Free Web NovelNanling Yaohua was very angry.
She was angrier than when she was a child and suddenly found out that the chocolate beans Lu Ming brought her every time he came back from outside to see her were actually sheep droppings he casually picked up by the roadside after entering the Gobi Desert.
She clearly endured the pain of her arm being shredded, yet she still tried to wake up Lu Yibei, only to receive that kind of response?
Lu Yibei, you have no heart!
For a moment, Nanling Yaohua, consumed by rage, wished she could immediately break free from the peeking state and throw the unconscious Lu Yibei onto the street.
Then...
She heard Lu Yibei's soft self-talk.
"Tsk, I wonder where that scoundrel came from, daring to impersonate my Xiao Hua? Don't let me catch you, or I'll definitely let you know what a heavy price you'll pay for trying to deceive me using someone important to me!"
My Xiao Hua... important person...
Vaguely hearing these words, Nanling Yaohua's heart rate instantly accelerated.
Doki! Doki!
The sound grew louder and louder, like thunder.
After the thunder, a sudden downpour extinguished the raging anger in her heart, and then the rain passed, the sky cleared, rainbows arched across the sky, and fragrant wild flowers bloomed across the land.
Even her eyes, which were originally filled with gloom and anger, became as clear, bright, and radiant as black pearls washed by rain.
Nanling Yaohua, "..."
Thinking about it carefully, Xiao Bei's words weren't directed at me. She's just cautious, right?
Being in that kind of environment and hearing a call with no discernible source, it's not wrong to be cautious...
How about... I'll just watch a bit longer? Nanling Yaohua thought.
So, she betrayed her one-minute-ago self with astonishing speed.
It was like a player who said, "Garbage game, uninstalling you after this last ten-pull!" but then got a double-gold in a ten-pull and immediately changed their tune to, "Since you're so sincerely trying to keep me, it's not impossible for me to keep playing!"
In fact, at least one of Nanling Yaohua's thoughts was correct: Lu Yibei was indeed very cautious, and it was precisely because of her caution that she added those words to herself.
Although Lu Yibei believed that the voice echoing in her ears was most likely not Nanling Yaohua, what if it was?
Even if there was a one-in-ten-thousand chance that the voice wasn't lying, it could still offend Nanling Yaohua.
Therefore, after a brief thought, Lu Yibei, to be safe, added a "sweet talk" to slightly appease Nanling Yaohua, who might be secretly peeking.
One always has to leave themselves a way out!
At a time like this, saying something that isn't against one's heart won't cost a limb...
Clearly, these words greatly pleased Nanling Yaohua, and her emotions quickly calmed down. She continued to peek at Lu Yibei's movements in the "illusion" and listened to the conversation between Lu Yibei and that woman.
But as she listened, she smelled a hint of something amiss, and a look of confusion appeared on her face.
"Strange, this isn't her style, is it?" Nanling Yaohua murmured to herself.
Nanling Yaohua was not surprised that Lu Yibei would help Xia Lianqing strategize and scheme against the people they were looking for; after all, one of Lu Yibei's favorite things to do was torment others.
What truly made her feel something was amiss was that, for matters like this, shouldn't they usually discuss them in a private place to prevent leaks?
Yet, Lu Yibei and that woman were discussing it openly on the street.
If someone overheard this and turned the tables, catching them in a trap, wouldn't they be finished? Nanling Yaohua wondered, puzzled.
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Lu Yibei and Xia Lianqing's group walked back towards Daimu Courtyard, with Lu Yibei and Xia Lianqing conversing animatedly along the way.
"You mean for me to pretend to go out alone to find the enemies who infiltrated the city, and then have a group of Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers ambush them from behind, and after luring them out, capture them in one fell swoop?" Xia Lianqing leaned closer to Lu Yibei and whispered.
Although "Shen Baiwei" never showed any intention of avoiding suspicion, she was still worried about eavesdroppers.
After all, no matter what the plan, once the other party knew it in advance, it would not achieve the desired effect.
"That's roughly what I mean." Lu Yibei nodded, "However, that alone isn't enough!"
"Not enough?" Xia Lianqing frowned and leaned forward, saying, "Please enlighten me, Senior."
"It's simple!" Lu Yibei shrugged, "I have a friend who really loves fishing, or rather, catching softshell turtles. She told me that with just a hook and bait, the probability of successfully catching a fish isn't very high. To increase the success rate, you also need to make a 'nest' to lure the fish."
"Our matter, in a way, is like fishing. Even with you as bait, it's not 100% guaranteed to lure them out..."
At this point, Lu Yibei finally adopted a more "conspiratorial" demeanor, lowering her voice and leaning close to Xia Lianqing's ear, "From what I've observed, you must have °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° a very wide network in Yumen Pass, right?"
Although she only knew before that Xia Lianqing was a Huihe Tribe spy, she couldn't deduce from that alone that Xia Lianqing's network and intelligence network were extensive.
However, she had observed earlier at Daimu Courtyard that there were a total of thirty-one different faces among the people who had appeared in Xia Lianqing's room. Seventeen of them were vendors from the market near Daimu Courtyard whom she had seen before and remembered their appearances...
Among the other fourteen people, besides Dragon Tang, ten were burly and had calluses on their hands and chins, as if from long-term use of weapons and wearing helmets, so they should be Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers. The remaining two, one had a strong smell of alcohol, and the other had a fruity aroma, likely a wine merchant and a fruit merchant.
From these people from different professions all coming to help Xia Lianqing, it could be generally inferred that Xia Lianqing indeed had a very wide network.
Seeing "Shen Baiwei" finally becoming cautious, Xia Lianqing's mood also became a little more serious, and she asked earnestly, "Does Senior want everyone's help?"
Lu Yibei nodded, "That's right! After those guys infiltrated the city, they naturally have to hide and can't be seen in public. They probably won't know about your solo operation immediately. To be safe, find a way to convey this message to them."
"If everyone helps spread the news, they should quickly learn about your solo operation. However, when you ask them to spread the news, remember not to give a specific time, just a general one. Otherwise, it will seem too fake and easily arouse suspicion."
So, Senior Shen spoke to me without avoiding others, intending for the hidden enemies to overhear? Xia Lianqing nodded thoughtfully and whispered, "I understand, Senior. When we return to Daimu Courtyard, I will..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly felt someone grasp her right hand. She couldn't help but be slightly startled, and her words came to an abrupt halt.
"Shen Baiwei," for some reason, suddenly took her hand, and her steps became lighter. She spoke with an innocent tone, "Oh dear, finally got this matter settled. Sister, I'm so tired. Let's walk faster, okay? I want to go back and take a hot bath, and then have a bowl of iced plum drink."
Xia Lianqing, "???"
What's wrong with Senior?
She has already revealed her identity to me, there's no need to keep up the pretense, is there?
Could it be that she practiced some evil cultivation technique that causes her personality to intermittently turn into that of a Little Girl?
Xia Lianqing thought, casting a questioning gaze at Lu Yibei, when she suddenly felt a tingling sensation in her palm, as if "Shen Baiwei" had slipped something into her hand.
She froze for a moment, instinctively wanting to check, but "Shen Baiwei" held her arm tightly, stopping her. Then, looking back at "Shen Baiwei," she saw "Shen Baiwei" shake her head with a tiny movement and then quickly gave her a meaningful look...
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The scene in her mind came to an abrupt halt here. As her vision briefly plunged into darkness, Nanling Yaohua quickly disengaged from that peculiar state.
Opening her eyes and steadying herself, she turned to look at the sleeping Lu Yibei on the bed, then lowered her gaze to her own right hand, her eyes deepening.
Pain continued to emanate from her right arm. The cloth strips that had been wrapped around it had completely burst open, turning into fine dust scattered by the bed.
On the exposed skin of her arm, wounds like razor cuts, as thin as hair, yet deeply incised, intertwined to form a fragmented, distorted pattern...
It seemed to convey some kind of warning message, but it was obscure and complex, difficult to comprehend.
In any case, Nanling Yaohua couldn't make any sense of it. To her, those patterns were like membership expiration reminders.
Reminding her that the on-demand viewing had ended, and if she wanted to continue watching the content below, she had to renew her subscription.
"Hoo—!" Nanling Yaohua exhaled a breath of stale air, withdrew her injured right hand, clenched her fist, slowly extended her left hand, and once again grasped Lu Yibei's wrist, waiting for a moment, and then...
Nothing happened.
"Huh? How come..." Nanling Yaohua uttered a puzzled sound, released Lu Yibei's wrist, then grasped it again, released it again, tried several times repeatedly, then switched back to her injured right hand, tried several more times, still to no avail.
After two seconds of stunned, she suddenly realized that the worst had happened: she seemed unable to peek into Lu Yibei's movements in the illusion anymore.
It was as if some TV series or novel stopped abruptly at the most crucial moment, and even if you recharged and renewed your subscription, you couldn't watch the subsequent content.
Damn it, cliffhangers are the worst! Nanling Yaohua grumbled inwardly. She reached out, about to try a few more times, when Lord Huaiyuan's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
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Nanling Yaohua, "..."
