"Damn, it turns out I, Xiao Yu'er, am quite charming. Got another one."
"Little Miss, this?" Little Peach pointed at Qingfeng, who had fallen to the ground, unsure how to speak. Xiao Yu'er glanced at the person on the ground as directed and said coldly, "Let's go. Let him wake up. Did he really think I liked him? He can dream."
After saying that, she led Little Peach away grandly.
By the time Qingfeng and Mingyue woke up, they realized things had gone terribly wrong.
"Miss Mu is gone?"
In Wuxing's room, as soon as Qingfeng finished speaking, he felt the young master's gaze like a sharp blade, fixing on him coldly. The room was silent. It took a long time before his voice was heard.
"How can you not even watch over one woman?"
"It wasn't like that, Young Master. Xiao Yu'er knocked me out," Mingyue clutched his head, which still hurt. The back of his head had swollen into a large lump, which he was rubbing vigorously.
Wuxing snorted coldly and looked up at Qingfeng. Qingfeng's face turned bright red. He really couldn't bring himself to explain Xiao Yu'er's despicable methods. A girl less than two years old had used a honey trap on him. If he told anyone, they'd think he was out of his mind.
"I, I?"
In the room, Wuxing's expression was grim. He waved his hand, "Alright, prepare to leave the valley. Although there's no place like Evil-doer's Valley, if news of her leaving the valley leaks out, I'm afraid someone might make a move on her."
"Young Master doesn't need to worry about that, because she took several people with her. There's Mo You and Mo Chou, and even Lin Simiao and a few others were taken out by her. I believe there won't be too many problems."
"That's good then," Wuxing finally relaxed a little. However, he couldn't bear to wait for her in the palace...
Qingyao led a group of her subordinates out of the valley.
Outside the valley, it was already spring, and the willow branches had sprouted new buds.
Another spring had arrived, and she couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion. But now was not the time for reflection. She had to find out where Evil-doer Island was.
Those detestable fellows dared to put a curse on Wuxing. If it were merely poison, it would have been easier to resolve. After all, Wuxing was the Ghost Doctor, and she had a miraculous antidote. But who would have thought that person would have used sorcery? Such things were sinister and poisonous.
"Master, where do we go now?"
Mo Chou asked in a deep voice. They had been out of the valley for two days, asking everyone they met about the location of Evil-doer Island. However, no one had heard of such a place. They wondered where their Master had heard of it, and that the people of Evil-doer Island had cursed the Young Master with a blood curse. If such a place truly existed, they shouldn't have been unable to find any information about it.
"Could Wuxing have lied to me again?" Qingyao's voice was somewhat cold, her face covered with a layer of frost. For what reason had he lied to her, time and time again?
Was the person behind it too powerful, and he feared she would be harmed? Or did he simply not want to harm that person? Or perhaps both? If that were the case, that person must be someone very important in his life. Important people in life, regardless of blood ties, could it be that person was actually his parents?
The moment Qingyao thought of this, she was shocked herself. This was absolutely impossible. How could parents put a curse on their own child? People say even a tiger wouldn't eat its cubs. Could his parents be more cruel than wolves or leopards?
Qingyao was pondering this in the carriage when suddenly Mo You, leading Lin Simiao and others, walked over. Everyone was excited and spoke with great emotion.
"Master, we found him."
As soon as Mo You's voice sounded, Qingyao impatiently lifted the carriage curtain and looked out. She saw that outside the carriage, Mo You was pulling a man dressed in ethnic clothing. That person wore a hat on his head, colored red and white, and his clothes were also a combination of many colors. This person's attire strongly resembled the clothing of ethnic minorities in modern times.
"Master, he says he knows where Evil-doer Island is?"
"Do you really know?" Qingyao raised her eyebrows and glanced at the man, her voice filled with barely suppressed excitement. It seemed Wuxing hadn't lied to her; there really was such a place.
The man cautiously glanced at the woman in the carriage. She was stunningly beautiful, with a cold aura surrounding her. Her simple colored silk dress set off her entire person like a lotus just emerged from water, fragrant and exquisitely beautiful, making one dare not look again after a single glance. He quickly lowered his head.
"Yes, Evil-doer Island. It's surrounded by a lake, and the scenery is very beautiful. However, only the Five Great Evildoers live on the island, and no one else. But those people are not to be trifled with. Ordinary people don't dare to approach that island, let alone land on it."
Qingyao exhaled a breath. As long as such a place existed, she was not afraid.
Her gaze was sharp and indifferent as she asked, "Where is that island located, and why has no one heard of it?"
"That island is very secluded and generally does not interact with outsiders, so no one knows about it. However, I am a resident from outside the island, so I know about it. The reason I escaped is because I have a beautiful daughter at home, and I didn't want her to be bullied by those Five Great Evildoers, so I took my daughter and left. Many families there have always suffered their cruelties."
Qingyao remained composed, carefully assessing how much truth there was in the man's words. However, seeing his cautiousness and apparent fear of their group, and that his words were reasonable, he, as an outsider, had no reason to lie to them.
"Good, where do you say it is?"
"Go north all the way from here, pass through the border of the Danfeng Kingdom, and continue heading north. That is Evil-doer Island. It doesn't belong to any country; it's a desolate land. Besides that island, there is a small tribe outside the island, and no other people."
"Alright, thank you," Qingyao suddenly lowered the carriage curtain, her cool voice ringing out, "Mo You, give him some silver."
"Yes, Master," Mo You responded, giving the man a piece of silver, then mounting the horse to drive the carriage. The others followed on horseback, and the group headed north, urging their horses on, hoping to reach Evil-doer Island as soon as possible.
Inside the carriage, Mo Chou asked worriedly, "Miss, what if that person is lying to us? And why did so many people not hear of this island, but only he did?"
Qingyao's eyes were sharp, and the painful scene of Wuxing struggling with poison flashed in her mind. Just thinking about it made her heart ache as if splashed with saltwater and burning. At this moment, how could she care about anything else? Even if it were those people who did it?
Whether the person was lying or not, she had to go. Because only in this way could she find peace and know if Wuxing was lying to her. If it wasn't the people from Evil-doer Island, or if there was no Evil-doer Island, then she didn't mind asking him again. In any case, she would absolutely not give up on him.
"Let's go. Whether he's lying or not, I have to go."
As Qingyao's voice fell, Mo Chou didn't say anything further. The Master had already told them what had happened to Young Master Wuxing, and being able to help the Young Master was also what she most wanted to do.