Capítulo 592: Chapter 592: Just a Little Bit More

When Feng Bailing’s arm wrapped around Dugu Wu’s waist and her face leaned against Dugu Wu’s back, Dugu Wu only felt a wave of warmth behind him.

His spine stiffened, and he instinctively wanted to push away the person behind him.

He did not need anyone’s sympathy, it had always been that way since he was young.

Yet, the warmth of that moment was so beautiful that he could not bring himself to push her away.

After hesitating for a moment, Dugu Wu made no other move, simply letting Feng Bailing embrace him.

In that moment, their heartbeats both quickened a few beats.

A warm Emperor’s aura surged towards Feng Bailing, but this time Feng Bailing did not rejoice; she felt the sorrow deep in the man’s heart, and she only wanted to comfort the lonely and sad man before her.

But how could she console Dugu Wu?

His mother, Lady Dugu, and that medicine, too many uncertainties intertwined together, left Feng Bailing without a method to clear things up.

To uncover the truth, it seems the only way is to find Lady Dugu herself, or perhaps, to get some information from the Dragon Queen.

Right, she should ask the Dragon Queen.

She had watched Dugu Wu grow up; surely, she must know something, Feng Bailing thought to herself.

“Will you suddenly leave me like my mother did?”

Above his head, the man suddenly asked.

Feng Bailing lifted her head, her expression astonished, meeting those blue-brown heterochromic eyes.

The man’s eyes shone in the morning light, bright as the brightest stars on the horizon.

Feng Bailing was speechless.

She knew at this moment she should give a positive answer; she and Dugu Wu were only a fake husband and wife who had children and had shared a bed.

But the words wouldn’t come out.

A shadow suddenly loomed over; Feng Bailing’s chin was lifted by the man’s slightly rough fingertips.

The man’s breath was closer now, his lips about to land; in that moment, their eyes only held each other.

Just as Dugu Wu’s lips were about to land.

His brow suddenly furrowed, his long arm swept Feng Bailing into his arms.

A layer of fierceness clouded his features as he spoke in a deep voice.

“Someone is coming.”

Even immersed in memories and sorrow, Dugu Wu never let his guard down, always monitoring the surroundings.

It wasn’t the Red Scorpion Queen.

The Water Holy Seal inside Feng Bailing had not reacted yet.

The approaching party was strong, and Dugu Wu had never encountered such an unpredictable power.

The power was sometimes strong, sometimes weak, sometimes far, sometimes near, very likely to be that Elder Gan, Gan Liu, whom Mr. Nan Chen referred to earlier.

“Find a place to hide first.”

After a brief thought, Dugu Wu let go of Feng Bailing in his arms.

The other party was probably also looking for the Red Scorpion Queen. Both parties must have sensed each other’s presence and were bound to confront.

With Feng Bailing there, Dugu Wu would be distracted.

“Be careful, that person is somewhat strange, and he is very adept with poisons.”

Feng Bailing couldn’t help but worryingly advise.

Dugu Wu glanced at her, feeling the woman’s concern. A strange feeling rippled through the depths of Dugu Wu’s heart. He had never had anyone care for him when in danger before, but now, he had her.

Dugu Wu’s lips curled up slightly, the iciness in his eyes subsided a bit, and his tone even carried some gentleness.

“Rest assured.”

Dugu Wu casually raised his left hand and placed it on Feng Bailing’s head, giving it a rub.

Before Feng Bailing could recover, the man gently tapped his cane on the sandy ground, akin to a dragonfly skimming the water, and in the next moment, he had leaped far away.

It took Feng Bailing quite a while to come back to her senses.

Dugu Wu actually rubbed her head!

Did he mistake her for Baishan?!

Feng Bailing did not immediately hide; instead, after Dugu Wu left, she began searching nearby.

The Water Holy Seal within her reminded her that the underground water source recently used by the Red Scorpion Queen was near this sandy area.

After some searching, she indeed found a very hidden spring.

After pouring the poison into the spring, all Feng Bailing had to do was wait for the Red Scorpion Queen to take the bait.

Feng Bailing waited nearby for a while. However, matters proved to be much more troublesome than she expected because, before long, her seventh sense sensed someone approaching this direction.

No, to be precise, there were two forces coming from the east and west directions.

It was not Dugu Wu and Gan Liu who had gone in those directions; it wasn’t them.

Observing the sky, it had already brightened; the Red Scorpion Queen usually appeared around this time.

The timing of these two people was indeed delicate.

Without hesitation, Feng Bailing entered the Medical Cabin.

Just shortly after Feng Bailing entered the Medical Cabin, a figure swept towards this direction. The person was Lady Nan Feng.

Lady Nan Feng was holding a box in her hand. Seeing no one around, a joyous expression appeared on her face.

Indeed, Gan Liu guessed it right; Dugu Wu had been lured away.

Lady Nan Feng and Gan Liu were partners, both came looking for the whereabouts of the Red Scorpion Queen.

They are not Feng Bailing and couldn’t use the Water Holy Seal to find the Red Scorpion Queen, but they discovered another method.

In the box in Lady Nan Feng’s hand was 1/3 of the Earth Holy Seal.

The Red Scorpion Queen had stolen 1/3 of the Earth Holy Seal, although it concealed its aura, the power of the Earth Holy Seal couldn’t be hidden.

Mr. Gan discovered this and had Lady Nan Feng find a way to borrow that 1/3 of the Holy Seal, using that portion to locate the Red Scorpion Queen.

But Lady Nan Feng’s joy hadn’t passed when she raised her eyebrows and saw a man strolling over from a distance.

The appearance of the man made Lady Nan Feng take another look, and she noticed that the man was also holding a box in his hand.

Lady Nan Feng recognized the box; it was indeed the Earth Holy Seal box kept by the Wu sisters.

Lady Nan Feng had some impression of this man; he was a Guest Elder under Crown Prince Dongfang Yu of Great Chu, Lord Hua Wushang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

This individual was handsome and reputed to be very cunning; however, he had kept a low profile all this way, almost causing Lady Nan Feng to forget his existence.

Moreover, the Wu sisters were not easy to deal with, and for Hua Wushang to acquire the Earth Holy Seal from them, he indeed had some skills.

Unexpectedly, the other party also knew to use the Earth Holy Seal to find the whereabouts of the Red Scorpion Queen. Lady Nan Feng was surprised, and with a slight upturn of her red lips, she walked seductively towards Hua Wushang.

“Lord Hua, I didn’t expect you to also be interested in ancient arrays.”

Lady Nan Feng cast a flirty glance at Hua Wushang. She was no ordinary person; her coquettish glance, though seemingly frivolous, was anything but ordinary.

She subtly incorporated the Charming Technique within her gaze; any ordinary man who met her eyes would be captivated and become her devoted follower.