Fire Captain

In the next few days, Yu Wen Yue punished Chu Qiao in the name of punishment but in fact it was training, which made Chu Qiao's skills improve at a terrifying speed.

When Bai Ziyang met Chu Qiao again, Chu Qiao had been upgraded to Yin Lingdang and had her own room.

"Hey, I haven't seen you for a few days. You seem to be doing well!"

When Chu Qiao heard the voice, she looked up and saw Bai Ziyang sitting on the beam.

Bai Ziyang leaned against the beam and tilted his head and said, "Look at this gorgeous dress. She is no longer a poor little girl."

Chu Qiao put down what she was holding and sat on a stool in the middle of the room and said, "It looks like a flourishing flower, but it's just a raging fire. It can't compare to Mr. Bai, who is so elusive."

Bai Ziyang said, "I've come to see you every night these days, but there were too many people in your room and it was inconvenient to see you. Besides, you were in a semi-comatose state most of the time I saw you." As he said that, he turned over and jumped down from the beam.

Chu Qiao said: "Since you saw it, you should know that I was almost killed by Yu Wenyue's punishment these two days."

Bai Ziyang sat in front of Chu Qiao and said with a smile: "You won't die. Yu Wen Yue still has great use for you. How could he bear to let you die?"

Chu Qiao asked: "What do you mean?"

Bai Ziyang said, "You are good at fighting, smart, quick-witted, bold and careful. You are a perfect material for being a spy. It seems that Yuwen Yue wants to make you into a sharp blade and send you out at the critical moment."

Bai Ziyang saw Chu Qiao was deep in thought, and said quickly: "Just take a look at what he taught you. They are all tricks to assassinate and save lives. Yu Wen Yue's own martial arts are not even good enough, how can he teach a good disciple? I will teach you a few tricks in the future, and I guarantee that you will beat Yu Wen Yue to a pulp..."

"Then won't I be able to enter the Spy Paper Sky Eye soon?" Chu Qiao interrupted Bai Ziyang's nonsense.

Bai Ziyang was interrupted and couldn't continue his long speech. He blinked and reacted before saying, "It shouldn't be that fast..."

Chu Qiao said, "Did you see the secret room where I practiced martial arts that day?"

Bai Ziyang said, "I see. That should be one of the entrances to the Spy Paper Sky Eye. The place you went to is still outside, so there must be more than one entrance... You don't have to look for it deliberately, so as not to arouse Yu Wenyue's suspicion."

Chu Qiao said: "...I know."

After that, Chu Qiao received further training from Yu Wenyue. During this period, she accidentally found a glove that Jinzhu had. The material was exactly the same as the one lost by the man who framed Linxi. Chu Qiao did not alert the enemy and kept it in mind.

Yuwen Yue suffers from a cold, so he would stay in seclusion for three days every year during the Waking of Insects. During this period, Yuwen Yue's moon guards kept a tight circle around him. When Chu Qiao heard the news, her first reaction was to contact Bai Ziyang.

“Although Qingshan Court is surrounded by Moon Guards right now, you can definitely bypass them and enter the secret room with your skills. And the most important thing is that Yu Wen Yue will definitely not go to the secret room in the next few days, so you can investigate with confidence.” Chu Qiao analyzed.

Bai Ziyang pondered for a long time, made up his mind and nodded: "Okay, I'll try it then."

After Yu Wen Yue closed the museum, Chu Qiao, as a personal maid, no longer had to serve in the house at all times. She originally wanted to hang around outside the door and show her face before going to find Bai Ziyang, but unexpectedly Jin Zhu came over with something in her hand. She had no choice but to stop her and said, "What are you doing here? The master has ordered that anyone who enters the inner courtyard without permission will be killed without mercy."

Jinzhu glared and said, "Why are you so fierce? Do you think I want to see your cold face? This thing was given to me by the Third House Madam, who knew that the young master was in seclusion, and she said it could help the young master to relax and invigorate his energy."

Chu Qiao looked at the thing in Jin Zhu's hand suspiciously and asked, "Is it a gift from the Third House Madam?"

Jinzhu said, "Well, I don't want to embarrass you, so you can hand this thing over to the young master."

Chu Qiao asked, "Has Yue Wei checked it?"

Jinzhu said impatiently, "How can I bring in something this valuable without the Moon Guard checking it?"

Although Chu Qiao was full of suspicion towards Jin Zhu, she had no choice but to take the things from her and said, "Okay, leave it to me."

Chu Qiao took the glowing snow jade dog and came to Yu Wen Yue's room. The Moon Guard at the door came forward and asked, "Miss Xing'er, what can I do for you?"

Chu Qiao said, "It's a gift from the Third House Madam!"

Yue Wei said, "The master is closing the museum. No one is allowed to enter now. You can wait here for a while."

Although Chu Qiao was worried about Bai Ziyang, she still said calmly, "Okay." Standing in front of Yu Wen Yue's door.

Chu Qiao slowly felt something was not right as she held the snow jade dog. She felt colder and colder, yet it felt like a fire was burning inside her body.

When Bai Ziyang arrived, he found that all the Moon Guards of Qingshan Court had suddenly rushed out in a swarm. He didn't know where they had gone. He didn't care about that, but said happily: "God is really helping me."

When passing by the courtyard, he suddenly saw Chu Qiao standing in the yard, as if she was standing as a punishment. He thought to himself, "You said you would come with me to explore the secret room at night!" Just as he was smiling and shaking his head, intending to leave alone, he suddenly found that Chu Qiao's face was pale and her lips were blue. Although her figure was still standing, it was shaky. He was shocked and took a closer look at the snow jade dog in her arms, and immediately frowned.

Bai Ziyang stopped and quietly hid not far from Chu Qiao. He used his inner strength to transmit a secret message to Chu Qiao: "It's me..."

Chu Qiao was startled, her eyes slightly opened and she subconsciously wanted to look up, but suddenly she realized that this was Qingshan Courtyard, surrounded by Moon Guards. She immediately controlled herself and calmed down. Then she heard Bai Ziyang say, "...Don't make any noise and don't look around. They can't hear me...Listen to me, the Snow Jade Dog you are holding is an extremely cold thing. You have been invaded by the cold air. Now quickly find an excuse to return to your room."

After hearing this, Chu Qiao looked up and pretended to be tired and said to Yue Wei: "It seems that you can't come out for a while. I will take this thing back to the room and keep it, and then send it to you later."

The Moon Guards also knew that Chu Qiao was now a favorite of the Young Master, and that this was not a big deal, so they immediately nodded and said, "Miss Xing'er is right. If that's the case, then we'll do as Miss Xing'er says."

Chu Qiao walked back to her room and closed the door. She breathed a sigh of relief and stumbled, almost falling to the ground. Bai Ziyang supported her in time. He carefully helped Chu Qiao to the bed and said, "This snow jade dog is an extremely cold thing. For people suffering from cold diseases, it is no less than piercing the intestines. Moreover, for people without internal energy, the cold air will penetrate into their internal organs and they will definitely die suddenly..."

Bai Ziyang stretched out his hand to feel Chu Qiao's pulse, but just as he touched Chu Qiao's wrist, he was shaken away by a powerful force. Bai Ziyang was shocked and thought: Oh no, the coldness of the Snow Jade Dog invaded Chu Qiao's body and triggered the internal force that had been dormant in Chu Qiao's body for a long time, but this internal force was too strong, and Chu Qiao lost her memory and didn't know how to control it. The two forces were stirring in Chu Qiao's body, and she was already possessed.

Bai Ziyang helped Chu Qiao sit cross-legged, and sat behind her. What he had to do was to help Chu Qiao control her disordered internal energy. Suddenly, there was a fierce fight outside. Chu Qiao was confused and wanted to look up, but Bai Ziyang shouted from behind: "Don't worry about it, concentrate... calm down... don't risk your life!"

The internal energy in Chu Qiao's body was too overbearing. Fortunately, Bai Ziyang's internal energy was profound, which was rare in the world. After a long time, he finally calmed down Chu Qiao's internal energy. He helped the unconscious Chu Qiao up and slowly let her lie down. Bai Ziyang opened the door and left. The half-awake Chu Qiao only had time to take a look at Bai Ziyang's back before she fell into a complete coma again.

When Chu Qiao woke up, she learned that Yuewei was lured away that night, Qingshan Courtyard was attacked, and then Jinzhu was completely nailed to death with the help of the Snow Jade Dog.

After nailing Jinzhu to death, Chu Qiao waited for Bai Ziyang for several days, but Bai Ziyang did not come. As time passed, she could not help but wonder if Bai Ziyang was injured that night? She wanted to blow the whistle, but after thinking about it, she put it down.

Fortunately, Bai Ziyang, who had disappeared for a few days, appeared again.

As soon as she saw Bai Ziyang, Chu Qiao quickly asked, "How are you?"

Bai Ziyang didn't expect Chu Qiao to think so much, so he said with a confused look on his face: "Me? I'm fine!" Seeing Chu Qiao's face changing again and again, he couldn't help but asked: "How is your body? It can't be that the cold poison has not been completely eliminated." As he said that, he reached out to grab Chu Qiao's wrist.

Chu Qiao retracted her wrist and said, "I'm fine now. That day... a great opportunity was wasted in order to save me..."

Bai Ziyang said indifferently: "Hey, what's the big deal? If you lose the opportunity, you can find another one. I can't let you die in front of me... After all, I saved you with great difficulty!"

Chu Qiao was not angry this time and just smiled casually.

Bai Ziyang said, "The person behind Jinzhu is Yuwen Huai. Yuwen Huai and Yuwen Yue have been fighting overtly and covertly for many years. The Snow Jade Dog and the assassination incident were all caused by him. It was you last time and it's you this time too. You've ruined his plans twice in a row. Be careful or he'll come after you."

Chu Qiao said: "There is no point in being afraid. When the time comes, we will just fight back with soldiers and block the water with earth."

A few days later...

"...What a bad mouth!" Chu Qiao stood in the prison of the slave house, looking at Yuwen Huai who was sitting opposite her, and recalled what Bai Ziyang said the day before, and couldn't help but say.

Chu Qiao saw Yuwen Huai raised his hand, and Zhu Shun immediately understood and surrounded her with four guards. Unfortunately, she was not the same Jing Xiaoliu. Although her hands were tied, she was still able to quickly knock down the four guards to the ground, so fast that they didn't even have time to draw their swords. Chu Qiao untied her hands, took out the knife hidden on her body and held Zhu Shun hostage. She looked at Yuwen Huai and said, "Master Huai, I am just a small servant who just wants to live well with my sister. Although I know Jinzhu is yours, I have never thought of going against you. I was forced to do what happened today. She was jealous of my favor from Yuwen Yue and tried to get rid of me many times. I tolerated her every time, but she was too determined to kill me. If I don't fight back, I will die."

Yuwen Huai was too ashamed to look at his stupid subordinates. After listening to Chu Qiao, he asked, "Are you saying that Jinzhu is jealous of Yuwen Yue's favor towards you?"

Chu Qiao said, "Master Huai, don't you know? Sister Jinzhu dreams of becoming Yuwen Yue's maid and is crazy about him. She has tried to get rid of me and cause trouble for me many times. This is no secret in Qingshan Courtyard." Chu Qiao was telling the truth, so she was not afraid that Yuwen Huai would not believe her.

Yuwen Huai asked curiously, "How do you know Jinzhu is mine?"

Chu Qiao was stunned and didn't respond immediately. Yuwen Huai took the opportunity to walk down and asked, "Do you really know? Or are you pretending to know?" As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and placed it in front of Chu Qiao.

Chu Qiao glanced at it and saw that it probably said that Xing Er would be expelled from Qingshan Courtyard and left to be dealt with as she wished, and that they would have no relationship in the future. Most importantly, it was stamped with Yu Wenyue's seal. Chu Qiao immediately thought that this warrant was probably fake, and that it was Yu Wenhuai's plan to alienate her. After spending so many days together, she still knew Yu Wenyue. First, Yu Wenyue would not expel her from Qingshan Courtyard for no reason. Second, she was still useful to Yu Wenyue. The sword he had cultivated with great effort had not even been unsheathed, so how could he abandon her?

Chu Qiao immediately decided to play along and pretended to believe the warrant. Her face showed the sadness of being betrayed by someone she trusted. Seeing this, Yu Wenhuai asked again, "How did you know that Jinzhu was mine?"

Chu Qiao's mind turned slightly and she said, "Then I will meet Sister Jinzhu."

Yuwen Huai sent someone to bring Jinzhu over. Seeing this, Chu Qiao said, "I want to talk to Sister Jinzhu alone about something!"

Yuwen Huai stood up and said cooperatively: "Okay! I'll help you."

Chu Qiao watched Yuwen Huai lead everyone down, but she knew that Yuwen Huai must be hiding somewhere to monitor. It didn’t matter because she was speaking to Yuwen Huai. For a suspicious person like him, he might not believe what she said in front of him, but he would definitely believe what he overheard himself... There was nothing she could do, he was just so stupid and adorable...