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For the past few days, Xi Jiu Er had not been able to rest at all. Even after several days, she was only able to sleep for a few hours under the treatment of the imperial doctors and other medicinal ingredients.

He had sent out the most elite trump card in his possession, forcing him to throw all of them into the mountains to search for traces of Xi Jiu Er. He refused to believe that this woman would disappear for no reason.

Even though he suspected that the Great Beijing Dynasty was secretly sent to the imperial city and had ulterior motives towards him, he still brought Xi Jiu Er out together with some people.

But he never would have thought that the person with ill intentions would actually be the one he relied on the most, the assistant minister of the Military Department, Gui You.

What was even more unexpected was that this person had been hiding his strength all along. If not for the fact that he had threatened the lives of hundreds of his assistant, he would have exposed all of his remaining chess pieces.

Feng Qing Cheng had also heard about the mysterious sect. It was said that the sect was hidden in a corner of the Sky Mountain, and after every ten years, they would specially send some talented disciples to replace their masters and come to the mortal world to find disciples who could cultivate their profound techniques.

It was said that this sect forbade any sects in the martial arts world to make friends, and it was also said that it did not have any connections with mortals.

The disciples who were willing to stay in the sect could choose to continue cultivating either immortality or other techniques. Those who had improved could choose to follow their own masters or be lured to the Heavenly Court by their own masters.

Of course, most of these rumors could not be verified, and Feng Qing Cheng initially thought that it was the work of a person who was bored, until one day, when he was communicating with the one sob tribe, he found out that there was a prince of his tribe whose son was once missing for many years. His whereabouts were unknown, and he appeared suddenly, and claimed that he was the descendant of that mysterious sect.

Although he had been expelled from the sect, his abilities were genuine. He had performed a miracle in front of everyone, in which an immortal was riding on a cloud.

Following that, he drove the Gu worms into the battlefield, causing heavy losses for the enemy.

Afterwards, he was secretly poisoned by his rebellious disciple. One of the disciples originally wanted to kill this person to get revenge, but he didn't expect that the person was actually an illegitimate child that the King of Death had been searching for for for so many years.

And this illegitimate child not only inherited his master's clothes, but was also extremely talented, and had used the Gu poison technique to an amazing degree.

However, if it were not for the fact that Xi Jiu Er coincidentally obtained Poison Saint's legacy, the Great Beijing Dynasty would never have been able to defeat him in that battle.

And it was from this matter onwards that Feng Qing Cheng began to secretly search for the remnants of the ocean, hoping to lucky enough to find one or two people from that sect to assist him in unifying the world in one go.

But he never would have thought that the person he was trying to find day and night was actually by his side. If it wasn't for Gui You using all sorts of unimaginable miracles, Feng Qing Cheng probably wouldn't have had a chance to see such a miracle in his entire life.

However, he was stuck in such a dilemma. If he did not punish Gui You, those arrogant and despotic spies from other countries in the imperial city would just treat him as the useless emperor of the Wind Nation. He wouldn't even be able to deal with a mere court official who betrayed the imperial government.

If Gui You was brought to justice, then the precious chance of getting help from the gods would come to naught.

Furthermore, he was not 100% sure that he could bring Gui You to justice. After all, he was the person who had come out from Mentor, and his abilities could not be underestimated.

Feng Qing Cheng had a dilemma. He tried to use a favor to exchange for Gui You's sincerity, but he didn't expect that the next day, the entire Gui Palace would be empty.

When Feng Qing Cheng did not manage to find any news of Xi Jiu Er's disappearance, he still went to the most important person he knew. In any case, during these few days, Feng Qing Cheng basically suffered from insomnia, irritation, and revealed his emotions.

But thankfully, the trump card in his hand had impressive strength, so Feng Qing Cheng thought that he had moved this round back.

Xi Jiu Er was in high spirits today, seeing that the weather outside was especially good, she decided to go out and bask in the the sunlight to sterilize it.

"Tao Yao, I want to go out and bask in the sunlight. Get Mu Qiu Shui to send someone to move the green bamboo bed over there."

The maid, who was peeling the pears for Xi Jiu Er, hated the work in his hands after hearing this, so he nodded and went downstairs to arrange things.

Not long after, Tao Yao followed his aunt upstairs. Xi Jiu Er did not know her name, he only knew that her husband's surname was Li, and called her Aunt Li.

"Aunt Li, you've been busy all day, so it's alright if you take a nap," Mu Qiu Shui had only found Xi Jiu Er two maids to take care of her, while he himself was taken care of by a servant. However, a group of men did not have the meticulous care of a woman, so the Aunt Li basically took care of all of the laundry and cooking here.

Sometimes, Tao Yao would extend his hand to help her share of the burden, but was pushed aside quickly by the Aunt Li. Xi Jiu Er could tell that she was doing this to prevent Mu Qiu Shui from choosing his own fault, in order to prevent him from chasing her out.

Of course, Xi Jiu Er understood that for a villager like himself who only had around ten taels of silver a day, twenty taels of silver would be enough to cover half a year of their living expenses.

Therefore, many people had come forward to apply, but chose instead, Aunt Li and Tao Yao.

All of them were tactful people who did not speak much.

In these few days, quite a few people came to this bamboo building which had been closed for many years to look around. After all, there were so many people living here in one night, and it seemed like there were some rich people living here.

Everyone was guessing this family's identity. Some people said that the rich people of the imperial city came here for a stroll, but after seeing them stay for half a month, they didn't have any intentions of leaving. Thus, some people said that this family was actually great bandits and came here to step on their plates.

Rumors flew everywhere, allowing the front of the Green Bamboo Restaurant to become quiet for quite a few days. There were a few farmers who would usually leave during the day, and every time they wanted to leave, they would quickly look around. When they saw that there was no one in front of the pavilion, they would quickly run away.

Another half a month had passed, and when the villagers saw that the village was safe and sound, their hearts were filled with doubts.

This person was not a Thief, but he had quietly descended upon the village overnight. He lived in the village's best bamboo tower, and those who could not suppress the doubts in their hearts began to gather at the bottom of the tower.

Every time Xi Jiu Er laid under the huge peach tree in the courtyard and basked in the sunlight, she would hear whispers coming from outside the courtyard. Although no one was around, she could roughly guess what they were talking about.