I traveled through time with my best friend.

Muqi was about to dodge, but Hongying was faster than him. Before Muqi could dodge, Hongying pulled off his shirt. Muqi froze immediately and dared not move.

Hongying started to apply medicine as if nothing had happened. As she did so, she asked, "You were so badly injured. What mission did you go on?"

"No...nothing."

"It's okay to talk about it. I won't tell anyone else." Hongying said with a smile.

Mu Qi knew that Hong Ying was the owner of Fengyun Tower and only had the prince in her heart. Moreover, she had just saved him from the prince. After struggling for a moment, he said, "Going to Anzhou to find those treasures was against the prince's wishes and touched Miss Jiang."

"Miss Jiang?" Hongying paused as she applied the medicine and asked, "Is it Jiang Xue who drugged the prince?"

"Yeah." Mu Qi nodded slightly.

A fierce look flashed in Hongying's eyes, and she continued with her hands, "Does the prince like Jiang Xue?"

"Your Highness is not in the mood for love." Mu Qi said bluntly.

Hongying put the medicine aside, picked up the towel and wiped her hands, looked at Muqi in the mirror and said, "Do you think the prince is really not in the mood for love?"

Mu Qi stood up, turned to look at Hong Ying, and said seriously, "Of course, the prince never gets close to women."

Hongying looked at Muqi's serious expression, but smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Okay, I was just kidding. The medicine has been taken. You have a good rest. I'm leaving." After that, she strode out of the room.

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In the gambling house, Hongying, dressed in red, sat in the main seat. She looked at Ruoyan standing beside her and asked, "Where is Mo Cang?"

Ruoyan was holding a round fan in her hand, standing there gracefully, waving it slightly. When she heard Hongying's question, she lowered her head slightly and said, "Master Mo Cang will be here soon."

Hongying gently turned the teacup in her hand, raised her eyes to look at Ruoyan, and said in a cold tone: "When did you arrive in the capital?"

Ruoyan's eyes paused, and then she pursed her lips nervously and said, "I arrived in the capital in the past few days."

Hongying gently placed the teacup in her hand on the table, crossed one leg over the other, and swayed casually, "Isn't Anzhou's affairs enough for you to handle?"

After hearing this, Ruoyan clenched the round fan in her hand and said with some fear: "Master, the gambling house in Anzhou... is gone..."

"Gone?" Hongying looked at Ruoyan in confusion, "What do you mean by gone?"

Ruoyan lowered her head and had to tell the whole story.

"Master, I didn't expect that girl to be so powerful. After she came, she didn't lose a single round."

"So...you lost?" Hongying's eyes were cold and she looked at Ruoyan with a slightly raised brow.

Ruoyan lowered her head obediently and replied carefully: "Yes, it's because my skills are not good enough."

"Hmph, you're useless!" Hong Ying rolled her eyes at Ruo Yan and continued, "Although Anzhou is remote, as soon as there is news, all counties and states will pass through Anzhou. Even news from other countries will inevitably pass through Anzhou. How could you lose such an important place?"

Ruoyan knelt on the ground with a plop and said in a wronged tone: "Master, this is not my fault. After that woman left, another man wearing a mask came in. That's why I... lost..."

"You are greedy for beauty, but you blame others?"

"My slave..." Ruoyan was speechless. She was indeed greedy for beauty. Although the man was wearing a mask that night, she could tell from his voice how handsome he was. Gu Ercai agreed to the bet, but she didn't expect to lose the money in the gambling house.

Hongying was already upset, and now that she had lost a base in Anzhou, she became even more upset. She looked at Ruoyan and said coldly, "Go to the building and receive your punishment."

When Ruoyan heard that she had to accept the punishment, she straightened up immediately, her brain started to work quickly, and then her eyes moved, and she said anxiously: "Master, I am not completely without any gains."

"Speak!" Hongying said, suppressing her temper.

Ruoyan said quickly, "That night, after the man won the bet, he asked me to send the money he won, along with the money the woman won, to Baoyue Tower. I sent someone to Baoyue Tower to investigate. Although it is a restaurant, the rooms on the third floor are very mysterious and usually no one goes there."

Hongying frowned slightly, as if she had thought of something, and looked at Ruoyan and asked, "So?"

"So I suspect that the Baoyue Tower should be a base of the Shadow Hall, and that man... I heard that the leader of the Shadow Hall has never shown up..."

"Do you think...that man is the leader of Shadow Hall?" Hongying leaned forward slightly and put one hand on her leg.

Ruoyan nodded, "This is what I guessed."

"Humph." Hong Ying said indifferently, "How can you think that a small gambling house is worthy of the Shadow Hall's leader to take action personally?"

Ruoyan's eyebrows moved, and then she said, "It must be because of that woman, otherwise why would that man send the money that woman won to Baoyue Tower?"

Hongying obviously still didn't believe it. In order to avoid being punished, Ruoyan had no choice but to say, "Master, I will definitely investigate it thoroughly."

Hong Ying knew what Ruo Yan was thinking. Seeing Ruo Yan's eager expression, she thought that if the woman was really related to the Shadow Hall, it would be a breakthrough. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Okay, if we can't find anything, we will punish her for multiple crimes."

Ruoyan's expression tensed, then she nodded and said, "Yes."

"Go down."

After Ruoyan left, Mo Cang hurriedly walked in from outside.

"Master, what's the urgent matter that you called me down so urgently?"

Hong Ying looked at Mo Cang who was breathing heavily. She stood up and walked towards Mo Cang. Her eyes suddenly said sharply, "You are so brave, Mo Cang!"

Mo Cang immediately knelt down, "I dare not!"

Hong Ying put her hands behind her back, looked down at Mo Cang and said, "I gave the order to kill Jiang Xue, why haven't you done it yet?"

Mo Cang paused, then looked up at Hong Ying and said respectfully: "I think that finding the Wuji Pearl is the top priority now..."

Before Mo Cang could finish his words, Hong Ying grabbed Mo Cang's chin and leaned her head slightly in front of Mo Cang. Her red lips opened slightly, and her eyes were cold. "Do you question the order I gave?"

Mo Cang looked at Hong Ying who was approaching him, with a trace of panic in his eyes. Facing Hong Ying's questioning, Mo Cang replied calmly: "Everything I do is for the sake of the host."

"For my sake?" Hongying threw Mo Cang away and said angrily, "As long as you follow my orders, you are doing it for my sake."

Mo Cang bowed and said, "Yes."

"So... don't make decisions on your own in the future. You know what will happen once my patience runs out." Hongying raised her eyes slightly and said in a warning tone.

Mo Cang pursed his lips slightly, "Yes."

"Send someone to kill Jiang Xue immediately. I don't want her to appear in the capital in the future, let alone appear next to the prince."

Mo Cang looked at Hong Ying in surprise, and said in astonishment: "Owner..."