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"Then why did she become a mummy?" Gu Xiaoxi continued to ask.

"I used my own methods to drain her blood and hid her body away. A person who dies for love must collect a hundred drops of Lover’s Tears to be resurrected and not be suppressed by Qing Lian," Mi Xi said, filled with hatred.

After all, Mi Xue was not normal to begin with.

How could there possibly be such a thing as coming back to life after death in this world!

It was only after hearing this that Gu Xiaoxi calmed down.

"Qing Lian is your enemy. She’s also from the vampire clan; these years, she’s roamed the world, killing people everywhere, and no one has been able to catch her. Why then did she spare you?"

For Mi Xi, Qing Lian was the enemy who killed his sister.

For Qing Lian, Mi Xi was Mi Xue’s brother. She could never like him...

"It’s a long story, I’ll tell you about it next time. Can you keep this secret for me? Especially with the military and police," Mi Xi earnestly looked at Gu Xiaoxi.

"That depends on your sincerity. As long as you properly educate Luo Luo and keep her away from the royal family, I naturally won’t talk.

As for your sister, she’s a dead person, and I won’t hold a grudge against her.

But the precondition is that they won’t threaten the people of Huaxia," Gu Xiaoxi paused for a moment, "Now can you tell me who the murderer in the human trafficking case is and where the evidence is? "

Mi Xi frowned slightly, "Are you serious about what you said?"

"NO! I only act on the side of justice and humanity. I don’t wrong the good people, nor do I tolerate the bad ones," Gu Xiaoxi said sternly. Being a soldier, it was natural for her to punish the bad with the law.

Having said that, Mi Xi felt much more at ease. If one’s conscience is clear, they have nothing to fear.

He looked at Gu Xiaoxi and said, "I advise you not to investigate further. I think you should have guessed by now who is behind this!"

Gu Xiaoxi raised an eyebrow, piecing together what Mi Xi had said earlier, who else could it be if not the royal family!

"The royal family has stood tall in the world for a thousand years, with the race already immense.

Although a thousand years ago they were forced to live in obscurity in the Ten Thousand Mountains, as the number of people able to suppress them dwindles, more and more vampires have appeared in society, starting to commit crimes.

They dare not do it openly, but with financial transactions, no one can control them.

Human trafficking, raising blood slaves! "

Gu Xiaoxi didn’t understand, "What do you mean by raising?"

"They lock the people they buy in secret rooms in their homes, provide them with ample food, fatten them up, enrich their blood, for their consumption.

This is the usual practice of vampires that are alive in this world.

Almost every vampire keeps more than ten blood slaves.

Hence, human trafficking occurs frequently," Mi Xi said with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoxi gasped.

If it wasn’t for Mi Xi divulging this information, let alone her, even the police wouldn’t have been able to easily find clues.

Firstly, these members of the royal family had no fixed abode, not even their living locations could be found.

It took quite some time before Gu Xiaoxi came back to her senses, feeling a chill run down her spine.

"I never imagined such inhumane atrocities exist in the dark corners of the world," Gu Xiaoxi clenched her fists.

"Do not underestimate the royal family. Qing Lian is just the lowest category of them.

With your current strength, you are fundamentally unable to shake the royal family in the slightest. Therefore, I suggest you not investigate those matters for now.

Wait until you have the strength to trouble them," Mi Xi solemnly warned.

Gu Xiaoxi bowed her head, "I know! I will discuss this matter privately with my superiors."

"That’s all I can tell you, you haven’t told me your name yet," Mi Xi looked at Gu Xiaoxi.

"Gu Xiaoxi!" she smiled, "Go back and tell your family Mi Luo that when I have time, I will settle the score with him. Traitor!"

Mi Xi coughed and hurriedly said with an apologetic smile, "He’s still a child. Last night he was still talking about wanting to see you."

Gu Xiaoxi felt that she now knew everything she needed to know.

Everything that needed to be said was clear, so there was no need for her to stay any longer.

She picked up her bag and smiled at Mi Xi, "Honestly, the Coffin that night almost scared me to death."

"You are the first person who saw the ground full of bones and didn’t shrink back," Mi Xi said with a graceful smile.

Gu Xiaoxi paused, puzzled, "Where did those bones come from? You didn’t dig up ancestral graves, did you? That would bring bad luck!"

"They’re fake! Just to scare people," Mi Xi said, at a loss for words. He was afraid that someone would discover the cellar and ruin Mi Xue’s corpse.

If someone saw the ground full of bones, naturally no one would dare to violate the person inside the Coffin.

Gu Xiaoxi nodded, walked a few steps, then stopped again, turning to look at Mi Xi, "I have another question!"

"Ask quickly, I won’t answer you again in the future," urged Mi Xi.

"How old are you?"

Mi Xi’s mouth twitched! She had actually asked for his age in such a formal manner!

Did he look that old?

"May I keep that a secret?" Mi Xi said with a dark expression.

"Even if you don’t say, I know you’re at least a forty-something uncle," Gu Xiaoxi said nonchalantly.

With that, she slung her bag over her shoulder and walked away.

Mi Xi watched Gu Xiaoxi’s departing back and sighed.

She actually guessed wrong; she should have added a zero after the age she had guessed.

Of course, she was still completely unaware of his true secret identity.

But... the future, there would be plenty of time.

The ties between him and Gu Xiaoxi weren’t going to be just this.

...

Gu Xiaoxi sat in the car heading to Quan Shaoqing’s villa, feeling conflicted.

Every issue she tried to investigate always seemed to be connected to problems they couldn’t currently solve.

Quan Shaoqing’s spell.

Gu Feng carried an evil curse.

Little Phoenix had vanished without a trace after escaping the cage.

Ya was another mysterious figure!

Now, she had identified three dangerous elements: Mi Xi, Mi Luo, and Mi Xue.

And a group of blood-sucking royals who trafficked people and wreaked havoc on the world.

She had no idea what else might appear in the future.

The real threats weren’t the humans who wanted to commit crimes.

It was the otherworldly creatures that wanted to harm humans!

...

As the car arrived at Jinhua Garden, Gu Xiaoxi stepped over a carpet of fallen flowers, looking at the familiar place before her.

Her heart felt heavier than it had ever been before.

Quan Shaoqing had already been waiting for her at the end of the road.

The two stood opposite each other, separated by a path strewn with peach blossoms.

Gu Xiaoxi was so tempted to run up to him and throw herself into his arms.

But she held herself back.

She began walking slowly toward him. This was a path she wanted to walk for the rest of her life.

If only time could stand still, so that even if they couldn’t be together, they could still gaze upon each other like this.

"I’m back," Gu Xiaoxi said, her backpack in tow.

She didn’t give him a military salute, nor did she intentionally annoy him.

Instead, she spoke in an even tone, saying things Quan Shaoqing couldn’t understand.

"You’ll return to the army tomorrow. Today, you’re going to tell me everything about Mi Xi," Quan Shaoqing said.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoxi looked up and smiled. As expected, he hadn’t understood her meaning.

But had he understood, she wouldn’t have dared to say it.

"I’m hungry. If we could talk after lunch, I would be very happy," Gu Xiaoxi said indifferently.

Quan Shaoqing didn’t refuse, "Then we’ll talk after lunch!"

At the dining table, Gu Xiaoxi ate quietly.

Quan Shaoqing was always elegant, occasionally pausing to watch her eat.

Gu Xiaoxi was arranged in the room she had once lived in.

"Here you are, madam. This is your favorite," Uncle Zhou said with a grin, carrying a large platter of crabs. He was happy to see Gu Xiaoxi, and he instructed the kitchen to make a lot.

The word "madam" made both Gu Xiaoxi and Quan Shaoqing frown.

Realizing his blunder, Uncle Zhou quickly covered his mouth and apologized, "Sorry, you are not madam anymore..." but then again, there was no divorce... So the title was not wrong, was it?

Even though the latter part of his sentence was muttered under his breath as if bubbles were coming out of his mouth, Gu Xiaoxi still heard it clearly.

"Not divorced?" Gu Xiaoxi looked at Quan Shaoqing, puzzled.

"I said it before, I don’t agree to a divorce. That agreement has been torn up. Even if you don’t acknowledge it, as long as the marriage certificate is still there, you are still Young Master Quan’s wife," Quan Shaoqing said expressionlessly.

Gu Xiaoxi nearly choked to death on a mouthful of rice.

"Cough cough..." She patted her chest, feeling the rice caught in her nose and struggling to catch her breath for a good while.

Quan Shaoqing stood up and personally brought a glass of water for her, "I don’t care whom you like. But as of now, you are still my wife, and until I agree to a divorce, you are still mine. Regarding those ten billion, if you like it, you can have it. I have plenty of money anyway," he proclaimed.