Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

"The West Night Saintess is truly an enigma."

Meng Qianqian, having lived two lifetimes, couldn't determine what exactly had happened to her counterpart.

"How is the feud between you and Wu Ma resolved?"

She changed the topic.

There are priorities, and this major mystery of the West Night Saintess could be investigated slowly.

Ultimately, she took care of Tan'er, ensuring she did not experience the pain of being "abandoned" again.

Si Snake remained silent.

Meng Qianqian sensed something was amiss: "Did something go wrong?"

Wu Ma harassed his clanswoman, leading the woman to commit suicide in despair, an eternal scar in his heart.

Last time at the Black Armor Army's camp, he didn't kill Wu Ma because he rushed to save Chen Long.

Could it be that there were new changes this time too?

She didn't believe Si Snake was merciful.

Si Snake wasn't bloodthirsty, but his heart might be harder than Chen Long's.

Because he no longer had any weaknesses or vulnerabilities.

"Someone rescued him."

Si Snake said.

"Rescued him from your hands?"

Meng Qianqian was surprised.

A Si Snake with a murderous intent wouldn't even let Ji Li have an advantage.

Unless it was his brother Chen Long.

But Chen Long was recuperating in the Crown Prince Mansion.

A hint of confusion flashed in Si Snake's eyes: "A very strange person, whose martial arts moves were unfamiliar."

His description was extremely vague, and among those who met the conditions, there were countless possibilities.

However, inexplicably, a mysterious figure emerged in Meng Qianqian's mind.

She asked, "Is he wearing a black cloak, a black bamboo hat, with a silver mask, completely covered, revealing no skin? Does he even wear gloves? And his voice sounds like a broken bellows, hoarse, unlike a normal person."

Si Snake asked suspiciously, "Have you seen him?"

Meng Qianqian nodded: "A master with a ruined face and voice; he has helped me several times when I was in danger. This time, when going to the Eldest Princess's fief to subdue the Black Armor Army, the mechanisms in the latter part of the Miasma Forest, I guess, were also destroyed by him. Even the ambush that Zishu Mouse was supposed to set for us might have been intercepted by him."

Si Snake: "Could he be the person Hai Pig saw in the Ministry of Justice Prison? He convinced Hai Pig to cooperate with us."

Meng Qianqian pondered: "I used to only suspect that, but now I strongly believe it was him."

Si Snake asked: "Who on earth is he? Why would he help us? And why could he persuade Hai Pig to turn over a new leaf? Why did he save Wu Ma?"

Meng Qianqian didn't reply.

-

On a sunny morning, Lu Yuan and Meng Qianqian set off.

Treasure Piggy hugged his beloved little rattle-drum, bidding farewell to everyone in the Imperial Palace.

"Great-grandfather, take care! Great-grandmother, take care! Consort Hui, take care!"

Emperor Liang was reluctant to let go.

Princess Consort Chen had tears in her eyes.

Consort Jiang's nose also tingled with sadness.

Such an adorable little charm was about to be out of reach...

She glanced at her little grandnephew beside her, whose whole body barely had a bit of flesh, with mild disdain.

Nie'er burst into tears: "Will you come find me again?"

Treasure Piggy tiptoed and patted his shoulder like a little adult: "I will, I will, don't cry."

Nie'er sobbed: "Then it's a promise, you must come back! Pinky swear!"

Treasure Piggy extended his soft, chubby finger: "Hook!"

The Miao King called for Bai Xiaopan to return to Witch Mountain together.

Liu Qingyun wasn't interested in going; the long journey was tiresome for her, wasn't it?

The Miao King's face darkened: "A grown girl cannot be kept!"

Lu Zhaoyan suppressed his excitement and respectfully bowed to the Miao King: "This son-in-law bids farewell to the father-in-law."

"Hmph!"

The Miao King flung his sleeve and left!

"Luo Shan!"

He called for his substitute grandson.

Luo Shan was gone.

He had been taken away by Emperor Liang.

The reason was a letter Lu Yuan gave to Princess Consort Chen before leaving.

He asked Princess Consort Chen to calculate the time to give it to Emperor Liang after they had left the city.

After reading the letter, Emperor Liang leaped three feet high!

"You brat! Such an important matter, and you waited half a month to tell Me! Do you know how I've endured these past two weeks!"

Too bad they had left the city, or he would have hung Lu Yuan and beaten him for three days and nights!

As for taking Luo Shan, he had his own reasons.

Emperor Liang glared at the news on the letter, the furrows in his brow gradually relaxing.

He gazed at the endless sky with great satisfaction.

He carefully caressed the writing on the letter, afraid of disturbing this hard-won joy: "Heaven has not treated Me poorly."

-

"What did you discuss with Si Snake that day? Why did he suddenly part ways with us?"

In the carriage leaving the city, Lu Yuan asked Meng Qianqian.

On this journey to You State, besides the two of them, Tan'er, Ban Xia, Yu Zichuan, Qing Shuang, Ji Li, and Chen Long were also present.

However, Si Snake, who was always inseparable from Ji Li, bid them farewell.

Meng Qianqian said: "I told him about Tan'er's background."

Lu Yuan asked: "The West Night Saintess?"

Meng Qianqian nodded: "Yes, he hasn't had much interaction with the West Night Saintess, so he plans to return to Liuli Island to see if he can find any clues from those years."

Lu Yuan asked with suspicion: "He never met Tan'er?"

Meng Qianqian replied: "Never."

Lu Yuan pondered: "Liuli Island isn't small, if Cheng Xin avoids him, it's possible to never meet in a lifetime."

Moreover, Si Snake is of the Imperial Family, so running into him would be extremely difficult for ordinary people.

Meng Qianqian said: "Additionally, we discussed a mysterious expert who saved Wu Ma."

Lu Yuan: "Oh?"

Meng Qianqian continued: "And something the Grand Marshal promised to do for Si Snake."

Lu Yuan seemed finally intrigued: "What was it?"

Yet, Meng Qianqian stopped talking.

She turned her head, looking at him with an amused smile: "Grand Commander, you seem to be getting more curious about Xiao Jiu. Could it be that you've fallen head over heels for Xiao Jiu?"

Lu Yuan hadn't forgotten how, last time in the carriage, she had teased him, leaving his blood boiling.

Was she relying on being pregnant, thinking he wouldn't dare to act on her?

"I have a hundred ways to deal with you."

Lu Yuan flipped over and pinned her slender wrists above her head, his restrained, deliberate gaze fixed on her, as if wanting to devour her whole.

Meng Qianqian, realizing she had gone too far, blinked innocently, "Xiao Jiu is wrong, Xiao Jiu won't dare anymore."

Lu Yuan, one hand assertively gripping her wrist, used the other to gently trace her delicate collarbone: "Admit it now? Too late."

"Damn it!"

Cui Hu, who was driving, suddenly felt the hairs on his neck prickling, grabbed Yu Zichuan from the roof of the car, and fled.

Yu Zichuan: "Why are you taking me?"

Cui Hu covered his ears: "For your own good."

Then, remembering something, he turned back to instruct the white horse: "Old White, you run on your own! Don't take the wrong path!"

The white horse, whose hooves nearly sparked with flames: ... No martial ethics!!! At least cover my ears too!!!