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Chapter 3489: 4.1089 Wife's Outburst (Bonus Chapter 6)

"The day after tomorrow, I'm really going to Huiping Village."

"I'm going too."

"Our wedding is set for the sixth day of the sixth month; there's less than a month left," Mo Lian murmured, rubbing his head against hers. "You need to stay here. Wedding attire, jewelry, and so on need to be prepared as soon as possible."

"Also, the Ministry of Rites will frequently bring over things that still need to be added for your review."

Qiao Mu frowned slightly, realizing he was right. She nodded gently. "Alright then."

The thought of her Lian leaving Longyan City for a while immediately soured her mood. However, the matter of the corpse puppets was urgent, so she didn't continue to object. Her expression was just a bit dejected, and when Mo Lian spoke, she responded with a hint of indifference.

Mo Lian couldn't help but chuckle. He pulled her into his embrace and whispered, "Qiao Qiao, you must think of me fondly. Do you know? The thought of leaving the capital the day after tomorrow and being apart from you for a while makes me feel incredibly bad."

Qiao Mu remained silent, merely glancing at him with a dispirited look.

"But don't worry, I'll definitely be back by June at the latest. Definitely!"

Qiao Mu turned her head, wrapped her arms around his neck, and asked in a muffled voice, "So last night, all the way until this morning, you were in the study, discussing this matter with the court officials? The corpse puppet incident in Huiping Village?"

Mo Lian nodded.

Qiao Mu immediately reached out and covered his eyes and brows. "You didn't sleep all night."

Mo Lian smiled faintly, gently pulling her small hand away. He gazed deeply at her, as if wanting to imprint her delicate features entirely into the depths of his heart.

"Qiao Qiao, nothing is more important than you. Stay here, please be well, and set my mind at ease, alright?"

Qiao Mu cast him a sidelong glance, speaking in a muffled voice, "What could happen to me? It's you who's going to such a dangerous place; don't be reckless in anything you do. I'll make you some more elixirs tomorrow for you to take along."

"Good."

"Is the news from Huiping Village reliable?" Qiao Mu suddenly asked.

Mo Lian nodded. "Reliable. The news was brought back by that alchemist."

"She came from Huiping Village. Since that place is surrounded by a large number of corpse puppets, how did she manage to reach the capital safely?" Qiao Mu asked suspiciously.

"Didn't you say earlier that she was surrounded by bandits at Ten-Mile Slope?" Qiao Mu snorted. "If she can break out of a large-scale corpse puppet encirclement, how could a mere few hundred bandits trouble them?"

"Hmm, this matter is quite suspicious indeed." Mo Lian also nodded in agreement, feeling a burst of exasperation in his heart.

"But I've already sent people to investigate; I won't receive news in a short time," Mo Lian said, looking at her with a smile. "Qiao Qiao is right, a master alchemist who escaped from a corpse puppet nest doesn't seem like someone who could be surrounded by bandits."

"So, they were just luring you there yesterday?" Qiao Mu said with cold eyes. "Yesterday, didn't Zhong Li Ping go to pick up that alchemist? How did they encounter bandits at Ten-Mile Slope?"

"The bandit nest at Ten-Mile Slope, they didn't rob us when our carriage passed by, but oh, when they saw them pass, they suddenly jumped out to surround and rob them?"

"Furthermore, yesterday Zhong Li Ping brought several hundred men; they couldn't even take care of a small bandit nest, and still had to call you over?"