She asked Lu Yanqing to stay, but she did not force her. She merely tried to persuade her by addressing her as a sister. She had no intention of keeping Lu Yanqing behind to threaten Yue Qianchou in the future; she understood that threats would hardly work on someone like him. She only hoped that, at a critical moment, Lu Yanqing might be able to plead for mercy and make some difference. If she forcibly kept Lu Yanqing, the grudge between herself and Yue Qianchou would only deepen, and the loss would outweigh the gain.
Yet Mu Tianjiao had not expected that persuading Lu Yanqing to stay would require so little effort. After a brief moment of consideration, Lu Yanqing agreed.
"He actually managed to escape from Cang Yunxin's hands?" Wu Xiong watched the streak of light from the Da Minglun vanish into the night sky, still unable to believe it. He knew full well that neither he nor the Da Minglun was necessarily stronger than Cang Yunxin. Yue Qianchou's escape could only mean that he was indeed no ordinary man.
"It is late. Miss Lu, go and rest," Wu Xiong suddenly said to Lu Yanqing. Lu Yanqing gave the newlyweds a slight bow before leaving. Once she was gone, Wu Xiong turned his head and ordered, "Bring me the congratulatory gift Yue Qianchou sent."
Two guards immediately obeyed. Before long, they brought out a small, square brocade box from one of the side rooms. A label on it read: "Congratulations from Yue Qianchou of the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce." Wu Xiong accepted it and opened it, only to freeze. Inside lay a pair of palm-sized little golden figures, nothing particularly valuable.
After a subordinate took the empty gift box, Wu Xiong picked up the two little golden figures and