pirits.The counter was ransacked. To be honest, most of the stuff sold in antique shops is fake anyway—who would have that many genuine piecesI couldn't tell what was real or not, so I just started t...I was already anxious, and when he yelled at me like that, I couldn't help but yell back, “Your stomach your stomach…are you really concerned about the child! You only care about your formation! In my heart, my brother is way more important than your formation! If something happens to my brother, I don't care what happens to your formation!”

After that roar, everything went silent.

The little imp crawled on the ground, too scared to speak. The others looked at me like I was crazy, waving my hands at empty space and shouting into thin air.

Whatever, I'm crazy anyway. I wasn't normal to begin with.

A look of anger, something he had never shown before, flashed across Jiang Qiyun's handsome face. Our arguments escalated again and again, pushing his patience closer and closer to the breaking point with each one.

It wasn't really an argument, more like me venting. There was no real back-and-forth because we weren't on equal footing; I had no room to negotiate.

He was so angry right now that the air around him almost froze. I didn't want to apologize, my brother had disappeared and I was frantically calling for him in my heart. As a result, he showed up only to care about what was in my stomach.

This concern is out of purpose, not out of feeling.

No matter how intimately we cling to each other until midnight, or entwine until dawn and refuse to part, it cannot conceal the truth: from the very beginning, I was a tool.

I bit my lip and lowered my head, seeing his hands clenched tightly into fists to suppress his anger, the veins on his back standing out slightly.

What are you doing Want to hit me again

"Shut your mouth and stand aside, Mu Xia Qiao! If I see you move again, I'll lock you up!" He gritted his teeth and growled, reaching out to grab my shoulder and push me behind him.

I stumbled two steps, standing under the low eaves, tears welling up and falling heavily.

Jiang Qiyun jumped and pressed against the wall, flipping inside.

I also want to go in and take a look! I'm standing here, can't see inside with my own eyes, I'm so anxious!

The little spirit knelt at my feet, reaching out to tug on my skirt and swaying it back and forth. “Don’t cry… Little Madam… We don’t have any other tasks right now, just waiting for your summons at all times. The City God said that it was Lord Emperor’s order… For such a trivial matter, Lord Emperor personally gave the order, showing that he still cares about you…”

I don't care! All he cares about is what's in his stomach! I repeatedly believe his words, anyway the worst outcome is just death, as long as my dad and brother are fine.

My dad just woke up, he's still in the hospital recovering. My brother is gone!

My eyes are burning, and tears won't stop flowing. My brother has been with me this whole time. If something were to happen to him, what would I do

When I was crying my heart out, suddenly Officer Xiao Xue shouted, "Who's there!"

I looked up, and a dark shadow was peering at us from a distance. Hearing my shout, it immediately ducked back into hiding.

Who is so guilty

Xiao Xue and his colleague immediately chased after him! They squeezed into a narrow path along a drainage ditch, stepping on the iron railings of the ditch to catch up.

Xiaoxue suddenly said, "Hey, there's a cell phone here!"

I was jolted. Could it be Old Chen's phone! I had heard the muffled thud of his phone hitting the ground, and then no one answered.

I hurried two steps forward to look, and Xiaoxue was squatting on the iron railing of the drain, trying to pull up the railing under her feet. Her colleague had already chased the shadow forward.

"You go chase them! I'll come pry!" I urged Xiao Xue, and he responded with a sound and ran forward.

I was just about to find a stick to use as a lever when I saw Jiang Qiyun chasing after me. He shouted angrily, “Mu Xiaqiao! You really think I’m joking! I said if you moved again, I’d lock you up. Did you hear me!”

"Just close it! When I find my brother, I—"

Before I could even finish my sentence, my throat felt like it was being strangled, and I couldn't make a sound. My whole body stiffened, every bone locking up, not even a finger could move.

Jiang Qiyun's chest heaved with rising anger, I...I was just worried about my brother, is that such a big sin He actually imprisoned me!

Last time was like this too! It left me unable to move or speak!

I can only weep and hope he'll be a little kinder to me!

"Don't keep testing my patience. Don't take my words as empty air." A sliver of ruthlessness flashed in his cold eyes.

"Mu Xiaqiao, you need to know your limits. Some things can't be accomplished recklessly! Besides, you can't afford to be reckless!"

Yes, right, I can't go all out recklessly. I can have things happen, but what's inside me must remain unharmed!

I heard footsteps, some of them with the click of heels on pavement.

"My Lord, are we late" Shen Qingrui saw me and immediately looked at the air beside me.

"...This sealed, dead room belongs to whom, and why is it locked Find out immediately; there's a moat in the courtyard, and the iron bars on top are loose. A thin person can climb over them. Send someone to track from behind for any evil presence. Do everything you can, and find Mu Yunfan as quickly as possible." Jiang Qiyun stared coldly at me, giving instructions to Shen Qingrui.

"Yes! Is there anything else I can do for you" Shen Qingrui asked.

“Take Mu Xiaqiao away and keep her safe!”

His cold tone pierced me.

Do I get harshly treated whenever I show any emotion

His teasing eyes and the sly smirk playing at the corners of his lips only appeared when he was pleased, nestled beneath the sheets.

"Yes." Shen Qingrui respectfully bowed.

Jiang Qiyun disappeared before my eyes. I have no idea where he went.

Shen Qingrui walked towards me step by step, her lips curled in disdain. "I've never seen anyone like you before. After serving the Emperor for several months, you actually managed to make him so angry. You're really stupid."

She raised her hand and snapped her fingers, and two young Taoist priests walked up from behind.

"Take Miss Mu to the helicopter, I'll personally escort her back and have her watched... She's a valuable guest, so be careful. Not even a single hair should fall out of place, understand" she said coldly.

"Yes." The two male disciples stepped forward.

I am completely stiff and unable to move, just like someone bound in shackles. I can only breathe, have a heartbeat, blink, and cry; I cannot do anything else.

These two Shen family Taoists carefully carried me out of the dark alley like they were carrying a corpse. On an open space, two Shen family light helicopters stood there.

They laid me down in the back, flat on my back. The helicopter door closed with a cold clang. I stared at the flickering cockpit instruments, tears streaming down onto the seat.

Jiang Qiyun once said that if he really wanted to be cruel to me, he could have a hundred ways to imprison me. He certainly lived up to his words.

He only needs to raise a finger, and I will obediently follow orders.

And right now, my brother isn't here. No one is here to scold him for me, no one comforts me, no one makes me laugh so I can smile through the tears.

Wow—

The cabin door swung open once more, and the pilot and Shen Qingrui stepped inside.

"Go back to the Shen family mansion." Shen Qingrui gave me a disdainful look... Long Ge, but Xiaoya addresses the two quite differently.She calls Shi Fatzi "Shi Ge," which isn't a problem. However, she refers to Long Xiao Ge as "Little Master."It seems that Long Xiaogē's status...