The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker

Chapter 378 - 348 Yujing Manor

"Yu Xian. Yun Bing and Yang Liu disappeared in M Continent.""What happened?" Qiao Yuxian immediately sat up straight.

Gu Yanjing turned his head to look at her.

Zhao Meng from the other side said, "They went to a fashion store. Just now, Yun Bing was trying on clothes in the fitting room, and Yang Liu was having a video call with me, helping me pick clothes. We chatted for almost five minutes, and Yun Bing didn’t come out. So, Yang Liu went to the fitting room to find her. There were only two fitting rooms in the store, and both were empty."

"What about Yang Liu?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

There was a pause from Zhao Meng’s side, and then Qiao Yuxian heard the sound of a car starting.

Zhao Meng continued, "Yang Liu searched around the store and didn’t find her, so she went to the fitting room again. When she opened the fitting room door, she shouted, the phone fell, and then there was no sound, after which the video call was disconnected. I called again, and both their phones were unreachable, and calls were going straight to voicemail."

"Did you see anything?" Qiao Yuxian patted the back of the driver’s seat and said, "Head to the Qin Family."

The driver glanced at Gu Yanjing.

After Gu Yanjing nodded, he turned towards the Qin Family’s direction.

"Before Yang Liu’s phone disconnected, I saw a man’s hand," Zhao Meng said, "Other than that, I saw nothing."

"Where did they disappear?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

"Luoshide Avenue," Zhao Meng said, "I’m not sure which store exactly, I only know it’s a private designer’s fashion store."

It had just turned dark on the M Continent.

Luoshide Avenue is one of the most bustling commercial streets there.

And the forces behind this street are very complex.

But among these complex forces, there is no place for her.

If she sent her people to investigate Luoshide Avenue, they’d possibly end up in a fight before achieving anything.

Zhou Yunbing and Han Yangliu can’t afford any delay.

So she could only seek help from one of the local forces.

Qiao Yuxian was silent for a moment, then heard Zhao Meng’s voice from the other end, and asked, "Where are you?"

"I’m on the way to the airport," Zhao Meng said.

"Don’t go," Qiao Yuxian said, "It’s too dangerous there, I’ll go. You wait for news in the country."

"No way," Zhao Meng said, "It’s dangerous for you too. I can’t stay idle in the country. Moreover, my grandfather’s family is there, maybe there’s some news I can get."

Zhao Meng’s grandfather’s family was just settled there, with no significant influence. But her uncle is a local reporter, so he might have more information.

"But it’s currently dawn in the country. Are you planning to stay at the airport until the morning?" Qiao Yuxian said.

"I can’t worry about that," Zhao Meng said, "I can’t stay at home any longer."

"Alright," Qiao Yuxian said, "Take care. Contact me when you get to M Continent."

"You too."

After the call, Gu Yanjing said, "Your roommates are missing?"

"Yeah." Qiao Yuxian’s expression became somewhat grim, with worry in her eyes, "Disappeared in the fitting room of a fashion store on Luoshide Avenue."

"A hidden compartment?" Gu Yanjing said.

"Very likely," Qiao Yuxian said, thinking out loud, "A few days ago, Yun Bing was complaining in the group chat, saying Yang Liu made a prediction about their trip involving bloodshed."

Gu Yanjing looked at her calm and composed profile.

"We even said that since she predicted bloodshed, then surely nothing would happen," Qiao Yuxian said, "After all, she never gets it right. Who knew she secretly improved."

Listening to her dry humor, Gu Yanjing touched the top of her head, "From the Qin Family to M Continent?"

"Yes," Qiao Yuxian said, "The Qin Family has a private jet on Yao Mountain Island that can fly directly to M Continent."

"Don’t worry," Gu Yanjing said, "I’ll arrange for some people."

Qiao Yuxian thought he was arranging people to pick her up and didn’t think much of it. She looked at the computer on the front passenger seat, "Give me the computer."

The driver handed her the computer.

Gu Yanjing watched from the side as she traced the phone locations of Zhou Yunbing and Han Yangliu, as well as the surveillance footage around their last known locations.

...

M Continent.

They arrived in M Continent at past nine in the evening local time.

Qiao Yuxian and Gu Yanjing got into the car arranged by Gu Yanjing.

Sitting in the car, the driver first glanced at Qiao Yuxian, then looked at Gu Yanjing and asked, "Mr. Gu, where are we headed?"

Gu Yanjing looked at Qiao Yuxian.

"I want to go to Yujing Manor," Qiao Yuxian said.

The driver looked at them through the rearview mirror, staying silent.

Gu Yanjing was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you know someone there?"

"No," Qiao Yuxian said, "So I’m going to meet someone. Although it’s a bit late, the matter is urgent, and I must go."

Regarding the various local forces on Luoshide Avenue, Qiao Yuxian thought about it all the way, and it turned out that only Yujing Manor had no prior conflicts.

Now she wants to enlist one of the forces to scour Luoshide Avenue, and Yujing Manor is the first choice.

If it weren’t for the urgency, she’d bring her forces over and stake a claim on this avenue by engaging in a fight.

"Last time Dong Qian made a move on the lady of Yujing Manor, you’re well aware of that incident, do you have any connections with them?" Qiao Yuxian asked.

The driver looked forward, remaining silent.

"Uh-huh," Mr. Gu’s response was not as calm as usual.

But Qiao Yuxian was lost in her thoughts and didn’t notice.

"Drive, let’s head to Yujing Manor first," Gu Yanjing said.

"Yes." The driver replied.

The car started.

Qiao Yuxian looked at Gu Yanjing and asked, "Do you have a connection with them and know a bit about them? What terms do you think I should offer to make Yujing Manor willing to help and offend some of the other forces on Luoshide Avenue?"

Gu Yanjing thought for a moment and said, "What terms are you thinking of offering?"

Qiao Yuxian thought seriously and finally said, "Does the owner of the manor like to drink?"

"Hmm?" Gu Yanjing looked at her.

"I have a super large winery in the north of M Continent, full of good wines. Many of them are unique in the world," Qiao Yuxian said with a touch of heartache, "I can give it to him."

The driver’s eyes in front were almost glowing green.

"Wine?" Gu Yanjing questioned with one word.

"When I was younger, I liked to drink," Qiao Yuxian explained, "But as I grew older, my drinking tolerance diminished, and now all the wine is for gifting."

"What happened?" Gu Yanjing asked.

He always thought her drinking tolerance was low.

"I don’t know." Qiao Yuxian shook her head, "I had health check-ups, and I’m perfectly healthy."

"They don’t like to drink," Gu Yanjing said mildly.

The light in the driver’s eyes instantly vanished, dimming noticeably.

"Then..." Qiao Yuxian seriously thought again.

She was contemplating how to lessen her own pain while still persuading Yujing Manor.

Gu Yanjing saw her in thought and said, "Let’s discuss it when we meet them."

"Alright," Qiao Yuxian said quietly for a while and then asked, "What is the manor owner’s temperament like?"

The driver mentally answered: The kind that would scare you without saying a word.

"Not too bad," Gu Yanjing said.

The driver mentally shook his head vigorously.

Qiao Yuxian nodded and turned her head to look out the window.

Just now, on the plane, she checked surveillance for a long time but found no clues.

The forces in M Continent are too complicated; before talking things through with Yujing Manor, she really didn’t dare act rashly.