"Why are you stopping me?" Jiang Luoxi asked in a deep voice.
Although the snake venom had been neutralized, she needed to rest.
Coincidentally, the snake that had bitten her was a Snow Spirit Snake!
If she had wasted time at the Qin household then, she would likely be unconscious by now.
Who knew that the moment she returned to the Night King's mansion, before she could even enter, she was stopped at the entrance.
The doorman directly brought over several bundles. "These are Miss Jiang's belongings. Would you like this old servant to send them to the carriage? Miss Jiang has stayed at the Night King's mansion for several days, proving that His Highness does not need your care. Nevertheless, thank you, Miss Jiang."
Looking at the bundles before her, Jiang Luoxi felt her eyes twitch violently.
Was this them chasing her away?!
Just sending a servant with such a message to make her leave?
He was so cold-blooded and heartless!
Seeing Jiang Luoxi staring at the bundles, her eyes held an inexplicable depth that sent a shiver down their spines.
The doorman did not flinch. He said directly, "Alright, this old servant will help Miss Jiang load the bundles onto the carriage."
As the bundles landed on the carriage, the sound was somewhat loud.
The heavy thud made Jiang Luoxi's expression change again.
"The Emperor has not decreed that I should leave. Kindly inform the Night King. Only upon seeing the Emperor's decree can I depart. Otherwise, I would be committing the crime of deceiving the sovereign," Jiang Luoxi said, her face icy cold.
The doorman, unfazed by Jiang Luoxi's stern attitude, replied, "There's no need for Miss Jiang to worry about that. The Emperor's previous decree was for Miss Jiang to care for His Highness for a period. Miss Jiang has stayed at the mansion for several days and has not been of much help, so she will not be disobeying the imperial edict. His Highness has already ordered someone to inform the Emperor and Empress Dowager in the palace."
After speaking, the doorman did not concern himself with how displeased Jiang Luoxi looked and retreated back into the mansion.
As he closed the gate, he caught a glimpse of Jiang Luoxi's inwardly chillingly terrifying gaze.
He immediately got goosebumps.
This Miss Jiang was too peculiar! Why was her gaze so terrifying? It was truly unnerving!
Fortunately, they sent her away now. Otherwise, she might have done something unexpected within the mansion.
Jiang Luoxi watched as the gates of the Night King's mansion closed before her, her back rigid.
An unprecedented anger surged within her.
"Night King, you will regret this." Jiang Luoxi gazed at the silver bell in her hand. She had initially not wanted to go too far, but now she felt it was time to issue a warning to the Night King and Yun Shu!
A warning that would make them suffer immensely!
...
After Yun Xiaojing and the others left the Qin household, they returned to the General's mansion.
As soon as they got off the carriage and ran inside, they intended to find their mother to report the successful completion of their mission.
However, they were stopped by their maternal grandfather.
The grandfather squatted down, his long arms encircling them.
He spoke kindly and persuasively, "Listen to your maternal grandfather, and don't see your father again, alright? Stay with your maternal grandfather and mother from now on. Your maternal grandfather will teach you all his learned skills. One day, your maternal grandfather will also take you to see the border scenery."
He had made up his mind. He absolutely could not let Yun Shu and the Night King be together anymore.
He would absolutely not allow the Night King and Old Master Qin to hurt Shu'er's heart.
He had made his decision, and no one could stop him.
Fortunately, the three little ones had heard similar words from Old Master Qin at the Qin household.
They were shocked.
Yun Xiaojing sighed deeply, "Alright, from now on, we will peacefully be children without a father."
"I heard that children without a father are easily bullied," Zhan Xiaoli said with some worry.
Zhan Xiaofeng's eyes reddened slightly. "I just found my father and mother, and now I have to lose my father. However, I will listen to my maternal grandfather."
The wronged expressions of the three children pierced Yun Changfeng's heart like needles.
Yun Changfeng immediately felt as though he had gone too far.
He could not bear to look at their faces.
The three little ones walked out from under Yun Changfeng's long arms with dejected steps.
Their small backs looked as pathetic as they could be.
Yun Changfeng felt his heart being stabbed again.
The fire that had burned for a day and a night, for some reason, extinguished itself.
After walking a distance, the three little ones secretly looked at each other.
Then they whispered to each other, "Seeing us like this, will Grandfather soften his heart?"
"He definitely will!"
"Great-Grandfather didn't tell us that Father and Mother should separate in front of us, so this trick will work!"
At this moment, Yun Changfeng would never have imagined that he, who was adept at strategizing on the battlefield and rarely outmaneuvered by enemies, was now being manipulated by three little ones.
For he was currently in deep self-reflection.
...
"Mother, the mission is complete! Aren't we amazing!" Yun Xiaojing said proudly, seeking praise.
Zhan Xiaoli showed Yun Shu the golden bell he had obtained from Old Master Qin. "Mother, this is the golden bell Jiang Luoxi gave to Great-Grandfather. It looks a little strange. When I shake it, Great-Grandfather frowns."
"Jiang Luoxi was also holding a silver bell at the time," Zhan Xiaofeng recalled, his memory sharp.
Yun Shu first praised them, then took the golden bell and examined it carefully.
After receiving it, she did not shake the golden bell.
Instead, she examined it closely.
The golden bell looked ancient and was indeed made of pure gold.
Golden bell, silver bell?
This was no coincidence.
Jiang Luoxi's visit to Old Master Qin today must have had a specific purpose.
Could it be that Jiang Luoxi was the one who had hypnotized Old Master Qin?
Just as she was pondering, there was a voice from outside.
"Master, Ji Rong and Qin Yiqing have arrived," Jing Heng announced from outside.
Jing Heng rarely reported matters.
Before Yun Shu could respond, Ruan Xi's dissatisfied questioning came from outside, "Why only mention Ji Rong and Qin Yiqing? Am I not a person?"
"You said it yourself," Jing Heng said coldly.
Ruan Xi gritted his teeth. "Jing Heng, our feud is not over!"
"Can the two of you stop arguing? We're here to bid farewell to Yun Shu, not to argue in front of her!" Qin Yiqing said, utterly exasperated. The two of them must have been sworn enemies in their previous lives, as they fought tooth and nail the moment they met in this life!
It was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
"Is it any of your business? Qin Yiqing, you manage Ji Rong properly! You don't need to concern yourself with us!" Ruan Xi immediately attacked Qin Yiqing.
Qin Yiqing was never afraid of a verbal spar with Ruan Xi. "I'm not managing him; I'm despising you."
"Ji Rong, do something about Qin Yiqing!" Ruan Xi complained to Ji Rong.
Ji Rong maintained an air of a suave gentleman, saying nothing, indulging Qin Yiqing completely.
Ruan Xi rolled his eyes in exasperation.
Yun Shu pushed the door open.
The arguing immediately ceased.
However, then three little heads popped out. "Uncle Ruan, Uncle Ji, Aunt Yiqing."
The adults immediately adopted a very elder-like demeanor, their smiles gentle and affectionate, without any of their previous wild behavior. "Oh, Xiaojing, Xiaoli, Xiaofeng."