After the Xu, Shui, and Ye families disappeared overnight, the Huo family took advantage of the situation and occupied all the shops and businesses of the three families. However, the Feng family, which was also a top family, didnât do anything, making people puzzled.
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The main residence of the Feng familyâ¦
âFirst Elder, someone came to ask me why we didnât take the opportunity to devour the shops of the three Great Families like the Huo family did,â an elder said helplessly in the meeting room. During this period of time, people asked him this question every day.
âHow did you reply?â the first elder of the Feng family said indifferently with his eyes half-closed.
âI said, our Feng family is short on manpower, and there are too many things to take care of in our businesses,â the elder replied seriously.
âGood. When anyone asks about this in the future, all of you will say so.â The first elder finalized a unified statement.?Hmph, those three Great Families are basically empty shells. Whatâs the use of them? Moreover, Xu Xingâs whereabouts are still unknown. At this time, whoever takes the lead will become Xu Xingâs first target for revenge.
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In the garden of General Lengâs mansionâ¦
âXueâer, what are you thinking about?â Freak asked curiously. Xueâer had been preoccupied with her thoughts for the past few days.
âIâm thinking about Xu Xing,â Leng Ruoxue said lightly as she leaned against him.
âWhy are you thinking about that old thing? Donât think about him. You can only think about me!â Freak said with a displeased face.?An old bastard actually dares to let Xueâer think about him. Hmph! Heâs really courting death!
âWhat nonsense are you spouting? Iâm thinking about where Xu Xing is hiding. The Ling Feng Continent is so big that itâs really not easy to find someone!â
Thinking of this, Leng Ruoxue felt a little depressed. She had already released the news that whoever found Xu Xingâs traces would be heavily rewarded, but there had been no news of him until now. Moreover, for some reason, her heart had been feeling a little unsettled recently, as if something was about to happen. She didnât like this feeling, so it was better to find Xu Xing as soon as possible! This way, everyone could be at ease.
âXueâer, this kind of thing canât be rushed. Didnât we already entrust âHellâ and the Mercenary Union to find his whereabouts?â Freak comforted. He didnât want Xueâer to worry over such a trivial matter.
âI wonder if Hell can find him,â Leng Ruoxue said with uncertainty.
âHellâ was a mysterious intelligence organization that had appeared out of thin air on the Ling Feng Continent more than a decade ago. It specialized in selling all sorts of intelligence and claimed that âthere are things only you canât think of; thereâs nothing we donât knowâ. But it had been so many days, and there was no news from Hell at all. She didnât know if this counted as ruining its own reputation?
âIf even Hell canât find him, then others wonât be able to either,â Freak said very firmly.
âThen letâs wait. I hope they wonât disappoint me.â
âXueâer, the patriarch and the first elder Huo family are here.â While Leng Ruoxue was chatting with Freak, Leng Ruohan walked in from outside the garden to their side.
âWhat are they doing here?â Leng Ruoxue asked in puzzlement. They didnât have much of a relationship.
âI donât know. They refused to tell me,â Leng Ruohan said helplessly. He understood Xueâerâs temper very well. He knew that the Huo family had already offended his precious sister, so Xueâer didnât want to meet them at all. But their grandfather wanted him to come, so he had to come!
âFreak, letâs go to the palace to see Big Sister Mo!â Leng Ruoxue turned to Freak and suggested. She was not in the mood to see the Huo family now. She had even turned away Huo Qing, let alone others!
âOkay.â Freak nodded in agreement.
âQuill, take us to the palace.â Leng Ruoxue let Quill out. Then she and Freak jumped onto Quillâs back.
âYes, Master,â Quill replied. He flapped his wings and soared into the sky. With a whoosh, he instantly transformed into a small black dot.
Looking at his willful baby sister, Leng Ruohan shook his head helplessly and left the garden to report to his grandfather.
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In a side palace of the Eastern Lagoon Empireâs imperial palaceâ¦
âLittle girl, why do you have time to see this old man today?â the old man, who was tending to the flowers and plants with his head lowered, asked curiously.
âThe Huo family came to my house, so I had to hide,â Leng Ruoxue said bluntly while sitting on a stone bench by the garden and leaning against Freak. She originally wanted to go to Big Sister Moâs place, but Li Yuan was there. She didnât want to be a third wheel, so she had to come to the old manâs place.
âSo my place has become your refuge?â The old man glared at her with slight displeasure.?This girl is really infuriating. Sheâs finally come to see me, but she didnât come specially to coax me!?The old man complained in his head.
âNot every place can become my refuge,â Leng Ruoxue said lightly while looking at the old man who liked to throw tantrums.
âWell, thatâs true,â the old man agreed.
âBy the way, little girl, is there any news about that old thing Xu Xing?â the old man continued asking. But he didnât stop what he was doing as he carefully and cautiously moved his beloved flowers and plants to another place to replant them.
âNot yet. Ask Li Yuan and the others to keep a low profile so as not to attract trouble,â Leng Ruoxue reminded. With the Huo family making such a big fuss, they would definitely not be able to escape when Xu Xing came for revenge. After all, one was in the open, while the other was in the dark. It would be too easy for Xu Xing to take revenge.
âDonât worry. I told them long ago.â The old man was still very assured about Li Yuan, a more sensible descendant. This was also the main reason why he didnât stop Leng Ruoxue and the others from usurping the throne.
âOld man, weâll be going first. Be careful.â Leng Ruoxue looked at the sky and felt that it was about time, so she stood up and prepared to leave.
âGo!â The old man waved at the two people who had already sat on the black eagle. Then he lowered his head and continued with his work.
After a short while, Leng Ruoxue and Freak returned to the generalâs mansion.
When she got down from Quillâs back, she happened to meet the steward.
âSteward, has the Huo family left?â Leng Ruoxue asked.
âThey left a long time ago. Miss, why did you only return now? Old Master was so worried!â The steward kept nagging.