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Chapter 4.1090 Qiao Mu's Intuition (Bonus Chapter 7)

"This whole thing looks utterly ridiculous!" Qiao Mu summarized.

Crown Prince Mo, seeing his wife's outburst, naturally could only nod repeatedly in agreement, affirming that what his wife said made perfect sense.

"I don't like that alchemist," Qiao Qiao said, fuming. "She feels like nothing but trouble."

Mo Lian's eyes lit up. He immediately hugged his little wife and joyfully said, "Qiao Qiao, Qiao Qiao, don't worry. Even if that alchemist's alchemy skills are temporarily superior to yours, your husband wouldn't think highly of her."

His Qiao Qiao was caring about him more and more; he was delighted!

Qiao Mu glared at him, annoyed. "Do you think I'm jealous of her?"

She just had a hunch that the woman's intentions weren't pure. Although they hadn't met yet, she somehow felt the woman was putting on an act. She brought news from Huiping Village to the Emperor, wanting to show off her abilities. Being able to enter and exit a corpse puppet nest unscathed, as a lone woman, why wouldn't that be an impressive skill? But then at Ten-Mile Slope, she played weak and asked for help, even wanting Qiao Qiao's Lian to rescue her? It just didn't sit right. Was she trying to act tough or play weak? She was a contradictory woman; Qiao Mu couldn't figure her out.

Mo Lian kissed his wife hard, grinning. "Who does my wife need to be jealous of? My wife is the best!"

Qiao Mu glanced at him, giving him a look usually reserved for idiots. She snorted. "You haven't hidden anything from me, have you?"

Mo Lian shook his head repeatedly, but internally, he was muttering to himself. Heavens! My wife's mind, it's truly not exaggerated; it works incredibly fast. She just sees a hint of something and can guess the whole story. It's so smart it makes one both happy and worried.

Actually, when Mo Lian arrived at Ten-Mile Slope, he knew at first glance that the alchemist had conspired with Zhong Li Ping to lure him there. With their strength, there was no way they could have been trapped by a mere hundred or so bandits in a place like Ten-Mile Slope. Such an act was just to bait him, to meet him first. How could the astute Crown Prince fall for it? Finding her contrived, the Crown Prince immediately returned to the palace with his men.

Therefore, Mo Lian didn't hide anything from Qiao Qiao except for this one point. He indeed went to Ten-Mile Slope, but he returned to the palace immediately after less than three minutes. He was simply kept by the Emperor in the study, discussing matters until dawn.

"Wife, don't put so much pressure on yourself, okay? Your husband is here for everything!" Mo Lian embraced her and stood up, and the two walked out of the bamboo building.

They simultaneously met the Peach Blossom Immortal Lord, who was stepping onto the bamboo stairs.

The Peach Blossom Immortal Lord, who was shaking his small fan, suddenly widened his eyes. He pointed at Mo Lian with his fan and angrily exclaimed, "Qiao Qiao, how could you talk to him so quickly! I was planning to make this guy wait for half a day!"

Mo Lian immediately glared at him repeatedly, pulling Qiao Qiao's small hand. "Qiao Qiao, don't listen to him spreading rumors."

Qiao Mu tugged her hand, but couldn't pull it from Mo Lian's grasp. She simply raised her hand and swiped at the air in front of them. Through the halo of the demonic pupils, the scene shifted, revealing the front gate of the Qiao family residence.

A woman, adorned in colorful attire, was helped out of a carriage. She looked up at the Qiao family's door frame, a cold sneer flashing in her eyes.

Qiao Mu looked at the figure in the halo. "A bit familiar."

"Of course, she's familiar, my Qiao Qiao. On the day of your grandfather's birthday banquet, didn't you put out a debt?"

"See? It's that Manager Li from the Pink Pavilion; she's here now."