Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 1140: Various Forces Stirring, Gentle Couple’s Wedding Approaching

Chapter 1140: Chapter 1140: Various Forces Stirring, Gentle Couple’s Wedding Approaching

Chu Zifeng, looking helpless, respectfully bowed to Huo Yao and said, "Young master, I have just received the Emperor’s orders to bring you two back immediately."

In fact, they could have dealt with the Witch Clan elder the moment they stepped out of school, in a deserted place. However, the two young masters were interested in the Saintess mentioned by the elder.

This back and forth had indeed caused a delay.

At this moment, it was not only the two young masters who were likely to be blamed by the Third Master, but even Chu Zifeng and the Yin Soldiers from Fengdu behind him might also face wrath.

Huo Anqi gently tugged at Huo Yao’s hand and whispered, "Let’s go back, father and mother must be worried."

Huo Yao looked at his rarely obedient younger brother and wondered what to do. Clenching his teeth in frustration, he kicked the corpse lying beside his feet and, taking his brother’s hand, turned to leave.

Seeing this, Chu Zifeng breathed a sigh of relief.

The next part would be much easier. The Huo Family had ordered a citywide lockdown to locate the two little Crown Princes. The Huo Family’s Hidden Guards had traced them to this forest in the suburbs using surveillance videos.

Chu Zifeng moved to hand the children over to the arriving Hidden Guards of the Huo Family, and then he led the Yin Soldiers to withdraw.

The whole affair took merely twenty minutes.

At the Imperial Court Hotel, in a black luxury car parked at the entrance, Huo Yunjiao was comforting Qin Ruan, whispering soothingly in her ear that they would definitely find the children.

Just then, Huo Yunjiao’s phone rang.

Seeing the caller ID was Huo Zhi, he slightly lifted his lips and whispered into Qin Ruan’s ear, "Ayao and Anqi have been found."

His tone was very certain.

The timing was also perfectly controlled.

He had said they would find the children within half an hour, and it was indeed half an hour.

Qin Ruan saw the caller ID on the phone screen, took the phone, and pressed the speaker button.

Huo Zhi’s respectful voice came through, "Master, the two young masters were found in the Western Suburb, both unharmed."

Huo Yunjiao, looking down at Qin Ruan in his arms, saw her expression relax and spoke with feigned sternness into the phone, "Send those two rascals home, I’ll deal with them when I get back."

"Yes!"

Huo Zhi, sitting in the car and glancing at Huo Yao and Huo Anqi in the back seat, felt sympathy for them.

Hearing the master’s tone, he knew he was really angry.

It was uncertain whether the two little Crown Princes would suffer physically.

It would be a different story if Madam were there, but otherwise... such delicate young masters would surely suffer.

Meeting Huo Zhi’s complicated gaze, Huo Yao and Huo Anqi tensed up significantly.

Their father was angry; he surely wouldn’t really hit them, would he?

After hanging up, Huo Zhi hesitated but ultimately decided to inform Huo Yirong.

Only he coddled the two young masters most in the family and could hopefully prevent them from suffering physically.

...

Huo Mansion.

As soon as Huo Yunjiao and Qin Ruan returned, they went straight to look for Huo Yao and Huo Anqi.

Before they even entered, they heard laughter from inside, clearly from the two little rascals.

Entering the grand hall, they saw Huo Yao and Huo Anqi sitting on either side of Huo Yirong’s legs, laughing about something continuously.

Seeing the two figures entering the hall, Huo Yao’s smile faded, revealing a nervous expression.

Huo Anqi also spotted his father and mother and clutched his small hands tightly, looking utterly bewildered.

How could Huo Yirong not see their guilty consciences? Holding their arms a bit tighter, he whispered to the two little ones, "It’s okay, don’t worry."

His words did not reassure Huo Yao and Huo Anqi; instead, they became even more terrified.

Look, the rage suffusing their father’s body, and mother’s pretty yet solemn face.

Huo Yirong, seemingly unaware of the couple’s unhappy expressions, smiled and said, "Third brother, sister-in-law, you’ve been out for quite a while."

Taking the initiative, striking first, truly worthy of being the Second Master of the Huo Family.

Huo Yunjiao and Qin Ruan stepped forward, sat opposite the three, and did not respond to the other’s remarks, her tone calm as she asked, "Second brother, what brings you here?"

Huo Yao and Huo Anqi sat on Huo Yirong’s lap, heads bowed, not daring to look at their father’s expression.

Huo Yirong, feeling pity for the two little ones, stroked their heads and slowly said, "I just missed the kids, wanted to come and see them."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and kissed each nephew on the face, his affection for them not concealed at all.

He was clearly showing support for Huo Yao and Huo Anqi, making it difficult for Huo Yunjiao and Qin Ruan to pretend ignorance.

Qin Ruan looked worriedly at her two sons and asked gently, "Ayao, Anqi, are you hurt?"

Perhaps her gentle tone gave the two princes courage, and they looked up at Qin Ruan earnestly, shaking their heads simultaneously.

A faint glimmer of relief appeared in Qin Ruan’s eyes as she continued to scrutinize her sons.

After a while, seeing they were indeed unharmed, the last of her unease dissipated.

She leaned back, lazily reclining on the sofa, and asked softly and slowly, "Were you scared when you went with those bad people?"

Huo Anqi’s dark eyes flickered, as if he understood something.

Twiddling his tightly clasped fingers, he clearly replied, "Not scared. My brother and I weren’t afraid of those two bad people. We didn’t settle it at school because we were afraid they would hurt innocent people."

Huo Yao immediately followed up, his words very sincere, "We were playing during the break when those two had a strong Evil Qi on them. We were worried it would affect our classmates, so my brother and I left with them."

It’s as if being twins, once Huo Anqi started speaking, Huo Yao immediately understood.

As long as their mother was convinced, their father wouldn’t blame them either.

This was the time to explain; delaying any further would mean facing family discipline.

"Very well," Qin Ruan nodded, "You did well in not involving innocents, but next time do not go with bad people without a word. Do you know how worried your father and I were when we found out something had happened to you?"

Huo Yao, "Understood, we were wrong."

Huo Anqi, "We promise it won’t happen again."

Both children voiced their promises simultaneously.

Throughout, Huo Yunjiao had not said a word to discipline the children, and like Qin Ruan, having checked that the children were unharmed, he too was somewhat relieved.

Seeing that the couple was not going to pursue the matter of the children’s disappearance further, Huo Yirong started talking about the Huo Family’s recent actions which had stirred various forces.

He handed the children over to Qin Ruan, picked up a teacup from the table, and gently sipped his tea.

Perhaps the tea was too bitter, he frowned dissatisfied, set the teacup down with disdain, and said sarcastically, "These past few days the other families have been quite active. Today the Huo Family searched the whole city for Ayao and Anqi, the Lu Family, Gu Family, and the six aristocratic families all dealt with a bunch of people, even the Long Family cleaned out a few."

Huo Yunjiao, calm as ever, "Members of the Witch Clan?"

Huo Yirong, lounging carelessly on the sofa like a tiger without its fangs or claws, exuded a lazy aura.

Yet his tone was indescribably mocking and disdainful, "Humph! Who knows, they were definitely unclean people, but clearing them out now shows they too were scared, seeing the fuss I made in West City before, yet they hadn’t taken any action."

Huo Yunjiao was silent for a moment, his gaze flickering to Qin Ruan and her sons beside him, and said casually, "I see, let’s not worry about them for now. Our wedding with Ruanruan is in two months, have the preparations start moving."

Huo Yirong was momentarily startled, then realization dawned, and exclaimed, "Time passes so quickly."

The wedding date had been set before the year, scheduled for this August.

Now already June, the wedding was indeed two months away.

Huo Yirong’s long eyelashes slightly drooped, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, his voice not too cheerful, "At that time, sister-in-law will be over five months pregnant. Can she withstand it?"

At this, worry inevitably rose in Huo Yunjiao’s heart.

Tilting his head to meet Qin Ruan’s surprised gaze, he asked softly, "Should the wedding be simplified or proceed as normal?"

As for canceling, that was out of the question.