Originally, Liu Qingcheng was already planning to rest, but at that moment, Ye Xunhuan called her.
This filled Liu Qingcheng's heart with a girlish glee.
She liked Ye Xunhuan, and she made no attempt to hide it. Moreover, for Ye Xunhuan, she was willing to shield all the fury of Kunlun!
Although she liked him, Liu Qingcheng also knew that Ye Xunhuan didn't like others disturbing her.
Especially not her, after all, one of them was a Marshal now, and the other was the Dragon Lady!
If the two of them got too close, it would definitely arouse suspicion and cause incidents.
So she loved, but kept her distance.
She never took the initiative to contact Ye Xunhuan, but as long as he needed anything, Liu Qingcheng would give her all.
To say "for the monarch, to bleed on the white clothes and give all under heaven" would not be too much.
Also, Ye Xunhuan generally didn't contact her; his sudden call today instinctively made Liu Qingcheng think Ye Xunhuan needed her help with something!
"Qingcheng, have you rested yet?"
"Can you check the location of a number for me? I'll text it to you." Ye Xunhuan got straight to the point.
"Okay!" Liu Qingcheng didn't ask Ye Xunhuan what was going on and agreed readily.
Then Ye Xunhuan didn't say much more, hanging up and sending the number to Liu Qingcheng via SMS.
It wasn't long before Ye Xunhuan's phone rang again.
Upon hearing the ringtone, Ye Xunhuan immediately answered the call.
"Xunhuan, that number is located inside the Tingxiang Shuixie villa." Liu Qingcheng said with a slightly puzzled voice, "Let me pinpoint which villa it is."
"Inside the villa?" Ye Xunhuan was slightly taken aback.
"Mm, according to the satellite display, it's right near you," Liu Qingcheng said softly. "What's happened?"
"Do you remember Wu Mei?"
"I remember!" Liu Qingcheng said softly, "She's with the Hidden Dragon now!"
As she spoke, Liu Qingcheng seemed to think of something, her gentle voice slightly changing, "Could it be that she..."
"That's right, she's been captured. The other party wants to use her to take the Taiji Seal from me." Ye Xunhuan didn't hide anything from Liu Qingcheng, straightforwardly saying, "Tell me where the signal is, I'll go find it myself!"
Meanwhile, inside one of the villas at Tingxiang Shuixie, Wu Mei was tied up tightly and thrown into a corner of the villa.
Not far from her were dozens of men standing, on high alert, with cruel murderous intent brewed in their eyes.
Amidst these men stood a woman.
The woman wore a golden mask, the kind one might casually see at a masquerade ball.
The mask covered most of the woman's face, making it impossible to see her true appearance, but her thin red lips were quite enticing, and her eyes were as bright as the stars, like a magnetic field, unconsciously drawing people's attention.
The woman looked at Wu Mei, who was tightly bound, and said in a light yet firm voice, "I really didn't expect you to be with the Hidden Dragon!"
"What, did the plan fail?"
Although tightly bound, Wu Mei showed no fear, her face as icy as ever, and her eyes, like sharp swords, locked on the masked woman in front of her.
"Never intended to succeed," the woman said blandly. "I thought you had some use; even if I couldn't exchange you for the Taiji Seal, at least I could swap you for our people!"
"But now, it seems you're of very little use."
"And you're still part of Hidden Dragon, which is quite troublesome."
The woman sighed gently.
"Do you think I'd care?" the woman said disdainfully. "The Hidden Dragon may be frightening, but if I leave, how could they possibly know who did it?"
"Even if they knew, what could they do? We aren't weak, and the Hidden Dragon probably wouldn't exhaust themselves on an unremarkable person like you!"
"After all, the Hidden Dragon's mission is to protect the foundations of Huaxia and deter various forces."
The woman's voice wasn't cold; instead, it carried a seductive tone, very pleasing.
"Besides, with the Black List Tournament about to take place, the Hidden Dragon should be busy with that."
"If you dare to kill me, why the need for so many words." Wu Mei snorted coldly.
"Such a spirited girl, I like it," the woman chuckled. "I won't kill you, not out of fear, but because I think you're more useful alive than dead!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Mei's face slightly changed, "What do you mean?"
"We've always wanted to infiltrate the Hidden Dragon but never found the opportunity. Now that I finally have it, do you think I'd let it slip?" The woman slightly raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a smile. "Keeping you alive can infiltrate the Hidden Dragon and monitor the Marshal, a win-win situation!"
"Don't dream. I won't help you." Wu Mei understood her intentions, snorting coldly to show her stance.
"Don't speak in absolutes," the woman said with a smile. "In this high-tech era, anything is possible, and there's never been anyone we couldn't control!"
"You will willingly serve us!" The woman said with great confidence.
This time, Wu Mei was silent, staring coldly at the woman.
Even if it meant death, Wu Mei would not help the other party, let alone betray Hidden Dragon.
"Girl, do you think I'm lying to you?" the woman asked, observing Wu Mei's cold demeanor. "Or are you prepared to die, refusing to help us no matter what?"
"Give up such foolish thoughts!" the woman said softly, "I told you, you will willingly obey us, willingly!"
"Perhaps you should take a nap, and this could-be idea will become a reality."
Forcing Wu Mei to obey was impossible. She would never agree, no matter what poison was used to control her.
Seeing Wu Mei's determined stance, the woman didn't say anything more, instructing a nearby man, "Take her away, everyone evacuate from here!"
As soon as the woman finished speaking, a man grabbed Wu Mei from the ground, preparing to leave with the woman.
As they reached the door and opened it, a tall figure appeared before them.