When Li Yue Shu emerged from the spatial dimension, the outside was eerily quiet, devoid of even the slightest breeze, as if nothing had happened.
However, the scattered sheets of paper she had thrown about served as proof of the recent events.
A faint smile touched Li Yue Shu's lips, and with renewed arrogance, she retrieved another stack of paper from her spatial dimension. "Within three days, if Qin Mo Yuan is not found, I will have Gu He Xuan deliver a message."
"After the message is delivered, if there's no news within half a month, I will personally return to Chong Zhou. By then, I wonder if Li Xiang Ru can withstand the pursuit of the Regent's Manor and the royal family of Chen Nan Kingdom."
The surroundings remained silent, as if the earlier commotion had been a mere illusion.
Li Yue Shu smiled gently. "If you insist on protecting her, then I will act myself. Killing someone is hardly a difficult task for me."
Still, there was no response from around her.
Li Yue Shu ceased her chatter, collected the papers, and turned to leave.
Her foot throbbed slightly, but it didn't impede her from leaving behind an image of defiant freedom.
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In a spacious and brightly lit room, a custom-made desk held a monitor, before which sat a young and beautiful woman. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Bang!"
The custom keyboard was slammed forcefully onto the desk, its sharp crack seeming as if it would shatter the keyboard in two.
"Damn it, this woman is too arrogant!"
The woman spat out a curse in anger, as if she wished she could crawl into the screen and beat the person she was referring to.
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"Achoo!"
Li Yue Shu touched her nose.
Who was speaking ill of her?
Hearing her sneeze, Gu He Xuan quickly brought over a hand warmer. "Miss Li, are you alright?"
It would be troublesome if she caught a chill.
"Thank you, Young Master Gu." Li Yue Shu accepted the hand warmer. "I'm fine, let's continue our search!"
She needed to see if her threats had any effect.
She had promised to do this within three days, and Li Yue Shu would head to Da Geng Mountain before each search, holding up a paper with the nine characters "Spare no effort, slay Li Xiang Ru" written on it, issuing her threat to the sky.
However, over these three days, she received no response and found no clues about Qin Mo Yuan.
Observing the seemingly unchanged snowy landscape around her, Li Yue Shu calmly folded the paper and then produced the coiled dragon jade pendant.
"Since that's the case, it's time for Gu He Xuan to play a role."
With that, Li Yue Shu turned and walked down the mountain, not wasting a moment.
"Whoosh—"
Another gust of wind blew, directly blocking Li Yue Shu's path and nearly throwing her off balance.
Li Yue Shu steadied herself but did not continue forward. Instead, she scanned her surroundings.
On the once uniformly white snow-covered ground, a patch of black suddenly appeared.
Li Yue Shu's heart stirred, and she stepped towards it.
She brushed aside the thick snow and discovered it was a piece of black fabric.
Li Yue Shu instantly understood. This must belong to Qin Mo Yuan.
It seemed her threat had worked.
Holding the fabric, Li Yue Shu continued in that direction.
Da Geng Mountain was truly vast. She clearly felt she was constantly ascending, yet what met her eyes was still an endless expanse of white.
As she climbed higher, the wind and snow intensified, making it difficult for Li Yue Shu to keep her eyes open.
She now somewhat regretted not threatening the plot to directly deliver Qin Mo Yuan to her!
Just as Li Yue Shu was contemplating whether to issue another threat, she suddenly heard an animal's roar.
Her heart tensed, and she hurried towards the sound.
Before she could get close, she saw a sturdy snow wolf leap forward, lunging at a disheveled figure not far away, who was covered in blood.
The person seemed to be seriously injured and moved with some slowness, unable to dodge the attacking snow wolf effectively and could only try to protect his vital areas.
It was Qin Mo Yuan!
Li Yue Shu had no time to think; she directly pulled out a gun from her spatial dimension.
"Bang!"
"Awooo—"
With a gunshot, the snow wolf let out a piercing cry, rolling several times in the snow, leaving behind pools of blood.
Qin Mo Yuan instinctively turned his head to look, only to see a figure he never expected.
"A Shu?"
Qin Mo Yuan's tone was filled with uncertainty, as if he doubted whether he was hallucinating.
"Awooo..."
The shot had only hit the snow wolf's leg. After rolling a few times, it got up, but no longer dared to attack. It looked warily at Li Yue Shu before turning and fleeing.
Li Yue Shu put away the gun and quickly rushed to Qin Mo Yuan's side.
At this moment, Qin Mo Yuan looked as if he had been fished out of a pool of blood. Even his black attire couldn't conceal the extent of his wounds.
His face, as refined as a celestial being's, was covered in scars and bloodstains, and his thin lips were pale and bloodless.
Li Yue Shu's heart ached inexplicably.
She quickly stepped forward to support him, her brows almost knitting together.
"A Shu... is it really you?"
Qin Mo Yuan's voice trembled, still unable to believe the person before him was real.
Li Yue Shu's expression was tense, and she said with a firm tone, "I'm here, you'll be alright."
A faint smile touched Qin Mo Yuan's lips, and he grasped her hand. "I promised A Shu I would live."
After saying this, he could no longer hold on. His eyes closed, and he fainted.
Li Yue Shu's heart fluttered, and she quickly brought him into her spatial dimension.
Mother Mo was startled by the scene and rushed forward to help Qin Mo Yuan.
"What happened to Your Highness? How is he so badly injured?"
"I just found him," Li Yue Shu replied as she laid Qin Mo Yuan on a bed and began to treat his wounds.
Qin Mo Yuan was severely injured, even more so than when he was in Yun Su last time.
Li Yue Shu was astonished that he had managed to survive and see her.
Time ticked by, and fine beads of sweat formed on Li Yue Shu's forehead.
After an unknown period, she finally stopped her ministrations and let out a long sigh of relief.
Mother Mo quickly handed her a handkerchief. "Miss, how is His Highness?"
Li Yue Shu wiped the sweat from her brow. "His will to live is strong. As long as he stays in the spatial dimension, he'll recover soon."
However, aside from the spatial dimension, she was unsure what the plot might conjure.
Glancing at the time, Li Yue Shu put on her fox fur coat again. "Aunt Mo, please take care of him in the spatial dimension for a while. I need to go out."
If she stayed away too long, Gu He Xuan would likely come looking for her.
Mother Mo nodded immediately. "Please rest assured, Miss."
Li Yue Shu didn't delay any further and exited the spatial dimension.
But in the next second, she suddenly reappeared.
Mother Mo, who was holding a basin of water, hadn't had time to empty it, and looked at Li Yue Shu's sudden return with confusion. "Miss, why have you returned?"
Li Yue Shu's mouth twitched. "It's... not convenient to go out right now."
Mother Mo looked at her blankly, not understanding what she meant.
Li Yue Shu opened her mouth, but didn't know how to describe the scene she had just witnessed.