Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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After Bi Xi returned to the hotel first, Jiang Lan and Ying Qiao went in to say goodbye to Chen Hua.
Chen Hua lay motionless in bed. The staff had just given him the elixir sent by Bi Xi. It was effective, but after using it, his bones began to grow and his depleted spiritual energy began to circulate again, leaving him completely listless.
It was really uncomfortable.
But he was proud, and with Bi’an standing there, he could only keep quiet.
Silently staring at the ceiling, counting sheep.
When Ying Qiao said he was going back, he waved his hand dismissively and said, “Go on, go on, I’m fine, you don’t need to worry.”
Hurry up and leave, or I’ll be too embarrassed to even hum!
Ying Qiao, who was about to leave, paused, frowned, and looked him over for a long time before saying with disdain, “If it hurts, just say so. Will you grow a thicker skin if you keep enduring it?”
“…”
Chen Hua was directly exposed and immediately became angry: “I’m not in any pain! Get out of here and don’t disturb my rest, I need to rest, thank you!”
Ying Qiao’s expression was indescribable. He clicked his tongue and said, “You didn’t even mention increasing the bonus for such a good opportunity. It seems you’re really ruthless.”
He still had a shred of conscience, and out of pity, he said, “Take good care of yourself, and I’ll double your salary and bonuses during this time.”
After saying that, he glanced at Bi’an again and thought to himself, “What’s the use of having such big eyes if they’re just for decoration?”
No wonder he’s still single.
Instead of using your eyes, why not donate them to those in need and contribute to society?
Bi’an: …
Receiving Ying Qiao’s mocking gaze and then looking at Chen Hua’s slightly trembling fingers pressed against her side, he belatedly realized that Chen Hua’s silence was not because he didn’t want to talk to him, but because he felt unwell after taking the medicine.
He immediately lost interest in battling Ying Qiao and went out to call for help with a rather unpleasant expression.
Chen Hua pouted, glared at Ying Qiao, and said to Jiang Lan, “You guys go back and rest. Don’t worry about me. I was feeling a little unwell at first, but I’ll be fine after today.”
Although he always liked to talk about his work injury so that Ying Qiao could give him a bonus, now that he was seriously injured, he didn’t like to show his pain.
This seemed to do nothing but make those who cared about him worry; he could just bear it and it would pass.
“Stubborn to the end, yet suffering for it.” Ying Qiao scoffed, then turned to look at Bi’an outside, who was whispering to the staff about the situation, and said to Chen Hua, “There’s a ready-made laborer outside, might as well use him. He’ll be here tonight, so if you feel unwell, just tell him. Don’t be shy, he’s happy to do it anyway.”
His words were practically an explicit statement.
Chen Hua had some suspicions in his mind, but now that he had pointed them out, his expression immediately became a little unnatural. He mumbled and began to shoo them away, “I know, I know what I’m doing. You should leave now!”
Are you such a gossipmonger, have you become a gossip queen?!
Please, just shut up!
Ying Qiao clicked his tongue twice, looked at his multicolored face, then glanced at Bi’an who had returned with a solemn expression, before leaving with Jiang Lan.
As they passed each other, Jiang Lan still couldn’t help but tell his fourth brother, “Take good care of my sister-in-law.”
Bi’an nodded and stepped into the lounge.
Chen Hua closed his eyes, pretending that he was going to sleep.
Bi’an moved the chair to the head of the bed, his palm hovering loosely above his body, and said in a low voice, “I asked around. After using the elixir, the injury will heal faster, but pain is unavoidable. I’ll use my spiritual energy to help you channel it, so you won’t feel so bad. Try to rest as much as possible while I channel my spiritual energy for you.”
He looked down at Chen Hua, feeling a heavy, dull pain in his heart.
When his older brother and the others had left, the staff applied medicine to him, and Chen Hua put the skin bag back on. His injuries had been properly treated, and apart from being a little quieter, he didn’t seem much different from usual; even his complexion didn’t change.
He didn’t expect that Chen Hua had been silently enduring the pain all along.
Bi’an subconsciously wanted to say a few words, but seeing his trembling eyelashes, he closed his mouth again. He channeled gentle spiritual energy into his palm, gently stroking the meridians around Chen Hua’s body, carefully guiding the difficult-to-circulate spiritual energy for him.
The warm and cool sensation flowed through his meridians, which indeed relieved the pain. Chen Hua breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously opened his eyes to look at him, only to meet Bi’an’s gentle gaze.
Bi’an said softly, “Go to sleep, you need to rest.”
“…”
Chen Hua seemed to have been burned and quickly closed his eyes.
But deep down, there was a huge weed growing inside?!
How come my eyesight has deteriorated even after getting injured?
For a fleeting moment, he actually thought the eccentric Bi’an was kind of handsome?
It seems that not only do I need a new skin, but my eyes also need to be replaced, he thought bitterly.
….
Jiang Lan and Ying Qiao left with the three children. Before returning, the two personally took Yin Xuan’s corpse to the detention center.
According to current information, besides the Qian Jun, who held the highest position, the Qian faction consisted of four geomancers.
Now, Bai You and Suan Yu had been captured, Yin Xuan was dead, and only one of the four geomancers remained.
Jiang Lan planned to go and share the good news with Bai You and Suan Yu before they knew about it, hoping that they might be caught off guard and reveal some other information.
The two drove to the detention center, first having the staff take the three little ones to the reception room to settle them in, before going inside with Ying Qiao.
Yin Xuan’s body was placed in a black body bag. Jiang Lan didn’t have anyone specially prepare or disguise him; he was just as he was before he died.
The two followed the staff to the water dungeon. Before going in, Jiang Lan specifically instructed Ying Qiao: “Suan Yu is stubborn, which will only annoy people. Bai You probably won’t cooperate much either. Don’t get angry if they don’t cooperate, or you’ll just be giving them what they want.”
After all, two prisoners can’t do much; all they can do is annoy people.
His voice wasn’t quiet, so Suan Yu in the water dungeon and Bai You could hear it clearly.
“???”
Suan Yu struggled and thrashed about, glaring angrily at Jiang Lan as he walked in.
Damn it, who’s really infuriating us?!
Don’t you have any conscience saying that?
Oh no, the Taotie doesn’t have a heart.
After a moment of bitterness and anger, seeing the two approaching footsteps, he closed his eyes in despair, intending to play dead and not respond to anything they said.
Bai You watched as Suan Yu’s emotions fluctuated wildly next door, completely bewildered.
He had only been locked up for a short while and hadn’t even had a chance to speak to Suan Yu. His head was trapped in a specially made cage, suspended in the center of the water prison, with no possibility of him absorbing spiritual energy to escape.
Seeing Jiang Lan, who had caused him this, walk over with a relaxed expression, he opened his eyes wide with resentment and cursed, “Eager to interrogate me so soon? Too bad I won’t say anything.”
Suan Yu: …
He couldn’t help but open his eyes and glance at Bai You, sighing at his impulsiveness. Then he closed his eyes again and continued to play dead.
Jiang Lan walked up to the water dungeon. The staff opened the cell door, and he placed the body bag containing Yin Xuan’s corpse at the door. He said slowly, “The interrogation isn’t urgent. I was just worried you’d be bored in there, so I brought you some mahjong partners.”
As he spoke, he unzipped the body bag, revealing Yin Xuan’s twisted and stiff corpse.
“Here, I’ve brought Yuan Yin to you.”
Bai You’s face stiffened, his eyes bulging as he stared at Yin Xuan’s corpse below, shrieking, “Impossible! How could he be dead?!”
Suan Yu, who had decided to play dead, was startled awake. At least he still had a body, so he thrashed to the cell door, straining to see what was happening with his remaining eyes. After staring for a long time, he slumped back into the water cell, muttering to himself, “Yuan Yin is actually dead…”
Judging from their performance, they were right after all.
Yin Xuan was Chi Songzi’s disciple, and his real name was Yuan Yin.
Jiang Lan and Ying Qiao exchanged a glance, then turned away and continued calmly, “Yuan Yin’s body will remain here. We’ll bring the other one over when we catch him. Since they are the Four Great Earth Masters, it’s best if they’re all together.”
Suan Yu looked listless and remained silent.
Bai You, however, shrieked, “What can a corpse prove? If you were so capable, would you need to lock us up here for interrogation?”
Jiang Lan said slowly, “It doesn’t mean anything, but now we know that Yin Xuan is indeed Yuan Yin, right? Who was the last geomancer? Could it be Yuan Yin’s master, Chi Songzi?”
“…”
Bai You’s face immediately became a kaleidoscope of colors.
After a long pause, he sneered, “So what if he is? Can you catch him?”
“You admitted it so readily?” Jiang Lan spread his hands and said regretfully to Ying Qiao, “Then the last geomancer probably has nothing to do with Chi Songzi. We can try a different approach.”
Bai You: …
Jiang Lan smiled and said, “It seems we won’t get anything out of you today. Let’s come back another time.”
He then gestured to the staff to place Yin Xuan’s body in the water dungeon between the two of them so that they could communicate their feelings at any time. Then, without hesitation, he and Ying Qiao turned and left.
Bai You: …
He almost couldn’t catch his breath and cursed loudly at Jiang Lan’s back.
However, Jiang Lan pretended not to hear and strolled out with Ying Qiao in his hand.
The staff looked at Suan Yu, who looked like he was dead, and Bai You, who was banging his head against the cage. They shook their heads inwardly, thinking that the new guy was quite energetic.
It’s definitely due to a lack of education.
….
The two were respectfully escorted out by the staff. Ying Qiao looked at his boyfriend, whose expression was particularly serious, and thinking of the scene just now, he couldn’t help but smile and squeeze his fingers: “Next time, I’ll come with you.”
I never knew watching my boyfriend lecture me could be so enjoyable.
Jiang Lan grumbled unhappily, “They’re just here to make me angry. None of them are cooperative, and they can’t even eat—” He realized something and hurriedly changed his words, “We can’t kill them either, and they’re all ignorant of the law. They’re so annoying.”
Hearing him muttering complaints, Ying Qiao immediately felt indignant and spoke righteously: “That’s why we need to educate them more and popularize the law more.”
Jiang Lan thought about it and found it made a lot of sense, so she nodded in agreement and said, “That’s right, we’ll educate them when we have time.”
As they spoke, the two had already left the interrogation room and entered the area of the ordinary prison outside.
Just as the staff were about to lead them away through the passage, they bumped into a Taotie carrying a bag of snacks and followed by two handsome male demons, who was swaggering past.
Jiang Lan and Taotie’s eyes met, and they were both immediately confused.
Jiang Lan immediately turned to the staff member: “How could he still be out?” Shouldn’t he be serving his sentence and reforming properly in the detention center?! What’s with this overflowing sense of satisfaction from enjoying his demonic life?
He then looked at the two handsome male demons and was genuinely puzzled.
They haven’t broken up yet?
And they seem to get along quite harmoniously?
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