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

Luo Qingwu didn't have the courage to go to the Immortal Emperor Palace. She just felt cold all over, as if she had fallen into hell.

"How is it? Have you thought it through?"

Zhou Yiqiao looked at the dazed Luo Qingwu and urged.

"I promise!"

After a long while, Luo Qingwu uttered three words.

"That's great. Now I have the first thing I need you to do."

Zhou Yiqiao's lips curled up in a satisfied arc, and he immediately made the request.

"I heard that Miss Luo has maintained a good relationship with the Tiansheng Prefecture Governor over the years. I would like Miss Luo to help me meet Mr. Zhu."

"impossible!"

Luo Qingwu rejected Zhou Yiqiao's request without even thinking about it.

"In that case, Zhou will take his leave."

Zhou Yiqiao did not force her and turned around to leave again with brisk steps, not giving Luo Qingwu any chance to refuse.

Luo Qingwu was anxious, she knew very well that she had been firmly under Zhou Yiqiao's control. If she refused to obey, those secrets would soon be made public. By then, not only would she be doomed, but even her Luo family would likely be pushed to the forefront and become the target of public criticism by those with ulterior motives.

"and many more!"

Luo Qingwu finally called out to Zhou Yiqiao, with a hint of helplessness and despair in her voice.

Zhou Yiqiao stopped and slowly turned around with a faint smile on his face, as if everything was under control.

"Ms. Luo, have you thought it through?"

Luo Qingwu bit her lower lip tightly and clenched her fists so tightly that her nails almost dug into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain at all, because the pain in her heart was far greater than that.

"I... can try, but I can't guarantee whether Master Zhu is willing to see you."

"It's okay. He will see me."

Zhou Yiqiao said it lightly, as if it was not a difficult thing for him.

But this made Luo Qingwu even more uneasy. She didn't understand what Zhou Yiqiao's purpose was and why he was so confident.

"when?"

Luo Qingwu managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"The Ascension Pill was stolen. Master Zhu has been very anxious recently. How about this? We will meet on the largest pleasure boat in Wuyou River in half a month."

Zhou Yiqiao answered briefly, then took out a small and exquisite jade slip from his sleeve.

"This is what Zhou wants to say to Master Zhu. There are no restrictions on it."

Seeing Luo Qingwu's eager look, Zhou Yiqiao smiled gently.

"If Miss Luo feels that there are enough people in the Luo family, you can check one or two."

"no need!"

Luo Qingwu quickly suppressed her curiosity and hurriedly put the jade slip into her storage bag.

She was sure that Zhou Yiqiao was definitely not joking when he said this, and that the jade slip must contain some secret or trap that she could not bear.

Luo Qingwu was secretly annoyed in her heart. She wondered when she had become so passive that she had to be controlled by a man who seemed harmless but was actually extremely cunning.

"Then, Miss Luo, we'll meet on the Wuyou River pleasure boat in half a month."

Zhou Yiqiao nodded slightly, his tone filled with unquestionable determination, and then his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot, leaving only a breeze blowing by, making Luo Qingwu feel dazed.

"Zhou Yiqiao, just wait for me!"

Luo Qingwu looked at the direction where Zhou Yiqiao disappeared and cursed hatefully.

"correct."

Zhou Yiqiao's voice suddenly appeared behind Luo Qingwu, scaring Luo Qingwu, who was cursing just now, so much that she trembled violently and almost lost her balance.

"Regarding the reservation of the pleasure boat, I'll have to trouble Miss Luo for help."

"after all......"

Zhou Yiqiao opened his mouth slowly and told another secret about Luo Qingwu that only a few people knew.

"After all, Miss Luo doesn't like male beauty. She must have been to many such occasions on weekdays, so she must be very good at arranging it."

Luo Qingwu's face turned pale as paper in an instant. She didn't expect that Zhou Yiqiao knew such a private matter of hers.

She has been carefully hiding this secret, fearing that it would be known by outsiders and affect her reputation and family status.

But now, Zhou Yiqiao mentioned it lightly, as if it was the most insignificant thing that was not worth mentioning.

"Okay, after you determine the location of the pleasure boat, send someone to the Princess's Mansion to inform me in advance."

Luo Qingwu suppressed the humiliation and anger in her heart and spoke with a slightly trembling voice.

"I...I know."

Zhou Yiqiao chuckled, seeming very satisfied with her reaction. Then his figure flashed again and completely disappeared from Luo Qingwu's sight.

Luo Qingwu stood there for a long time before she slowly exhaled a breath, and she seemed to be exhausted.

She looked in the direction where Zhou Yiqiao left, with both fear and unwillingness in her eyes.

"Zhou Yiqiao, what exactly do you want to do?"

......

Under the moonlight, Zhou Yiqiao returned to the princess's mansion as agreed with Luo Lishang.

"solved?"

Luo Lishang's graceful figure walked out from the shadows and called out to Zhou Yiqiao who was returning to his residence.

"It's over for now. The details will take another half month to be finalized on the pleasure boat on the Worry-Free River."

Zhou Yiqiao had no intention of hiding anything. After all, half a month later, he was able to enter the pleasure boat quietly, and he still needed the help of the woman in front of him.

"it is good."

Luo Lishang nodded, then took out a gorgeously wrapped scroll from his arms.

"This is an invitation letter to Xuantian Secret Realm. The specific time is when the year sequence is updated at the end of this year."

Zhou Yiqiao took the letter, opened it gently, and indeed saw the time and address of the opening of the Xuantian Secret Realm recorded in it.

"Thank you, Your Highness Princess."

Zhou Yiqiao bowed solemnly to Luo Lishang.

"You're welcome. This is something you fought for yourself, Mr. Zhou. I'm just passing it on."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yiqiao looked up at Luo Lishang, but found that Luo Lishang had already turned and left. He could not see her face at all, but only heard her low and pleasant voice entering his ears.

"Now that the Xuantian Secret Realm has a specific time, it means that people like Luo Shanhu only have a few months left to organize us."

"Whatever you are doing, Master Zhou, I hope you can finish it as soon as possible. We don't have much time to waste."

Zhou Yiqiao gently closed the letter, with a hint of determination in his eyes.

"Don't worry, Princess. I know what to do."

"The matter of Xuantian Secret Realm will not be delayed, and what Zhou promised to Her Royal Highness the Princess will also be completed successfully."

As the night deepened, the princess's mansion returned to its former tranquility. Only the chirping of cicadas and the breeze accompanied Zhou Yiqiao back to his residence.

Zhou Yiqiao returned to his room and repeatedly read the contents about the Xuantian Secret Realm in the letter, thinking about every next step in his mind.

Fifteen days passed in a flash, and the incident of the theft of the Ascension Pill came to a temporary end after the death of an official in the court and his entire family.

As for whether the theft of the Ascension Pill was related to this official, not many people in the entire Tiansheng City cared.

As the most prosperous city in the Tianchen Realm, it quickly returned to its former prosperity and bustle within half a day after the crisis was resolved.

It was precisely because of this rapid recovery of prosperity that Zhou Yiqiao was able to sneak quietly into the most luxurious pleasure boat on the Wuyou River under the cover of Luo Lishang.

Inside the pleasure boat, the lights were bright, the sounds of stringed instruments were endless, and various dignitaries dressed in gorgeous clothes were moving between the private rooms, chatting and laughing.

As agreed, Luo Qingwu had already prepared a quiet room in a corner of the houseboat, waiting for the arrival of Zhou Yiqiao and Lord Zhu.

This was the first time in her life that she experienced the feeling of waiting for someone. She looked around and seemed extremely anxious.

Inside the side room, the candle flame flickered, and it seemed that what was burning was not lamp oil, but Luo Qingwu's inner torment.

Finally, the sound of light footsteps broke the silence in the room, and Zhou Yiqiao's figure appeared at the door.

He was dressed in a simple robe, walking calmly, with that signature gentle smile on his face, and he still looked like he had everything under control.

"Miss Luo, sorry for the wait."

Zhou Yiqiao's voice was as gentle as jade, but his movements were extremely rude. He unceremoniously pulled the seat next to Carlo Qingwu and sat down.

"Mr. Zhou, Lord Zhu's government office is very busy. It will take another half an hour to get there. Please take a rest first. I have asked someone to prepare the best tea and snacks."

Luo Qingwu forced a smile, trying to make her tone sound more natural, but the nervousness and uneasiness in her heart were like a tide, and became more and more turbulent after seeing Zhou Yiqiao appear.

Zhou Yiqiao nodded slightly, his eyes swept around the room, finally landing on Luo Qingwu's clenched hands, and a barely perceptible curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Miss Luo seems very nervous?"

"Don't worry, today's matter, as long as Miss Luo cooperates properly, everything will go smoothly."

Hearing this, Luo Qingwu's fingertips trembled slightly. She lowered her head with forced calmness and took a sip of the tea on the table, trying to ease her inner anxiety.

"Mr. Zhou, what you said makes sense. I'm just a little worried... worried that Mr. Zhu won't show up as you wish."

"What? When I presented my jade slip to Lord Zhu, I didn't see the panicked expression on his face that I expected?"

Zhou Yiqiao only took a quick glance and saw through Luo Qingwu's thoughts.

Luo Qingwu's face turned pale again. She didn't expect that Zhou Yiqiao would reveal what she was thinking.

"I can't hide it from Master Zhou, it's indeed because of this reason."

Hearing this, Zhou Yiqiao laughed out loud, exerted a little force with his legs, and leaned his seat back to an angle where he almost fell, but he sat steadily, appearing to be at ease.

"After all, Zhu Changfu is the prefect of Tiansheng Prefecture. Even if his status is not as high as your old man's, his methods are much better than you, a junior who can only rely on your family."

"What I recorded on the jade slip was not some extremely shocking secret. With Zhu Changfu's status, he must have cleaned it up long ago."

Luo Qingwu listened to Zhou Yiqiao's analysis and for some reason she became worried about him.

"If Lord Zhu breaks his promise, won't we fail?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yiqiao looked at Luo Qingwu with a smile.

"Who told you that I only have this one handle on Zhu Changfu?"