Dark Beauty Summoner

  After the group of people, including Xiaoding and Beast Tooth, finished eating and left the door, Zhuge Mingyue told Xiao Er to wait for a while before taking things, and then quickly left the door. From afar, Zhuge Mingyue pretended to be unintentional and followed behind the few people, Xiaoding and Beast Tooth didn't think anyone would follow them at all, and they were completely unaware, after wandering around in the city for a while, they came to the most luxurious hotel in Cangfeng City.

  Several people went upstairs in a line, Zhuge Mingyue was afraid of being left behind, so she quickly followed up, saw several people push open a room door, then looked around carefully for a few eyes, and then slipped in and closed the door. Zhuge Mingyue lowered her footsteps, tiptoed to the front of the door, and listened with her ear against it.

  "Master, are you feeling any better?" A voice came from inside the house. At this time, Xiao Ding's tone was no longer as frivolous as before, and he asked with a respectful attitude.

  "It's okay, no big deal. I didn't expect Liu Dongwang to have some real skills. He's just a swordsman from the early days of Tiankong, yet he actually used the sword technique of a Soul Swordsman. I was caught off guard and almost suffered a great loss." A low, slightly hoarse voice came from within the room.

  "Could it be that he did it?" Beast Tooth asked.

  "It's impossible, I know Luo Xiao's strength better than anyone, it's not below mine. With his cleverness and caution, even if that idiot could use the Soul Swordsman's sword skills, he wouldn't be able to hurt him. Besides, we've searched his house thoroughly, there really is no blueprint." The low, hoarse voice continued, then asked, "Have you guys found out any news?"

  "No, we've quietly investigated all over the city and haven't found any useful information. Moreover, the whole city is now under martial law." Beast Tooth replied.

  "This person can kill Luo Xiao, so his strength is definitely not weak. After the wind passes, I'll heal my injuries and go find the people who were searching for dragons in Xunlong Mountain Range at that time to try again." The man hesitated for a moment before making a decision.

  Zhuge Mingyue hid outside the house, listening to the conversation of several people inside, confirming that they were indeed the ones who had been chasing Luo Xiao and were now searching for the map. The map was not simple after all. But who exactly were these people? And the tone of that person's voice was as if he wanted to find each and every one of the people who had been in Xunlong Mountain Range at that time. Zhuge Mingyue couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't be found out in the end. Just thinking about this made Zhuge Mingyue feel a bit worried.

  Zhuge Mingyue held her breath and slowly took two steps back before turning around to leave.

  But just as she took a step forward, the door suddenly opened and a figure like a ghost appeared silently in front of Zhuge Mingyue.

  "Little girl, what are you hiding here for?" A pale-faced middle-aged man said in a low and hoarse voice, which was the one called Tangzhu. The murderous aura emanating from his body made people feel suffocated.

  Zhuge Mingyue's heart suddenly rose, and the other party actually found her! What to do? "Calm down, must be calm!" Zhuge Mingyue said to herself in her heart. Zhuge Mingyue didn't speak for a moment, and the middle-aged man's face became increasingly gloomy.

  Just as things were about to get out of hand, the door across from them opened and a finely dressed young man walked out. Zhuge Mingyue didn't even glance at the young man's face before pouncing on him, grabbing his arm and berating him: "You scoundrel! I was so devoted to you, but you actually went behind my back and had a secret meeting with someone else! What did you promise me in the beginning? And what did you guarantee to my parents? You're despicable!"

  The young man seemed to be stunned by this sudden change, and let Zhuge Mingyue pinch his arm without saying a word.

  "You bastard, how could you treat me like this? You used to call me Little Sweetie, and now you're pretending not to know me. You heartless thing." Zhuge Mingyue squeezed out tears with all her might, her words making her feel nauseous. But compared to her life, the latter was more important, so for the sake of survival, she'd endure the nausea. For a moment, Zhuge Mingyue's crying was like pear blossoms in the rain, pitiful and touching. Hmm, probably...

  The young man who was pinched on the arm by Zhuge Mingyue, didn't know if he was scared or what, actually stretched out his hand and grasped Zhuge Mingyue's hand.

  The middle-aged man watched the scene, his mouth twitching with disgust as he looked at the two people in front of him. It turned out to be a pair of lovers, and the woman had come to catch her husband cheating. The middle-aged man didn't look at them anymore, turned around and went back into the house, slamming the door shut with force.

  Zhuge Mingyue dispelled her doubts upon seeing the middle-aged man and then pulled that young boy down the stairs in a hurry.

  After running out of the inn for some distance, Zhuge Mingyue finally let go of the young man's arm and then disdainfully patted open his hand that was holding her own. She prepared to take out some gold coins from her bosom to thank him. However, after taking out the gold coins and turning her head to clearly see the person in front of her, Zhuge Mingyue's face changed.

  The person in front of me was actually Pang Wuji!

  "Zhu, Zhuge, Mingyue, you just...just..." Pang Wanjie's face flushed with a suspicious crimson, stuttering as he spoke.

  "What is wrong with you?" Zhuge Mingyue furiously growled, then swung her fist and landed a solid punch right on Pang Wuji's eye socket.

  Pang Wuji let out a miserable cry, covering his eyes with his hands. Zhuge Mingyue was still not satisfied, and she stamped her foot heavily on Pang Wuji's right foot before storming off in a huff.

  Pang Wuji jumped up and down on the spot, covering his own feet, but his eyes followed Zhuge Mingyue's back until it completely disappeared. Pang Wuji's mood had been stirred up by a strong ripple just now.

  "Zhuge Mingyue..." Pang Wuji gazed ahead, uttering a few words in a low tone.

  Zhuge Mingyue returned to the wine tower, took out the chicken legs and roasted chicken he had bought, summoned a hurricane outside, stuffed a few chicken legs into the hurricane's mouth, and rode the hurricane home. The sky was getting darker, and no one noticed Zhuge Mingyue riding the hurricane. If someone saw him, they would probably be shocked to the point of dislocating their jaw. There may not be anyone in the world who can ride a magical pet as a mount.

  Back home, Xue Zihao was still instructing Duanmu Xun in archery. Duanmu Xun's back was already drenched with sweat, but he continued to shoot arrow after arrow with a stubborn expression.

  "Here, have some." Zhuge Mingyue handed the roasted chicken to Xue Zihao. Duanmu Xun saw this and put down his longbow, cleverly going to pour tea for Xue Zihao instead.

  "You eat, I'll go find Ling Fei Yang." Zhuge Mingyue said, then ran to the wall, climbed over it using a ladder. As soon as she landed, she saw Ling Fei Yang practicing sword with a determined look on his face. Dense beads of sweat were forming on his forehead, and sweat was dripping down his handsome face, falling onto the ground and creating small splashes. The sunset cast a faint red glow on Ling Fei Yang's tall figure, and his sword also emitted a faint red light. His sword dance was like flowing clouds and water, swift as a startled swan, gentle as a swimming dragon. His clothes fluttered with his movements, as if in a dream. Zhuge Mingyue stared blankly for a moment.

  "Moon?" Ling Feiyang sensed the arrival of Zhuge Mingyue and stopped, asking.

  "Oh, Fei Yang." Zhuge Mingyue came back to her senses and walked over. "I have something to say to you."

  "What's wrong?" Ling Feiyang put away his sword and walked over too.

  "I saw someone looking east at the willow tree today." Zhuge Mingyue lowered her voice.

  "What?!?" Ling Feiyang's face changed, and he nervously scanned Zhuge Mingyue from head to toe, "Are you okay? Are you okay?"

  "It's nothing." Zhuge Mingyue shook her head, "But this matter is indeed a bit troublesome. We still don't know who those people are. Judging from that person's tone, his strength is about the same as Luo Xiao's. We were able to kill Luo Xiao because he was heavily injured at the time. They're looking for that blueprint and they must get it."

  "What's so special about the place marked on that map?" Ling Feiyang pondered.

  "Tomorrow we'll discuss it with Baozi." Zhuge Mingyue thought for a moment and made a decision.

  "Hmm." Ling Feiyang nodded and blinked, "Isn't it time for dinner?"

  "Free food again?" Zhuge Mingyue raised an eyebrow.

  "Aren't you here to ask me to eat?" Ling Feiyang's expression was innocent.

  Zhuge Mingyue twitched the corner of her mouth and didn't speak, walking towards the wall to prepare for climbing the ladder. In order to make it easier to enter and exit, Zhuge Mingyue had set up ladders on both sides. Ling Feiyang didn't need to use them, but she did. Just as she was about to climb up, she felt a tightness around her waist. Ling Feiyang wrapped his arms around her waist and directly jumped off from the top of the wall.

  After landing, Ling Feiyang let go of Zhuge Mingyue's waist and went to chat with Xue Zihao with a smile. Zhuge Mingyue stared at him from behind.

  After dinner, everyone went back home.

  When it was time for school, Zhuge Mingyue went to the college intending to talk to Wan Xizhen about the drawings, but Wan Xizhen unexpectedly didn't come to college!

  "Pangzi is taking a leave of absence?" Zhuge Mingyue was surprised to hear this news from Xue Zihao after school.

  "Hmm, it seems like something has happened at his home." Xue Zihao said in a low voice, "It's probably because of the conflict with the Wu family that things have escalated. I reckon he's got a headache over this matter. It's not a good time for me to go disturb him either."

  Zhuge Mingyue and Ling Feiyang exchanged a glance, both somewhat enlightened. Their previous guesses should be true.

  In the following days, Wan Xi Chen's figure did not appear again in White Feather Academy, but some rumors gradually spread into the academy.

  "I heard that the Wan Qi family's merchant caravan was robbed, and there were people stirring up trouble in the city's Wan Qi family's market, which has been forced to close for several days. Also, several other wine shops and inns seem to have gotten into trouble, and young members of the Wan Qi family have also had incidents happen to them these past few days."

  "How come I haven't heard about it? Besides, there have been accidents at several iron mines outside the city as well."

  "Recently, Pang Wuji and Wu Tianfeng have been getting along very well. I heard that the two families are going to be in-laws?"

  "Really?"

  "I don't know, I just heard it."

  "It's really going to be miserable for the Wan family."

  Zhuge Mingyue and others heard this news, and couldn't help but worry about Wan Qi Chen.

  In the three major families of Cang Feng City, the Wan Qi family controlled the most profitable mines and wine towers, with financial resources far surpassing those of the Pang and Wu families. As a result, they had always been envied by the two families. This time, the two families joined forces to suppress the Wan Qi family, clearly after thorough preparation and determined to succeed. They made multiple moves at once, even frequently beating up young people in the clan, apparently intending to thoroughly disrupt the Wan Qi family and not give them a chance to breathe.

  "Let's go and take a look at the fatty." Xue Zi Hao said with a frown, his eyebrows full of worry. Zhuge Mingyue and Ling Feiyang nodded in agreement.

  It wasn't long before the three of them arrived at the Wan family's mansion, which seemed much quieter than usual. Gone was the bustling scene of carriages and horses, and even the wide streets were almost empty of pedestrians. The recent misfortunes of the Wan family had already spread throughout Cang Feng City, and anyone with a bit of common sense could guess that the Peng and Wu families had joined forces to take down the Wan family. Although the Wan family had a strong foundation, it was unclear whether they could withstand the joint attack of the two families. Fearing the worst, many officials, merchants, and other families who had previously been close to the Wan family wisely chose to keep a safe distance and wait and see what would happen next.

  The guard at the gate knew Xue Zihao, and as soon as he approached, the guard called out: "Young Master Xue, are you here to see Young Master?"

  "Yes, is your young master at home now?" Xue Zihao asked.

  "The young master has just returned from the mine." The guard's expression was somewhat tired, "However, please wait here for a moment, I'll go in and report first."

  Xue Zihao nodded, but his heart sank. In the past, the guards would directly lead him in, but now they had to report first. What was going on with the Wan Qi family?