Time Travel and Love

"Oh? What did you say?" Mo Liujin became interested and wanted to know what their private conversation was that could make Qing Meng blush like this. He leaned down closer to her while talking.

"No, nothing!" Chu Qingmeng recalled what she said in the afternoon, and felt her face burning so hot that she kept fanning herself with her hands. After a while, she felt relieved. Looking at the tiredness on Mo Liujin's face, she felt distressed, and the blush on her face faded away. She pushed Mo Liujin away and told him to go wash up and go to bed early. He hadn't had a good rest for several days. Mo Liujin looked at her for a long time before going to wash up. After turning off the lights, he pinched her dishonestly with his hands. Chu Qingmeng slapped his hands away and scolded him softly, "Be honest! Go to bed quickly!"

"Qingmeng~" Chu Qingmeng's heart skipped a beat when Mo Liujin called her. She gritted her teeth and scolded, "Stop it! Go to sleep!" Seeing that Chu Qingmeng had her back to him and refused to pay attention to him, he had no choice but to hold her and slowly fell asleep.

The next morning, Mo Liujin woke up early as usual at the beginning of the morning hour, but Chu Qingmeng simply laid on his chest, refusing to let him get up and asking him to sleep a little longer. Mo Liujin simply held her in his arms, closing his eyes and resting his mind. He couldn't fall asleep. It had been a habit for over twenty years, waking up on time. Today, it was quite quiet until Mo Jiangqing knocked on the door at the hour of Si. "Father, Grandfather wants to see you."

"Okay, got it. I'll be right there." Mo Liujin gently pushed away Chu Qingmeng, who was leaning on his chest. "Qingmeng, my father is looking for me. You should get some more sleep."

Chu Qingmeng also got up and didn't want to sleep anymore. She had things to do today. She stood up and helped Mo Liujin get dressed. Seeing her like this, Mo Liujin suddenly laughed, "Qingmeng, why have you become so affectionate since you came back?"

Chu Qingmeng's hand paused, and his heart ached. Then he teased as if nothing had happened, "You don't like it? Forget it, I'll just go back to sleep."

"No, I like you no matter what you are like." Mo Liujin grabbed Chu Qingmeng, who was about to leave, and gently bit her earlobe and whispered to her. Seeing her blush, he smiled, let go of her, and walked out.

Seeing Mo Liujin leave, Chu Qingmeng also packed up. She didn't ask Chunhe to help her with her dressing today, so she simply tied her hair into a ponytail. She dismissed Feiying and Feiling, leaving all the secret guards behind, and boarded the carriage, sending the driver to Qingfenglou, the most famous restaurant in the capital. Once there, she sent the driver back to the mansion. She entered the Tianzi No. 1 room she had reserved in advance, changed into men's clothing, donned a gilded mask, and stepped into a discreet room in the backyard.

"Greetings, Master." Seeing her enter, the four people in the room knelt down in unison.

"My last name is Chu, and I'm the ninth in line." Chu Qingmeng sat in the main seat, his voice hoarse and indistinguishable between male and female.

"It's Master Chu Jiu." The leader, a frail scholar in crisp attire, was the first to change his words. "My subordinate is Kui Wenzhong, in charge of all the restaurants and teahouses under Master Jiu's name, and responsible for intelligence gathering."

"Greetings, Master Jiu." The second man, a scarred face, bowed and said, "My name is Kui Wuqing, in charge of assassins of all kinds. I am responsible for the assassinations on the fifth floor under Master Jiu's name."

"Greetings, Master Jiu." The third man, a frail, sickly-looking man, panted heavily as he saluted. "My name is Kui Shuangcheng. I'm in charge of brothels, casinos, and other illicit entertainment venues. I'm responsible for making the money."

Chu Qing's masked face twitched. How long could this man live? He felt like he would die outside if a gust of wind blew...

"Greetings, Master Jiu." The fourth man was an ordinary man with average looks and a normal build. He was the type you wouldn't find in a crowd. "My subordinate is Kui Quansi. I'm in charge of all kinds of pharmacies and food. My subordinates are all proficient in poisoning and treating diseases."

Chu Qingmeng nodded coldly, "It's just a meeting today, nothing much." He then took off his mask. The face behind the mask shocked the four of them. How could it be so beautiful?! After a moment, he slowly put the mask back on. "This face is harmless, you've seen it before. I need to arrange for someone to be with me so I can contact you."

"Master Jiu, my martial arts skills are the best among you. The old owner wants me to come out of hiding and stay by your side." Kui Wenzhong stepped aside.

Chu Qingmeng: "..." After a long while, he only said, "You can make your own arrangements."

Then she got up and left the woodshed, returned to Room No. 1, changed back into her previous clothes, put on a veil and left Qingfeng Tower.

Meanwhile, the An Ning Princess's mansion was in turmoil. Upon returning, Feiying immediately discovered Chu Qingmeng was gone. Chun and Xia hadn't been there to help with the dressing, and Feiling had been sent out. All the secret guards in the mansion were left behind. Feiying felt like the sky had fallen! What if something really happened? He rushed to the palace to look for Mo Liujin, not caring about the people inside who were discussing something. He barged in. Before Mo Chenfeng could get angry, Feiying shouted, "Third Master! The master is missing!"

"What?!" Mo Liujin panicked, rushing out without even considering the situation had been discussed. Everyone present was horrified. They were acting so quickly?! Mo Chenfeng ordered his men to follow him, and his brothers even sent their secret guards out to help Mo Liujin search.