Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers

Chapter 282: Chapter 282 “How Can I Ever Be Alright Without Yueyue?
 

Qi Yue swallowed, her throat feeling a bit dry; she didn’t want to keep talking.

Well, she had originally planned to lend Zhao Xiyan a helping hand!

Now it seemed that the guy was clearly the ultimate hidden boss.

With such strength, Zhao Xiyan wouldn’t need her help to do whatever he wanted; the only differences would be the cost and the duration, that’s all.

No wonder he was so rampant.

How did she manage to fish out a man so capable, rich, and handsome?

It’s just that she didn’t know how long his kindness towards her would last once that time came.

“Yueyue, what are you thinking about?”

Suddenly, Zhao Xiyan’s words interrupted her thoughts.

Looking at the stunning man before her, whose deep eyes were filled with drowning tenderness and affection, Qi Yue instantly focused her attention.

Right, why think so much?

She had always been an optimist, living in the moment, and making the most of each day had always been her motto.

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Now that she had a second chance at life, it was wrong of her to be so anxious.

The future should be treated like a bonus; whether good or bad, it’s an extraordinary reward from fate. What’s important is to seize the present with Zhao Xiyan.

She shook the report in her hand and placed it in front of Zhao Xiyan.

“I was thinking that this Lou Chuhe might be of some use!”

“Oh? Yueyue, you think he can be of help?”

“Yes, it’s worth a try. We can take extra precautions at that time, and if it succeeds, we won’t have to worry about the people of Yecheng anymore.”

“What if Lou Chuhe is only pretending to offer strategies, but in reality, he wants to surrender to Song Chengye?”

“There’s a way around it. Even if he’s pretending, we’ll make it real.” Qi Yue smiled slyly, “By then, we’ll just….”

They leaned their heads together, back and forth, discussing with great relish.

After they finished, Zhao Xiyan immediately called someone in and instructed them to cordially invite Lou Chuhe to the banquet.

Turning his head, he saw Qi Yue pinching the investigation report and walking over to the bookshelf; Zhao Xiyan couldn’t help but smile.

“Yueyue, what are you researching now?”

Without looking up, Qi Yue took a volume of the Donggao Gazetteer off the shelf.

“I’m trying to find out where Lou Chuhe’s ancestral home is located. Do you know where Fengyi County is?”

Zhao Xiyan walked over, took her hand, and pointed to a place on the map of Donggao.

“Yanjing?”

“Yes. However, that place ceased to exist more than forty years ago, which is why the investigators didn’t mark it as being in Yanjing.”

“Ceased to exist? And why is that?”

“It’s a long story, do you really want to hear it?”

“Of course! Forty years ago was around the time when Lou Chuhe was just a few years old, right? A major change in his life would affect his emotional state, and I must fully understand it to make more accurate judgments about his current mindset.”

Her delicate face like white jade, her bright red lips moving as she spoke, she was clearly stirring the heart while saying something serious and earnest.

So cute!

Zhao Xiyan couldn’t help but pull her head close and imprint a kiss on her smooth forehead, immediately causing a few tufts of stubborn hair to cheekily curl upward.

This made him chuckle even more.

“Alright, if Yueyue wants to know, I will naturally tell.”

Qi Yue, flustered by his kisses and laughter, pushed him away with her hand.

“Hmph, I don’t need you for that. Now that I know it’s Yanjing, I can find out everything from the Gazetteer.”

As she spoke, she started flipping through the Donggao Gazetteer in her hands.

Strangely, though, she couldn’t find any existence of Fengyi County in the section on Yanjing.

As she looked up, she saw Zhao Xiyan holding back his laughter, waiting for her to turn his way.

“Zhao Xiyan, did you do that on purpose?”

Zhao Xiyan walked towards her with a sly smile, graciously saying, “Do you want me to tell you about it?”

Without hesitation, Qi Yue’s mind was invaded by the memory of the previous night when Zhao Xiyan said that the matter was complicated, and asked if she would like to go back to the room and talk about it slowly.

She quickly shook her head.

“No, please find me a book about this place.”

As expected, Zhao Xiyan smiled with a hint of disappointment, walked over to the bookshelf, and pulled out another book.

Another copy of the “Donggao Gazetteer”?

Just as Qi Yue was about to ask why, Zhao Xiyan had already started to explain.

“The local gazetteers of each state are generally revised every ten years, but if significant events occur, it’s common to see revisions every few years. The one you have is just newly revised.”

Upon hearing this, Qi Yue checked the last page, and indeed, the date pointed to forty-six years prior.

“It’s that simple!” Qi Yue glared at Zhao Xiyan and quickly flipped to the Yanjing section to check for information related to Fengyi County.

To her disappointment, there were only some brief records, nothing more specific about the Lou Family.

But after a moment’s thought, she understood.

An incident that could erase an entire county from the map and local records without a trace must be extremely bloody and confidential, naturally not recorded in any case.

Moreover, if the Lou Family were just one of the unknown victims, they wouldn’t be recorded either.

Realizing this, Qi Yue couldn’t help but look annoyed at Zhao Xiyan, who was wearing a slight smile.

“So, you knew all along this was the case, didn’t you?”

“Mhm,” Zhao Xiyan answered straightforwardly.

Qi Yue rolled her eyes, put the book back on the shelf, and returned to studying Lou Chuhe’s report.

In fact, at this point, she had roughly guessed one of the motives for Lou Chuhe’s ambition.

The Lou Family people had moved away from their homeland, settled in Yecheng, and although they struggled to become a prominent household, they never gained the recognition and respect of other local clans in Yecheng.

If at this time they served a power-holder, and once that power-holder became the ruler of the region, the Lou Family would soar to great heights and become the undisputed leading household of Yecheng, potentially changing the fortunes of generations to come.

One had to admit, Lou Chuhe had a keen mind; it was just uncertain how capable he was to bring this to fruition.

But if it wasn’t for this reason, then there must be another.

The most annoying was Zhao Xiyan, clearly knowing everything yet watching her rack her brains as if it were fun.

“I don’t want to deal with you anymore. You go handle that Lou Chuhe yourself!”

With that, she picked up the food box and left, causing Zhao Xiyan to call out from behind.

“How can I be alright without Yueyue?”

Just then, the four men of varying heights and builds arrived at the doorway and heard these words. Not knowing whether to enter or leave, they all crowded at the door, covering their mouths and snickering.

Qi Yue felt her face growing hot and, not wishing to say another word, directly picked up the food box and left.

After her figure had disappeared, Zhao Xiyan immediately resumed his icy demeanor, directing a cold snort at the men at the door.

“Haven’t had enough laughter yet?”

The four men heard this and immediately subdued their smiles, coming into the hall.

“Master, this is a message we just received from the Capital City,” one of them said.

Zhao Xiyan slightly frowned and took the small sealed cylinder from them.

The tall one promptly offered a dagger, which Zhao Xiyan took, made a cut in the middle and pulled out a slip of paper from the cylinder.

It read: We have confirmed that the Donggao emissary is safe. The Emperor has ordered him to be concealed in the Dongfeng Pavilion and to be well treated.

“Hmph,” Zhao Xiyan snorted coldly, sitting down in the central seat and tossing the note to the tall one.

“Take a look for yourselves, everyone, and tell me your thoughts,” he instructed.

After the tall man read the note, he passed it to the plump one next to him.

The short one, having read it, was already getting angry.

“Master, that damn Emperor must be plotting some treachery. We must be on guard against the Duke,” he stated.

The tall one agreed, “Master, why don’t we four go to the heart of the country, bring back the Duke and his lady, to ensure their safety.”

“Master, we are willing to go,” said the plump and thin men in unison.

Zhao Xiyan thought for a moment before saying, “The heart of the country is not a major concern; that surnamed Lin wouldn’t dare act so rashly. The four of you should focus on the current situation instead. Didn’t you complain about having too few soldiers to demonstrate your skill? The enemy encircling us numbers 300,000.”

At these words, the four men all smiled.

“Rest assured, Master, the more soldiers we brothers lead, the better. This time we are ready. We will snatch at least one hundred thousand, if not eighty thousand.”

“One hundred thousand, eighty thousand?” Zhao Xiyan shook his head indifferently, “I want them all.”