Fantasy: Empress Wife, Cute Kids Cause Havoc in Jiuzhou

"The competition has already ended, I wonder if his plan has been completed?"

"Given his strength, it shouldn't be a problem. If not for the fear of being discovered by Long Yufei, who controls the State Governor Seal, why bother with such trouble?"

After the Lanzhou competition ended, elders from the three top forces in Lanzhou gathered together once again.

As they were discussing, a shadow floated in.

All stood up and greeted with respect.

"The master's plan has been completed, quickly inform your sect leaders to come over. When the door to the Secret Realm is to be opened, you must find a way to delay for half an hour," the shadow's voice was ethereal.

"Yes, we will certainly fulfill the task completely."

The elders bowed and said.

The shadow departed as it had come.

The elders sat down again, exchanged glances, and discussed plans for delaying time.

Meanwhile, at the State Master Mansion, Long Yufei stood with his hands behind his back, staring blankly at the distant sky.

The Lanzhou competition had ended, but Lanzhou City was still peaceful.

In the Governor's Mansion, under the surveillance of his master, the steward still tended the flowers, watered the plants, and managed the now-deserted mansion every day as if everything was normal.

Yet according to the late governor, he and the three top forces had cooperated to keep him out of the State Mansion precisely to send all the disciples of the three top forces into the Secret Realm.

However, now due to the appearance of two children, the three top forces hadn't had their wish fulfilled, and logically, they should be making excuses to cause trouble. Yet, against all norms, everything was eerily calm.

But the calmer it was, the more uneasy Long Yufei felt in his heart.

Two adorably dull little heads peered out from the sides of Long Yufei's waist.

Chu Chen curiously looked at the sky and asked in confusion, "Aunt Long, what are you looking at?"

"Nothing."

Upon hearing this, a trace of a smile appeared on Long Yufei's beautiful face. The voices of the two innocent children seemed to make any big worries disappear in an instant.

"I know, Aunt Long must be thinking about a man."

Chu Xin rolled her eyes and said proudly, "Every time father thinks about mother, he also stares at the sky motionless. Aunt Long is a girl, so you must definitely be thinking about a man."

"Is that so?" Chu Chen suddenly understood and looked at Chu Xin with admiration, "Sis, you're so smart."

"Of course, otherwise how could I be your sister?" Chu Xin said, proudly lifting her little head.

Thinking about a man?

Long Yufei was momentarily stunned, slightly amused yet helpless, and turned to look at the two exquisite little ones, changing the subject, "Weren't you in the yard grilling meat? Why did you come out?"

"It's ready."

Chu Chen blinked his big eyes and said cheerfully.

"It's already ready?"

Long Yufei was startled, had she really been standing there that long?

"It smells delicious."

She took a sniff and exclaimed.

She had been too engrossed in her thoughts earlier, and it was only now that she could smell the aroma of grilled meat.

"Aunt Long, here you go."

Chu Xin took the hand that was behind her back and brought it forward, holding a skewer of grilled meat in her snow-white little hand, the fragrance wafting around.

"Thank you, Ai Chirou."

Long Yufei patted Chu Xin's little head and elegantly began to eat the grilled meat.

The delicious grilled meat temporarily allowed her to forget her worries.

Chu Xin and Chu Chen found a chair to sit down on and almost simultaneously pulled out Ice Beast Milk from the Sumeru Ring and began to drink delightfully.

After finishing the grilled meat, Long Yufei looked at the siblings drinking Beast Milk and after a thought, she said, "Ai Chirou, Ai Kaorou, can Auntie ask you a question?"

"Sure, sure."

Chu Xin and Chu Chen nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

Long Yufei asked, "During this period, have you sensed anything amiss?"

The siblings could see right away that the State Governor had ulterior motives and sense that the butler was no ordinary individual, indicating they surely possessed some Qi Observation Skill.

If the three major powers had made any covert moves during this time, these siblings were the most likely to notice.

"Anything amiss?"

Chu Xin and Chu Chen looked completely baffled, clearly not quite understanding the meaning of these words.

"It's just..."

Long Yufei also furrowed her brows slightly, unsure of how to explain.

At that moment, Chu Chen spoke up, "Auntie Long, I don't know what 'amiss' refers to, but I sensed a familiar aura. However, the aura disappeared quickly, and I'm not sure if I sensed it wrongly."

"What kind of aura?"

Long Yufei's spirits lifted, and she asked eagerly.

She felt a strong premonition that the piece of information from this little one could be critically important to her breaking the deadlock.

Chu Chen took a sip of Beast Milk and said in his milky voice, "Right after my sister and I finished playing rock-paper-scissors, I returned to my spot, and during that bad referee's protest, I sensed a disgusting aura among those uncles and aunties who came to watch the match."

"A disgusting aura?"

Long Yufei's brows knitted slightly, and after pondering for a short while, her gaze suddenly sharpened as she asked urgently, "Ai Kaorou, the disgusting aura you mentioned, is it the aura of the butler from the Governor's Mansion? The person you said you didn't like?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Chu Chen nodded his little head vigorously but soon scratched his head, his bun of hair bouncing as he said with confusion, "But that aura only appeared briefly and then disappeared, so I'm not sure if I sensed it wrongly."

"It's probably not a mistake."

Long Yufei shook her head, eyes glittering with insight, "So that guy stepped forward to protest, just to attract my attention, so the butler could act in secret? But wasn't that butler still at the Governor's Mansion? When did he leave? Could it be..."

Suddenly, she thought of a possibility and looked at Chu Chen again.

Before the Demon Saber Sect arranged for Liu Tian to kill Ai Kaorou, someone disguised as a Fierce Beast that assassinated the previous State Governor had attacked her and even lured her master over.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

If the butler needed to slip away from surveillance, that would have been the best opportunity.

Yes, it must have been so.

They staged that incident not just to tamper with the Token to pit Liu Tian against Ai Kaorou but also to divert her attention and to draw her master there, creating a chance for the butler to escape.

She had thought of this at the time, which was why she had her master return immediately.

But the butler had not fled, and later, Liu Tian's Demon Transformation successfully diverted her attention.

Now that she thought about it, the butler in the Governor's Mansion was probably no longer the real butler.

Could it be the Clone Technique?

Long Yufei's brow furrowed, the Clone Technique wasn't some profound skill, and it would not be strange for the butler to know such Divine Skills.

However, the cultivation aura of a clone differed from that of the original body, and unless the clone's cultivation far surpassed her master's, he shouldn't have been able to overlook the discrepancy.

Does that mean the butler is much more powerful than her master?

That even the butler's clone is at least not inferior to her master?

This speculation sent a cold shiver down Long Yufei's spine as she realized the severity of the situation might exceed her expectations.

But now, recalling her master would be of no help and might even startle the snake in the grass.

After a moment of thought, Long Yufei looked toward the siblings again and said, "Ai Chirou, Ai Kaorou, Auntie would like to ask for your help."

"Sure, we love to help Auntie," they said.

Chu Xin and Chu Chen nodded together, their big eyes sparkling with anticipation.

"Thank you very much then, come over here, I will whisper it to you."

Long Yufei beckoned them over.

"Okay, Auntie Long."

Chu Xin and Chu Chen approached Long Yufei, who lifted the two little ones onto her legs, one on each side, and whispered in their ears.