Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

Zhou Yiqiao stood up and stared at Luo Qingwu with deep eyes.

"It doesn't matter where I learned it from. What matters is that the secret you desperately want to hide is not a secret to me."

"No matter who instructed you, Zhou, you dare to search the residence of a royal princess directly."

"But if you still don't know how to restrain yourself, don't blame me for making this matter public."

Luo Qingwu narrowed her eyes and said through gritted teeth.

"Who are you anyway?"

Zhou Yiqiao smiled indifferently, patted his sleeves lightly, turned around and walked towards the depths of the mansion, leaving behind a meaningful word.

"You have already found out that I am just an ordinary person with unknown origins."

After Zhou Yiqiao left, everyone's attention was focused on Luo Qingwu.

Luo Qingwu's face turned extremely ugly. She knew clearly that if she gave up halfway today, her status in front of her family and the people behind her would plummet, and she would completely lose her current prestige.

But if she didn't do this, the evidence Zhou Yiqiao had in his hand would be enough for her to die a thousand times!

"withdraw!"

Luo Qingwu finally made up her mind not to bother any further.

All the servants obeyed the order and left the mansion in the same way as they came. They were gone in the blink of an eye.

Luo Lishang kept watching Luo Qingwu and Xiaoshu leaving a distance of several miles away. He ordered the servants to clean up the room that was messed up during the search, and quickly chased in the direction Zhou Yiqiao left.

Zhou Yiqiao obviously knew that Luo Lishang would do this, and he walked at a leisurely pace, as if he was deliberately waiting for her.

When Luo Lishang caught up with him in a secluded courtyard, the moonlight just happened to fall on his shoulders, adding a sense of mystery and depth to him.

"Mr. Zhou, please stay."

Luo Lishang breathed lightly, with curiosity and vigilance in his eyes.

"What did you say to Luo Qingwu that made her so fearful?"

Zhou Yiqiao turned around, and his smile looked particularly gentle under the moonlight.

"Your Highness, everyone has their own secrets."

"Since Zhou has the guts to follow the princess to Daxuantian without hesitation, he must have some cards in his hand that can guarantee his safety."

Zhou Yiqiao's words were ambiguous, leaving Luo Lishang completely confused.

It's not that she didn't investigate Zhou Yiqiao's background. She believed that she had looked into Zhou Yiqiao's past and life experience thoroughly.

But now looking at Zhou Yiqiao, she just felt that he seemed to have cleared away a layer of fog, allowing her to see the most superficial side of him that he wanted her to see.

"Don't worry, Princess. What I did did not harm the Immortal Emperor or the princess."

Seeing that Luo Lishang had no intention of letting him leave, Zhou Yiqiao dropped another bombshell.

Luo Lishang understood the hidden meaning behind Zhou Yiqiao's words, and his pupils contracted instantly.

Fortunately, she adjusted her mood very quickly and a smile appeared on her face.

"Haha, Master Zhou has misunderstood. This princess does not doubt Master Zhou's loyalty."

"Mr. Zhou is right. Everyone has their own interests. I shouldn't ask too many questions."

Zhou Yiqiao nodded, knowing that Luo Lishang had given up the idea of ​​investigating further.

In order to show his sincerity, he spoke directly to Luo Lishang.

"I will go see Luo Qingwu next. I hope that Her Royal Highness the Princess can make it convenient for me and provide cover for me while I am away."

Luo Lishang pondered for a long time before finally making up his mind to agree to Zhou Yiqiao's request.

"Okay, Mr. Zhou, please go quickly and come back soon. If there is a situation in the mansion that I cannot handle, I will try to delay it."

Zhou Yiqiao smiled slightly and clasped his fists.

"Don't worry, Princess. I will be back soon and will not delay your important affairs."

After saying that, Zhou Yiqiao's figure flashed, like a ghost in the night, he left the courtyard silently and headed straight for the direction where Luo Qingwu was leading the large army to retreat.

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On the other hand, after Luo Qingwu and a group of servants hurriedly evacuated the princess's mansion, the entire team fell into a strange silence.

Luo Qingwu's face was as gloomy as water. As servants, they naturally shouldn't breathe heavily.

After a long while, a servant who seemed to be quite experienced summoned up the courage and asked softly.

"Miss, what should we do next?"

Luo Qingwu stopped, her eyes flickering in the night.

These servants did not know that Luo Qingwu's thoughts were no longer on the Ascension Pill and the crisis at hand.

"Miss?"

The servant called out again cautiously, fearing to anger his master who was in a bad mood.

Luo Qingwu came back to her senses, took a deep breath, suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her mind, and said coldly.

"You go back home first and tell father that nothing unusual was found in the second princess's residence."

"If father blames me, just say it was my decision."

Upon hearing this, the servants responded immediately as if they had been granted amnesty, but they stopped after taking only two steps.

"Miss, won't you return to the Luo family with us?"

Luo Qingwu shook her head gently. Under the moonlight, her face seemed tense.

"I have something important to take care of. You guys go back first."

The attendants did not dare to ask any more questions. After bowing again, they quickly disappeared into the night.

After confirming that many of her subordinates had left, Luo Qingwu turned around, with her back to the moonlight, and in the blink of an eye, she disappeared into a hidden alley.

As a second-generation immortal cultivator who was born and raised in Tiansheng City, Luo Qingwu knows every corner of the entire Tiansheng City like the back of her hand.

She shuttled through the narrow and winding alleys like a ghost, and soon appeared on a bright street.

Because of the theft of the Ascension Pill, the entire street looked particularly desolate. Even the few pedestrians who were there were walking in a hurry, trying to avoid this critical moment.

Luo Qingwu stood at the corner of the street, her eyes quickly scanning the surroundings, finally stopping on the tallest building on the entire street.

That pavilion is called "Stargazing Pavilion", and it is the most famous viewing platform in Tiansheng City. On weekdays, scholars and immortal practitioners often gather here to drink tea and discuss Taoism, or to watch the stars and admire the moon. But tonight, due to the theft of the Ascension Pill, it seems particularly deserted and lonely.

Luo Qingwu released her spiritual sense and looked around for a long time. After confirming that no one noticed her, she moved again, like the lightest feather in the night sky, and landed silently on the top floor of the Observatory.

At this time, Zhou Yiqiao, who had left Luo Lishang's mansion, had been waiting for a long time.

"You're really here."

A playful smile appeared on Zhou Yiqiao's lips.

"Who the hell are you!?"

Luo Qingwu asked the question again, but this time, her tone was more urgent.

Zhou Yiqiao did not answer directly, but slowly walked to the railing of the Observatory, looking down at the sleeping Tiansheng City below, his voice calm and deep.

"I've said it before. I am an outsider in the eyes of you and the people behind you."

Luo Qingwu gritted her teeth. The man in front of her repeatedly mentioned that he was an "outsider" on purpose, just to avenge the humiliation she had suffered in the training ground outside the city earlier.

"What do you want me to do by asking me to come here to see you?"

Luo Qingwu didn't want to argue with Zhou Yiqiao about the issue of identity anymore, so she went straight to the point.

Zhou Yiqiao turned around, looked at Luo Qingwu with deep eyes, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Since Miss Luo is so straightforward, I won't hide anything."

"During the time I am in Daxuantian, I want you to be my downline and help me deal with some trivial matters."

When Luo Qingwu heard this, her expression suddenly changed, and a hint of anger flashed in her eyes.

"Let me be your subordinate? You are dreaming!"

"I, Luo Qingwu, am also a well-known figure in Tiansheng City. How can I be manipulated by you?"

Zhou Yiqiao was also very straightforward. Upon hearing Luo Qingwu's refusal, he immediately raised his leg and prepared to leave.

"Wait!"

Now it was Luo Qingwu's turn to be anxious. She had wanted to bargain with Zhou Yiqiao, but she didn't expect Zhou Yiqiao to be so decisive and leave as soon as he said he would.

Luo Qingwu hurriedly took a few steps forward and stood in front of Zhou Yiqiao. She suppressed the displeasure and panic in her heart and tried her best to make her tone sound calmer.

"Mr. Zhou, why don't we talk about this again."

"Since you know my secret, you should know my value. Such a straightforward rejection will do no good to either of us."

Zhou Yiqiao stopped and narrowed his eyes slightly. His emotions were completely blended into the darkness, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Miss Luo is really interesting. Since I know that you colluded with the prefect of Tiansheng Prefecture and murdered my eldest sister, and became the legitimate daughter of the Luo family, of course I also know which young master or young lady in Tiansheng City is the most incompatible with you."

"Now it is Miss Luo who is asking Zhou for something, not Zhou begging Miss Luo to do something."

"If Miss Luo is not sincere, Zhou will not force her, but this is the consequence..."

Zhou Yiqiao deliberately dragged out the tone, causing Luo Qingwu to shiver.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Zhou Yiqiao smiled slightly, reached out to lift the hair scattered around her ears behind her ears, revealing her delicate and fair profile, and pinched it unceremoniously.

"Zhou is also seeking self-protection. If Miss Luo is unwilling to help Zhou, then there is nothing to talk about."

Luo Qingwu's face turned red and white. She never expected that she would fall into the hands of a strange man.

"Okay! I can do things for you, but you have to tell me where you are from?"

Zhou Yiqiao had already compiled an identity for himself. He stretched out a finger and spun it in front of Luo Qingwu's eyes, then pointed to the Immortal Emperor Palace in the center of Tiansheng City.

Luo Qingwu's face instantly lost all color, and she fell to the ground, looking at Zhou Yiqiao in disbelief.

"You...you are the Immortal Emperor's man?"

Zhou Yiqiao curled up a mysterious smile at the corner of his mouth, raised his hand to help Luo Qingwu up, neither admitting nor denying.

"I can only tell you that my information comes from the Immortal Emperor Palace. If you don't believe it, you can go and find someone from the Immortal Emperor Palace to confirm it yourself."