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Chapter 4048: Indifference

Meeting Mo Lian's slightly puzzled phoenix eyes, Qiao Mu pulled him close and whispered, recounting the incident with the scar-faced man, a Qingtian Gate disciple, and his group in the Phoenix Wood Forest.

As she spoke of how those individuals besieged her and were ultimately killed by them in return, Mo Lian's eyes also darkened.

"The Qingtian Gate people, they're not all dead yet?"

"The power behind this Qingtian Gate is somewhat like Tianyun but also somewhat unlike it. Their several actions seem to have no significant connection with Tianyun."

What this Qingtian Gate seemed to love doing most was ambushing the little stoic-faced girl.

She knew very well that the person behind this sect must be her old adversary, who had been trying to target her from the Lower Star Domain to the Upper Three States, and from her previous life to this one.

"Do you think they might have moved entirely from their base outside the capital, because the assassination mission in Phoenix Wood Forest failed?" The little stoic-faced girl asked in a deep voice.

Immortal Venerable Taohua shook his head, smiling faintly. "I think they'll use it to their advantage and try to entrap you again."

The little one was smart, understanding immediately.

Her cold, electric-like eyes narrowed, and a hint of chill emanated from her voice. "Will it be so?"

Mo Lian also nodded slightly. "It should be."

The three exchanged knowing glances, then nodded, preparing to set off for the capital's outskirts under the cover of night.

The little stoic-faced girl looked at the Crown Prince. "Did His Majesty call you to the study because of Fu San's matter today?"

Crown Prince Mo shook his head. "No, something happened with the Imperial Advisor."

Hearing this, the little stoic-faced girl couldn't help but pout. She had always harbored little fondness for this Imperial Advisor.

In fact, this Imperial Advisor, although seemingly doing nothing on the surface, gave off a strange feeling.

Seeming both friend and foe, he was extremely profound. The stoic-faced girl considered herself intelligent, but she had never fully understood this person from beginning to end.

Mo Lian walked out with her, his expression somewhat helpless. "This matter concerns you."

Qiao Mu raised an eyebrow.

"The Imperial Advisor has been detained by the Long Family from the River of Oblivion," Mo Lian said with a helpless expression. "He sent a message to His Majesty, saying that the Long Family from the River of Oblivion wants to see you."

Qiao Mu was silent for a moment. "Let's talk about it later."

Mo Lian and Immortal Venerable Taohua looked at each other, simultaneously noticing a faint, extremely cold indifference in the little one's eyes.

Yes, it was indifference.

When the Long Family from the River of Oblivion was mentioned, the little one's heart showed no great emotion or ripple. Her expression was so detached that it made one feel a touch of heartache.

"Qiaoqiao."

Qiao Mu said with a cold expression, "My mother is no longer here."

"That foolish woman who was willing to sacrifice her life's happiness for her family, she died long ago."

"I am not her." Her voice carried a hint of loneliness and apathy.

At least for now, she wasn't mentally prepared to meet the Long Family.

Moreover, what did it matter to her that the Long Family detained the Imperial Advisor?

Was she, Qiao Mu, someone who could be summoned and dismissed at their whim?

They detained the Imperial Advisor and told her to hurry over? Would she eagerly go?

What a joke! What was the Imperial Advisor to her? She wasn't some overly kind, bleeding-heart saint who would immediately feel compassion every time a cat or dog was threatened or in danger.

She silently turned and walked out.

Mo Lian and Immortal Venerable Taohua also said nothing more, following her out. Midway, the two exchanged another glance.