Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 1055: Aruan’s memories gradually return, Qiongqi is addicted to alcohol like life.

Chapter 1055: Chapter 1055: Aruan’s memories gradually return, Qiongqi is addicted to alcohol like life.

Seeing Ling Xiaoxuan silent, Qiong Qi instantly appeared behind her, raised his sharp claws and swung her down to the steps of the pool.

Bang!

Ling Xiaoxuan’s body fell to the ground, her back scratched open by the claws, skin splitting and flesh bursting open, blood soaking the ground.

"Xiaoxuan!"

Zhong Zuo, Zhong You, and other members of the Tianxing Team rushed towards Ling Xiaoxuan.

"Cough cough..."

Ling Xiaoxuan was helped up from the ground, couldn’t resist coughing a few times, coughing up blood from her mouth.

Qiong Qi stood on the steps of the pool, looking down at everyone from a height, "I and the Fox Clan’s Aruan have no quarrel, get lost from where you came from!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a fierce wind blew up in the cave, dust flying everywhere.

Ling Xiaoxuan, Zhong Zuo, Zhong You, and others were blinded by the dust.

When everyone could see again, they found themselves in Peach Blossom Forest.

Zhong Zuo was still supporting Ling Xiaoxuan, and the sight of familiar surroundings made him unexpectedly joyful, "Are we out?"

"Cough cough..." Ling Xiaoxuan coughed up another mouthful of blood, and the stabbing pain from her back made her whole body tremble.

Zhong You, seeing her in bad shape, helped her up from the ground and ordered the people behind him, "Everyone stay alert, let’s head down the mountain."

Regardless of the reason Qiong Qi had sent them out, escaping from the beast’s control was the priority.

"Wait!" Ling Xiaoxuan stopped everyone.

As everyone’s gaze fell on her, Ling Xiaoxuan wiped the blood from the corner of her lips and said weakly, "I had a premonition earlier that Qin Ruan was coming, she’s Mr. Huo’s lady.

I guess Qin Ruan came to Peach Blossom Town because Cai Chu had contacted her, Qiong Qi’s sending us out is also likely because of her appearance, we can’t act rashly, we need to find a way to contact her first. Who has a communicator?"

During their capture by Qiong Qi, everyone had carefully reflected on how they were completely overwhelmed.

They were originally searching for clues in the town’s alley when suddenly captured by Qiong Qi, and the conclussion was that someone might have tipped him off.

Zhong Zuo, his expression grave, agreed with Ling Xiaoxuan’s suggestion, "Right, the villagers of Peach Blossom Town can’t be trusted, we mustn’t descend the mountain rashly."

"I have a communicator!"

One of the members of the Tianxing Team took a chip the size of a thumbnail out of their pocket.

From their training suit, they found some parts and pieced them together into a small communication device within a minute.

The person bitterly smiled, "I don’t know if there’s a signal here, if we can reach Cai Chu."

Zhong Zuo said gravely, "Let’s try, it might work."

The member immediately sent their geographical location to Cai Chu.

This crudely made, small communication device could be used only once, typically reserved for critical, lifesaving moments.

They had tried it once before in Qiong Qi’s cave, but sadly it had failed, and the communicator was scrapped.

Peach Blossom Town, at the foot of the mountain.

Back in the car, Qin Ruan and Cai Yongliang discussed how they could capture Qiong Qi that evening without harming the villagers of Peach Blossom Town.

Just then, a beeping sound emitted from the black bag Cai Yongliang carried.

His relaxed posture stiffened as soon as he heard the distinct sound, and he quickly pulled a device out of the black bag. The sight of a red dot on the radar screen made his eyes sparkle with extraordinary brightness.

Cai Yongliang pointed at the screen, where a line aimed directly at the illuminated red dot, and excitedly said to Qin Ruan, "Zhong Zuo and the others have sent a signal, they’re right here!"

Qin Ruan leaned in to take a closer look.

Listening to the continuous beeping of the device, she raised her eyebrows slightly, "What are we waiting for then? Let’s go find them."

Cai Yongliang, with the black bag on his back, clutched the device tightly in one hand and used the other to push the car door open, rushing out of the vehicle at top speed.

However, after only a couple of steps, he turned back to look at Qin Ruan who was sitting inside the car, unmoved, "Isn’t Madam coming along?"

Qin Ruan, holding her phone ready to contact Grandfather Three but thinking of Ling Xiaoxuan’s still unknown peril, put away her phone and got out of the car.

Huo Zhi and Lin Hao saw her exiting the car and immediately followed.

Under Cai Yongliang’s lead, the group headed towards the Peach Blossom Forest they had previously explored.

In less than half an hour, they saw the members of the Tianxing Team, some sitting, some standing.

Initially vigilant, these people relaxed immediately upon seeing Cai Yongliang and rushed towards him.

"Cai Chu!"

"Foster father!"

The tense emotions of Zhong Zuo and the team members eased upon spotting Cai Yongliang.

Qin Ruan, following behind, spotted Ling Xiaoxuan seated on the ground, pale-faced and with blood-stained clothes.

She dashed forward, "Senior sister, are you alright?"

Ling Xiaoxuan’s pale lips slowly curled into a ghastly smile of having survived a calamity, her waist slightly bent.

She gratefully said to Qin Ruan, "I knew it was you who came."

Ling Xiaoxuan’s face was filled with relief; she had bet correctly on her precognitive ability this time!

Qin Ruan helped her up from the ground, her brows furrowed deeply, examining her.

Seeing the fresh blood seeping from her chest, her tone was icy and foreboding as she asked, "Who harmed you?"

Ling Xiaoxuan, revealing the wound on her back, gritted her teeth, "We encountered Qiongqi."

The sight of her torn flesh struck Qin Ruan; her cold eyes filled with murderous intent, and her whole being was enveloped in a chilling aura.

She raised her hand and began healing Ling Xiaoxuan’s wounds with the Nether Divine Power, reassuring her, "I will help you take revenge."

Feeling the excruciating pain in her back subside, Ling Xiaoxuan slowly relaxed her clenched teeth and whispered to her, "Qin Ruan, Qiongqi seems to know you. It was furious when it retreated to its lair.

It asked us who knew Aruan from the Fox Clan, I might have accidentally given us away; it knew I knew you and after injuring me, it threw us all out."

Hearing the name, ’Fox Clan’s Aruan,’ Qin Ruan’s eyes flickered strangely.

It was a very unfamiliar term, yet it made her heart restless.

However, knowing that Qiongqi dared to harm someone despite being aware of Ling Xiaoxuan’s connection to her, the anger in the depths of her heart flared.

Qin Ruan said in a chilling tone, "I understand, leave the rest to me."

She would make Qiongqi understand the true meaning of regret.

Cai Yongliang, seeing all his team members unharmed, patted the shoulders of his two foster sons with a face full of relief.

Seeing Qin Ruan and Ling Xiaoxuan whispering, he walked over with big strides, "Xiaoxuan, are you okay?"

Ling Xiaoxuan turned around, standing upright, and saluted Cai Yongliang, "Cai Chu, I am fine."

Her stunning face was pale, her lips devoid of color, and the thick scent of blood lingered around her; she did not look fine at all.

Qin Ruan withdrew her hand from Ling Xiaoxuan’s back and glanced at Cai Yongliang.

"How do you think she is fine? Among these people, she is the most severely injured."

Cai Yongliang knew he was being unfairly blamed, touched his nose, and said, "I have contacted the local hospital, and we are sending Ling Xiaoxuan there now."

Ling Xiaoxuan touched her back, where the wound had begun to heal but was still present, and said to him, "Cai Chu, there’s no need, I can still hold on."

Having spent some time with the Tianxing Team, her outlook and various life-and-death experiences had long since transformed her from the once haughty and aloof young mistress of the Ling Family.

Cai Yongliang glanced at Qin Ruan, who looked unconvinced, and said sternly, "Obey, this is an order!"

He then, without giving Ling Xiaoxuan a chance to retort, instructed his two adopted sons, "Zhong Zuo, Zhong You, personally escort her to the hospital."

"Yes, adoptive father!"

The two stepped forward, supporting Ling Xiaoxuan as they prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Ling Xiaoxuan grabbed Qin Ruan’s sleeve, her tone very serious, "Be careful, that Qiong Qi is extremely vicious and brutal, and it seems to particularly dislike you."

Qin Ruan patted her hand, soothingly said, "Go get treated with a peace of mind, I have everything else under control."

These days, Ling Xiaoxuan had been incessantly busy collecting flowers, constantly in fear; her body had long reached its limits.

This time she did not refuse and left with Zhong Zuo and Zhong You down the mountain.

Qin Ruan watched their departing figures until they disappeared from sight, then she looked up at the mountain peak in front of her, her beautiful eyes flickering with a dim and intermittent gloom.

Cai Yongliang asked the Tianxing Team members about their experiences after they had been captured by the Qiong Qi during this period.

Qin Ruan listened to the Tianxing Team members talking about how they had been picking peach blossoms in a cave day and night, throwing them into a pool filled with an unknown liquor when the phrase ’Qiong Qi drinks like its life depends on it’ suddenly flashed through her mind.

That night, at dawn.

In Peach Blossom Town, every household was brightly lit, a time that should have been spent in dreams playing chess with Duke Zhou; instead, each villager dressed neatly and stepped out of their homes.

They were carrying numerous items, including chickens, ducks, fish, and meat; two households even brought out two freshly slaughtered pigs.

Village Chief Zhao and his family also left their home dressed up; their clothes, the material and color, looked slightly more luxurious than during the day.

The villagers of Peach Blossom Town carried torches, gathering together on the essential path leading up the mountain.

"I don’t want to, I don’t want to go!!"

"Mother, I don’t want to go!"

"Mother, save me! Wuu wuu wuu..."

The miserable cries of a girl arose, instantly quieting the villagers who were excitedly conversing with flushed faces.

A middle-aged man, pulling a thick hemp rope, dragged a girl dressed in deep red and pink clothes into the crowd.

The girl was crying, her face a mess, which contrasted starkly with her new clothes.

She was forcefully dragged to the center of the valley. Her steps faltered several times, almost causing her to fall.

The girl grabbed the rope with both hands, desperately retreating backwards, turning her head to stare at a middle-aged woman in the crowd, crying out, "Mother, I don’t want to go, save me, I don’t want to die!!!"

The heartbreaking shriek conveyed her desperate longing for her mother’s pity and yearning for salvation.

However, the middle-aged woman coldly watched her and solemnly said, "Ahong, being a sacrifice to the fairy of Peach Blossom Mountain is your blessing."

The villagers around her also spoke up, "Exactly! Ahong, don’t be ungrateful!"

"So many people wish to serve the fairy of Peach Blossom but don’t even get the chance, you should be grateful for your blessing."

"My Peach wanted to worship the fairy of Peach Blossom too, but the village head didn’t approve. Your good days are yet to come!"

The surrounding villagers glared at her with icy, biting gazes, sporting mocking faces as if the girl didn’t know what was good for her.

The girl knew that saying anything now was useless, but she couldn’t resign herself to her fate and sat down stubbornly on the ground.

She yelled loudly at the villagers around her, "This is murder, it’s illegal! I don’t want to go up the mountain, I don’t want to serve that damned fairy of Peach Blossom! I want to go back to school!!!"

Seeing his daughter sitting on the ground, the middle-aged man’s face instantly turned a steely blue as he roared, "You wretched girl, get up!"

The girl stubbornly shouted, "I won’t, I want to go to school!"

The middle-aged man, completely disgraced, was immediately enraged, "Are you asking for a beating?!"

With that, he strode over and slapped her across the face.

"Smack!"

That slap sent the girl sprawling to the ground.

As she lay there, she cried out in heart-wrenching sobs, "This is superstition, it’s feudal thinking, using humans for sacrifices is murder, it’s illegal, don’t you understand?!"

"You still talking, I’ll beat you to death!"

The middle-aged man raised his foot and aimed it at the girl.

Watching the drama unfold before him, Chief Zhao’s eyelids fluttered as he said in a deep voice, "Dali, gag her mouth and find two men to carry her up the mountain."

"Understood, Chief!"

The man known as Dali retracted his big foot that was about to kick his daughter.

He immediately waved over two strong men and found a dirty rag, despite his daughter’s pleading cries, he stuffed her mouth shut tightly.

Hidden in the distance, Qin Ruan, Cai Yongliang, and others saw the scene and their brows stayed tightly knotted.

As Chief Zhao led the villagers up the mountain, Cai Yongliang cursed angrily, "These ignorant villagers!"

Qin Ruan’s thoughts were elsewhere.

She sidelong glanced at Cai Yongliang, asked doubtfully, "Is Qiongqi lustful by nature?"

"What?!" Cai Yongliang was baffled by her train of thought.

Qin Ruan, stroking her chin with delicately furrowed brows, slowly said, "Qiongqi is known to cherish liquor as his life, I’ve never heard of him being lecherous. Why would the villagers of Peach Blossom Town use a maiden to sacrifice to him?"

It was a mystery she couldn’t solve.

Cai Yongliang looked at her serious expression, half amused, half exasperated, "No, Mrs. Huo, how do you know Qiongqi cherishes liquor over women?"

Qin Ruan shook her head absently, murmuring, "Don’t know, I just feel like Qiongqi is a fool, cherishing liquor, loves brawling and always losing, drowning in sorrow after each loss, and right, he’s not as lascivious as Taotie, who loves both eating and women."

Cai Yongliang was speechless.

It wasn’t just him; even Huo Zhi and Lin Hao were completely baffled by her words.

Listening to Qin Ruan, it almost seemed as if she had seen it all firsthand.

Cai Yongliang still couldn’t comprehend, "I’ve never seen any unofficial history that notes Qiongqi loves liquor, or Taotie is lustful besides being gluttonous."