Chapter 103: Rescue
Chapter 103: Rescue
Diwu Qianqian blinked and looked at Ling Yi somewhat blankly. Becoming friends… was so easy!
Also… why did this person seem a bit thick-skinned?
Asking for a favor right after becoming friends?
“If it’s too much trouble, then forget it…” Ling Yi sighed.
“Hey, you haven’t even said what it is…” Diwu Qianqian’s big eyes stared at Ling Yi.
“Should I say it?”
“Of course!”
“Help me rescue someone.” Ling Yi grinned.
Five minutes later.
Diwu Qianqian’s mouth twitched a little as she looked at him and said, “I heard about this matter, and I also think those people went too far, but… I can’t control it. They definitely won’t listen to me.”
“What is the purpose of you entering the mundane world?”
Ling Yi changed the topic and asked her.
“My master said, to achieve the Dao, one must first experience the myriad flavors of life, and then… well, basically it’s worldly training. You know, to gain some experience.” Diwu Qianqian said halfway, as if she didn’t want to reveal more, and laughingly changed the subject.
“Right!” Ling Yi looked at her sincerely. “You see, since you need to experience the myriad flavors of life, shouldn’t you try all kinds of experiences? Don’t you agree?”
“Although I feel like you’re probably tricking me, I still think what you said makes sense.” Diwu Qianqian said.
“Then what are you waiting for? Let’s go!” Ling Yi said.
“But… what if they don’t listen to me?” Diwu Qianqian felt a bit helpless. She suddenly regretted making friends with this person a little.
He really doesn’t treat himself as an outsider!
“Then force it!” Ling Yi said as if it was the most natural thing. “Since you’ve heard about this, you should know how painful it is for an innocent girl, as beautiful and cute as you, to be falsely accused and locked up. Think about that feeling? Unable to speak her suffering, enduring torture…”
Diwu Qianqian: “That’s true…”
Ling Yi looked at her: “If you want to experience the myriad flavors of life, naturally you have to be a hero once! Play the villain once! You need to understand what that kind of mindset is like to achieve your cultivation goals, right?”
“There seems to be a tiny bit of truth to what you’re saying.” Diwu Qianqian said thoughtfully.
“Then what are you waiting for?” Ling Yi encouraged. “Let’s go!”
Diwu Qianqian thought for a moment, gritted her teeth: “Fine, let’s go!”
In Lu Qingming’s study.
The gold-rimmed glasses youth from earlier looked anxious. “State Preceptor, that scoundrel Ling Yi is actually urging Miss Diwu to rescue Luo Xue. This…”
Lu Qingming waved his hand. “I know. Let them go.”
The gold-rimmed glasses youth froze on the spot, his mouth twitching.
If he didn’t know the State Preceptor wanted to kill Ling Yi, he might have suspected the State Preceptor took a liking to the guy and wanted to recruit him.
Otherwise, how could he be so indulgent?
“But…”
“Go. Don’t worry about it.”
Lu Qingming rarely explained things to his subordinates.
However, facing the Crown Prince who was also curious, he needed to explain.
“That girl practices the Dao of Supreme Detachment. Her master sent her to me not so she could fall in love with me! Although I… well, but she’s just a kid! Don’t laugh, I’m serious!”
“If you don’t believe me, ask your father. Her sect sent her to me precisely so she could experience worldly affairs. If we don’t let her do anything, how is that different from secluded cultivation at the mountain gate?”
“As for who she chooses, it doesn’t matter. She’s very smart. The reason she chose that Ling Yi is precisely because she knows he is doomed to die.”
“Whether from family ties or the cultivation path, she would never betray her sect, nor would she abandon her cultivation.”
“So, I actually kind of hope she falls in love with Ling Yi. That way, Ling Yi can contribute a bit to my sect before he dies.”
“The so-called detachment from emotions – the hardest barrier is love. Nothing makes the heart die and forget emotions faster than the death of a loved one.”
“As for Luo Xue… Those people acted a bit rashly. Recently, people have been reaching out to me through various connections. There’s a colossal entity behind her. Of course, this matter is extremely confidential, so we can’t blame the Intelligence Department for not doing their job well.”
“The main purpose of detaining Luo Xue was to lure Ling Yi here. Now that Ling Yi has come, she’s naturally no longer important.”
“So if Qianqian wants to release her, just release her. It might even cause friction between that Sect and Ling Yi…”
Lu Qingming smiled faintly at this point and said, “Because according to the news passed on, Luo Xue is the fiancée of that Sect’s Young Master. And based on the information we had before, the relationship between Luo Xue and Ling Yi… heh.”
The young Crown Prince of Chu suddenly understood, looking at Lu Qingming. “Sir, you are indeed brilliant! Alright, I understand. I won’t interfere in this matter.”
Lu Qingming said lightly, “The best outcome is to make Ling Yi and that Sect clash without any trace on our part. We can take this chance to see what exactly is hidden behind him!”
The young man nodded. “Getting rid of an enemy without getting our hands dirty is naturally the best choice.”
Then, he looked at Lu Qingming. “The Qin State’s chief envoy, Qi Gaofeng, is trying hard to contact the other five-state diplomatic mission members.”
Lu Qingming laughed. “Let him try. We can’t deprive a dying man of his struggle.”
Diwu Qianqian drove a super-luxury sports car, with Ling Yi in the passenger seat. Watching her skillfully take corners, drift, floor the accelerator… Ling Yi suddenly felt that this girl probably didn’t need much experience in worldly affairs.
She was exactly like a rich young lady with no goals, constantly seeking thrills.
The car weaved through traffic and soon arrived at a place.
After parking, Diwu Qianqian looked at Ling Yi with some approval. “You’re pretty good. Most people are terrified riding with me, but you stayed calm the whole time.”
Ling Yi looked at her. “Actually, I was pretty scared too.”
He already had a Su Qingqing at home who loved racing. What Diwu Qianqian did was just child’s play for Su Qingqing, nothing to be afraid of.
Diwu Qianqian laughed heartily, then walked straight ahead. “Come on, let’s do as you said. Rescue someone, be a hero once, and in front of those people, be a villain once!”
The place they arrived at was a somewhat remote gray building. There weren’t many people around. When Diwu Qianqian reached the entrance, two men suddenly appeared there, looking at her seriously. “This place is not open to the public…”
Before they finished, Diwu Qianqian grabbed one with each hand and threw them aside.
The two men didn’t even know how they were subdued.
As they hit the ground, their acupoints were sealed, immobilizing them completely. They could only watch as Diwu Qianqian led Ling Yi inside.
“Call your person in charge out!”
After entering, Diwu Qianqian didn’t rush further in. She stood in the lobby and started shouting.
Whoosh!
Instantly, dozens of people appeared, surrounding the two with unfriendly expressions.
Ling Yi was also curious about how Diwu Qianqian knew Luo Xue was held here, but he didn’t ask.
“I’ll say it again. I am Diwu Qianqian. Go call your person in charge!”
“Young lady, this is a confidential area of the Chu State. Entry is by invitation only. Please leave now,” a middle-aged man walking out from inside said. Upon seeing Diwu Qianqian in her red dress, he frowned slightly but spoke kindly.
Everyone surrounding the two was stunned.
As members of Great Chu’s coercive agencies, when had they ever been so polite?
“Are you the person in charge? Release my friend.” Diwu Qianqian ignored the people surrounding her, her gaze fixed on the middle-aged man who came out.
“Miss Diwu, you…”
“Didn’t you hear what I said?” Diwu Qianqian coldly snapped. “My friend is named Luo Xue. I’m giving you three minutes to release her!”
She then glanced at Ling Yi, her expression slightly boastful: How fierce am I like this? Am I being a villain?
Ling Yi curled his lip.
Evil my foot, far from it!
Doesn’t that count as evil?
So fierce!
Diwu Qianqian was a bit confused, but the next moment, she made her move directly.
Thump thump thump…
People only saw a red shadow flash past before their eyes, seemingly carrying a whiff of fragrant air.
The next moment, everyone felt waves of intense pain wash over their bodies, some even unable to hold back and crying out in pain.
Diwu Qianqian looked at Ling Yi and raised an eyebrow—
Was that fierce enough this time?
Ling Yi blinked, nodded slightly, showing an approving expression.
Truly fierce!
The middle-aged man was utterly dumbfounded.
Of course, he knew who this Crimson-skirted Maid was, otherwise he would have ordered people to act long ago, but this wasn’t a place for her to cause trouble however she pleased, could she just have things her way?
Moreover, Luo Xue was a very important prisoner!
Although he had been instructed not to torture her, he had also been ordered to keep her under strict guard.
If she were to escape because of this, he would inevitably be implicated.
“Diwu…”
Diwu Qianqian got angry, and this time without Ling Yi teaching her, she charged forward and threw a punch directly.
The middle-aged man fell flat on his back on the spot, with blood streaming from his nose.
“Not done yet, are you? What annoys me most are people like you, talking way too much nonsense, if you can’t beat me, just straightforwardly let the person out! Forcing me to make a move!”
Diwu Qianqian said, glancing somewhat triumphantly at Ling Yi.
Ling Yi gave a thumbs-up.
“Let’s go, find the person!” Diwu Qianqian said smugly.
“No need for that hassle.” Ling Yi walked over to the middle-aged man with the bloody nose who wanted to pretend to be unconscious, squatted down, and whispered, “I’m Ling Yi, seen the video of me killing Zhao Tianping, right? Which room is Luo Xue in, tell me, and I won’t touch you; if you don’t tell, I’ll end your dog life.”
Over there, Diwu Qianqian froze abruptly, suddenly filled with regret in her heart.
Why didn’t I think of interrogating him?
Look at this guy!
This is what an evil person is, okay?
Ready to kill someone at the slightest disagreement!
Compared to that, what is this that I did?
So frustrating!
The middle-aged man truly hadn’t recognized Ling Yi.
After all, no matter how famous, it wasn’t in the same country, and he wasn’t from the Intelligence Department either, so it was normal not to recognize him.
The key was really not expecting someone from an enemy country to be mixed up with Diwu Qianqian.
What kind of situation was this?
“Don’t want to talk?” Ling Yi’s voice turned slightly cold.
“On… the third floor, the innermost room…” the middle-aged man said in a faint voice, full of humiliation.
The person they were guarding had actually been snatched in broad daylight!
No matter who the other party was, it was too disgraceful.
So, after saying that, he promptly passed out.
Diwu Qianqian looked puzzled, did her punch… have that much power?
Arriving on the third floor, walking to the innermost room, they glanced at the locked door.
Ling Yi first knocked on the door, and Luo Xue’s cool voice came from inside.
“Who is it?”
“It’s me.”
“Ling Yi?”
Knowing it was Ling Yi, Luo Xue’s voice was filled with delight, “How did you get here?”
“Step back a few steps, move away a bit, I’m opening the door, don’t let it startle you,” Ling Yi said.
Then, Ling Yi formed a fist seal and punched toward the door lock.
The Fist Aura surged out through the fist seal, and the thick iron door was immediately blasted open with a hole.
Diwu Qianqian couldn’t help but gasp, thinking to herself, if that fist had landed on the guy from earlier, wouldn’t it have blown his head right off?
Pushing the door open and seeing Luo Xue looking somewhat thin, Ling Yi took a deep breath, but before he could say anything, Luo Xue from over there flew straight over and rushed into his arms.
“I knew you’d come!”
Luo Xue didn’t say things like how could you come, it’s so dangerous.
Because she knew he would definitely come.
Just like when he was in danger or trouble, even if separated by countless mountains and rivers, she would definitely go to him.
Diwu Qianqian looked at the two embracing and suddenly felt an odd, uncomfortable sensation all over.
She seemed… a bit extra, didn’t she?
At that moment, she suddenly sensed something off about the atmosphere, sharply turned her head to look, and discovered two more figures in the corridor, arriving before her in almost the blink of an eye.
The two ignored her, looking directly into the room, seeing the young man and woman embracing.
One of them, without a word, immediately thrust a sword at Ling Yi!
“Hey, you…” Diwu Qianqian was startled, thinking to herself, how could this person be so nasty, attacking someone from behind!
Ling Yi countered with a backhand punch, the Fist Aura surging, smashing against the tip of the opponent’s sword.
Clang!
Crack!
A crisp sound—the opponent’s sword—
shattered.