Chapter 299: Hatred
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“My divination is very accurate.” Gu Yanfei smiled from the side like a sly fox.
Last time at the manor, in order to calculate Xia Houqing’s background, Gu Yanfei had read 49 hexagrams for him and divined some karma and hatred. The hexagram pointed to one word:
“Yu.”
Xia Houqing’s motive for risking his life to come to the Great Jin Dynasty was actually not simple.
Without giving the other party a chance to react, Gu Yanfei threw out another sentence. “Who does Shangqing belong to?” The question hit the nail on the head.
There was silence in the booth.
Clap! Clap!
Xia Houqing moved his upper body back and clapped gently.
He seemed to be praising her, but there was still a ruthless expression on his face. The scarlet providence around him was still as crazy as a group of demons dancing.
“Then do you know that Shangqing’s surname is Yu?” Xia Houqing asked unexpectedly.
This time, Gu Yanfei’s face revealed a rare stunned expression as she widened her eyes.
Shangqing was actually a member of the Yu family?!
Gu Yanfei had guessed that Shangqing was most likely raised by the Yu family , but she didn’t expect him to be from the Yu family.
Seeing this, Xia Houqing smiled happily. The scarlet providence on his body suddenly turned calm.
Ever since he’d first met this girl, he’d been led by the nose. The feeling of being seen through by her was terrible.
Now it seemed that she wasn’t so resourceful. There were still many things in this world that she didn’t know.
Xia Houqing felt happy that he had finally taken the upper hand. Without waiting for Gu Yanfei to ask, he continued happily, “Shangqing is a legitimate son of the Yu family. Because of his natural Dao bone and talent, he became a disciple of the Wuliang Temple.
Xia Houqing was in a good mood. He changed his posture and leaned against a big red welcome pillow, which made his wide red sleeves slide down.
listened as she drank tea.
This small world could be said to be a land of extinction. For Shangqing to be able to cultivate to this point, he was indeed a talented person. However, talent was clearly not on par with him being able to survive in fame and fortune like a fish in water.
“It was the Yu Family that elevated him to such a high position,” Gu Yanfei said with certainty.
In the past few years, Shangqing had become famous and displayed many “mystical abilities”. He was talked about by the people and was quite prestigious among the nobles, the royal family, and the people. He had a momentum comparable to the Celestial Rectifier Spiritual Master. Everyone respected him and looked up to him.
It was precisely because his surname was Yu that the Yu family did their best to help him at all costs and push him to his current position step by step.
So that was it!
The Yu Family had been in dire straits for a long time since their dynasty, and they were far inferior to the Yuan Family, which was rising.
And the Yu Family would obviously not be willing to decline from now on...
fingers casually caressed the colorful phoenix that was flapping its wings and dancing on the teacup. She thought of her phoenix-patterned jade pendant with a phoenix head and no eyes.
It was the jade pendant that the Yu family, the British Duchess, had been longing for for two lifetimes.
Interesting.
Gu Yanfei took a sip of tea and thought hard. She continued to get close to Xia Houqing and asked, “What enmity do you have with the Yu family?”
Her tone was very natural, as if she was on the same side as him.
Xia Houqing laughed without saying a word. His demonic eyes were like an ancient well, filled with gloominess, coldness, and ruthlessness. A storm was brewing bit by bit, as if it wanted to tear and crush everything.
A bloodthirsty smile slowly appeared on his red lips.
“It’s fine if you don’t want to tell me.” Gu Yanfei didn’t insist. She waved the teacup in her hand casually, and the tea leaves in the cup floated up and down.
“If you help me with this, I’ll give you a big gift.
“Okay?”
looked at him with a smile. Although she used a questioning tone, she was very sure that he would accept it.
There was a long silence after that.
Xia Houqing narrowed his eyes and stared at her without blinking. His eyes seemed to be soaked in ice and tempered with poison. He wished he could cut open her head and take a closer look.
How many more secrets did she know!
To him, such a person staying in this world was like a thorn in the side!
Gu Yanfei’s sitting posture became even more casual and lazy, but in fact, she wasn’t relaxed at all. Her arms were clenched tightly, and the whip slowly curled in her hand.
The atmosphere in the private room became more and more tense as the silence spread. There seemed to be an invisible string in the air that was pulled taut, ready to snap at any moment.
The silence lasted for too long, but Gu Yanfei remained unmoved.
After an unknown period of time, Xia Houqing raised his hand and gave a light clap.
“Clap!’
Old Qi, who was guarding outside the private seat, immediately walked in. He bowed and waited for orders. “My Lord.”
“Send her to the right gate of Chang’an, Xia Houqing said as he pointed at Gu Yanfei. He was wearing a new string of red coral bracelets on his jade-white wrist.
Gu Yanfei finished the last mouthful of tea in her cup and leisurely got up from the futon. She took a step and suddenly stopped, then smiled and said, “I’ll leave my cat in your care.”
” ” Xia Houqing’s eyes slanted as a look of shock uncontrollably appeared on his bewitching face. There was also a hint of embarrassment and anger mixed within.
Thinking back to last night, even he didn’t know why he brought that stupid cat back and even allowed it to strut around in his territory.
Reality proved it!
That cat was really more troublesome than its master.
In just one night, almost all of his subordinates had defected. All of them treated the cat like their ancestor and even fought over it. They gave his screen, incense burner, straw mat, desk, and vase... to that stupid cat.
Just thinking about it made Xia Houqing’s head hurt. He just wanted Gu Yanfei to quickly take the cat away.
However, he couldn’t bring himself to say it. It was as if once he said this, it was equivalent to lowering his head to Gu Yanfei and that stupid cat.
He hesitated for a moment, but Gu Yanfei had already followed Old Qi out of the elegant seat. Her light and casual footsteps went away along the corridor.
The moment Gu Yanfei left, Xia Houqing high-fived twice again. Right on the heels of that, a secret door on the west wall of the private room was pushed open from the other side.
A gap about two feet wide appeared. The black-robed youth stuck his head out and looked around before heaving a sigh of relief. Then, he looked at Xia Houqing and cupped his hands.
” ” The corners of Xia Houqing’s eyes twitched again as he felt an indescribable lump of anger in his chest.
Behind the black-clothed youth, the long-haired calico cat was lying on a big red cushion embroidered with golden threads and flame patterns on the desk. Strings of big red tassels hung from the four corners of the cushion.
The long cat’s tail flicked, occasionally brushing against the big red tassel.
This cushion is his! The veins on Xia Houqing’s forehead twitched.
Four men in black surrounded the cat and asked about its well-being. Some poured water, some combed the cat’s fur, and some roasted dried fish and chicken slices for the cat...
On the ground were his Night-Luminescent Pearls. They were the size of a thumb and rolled all over the ground.
Xia Houqing’s temples hurt even more. He must be crazy to bring this cat back..