, which is why they haven't returned for so long?" Gu Yan thought of the three who hadn't returned for so long and couldn't help but connect the two events.
Shen Mujin shook her head at Gu Yan, "What you said is too unexpected. Maybe the three of them accidentally stumbled upon someone else breaking the seal on the formation and got trapped by someone else."
“I agree with Mumu’s idea. Ayan, what you said is too idealistic,” Zhou Yuran chimed in.
The jade pendant was placed in the middle of the table by Gu Yan and the other three. As they talked, the light on the jade pendant gradually dimmed until it returned to its original state.
"It seems the pillar of light has disappeared." Gu Yan picked up her jade pendant, examined it in his hand, and casually put it into his pocket. The other three also carefully put away their jade pendants.
"Luckily, I called away Yueya's shadow guards beforehand, otherwise the jade pendant would definitely have been exposed," Shen Mujin muttered with lingering fear.
Hua Yin nodded. "This time it was just luck. With those three people around, we need to be more careful about what we say in the future."
Zhou Yuran couldn't help but sigh, "I'll get used to it eventually. But I really want to find a fortune teller to tell me what kind of day it is today, why did everything have to happen today?"
"Exactly. First, Xuan Yi and the other two disappeared without a trace, then Prince Ning also vanished, and now a Seven Star Stone has been unsealed. Who knows what else might happen in a little while?" Gu Yan counted on his fingers one by one, getting more and more overwhelmed.
After listening to Gu Yan's "summary," Hua Yin smiled slightly and said, "I'm afraid today is a good day for the mysterious person. First, he trapped Xuan Yi and the other two, then he captured the royal family, and finally he obtained the Seven Star Stone."
"Wait a minute, after hearing what Hua Bao said, I feel like what you said makes some sense. Could it be that all of this was orchestrated by the mysterious person, and his ultimate goal is the Seven Star Stone?" Shen Mujin couldn't help but frown. If that were the case, then the disappearance of Xuan Yi and the other two, as well as Prince Ning, could very well be related to the mysterious person.
Gu Yan felt the jade pendant through his clothes, and the fog before him seemed even thicker, making it impossible to see clearly. "How did the mysterious person unseal the great formation that sealed the Seven Star Stones? Back then, the mysterious person even tried to kidnap me to get the information from me, and it's only been a few months. I didn't expect him to actually find it."
"The 'Peaceful Sea and Bright Moon' painting!" Shen Mujin's eyes lit up. "It's very likely that the massacre of the Marquis of Anping's family was orchestrated by a mysterious person who then framed Xuan Yi. Back then, the news that the 'Peaceful Sea and Bright Moon' painting was related to the Seven Star Stones was widely known."
Gu Yan strongly agreed with Shen Mujin's idea, "That makes sense. The mysterious man is no benevolent person. Killing is a very simple thing for him. It's clear at a glance which is more important to him: the lives of everyone in the Marquis of Anping's mansion or the Haiyan Yueming Map."
As they were talking, they heard a knock on the door.
When Gu Yan opened the door, there was none other than Xiao Yi, whom everyone had been eagerly awaiting.
"Xiao Yi, you're back!" Zhou Yuran stood up from her chair excitedly. "Duan... cough, what did the King of Chu say after hearing the news?"
"Reporting to the ladies, His Highness has asked you to remain calm. He will send three shadow guards with me to search the Mountain and Water Garden again tonight for the whereabouts of the young master and the two young heroes."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Zhou Yuran looked at Xiao Yi with great gratitude and nodded to him.
Shen Mujin then told Xiao Yi about Dahuang and sent three shadow guards to take Dahuang with them. They went with Xiao Yi that night, so that more people would make a difference.
Since Duan Chenke didn't react much after learning about this, Gu Yan and the others didn't need to overthink it. They just hoped that night would come quickly so they could set off to investigate Xuan Yi and the others.
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Xuan Yi and Jiang Si looked at the beam of light shooting straight into the sky from the mountain valley not far away, and suddenly remembered seeing a similar strange phenomenon in Wuzhou.
"Hiss, what is this?" Jian Yuheng frowned slightly as he looked at the bright spot.
“Light,” Jiang Si explained, “It looks like another great formation sealing the Seven Star Stones has been unsealed.”
"Heh, this mysterious man is quite obsessed with the Seven Star Stone. If he really gets his hands on this stone, I'm afraid the martial world and the imperial court will never have peace again." Xuan Yi once again casually threw a throwing knife at the white-robed old man sitting with his eyes closed, but the throwing knife seemed to have eyes, and it fell to the ground with a clatter as soon as it touched the old man.
Xuan Yi kicked the big tree next to him hard in frustration, "When I get out of here, I'm going to tear this old man to pieces."
“I think it should be soon.” Jiang Si stared intently at the light. “The mysterious man probably trapped us to prevent us from disrupting his plan to unseal the formation. Now that he has successfully unsealed it, there’s no point in trapping us any longer.”
"I don't believe he would be so kind." Xuan Yi sneered. "If I were him, I would never waste this opportunity to trap the three of us at once and would just wipe you all out to eliminate any future troubles."
“Palace Master Xuan is right. That old man trapped us here because he probably didn’t have time to look after us. Now that they’ve got what they wanted, I’m afraid that next…” Jian Yuheng hadn’t finished speaking when he faintly heard “click-click-click” sounds coming from all around.
Jian Yuheng fell silent. The three of them immediately formed a triangular shape, holding their weapons horizontally in front of their chests, and cautiously observing their surroundings.
The crackling sounds grew louder and louder, and the surrounding scenery instantly became blurry. With a loud crash, the illusion around them shattered.
The white-robed old man sitting in front coughed up a mouthful of blood, then gave a bitter smile before his figure gradually disappeared.
"Are we out here?" Jian Yuheng looked around uncertainly. The surroundings were still the same suburban forest, but the environment was noticeably different from before.
Xuan Yi raised his hand and threw a pebble he had picked up casually forward. The pebble flew forward with the force of the impact, without any sign of being blocked.
"It seems we've really made it out this time." Jiang Si nodded. If we were in the illusion, the pebble wouldn't have been able to fly this far.
"What do we do now? Should we go back to the manor or go to the place that has been unsealed?" Jian Yuheng asked proactively.
“The illusion wouldn’t break for no reason. Something must have gone wrong with the mysterious person. Let’s go and see what’s going on.” After saying that, Xuan Yi leaped into the air and flew towards the mountain hollow.
Jian Yuheng nodded to Jiang Si and flew over with him.
The three had been flying for a short while when they heard the sounds of fighting coming from the mountain valley.
Unexpectedly, even the mysterious person encountered trouble.
The three did not rush in directly, but stopped to the side and, using the huge rocks in the mountain as cover, observed the fighting in the open space below the ravine.
They were outnumbered, and they even knew the "one" in question.
Duan Chenke?!
What is Your Highness the King of Chu doing here?
The three exchanged a glance, a hint of surprise rising in their hearts.
"Let's go down and help first." Xuan Yi called to the other two, and without hiding, he rushed directly to Duan Chenke's location, quickly knocking down several men in black and joining the battle.