Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife

Chapter 786: Lady, Don’t You Recognize Me?

Yan Dan!

The Yan Dan who used to leer at Long Yue!

I almost forgot about him.

This man is the second son of Marquis Yan Bei, Yan Jue. He is naturally flirtatious and loves to frequent brothels. Since his older brother takes care of the family business and his sister has married into the Imperial Family, he really has no stress at all in life.

He drifts through the crowd of flowers without a single leaf sticking to him.

However, when he was seven years old, he suffered a severe illness and nearly died. A mysterious expert saved him, and then Yan Dan disappeared for several years. When he returned to the Yan Bei Hou Mansion, he had already become a thirteen-year-old boy.

And by then, he had turned into the person he is now.

Li Qingmu studied for a bit and determined that the one who saved Yan Dan must have been someone from Tianxing Pavilion. Afterward, when he disappeared, he must have gone to Tianxing Pavilion to learn martial arts.

But, in the process, this person must have come into contact with You Su and was likely bought over by him. In fact, Li Qingmu had a bold guess that Yan Dan’s serious illness might even have been premeditated!

Li Qingmu can’t help but always think of things in the worst direction so that when something really happens, he has the time and energy to cope with it.

"Cousin, what’s wrong? Did you figure out something?"

Rong Zhuo ran to Li Qingmu’s side and looked up at him.

Li Qingmu handed him the roster: "This Yan Dan, how much do you know about him?"

Rong Zhuo gently shook his head: "Not much. He’s the second son of Marquis Yan Bei, usually just a leisurely playboy. No one really pays attention to him."

"Exactly..." Li Qingmu whispered softly, "it is precisely because he is easily overlooked that he is most likely the Tianxing Pavilion traitor!"

Rong Zhuo was surprised, "Cousin, why do you think so?"

"Beifeng Forest!" Li Qingmu’s eyes narrowed, and he let out a dismissive laugh, "I used to think these events were scattered and without a pattern, but once you think it through, you realize these things were all planned out!"

It’s truly surprising; I never thought these were all orchestrated by Yan Dan and You Su before!

Rong Zhuo had never been to Beifeng Forest and naturally had no idea what happened there. He looked curious: "Cousin, what happened exactly?"

"Do you remember the assassination attempt on me at Beifeng Forest? Yue’er was already prepared and saved my life!"

Rong Zhuo nodded: "I know about that; when you came back, you almost killed me!"

The little guy looked so aggrieved when he talked about this, as if Li Qingmu had really done something unforgivable.

Li Qingmu said, "Do you know why Yue’er was prepared?"

"Because Yan Dan gave a hint?"

"Hm, almost! I deduced that it was likely like this. He purposefully took out that piece of ink jade to draw you’er’s attention so that you’er would walk away with it. You’er is perceptive and saw the extraordinary nature of the ink jade, giving Yue’er and the others a sense of caution. The purpose of this was merely to ensure that I wouldn’t get killed by Tianxing Pavilion people. I needed to be alive for You Su’s plan to continue!"

"Ah, so that’s it! I was saying! At that time, Tianxing Pavilion wanted to eliminate you to prevent you and your mother from becoming sources of chaos. The assassination attempt failed. To be honest, I didn’t want anything to happen to you, but I thought Tianxing Pavilion couldn’t possibly fail, and now I see it was this traitor’s doing."

"Yue’er might be in Yan Dan’s hands right now!"

Li Qingmu felt a pang in his heart at this thought. If that were indeed the case, it would be awful because someone like Yan Dan is not an easy person to deal with!

"Cousin, don’t panic yet. I think your beloved concubine won’t be harmed before they’ve lured you in."

Li Qingmu’s gaze sharpened as he murmured to himself: "Broken Jade... is he still reliable over there?"

Their arrangement was for him to take Long Yue away, yet he had completely vanished, as if he’d found a new home in the Music Bureau and refused to come out.

If he hadn’t been so keen on Master Yuheng before and if the Heavenly Power Hall Master hadn’t spoken well of him, Li Qingmu would have put him on the traitor list as well.

Rong Zhuo, however, heard him. Living alone in Qianyang Palace for years made him sensitive to his surroundings, and he looked at Li Qingmu and said: "Cousin, I don’t know which people from Tianxing Pavilion are trustworthy, but if you’re truly worried, perhaps trust none of them!"

Li Qingmu’s eyes sparkled with concentration.

Yes, Rong Zhuo was right. He might as well trust none of them and solely depend on his instincts to find Yue’er!

After being married for so many years, he would definitely be able to find Long Yue’s hiding place!

...

"Cough... cough..."

A wave of damp, stuffy air hit her face as Long Yue slowly regained consciousness, and the sensation became even more pronounced.

She opened her eyes slowly. At first, she saw a blur, but gradually, the scene became clear.

This was a dimly lit chamber.

Because of the dimness and its underground positioning, the air and soil here were so damp.

She could even smell a musty odor.

She was lying on a shabby wooden bed, with hay under her, but due to the moldy dampness here, a circle of mold had developed underneath the hay.

Besides the bed, there was only a table and a chair, making the setting very simple.

Where is this place?

Upon opening her eyes, that was Long Yue’s first thought.

Her mind was still a little muddled, and she couldn’t even remember what she was doing before!

It took a long while before she exclaimed, "A Mu!"

She remembered; she was just about to go back when suddenly a gust of wind blew, and when she woke up again, she was here.

Instinctively, she wanted to ask, "Was it Broken Jade?" but the words stuck in her throat.

This didn’t seem like something Broken Jade would do; he wouldn’t have her living in such a simple place, and at the time, she secretly told Li Qingmu that she was almost due, but it would still be another half month before the expected delivery date.

And Broken Jade wasn’t around at the time, so he couldn’t have known!

So, it definitely wasn’t Broken Jade!

If it’s not him, then who could it be?

Filled with confusion, Long Yue dared not make a sound. Curiosity is a show of weakness and fear, and she absolutely couldn’t display panic and worry.

"Tap... tap... tap..."

Suddenly, there was a series of crisp footsteps, as if coming from above.

Then, with a "creak," the door opened, and a streak of light streamed in.

Long Yue looked up and saw a person.

Long Yue blinked in surprise; she seemed to have seen this person before, but she couldn’t quite place who it was?

And, where had she seen him before?

Seeing Long Yue’s bewildered expression, the man chuckled and walked a few steps forward, reaching out to provocatively lift Long Yue’s chin, speaking flirtatiously: "Lady, don’t you recognize me?"

That voice, that tone, along with his teasing expression, made Long Yue’s pupils contract, and she exclaimed: "It’s you??"

She really didn’t expect it; it was actually him!