Live-in Son-in-law-Chapter 1186: Frank and Honest with Each Other

Qin Yi left the Imperial City and followed the map given by the Eldest Princess to head towards Demon Ridge.

Seven days later, Qin Yi finally arrived near Demon Ridge.

Actually, with his speed, he could have arrived in three or four days. But Qin Yi was sightseeing along the way.

The nearest city to Demon Ridge is Fanhua City, which is also a city of the Yunyue Empire.

The War General of Fanhua City is named Lu Zhao.

And this Lu Zhao is one of the Eldest Prince's men.

If he were one of the Eldest Princess's men, she would have certainly told me.

Upon entering the city, Qin Yi planned to find an inn to settle down, but after asking around several places, they were all full.

Qin Yi inquired around and found out that recently, a lot of Qi Refiners suddenly arrived in the city.

Could it be that these people also came for the Iron Armor Fiery Centipede?

While speculating, Qin Yi headed to the next inn.

But as night was falling, he still hadn't found a place to stay.

Qin Yi smiled wryly, wondering if he would end up sleeping outdoors on his first day in Fanhua City.

Unrelenting, Qin Yi continued looking for inns, but every inn gave him the same response... full.

Qin Yi was quite annoyed; if worse came to worst, he'd go to the City Lord's Mansion and borrow a place for the night. After all, he'd soon bump into the Eldest Prince, and seeing the War General Lu Zhao might even give him some insight into the Eldest Prince.

However, just as Qin Yi was about to head to the War General Mansion, someone suddenly blocked his way.

Qin Yi looked at the slender, small-sized person in front of him, dressed in black, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, and with a black veil covering their face, surprised, he said, "What are you doing here?"

"You can recognize me even like this?" the other spoke, a female voice clearly.

Qin Yi laughed out loud, "Dressed so conspicuously, it's hard not to be noticed."

"But I've covered my face, how did you know it was me?"

Qin Yi's lips curled into a mischievous smile, "Because of the figure, I can recognize any figure I've touched at a glance."

"You're looking for death." the other responded with embarrassment and anger.

Qin Yi chuckled, actually, he identified her by sensing the Qi emanating from her.

"Eldest Princess, why are you here?"

The person was Yun Qinglian.

Yun Qinglian said with exasperation, "To save you."

"Huh?" Qin Yi was puzzled.

"This isn't the place to talk, follow me." Yun Qinglian pulled Qin Yi towards a less crowded area.

"Hey, men and women shouldn't be so familiar; this kind of tugging and pulling is improper behavior..."

"Shut up."

Qin Yi: "..."

Before long, the two arrived in front of a small farmhouse, and Yun Qinglian pushed the door open and entered directly.

"I didn't expect you to have property here?" Qin Yi was surprised.

"This is my temporary rental place."

Qin Yi paused, thinking he should have come up with this solution as well; with money, you can do anything, but he almost ended up going to the War General Mansion.

This was just an ordinary farmhouse, but the yard and rooms were tidy and clean.

Once inside the room, Yun Qinglian peeked outside to ensure no one was around, then closed the door.

"Relax! No one followed you, don't act like we're sneaking around having an affair."

Yun Qinglian took off her veil, displeased, glaring at Qin Yi, who was always spouting nonsense.

Qin Yi grabbed the teapot from the table, poured two cups, the tea was cold, but he didn't mind, gulping down a few swigs. He then curiously asked, "What did you mean by coming to rescue me?"

"Your arrival here has been leaked." Yun Qinglian walked over, sat across from Qin Yi, and spoke with a serious expression.

"Leaked?" Qin Yi didn't get it immediately, "I didn't intend to hide my arrival here. So what if it's leaked?"

Yun Qinglian's face sank, "What are you implying? I rushed here day and night to save you, but you make it seem like I'm meddling."

"No, I'm very grateful. Thank you for the life-saving grace, Eldest Princess." Qin Yi said with a smile.

Yun Qinglian rolled her eyes, not buying Qin Yi's superficial gratitude.

Qin Yi smiled, "So what do you mean by the news being leaked?"

"The Eldest Prince knows you're here and plans to make a move against you."

Qin Yi raised an eyebrow, "Why does he want to target me?"

"You're smart, can you really not figure it out?"

Qin Yi smiled, "I honestly can't."

Yun Qinglian was exasperated, angrily saying, "I came all this way to save you, can't we be honest with each other?"

"Of course." Qin Yi stood up and started undressing.

Yun Qinglian was dumbfounded, taking a long moment to react, "Wha—What are you doing?"

"Being honest with each other, isn't that what you said? How can we be honest if I don't strip?" Qin Yi said, looking puzzled.

Yun Qinglian was gritting her teeth so hard her molars crackled, nearly throwing the teacup at Qin Yi's face, shouting, "Stop pretending to be an idiot and acting like a hooligan. You know what I meant?"

"Yeah, being honest with each other. Can I ask when you started to like me, willing to travel all the way to see me? But let me tell you, being honest is fine, but I won't take responsibility afterward."

"Whoosh!"

Yun Qinglian couldn't help it, her face flushed with anger, she threw the teacup towards Qin Yi.

Qin Yi raised his hand, Purple Light whirled, and the teacup froze midair, spinning without spilling a drop.

Yun Qinglian was dumbstruck; such precise control was required to achieve this.

The teacup slowly landed in front of Yun Qinglian, Qin Yi smiled and said, "Eldest Princess, mind your identity."

Yun Qinglian really wanted to strangle him.

"Qin Yi, I can guess your involvement in Yun Baixuan's sudden downfall, and so can the Eldest Prince. With Yun Baixuan dead, if nothing unexpected happens, the Emperor will favor our fifth sister, Yun Susu, forming another three-legged power dynamic. With Yun Baixuan gone, someone needs to replace him to balance the forces.

But neither the Eldest Prince nor I want anyone rising to challenge us. The only reason our fifth sister could rise is because of you. And you just happened to leave the Royal Family, presenting the perfect chance to eliminate you. Without you, our fifth sister isn't a threat."

Yun Qinglian looked at Qin Yi and spoke slowly.

Qin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, "Just now you said neither you nor the Eldest Prince wants anyone challenging you. How do I know all your actions aren't meant to lure me out from the Imperial City for you to kill me, or perhaps you're conspiring with the Eldest Prince, you lure me out of the Imperial City, he finishes the job?"

Yun Qinglian's face turned dark, staring at him indignantly, "Don't you realize? If I intended to kill you, why would I come to save you?"

"Yes! Why did you come to save me?" Qin Yi stared at Yun Qinglian, slowly asking.

Yun Qinglian suddenly fell silent.

"What? You traveled so far, not knowing why you came to save me?" Qin Yi calmly inquired.

Yun Qinglian bit her lip, met Qin Yi's gaze, "If I said because you're the only person who's genuinely kind to me, that's why I came to save you, would you believe it?"