Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

Chapter 866: Chapter 711

Lu Yuan exerted his Qinggong to the utmost, and the moment he carried Duan Mingyue out of Weiyang Building, the pavilion behind him collapsed with a bang.

"Big brother—"

"Fourth brother—"

Xun Wu and Duan Wenliang exclaimed in shock.

Before they finished speaking, they saw Lu Yuan coming out of the ruins with Duan Mingyue on his back.

Their cries were abruptly cut off, as they stood there in disbelief.

"Lu, Lu Yuan?"

Duan Wenliang gasped, "What are you doing in there? When did you go in?"

Xun Wu murmured, "Third brother..."

For the first time, he sincerely referred to Lu Yuan as a brother.

Although both were adopted sons of the Prime Minister, they didn’t have much friendship.

It should be said that Lu Yuan was too solitary and did not have deep interactions with any adopted sons.

He frowned, quickly stepped forward, and took Duan Mingyue from Lu Yuan’s back: "Big brother!"

Duan Mingyue leaned against Xun Wu, weakly looked at Lu Yuan, and laughed: "I didn’t expect... you would care about me, this big brother, at a critical moment..."

Lu Yuan dusted off the dirt from his body and said coldly, "I just didn’t want the Loulans to succeed."

Duan Wenliang came over: "Fourth brother, how are you?"

Duan Mingyue endured the severe pain all over his body and said nonchalantly, "Thanks to the Grand Commander, I won’t die for now."

Duan Wenliang oh’ed, turned his head and asked Lu Yuan, "By the way, when did you go in?"

Lu Yuan paused for a moment and still answered, "Just now."

Duan Wenliang patted his chest: "So dangerous! If it had been a step slower, big brother would have been lost!"

Duan Mingyue gave Lu Yuan a meaningful glance.

He didn’t believe Lu Yuan just went in.

The words between him and Toghtai, Lu Yuan probably already heard a lot.

But to hold back until that moment to act, this third brother was ruthless enough.

"Is that old thing dead?"

Duan Wenliang curiously walked towards the collapsed pavilion.

"What are you doing?"

Xun Wu asked.

Duan Wenliang said angrily, "Alive, I want to see the man, dead, I want to see the corpse. I’m going to dig for the corpse!"

Duan Mingyue said softly, "Don’t go in, it’s full of traps inside... If you get into trouble, it won’t be worth the risk..."

He spent the whole night finding the traps set by Xun Liu; Toghtai should have been very unlikely to survive.

Duan Mingyue asked Xun Wu, "How did your task go? Did you fail?"

A hint of complexity flashed in Xun Wu’s eyes: "Yin Hu Guard told me to come back to save you; she told me that Toghtai wanted to kill you."

Duan Mingyue’s face slightly changed: "She... is in the Loulans’ official residence?"

Lu Yuan, with a cold face, mounted his horse.

Xun Wu said, "I don’t know the exact situation, but it seems she was taken away by Ayimulan. Third brother, I’ll go with you!"

Lu Yuan neither refused nor responded, raised his whip high, and galloped away.

-

Meanwhile, after Ayimulan and her party settled at the winery, Meng Qianqian and Meng Lang were locked in the same room.

Meng Lang shouted out from the crack of the door: "Hey, anyone, let’s make a deal, give me another room, will you? She’s so fierce, I’m afraid she’ll beat me up."

The Loulan General ignored him.

Meng Lang muttered, "The winery is so big, what’s wrong with giving me another room? Do you Loulans have to be so stingy?"

Meng Qianqian said blandly, "Stop making noise, otherwise I’ll really beat you up."

Meng Lang said disdainfully, "Are Loulans out of their minds? Locking the two of us in one place, not afraid we’ll conspire to escape?"

Meng Qianqian: "If separated, you wouldn’t conspire to escape?"

Meng Lang: "Not really."

Meng Qianqian: "Then, if it were you, with not enough people, is it simpler to watch one room or two rooms?"

Meng Lang silently took out a slightly withered peach from his wide sleeve.

"Give me one."

Meng Qianqian said.

After traveling for so long, she was a little thirsty.

"This is the last one."

Afraid that Meng Qianqian would snatch the peach, he quickly took a bite.

Meng Qianqian shot out a silver needle and snatched the peach into her hand.

"Hey, aren’t you disgusted by..."

Before he could finish, he saw Meng Qianqian take out a dagger and cut off the bite mark he had made.

Meng Lang: "..."

Halfway through eating, Meng Qianqian suddenly spoke: "Let me ask you a question."

"Go ahead!"

Meng Lang perked up, looking spirited.

Meng Qianqian: "You love peaches so much, are you a monkey?"

Meng Lang’s face darkened: "... What kind of meaningless question is that? I thought you’d ask how I found out you were abducted by the Loulans."

"Oh, I’m not curious."

Meng Qianqian said casually.

Meng Lang felt choked up.

She’s not curious, but he wanted to say!

He held back desperately.

She didn’t ask, he wasn’t about to bring it up himself, as if he was so eager.

Meng Lang paced around the room, sometimes shaking his leg, sometimes putting his hands on his hips.

Meng Qianqian remained as still as a mountain.

Meng Lang gritted his teeth: "I’ll risk it! You walked past me and didn’t check my work!"

At the time, he thought something was off.

It’s just that he didn’t suspect she’d fallen under witchcraft, only assumed she was in a hurry for a secret mission.

What secret mission didn’t even involve his master Chen Long?

Who could hold back from that?

"I see."

Meng Qianqian realized, "Did I do anything else?"

Meng Lang mumbled, "You have to ask yourself that, how would I know?"

Never admitting he followed her all the way, lost track, and then happened to bump into her in the street.

Meng Qianqian thoughtfully said, "Let’s go to bed early tonight, but remember, don’t sleep too soundly."

Meng Lang asked, "Where do I sleep?"

Meng Qianqian said casually: "On the ground."

Meng Lang’s body shook.

Meng Qianqian squinted at him: "Do you still want to sleep on the bed?"

Meng Lang pointed at the Stepping Bed: "The bed is so big, why not share half with me?"

Meng Qianqian casually tossed him a pillow: "Not sharing."

Meng Lang’s mouth twitched as he caught the pillow she threw over, and he lay on the floor grumbling.

He snorted, turned his back, and showed Meng Qianqian his cold head.

Meng Qianqian lay down fully dressed.

"What are you thinking?"

"Wondering if Xun Wu managed to save Duan Mingyue."

"I doubt it, that old shaman is so powerful, Xun Wu probably got himself caught too."

Meng Qianqian said nothing more.

Meng Lang continued: "However, were you implying something earlier? Why don’t you want me to sleep too soundly? Is there a plan?"

Meng Qianqian closed her eyes: "Why are you as noisy as Ji Li?"

This kid doesn’t learn what’s good, only picks up bad habits.

Meng Lang raised his legs and put his arms behind his head: "If you tell me, I won’t be noisy?"

Meng Qianqian brandished a silver needle.

Meng Lang immediately shut up.

In the dead of night.

A figure, surrounded by faint fragrance, slowly pushed open the door.

Meng Lang sat up in shock: "Who?"

"Shh, it’s me."

Meng Lang looked carefully and whispered: "Aren’t you... that... Lady Lan?"

Alina closed the door and walked to the bedside: "Yin Hu Guard."

Meng Lang asked peculiarly: "Are you here for her?"

Alina nodded: "I’m here to take you both away. What’s wrong with her?"

Meng Lang heard the even breathing of someone, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot: "Sleeping like this!"