“How can it be the Duke of the South?” Qin Yi frowned.
“Who is the Duke of the South?” Gold Xiao’er was a little curious.
From Qin Yi and Elder Lu’s expression, he could tell that the Duke of the South was someone they didn’t expect.
“The Duke of the South followed my father for many years as he fought through many wars. He has many exploits so my father bestowed him with the valiant title ‘Duke of the South’. He is in charge of all the military power in the south. In my country, he is the most powerful person right after the emperor,” Qin Yi replied.
“Does he have grudges against you?” Gold Xiao’er asked.
“No. I have never offended him. I’ve only met him a few times,” Qin Yi recalled carefully. Then, he shook his head and replied with a firm tone.
“Why does he want to kill you?” Gold Xiao’er was puzzled.
Since there were no grudges between them, why did the Duke of the South hire assassins to kill Qin Yi?
“There are no grudges between us so I don’t understand why he wants to kill me.” Qin Yi had a headache.
Elder Lu was deep in thought at the side. After some time, he voiced his opinion. “Could it be because the emperor is getting old so the Duke of the South is starting to lay his eyes on the throne? That’s probably why he wants to kill you, the crown prince.”
Qin Yi pondered over Elder Lu’s words carefully.
He thought for a moment and smiled. “My father isn’t the only one getting old. The Duke of the South is getting old too. He has many old injuries on his body too.”
“If he gets the throne, his reign might end in a few days.” Qin Yi shook his head.
“His son can take over the throne,” Gold Xiao’er added on the side.
“He doesn’t have any children.” Qin Yi shrugged.
Gold Xiao’er: …
Zhou Ye wanted to laugh. This matter seemed a little complicated. It was like watching a drama.
“That doesn’t make sense. If the Duke of the South has no grudges with you and doesn’t have many days left, why did he hire assassins to kill you?”
“If he angered the emperor, he wouldn’t have a good time either, right?”
Qin Yi contemplated Gold Xiao’er’s words.
The more he thought about it, the more he found it illogical.
“Forget it. Let’s inform my father after we go back to the Imperial City,” Qin Yi said.
“Alright.” Gold Xiao’er nodded. He kicked the second-in-command and continued asking, “What else do you know?”
“Senior, besides knowing that the Duke of the South hired us to kill you, I don’t know anything else,” the second-in-command replied honestly.
“Alright, you can die now.” Gold Xiao’er nodded.
“Senior! You swore on your Dao Heart!” The second-in-command immediately got flustered.
The other assassins started shouting too.
“Senior, aren’t you afraid of getting retribution?!”
“Senior, aren’t you afraid that you won’t be able to make any more progress in your cultivation?”
Even Qin Yi and Elder Lu couldn’t understand why Gold Xiao’er dared to go against his oath.
Zhou Ye stood on the ground and laughed secretly in his heart when he saw the terrified assassins.
Poor assassins, you don’t even know that you got fooled.
Gold Xiao’er gave a nonchalant smile and muttered, “What’s there to worry about? I’m not a human anyway.”
This fellow was extremely ruthless.
He waved his hand and all the assassins immediately got engulfed by his golden flame, They were all burned into ashes.
Qin Yi and Elder Lu secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
This Gold Xiao’er dared to go against his oath even after swearing on his Dao Heart.
“Brother Gold, is it really alright for you to go against your oath?” Qin Yi was a little worried.
Obviously, he didn’t hear what Gold Xiao’er muttered to himself.
Gold Xiao’er raised his head and smiled calmly, “It’s alright. I’m not human.”
Oh my god.
This person was vicious enough to scold himself.
The corners of Qin Yi’s lips twitched. He didn’t know how to continue the conversation.
“Master Gold, if everything is settled, you can go and take a rest. It’s almost daylight.” Elder Lu gave an awkward and polite smile.
“Okay.” Gold Xiao’er nodded. Then, he said to Lu Xiaoyuan, “Master Deer, let’s rest first and continue our journey after breakfast.”
“Sure.” Lu Xiaoyuan nodded.
Then, she picked Zhou Ye up and walked back to her room.
In the room.
Yaoyao regained her senses. She asked in confusion, “Sister Deer, what happened? Why did you start fighting?”
“They want your rabbit life.”
Lu Xiaoyuan answered with a serious expression.
“Woah, really?”
“I don’t even know them. Why do they want my life?”
Yaoyao was surprised when she heard this. She couldn’t understand why they wanted her rabbit life when they had never met.
Lu Xiaoyuan held her forehead helplessly when she saw Yaoyao’s pitiful expression. “Little rabbit, where did your courage when you were facing the Heavenly Tribulation go?”
“Maybe it got taken away by the Heavenly Tribulation,” Yaoyao replied with a stone-face.
“Oh my god.” Lu Xiaoyuan shook her head and sighed.
“As a great demon, can you have some guts?”
“I’m just a rabbit. Why do I need to have guts? I can just run away during crucial moments…” Yaoyao complained in a soft voice.
But, her words did make a little sense.
“I have enough of you.” Lu Xiaoyuan rolled her eyes and laid on the bed.
She thought for a moment and continued.
“Don’t worry. Little golden bird took care of everything.”
Yaoyao finally felt at ease after hearing this.
She slowly inched towards Lu Xiaoyuan. She squatted right beside Lu Xiaoyuan.
“Even the little plant spirit is better than you.” Lu Xiaoyuan sighed and swung Zhou Ye who was in her hand.
Yaoyao looked at Zhou Ye. She felt a little embarrassed.
She was a rabbit but she was worse than a spirit herb.
“If other people knew about this, it would be a humiliation to the wood world.” Lu Xiaoyuan felt disappointed.
Yaoyao pouted and said righteously, “Sister Deer, if you don’t say it, no one will know.”
Why do you make so much sense?
Lu Xiaoyuan was in a daze for a second. After that, she glared at Yaoyao.
She felt that she wasn’t able to communicate with this little rabbit any longer. It was better to just sleep.
Lu Xiaoyuan closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Zhou Ye took the chance to pull his leaves out of Lu Xiaoyuan’s hand. Then, he jumped on Yaoyao’s shoulder and patted her shoulder.
To Yaoyao, the little plant spirit was trying to tell her that everything was fine and she didn’t need to think too much about it.
However.
What Zhou Ye really wanted to say was: It’s alright. You can just lie down. We’ll carry you.
“Little plant spirit, you understand me well.” Yaoyao grabbed Zhou Ye off her shoulder and looked at him gratefully.
“Can you let go of me?” Zhou Ye wanted to hit someone.
“Little plant spirit, don’t worry. If we meet any dangers in the future, I will definitely carry you and we will run as far away as possible!” There was determination in her gaze.
Zhou Ye was frustrated.
He thought for a moment and freed himself from Yaoyao’s evil grasp. Then, he waved his leaves at her and jumped down from the bed. He ran to the door and laid there.
Yaoyao thought that Zhou Ye was asking her to not think too much. He would leave first and she should hurry up and take a rest.
If Zhou Ye knew what Yaoyao was thinking, he would definitely laugh out loud.
I’m a spirit herb. I can’t express myself properly but I want to tell you that I don’t want to talk to you anymore.
When Zhou Ye started cultivating, Yaoyao clenched her fists and lightly punched the bed.
“I will cultivate seriously so that I can become more powerful.”
“That way, I can escape faster.”
Zhou Ye: …
Her thoughts were really practical.
…
When the sky started turning bright, stall owners and passers-by started to appear on the streets.
Zhenhai city immediately got lively.
Many people came into Yuelai Inn for breakfast. They were all wealthy people.
After all, this was a nationwide franchise. If you didn’t have enough money, you wouldn’t dare to enter.