He sensed carefully, Gu Qiaoqiao had not yet returned.
But she was probably close.
This girl was indeed impressive, appearing cold-hearted and detached.
Yet, she was still unable to forget Qin Yize.
Otherwise, why would she have traveled all the way to Snow Mountain Valley to find Qin Yize?
Lin Fanpeng’s efforts had been ineffective.
How had he still left Qin Yize with a way to live?
Although he hadn’t died on the spot, his leg had been injured.
And he had stayed in Snow Mountain Valley for four days and three nights.
Such a period, for a normal person,
is impossible to survive.
Even if Qin Yize had great luck, and the cold didn’t kill him, that injured leg of his was definitely ruined.
But according to the news he received, Qin Yize was safe and sound.
If it were said that Gu Qiaoqiao had rescued him at the first moment, it could be explained.
But Gu Qiaoqiao had found Qin Yize after four days and three nights had passed.
So there were only two explanations.
The first was that Qin Yize must have had something valuable on him that protected him.
The second was that Gu Qiaoqiao saved him.
Whether these two points both existed, or it was just one of them, neither was something he wanted to see.
This also made him more determined to keep Gu Qiaoqiao by his side.
Yet, to his surprise, Gu Qiaoqiao dared to ignore his warning.
She had once again gotten involved with Qin Yize...
Was it because of this woman before him?
Did Gu Qiaoqiao have a reliance now?
Then, what relationship did this descendant of the Phoenix Clan have with the Gu Family?
He didn’t believe that.
Because as far as he knew, the Gu Family had no such relatives.
Then was it a contractual relationship, or was she an elder who had been invited by the Gu Family?
Where had the Gu Family found her from?
However, Dongfang Yu was aware that, during this period, Gu Qingfeng had been busy searching for people from the Mystic Sect.
At this time, those truly capable had already gone into hiding from the world.
And it was only by a stroke of luck that he discovered the anomaly at the Jade Mine, which is why he decided to leave his seclusion.
Moreover, his own life-and-death tribulation was approaching in ten years.
Some matters need to be prepared from now on.
So, without such a stroke of luck, those masters would not come out.
Therefore, he didn’t take Gu Qingfeng’s actions to heart.
But Dongfang Yu had not expected so many things to start differing from his initial predictions.
What previously seemed simple was now becoming increasingly complicated.
He had gone through great trouble to separate those two people, also to make it easier to take Gu Qiaoqiao away later.
Then Lin Fanpeng, using his own influence, had taken the opportunity to ambush Qin Yize.
According to the plan, Qin Yize would either die or be injured this time.
In that case, he could also resolve his own frustration.
After all, being sucker-punched that night had left him quite frustrated.
Because after so many years, it was the first time he had suffered such a setback.
But unexpectedly, not only did this incident not make that person disappear forever, but it had also led Gu Qiaoqiao to travel thousands of miles to find him.
Was this what they called "being inseparably connected"?
Nowadays, he could do without the Gu Family’s gemstones, but he couldn’t do without Gu Qiaoqiao.
Should he frame the Qin Family again?
But such opportunities are not plentiful.
He needed to seize the moment.
As for Qin Lang and Qin Yishan, nowadays, they seemed like discards to the Qin Family, so there was nothing to exploit.
He would have to ponder it thoroughly.
Moreover, most importantly, he still needed to find out this woman’s background.