Qiqi pouted, “Then I’ll ignore them too.”

“I’ll go check the situation. You two eat and drink as usual, don’t worry about this,” Huang Yan glanced at them, cautioned, then walked toward the outside of Phoenix Feather Pavilion.

Mu Yunjin stood in place, sighing, “These people, do they want to deprive me of even this last peaceful refuge?”

“Miss, don’t worry, not just anyone can enter our Phoenix Feather Pavilion!” Qiqi comforted Mu Yunjin.

“Let’s go to the door and have a look…” Mu Yunjin said, then walked with Qiqi out of the main gate of Phoenix Feather Pavilion.

Once outside, Mu Yunjin crossed her arms, leaned against the doorframe, and looked at the flowing stream above. Indeed, black-clothed men had surrounded the entire area.

Mu Yunjin watched for a while, then raised an eyebrow.

She saw several of the black-clothed men who had been standing at the stream’s edge suddenly splash into the water, diving in to explore the surroundings.

“A bunch of fools, aren’t they afraid of freezing to death? Our Phoenix Feather Pavilion entrance has a barrier. Even if ordinary people searched until they died, they would never find our entrance,” Qiqi sneered, watching the scene.

…

…

“I’m curious what they want to do by investigating Phoenix Feather Pavilion’s location!” Mu Yunjin curled her lips, watching several black-clothed men swimming aimlessly in the stream.

Huang Yan stood on the steps, hearing the sarcastic comments from below. He glanced down at them, “These people came prepared.”

Just as he finished speaking, the black-clothed men who had jumped into the stream earlier climbed ashore and shook their heads at their leader.

The leader’s expression immediately darkened. He raised his hand and angrily said, “Useless!”

“It seems they’re certain we’re here,” Mu Yunjin shrugged and sighed softly.

“Miss, look who’s coming!” Qiqi stared at a spot above the stream, suddenly exclaiming in surprise. She patted Mu Yunjin’s shoulder and pointed upward.

Mu Yunjin followed her gaze, then her eyes tightened and she tugged at the corner of her mouth, “Why has she come here again…”

……

Qin Muyue flew down from the side and landed by the stream. She glanced sideways at the lead black-clothed man, “Yang Lian, how is it going?”

“Reporting to Young Master, we cannot find the entrance,” Yang Lian said, then cautiously glanced at Qin Muyue.

Originally, Qin Muyue had only a cooperative employment relationship with their assassin organization. But this woman had suddenly appeared a few days ago, killed their old master, and seized control of their entire assassin organization.

Under her power, now everyone in the assassin organization obeyed her orders and respectfully called her Young Master.

“Can’t find it?” Qin Muyue coldly snorted. Today, she wore a dark brocade dress with purple lotus flowers embroidered on the hem, making her appear quite ghostly.

Yang Lian nodded sheepishly, not daring to meet Qin Muyue’s gaze.

“If you can’t find the entrance, then fill in this entire stream! I want to see how these people will die when they have no exit!” Qin Muyue’s eyes were full of contempt, her lips revealing a mocking smile.

Hearing this, Yang Lian immediately signaled to the black-clothed men nearby.

Then, Yang Lian bowed slightly to Qin Muyue, “Then this humble one will order people to prepare some mud and stones.”

Qin Muyue gave a faint “mm” in response.

The group of black-clothed men subsequently scattered, leaving only Qin Muyue standing lost in thought by the stream.

Mu Yunjin’s gaze remained fixed on Qin Muyue. She frowned, “She’s indeed different from before. There’s a demonic aura about her!”

This demonic aura was similar to that emanating from Black Robe. She wondered if Black Robe had taught her some unique secret technique.

At this moment, Huang Yan ran down from the steps above and approached Mu Yunjin and Qiqi. “If they fill the stream with mud and stones, will we still be able to get out?”

“Of course we can. Our Phoenix Feather Pavilion is an independent space. Even without this stream, we can use the formless space to go outside. It’s just a bit more troublesome,” Qiqi replied, crossing her arms.

“Look, someone else is coming!” Mu Yunjin looked at a figure approaching in the distance, stretching her neck. It was too far to see clearly.

When she finally made out who it was, she suddenly smelled the scent of gunpowder.

Qin Munan…

……

Qin Muyue initially thought Yang Lian had returned. She turned around about to speak, but upon seeing who had arrived, she paused slightly, then her eyes narrowed and she looked away.

Qin Munan also hadn’t expected to encounter Qin Muyue here.

He was set to march with the army tomorrow. Today, he had specially come to Zhangzhou City to look around, hoping by luck to run into Mu Yunjin.

Wandering to this place, he unexpectedly met the person he least wanted to see.

The person who had disappointed him most in this lifetime.

Qin Munan intended to ignore Qin Muyue. Just as he turned to leave, he heard Qin Muyue’s voice from behind, “Brother…”

Qin Munan halted his steps.

“I heard you’re leading troops to battle tomorrow. Will you meet me in armed conflict?” Qin Muyue watched Qin Munan’s back, a smile on her lips.

Qin Munan turned around to face Qin Muyue, “Yue’er, you’ve disappointed me greatly.”

“Is brother angry about me poisoning you with lovesickness?” Qin Muyue said, smilingly walking closer to Qin Munan.

Standing before Qin Munan, she looked up at him, “But brother, don’t forget, you once poisoned me for Mu Yunjin’s sake. Have you forgotten how Aunt died? We’re just even now!”

No matter how much Qin Munan hated his unworthy sister, when he thought about how they were the only two left in the Qin family, even the hardest heart had to soften somewhat.

“Yue’er, Chu Qing, and Qiuye are merely using you. Why make yourself their stepping stone?” Qin Munan’s voice was filled with helplessness.

“Stepping stone? Hahaha…” Qin Muyue smiled, “Chu Qing wants the world, Master wants fame, but I just want to fight for my pride!”

As Qin Muyue finished speaking, her eyes were filled with cold anger, “Mu Yunjin took the man I loved most, and then took away the brother who cherished me most. I can’t swallow this!”

“Speaking of which, what right does she have to compare with me? How is she better than me? I was the first female general of the Xi Yuan Kingdom. In terms of reputation and prestige, how am I inferior to a good-for-nothing who knows nothing?”

“I followed Chu Li for so many years, even fabricating that I was a Phoenix Girl, just to get a few more glances from Chu Li! I thought the position of Sixth Prince’s Consort would certainly be mine, but I never expected Mu Yunjin to appear out of nowhere!”

“This woman I never even considered worthy of my attention!”

Having said this, Qin Muyue changed her tone and looked at Qin Munan, tears faintly visible in her eyes, “Brother, do you know how heartbroken I was when you and Chu Li both protected her?”

“You see, she stole everything from me. How could I not hate her? How could I not fight to regain my pride?”

“So, Mu Yunjin must die. She absolutely must die!”

Qin Muyue clenched her fists, her eyes emanating poisonous resentment. As she finished speaking, still not feeling relieved, she swept her sleeve and raised her palm to strike the calm stream before her.

Instantly, the stream was hit by her palm wind, splashing three feet high…

Qin Munan had been talking with Qin Muyue long enough to notice something off about her emotions and appearance. Now, seeing the power behind this light palm strike, he was quite shocked.

“Yue’er, what martial arts have you learned?” Qin Munan frowned, looking at Qin Muyue.

Qin Muyue withdrew her energy and raised the corner of her lips, “It’s the internal power that Master Qiuye and Master Black Robe both transferred to me. One righteous, one evil, greatly increasing my power now!”

“You’ve gone mad! Aren’t you afraid of qi deviation?” Qin Munan shouted angrily.

“How could I experience qi deviation? Look, brother, aren’t I perfectly fine?” Qin Muyue said, spreading her arms and turning in a circle before Qin Munan.

Qin Munan no longer wanted to continue the conversation. By now, everything had changed beyond recognition.

“Take care of yourself!” Qin Munan said sternly.

……

The three people below the stream heard every word exchanged between the Qin siblings.

Mu Yunjin sighed deeply, “If I appeared before Qin Muyue right now, she would probably skin me alive and drink all my blood to feel satisfied!”

The terrifying, ferocious look on Qin Muyue’s face when she mentioned her name made Mu Yunjin shudder repeatedly.

“No wonder I struggled so much when fighting her that day. It turns out she has two types of martial arts within her. Qiuye is already one of the three greatest masters in the world, and Black Robe is also a top-tier master. Now Qin Muyue is truly not what she used to be,” Qiqi remarked with a sigh.

Mu Yunjin pouted, then thought of something and covered her mouth with a laugh, “No matter how powerful she is, she still got knocked out by Ink Qilin’s tail.”

“Hahahahaha!” Qiqi and Huang Yan both burst into laughter.

Just as the atmosphere here became cheerful, Qin Muyue’s voice came through again—

“By the way, brother, I forgot to tell you something. I’m about to destroy the person who doesn’t love me!”

The person who doesn’t love me…

Hearing these words, Mu Yunjin froze, her smile fading as her gaze shot toward Qin Muyue.

……

“What did you say?” Qin Munan didn’t understand Qin Muyue’s words.

Qin Muyue stroked a strand of her hair, raising an eyebrow as she looked at Qin Munan, “We tricked Chu Li into believing that Mu Yunjin was infected with gu poison that would activate in fifteen days. Chu Li believed it!”

“Now, he’s probably frantically busy trying to find a cure for Mu Yunjin’s gu poison.”

“In the end, when he has nowhere to turn, he will come to me. By then, a trap will be waiting for him!”

“Hahaha, if I can’t have him, I’ll destroy him! If he can’t be mine in life, he can at least be mine in death! Hahaha!”

……

“Damn, this bitch!” Huang Yan cursed angrily after hearing Qin Muyue’s words.

Mu Yunjin frowned, her heart tightening after Qin Muyue finished speaking, “Huang Yan, what’s going on?”

No wonder Chu Li had asked about Yun Lianqing’s three secret medicines. No wonder he had seemed strange ever since returning from Linyin…

It was because he thought she was infected with gu poison!

This fool, why didn’t he just ask her?

“It’s a long story. Princess, I’ll go find His Highness now and tell him about this. He shouldn’t have gone far yet!” Huang Yan didn’t have time to explain to Mu Yunjin and hurriedly walked back into Phoenix Feather Pavilion.

Mu Yunjin wanted to chase after Huang Yan to ask questions, but was stopped by Qiqi, “Miss, don’t worry. Now that Qin Muyue has revealed her plan early, we still have room to maneuver. Let Huang Yan find Prince Ning first. You shouldn’t worry too much—be careful of the child in your belly…”