Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 1051: Ruanruan Learns of Grandpa Huo’s Journey to Qi Mountain, the Appearance of the Mythical Qiongqi!

Chapter 1051: Chapter 1051: Ruanruan Learns of Grandpa Huo’s Journey to Qi Mountain, the Appearance of the Mythical Qiongqi!

Qin Ruan slightly tilted her head and gave Cai Yongliang a glance, her eyes narrowing slightly, "Otherwise, what? Have the Tianxing Team members keep sending themselves to their doom?"

In her view, if the Tianxing Team really had a way to handle it, they wouldn’t have come to her for help.

Since that was the case, why bother having others tag along as burdens?

Hearing Qin Ruan refer to the Tianxing Team as sending people to their doom, Cai Yongliang looked embarrassed.

Although she was telling the truth, having it stated so bluntly still left him with no dignity.

Qin Ruan had no intention of mocking or ridiculing him, she was simply stating the facts.

But seeing that Cai Yongliang was struggling to save face, she changed the subject, "It’s about time, let’s head to the top floor."

Cai Yongliang nodded, "Okay——"

What else could he say? He could only hope that Qin Ruan would be able to find the missing members of the Tianxing Team.

One after the other, they left the guest room and made their way to the top floor.

Huo Zhi said he would be there in five minutes, and by the time Qin Ruan arrived at the top floor, the Huo Family’s private plane had already arrived.

Seeing Qin Ruan’s figure, the plane slowly descended.

The wind generated by the spinning propellers tousled Qin Ruan’s long hair.

Huo Zhi, together with some people, descended from the plane and quickly ran towards Qin Ruan, "Madam!"

Seeing Lin Hao following her along with other Huo Family Hidden Guards, Qin Ruan’s brows furrowed slightly, "Didn’t you say not to bring anyone else?"

Huo Zhi bowed his head, his tone respectful, "Third Master learned that you were going out and instructed me to bring more people to ensure your well-being."

Qin Ruan nodded her head, saying nothing as she was escorted onto the plane by Huo Zhi and the others.

Cai Yongliang, clutching the black bag in his arms, followed closely behind them, inwardly marveling at Third Master Huo’s profound attentiveness towards Qin Ruan, the young madam.

As the plane took off, Qin Ruan opened the video footage again, looking for further clues.

Cai Yongliang, seated across from her, began to discuss the information about the missing people in Yan City’s Peach Blossom Town, "The site of the incident is in Peach Blossom Town, Yan City, where, before this mission, people would disappear every year between March and May.

However, these individuals faced no mortal danger and even reappeared out of thin air in June, but without exception, they all lost their memories.

The Tianxing Team had visited those who had gone missing and conducted thorough physical examinations on them. Everyone was found to be without issue. This pattern has continued for several years now, and since no fatalities have occurred, the local people have come to see it as normal.

The villagers even believe that the disappearances of local villagers during the blooming season of peach blossoms are due to the presence of a peach blossom fairy. This year’s incident drew the attention of the Tianxing Team because among the disappeared was a member of a special department.

The missing member had an important mission at the time of his disappearance, and fearing that he was being controlled by someone with ulterior motives, the Cabinet entrusted the Tianxing Team to deal with it. Unexpectedly, this has resulted in the annihilation of our two teams."

Qin Ruan sneered as she pointed at the ferocious claw on the camera screen, "Peach blossom fairy? Does this look like a fairy’s hand to you? Even if it were a Flower Demon, it wouldn’t take on a beastly form."

Cai Yongliang gazed intently at the giant claw, his expression serious, "We’ve researched it before, suspecting that if it’s not a Mountain Demon, it’s very likely to be some sort of terrifying ancient creature."

Qin Ruan looked down, asking nonchalantly, "How terrifying?"

Cai Yongliang pointed toward the shadow that appeared on the dark alley’s old wall in the video, "It has the body shape of a tiger and the head of a cow, with wings, and listen closely to the faint noise from before, does the sound resemble that of a hyena?"

An image of an ancient ferocious beast emerged in Qin Ruan’s mind.

She suddenly looked up, her dark fox-like eyes intently fixing on Cai Yongliang, "Are you suggesting, the Qiongqi?"

The ancient ferocious beast Qiongqi, according to "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Inner Chapters on the Northern Mountains," is described as having the appearance of a tiger, the size of a cow, with a pair of wings, and a penchant for eating humans.

It most enjoyed starting its meal from the human head, a very fierce and strange beast.

Some books record that the Qiongqi had snowy white fur, two pale golden dragon horns on its forehead, and the beak of an eagle. It had a pair of black wings and delighted in eating humans and flesh.

Cai Yongliang nodded with difficulty, "Yes, but this is just our speculation. After all, no one has ever seen the true form of the Qiongqi with their own eyes."

Qin Ruan’s face was ice cold, her piercing gaze deep as a frigid pond.

If it really was the ancient ferocious beast Qiongqi, she felt that the situation had become very tricky.

It was known that the Qiongqi was a malicious beast, with a violent and rampant disposition, preferring evil over good, making it a particularly difficult beast to tame.

Thinking of the villagers who disappeared between March and May but safely reappeared in June, Qin Ruan immediately denied the possibility that the opponent was the ancient ferocious beast Qiongqi.

She said to Cai Yongliang, "I actually think the likelihood it’s Qiongqi is not high. If it really were, those villagers wouldn’t have come back unharmed. They would have been devoured by Qiongqi long ago."

Cai Yongliang had also discussed this topic with his team before, and he opened his mouth to explain, "Our understanding of the image and ferocity of Qiongqi is based on what is recorded in unofficial histories.

The Tianxing Team has been in existence for hundreds of years since ancient times, yet there has never been a record of dealings with ancient divine beasts or ancient ferocious beasts. Maybe there is a discrepancy between the Qiongqi’s appearance and temperament and what we believe?"

Qin Ruan frowned tightly, unable to express any opinion on this.

Because her understanding of Qiongqi also came from unofficial history.

She gently rubbed her fingertips, pressing the pause button on the camera screen, her gaze fixed on the screen where the fierce giant claw was frozen.

Seeing her serious expression, Cai Yongliang felt somewhat uneasy at heart, "If it really is the ancient ferocious beast Qiongqi, does Madam Huo have the confidence to deal with it?

Do we need to contact Master Ling Xuzi and summon members from the Maoshan Sect, Jade Star Sect, Nanyin Temple, and other sects to assist?"

Qin Ruan shook her head, remaining silent without looking up.

Cai Yongliang didn’t know what she meant, whether she was not confident about dealing with it or if she didn’t need the help of other sects.

Qin Ruan was pondering why the ancient ferocious beast Qiongqi appeared in the world and had been in Peach Blossom Town for several years before it was discovered by the members of the Tianxing Team.

She felt a sense of unease in her heart, originating from Qiongqi’s formidable combat power, and why it had kidnapped so many people over the years, and what it was ultimately trying to do.

At this moment, Qin Ruan felt inclined towards the creature seen dragging Ling Xiaoxuan on the screen, the feeling that it was Qiongqi was overwhelmingly strong.

She returned the camera to Cai Yongliang and stood up to walk to the restroom, her exquisite features conveying a faint coldness.

Lin Hao, who was sitting to the right of Huo Zhi, saw Qin Ruan stand up to leave and quickly stood up to follow her figure.

Huo Zhi saw this scene and furrowed her brows slightly.

Her hand resting on her lap clenched slightly, hesitating whether to follow or not but eventually chose to wait there.

Lin Hao was someone Mrs. Huo had known since childhood and was one of the assistants trained by the third master for her.

Her task was to guard Mrs. Huo’s safety and to always be mindful of her status, to behave appropriately, as there could be too much of a good thing.

Qin Ruan came out of the restroom and saw Lin Hao waiting outside.

Her cold eyes swept towards his stern face as she asked indifferently, "Is there something?"

Lin Hao nodded to her, his face tense as he spoke, "Before going to Fuluo Country, the third master made a detour to Cloud City."

Qin Ruan blinked, her deep eyes fixing on Lin Hao, "What is he doing in Cloud City?"

Lin Hao shook his head at her, "I don’t know."

His face flashed with a bewildered expression, as if his mind was missing some memories.

Qin Ruan narrowed her eyes, her expression growing serious, "What exactly happened?"

Li Hao took a deep breath and told her everything he could remember: "I don’t remember either, I only know that before going to Fuluo Country, we set out from Cloud City. Huo Qiang and Huo Chuan were also at a loss, I overheard them discussing in private; it seems like they’ve both lost some memories."

Qin Ruan felt utterly confused and asked him, "Is there something wrong with Third Master?"

Lin Hao shook his head, "No, Third Master is the same as he has always been, nothing is out of the ordinary. However, that day in Cloud City, we ran into Song Qing, and she looked quite disheveled."

A glint of sharpness appeared in the depths of Qin Ruan’s eyes. It seemed that Song Qing had returned on the night Third Master had set out.

Suddenly remembering something, Lin Hao added, "There’s also something strange, Third Master had been investigating Xia Yunchen before, but once we arrived in Fuluo Country, he suddenly stopped all actions against him."

Qin Ruan remembered that she had asked people to look up information about Xia Yunchen in the WeChat group titled "Emperor Beitai Above".

However, Nanyin Temple Hui Cheng had always cautioned her not to force anything, or else everything would devolve for the worse.

Perhaps cherishing the hard-earned peace she now had, Qin Ruan had also pushed the matter of investigating Xia Yunchen to the back of her mind.

So many days had passed, and she didn’t know whether they had discovered anything or not.

Qin Ruan pulled out her phone to check WeChat, asking Lin Hao, "What happened to Xia Yunchen?"

Lin Hao said gravely, "He has disappeared."

Just as Qin Ruan opened the WeChat group and heard Lin Hao’s words, her brows furrowed tightly.

However, upon seeing the contents of the group, a chill ran up her spine, a strong sense of unease that penetrated to the marrow, causing Qin Ruan’s heart to rise to her throat.

The messages in the group weren’t related to Xia Yunchen but to information concerning Qi Mountain in Cloud City, which was the topic they had just started discussing.

Maoshan Master Qiao: [Last year, Xiaojiu and I took on a job to rescue a bunch of kids messing around on an adventure in Qi Mountain, Cloud City. This morning, I learned from a Heavenly Master in the locality that there is no Qi Mountain in Cloud City, which is quite strange and baffling.]

Following was an emoji with a scratching head and a question mark.

Jade Star Sect Disciple Lun: [Is there a Qi Mountain in Cloud City?]

Maoshan Ninth Miss: [Yes, there is! Cloud City has been heavily promoting the unique tourist area left from a thousand years ago at Qi Mountain. The developed area of Qi Mountain is teeming with tourists, and there have been rumors that traces of the Imperial Mausoleum from the Qin era can be found in the undeveloped areas of the mountain.]

Qingcheng Wei Xishi: [I’ve never heard of a Qi Mountain in Cloud City, but if it’s related to the Qin Imperial Mausoleum, I couldn’t possibly not know about it.]

Longevity Sect’s Wu Fan: [I’ve also never heard of a place called Qi Mountain in Cloud City.]

Maoshan Master Qiao: [...]

Maoshan Ninth Miss: [...]

Through the screen, Qin Ruan could feel the helplessness of Qiao Nanyuan and Qiao Jiu, the master-disciple duo.

It was in Qi Mountain, Cloud City, where she had dealt with this master-disciple duo and Lun Wenbin of the Jade Star Sect.

But now, while the Qiao family’s master and disciple still remembered Qi Mountain in Cloud City, Lun Wenbin did not.

Qin Ruan’s hand, holding the phone, couldn’t help but tighten slightly.

What on earth had happened?

She no longer focused on the disappearance of Xia Yunchen, but exited the WeChat group and went online to search for news about Qi Mountain in Cloud City.

However, she couldn’t find any information regarding Qi Mountain.

After switching through several apps and even circumventing the firewall to search in other regions, there was still not a single clue about Qi Mountain.

Qin Ruan opened the WeChat group again and began typing rapidly on the keyboard.

Qin Ruan: [@Jade Star Road Traveler / Last year, we all went to Cloud City’s Qi Mountain together, the client was Ling Xiaoxuan, have you forgotten?]

Jade Star Road Traveler: [Qin Daoist, stop joking, I have no memory of ever going to Qi Mountain.]

Qin Ruan asked him: [Then how did Road Traveler come to know me?]

Jade Star Road Traveler: [Wasn’t it because of Elder Qiao’s introduction?]

Maoshan Elder Qiao: [Qi Mountain...]

Maoshan Sect Maiden Qiao: [We clearly met Sister Ruanruan on Qi Mountain!]

Jade Star Road Traveler: [No way, I’ve never been to any Qi Mountain, I haven’t even heard of it.]

Seeing Lun Wenbin’s comments, Qin Ruan’s deep breathing became unsteady.

She looked up at Lin Hao standing before her and asked, "Do you know about Qi Mountain in Cloud City?"

Lin Hao looked puzzled: "Where’s that?"

Qin Ruan licked her lips subconsciously and recalled Cloud City’s Qi Mountain in her mind.

Ling Xiaoxuan had provoked the Mountain Demon on Qi Mountain, and later, to save the exploration team and the scumbag, she and Ling Xiaoxuan went to Qi Mountain again. It was there that she met Qiao Nanyuan, Qiao Jiu, and Lun Wenbin, and later she joined the WeChat group "Above Emperor Beitai".

From Lin Hao, she had just learned that Elder Huo suddenly appeared in Cloud City before departing to Fuluo Country.

Although she was not certain where exactly Elder Huo went, Qin Ruan’s sixth sense told her that there was a fifty percent chance that Elder Huo went to Qi Mountain.

Why would Song Qing also appear in Cloud City and the disappearance of Xia Yunchen, along with the memory of Qi Mountain vanishing from some people’s minds, even the information on the internet had disappeared without a trace.

Qin Ruan felt a terrifying power manipulating this world, and her heart inexplicably turned cold.

What concerned her even more was what role Elder Huo was playing in all this.

Qin Ruan kept adjusting her breathing, making up many excuses for Elder Huo.

Perhaps he went to Cloud City to capture Song Qing, his investigation of Xia Yunchen was due to Lan An’s words earlier, and his stopping the operation might be because Xia Yunchen was already within his control.

But why did Song Qing become a Flower Demon after her trip to Cloud City?

Qin Ruan’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and her facial expression became increasingly grave.

Noticing something was off in her demeanor, Lin Hao asked with concern: "Qin Ruan, are you okay?"

"I’m fine!" Qin Ruan ground her teeth.

The way she was clenching her teeth, Lin Hao could tell she was not fine.

He hesitated: "During the time Elder Huo was in Fuluo Country and Northern England, he was in very poor health, frequently vomiting blood. I saw Huo Qiang and Huo Chuan entering and exiting Elder Huo’s room often, and every time they emerged, they carried a smell of blood. You should pay more attention to Elder Huo’s health."

Qin Ruan felt a pang in her heart at the mention of Elder Huo vomiting blood and anxiously asked Lin Hao: "Were you there when Elder Huo was ambushed in Fuluo Country?"

Lin Hao nodded: "Yes, under the lead of Huo Qiang and Huo Chuan, the Hidden Guard provided layered protection, with local aerial security personnel on standby at all times. Elder Huo was well-protected, but he vomited blood that same night; I saw it with my own eyes."

Qin Ruan couldn’t afford to delve into the secrets surrounding Elder Huo.

She was very restless, not knowing whether to feel sorry for the man or annoyed by the number of secrets he held.