Chapter 1352: Warm Protection
Editor: Atlas Studios
Elder Liu’s eyes were filled with shock as he staggered back in disbelief. “City Lord…”
“Do you know how to drive a carriage? Who do you want to jolt me to death?”
An angry shout flashed across Elder Liu’s mind, and he trembled.
He was so nervous and excited that he actually ignored the details of the coachman.
Xiahou Qing threw away the human skin mask in his hand and looked at him coldly.
Elder Liu’s heart skipped a beat. He looked around and said in disbelief, “You… how did you…”
Su Xiaoxiao smiled. “Why would I suspect you? Did you expose yourself somewhere? You’ve exposed quite a lot of things, but the flaws don’t hide the beauty. It was actually a good plan for you to first suggest sealing the City Lord Manor and using the excuse of finding the hound to send the dragon crystal away. If I’m not wrong, Elder Zhao should become the scapegoat. You might not be able to kill him alone. Either you have a way to deal with him, or there’s an ambush outside. I personally prefer the second option. However, it happened so suddenly that you didn’t have time to set up an ambush. Therefore, the Five Poisons Sect is your accomplice, right?”
After his plan was exposed, Elder Liu was shocked again.
She was so smart at such a young age.
They had all misjudged.
Thinking about it, it made sense. Without any talent, how could she be taken in as a personal disciple by Granny Ghost?
Elder Liu was thinking too much. Granny Ghost accepting Su Xiaoxiao as her “disciple” had nothing to do with Su Xiaoxiao’s talent. It was purely Su Xiaoxiao’s golden ability.
Elder Liu clenched his fists and did not answer Su Xiaoxiao directly. Instead, he asked, “Why did you suspect me?”
Su Xiaoxiao spread her hands and said, “Actually, both of you are suspicious. Elder Zhao went out first. He fainted not long after the carriage left. The City Lord has already investigated him, just as you were dealing with the crazy puppets.”
Elder Liu gritted his teeth. “So everything was a plan…”
Every step was just right.
“Are you convinced?” Su Xiaoxiao said unrestrainedly.
Elder Liu was still unconvinced. “Why are you suspecting one of us? Are Elder Li and Elder Hai not suspicious?”
Su Xiaoxiao said, “Yes, I’ve already sent someone to test them, but you definitely can’t escape!”
Elder Liu took a deep breath and turned to look at Xiahou Qing. He said righteously, “City Lord! I’ve been loyal to the Xiahou family for many years. When the old City Lord was alive, I was already the trusted aide of the Xiahou family. You didn’t trust me and instead listened to an outsider’s words to test me. Don’t you think this is unfair to me? Everything today was planned by them! City Lord! You were deceived by them!”
To a certain extent, Xiahou Qing had indeed been deceived by them.
No, he had been deceived by the Head Eunuch.
Before the search, the Head Eunuch asked Ye Lang to send a ledger to the City Lord. There was a secret letter inside, which was for the City Lord to test the two elders.
The reason why he didn’t say it in person was that he didn’t have a chance.
When he spoke to Xiahou Qing alone, the two elders were next door.
With their hearing, it was not difficult to hear.
With Xiahou Zheng being framed first, it was not difficult for Xiahou Yi to guess that Xie Jinnian planned to use the same trick to put the dragon crystal in his courtyard.
Xiahou Yi didn’t doubt Xie Jinnian’s ability.
After all, Xie Jinnian had already stolen his treasure map under the noses of so many puppets.
How did Xiahou Qing agree to test the two most trusted elders?
Actually, it was simple.
He only needed to add a sentence at the end of the letter: It’s Yun Lin’s plan.
Xiahou Qing said coldly, “Elder Liu, surrender!”
If he surrendered, the only outcome would be death.
How could Elder Liu, who had been by Xiahou Qing’s side for many years, not know the consequences of betraying the City Lord?
He could not be caught!
He looked around and suddenly pounced at Su Xiaoxiao and Yun Lin.
The City Lord had martial arts, so it was not easy to capture him.
Xiahou Jin was just an adopted son and could not be a valuable hostage.
These two people were the best choice.
“How dare you!”
When he sensed that Elder Liu had actually flown into a rage and grabbed his son, Xiahou Qing was instantly furious!
He also rushed over quickly.
Unfortunately, he was too far away and Elder Liu was too fast.
At the critical moment, Su Xiaoxiao and Yun Lin were suddenly pulled away by two strong hands. It was the Palace Lord and Wei Xu.
At the same time, the two of them slapped Elder Liu together.
Elder Liu fell back heavily!
Wei Xu gently put down Ling Yun and suddenly shot out. He flashed above Elder Liu and raised his leg to aim at his chest.
Under Elder Liu’s terrified gaze, he stepped down!
Boom!
A six-foot deep pit was smashed into the ground!
Huge flying rocks splattered everywhere. Xiahou Qing hurriedly raised his sleeve to cover his face.
Ye Lang flashed in front of Xie Jinnian and blocked the impact with his chest.
Hiss—
It hurt!
This person’s internal strength was so strong!
Ling Yun opened a mechanism umbrella and blocked the three of them elegantly.
What was worth mentioning was that the umbrella was given by Ghost Concubine.
While others would gift their master a discipleship gift, she was giving her disciple a discipleship gift.
Su Xiaoxiao said, “Wow, this umbrella is so useful!”
Elder Liu lay in the pit and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. When he wanted to get up again, the guards of the City Lord Manor had already aimed more than ten swords at him.
He had been captured.
Xiahou Qing said to Xie Jinnian, “Take him back to the prison.”
Xie Jinnian agreed. “Yes, Foster Father.”
Xiahou Qing then looked at Wei Xu.
Just now, his son was in danger and as a father, he could not save him. However, Duanmu Qi saved his son first.
He put down his son as if he was afraid of shattering the most precious thing in the world.
He felt a little upset.
In addition, the move he used to deal with Elder Liu was very different from before.
His internal strength was stronger by more than one realm.
This person…
“Father.”
Ling Yun walked over and blocked his view of Wei Xu.
Xiahou Qing was stunned.
Ling Yun said, “Can’t I call you father?”
Xiahou Qing hurriedly said, “Yes, yes! I’m too happy!”
Ling Yun said calmly, “There’s no hurry to go back. Stay for a meal.”
This was the first time Ling Yun had taken the initiative to keep him for dinner. Xiahou Qing’s jealousy of Duanmu Qi was instantly diluted.
He was really thinking too much.
Which son in the world would be close to a stepfather more than his own father?
Not to mention that he was not Yun Shuang’s biological son. Duanmu Qi was only his stepfather in name, and their relationship was further apart.
“I heard from Jin’er that today’s plan was all your idea?”
Ling Yun replied vaguely, “Yes… I just raised some ideas, mainly because he has strong comprehension.”
What plan?
Ling Yun glared at Xie Jinnian from the corner of his eye.
Su Xiaoxiao gloated!
Ha, you must have experienced the pain of not matching words with me in advance every time you improvised!
“How did you think of all this?”
Xiahou Qing asked with interest as he walked towards the Azure Cloud Palace with Ling Yun.
Ling Yun cleared his throat. “That’s… that’s what I thought. A bystander can see better… Are you still going to eat? Is this all you can say when you meet me? I don’t like to mention the City Lord Manor!”
Xiahou Qing said, “Alright, alright, alright. Let’s not talk about it!”
… .
“Do you want to call your mother and Uncle Duanmu along?”
“Why do you want to call them? Do you not want to eat alone with me?”
“Yes! Yes!”
The two of them gradually left.
Wei Xu had a complicated expression.
The Palace Lord looked at him and smiled. She had recently learned to smile a little, even though it was still unnatural.
“You can tell, right? He deliberately took the City Lord away for you. I’ve never seen him so concerned about anyone. I think he really treats you as his father in his heart. You guard him like a mountain, and he hopes to guard you like a gurgling stream.”