The 24th Heavenly Machine Calculation

  Qing Lian was very angry, really very angry.

  Knowing that Ximen Qing was coming today, Qinglian had made up early and put on new clothes to wait at the door. However, what she didn't expect was that she was surrounded by a group of lechers, while he wanted to sneak in to drink wine. How could Qinglian not be angry?

  Qingwen looked at Ximen Qing with a pitiful expression, her voice soft and intoxicating as she said: "Master, you've finally arrived, I've been waiting so hard for you!"

  Ximen Qing swallowed his saliva.

  The people around him continued to stare at Ximen Qing fiercely, their eyes like knives cutting him into pieces. Among them, Li Fugui and Wu Dalang's eyes were the sharpest.

  Ximen Qing was speechless with rage, and he wanted to fiercely scold Li Fugui and Wu Dalang. You damned Li Fugui, you're so ungrateful! Just now you were saying I'm your benefactor who saved your life, and that if anyone spoke ill of me, you'd fight to the death for me. But now, because of a woman, you glare at me with such ferocity - is this reasonable?! It's even more detestable that Wu Dalang looked at me with such an expression, as if I was the one who made him wear a green hat! Fine, you dare to glare at me? From now on, I'll make sure you wear a green hat! Hmph... Ximen Qing was extremely displeased and coldly cursed in his heart.

  As soon as he glanced at Qinglian, Ximen Qing's scolding suddenly subsided. It was very clear that the cunning in Qinglian's pretended pitiful eyes was evidence of her intention to deceive Ximen Qing. After being together for eight years, Ximen Qing still saw through Qinglian's little tricks very clearly.

  Ximen Qing cleared his throat and said: "Ah, it's Miss Qinglian! I pay my respects to you! It's been a long time since we last met, how have you been? Ha ha, I see that you're looking radiant and must be living a happy life. Here, I wish you a Happy New Year, may all your wishes come true, and congratulations on getting rich! Alright, I'll take my leave!"

  After finishing speaking, he directly turned his head and drilled into the Warm Wind Pavilion. The speed was so fast that it was not inferior to using Treading Snow Without a Trace!

  Ximen Qing didn't dare to stay any longer. Qing Lian's little tricks were too many, and with so many wolves around, wouldn't she swallow herself? So it was better to run away.

  Seeing Ximen Qing fleeing in disarray, Qingleng couldn't help but secretly laugh to herself, a crescent moon playing at the corner of her eye. The small anger she had just felt also dissipated. What could be done? Who made her like him after all?

  But as soon as she thought about her liking him, Qing Lian's smiling face suddenly froze and flashed with a hint of helplessness. Was her fate allowing herself to like someone else?

  She slightly shook her head and Qing Lian said: "Everyone please stay in the Warm Breeze Pavilion. I'm not feeling well, excuse me!"

  After finishing speaking, Qing Lian walked towards her own room amidst the crowd's cries and wails of farewell.

  As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw Ximen Qing sitting comfortably at the table, sipping wine.

  She closed the door, turned around and walked to Ximen Qing's side, said with grievance: "You finally deigned to come? How was it outside? Did you see many beautiful girls? I heard that you are going to have a fiancée soon?"

  "Cough, cough..." Ximen Qing coughed, almost spitting wine onto Qing Luan's face. He was speechless and said: "Fiancée? Big sister, I don't even know myself, where did you hear the rumor from?"

  Qing Lian slightly pouted and said, "How would I know?! For the past two years, you went out and didn't even write me a letter. You're really heartless! Aren't you afraid that I've already married someone else?"

  Ximen Qing chuckled and said: "Marry? How is that possible? You're so mysterious, you definitely won't get married!"

  The speaker is insincere, but the listener takes it to heart. Ximen Qing's words were originally just a joke, but Qing Lian's face turned somewhat pale, and her eyebrows furrowed slightly.

  Seeing Qing Lian's painful expression, Ximen Qing couldn't bear it and hastily waved his hand, saying: "Alright, I was just joking, don't take it seriously!" After speaking, he took out a green phoenix jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Qing Lian, saying: "Here, this is a gift Brother Qing bought for you. I won't forget my little Lian Lian even when I'm outside. Hehe, let's not chat for now, I have to go find someone to drink with. You stay in the room and wait for me, after I finish drinking, I'll come find you and we can have a good chat!"

  After finishing speaking, Ximen Qing opened the door and left, walking towards the room where Wu Song was staying.

  Qing Lian gazed at the phoenix jade pendant in her hand, a captivating smile flickering across her pale face.

  Phoenix seeks phoenix, for love, don't forget each other. These are the words of Ximen Qing, so after getting this jade pendant, what else does Qing Lian want?

  "Lian'er, you must understand, your status won't allow you to fall in love with someone else!"

  At this moment, a middle-aged woman appeared behind Qing Lian. The middle-aged woman was very beautiful, although she was already old, but her appearance had a unique mature charm. If Ximen Qing were here, he would certainly recognize that this person was the madam of Nuan Feng Pavilion, a mysterious woman with extraordinary martial arts skills, who was willing to be a madam in this poor place.

  Qing Lian nodded, and casually put the jade pendant into her bosom. She sighed softly and said sorrowfully: "Master Shu, is this really my fate? I don't want it to be like this, I really don't. All I want is to be with the one I love, why can't I?"

  The middle-aged beautiful woman sighed quietly, then came to Qing Lian's back and stroked her hair, saying softly: "Child, you've suffered, your life, ah..."

  Qing Lian pursed her lips, and her eyes were slightly moist as she said: "I know, Master Uncle can rest assured that I won't do anything stupid, nor will I tell Ximen Qing about our affairs. However, we've been stuck here for so many years without finding the person we're looking for. Is it possible that this person isn't in Qinghe County? Shouldn't we consider relocating to nearby counties like Linqing County, Yanggu County, or even Gu Cheng County and Wei County?"

  A middle-aged beautiful woman shook her head and said, "In all the county towns of Dongping Prefecture, there are our people, so you don't have to worry about other places. Although we currently have no leads and have been waiting for eleven years, it doesn't mean that we will give up. The significance of that person is too great, we must find him and control him. The situation is getting more and more urgent now, and other major forces have also begun to deploy, so we must find this person before they do."

  "Alright!" Qing Lian nodded, then curiously asked: "Master Shu, we've investigated all the men born eleven years ago in Qinghe County, but not one of them matches. Did we miscalculate? Or was he not born eleven years ago?"

  A middle-aged beautiful woman frowned, shook her head and said: "It's impossible, absolutely impossible. The heavenly machine divination is the most accurate divination method in the world, it can't be wrong. It calculated that the person was born eleven years ago, so he must have been born eleven years ago, there's no mistake! Moreover, other forces' divinations also confirmed this point, it can't be wrong!" After finishing speaking, the middle-aged beautiful woman rubbed her eyebrows and then looked at Qing Lian: "If the heavenly machine divination didn't calculate that the person was born eleven years ago, I really thought Ximen Qing was that person. In Qinghe County, Ximen Qing's conditions are the most suitable. Benevolence, following the great way, this person completely conforms to the way of being a ruler, but he was born twelve years ago, exactly one year different, the time is not right, so it's impossible!"

  Upon hearing the middle-aged woman's words, Qing Lian was taken aback, her brow furrowed slightly as if she had thought of something, then shook her head and remained silent.

  After the middle-aged beauty left, Qing Lian looked out of the window at the sky, stroking the phoenix jade pendant in her hand, muttering to herself: "Why weren't you born a year later?" As soon as she finished speaking, Qing Lian suddenly panicked and almost shattered the pendant. She grasped it tightly, feeling somewhat bewildered and sorrowful, saying: "A year later would be better, a year later would be better..."