The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 529 - 493: Staying Alone in an Empty Room!
"Has President Wen woken up?" Gu Yanjing suddenly asked.
Qiao Yuxian was still immersed in the joy of teasing him and was taken aback by his sudden question: "How do you know?"
"Did he say anything?" Gu Yanjing immediately asked.
"Yes." Qiao Yuxian said, "It has nothing to do with your people. He was deliberately thrown onto Qiang’an Mountain by someone."
Gu Yanjing understood immediately: "Who was it?"
Qiao Yuxian’s eyelashes fluttered as she said: "We haven’t found out. Uncle Wen didn’t see anyone. I called you, wanted to tell you, but I couldn’t get through."
"Entered an area without a signal." Although Gu Yanjing’s voice was as usual, you could sense he was relieved too.
"Figured as much." Qiao Yuxian finished speaking and then added, "So I thought I’d wait for you to come back to share this good news with you. Who would’ve thought that when I got back, I’d be alone! In! An! Empty! Room!"
Gu Yanjing listened to her exaggeration with the four big words "alone in an empty room."
"These cold walls, this cold room, this cold air, this cold bed." Qiao Yuxian continued, "It truly makes it hard for me to sleep."
"Go to bed early, I’ll be back when you wake up tomorrow." Knowing she was just playing around, Gu Yanjing still comforted her.
"Really?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Yes."
"Alright then." Qiao Yuxian said, "Be safe."
"Okay." Gu Yanjing said, "Sleep early. Don’t stay up too late."
"As you command." Qiao Yuxian replied.
Gu Yanjing gently laughed.
Qiao Yuxian also chuckled, fingers touching the computer, then said: "Hubby, I really miss you, can you come back earlier tomorrow?"
Gu Yanjing took a light breath, his voice a bit tense as he said: "Alright."
She hung up the phone with Gu Yanjing.
Qiao Yuxian sat on the bed, the smile at the corner of her eyes gradually fading away.
After a while, she got up, tied her hair into a high ponytail, and changed her clothes.
Turning off the lights in the room, she jumped down from the balcony.
Quietly leaving Taohua Manor, she walked out of the estate’s range, hailed a car by the roadside, and went to the largest underground fighting ring on D Continent.
She entered the underground fighting ring past ten in the evening.
By two in the morning, she came out of the owner’s office of the underground fighting ring.
The owner escorted her out of the office.
Qiao Yuxian was dressed in a black, form-fitting outfit, her hair tied in a high ponytail, wearing a mask, her hands shaking with bandages.
They were stained with quite a bit of blood.
The usual smile on her eyes was gone.
Her gaze was bland and unperturbed without a ripple.
Beneath her charming eyebrows and eyes was nothing but oppression.
Her aura was distant, indifferent, yet powerful, surrounded by a faint trace of blood in the air.
Qiao Yuxian said: "Stay here."
The owner nodded in agreement with a smile: "Then I won’t see you off."
"Yes." Qiao Yuxian nodded slightly, "I’ll contact you once it’s arranged on my side."
"Alright, alright." The owner continued nodding in agreement, "Feel free to give instructions. We are always at your service."
"Okay."
With that, Qiao Yuxian left directly.
The owner and his men watched her leave.
Only when her figure disappeared did the owner wipe the sweat off his forehead, let out a long breath.
The people next to him quickly supported him.
The owner looked at his assistant and said: "I was really afraid she was going to hit me just now."
"Boss, relax, she didn’t hit you." The assistant said.
"Of course, I know she didn’t hit me." The owner said with lingering fear, "But ever since she came, she knocked down the ’mainstay’ of my ring. And how many people did she knock out afterward? And off the stage, how many of my men did she lay down? Where am I? The largest underground fight ring in D Continent. Challenged by one woman."
The assistant didn’t speak.
"It’s my first time seeing someone hiring people this way." The owner said.
The assistant still said nothing.
He hadn’t seen it either.
Came and challenged everyone.
Fought on the front stage, then came to the back and challenged multiple opponents alone.
Having finished the challenge, she then met their owner and hired their fight ring people with a hefty fee to take care of something for her.
The assistant thought about it and felt there were only two purposes for her way of doing things.
First, to test the strength of their fight ring to see if they were qualified to be used by her.
Second, to meet their owner and talk business in the most straightforward and prompt way.
This woman... was too ruthless.
The last time he saw such a formidable woman was several years ago.
Thinking of this, the assistant suddenly widened his eyes.
It seemed he had discovered something surprising!
The fear of being dominated returned to his body little by little.
Qiao Yuxian did not return to the fight ring in the front but went out from the back.
Outside, she stood by the roadside waiting for a car.
Although it was very late, in such a place, using money to "hijack" a car ride back at night was quite easy.
She stood by the roadside, unwrapped the bandages on her hands, and tossed them into a nearby trash can.
Her slender, fair fingers were exposed.
Using the streetlight, she looked at them; they weren’t hurt much, just a bit red in some places, which should subside by morning.
As she had sneaked out.
So when returning, Qiao Yuxian also had the vehicle stop outside the boundary of Taohua Manor.
She then walked back to Taohua Manor.
Arriving outside the wall, she climbed over.
Jumping down from the wall, she accidentally stepped on a dead branch, making a slight noise.
Originally in a remote corner, she also avoided the patrolling people.
But someone happened to be awake in the corner at this late hour.
"Who!" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
Hearing the shout, Qiao Yuxian: "......"
Hearing Lu Muyao’s voice, Qiao Yuxian immediately thought about climbing back out.
But Lu Muyao didn’t give her the chance, attacking her from the side of the wall, from a peculiar angle, as if afraid she would escape.
Qiao Yuxian sidestepped to dodge.
Lu Muyao swiftly advanced again.
Qiao Yuxian blocked his incoming hand.
Lu Muyao didn’t expect his attack to be so easily blocked and immediately made his next move.
Faster and stronger than before.
Qiao Yuxian evaded.
He advanced again.
Qiao Yuxian didn’t intend to fight with him.
But seeing him so serious, her own intentions were stirred. She no longer dodged and started to counterattack.
The commotion between the two quickly attracted the patrolling people.
Some who hadn’t slept also came over after hearing the commotion.
Upon arriving, none of them intervened, instead watching from the sidelines.
Initially, Lu Muyao probably didn’t recognize Qiao Yuxian.
She was dressed in black, wearing a black mask, nearly blending into the night.
He could only vaguely discern that it was a woman.
But after a while, as they got closer and moved from darkness to light.
He recognized her by Qiao Yuxian’s eyes, which were ordinary yet exceptionally provocative.
He was first shocked, but only for a moment.
Because Qiao Yuxian’s skills didn’t allow him to be shocked for long.
Any carelessness, and he might lose.
Qiao Yuxian had just spent hours fighting at the ring, and Lu Muyao had been wandering outside all day.
Returning, they began fighting again.
Neither could gain the upper hand.
Qiao Yuxian dodged Lu Muyao’s elbow strike and punched towards him.
Lu Muyao blocked with one hand and attacked with the other.
Qiao Yuxian blocked with her other hand, then kicked out.
Lu Muyao sidestepped, and her outgoing leg quickly redirected towards him again.
Lu Muyao dodged again.
Because Qiao Yuxian changed direction too fast, he stepped back as he dodged.
The distance between them increased slightly.
As the distance widened, both wanted to advance again.
But a voice stopped them: "Stop!"
Lu Muyao’s action halted immediately.
Qiao Yuxian also stopped, looking towards the direction of the voice...
