Chapter 781, temporarily not good enough for you (2)

To be on the safe side, she only took a bottle of hemostatic medicine with her, never expecting it would actually come in handy.

Ji Mingqian took the medicine bottle and skillfully applied the drug to the wound to stop the bleeding.

At that moment, Wei Xi walked in from outside.

Hearing the laughter in the study, his lips curled into a knowing smile.

Mo Ce must have been dealt with already.

"Master, the people outside have been sent by our men onto the plane, and they have already embarked on their journey back to the Dark Hall," he reported.

Li Mochan nodded slightly.

"However, we also found someone else," Wei Xi said.

"It’s Mo Lingling."

Gu Xinuo looked at Ye Jiuliang with an inquiring gaze, contemplating what to do about Mo Lingling, indeed a tricky issue.

"Leave her here," Ye Jiuliang’s eyes narrowed, his tone indifferent as he spoke.

He had previously shown mercy to Mo Lingling for his master’s sake. But now that Mo Lingling had no blood relation to his master, there was no need for any more consideration. Keeping her around might just give her another chance to hurt someone.

Since she loved following Mo Ce’s orders so much, she could stay here and keep Mo Ce company.

Chu Chen and the others naturally had no objections. Their tolerance for Mo Lingling had reached its limit; she had driven herself into a dead end.

With Mo Ce, the significant worry, taken care of, according to the previously arranged itinerary, Ye Jiuliang and his party set off to return to Mo Tian’s private island.

The two islands were not far apart, roughly just an hour’s journey away.

On the way, Ji Mingqian’s gaze drifted towards Wei Xi from time to time.

"Hiss—" Pain shot through his arm, and Ji Mingqian inhaled sharply in discomfort.

He looked down at the thickly bandaged arm and his mouth twitched slightly.

She did it on purpose, didn’t she?

Wrapped him up like a zongzi (rice dumpling).

"Ouch, Ye Jiuliang, can’t you be a little gentler? I am injured, do you understand?" Ji Mingqian complained playfully.

"How about I unwrap it for you?" Ye Jiuliang collected the bandages and medicine bottle back into the medicine box, giving him a cool glance as she spoke icily.

"No, no, I was just kidding," Ji Mingqian said, protectively cradling his injured arm and flashing a mischievous smile.

Ye Jiuliang couldn’t be bothered with him, packed up the medicine box, and stood up to go wash her hands.

Ji Mingqian’s uninjured hand grabbed hold of her, "Hey, wait a moment."

Ye Jiuliang glanced at him suspiciously, sensing a trick.

She sat back down on the chair and said nonchalantly, "Speak."

"Why don’t you have Wei Xi take me back to the Dark Hall when he goes?" Ji Mingqian smiled ingratiatingly and whispered.

Understanding dawned on Ye Jiuliang, and mischievous mirth curled the corners of her lips, "Why don’t you go ask him yourself?"

Ji Mingqian snorted and laughed, "With Li Mochan standing right there, you think he’d agree if I asked him?"

"If he doesn’t agree, there’s nothing I can do. You figure it out," Ye Jiuliang shrugged with an expression of helpless support.

Hearing her wash her hands of the matter, Ji Mingqian became anxious and drew out his plea, "Hey, you can’t be so ungrateful, can you?"

Ye Jiuliang laughed as if reveling in his misfortune, "I really want to help you, but I truly can’t."

She had already promised Asheng to keep it a secret. Just giving him a hint was generous enough.

Feeling dejected, Ji Mingqian wanted to say more when Li Mochan came looking for someone.

"Hasn’t the bandage been done yet?" He glanced at Ji Mingqian’s bandaged arm and asked in a deep voice.

Ye Jiuliang stood up, hooked her arm through his, "It’s done. Let’s go eat—I’m starving."

The two turned and walked away, with Ji Mingqian resting his hand on his cheek, watching their retreating figures, itching to go up and give Li Mochan a beating.

He was so angered that Li Mochan wouldn’t return the person to him.

Everyone else paired up, leaving him the lonely solo.

The plane landed slowly on the beach, the cabin door opened, and Ye Jiuliang was the first to run out.

The pear trees that were previously burnt by a great fire had been replanted, and when the wind blew, a faint fragrance permeated the air.

Ye Jiuliang took a deep breath, the familiar scent instantly soothing her mood.

She curved her lips, turned back to look at Li Mochan, and stretched out her hand to him.

"Let’s go, I’ll take you to meet Master."

His long, jade-like hand was placed in her palm; Li Mochan gripped her hand, following her steps into the Pear Blossom Forest.

Chu Chen and the others, having not been back for a long while, also followed.

Only Ji Mingqian didn’t go; he stood beside the cabin door, not moving, as if waiting for someone.

It wasn’t long before Wei Xi came out from inside.

Seeing Ji Mingqian standing by the cabin door, he nearly jumped from surprise.

Wei Xi was puzzled, "Why aren’t you leaving?"

Without any regard, Ji Mingqian grabbed him and pulled him to the side before Wei Xi could react.

"What are you pulling me for?" Wei Xi stopped in his tracks, looking at him bewilderedly and asked.

Ji Mingqian let go, his gaze shifting as he contemplated how to extract information from Wei Xi, "So, I heard Jiang Yisheng went to Dark Hall?"

Wei Xi let out a sound of surprise, catching on and hastily shook his head in denial, "No, who told you that?"

"There’s no need to hide it from me; Li Mochan told me already." Ji Mingqian pressed on, anticipated his denial and continued probing.

"I want to ask something, is Jiang Yisheng’s injury healed?"

"We are also looking for young master Jiang’s whereabouts; how would we know if his injury is healed." Bearing Li Mochan’s instructions in mind, Wei Xi was tight-lipped, outright denying that Jiang Yisheng was in Dark Hall.

Ji Mingqian, "..."

People under Li Mochan were all as annoying as he was.

"Then when you return to Dark Hall, can you take me along?" He stopped beating around the bush and got straight to the point.

Wei Xi chuckled dryly and took a couple of steps back, "Why do you suddenly want to visit Dark Hall?"

"Can’t I just go for a visit?"

"It’s not exactly forbidden, but there’s not much to see in Dark Hall, and its layout is pretty similar to your K organization."

Was this his way of saying he wouldn’t take him to Dark Hall?

Ji Mingqian ground his molars and shamelessly twisted logic, "If it’s not forbidden, then it’s allowed. I’ll go back with you."

Wei Xi’s face showed difficulty, stuttering, "Maybe you should ask our boss first."

"Why would I go to Dark Hall to ask him if I’m only visiting? I’m not going to steal any secrets from Dark Hall; is there a need to be so stingy?"

If he could agree, Ji Mingqian wouldn’t be wasting words with him here.

"But my boss said, anyone from K organization can visit Dark Hall, just not you for the time being." Taking a harsh stance, Wei Xi brought up Li Mochan directly.

Upon hearing this, Ji Mingqian’s face turned into an expression of being on the verge of a critical hit.

Then he reacted and laughed in exasperation, "When did Li Mochan say such a thing?"

That was just outrageous; Li Mochan was excessively bullying.

"Just now on the plane," Wei Xi said.

He had been wondering why his boss told him that; it turned out he had anticipated Ji Mingqian would come looking for him.