How To Polish A Pearl

Chapter 92 - Reporting (2)

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"Looks like someone else is back as well!! Remember, stay seated and keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times. And please keep your head against the head rest."

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"Zhuren, why didn't you tell me? Don't you trust me anymore? You just sent me back here without so much as an explanation!" Her voice is cold and spoken through gritted teeth with her eyes flickering towards the man sitting next to her Zhuren.

"Ah-Xiang, don't be silly. We didn't know what would happen at Wuming, we didn't know what Lecherous Ghost was a traitor."

"He did! He knew and he still sent me away. What if something happened to you?" Her eyes are cold and staring at Zhou Zi Shu from behind her thin eyelashes.

"Ah-Xiang, calm down." Wen Ke Xing dismisses her with a wave of his hand and nudges the man sitting next to him, studying his profile, "He didn't even tell me and I'm not angry."

Ah-Xiang takes a few dramatic deep breaths before she continues, "What did Xiaotao and that Devil tell you?"

"The only thing we know for sure is that Hongtao Huanghou is the daughter of the former Guzhu."

Ah-Xiang's eyes widen and her eyebrows shoot up as she tilts her head, "Daughter...?"

"Yes, daughter. It looks like there are still things that we don't know about my old Shifu." Wen Ke Xing mouth transforms into one of distain just saying the words.

"Zhuren, let me follow that servant girl. I can blend in better and I have a good relationship with most of them. Let me do it. I can find out for you."

"No, I want you to try and figure out more about this daughter. Who is the mother? Is she a ghost or a human? What women did he have? How old could she be? I need you to find out all of these things as only you can."

"Zhuren−"

"Ah-Xiang, no one is better at this than you are. Can you please just do this without arguing for once? I have no patience or time to deal with this right now. Ah-Xu is leaving for Wuming in two days and I want to know as much as I can before he leaves."

"Why are you sending him off on his own at a time like this? That doesn't even make sense? Do you want her to succeed?" Ah-Xiang's voice is loud and her hands are fisted next to her hips.

"BECAUSE HE HAS TO GO! There is no place for fear or weakness in Ghost Valley, you of all people should know this!" Wen Ke Xing stands up and towers over her, his voice leaves no place for discussion, "Do you want me to lock him up inside? I cannot protect him forever, he needs to be able to protect himself. I need to show, no WE need to show that we are not scared of anything. If her underlings attack then so be it. I am sure that we can handle it."

Ah-Xiang almost vibrates where she stands, the betrayal she is feeling is written all over her face. She glares at them both before she stomps off and disappears into the night.

"That was a bit harsh Lao Wen." Zhou Zi Shu walks up behind his man, snakes his arms around the slender waist and rests his head on the left shoulder. "Why didn't you tell her that we are hoping that she will attack?"

"Plant melons and you will harvest melons; plant beans and you will harvest beans." (1) Wen Ke Xing sighs one of those parental sighs and leans his head against Zhou Zi Shu's, "I don't want her to get dragged into this too much. The more she can stay out of it, the safer she will be."