This villain has become a ghost

Song Zhiyi quickly jumped up from his seat, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he grasped the spear again.

The jade in the gift box had been cut in half by the sharp blade, and the fragments were scattered all over the floor. Song Zhiyi's gaze lingered on the fragments for a moment, then he quickly scanned the surroundings, searching for the source of the weapon.

However, the next moment, a group of masked killers jumped over the courtyard wall and pointed their weapons, which were flashing with cold light, at everyone.

The women present were all panicked, some even crying out of fear. Song Zhiyi stood in front of the crowd with his gun, while a large number of guards appeared from all directions to protect them.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. No one can hurt you in my Wu'an Marquis Mansion!" Song Zhiyi said in a deep voice.

Looking at this endless stream of assassins, Murong Huai has invested heavily this time. It seems the defense map is quite important to him.

While they were fighting, Yue Liuyun blended quietly into the crowd, trying to reduce his presence and take the opportunity to slip away.

Unfortunately, Song Zhiyi inadvertently glanced over here and caught the sneaky Yue Liuyun, and their eyes met in the air.

The murderous atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.

Yue Liuyun: “…”

Song Zhiyi: “…”

Song Zhiyi recalled what Qiu Shuangwan had said, and immediately turned his head away, focusing his gaze on the group of killers, pretending not to see them.

Yue Liuyun muttered to himself, "That's awesome!", and then successfully slipped away in the chaos.

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There is a winding corridor at the back of the courtyard, and stones form a path under the steps. Walking along the front door of the east wing courtyard, after more than fifty steps, you will arrive at a spacious house with a large pear tree and banana tree planted in the yard.

Yue Liuyun crouched down and looked around cautiously.

Qiu Shuangwan was hiding in the shadows. She poked her head out and stared at Yue Liuyun with burning eyes.

"Yue Liuyun, I'm here!"

After making sure that there was no one around, he dodged and pulled Yue Liuyun into one of the rooms, closing the doors and windows.

Afterwards, Qiu Shuangwan slumped down in the chair, just like the first time they met, and drank the tea on the table in big gulps.

He handed the defense map hidden in his sleeve to Yue Liuyun, raised his eyebrows, and said proudly, "Here, what you want."

Yue Liuyun opened it, glanced at it, and then closed it again.

She returned the intact defense map to Qiu Shuangwan and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work."

"Ah? Didn't you want to use it? Why did you return it so soon?" Qiu Shuangwan took the defense map in confusion, widened her eyes, and asked curiously.

Yue Liuyun's gaze fell on the pen, ink, paper and inkstone behind him. He leisurely took them and spread them on the table.

As she ground the ink, she said with a smile, "I've memorized it, so I plan to draw a fake one."

She had never seen a defense map before, and had no idea what it looked like, so she didn't want to rush into it. But now that she had seen the original, and she had taught herself painting, it shouldn't be difficult for her to create a fake that was missing some weight or had some alterations.

Hehe, Murong Huai, just be happy that you met such a genius like her.

I'll kill you and make you lose both the wife and the army.

Qiu Shuangwan was stunned: "...Six."

Yue Liuyun picked up his brush and explained as he drew:

"I'm now... a subordinate of Liu Zeyin, working for him. This map isn't what I want. Murong Huai isn't dead; he's working with Liu Zeyin. They were the ones who asked me to steal the defense map. Those assassins outside were also sent by Murong Huai..."

She revealed all the information she had learned in the general's mansion in the past few days to Qiu Shuangwan, completely selling out Liu Zeyin.

Qiu Shuangwan tried hard to digest all the information she said.

"Okay, I see."

Qiu Shuangwan nodded, then scratched her head. Her eyes were filled with unconcealed disappointment and sadness. She sighed deeply and asked:

"Yue Liuyun, what happened in the past year? Both you and Jingtan seem to have disappeared from the face of the earth..."

"Wanqing and I are very worried about you, afraid that something might happen to you, but we don't have any information at all..."

"Alas... We've been trying to find out if you're all right, and we've almost driven Master Ling bald, but we still have no clue."

"But now that I see you're okay, I can finally rest assured." At this point, Qiu Shuangwan's eyebrows curved, as if relieved. "I'm going to tell Wanqing this good news. She's sure to be very happy!"

Yue Liuyun was a little surprised. He paused for a moment and then told him everything that had happened during this period.

Jing Tan is really something. He was so busy with the time travel and the fight against Tianming that he didn't even tell Qiu Shuangwan, Nangong Wanqing and the others the truth.

However... after seeing the genuine concern and worry in Qiu Shuangwan's eyes, Yue Liuyun inexplicably felt a trace of guilt in his heart.

She always thought that any feelings in this world would fade away quickly, and no one would always miss another person.

It's not nice for her to leave without saying goodbye as a friend.

But Qiu Shuangwan didn't show any blame or dissatisfaction, only worry and concern.

She couldn't help but wonder if she was too cold-blooded.

Perhaps, I can actually try... to treat others as true friends.

Maybe, she could have real friends too.

After listening to her story, Qiu Shuangwan had a complicated expression for a moment and didn't know what to say.

After a long while, he finally said with tears in his eyes:

"Sigh... Even though you didn't really want to come back, I'm really happy that you did! I can feel like I've suddenly regained a sense of security..."

Yue Liuyun smiled and said, "Actually... I'm also very happy to see you guys."

"Really?"

"Absolutely true, truer than pearls."

Qiu Shuangwan was a person who was easy to coax. Hearing this, she nodded happily and smiled: "...That's good."

But before she could be happy for long, Qiu Shuangwan remembered something else. She sighed deeply, covering her tears, and said with a complicated expression:

"...After the peace banquet and mutiny a year ago, the tyrant was seriously injured. It took him over half a year to recover..."

"Afterwards, Master Ling said you disappeared."

"Wanqing, the Imperial Preceptor, the Imperial Tutor, and I, the four of us, are very worried about you, so we went together to ask the Tyrant about your situation."

Yue Liuyun paused while drawing, and a drop of thick ink fell on the paper, staining it dark. She calmly tore up the paper and started drawing again.

"But……"

Qiu Shuangwan suddenly shuddered, as if she had thought of something terrifying. She said, "You don't know, the tyrant's face suddenly turned gloomy and cold... as if he was about to kill someone for fun in the next second."