The Third Young Master Has Returned!

Wu Qianhuan's heart was in turmoil. She clenched her silver teeth, her hand gripping her sword turning faintly white.

She knew what she should be doing right now... She should be chasing Xin Youhen.

What Chu Qing didn't know, she did.

In recent years, the friction between the Valley of Ten Thousand Nights and Heavenly Dance City had become increasingly frequent. Not long ago, everyone who went to the Valley of Ten Thousand Nights died.

What happened during that time, no one knew.

They only knew that the body of the last person from that group of Heavenly Dance Guards was found in a forest about a day's journey from Heavenly Dance City.

This news had only reached the City Lord's manor this morning.

And for some time now, whenever there was a conflict with the Valley of Ten Thousand Nights, the other side seemed to anticipate their every move and made preparations in advance, causing Heavenly Dance City to suffer setbacks everywhere.

Therefore, Wu Ganqi suspected there was a problem within Heavenly Dance City.

Chu Yunfei suddenly held a lavish celebration for Chu Fan at this critical juncture precisely to use this opportunity to see if he could draw out some suspicious characters.

Xin Youhen, disguised and appearing at the Chu Family, was one of the gains.

What she should be doing most right now was going with Chu Fan and the others to deal with this person.

But... the moment she thought of that person's eyes, she couldn't help but grit her teeth.

Besides the time he pretended to be knocked back by internal force and exchanged a glance with her earlier,

He was also clearly seen by her when he was peeking at those two girls.

And the gaze she first felt in the courtyard was his!

Who exactly was he?

Although she had a guess in her heart, she didn't dare to be certain.

Therefore, she had to catch this little thief and reveal his true face.

She had originally intended to catch him off guard and directly subdue him.

But she hadn't expected him to sense her actions and get up and run first.

If she let him get away, what would happen?

Chase!

She had to catch this scoundrel.

With Chu Second Brother, his junior sister, and the two people who arrived later helping Xin Youhen, he probably wouldn't have any problems.

But if she didn't catch this person, then this guy would most likely never be seen again!

It was just... was his lightness skill that good?

Was it Star Chasing Moon Catching Steps?

Why did it seem wrong again...

Wu Qianhuan stared at the figure in front of her, only to see him turn and disappear from sight.

By the time Wu Qianhuan caught up, she saw a house servant walking towards her, startled by her sudden appearance, and falling straight onto his backside:

"G-Grand... Grand Miss, please forgive me!"

He scrambled to his feet and bowed.

Wu Qianhuan didn't want to bother with him, but after taking one step, she stopped and turned back to ask:

"Did you see anyone run past here?"

"Y-Yes... Yes, they went that way."

The house servant spoke, pointing towards the end of the path.

Wu Qianhuan immediately nodded, pushed off the ground, and sped away.

But after walking a few steps, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

At this time, the back courtyard was very empty. Except for a few main courtyards that needed people to serve, the other house servants and maids had all gone to the front courtyard to work.

Why was this house servant here just now?

Moreover, when he fell just now, he also had his head down and didn't look at her... What was he afraid of?

With this thought, Wu Qianhuan suddenly turned back and saw that the house servant was already about to disappear around the corner.

She immediately shouted:

"Stop!!"

It would have been better if she hadn't said anything. The moment the words left her mouth, the person took off running.

Wu Qianhuan almost jumped up and cursed. It was him!

How dare he! Running was one thing, and she would just chase him, but he actually dared to double back and trick her?

She immediately gathered her energy and internal force and chased after him with all her might:

"I'd like to see if you can escape this old lady's grasp today!"

However, as soon as he reached the corner, the figure from before had vanished.

Front courtyard.

It was bustling with activity at this time. A servant from the Chu Family approached a swordsman wearing a bamboo hat and whispered something to him.

The swordsman was startled, immediately stood up, and followed behind the servant, entering the inner part of the residence.

A moment later, Chu Qing, dressed as a swordsman, adjusted his bamboo hat, carried his sword, and reappeared, quickly blending into the crowd.

He quietly let out a breath and secretly cursed under his breath:

That stinky girl is like a dog, chasing like this without giving up. It's truly outrageous that she's set on murdering her own husband.

But thinking about it, it was, after all, just a marriage contract.

Thankfully, they weren't married yet, so talking about murdering her husband was indeed premature.

He looked up and surveyed the situation in the courtyard. Everyone who should have arrived by this time was already here.

At the head of the table, Chu Yunfei, whom he hadn't seen in seven years, was sitting in a grand armchair, chatting and laughing softly with Wu Ganqi.

Seeing Chu Yunfei, Chu Qing quietly exhaled.

He noticed that compared to the person in his memory, he had aged considerably.

He had more wrinkles, more white hair, and had become thinner... and from the looks of it, he had lost a lot of weight.

However, he looked much kinder and gentler.

Chu Qing subtly averted his gaze and looked at Wu Ganqi beside him.

Perhaps because of the Seventy-Seven Forty-Nine Styles of the Xingtian Axe, Wu Ganqi truly exuded power and strength.

He wasn't fat; he was simply tall and large, with a thick frame and astonishing physique.

An ordinary person sitting in a grand armchair would often look lost in it.

Sitting there, he made you worry that the chair couldn't support his frame.

However, it seemed he too was showing signs of age...

Below these two, there were many people of similar age.

Some of them Chu Qing had seen when he was young, while others were unfamiliar faces. Liu Shijie was among them, chatting and laughing with others, creating a seemingly harmonious scene.

These were the notable figures within Heavenly Dance City's sphere of influence.

Chu Qing looked at each of them one by one. Then he saw Chu Tian walk over quickly and say something to Chu Yunfei and Wu Ganqi.

The expressions of the two men immediately changed. Chu Yunfei was about to stand up but was held down by Wu Ganqi.

He nodded slightly to him, then took several people, including Liu Shijie, and hurried towards the back courtyard.

Chu Tian also followed behind them.

Seeing this, Chu Qing's eyebrows lifted slightly. As he was pondering, he suddenly heard rapid footsteps approaching not far away.

Looking up, it was Wu Qianhuan who had chased after him.

He couldn't help but grin, thinking, This girl is really persistent...

Her gaze swept through the crowd, but thankfully, she only focused on the surrounding servants.

She didn't notice Chu Qing, who had changed his disguise.

Finally, finding nothing, she walked up to Chu Yunfei with a displeased expression, bowed, and greeted him.

Chu Yunfei smiled and said a few words to her, but from a distance, Chu Qing couldn't hear what they said.

Just as Wu Qianhuan was about to sit down, a servant suddenly rushed in from the front gate:

"Master, Master!!"

In this setting today, such shouting was clearly rude and caused the guests in the courtyard to turn their heads.

Chu Yunfei frowned:

"Speak slowly, what is it?"

The servant took several breaths before speaking with excitement:

"Master, great news, great news!

"Third Young Master, Third Young Master is back!!"