My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

"Who are you?" Gu Xiaoqi asked crisply.

Upon seeing her, Ao Hanyi felt excited. Just as she suspected, paying respects to the Buddha did work. She had indeed sensed the aura of the little phoenix.

"This young lady is Ao Hanyi, from the East Sea Dragon Clan. Is your true form that of a phoenix?" Ao Hanyi's clear voice got straight to the point.

Gu Xiaoqi nodded in silence.

"Then, is your master the Consecrator from the Tianji Pavilion?" Ao Hanyi approached and asked.

Gu Xiaoqi, being cautious, seemed wary of inquiries about her master.

Ao Hanyi seemed to sense that such direct questioning might be inappropriate. She sorted her thoughts and decided to try a more friendly approach with the young girl.

"Little girl, we are both divine beasts. I am looking for your master because I have a favor to ask of him, with no ill intentions," Ao Hanyi said with a smile.

"You are not a divine beast!" Gu Xiaoqi shook her head, proudly raising her chin. "Your bloodline is too diluted; you no longer qualify as an ancient divine beast!"

Ao Hanyi: "..."

Under the heavens, perhaps only this phoenix could say such things... but now it was confirmed; she was indeed the pet of that Consecrator!

So unique!

Ao Hanyi smiled, not showing any signs of annoyance, and continued, "Little girl, Sister truly needs to find your master for an important matter. Your master has such formidable strength, how could I dare to be his enemy?"

Gu Xiaoqi's eyes flickered, then she opened her palm.

Ao Hanyi was taken aback.

"What does this mean?"

"Uncle Yang gave me money, but it's all spent. If you give me some money to buy peanut pastries, I'll tell you," Gu Xiaoqi said.

Ao Hanyi touched her waistband and looked dazed. She suddenly remembered that Luan Xiaoyao had bought the house for her to stay in. However, she had no money on her!

"We divine... uh, we dragons are not accustomed to carrying money. How about this! I'll tell Sister the location of your master, and another day, I'll treat you to delicious food in the East Sea!"

Ao Hanyi promised.

She thought a big promise might tempt this food-loving phoenix.

However, to her surprise, after hearing this, Gu Xiaoqi rolled her eyes and turned to leave.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ao Hanyi hurriedly followed.

"Sister, with the way you make promises, I'm afraid even if you find my master, he won't help you!" Gu Xiaoqi sighed, offering a friendly reminder.

Ao Hanyi looked puzzled.

Suddenly, she remembered that the first time she met Luan Xiaoyao, he had said something similar to her...

Without offering enough benefits, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't tell her the whereabouts of her aunt!

"Well... what does Consecrator need?" Ao Hanyi bit her lip, her eyes anxiously asking.

Gu Xiaoqi turned to look at her and sighed, "Master doesn't lack money, power, and he even has a wife. You're not even qualified to warm his bed as a divine beast."

"Only barely considered part of the divine beast lineage, and you can still show off..."

Being said so, Ao Hanyi realized for the first time that she was seemingly worthless in front of a man.

"Think about it carefully!"

Gu Xiaoqi, whose money had run out, walked towards the direction of Gu Residence. "As fellow divine beasts, here's a piece of advice... do not attempt to follow me to find my master; otherwise, I might just beat you cry!"

The little phoenix was now a king-class divine beast.

As long as it came to a battle with its kind, its rich bloodline could suppress everything, not yielding to even the Dragon Clan at the Immortal Stage!

Ao Hanyi didn't care about this threat. She just sat down on the stone steps, hugging her knees, her delicate face showing a thoughtful expression...The aura of the phoenix had been found, so Gu Lan's whereabouts should not be far away.

However!

What kind of benefits could really move Gu Lan? Find adventures at empire

...

Afraid that his wife might be tired from strolling, Gu Lan found a teahouse to take a break.

Why not go to their own teahouse, which was so close?

Because Old Yang had continuously invited that annoying storyteller for a month!

Gu Lan and Mu Yuyan were both afraid of being verbally attacked by that guy, so the couple tacitly spent money to go to another place.

As soon as they sat down, they ordered a pot of clear tea. They overheard a few people nearby discussing recent events in the capital.

"Hey! Have you heard? The youngest daughter of the Lin family has inexplicably disappeared. It seems that there is a notorious Rapist in our capital!"

"A Rapist? That's impossible. It's broad daylight, and we're right under the Emperor's eyes!"

"It might be true! Because I heard that about a fortnight ago, several young ladies from ordinary families were also abducted!"

"What the heck! If it's so rampant, we need to hurry home and keep an eye on things. Those with daughters should be cautious not to let the Rapist succeed!"

"Old Huang, why aren't you worried at all?"

"My daughter weighs over 330 pounds. Why should I be worried? Is the Rapist in a hurry?"

"..."

Gu Lan listened attentively and slowly poured a cup of tea for his wife. When he looked up, he saw Mu Yuyan frowning.

"Is Madam worried about the Rapist?" Gu Lan smiled and comforted her. Given Madam's extraordinary beauty, it was normal to have concerns. However, with him around, nothing unexpected could happen.

"Well... I'm still thinking. As the New Year approaches, the Imperial Guards patrol the capital every now and then. How could a Rapist dare to act so brazenly?"

Having been away from the palace for a long time, Mu Yuyan hadn't read the recent reports. She only learned about this today! To abduct a young lady from a respectable family right under her nose infuriated her.

A Rapist... with the Imperial Guards patrolling on a schedule, even if they had the cultivation of the King Realm, wouldn't they be caught?

But if their cultivation surpassed the King Realm, why would they need to risk flower theft? Mu Yuyan couldn't comprehend it.

For now, she could only plan to instruct Yexi when she returned home, asking the Imperial Announcements Bureau to dispatch some secret guards to keep an eye on the capital. Preventing another tragedy was crucial.

...

Unbeknownst to the couple, at this moment outside Gu Residence, two suspicious figures were sneaking along the wall.

"Lin Tan'er... This should be the place."

"It's strange! Why is this maidservant so beautiful, but the mistress is not good-looking? Does the young master of the Gu family have vision problems?"

"Who cares about that? The instruction is to abduct Lin Tan'er. She's a servant... even better to capture."

"Right! Let's do it quickly. According to the rotation schedule, the Imperial Guards' patrol should be approaching East Street. We are not even in the Nurture Realm; we can't confront them directly!"

The two rapists calculated for a moment.

Without further hesitation, they attempted to climb over Gu Residence's wall.

However, as soon as the first Rapist leaped onto the wall, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became scorching hot, and a large array inscribed with Sanskrit characters faintly enveloped them.

Both thieves were stunned!

Then, on top of the wall, the first Rapist let out a scream! The companion below looked up in astonishment, only to see a rootless flame igniting from the thief's chest, burning a large hole through the center of his body.

"Save me..."

The Rapist on the wall uttered a hoarse plea, but the next second, he turned into ashes. The companion on the ground was so scared that he almost wet himself!