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The sun had set, Pear Blossom Academy.

Qiao Qiao was still seated at the tea table, his hands crossed as he stared at the green-clothed girl before him, a faint smile on his lips.

"The reason you left the Demon Palace today was to investigate this matter?" The corner of Qiao Qiao's mouth slightly curled up as he lightly smiled and said.

"Miss, this servant saw this in the Pear Blossom Valley early this morning — —" Qingwu's finger probed and an envelope appeared from her sleeve. She handed it over to Qiao Qiao.

Qiao Qiao still had a suspicious look on his face as he slowly received the letter from Qingwu. Opening the letter, he saw five eye-catching words written on the white paper in front of him.

"Shen Qian Xun is in trouble!"

Qiao Qiao's brows were still knit together. His fingers were tightly gripping the white paper, and his expression was ugly. Suddenly, his cold brows raised as he looked towards Qingwu.

"Received it outside the Pear Blossom Academy?"

"Yes, Your servant saw that Your servant saw that Your servant was sleeping and asked not to disturb Your servant, so Your servant decided to go alone. Your servant is guilty, Your servant asks Your servant to punish you!" Qingwu cupped her hands together as she spoke with a serious expression.

Qiao Qiao's eyes were still slightly raised and his brows were filled with anger. He said in a slightly angry tone: "Do you still remember that I once told you that when you do things, do not act on your own, have you forgotten the lesson of the past?"

When Qingwu saw that Qiao Qiao was still angry, she knelt on the ground with a "putong ~" and said with her mouth full of self-blame: "This servant knows her wrongs and asks the lady to punish me. This servant will not complain."

Qiao Qiao's eyes, which were still as clear as water, had a glimmer in them. Today, she wasn't blaming Qingwu for not reporting to her and instead making the decision to go to Shang Shu Manor to save Shen Qian Xun, she was only blaming Qingwu for moving alone. If she were to fall into Yan Mo Chen's hands again, the consequences would be dire!

"There's no need to punish me. After all, your heart is good for me." Qiao Qiao still sighed. Since Qingwu had returned safely, there was no point in pursuing the responsibility, "Then, what is the result of your investigation?"

"Miss, after reading the creed, this servant has headed to Shang Shu Manor, but Sir Shen is not here." Qingwu sternly replied, "This servant was afraid to go to the palace and expose herself, so I didn't investigate any further. After that, I returned to the Demon Palace and reported to the Lady."

"Yes." He did not know who had given this creed to him. It seemed like this person not only knew that Shen Qian Xun was her trusted aide, but he also knew that she was currently in the Demon Palace. There were not many people who knew of these two things at the same time, so it would be …

Qiao Qiao was still shocked. Ji Mingyuan!

She exclaimed in admiration. Other than him, she couldn't think of anyone else who could know this much and secretly help her!

"Seems like Master Shen is safe." Joe sighed with joy.

"Safe?" Qingwu had a puzzled face, "But this servant did not save Sir Shen, he …" How can it be safe? "

"Silly girl!" Qiao Qiao still glared unhappily at Qingwu. Although she was still complaining in her heart, her attitude had improved. "Stand up!"

"Don't you blame me?" Qingwu slowly raised her head, her large eyes were still staring at Qiao Qiao as she asked.

Qiao Qiao still stepped forward to help Qingwu up. Smiling at Qingwu, he opened his mouth and said: "The punishment will not be lacking, but tonight, I want you to make up for your wrongdoings. Are you willing?"

"This servant is naturally willing. Lady, just say so." Qingwu bowed and said.

Qiao Qiao still had a smile on his face. Looking at Xiu Luan behind him, he chuckled: "Xiu Luan, do you know what the secret room of the Demon Palace is for?"

"Secret chamber?" She did not expect that the lady would suddenly ask such a question. She rolled her eyes as she replied, "This servant has followed Your Excellency for a long time, but has never entered a secret room. Only, I heard from the people in the Demon Palace that this secret room is a forbidden area of the Demon Palace.

"Alright, I understand. You've been tired all day. Go back and rest." Qiao Qiao continued to smile. Hearing what Xiu Luan said, she naturally had a certain amount of certainty in her heart. It seemed that this trip to the secret chamber tonight was inevitable.

"Yes, your servant will take his leave." Xiu Luan bowed and left the room. Before leaving, she looked at Qingwu with a worried expression. She had never seen a lady so angry at Qingwu before, so her heart couldn't help but be worried.

After Xiu Luan left, Qiao Qiao once again walked forward and whispered into the ear of Xiu Luan.

"What?!" After Qiao Qiao finished speaking, Qingwu was obviously shocked. She looked at Qiao Qiao with surprise and said, "Miss wants to explore the secret room at night? "Does Miss know that there are traps everywhere in the Devil's Palace? Xiu Luan even said that the secret chamber is the forbidden ground of the Devil's Palace and that there must be layers of traps inside. Miss wants me to stay at Pear Blossom Academy to guard it. Do you want to head there alone?"

"If something truly happens, you can stay in the Pear Blossom Academy and pretend to be me. You cannot let others see any inklings. Tonight, I must head towards that secret room to go there." "If anything happens to me during this journey, you can secretly contact Zi Ran. She will tell you what I will do next, regardless of whether or not I can survive tonight, I'll leave the matter of breaking through the Demon Palace to you!"

"Miss!" Qingwu had a face full of worry, she tightly pulled on Qiao Qiao's sleeve, "Let me accompany young lady."

"No. Only if you are in the Pear Blossom Academy can I peacefully head there. At the very least, if something happens to me, there will still be people who fulfill my wish. But if you also …" Qiao Qiao's eyes dimmed for a moment. Then, he couldn't help but laugh, "I really don't know what to do."

"But young lady, you don't have any martial arts on you. How are you going to deal with the guards at the entrance of the secret chamber and the hidden mechanism and weapons inside?" Qingwu still didn't feel reassured, she held on tightly to Qiao yet didn't let go.

"Be at ease, I will definitely protect myself." Qiao Qiao still patted Qingwu's hands. Ignoring Qingwu's worried gaze, he quickly returned to the room and changed into a set of night clothes.

"Miss!" Qingwu called out in a low voice, waiting for Qiao Qiao to turn around. Tears welled up in her eyes, "Be careful, I will wait here for your return!"

Qiao once again turned his head, and suddenly laughed. He joked: "You are still young, but you are very nagging!" Although she was smiling, her eyes were clear with reluctance.

She immediately turned around, and seeing that there was no one at the entrance, she dashed into the darkness …

"Miss!" Qingwu stood in the room and stared at Qiao Qiao's gradually disappearing figure. She suddenly cried out involuntarily, but seeing that figure without the slightest hesitation, she knew, this lady had taken a heavy weight and was determined to completely get rid of the Demon Palace!

Even if … Sacrifice her own life!

The dividing line between beauty and beauty —

It was still dark and windy at night. Qiao Qiao still had his body by his side as he avoided wave after wave of patrols within the Demon Palace. Only then did he safely arrive outside the secret room.

Normally speaking, the guards to this secret chamber weren't strictly forbidden, but today, it was apparent that there were a few more groups of guards that weren't commonly seen in front of the secret chamber's doors.

Could it be that He You You saw through her intention today, so he added a lot of guards to the secret room?

Qiao Qiao still frowned slightly. Since she had come here today, regardless of whether he had seen through her intentions or not, she could not return empty-handed.

She silently watched as waves after waves of guards took their place at the entrance of the secret room. Suddenly, she noticed that there was a small gap, and when the guards took turns, the last guard would have to stay at the entrance of the secret room to inspect it before he could leave. Qiao Qiao smiled lightly as he slowly curled his lips and took small steps forward, fiercely slapping the back of the neck of one of the guards who was at the end of the patrol area.

The guard in front of him fell to the ground as Qiao Qiao quickly pulled him into the darkness.

Qiao Qiao still changed into the guard's clothes. He straightened his clothes and lowered his head, walking towards the secret room.

"Who is it!" The guard guarding the door to the secret room stopped Joe and said.

With a twist of his wrist, Qiao Qiao pulled out the command medallion from the guard's waist and extended it towards the guard at the entrance.

"Oh, one of our own. What's the matter?" The guard let out a long sigh and said.

Qiao Qiao kept his head down and did not speak. He merely pointed towards the door of the secret room.

"Didn't you just check?" the guard asked harshly.

Joe nodded.

"Hurry up and go." The guard turned slightly to the side, making way for him to enter the secret room.

Qiao Qiao still had his head down, not daring to raise it. He only went into the secret room with a muffled voice.

"Halt!" It was unknown who shouted from behind Qiao Qiao, but his footsteps paused slightly as he clenched his fists tightly. If he was unable to enter this time, then she could only enter!

"Lord Chimei." It seemed that her identity would have to be revealed tonight. But no matter what, she still forced herself to continue pretending. Thinking this, she calmly turned around, lowered her head, and followed the crowd to kneel.

"Did anything happen tonight?" Chimei asked, and her tone was slightly less frivolous than it usually was when she saw her.

"Sir, I don't have any for now." the guard replied.

"Alright, the secret chamber is a forbidden area. You must guard it strictly." Chimei said in a light tone.

"Milord, don't worry. This subordinate will do his best." The guard replied.

"This person …" Chimei shifted her gaze onto Qiao who was still faintly silent at the side.

"Milord, he's a guard who has just changed shifts. He forgot to check the secret room for any movements, so he came back to check." The guard answered for Joe.

"Oh, so that's how it is." Chimei paused for a moment, then stared fixedly at the top of Joe's head, and suddenly said, "Raise your head, why do I feel like you're so familiar with it?"

Joe's heart was still thumping, his hands clenched into fists.