A ray of love? This was the first time Xia Qin heard the name Mo Ye. She thought it was quite appropriate.

But it's obvious that this woman is not a good person. No matter how much she likes to eat melons, she can't eat herself. She can't leave her precious life to a scumbag.

She quickly jumped down from the tree and ran away from Mo Ye.

"Lady, I'm just here to learn martial arts. I have no other connection with this person. Please don't misunderstand me!"

As he spoke, Xia Qin had already run back to the bamboo house, closed the door, poured himself a cup of tea, sat in the audience seat by the window, and began to eat melon leisurely.

Mo Ye also flew down and came to the side of the woman, saying helplessly: "Master Ling, how did you find yourself here?"

"Why, you're not welcome? I helped you, Mo Ye, a lot, I can't repay you with evil, right?"

Mo Ye's tone was somewhat helpless: "Master Ling, I have helped you deal with many things before. Let's be reasonable. How can I repay kindness with enmity?"

"Heh, Mo Ye, don't you know what our Soul Devouring Valley is? When has I, Ling Xian'er, ever spoken truth?"

"What does Sect Leader Ling want to do?" Unlike the previous few people, Mo Ye seemed to have no way to deal with this man and was no longer so at ease.

"On the second day of February next year, come to Soul Devouring Valley and stay with me for seven days. Also, don't call me Sect Leader Ling from now on. These two things shouldn't be difficult, right?" Ling Xian'er looked at Mo Ye, her eyes half ice and half fire.

Mo Ye didn't reply, but just glanced at the bamboo house out of the corner of his eye.

"What? You don't want to? Or are you afraid that the beautiful person in that room will be unhappy?" Ling Xian'er didn't seem to be a patient person, and the cold light in her eyes swept across the bamboo house.

Mo Ye quickly said, "I'm arranging the date. Is seven days a bit too much? How about three days?"

Ling Xian'er was about to pull out the long whip from her waist as she spoke: "Mo Ye, do you think I'm a vegetable vendor at the market?!"

"Then it's up to you, Ling Xian'er." Mo Ye didn't want to continue pestering and said quickly.

"That's right, see you on the second day of the new year!" Ling Xian'er was very satisfied. After taking another look at the bamboo house, she turned and left without saying anything else.

After making sure that Ling Xian'er had left, Xia Qin walked out cautiously.

She looked at Mo Ye with amusement, her tone full of teasing: "Mr. Mo, the Love Wind? If you keep scheduling like this, sooner or later you won't have enough time."

These days, this scumbag Mo Ye has really brought me a lot of fun.

Mo Ye looked at Xia Qin and explained seriously, "Miss Xia, please don't misunderstand. The woman just now was a member of the evil cult, the leader of the Soul Devouring Valley. I had some interactions with her a year ago when I was looking for someone."

"Is that so? But she seems different?" Xia Qin asked deliberately.

In the past, Mo Ye had always sent women away casually, but this time, Mo Ye agreed to the other party's conditions.

Mo Ye looked embarrassed and said hesitantly: "To say that there are some differences, there are indeed some. Although my martial arts are not inferior to hers, her methods are indeed tricky, and she did help me a lot."

Hearing Mo Ye's comments on martial arts, Xia Qin became curious: "Speaking of martial arts, where do you rank in the martial arts world?"

"In any case, there is nothing wrong with self-protection."

Does this mean that there are few rivals? Xia Qin asked the question that concerned her the most: "What about me? How would my current martial arts rank in the martial arts world?"

Mo Ye looked at her and thought for a while: "It's hard to say. Your body movements and reactions are excellent, and your comprehension and understanding are surprisingly good, but your internal strength and moves have just begun to be practiced, so you can only be considered an entry-level person. In terms of martial arts attainments, you are not deep enough, but in a life-and-death fight, you can still easily deal with ordinary disciples."

Xia Qin was very satisfied to hear this evaluation. She thought of her tenacity during the special forces training. Now she seemed to have returned to the state she had in the competition.

Xia Qin was feeling proud, but Mo Ye suddenly said, "Next time something like this happens, please don't run into the house and have fun with it, Miss Xia."

"Ah? Why?" Xia Qin looked at Mo Ye in confusion. What was this scumbag going to do next?

"Miss Xia will know when the time comes." Mo Ye stared at Xia Qin with flickering eyes, and Xia Qin suddenly had an ominous premonition.

In the Mu Mansion, Mu Lie sat in the main hall feeling exhausted. It had been nearly twenty days since his daughter disappeared, and there was still no news.

With a creaky sound, Mu Jinyu pushed the door open and walked in. Looking at the listless Mu Lie, she softly called out, "Father."

"Yu'er, is there any news about Yan'er?" Mu Lie asked Mu Jinyu several times every day.

Mu Jinyu shook his head. "We searched all the nearby towns and found no traces. But there was only Wu Qi's blood at the scene. I also had people check all the casinos in Beijing. Lu Liu and Wu Qi did owe a lot of gambling debts. Add to that what Wu Qi did at the scene. I think Xiao Yan should be somewhere we can't imagine."

"Yu'er, what do you mean?"

"I believe my sister is still alive, but so much time has passed and no one has asked for a ransom or contacted her. I'm afraid there are some unknown factors. The only thing we can do is to continue to expand the search area!"

"Okay! Let's do as you say! The reward range will be increased to 300 miles!"

Just as the father and son were discussing, Butler Meng knocked on the door and came in.

"Meng, what's up?"

"Master, someone just came from the palace and said that His Majesty will host a banquet for all the ministers in the palace tomorrow night. The Empress will also invite the wives of ministers above the third rank from the harem. The list includes Master, the Second Madam, and the Second Miss."

The list was not surprising. Second Lady Jia Lanxi was the cousin of the current queen, and the first lady died early, so these activities had always been attended by the Second Lady. But when Mu Lie heard this, impatience appeared on his face again.

"Father, it has been five years since His Majesty ascended the throne. The situation is very different now. Father, you should be cautious."

Although he was a military commander, how could Mu Lie not understand these principles? Although he didn't care, he still had two sons and two daughters. He whispered, "Hey, Lao Meng, go inform the second wife and Jin Qi."

Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has hosted a banquet for all the civil and military officials in the court every year. Even though the war was tense in the past two years, the banquets were never interrupted. Although the ministers had their own ulterior motives, they all smiled in front of the emperor, except Mu Lie.

The emperor was already dissatisfied with him, and seeing that he was looking gloomy, he pretended to be concerned and asked, "Mr. Mu, is there anything on your mind? Are you not used to being away from the battlefield?"

When all the ministers heard this, they all turned their eyes to Mu Lie and were worried for him.

Mu Lie naturally heard the emperor's hidden meaning and knelt down quickly, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. My eldest daughter has been missing for more than 20 days and there is no news at present. I am extremely worried, but there is no other reason."

The emperor looked at the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch immediately whispered something to him.

Knowing that Mu Lie did not deceive the emperor, the emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Mu Lie, and asked faintly: "Is it Mu Qing's eldest daughter who is a little silly and once had an engagement with General Dongfang Yi?"

Mu Lie was displeased when he heard this, but he could only respond, "Your Majesty, yes."

The emperor said indifferently: "I heard that Mu Qing is particularly fond of this daughter, but she should also take care of her health. General Su also had a son who disappeared a few years ago. Isn't General Su doing well now?"

When General Su Dingcheng heard what the emperor said, his face was full of bitterness, and the smiles that the ministers were trying to put on froze. After all, this kind of thing was not suitable to be joked about.

Even the emperor's most respected figure, the young general Dongfang Yi, couldn't help but frown.

The emperor did not think there was anything wrong with his words and was thinking about how to show his generosity and kindness.

He waved his hand and said to the chief eunuch Wei Gao, "Pass on my order. Tomorrow, all cities and counties within 500 miles will post missing notices for General Mu's beloved daughter."

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will prepare it right away."

Mu Lie kowtowed vigorously to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

"You are all loyal and faithful subjects of Daxia. I should show my concern and care for you. Come, you, drink this cup with me!"

The atmosphere of the banquet returned to normal, and two hours later, the ministers in the hall dispersed.

As Mu Lie was walking back, a young figure caught up with him and said, "General Mu, I'm sorry about your daughter's matter."

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