After traveling through time, the four best friends were all targeted by the boss

"Hmm." Xiahou Yu nodded, and the hand under the table was playing with Xia Nian's fingers, as if this was the only way for him to have the patience to deal with Xiahou Jing.

Xiahou Jing pursed her lips and changed the subject: "Yu'er, you are too ignorant. Not only did you not come back to attend your uncle's funeral, but you even married her?!"

Hearing her bringing up the topic of Xia Nian without knowing what was good for her, Xia Houyu's eyes suddenly turned cold. He slowly raised his eyes and looked at her leisurely.

"We all know how my uncle died. It's useless for you to tell me this. If you still want to do something to Ah Nian..."

He stood up, leaned over to look her in the face, raised his arms in front of him, and between his empty fingers a throwing knife was now sandwiched.

With a swish, the flying knife ruthlessly pierced into the pillar beside it.

"This is the end." Xiahou Yu smiled with his eyes curved to hide his murderous intent.

After he finished speaking, he took Xia Nian and left.

Xiahou Jing looked at the two men's backs, and her palms were almost scratched by her.

Xia Nian took his arm and said, "You are such a persistent aunt."

Xiahou Yu said: "She is just looking for trouble."

Xia Nian thought for a while and said, "By the way, when I came back yesterday, I didn't go to your uncle's room to check. What if there are any clues about his murder?"

Xiahou Yu sighed, "Anian, you don't know that my uncle was very infatuated. Xiahou Jing treated him like that, but he still didn't abandon her and eventually lost his life. I think he might not want me to get rid of her."

Xia Nian lowered his eyes and said, "This is what happens when a sincere person meets a heartless person."

As they were talking, Xiahou Yu brought her to the courtyard where Qin Yang lived before his death.

The courtyard was surprisingly desolate, forming a sharp contrast with the magnificent Xiahou Mansion outside, like a slum sticking out among a high-rise building.

"Anian, are you affectionate or heartless?" Xiahou Yu asked.

Xia Nian observed the surroundings and said casually, "Ruthless."

Xiahou Yu said seriously: "Will it be very dangerous for me in the future?"

He waved his hands again, "No, it's not me who is in danger, it's the men who are close to Ah Nian who are in danger. I can't bear to blame Ah Nian, so I'll blame them."

Xia Nian smiled slightly and walked towards the middle room, "Childish ghost."

She found that Xiahou Yu always liked to say chilling words with an innocent look on his face.

"This is my uncle's study." Xiahou Yu caught up.

Xia Nian saw the withered flowers and a neatly arranged stack of rice paper on the table and asked, "Did your uncle... have the habit of taking notes with a pen before?"

She thought that since her uncle was a man who had been lacking love for a long time, he should have written a diary or an autobiography to express his inner feelings.

Xiahou Yu thought for a moment and said with some regret: "I don't know him very well, I just think he has been ill for many years and likes to read."

He glanced at the miscellany in the pile and pulled it out.

"He likes this book very much. I have heard him recite poems from it before."

After saying that, he flipped it over casually and actually saw an envelope inside.

"This is..." Xiahou Yu was stunned for a moment and took it out.

However, Xia Nian felt uneasy. Just like Xia Houyu thought, Qin Yang loved Xia Houjing so much, so this letter might not necessarily be an accusation against her. It might very well be an emotional appeal.

Sure enough, after reading the letter, Xiahou Yu put the book on the table with a bang, leaned against the desk with his head down, thinking about something.

"What did you write?" Xia Nian asked.

Xiahou Yu raised his head and said in an unclear tone: "My uncle told me not to use force on Xiahou Jing, and even told me what the mechanism was for the place where the jade slips were stored. He is really affectionate!"

Xia Nian bit her lip and said, "What do you think?"

Xiahou Yu reached out his hand and pulled her in front of him. He stood up, hugged her waist and put her on the desk. His tone was firm and his voice was clear:

“The deceased is gone, perhaps doing what he wished for will bring some comfort to my heart.”

He paused and stroked Xia Nian's cheek with his fingers.

"But for me, she dared to attack you, and this revenge must be avenged."

Perhaps because Xiahou Yu was away from home all year round, Qin Yang rarely saw him and did not know Xiahou Yu. To him, even if they were blood relatives, if they blocked his way and harmed him, they would have to die. Blood ties had no hold on him at all.

Xia Nian pursed her lips, hooked her arms around his neck, and said, "Okay, you and I are both ruthless people. Don't be in a hurry now. Wait until you get the jade slip and officially take over Zhan Yue Tang, then we will take action."

She smiled and said, "Let's give her some color first."

Xiahou Yu moved closer to her and lifted her chin with his fingers: "Ah Nian, how am I ruthless?"

Xia Nian was still thinking about the plan, and answered hastily: "Then you are not ruthless, but I am ruthless?"

Xiahou Yu picked her up by the waist and walked outside, saying shamelessly: "Okay, Anian is ruthless, but I like the ruthless Anian."

Xia Nian raised an eyebrow: "Really?"

"Yes!" Xiahou Yu said immediately, stopping to kiss her on the lips, "But Ah Nian, not talking to me for a moment is a manifestation of ruthlessness."

Xia Nian was amused by him and giggled.

As soon as the two of them arrived in the yard, they ran into Qi Sheng who had rushed over.

Xia Nian thought: Qi Sheng was still at the pond just now, and now he is back from outside. It is convenient to know Qinggong. I envy A Zheng.

Qi Sheng looked anxious, and bowed his hands and said, "Lord Xiahou, just now the Fourth Hall sent a message saying that they found that the suspension bridge on the road to find the jade slip was broken, so we have to find another way."

"Broken?" Xiahou Yu frowned, "Where is the Fourth Hall Master?"

Qi Sheng said: "I'll wait for you at your house."

Hearing this, Xiahou Yu picked up Xia Nian by the waist and rushed towards the mansion.

"Don't we have to find another way? It will take a lot of time." Xia Nian said, hugging his neck.

Xiahou Yu nodded and said, "Yes, maybe later."

Xia Nian buried his head in thought: Xiahou Yu's search for the jade slip was delayed, so Xiahou Jing would definitely find a chance to stop them. And if they returned to Qinglong City at this time, she would probably have noticed it a long time ago.

She had to find a way to keep Xiahou Jing quiet for a while, and then deal with her after Xiahou Yu got the jade slip.

When they arrived at Xiahou Yu's own residence, Xia Nian saw four people standing in the yard from afar.

After Xiahou Yu took her to Zhan Yue Hall yesterday, she memorized the masters of all the four halls. Among them, the second hall master Tang Rui and the fourth hall master Fu Nian were about the same age as her, and the other two were nearly fifty years old.

"Lord Xiahou, Madam." They bowed and saluted.

"Let's talk inside." Xiahou Yu put Xia Nian down and led her to the lobby.

After sitting down, he asked directly: "How is the matter of the jade slip?"

The one with a little stubble was the head of the hall, Xu Sheng. He said, "Master Xiahou, according to the direction of the map, we first pass through a miasma forest, and at the end is a cliff. The only suspension bridge that can be crossed has been broken due to disrepair."

Xiahou Yu touched his chin and said, "So we have to find another way."

"Lord Xiahou, this is not difficult. The main reason we came back is because we stayed in the miasma forest for too long and ran out of antidotes." The head of the Third Hall, Ma Zhong, said. As his name suggests, he looks very honest and kind, and he has been smiling kindly since just now.

"Well, this time the investigation is conducted by the First and Third Halls. How many people will be needed to find another way?" Xiahou Yu asked.

Xu Sheng thought for a while and said, "It should be within three days."

"Okay." Xiahou Yu stood up, "Then I'll give you three days to find another way."

Xia Nian was a little confused. She pulled Xia Houyu and asked him to sit down. She leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Didn't you say that you should go find Yu Jian by yourself? Don't you have to go?"

Xiahou Yu explained: "Finding the jade slip is not only a test for us, but also for them. If they are not strong enough or disloyal, they will be dismissed or eliminated."

He paused, remembering something: "In two days, the Qin family will come to burn incense for my uncle, and I will have to join them then."

"Burn incense..." Xia Nian nodded: "Okay." She looked at Tang Rui and Fu Nian who were sitting below, and a plan came to her mind.