Xiao Qin kept saying Wan Xia was pretty and Xiao Qin didn’t want to come back before she died. Now it seemed that those weren’t the words of a crazy woman. Also, Cheng Xiaoxiao recalled Xiao Qin looking at the plaque at the pavilion…

Cheng Xiaoxiao recalled the words “Twilight Chases the Wild Duck” written on the plaque. Was Xiao Qin trying to hint Wan Xia had something to do with this since Wan Xia’s name meant twilight?

Cheng Xiaoxiao would have assumed it was a mistake based on Xiao Qin’s words alone.

Time and time again, all signs were telling her that her dear friend Wan Xia wasn’t as simple as she seemed.

However, Wan Xia had never harmed Cheng Xiaoxiao or Xiao Qin, so perhaps there was more factors involved.

Even at this stage, Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to defend Wan Xia.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was not stupid. She was simply siding Wan Xia because she was her friend.

Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to ask Wan Xia about this immediately. She felt as though her mind would explode any moment if she continued thinking about this.

Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to ask Xiao Qin more, but it was impossible to communicate with Xiao Qin since she was mentally unstable now.

The moment Cheng Xiaoxiao saw Xiao Qin in this state, she had already remembered something. She recalled reading about Xiao Qin’s condition in the handwritten letter. She had read about this with great interest previously.

The handwritten letter said ghosts would act childishly when their spirits were incomplete, so Xiao Qin was clearly delirious because of the same problem.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was previously distracted by what Xiao Qin said and was busy testing her theory, so she only thought about what she read in the handwritten letter now.

She was not sure if she could get answers out of Wan Xia. In that case, she still had to ask Xiao Qin.

That meant Xiao Qin had to regain consciousness and stop being crazy.

If she wanted to make Xiao Qin talk straight, she had to make her spirit whole again.

What did the handwritten letter say about this?

Cheng Xiaoxiao did her utmost to remember. She recalled she needed to use a magical object to gather Yang energy and convert it to Yin energy. The spirit could only be made whole with a lot of Yin energy.

Hang on… A magical object that could convert Yang energy to Yin energy. Didn’t she already possess one?

Wasn’t the Auspicious Bird Jade Box the perfect tool to do just that?

Things were unfolding easier than she expected!

Cheng Xiaoxiao decided to go back to retrieve the jade box. The sooner she could heal Xiao Qin, the sooner Xiao Qin could reincarnate. Cheng Xiaoxiao also had a lot of questions for Xiao Qin and she would never find peace unless she had the answers.

As for asking Wan Xia about this…

Cheng Xiaoxiao quickly decided she was just joking.

How could she confront Wan Xia about this? She couldn’t act rational and cold enough.

Moreover, if there was more to this, Cheng Xiaoxiao could probably get some answers from Xiao Qin.

Anyway, it was safer to ask Xiao Qin.

Xiao Qin was probably incapable of going anywhere else. Xiao Qin was a ghost now, so no one could see her. Also, Wan Xia would not get back anytime soon, so Cheng Xiaoxiao decided to go back for the jade box before sneaking back here.

Since it was almost time for her to rendezvous with Wan Xia, she should leave and go back first.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was an action-driven woman, so she glanced at Xiao Qin deeply before heading out the door without hesitation.

Xiao Yue was feeling pity about the hole that the lion cat had made in Wan Xia’s garments. The moment she noticed the lion cat moving, she raised her head and glanced over.

Xiao Yue seemed at the ready to stop the lion cat the moment she attempted to leave.

Despite the confident look on Xiao Yue’s face, Xiao Yue could only hold Wan Xia’s garments as she attempted to stop the lion cat with chicken when the lion cat got to the door.

No matter how good-natured anyone was, they would eventually blow up one day. Moreover, Cheng Xiaoxiao was already angry with Xiao Yue.

“Meow!” The lion cat’s fur was on the brink of standing erect as she meowed shrilly.

Xiao Yue knew this was a sure sign that the lion cat was going to blow up. She was afraid of the lion cat, but she could only force herself to stop the lion cat for the sake of Wan Xia.

“Don’t go… Look at all this unfinished food. Why don’t you eat a little more?”

Xiao Yue was the last person Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to see now, so she did not want to linger a second longer.

She walked around Xiao Yue and headed for the door, but Xiao Yue promptly stopped her. It seemed that Xiao Yue wasn’t going to let her out of the room.

Since Xiao Yue was Wan Xia’s maid and she was good to Wan Xia, Cheng Xiaoxiao decided not to explode on account of Wan Xia.

However, Cheng Xiaoxiao finally lost her temper when Xiao Yue stopped her from leaving for the Nth time.

Xiao Yue refused to give up and said relentlessly, “No! You can’t go yet! You can’t leave without finishing the food!”

Did Xiao Yue want her to stay and finish the food?

No way!

Cheng Xiaoxiao exploded. She didn’t care if Xiao Yue was Wan Xia’s maid anymore and scratched her right away.

“Ow!” screamed Xiao Yue in pain. She held her injured hand as she came after the lion cat.

Now was the time!

Cheng Xiaoxiao swiftly darted over Xiao Yue and forced a small gap to open in the window.

Xiao Yue reacted equally quickly. She held her hand as she did her best to close the window.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was a lion cat, so she wasn’t as strong as Xiao Yue. She knew if this continued, Xiao Yue was bound to end up succeeding in shutting the window. Cheng Xiaoxiao would have to find some other way to get out.

No! She couldn’t waste her time anymore!

Didn’t people say cats were as fluid as water? Now was the time for Cheng Xiaoxiao to prove her worth and the veracity of the saying!

The lion cat used her paws to stop Xiao Yue from closing the window as she squeezed into the small gap forcibly.

Although it was hard, it could be done!

Cheng Xiaoxiao kept wriggling into the tiny gap in the window when she realized she was off to a good start.

Xiao Yue naturally saw that the lion cat had managed to wriggle out the window. She disregarded her scratch and used both hands to shut the window, making the tiny gap smaller instantly.

She was so bad!

Xiao Yue had slammed the window so hard that Cheng Xiaoxiao had trouble breathing. She knew whether she made it or not was at this moment, so she couldn’t give up.

She flipped over with great difficulty and jumped to the edge of the window with her hind legs and reached a paw out.

Xiao Yue kept pushing the windows shut. She didn’t expect the lion cat to be so strong.

Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at Xiao Yue’s hand beside the window and held up her other claw to scatch Xiao Yue.

“Ah!”

“Meow!”

Xiao Yue and the lion cat howled in agony in unison.

Xiao Yue got scratched by Cheng Xiaoxiao. Just as Cheng Xiaoxiao wriggled out the gap in the window, Xiao Yue pushed the window hard to close it.

Cheng Xiaoxiao wasn’t in time to pull her front paw out and it got stuck in the window as it slammed shut.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was in so much pain that her claws reached out as she winced.

The windows seemed to have a vendetta against Cheng Xiaoxiao and even bounced one final time.

This time, the impact made Cheng Xiaoxiao break a few nails.

Cheng Xiaoxiao trembled as she pulled her paw back swiftly. She hobbled slightly as she ran out of Wan Xia’s quarters without daring to stop and check her injury.

She could finally kiss goodbye to that crazy bitch!

Cheng Xiaoxiao finally left the compound with Xiao Yue shouting from behind furiously, “Come back! Come back this instant! You can’t go yet!”

She was such a nosey parker!

Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t know what had gotten over Xiao Yue today. In the past, she never looked as crazy as she did today.

It was normal for Cheng Xiaoxiao to think this way. Although Xiao Yue never took a liking towards Cheng Xiaoxiao, the two of them could still get along amicably on account of Wan Xia. However, Xiao Yue was inexplicably hostile to Cheng Xiaoxiao today.

Moreover, there was something wrong with what Xiao Yue was saying. Wasn’t she the one who was worried that Chu Yunshen would punish Wan Xia earlier?

Why was she refusing to let Cheng Xiaoxiao go now?

Was it because Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t finish the fish soup and boiled chicken?

Did she have to react so strongly?

Hang on. Then again, her actions seemed to make sense.

Cheng Xiaoxiao thought about how much Xiao Yue idolized Wan Xia. Xiao Yue was all about Wan Xia and Wan Xia was the very air she breathed.

Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t appreciate Wan Xia’s cooking and even had leftovers after all the hard work Wan Xia had put into it.

It seemed to make a little sense for Xiao Yue to get angry.

Was there any other reason for her to get upset?

Was that really all?

Xiao Qin’s words were like a thorn in her heart and evil thoughts were buried in the thorn.

Now, the notion had taken root in her mind and kept trying to sprout at every opportunity.

Cheng Xiaoxiao could already sense the pain spreading throughout her front paw and it was starting to slow her down.

She surprisingly didn’t want to continue walking and felt it would be awkward to see Wan Xia.

For some reason, she kept feeling flustered and had an ominous feeling about today.

This was the reason Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t completely lose her rationality at the sight of the delicacies. For some reason, her heart kept palpitating today and she could even sense something pulling at her heart.

Cheng Xiaoxiao recalled feeling this way when Chu Yunshen was attacked by the men in black. Could Wan Xia be in danger? She certainly hoped not.

Despite the dallying, Cheng Xiaoxiao eventually made it to the corridor where she was to meet Wan Xia.

After waiting for some time, Wan Xia didn’t show up at the corridor, so her anxiety aggravated.

Since Wan Xia didn’t show up, Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t have the time to keep wallowing in her thoughts. Instead, she was simply worried about Wan Xia

Did Chu Yunshen really find out Wan Xia was covering up for her while she had a feast?

Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t dare to imagine what might happen to Wan Xia. She could only suppress the ominous feeling in her heart and decided to stop waiting and go check out Chu Yunshen’s room now.

No matter what happened, she would get punished with Wan Xia.

At the very worst, she would take full responsibility of the matter and try not to get Wan Xia in trouble.

She was simply worried Wan Xia might get taken away by Chu Yunshen or something…

Cheng Xiaoxiao kept thinking the worst as she told herself not to lose her calm no matter what happened.

Cheng Xiaoxiao worriedly went to Chu Yunshen’s room only to surprisingly realize its doors were tightly shut.

Cheng Xiaoxiao could smell a faint scent when she stood outside the room. It was Wan Xia’s fragrance along with the unusual scent about it she noticed today.

Where were they?

Did Chu Yunshen take Wan Xia away?

Where could Chu Yushen go with Wan Xia? Could they have already gone far?