The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife-Chapter 459: Facing the Entire Qi Nation, I Won’t Hesitate!

Nanli scoffed, "Fine, I’ve recently read a few ancient books on forging treasures. If conditions allow, I might even be able to refashion you."

Refashion into a weapon that can slay immortals and shatter spiritual roots.

The Hairpin Elf didn’t doubt her at all. Having been with Nanli for a long time, she knew her master’s talent was formidable.

If Nanli were in the spiritually abundant Immortal World, she might have already advanced past the Qi Refining stage and begun foundation building.

Too bad they were in this spiritually deficient mortal realm.

At this moment, a Whisper Talisman floated out of the bag. Nanli recognized it as her Whisper Talisman with Zhi Mi.

She made a gesture, and the runes glowed red, immediately transmitting a voice: "Senior Sister! Your fifth brother is missing!"

Nanli frowned, asking what had happened while already grabbing the bag and heading out.

Zhi Mi briefly explained the situation. Chu Yan had visited the Song family today to see Song Zihan and had not returned by nightfall.

Madam Shen was very worried and sent people to search, only to find that the carriage driver had been killed and Chu Yan was nowhere to be found.

The people at the marquis’s residence were anxious. Zhi Mi had come to deliver the message because Senior Sister had used a special talisman on Chu Yan, which could locate him.

Nanli said, "If something happened to Fifth Brother and the hidden guards haven’t reported, it means they must have encountered misfortune too. This person must have figured everything out and is likely aware of the locating talisman on Fifth Brother. They must have taken countermeasures."

She summoned a paper crane. As she expected, the paper crane did not detect Chu Yan’s aura and spun in place.

Zhi Mi was anxious, "What should we do? Fifth Brother is usually so kind and avoids trouble. Who would target him?"

Nanli had several suspects in mind.

She said, "Someone has figured out my methods, but I haven’t become complacent. Tell my family not to worry. I will bring Fifth Brother back safely."

With that, she stored the Whisper Talisman.

Nanli didn’t idle; she took out several talismans and set up a talismanic array.

The array emerged in the cold night, with eight trigrams slowly rotating.

Ye Siheng, who was meditating and cultivating, sensed the movement and came out. Seeing the array suspended in the courtyard, his expression grew serious, "What happened?"

"Fifth Brother is missing, and his aura has been blocked. I need to use this array to break through the block and locate Fifth Brother," Nanli explained.

"How long will it take?" Ye Siheng asked.

"At least three hours," Nanli said, watching the array turn slowly. "The object blocking the aura is quite effective."

Ye Siheng summoned Qingyang, "Go investigate."

First, they would check Ye Chengyan, who had just been deposed. They also needed to look into any recent movements by the Border Nation.

Nanli suddenly had a thought, "It may not be someone from the Capital."

She had seen Fifth Brother recently, and he didn’t have a disaster-ridden appearance. Instead, he was glowing with fortune, indicating a great destiny was coming.

Could it be...

"Perhaps it’s a close relative of Fifth Brother who has come for him," she continued.

Ye Siheng was surprised, "A close relative? Are you implying... Fifth Brother is not your father’s biological child?"

Nanli shook her head lightly and briefly explained Chu Yan’s background.

Ye Siheng calculated the timing and his expression grew darker, "When your father saw him, he was already several months old. So, could it be..."

"Could it be what?" Nanli asked, tilting her head.

"Emperor Qi has a younger brother. For years, he has sent people to investigate. Given Fifth Brother’s age, he is quite close to Emperor Qi’s younger brother," Ye Siheng hadn’t considered this before, but given Chu Yan was brought back from the border and Cheng Wei being the citizen of Qi Nation, he naturally had this suspicion.

Nanli’s mouth twitched, "This relationship is too complicated..."

Her Fifth Brother might be Emperor Qi’s younger brother?!

Not just a possibility.

It was a certainty because she had already seen the purple aura around Fifth Brother and had suspected he might be of royal lineage.

Now it turned out that Fifth Brother was indeed of royal blood, but from Qi Nation, not Mu Nation!

Ye Siheng pondered for a moment before saying, "If he really was taken by those from Qi Nation, what will you do? After all, he is Emperor Qi’s brother."

Nanli did not hesitate for a moment and said resolutely, "Then I need to ask Fifth Brother’s wishes. If he wants to return to Qi Nation to acknowledge his identity and be Emperor Qi’s brother, I will support him and wish him well. If he does not want that, then even if it means facing the entire Qi Nation as an enemy, I will not hesitate!"

As long as Fifth Brother is willing to return to the marquis’s residence, he will always be a son of Chu family!

Ye Siheng smiled and looked at her with affection, "I was wondering why you said the world would be in turmoil again. It turns out it’s because of your Fifth Brother."

Indeed, when the silence is broken, it can be astonishing.

Emperor Qi’s obsession with this brother was profound. Over the years, he had never stopped searching. Even if A’Li manages to bring him back, Mu Nation and Qi Nation would eventually clash.

Historical records often mention beauties causing national calamities, but today, a single Chu Yan could stir the conflict between two nations.

Nanli bit her lip, her eyes deep, murmuring, "Given Fifth Brother’s temperament... this could be troublesome."

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Cheng Wei and Chu Yan arrived at Wu Clear Town.

He had arranged for guards and support early in the day. Since Xue Shengnan’s Teleportation Talisman was nearly out of power, he had used several talismans to reach this place.

But he only had one left.

With Xue Shengnan dead, he could only travel through the night and use the remaining Teleportation Talisman to cross the defense line and return safely to Qi Nation.

Cheng Wei instructed the guards while eating to satisfy his hunger.

Chu Yan slowly woke up, his neck sore. It took a while for him to recover.

At first, he didn’t dare make any noise, but after carefully observing the room, he noticed people were busy outside, and there were guards inside. With Cheng Wei blocking the door, how could he deal with them all and escape?

Cheng Wei finished eating and then looked up at Chu Yan, "Young Master, are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?"

Chu Yan’s body tensed and he had to sit up.

Fortunately, he hadn’t acted recklessly earlier, or he would have only hurt himself more.

It was already past mealtime, so he was indeed hungry. He didn’t hesitate and nodded.

Cheng Wei was pleased. If Chu Yan were hungry and cold, His Majesty would surely blame him. Now that Chu Yan was willing to cooperate, it was for the best. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

The guards brought up a bowl of noodles.

Chu Yan ate a few bites, his hunger slightly alleviated. He took the opportunity to ask, "Are you taking me back to Qi Nation?"

"Yes," Cheng Wei casually wiped his mouth.

"Where are we now?"

"We are approaching Yanxue Pass," Cheng Wei raised his eyebrows and smiled, "So Young Master should stop thinking about anything else. Behave and come with me to Qi Nation to meet your dear brother. When you and your brother were separated, he never gave up looking for you. I was originally a deep-cover agent in Mu Nation, but to bring you back safely, he recalled me, revealing my identity and destroying years of planning. This shows how much he values you."

Chu Yan felt no gratitude, saying, "Even though blood relations are important, they cannot outweigh the grace of upbringing! My father is from Mu Nation, so I am naturally from Mu Nation!"