bullyxtreme Chapter 436 The most unlucky person in the world, number one!
Chapter 436 The most unlucky person in the world, number one!
Xu Longxiang's voice was hoarse.
Every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, carrying an uncontrollable anger.
He never expected that this spoiled brat could be so stupid.
They actually revealed their whereabouts directly.
If he had known this would happen, he definitely wouldn't have attended this banquet!
Qin Mu raised his head, looking at him with hazy, drunken eyes and a dazed expression.
"Did...what? Did something fun!"
He laughed heartily, rubbed Chen Ruoyao's waist again, and then casually touched Yun Suxin's face with his other hand, pinching it gently, looking completely intoxicated.
Xu Longxiang's pupils suddenly contracted, his fingers clenched tightly, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged.
He felt his anger was about to burst forth, like a volcano that had been suppressed for too long, ready to erupt at any moment.
"You've exposed me! Now everyone knows where I am! What am I supposed to say if this gets back to that tyrannical emperor?!"
Qin Mu tilted his head and blinked, as if trying to understand what he was saying.
He thought for a long time, then waved his hand and let out a burp.
"It's alright, it's alright... Nobody knows about your relationship with the Moon Goddess Cult. They'll just assume... we're close friends, and you came all this way to see me."
He paused, then added casually.
"Besides, isn't it perfectly normal for a Prince of Zhenbei like you to appear on the southwestern border? He's inspecting the border, observing the people's conditions—who can say anything about that?"
Xu Longxiang was so angry that he trembled all over and his teeth were grinding together.
"For me, the Prince of Zhenbei, to appear on the southwestern frontier is inappropriate in itself! Leaving my fiefdom without imperial orders is a grave taboo! Do you understand?!"
His voice suddenly rose in pitch, echoing in the empty hall.
Qin Mu could no longer hear him.
He leaned back in his chair, head tilted to one side, eyes closed, his breathing becoming steady and long, emitting a soft snore.
He fell asleep.
Xu Longxiang was filled with rage, but had nowhere to vent it.
He stood there like a stone statue that had been acupunctured, his chest heaving violently, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
He gritted his teeth, puffed out his cheeks, and stared intently at Qin Mu, wishing he could shake him awake, slap him, or twist his stupid head off.
But he can't.
He took a deep breath and gradually suppressed the surging anger in his heart.
His gaze shifted to Chen Ruoyao.
Chen Ruoyao was looking at him, nodded slightly, and then winked at him.
That means "everything is going according to plan".
His anger subsided somewhat, and the weight that had been hanging over him eased a little.
He also winked at Chen Ruoyao, blinked rapidly twice, and then gestured with his lips towards Qin Mu.
That means "Remember to act tonight".
Chen Ruoyao nodded slightly, lowered her eyes, and helped Qin Mu to his feet.
Qin Mu leaned on her shoulder, his steps unsteady, his whole body hanging limply on her like a boneless rag doll.
Yun Suxin followed behind with her head down, not daring to look at Xu Longxiang or anyone else.
Because she knew that Qin Mu was definitely not drunk.
All of this was just Qin Mu's disguise.
Because she had seen clearly just now that Qin Mu was not drunk at all.
The three people, one in front and two behind, walked towards the side hall.
Chen Ruoyao walked in front, supporting Qin Mu, while Yun Suxin followed behind her, her head down, like a prisoner being escorted.
Xu Longxiang stood there, staring at the three figures behind him, and clenched his fist tightly.
He had already secretly resolved that once the plan succeeded tonight and the Moon Goddess controlled this fool, he would definitely teach him a lesson and make him pay for all the humiliation he had suffered these past few days, letting him know the consequences of offending the Prince of Zhenbei.
He turned around and walked towards his side hall.
The night wind blew in from the end of the corridor, causing his dark python robe to flutter and rustle.
The door to the side hall slowly closed behind us, shutting out the moonlight and night breeze.
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Chen Ruoyao helped Qin Mu into the inner room, gently helped him sit down on the bed, then stepped back and stood with her hands at her sides.
Qin Mu leaned against the bedpost, and the eyes of both of them, which had been hazy and dazed just moments before, were now clear as water, showing no trace of drunkenness.
His lips curled slightly upward, and his gaze was clear and profound.
Chen Ruoyao's expression also became respectful. She lowered her head slightly, her eyelashes drooping, like a docile servant waiting for her master's orders.
Yun Suxin followed at the back, her head down, not daring to look at Qin Mu or Chen Ruoyao.
Her fingers clenched slightly inside her sleeves, her fingertips were icy cold, and cold sweat had soaked through her inner garment on her back.
Just as she guessed, Qin Mu wasn't drunk at all. Luckily, she hadn't done anything reckless, or it would have been troublesome.
Chen Ruoyao spoke softly. "Young Master, what should we do next?"
Qin Mu leaned against the bedpost, crossed his legs, and tapped his knees lightly with his fingers. His gaze fell on the moonlight outside the window, and the smile on his lips deepened.
"Next, go and tell Xu Longxiang that you have successfully taken control of me. Tomorrow I will be heading back to the capital, and if necessary, I can be used as a pawn."
Chen Ruoyao was slightly taken aback, then lowered her head, her voice soft and respectful.
"Yes. I understand."
Yun Suxin, who was standing to the side, was shocked when she heard these words, as if she had been hit hard on the back.
Her pupils contracted slightly as her gaze fell on Qin Mu's smiling face, and a tremendous, unprecedented chill surged within her.
From this, she could see that this playboy was not playboy at all; on the contrary, he was very cunning, shrewd, and meticulous in his planning.
What is he trying to do with Xu Longxiang?
she does not know.
All she knew was that Xu Longxiang had fallen into a terrifying abyss, like a trapped beast sinking into a swamp, the more it struggled, the deeper it sank.
And she, along with the entire Moon Goddess Cult, were being dragged down into this abyss by this invisible hand, little by little, without even a chance to struggle.
The moon goddess Yun Suxin felt even more distressed.
In just a few days, she went from being the high and mighty leader of the Moon Goddess Cult, from a peerless powerhouse who controlled hundreds of thousands of believers and was a half-step terrestrial immortal, to falling from the clouds to the bottom of the mud, shattering into pieces, leaving not even a trace.
She lost her identity as the Moon Goddess, her authority as the leader, her decades of hard work, all her power and cultivation, and in the end, even her most trusted substitute betrayed her.
Yun Suxin recalled the cult leader's gaze upon her before his death, his eyes unfocused, his voice as weak as a mosquito's buzz: "The Moon Goddess Cult... is entrusted to you... you must complete... what I failed to accomplish..."
She knelt before the cult leader's bed, tears streaming down her face. "Rest assured, cult leader, I will definitely do it."
Did she succeed?
She did nothing.
Forget about fulfilling the cult leader's last wish, she couldn't even protect herself; she was on the verge of losing her own life.
Yun Suxin lowered her head, looking at her empty hands, devoid of any true energy, and a huge, inescapable despair welled up in her heart.
Is it really that Heaven is determined to destroy her?
Otherwise, how could she have allowed her 100,000-strong army and ten first-rank elders to be buried underground by the earth dragon?
How could her cultivation as a half-step terrestrial immortal have vanished without a trace?
How could she let her most loyal stand-in, whom she had painstakingly cultivated, betray her at the crucial moment?
Yun Suxin felt like she was the unluckiest person in the world, bar none.
Fate, like a merciless hand, lifted her to the highest point, then slammed her down, shattering her to pieces, and then trampling and crushing her.
Her eyes reddened, and tears welled up in them, but she bit her lip tightly to keep them from falling.
She couldn't cry in front of Qin Mu, couldn't show weakness in front of him, and didn't want him to see her in this disheveled, humble, and pitiful state.
Qin Mu glanced at her, his gaze indifferent as if he were looking at an old object that could be easily discarded.
He withdrew his gaze and landed on Chen Ruoyao's face, the smile on his lips deepening.
"Alright, let's get down to business."
Chen Ruoyao's face immediately flushed slightly. The blush started from her cheekbones and spread rapidly across her entire face, like paint scattered by the wind, then burned down to her ears, her neck, and deep into her collar.
A hint of shyness flashed in her eyes, along with a hint of anticipation that she herself was unaware of.
She pursed her lips, lowered her head, and softly hummed in agreement.
On the contrary,
Yun Suxin's face instantly turned ashen, as if all the color had been drained from her.
She recalled her recent experience, those unbearable and agonizing moments that made her feel like she was living a life worse than death.
Her stomach churned, and she almost vomited.
This playboy is just too perverted. She doesn't even dare to think about his tricks, his methods, or his demands that make her feel ashamed and indignant.
She didn't know what she would have to endure tonight, or whether she could make it through.
All she knew was that she had no choice, no room to resist, and not even the right to refuse.
As the night deepened, the moonlight peeked out from behind the clouds, casting dappled shadows of bamboo from the courtyard onto the window paper, like ink stains blurred by water.
The wind rustled through the bamboo forest, as if whispering something, or perhaps sighing softly.
The candlelight burned quietly in the inner room, casting three shadows on the wall, sometimes long, sometimes short.
Occasionally, faint sounds would leak out from under the door, only to be quickly swallowed by the night wind and disappear into the vast darkness.
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