Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 232: Not So Eager to Kill This Person Anymore

Chapter 232: Chapter 232: Not So Eager to Kill This Person Anymore

In the woodshed, Qi Yu heard footsteps while inside the space.

She grabbed Song Ting, who was still bouncing around, muttered the incantation under her breath, and left the space.

Back in the dark and damp woodshed, Song Ting wasn’t too happy, pouting and playing with the wood shavings nearby to pass the time.

"Cousin-in-law, if you were perfectly fine in there, why did you come back to this place?"

Qi Yu patted his head and explained, "Someone’s coming."

Song Ting immediately shut his mouth tightly, afraid he might give away the secret.

Outside the door, a cold female voice rang out, "Is there any noise inside?"

Qi Yu recognized it as the voice of the pink-clothed girl from the morning.

The person guarding the door replied, "Sister Qinrui, there’s no noise."

So her name was Qinrui, quite a pleasant-sounding name; who knew if it was that pervert who had chosen it.

She listened intently from within, and soon after, the door creaked open from the outside.

Qi Yu immediately hugged the little brat, pretending to have just woken up.

Song Ting was still holding the wood shavings and scattered a handful in front of him when he saw someone enter.

In an instant, the scattering wood shavings made the air murky.

Qinrui had intended to put on airs to see if these two had submitted.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered, she was "ambushed" by flying wood shavings that dirtied her hair and clothes.

Wood shavings crawled up her nose, causing her to sneeze uncontrollably.

Qinrui retreated awkwardly to the door, and the people guarding it were startled by her appearance, "Sister Qinrui, what happened to you?"

Song Ting laughed quietly, sticking out his tongue and making faces at her.

Qi Yu quickly covered his mouth and nose to avoid the wood shavings from getting in.

This little brat, indeed a handful!

However, seeing Qinrui continually sneezing was quite amusing.

Qi Yu bent her lips slightly, and although she did not laugh out loud, her crafty eyes said it all.

Qinrui felt that it must have been this woman who incited Song Ting to do it.

She pinched her nose with a handkerchief and pointed at Qi Yu in a hoarse voice, "Take her out for me!"

The two girls in green standing by the door looked at each other, hesitant for a moment before proceeding.

But their fate was no different from Qinrui’s; as soon as they entered, Song Ting threw a handful of wood shavings at them.

Several people were laughably sneezing on the outside, the scene as comical as could be.

Qinrui glared fiercely at the large and small figures inside; she realized the smaller one was openly defying her.

And the larger one, like a sesame-filled tangyuan, might look white and innocent on the outside but on the inside, it was thoroughly black!

The woodshed was already a smoky mess, and Qi Yu couldn’t take it any longer, running outside with the little brat.

She had nothing to worry about.

Since that pervert hadn’t planned on killing them thus far, it was clear he didn’t want to make a move.

Otherwise, with his martial arts skills, Song Ting would have been out of breath by now.

Plus, she had her cheat code.

If push came to shove, she’d just hide in the space.

And then, she wondered who would be more afraid.

When Qinrui saw them coming out, she quickly went over, intending to catch the two and give them a good beating.

In Evil Valley, she had imprisoned all kinds of people; the dungeons still held a bunch who were maimed.

She wasn’t afraid of the king of hell, let alone a princess who knew no martial arts and was no more than a straw bag.

But before her hand could even touch the hem of Qi Yu’s clothes, a gust of wind from the void blocked her.

Qinrui was startled and looked up to see Liu Wensheng had arrived.

The figure clad in white gracefully descended from the air, and when he landed, he did not make a sound.

Qinrui and the other two girls in green dresses all kneeled down, trembling as they called out, "Master."

Seeing this scene, Qi Yu slightly raised an eyebrow, thinking the perverse spectacle was rather impressive.

Liu Wensheng did not look at them, his gaze resting on Qi Yu and Song Ting instead, he sneered lightly, "Indeed, not afraid of death."

Song Ting, who was hiding behind Qi Yu, poked out his head and muttered, "Big villain!"

Liu Wensheng glanced down at him, as if seeing some novel toy, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Qi Yu quickly stuffed the little rascal back, looked up at the sky, and pretended nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Liu Wensheng let out a light chuckle.

A faint smile played at the corner of his mouth as he looked at Qi Yu with a glint of interest in his eyes.

Indeed, it was extremely interesting.

He seemed, not so keen on killing this person anymore.

In Tuyun Village, nearly everyone had spent a sleepless night, their expressions weary.

Shi Zhou and Shen Xiheng were resting with closed eyes on the stone benches in the courtyard.

Zhou Hong, having a strong constitution, had been patrolling the mountains early on after days and nights without sleep.

Mo Qingshan, having stayed up all night, could no longer endure it and went back to his room with a jug of wine.

His footsteps were unsteady, and before leaving, he cast a glance toward the locked room’s door.

What secrets could Shi Fuyou, that old man, possibly have that they could talk for an entire day and night?

Inside the room, the atmosphere was tense.

Shi Fuyou was not as at ease with Li Mingjue as he was with Qi Yu.

Therefore, he did not say much.

But what he did reveal was enough for Li Mingjue to guess the unspoken part of his story.

From the clues provided, he had roughly pieced together an entire story.

However, the matter was so tricky that even he did not venture to boast that he could resolve it.

He fell silent for a while.

Because he hadn’t slept all night, his voice was a bit hoarse, "Once we return to the capital, I will report to the Emperor."

Shi Fuyou moved his lips but said nothing.

This matter couldn’t be kept secret much longer.

The Empress had made such a conspicuous move, wasn’t it to eradicate the problem at its roots?

But he just did not want to let her have her way.

Although they were mostly silent, the two reached an agreement with great tacit understanding.

Before leaving, Shi Fuyou, with his hoarse throat, said to Li Mingjue, "You don’t need to worry about that girl, she will come back in a few days."

Li Mingjue lowered his gaze, his voice raspy, "I know, I’m just... concerned."

Having said that, he departed.

Shi Fuyou was startled for a moment before returning to his senses and slowly shook his head.

He understood that feeling all too well, but he just did not believe someone of such high status and power would stay true to one person for a lifetime.

Under imperial power, how many can stay true to their heart.

His eyes carried a hint of desolation, he truly was getting old.

After midday, Li Mingjue left the mountain alone with Shiqi.

Shen Xiheng disagreed, "For so many years, no one has ever found the location of Evil Valley, going there recklessly, it’s uncertain when you’ll find anything."

Mo Qingshan nodded as well, saying, "It would be better to wait patiently on the mountain, that girl is incredibly clever, she will definitely think of a way to escape."

When he said this, there was no sense of guilt in him.

Although Evil Valley was a place of no return, Qi Yu also concealed a Magic Treasure on her person, the outcome of who would win or lose was still uncertain.

Only Shi Fuyou patted Li Mingjue on the shoulder, his tone gentle yet forceful, "Go."