Ye Xiu taught Tang Bo all day, instructing him on the Dongfang Family’s thod for removing the Blood Poison.
"Big Brother, we’ve been at it since morning. It’s already past midnight, shouldn’t we call it a day?" Tang Bo protested weakly.
Ye Xiu decisively refused. "Even if you have to go without food or sleep, you will learn how to remove the Blood Poison before I leave Yunluo City the day after tomorrow."
Tang Bo nearly collapsed. No food, no sleep? Big Brother, you might as well just kill .
"Young Master, co down quickly!" Just then, Chloe’s voice rang out.
Ye Xiu hurriedly ran out of the study and vaulted down the stairs to the first floor.
Chloe pointed at the screen. "Just now, the red dot suddenly vanished."
Vanished? Could the trackers on Qin Qing and Leng Yue have been discovered?
Ye Xiu asked, "Where did the red dot disappear?"
"Tamwood City Airport," Chloe said.
Ye Xiu narrowed his eyes. "The three Judicator Families... could they be in Tamwood City?"
"Based on Envoy Yatie’s description of Eternal Island’s climate, it does sound a bit like Tamwood City," Chloe said.
Ye Xiu shook his head. "There is no island nad Eternal Island in the Tamwood City archipelago. We can’t assu the three Judicator Families are in Tamwood City just because the tracker disappeared."
Chloe grew anxious. "But the trackers on the Young Madam and Leng Yue have either been destroyed or blocked! We can’t track their location, nor can we determine where the three Judicator Families are."
Ye Xiu sat on the sofa, his head bowed in silence.
anwhile, after the plane carrying Qin Qing and Leng Yue landed at Tamwood City Airport, they were escorted onto another aircraft.
"Why are we transferring?" Qin Qing inquired.
With a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile, Xueman replied, "The location of Eternal Island cannot be known to any outsiders. To prevent Ye Xiu from tracking Eternal Island’s location through your watches or phones, we must take this special plane built for the island."
Qin Qing and Leng Yue understood. Xueman and An Bai didn’t know they were carrying trackers; it was rely a precaution. All outsiders traveling to Eternal Island had to take this plane, which was equipped with a signal-jamming device.
Qin Qing’s heart sank. The tracker’s failure ant Ye Xiu couldn’t lock onto Eternal Island’s location. If she and Leng Yue were to face danger there, he would have no way to rescue them.
She glanced at Leng Yue beside her, who still appeared as calm and unruffled as ever.
Could Ye Xiu have left a backup plan with Leng Yue? Qin Qing couldn’t help but wonder.
Leng Yue didn’t respond, acting as if she hadn’t noticed Qin Qing looking at her, but her left hand subtly caressed the green jade ring on the middle finger of her right hand.
"Ladies, please put these on." An Bai brought out four black hoods, handing them to Qin Qing, Leng Yue, and Xueman.
This puzzled Qin Qing and Leng Yue. If the plane was already equipped with a signal jamr, why the need for hoods? And apparently, Xueman and An Bai had to wear them too.
"I don’t like wearing these things," Qin Qing said, testing the waters.
Xueman smiled coldly. "When we arrived at Tamwood City Airport, I asked the Princess. She said that as long as the two of you aren’t injured or killed, anything goes."
The implication was clear: she and An Bai no longer had to wait on Qin Qing and Leng Yue hand and foot.
SLAP!
Qin Qing struck Xueman across the face. "What’s this? Planning a mutiny? Is that any way to speak to ?"
Xueman was furious. "You dare hit ?"
An Bai’s voice was frigid. "Qin Qing, I’m warning you. Our orders are only to ensure you and Leng Yue aren’t injured or killed. If you provoke us, we have plenty of ways to handle you!"
SLAP!
Qin Qing slapped An Bai as well, her voice sharp. "For that comnt alone, do you believe I’d smash my own head against the wall right now?"
Leng Yue clicked her tongue inwardly. The Young Madam is truly as imposing and domineering as the Young Master.
"You..." Xueman and An Bai’s expressions changed instantly. They never expected Qin Qing would threaten them with self-harm. If Qin Qing and Leng Yue injure themselves and then claim we did it during a video call with Ye Xiu, he might just take his anger out on Kristina.
"I’m sorry, I was wrong!" An Bai said, swallowing her pride. "Wearing a hood to enter Eternal Island is the rule. It’s not just for you; Xueman and I must wear them too. I hope you can understand."
Xueman added, "I apologize for my earlier attitude. If you two don’t put on the hoods, the plane will not land on Eternal Island."
They felt completely dominated by Qin Qing and Leng Yue once again. The thought of having to wait on these two won like obedient grandsons for who knows how long is enough to make want to die.
"Alright, then." Satisfied with Xueman and An Bai’s change in attitude, Qin Qing glanced at Leng Yue before pulling the hood over her own head.
Leng Yue, without a word, did the sa.
Seeing this, Xueman quickly pressed the sleep acupoints on both of them. Qin Qing and Leng Yue cooperatively feigned unconsciousness.
Then, Xueman and An Bai each drank from a vial, put on their own hoods, and a mont later, they too fell asleep.
Ye Xiu sat on the sofa, his head lowered in silence. Chloe, An Dongye, Tang Bo, and Dong Fangbai didn’t dare to breathe. A deathly stillness fell over the villa.
"Huh?" Chloe gasped. "Young Master, look! The screen just switched to a new map, and a green dot has appeared."
An Dongye, Tang Bo, and Dong Fangbai hurriedly turned to look. Indeed, the map on the screen was different. It now showed a sea area where a green dot was moving rapidly.
"It seems Qin Qing and Leng Yue switched planes at Tamwood City Airport. They must be on one equipped with a signal jamr, which blocked the first tracker," Ye Xiu said with a laugh.
Chloe looked baffled. "If the plane has a signal jamr, then what’s this green dot?"
Ye Xiu didn’t answer, instead saying cheerfully, "Tang Bo, co on, let’s continue."
Tang Bo was left speechless.
「At a quarter past three in the morning!」
"Young Master, the green dot has stopped moving," Chloe reported.
Ye Xiu looked at the screen, a series of question marks practically appearing above his head. "Why did it stop over the sea?"
The green dot’s current position was in the Rosy Ocean, in the sea area between the Tamwood Islands and Yaque City. There was nothing there but water—no islands in sight.
"Could the three great Judicator Families be located under the sea?" Chloe’s imagination ran wild.
"If they were underwater, it wouldn’t be called an ’island.’ Besides, Envoy Yatie’s description of Eternal Island’s interior and the surrounding sea area definitely doesn’t match a subaquatic location," Ye Xiu said, shaking his head.
"Damn, don’t tell the plane crashed into the sea?" Tang Bo blurted out.
SMACK!
Ye Xiu’s slap sent Tang Bo flying several ters. "Don’t jinx it! We’ll just have to wait for news."
Feigning unconsciousness, Qin Qing and Leng Yue clearly felt the plane descending. The sensation of weightlessness was pronounced before the aircraft ca to a halt.
They sensed soone approaching, then heard Xueman’s voice, "Are we here?"
The person who had approached didn’t respond; their footsteps simply faded away.
Then, Qin Qing and Leng Yue felt soone press their sleep acupoints again before their hoods were pulled off. The two of them feigned groggily waking up.
"Are we here?" Qin Qing asked.
"Yes," Xueman nodded. "Follow !"
Qin Qing and Leng Yue quickly followed Xueman and An Bai off the plane. After leaving the airport, the four of them got into a car. What puzzled the two won was that they had never seen the car’s make or model before; it was nothing available on the market.
The car sped down a highway, and the coconut trees flashing past gave Qin Qing and Leng Yue the feeling of being on a tropical vacation.
"This is Eternal Island?" Qin Qing asked.
"The world only knows Eternal Island as the stronghold of the three great Judicator Families, but they don’t know that ’Eternal Island’ is actually the collective na for the Eternal Islands," Xueman said with a proud expression. "This island is called Biluo Island. It’s where the lower-class people live. There are no Martial Artists here, so you can live here in peace."
Qin Qing and Leng Yue exchanged a glance. What a boast. Lower-class people live in a place this beautiful?
High-rise buildings dotted the landscape, and the roads were bustling with traffic.
"Can we move around freely on Biluo Island?" Qin Qing asked.
"You can," Xueman nodded.
She’s not worried at all that we might escape.
Qin Qing and Leng Yue suddenly realized the stronghold of the three Judicator Families was far more complex than they had ever imagined.
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