Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 1312: Chapter 1292: Every Family Has Its Troubles

Quickly restoring the ground, they removed the incense burner from the room and replaced it with the previous one. The four people swiftly disappeared from the City Lord’s Mansion without anyone noticing.

Watching Huangfu Yihui devour his food with a mix of voracity and elegance, Yann Yao slightly frowned, ”How did you manage to get inside? That room requires soul strength beyond a certain level...”

”We got in the same way you did,” Yan calmly looked at Yann Yao.

This was Yann Yao’s temporary base. With a hint of scrutiny, he looked at the two of them, yet his concern swiftly turned to Huangfu Yihui, ”Are you alright?”

Huangfu Yihui shook his head, set down his bowl and chopsticks, and only spoke after slowly swallowing his food, ”Brother, stop being so suspicious. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be Huangfu Yihui anymore.” He spoke with a grave expression, ”Has there been any recent activity in the palace?”

”What do you mean by that?” Yann Yao furrowed his brows. Although he had only met Luo Qianqian once, it didn’t mean he would lower his guard with matters concerning his brother’s life. His brows tightened even further.

”You know Luo Shiqi, right?” Pointing to Luo Qianqian, Huangfu Yihui picked up his tea and took a sip.

Yann Yao nodded, as he naturally knew.

”Her talent surpasses mine, which is why I’m still here. Otherwise, only the body would remain as Huangfu Yihui.” Huangfu Yihui was blunt, ”That said, the next step might be someone targeting her.”

”I can disguise as a man,” Luo Qianqian was taken aback but quickly spoke. She was quite skilled at this; as long as she wasn’t seen as a woman, they couldn’t be certain, right?

”Let’s head back as soon as possible. Father bestowing the title of prince isn’t without purpose.” Yann Yao was taken aback, ignoring Luo Qianqian’s suggestion.

Are we being treated like fools? Not to mention someone who doesn’t even look like a boy at a glance, even in men’s clothing, there wasn’t the slightest masculine air. Wasn’t it obvious?

Luo Qianqian seemed indifferent to Yann Yao’s attitude, ”Since it hasn’t been announced publicly yet, it’s a test for you too, Prince Ruii? An auspicious omen, which means they believe you can turn danger into safety.”

”Stop comforting him,” Yann Yao furrowed his brow, ”I bet this is another one of the State Preceptor’s antics.”

State Preceptor? Luo Qianqian instinctively thought of the three State Preceptors from ”Journey to the West”: the Tiger Strength Master, the Deer Strength Master, and the Goat Strength Master. Ever since then, she hadn’t had a favorable impression of State Preceptors.

”I don’t think so,” Huangfu Yihui shook his head and looked at Luo Qianqian, ”Are your family still at the inn?”

Luo Qianqian nodded, ”Someone tried to attack me yesterday, but we threw them out.”

”What happened?” Yann Yao’s brow furrowed immediately. He had only gone to seek help, and yet such an incident occurred?

Upon careful thought, he realized it. Since Huangfu Yihui credited these two people, it was clear they had come to investigate.

Yan remained silent for a long time before speaking, ”There might be a traitor in your country.”

With that, he took out the golden chain that had bound Huangfu Yihui earlier. Its shimmering color suggested it was of great value.

”What is this?” Yann Yao picked up the golden chain, touching it with a somewhat odd expression.

He had initially thought it was just an ordinary item, albeit seemingly valuable. As royalty, they wouldn’t consider such things noteworthy, yet he hadn’t expected it to suppress his spiritual power when touched!

”If not for this, I wouldn’t have been trapped without any means to call for help.” After calling for help from Luo Qianqian and Yan in the room, he’d been drugged by trusted subordinates and locked below. With spiritual power unable to function, even with spiritual power, he couldn’t retrieve items from the spatial storing device.

He could only be trapped below, helplessly, though fortunate there were gaps in the surroundings, or he feared he would’ve suffocated before rescue arrived.

”This is Spirit-locking Gold, originating from The East,” Yan calmly said.

Yann Yao and Huangfu Yihui both changed expressions. They had certainly heard of this item’s reputation. Yet even a small amount was rare. Such a long chain—was this a joke? Flaunting wealth?

”This isn’t the most important part,” Yan took a deep breath, staring intently at Huangfu Yihui, ”The black floor tiles, with material mixed within, are why spiritual power couldn’t detect you: the Soul-Breaking Stone, from... the Otherworld.”

Upon hearing those words, Luo Qianqian turned ghostly pale.

She couldn’t afford to forget the threat from her world. To keep her family safe, she’d brought them here. How could this be...

Her intention was to cultivate stronger here before returning to drive everyone away. Now it seemed, it wasn’t as simple as she’d thought?

Meanwhile, the other two looked even grimmer. They’d thought dealing with the Spirit-locking Gold was challenging enough. They couldn’t have anticipated the Soul-Breaking Stone suddenly appearing.

With spiritual power locked and soul power suppressed, under these circumstances, Huangfu Yihui seemed at the mercy of others.

After all, he wasn’t one of those body-strength cultivators. His physique was merely stronger than ordinary people.

”It was really close,” Huangfu Yihui smiled wryly, looking at Luo Qianqian, ”I’ll never forget your life-saving debt.”

”I thought you’d say the debt of saving your life could only be repaid by marrying me,” Luo Qianqian joked, smiling though resolute.

She noticed the seriousness on the three faces, yet it didn’t mean there was no hope at that moment.

Listening to Luo Qianqian’s words, Huangfu Yihui also laughed, somewhat relaxing, ”Brother, Shiqi is a target but isn’t as grave as you.”

Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes. Were they really going to bring this up and stress her out?

The burden on her shoulders felt heavier...

As he spoke, Huangfu Yihui looked at Luo Qianqian, ”Don’t worry. If you wish to marry, the title of Princess Ruii is yours.” In a promising tone, his gaze was firm.

Luo Qianqian’s mouth twitched; she really was just joking...

But as the words fell, both Yan and Yann Yao’s expressions grew more serious.

”By the way, if you want to thank me, how about letting me open a Forget Worries Tea House in your Imperial City?” Luo Qianqian laughed, never forgetting Second Uncle’s business, from a reincarnated little girl to the young genius she was today, thanks to Second Uncle. One mustn’t forget their roots, and after all, Second Uncle was family.

Huangfu Yihui nonchalantly nodded, ”When we return, I’ll send you the deeds for buildings and lands. You choose.”

”Then shall we start running away early tomorrow?” Luo Qianqian blinked, speaking earnestly, ”Who’d have thought after Haan Yun, we’d also be hunted. Life is indeed like a drama.”

Yet this act keeps playing out, perhaps only the actors change.