The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 680 - 642: Waiting to Take the Bait

Small living room.

Qiao Yu Xian and Yan Ting were chatting, while also taking a break.

M Continent is very close to Yao Mountain Island.

After coming out from Gu Zhengyu, Yan Ting and the others returned directly.

After coming back, Yan Ting’s wound was treated, and he stayed by Mr. Jiu’s side, until Qiao Yu Xian came over.

Qiao Yu Xian hadn’t rested much since being in Capital City and then took a long flight. Although she rested a bit on the plane, she was worried about Mr. Jiu’s condition, so she didn’t sleep well and didn’t rest well.

At this time, the two were talking, their voices were not loud. Although the topics they discussed were not lighthearted, the taut nerves gradually relaxed a bit, making it a sort of rest.

"Does M Continent know about Grandpa Nine being poisoned?" Qiao Yu Xian asked.

Yan Ting nodded, "After I came back, I talked with Huo Yanxin. M Continent has been showing some movements recently, with the royal family having internal power struggles. Huo Yanxin has been busy over there. Grandpa also went to M Continent twice. That’s why when you were poisoned, none of them went to Capital City."

"What’s the situation over there now?" Qiao Yu Xian asked again.

"It’s hard to say. I haven’t asked much about their internal affairs," Yan Ting said. "Anyway, we are just following Huo Yanxin’s lead."

Qiao Yu Xian nodded, then after a few seconds, asked again, "What about Grandpa Nine being poisoned? Could it be related to over there?"

"What do you think?" Yan Ting asked.

"I think it’s related to Qu Qingkong," Qiao Yu Xian said, nestled in the sofa, looking at him. "What do you think?"

Yan Ting thought for a moment and then nodded, "I quite agree with your thoughts."

"Has Yao Mountain Island had any newcomers recently?" Qiao Yu Xian asked.

Yan Ting naturally knew he was asking about those who could directly access Mr. Jiu’s meals, the people around Mr. Jiu. He shook his head, "No."

"Then the person who poisoned might have been by Grandpa Nine’s side for many years," Qiao Yu Xian said.

When she returned last time, the people around Mr. Jiu were still the same as before.

Yan Ting frowned, thinking about all these people, "Who could it be? They are the most trusted people usually, who could it be?"

Qiao Yu Xian didn’t speak.

Yan Ting said, "The ones who can reach Grandpa now, other than us few, all others were brought from M Continent by Huo Yanxin."

"How can we get them out?" Qiao Yu Xian asked.

"Not only should we get them out, but also solve the people behind them. Otherwise, leaving them is always a hidden danger," Yan Ting said, with a bit of killing intent surfacing in his eyes. "The most important thing now is the antidote for you and Grandpa. Saving you both is the most urgent."

"The message about exchanging Peace Pendant for the antidote has already been released," Qiao Yu Xian said, "But there’s no news yet."

Yan Ting glanced at the Peace Pendant in her hand.

"Did Grandpa Nine tell you the password?" Qiao Yu Xian asked.

To get the map, two doors need to be opened.

One door uses the password, the other uses the Peace Pendant.

"Yes," Yan Ting nodded.

"Your password, my Peace Pendant," Qiao Yu Xian said, "We are their targets."

"Lure them out, kill them," Yan Ting said coldly.

Qiao Yu Xian looked at him.

Feeling her gaze, Yan Ting looked up to her eyes, the killing intent instantly dissipating, "Do you have any plans?"

Qiao Yu Xian shook her head, "Do you?"

"Waiting for them to take the bait," Yan Ting said slowly. "They attacked Grandpa intentionally to lure you over."

"They want to act on Yao Mountain Island?" Qiao Yu Xian asked.

"After all, what they want is here," Yan Ting said.

Qiao Yu Xian raised her hand to press her temples, "They’ve reached this point already, the next step will be you and me."

"Yes, waiting for them," Yan Ting said.

Qiao Yu Xian nodded.

"Go rest," Yan Ting saw that she was a bit tired, "The room should be ready."

"Okay," Qiao Yu Xian said. "You rest too, take good care, there are tough battles ahead."

"Hmm."

...

The two went downstairs, they first went to check on Mr. Jiu’s room.

Huo Yanxin was standing guard in the room, Huang Qi and the others were still discussing the treatment plan.

Afterwards, Qiao Yu Xian returned to the room next door, Yan Ting went back to his courtyard.

Before sleeping, Qiao Yu Xian checked her phone.

Gu Yanjing still hadn’t replied to her message.

She lay on her side on the bed, looking at the messages on the phone.

Gu Yanjing had just come out of one danger, only to enter another.

She found this very strange.

She had already arrived at Yao Mountain Island.

Why were these people still targeting Gu Yanjing in a way that seemed to want to kill him?

She couldn’t get away, nor could she help him.

She had just looked at the reports they had given.

Gu Zhengyu had died.

Yan An had secretly left Capital City for M Continent at this time, probably to prevent Gu Yanjing from personally dealing with Gu Zhengyu.

But Gu Zhengyu ended up dead.

Would Gu Yanjing feel sorrowful...

Qiao Yu Xian thought about these things, and as she thought, she closed her eyes, clutching her phone as she fell asleep.

She slept until afternoon.

Upon waking, she first checked her phone.

Gu Yanjing replied to her message.

The matters at Yujing Manor had calmed down, and there were some follow-up things to handle, telling her not to worry.

Qiao Yu Xian told him to call her when he could, anytime.

After sending that, she waited for a while, seeing that Gu Yanjing hadn’t replied.

So she first went to check on Mr. Jiu.

Just in time, Huo Yanxin and Huang Qi were both there.

Huang Qi had just given Mr. Jiu acupuncture, and they discussed making up a prescription, the medicines were being shipped from the country.

Qiao Yu Xian sat for a while, Huo Yanxin asked Huang Qi and the others to watch over Mr. Jiu, and she accompanied Qiao Yu Xian downstairs for a meal.

Downstairs, the two went straight to the dining room.

It was filled with Huo Yanxin’s trusted people, so the two talked freely.

"Who told you about Grandpa’s poisoning?" Huo Yanxin asked.

"Cao Wei," Qiao Yu Xian answered.

"Same," Huo Yanxin said. "I was at home at the time and rushed over immediately."

"Such things must notify me, as long as I can still breathe, I must return," Qiao Yu Xian said.

Huo Yanxin glanced at her and said nothing.

Qiao Yu Xian said, "Cao Wei hasn’t been here years, right?"

"Grandpa picked her up from the roadside," Huo Yanxin sighed. "This little girl was sold to M Continent but ran away and was begging on the street. He saw her pitiful and took her back. She was fifteen at the time, now over twenty." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Grandpa just likes picking up kids from outside," Qiao Yu Xian chuckled. "One-third of Yao Mountain Island is made up of children he picked up, brought from orphanages. Even my brother is."

Huo Yanxin sighed again. "The pain of losing a son, all emotions placed on raising children."

Qiao Yu Xian glanced at her, saying nothing.

When Huo Yanxin was very young, her father passed away in an accident. From then, Mr. Jiu rarely returned to M Continent, and gradually, the number of big and small children on Yao Mountain Island increased...