Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 314 313 The Empress's True Scheme

By the time everyone had been seen off, it was almost dark.

At the last minute, Xiong Guiyuan rushed over with a suitcase.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead: "This shouldn't count as being late, right?"

Feng Xiuhu raised his eyebrows: "You've figured it out?"

Xiong Guiyuan chuckled softly: "The unknown often means greater risks. When doing business, you should sometimes listen to the advice of acquaintances—especially when that acquaintance has more information channels than you."

Feng Xiuhu helped her put her suitcase down, and Big Ears, who was waiting on the steps below, quickly caught it.

Feng Xiuhu offered a helping hand, helping Xiong Guiyuan onto the white stone railing: "If that's the only reason, you wouldn't have only just figured it out now, would you? Did you find out something?"

Xiong Guiyuan shook her head, took something out of her handbag and stuffed it into Feng Xiuhu's palm.

Feng Xiuhu looked down and saw that they were two Tianya snails.

Xiong Guiyuan said in a low voice, "I went back and checked the accounts. The price of this little thing has gone up in the last few days. Although it hasn't gone up much, it's very unusual."

A sudden realization flashed in Feng Xiuhu's eyes.

This is definitely abnormal. Tianya snails are ubiquitous in the mud and sand of the seabed in the eastern coastal waters and are not worth much to begin with. After the cessation of sea operations, the fleet no longer has the need to go out to sea, and even fewer people will specifically buy Tianya snails. So, let alone raising prices, they can't even be sold at a bargain price.

Feng Xiuhu nodded and didn't say anything more, only giving one last instruction: "Don't wander off after you go down there, stay close to Xiyao."

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After seeing Xiong Guiyuan off, Feng Xiuhu rushed off to Fengyu Street to report to the Empress without even taking a breath.

In just half a day, he made a big show of sending so many people to the lower city, which was bound to attract the attention of those who wanted to, but Feng Xiuhu couldn't care less about that now.

Upon arriving at the courtyard, Feng Xiuhu knocked on the door but received no response.

To avoid attracting the attention of the neighbors, Feng Xiuhu pushed the door open and went straight in.

The courtyard was deserted, and surprisingly, Wan Laiqiu was not there either.

Feng Xiuhu hesitated for only a second before heading straight for the room.

Just as I was about to reach out and push the door open, I suddenly heard a sound behind me.

"what are you doing?"

Feng Xiuhu turned around and saw that the Wind and Rain Goddess was standing in the center of the courtyard.

He breathed a sigh of relief, took two steps forward, and said, "The God of Mist and the Seven-Colored Scales have joined forces. If you fight this battle head-on, you'll probably suffer a loss."

Unexpectedly, the Goddess of Wind and Rain calmly replied, "I know."

Feng Xiuhu was stunned: "You knew all along?"

The Goddess of Wind and Rain nodded gently. She calmly raised her eyes, her unwavering gaze settling on Feng Xiuhu's face.

"I want to fish for the seven-colored scales, and I also want to kill those shrouded in mist."

Feng Xiuhu's breath hitched, and his heart skipped a beat—it turned out that this woman had this in mind from the very beginning.

In her eyes, both the Seven-Colored Scales and the God of Mist were fish.

Feng Xiuhu slowly inhaled, instinctively lowering his voice: "Are you confident?"

The Goddess of Wind and Rain turned around and lay down on the recliner, closing her eyes to rest. She calmly said, "The Seven-Colored Scales were no match for me when they came ashore. As for the Mist... the Western gods, their chaotic divine status is like a broken jade compared to a perfect gem when compared to our complete authority. Apart from being flashy, they have no other merits."

“Normally, as long as I keep the Seven-Colored Scales outside Sail City, it’s only a matter of time before I cut down the Mist. But you gave me a heads-up that the aggregate of divine power must be the Mist’s backup plan, so to be on the safe side, I’ve made some preparations. There’s no need to worry.”

Seeing how confident she was, Feng Xiuhu didn't say much more, but there was one question he couldn't resist asking.

"I want to know, why did you kill the God of Mist?"

The Goddess of Wind and Rain opened her eyes and looked.

This time she remained silent for a long time.

After a long while, the Goddess of Wind and Rain breathed a sigh of relief: "Since you have put your heart into this, I will tell you, but you cannot reveal it to anyone—I mean, not even gods, whether they are Eastern or Western gods, you cannot tell them."

Feng Xiuhu's eyelids twitched upon hearing this: "Such a big secret? Maybe I shouldn't listen."

The Goddess of Wind and Rain smiled gently: "It's alright, I won't tell you now, but I'll tell you sooner or later."

"I have kept you waiting in Fancheng and not allowed to leave, so that Xijun could see you."

"But now, I can't find her."

"What!?"

Feng Xiuhu's eyes widened in utter shock: "When did this happen?"

The Goddess of Wind and Rain nodded: "It's been recently, maybe five or six years."

Feng Xiuhu almost lost his composure—so five or six years was considered recent for their deities.

He suddenly realized something.

Feng Xiuhu had always thought that Xi Jun had only disappeared for a few months, because he had only been in this world for a short time, and had squeezed into this body with Shi. However, judging from the time given by Feng Yu Niangniang, it seemed that the struggle between Shi and Xi Jun did not begin in the last few months.

The most likely scenario is that Shi and Xi Jun had been entangled for several years, and it wasn't until a few months ago that Shi finally found an opportunity to break free.

It wasn't the time to think too much, so Feng Xiuhu pressed on, asking, "But what does this have to do with you wanting to kill the God of Mist?"

The Goddess of Wind and Rain glanced over and said, "The Western gods fear Xi Jun, but Xi Jun has not shown himself for so long, which has aroused their suspicion. This time, the mist and the seven-colored scales joined forces and pointed their spears at me. This is a test by the Western gods."

“If this continues, the news of Xi Jun’s disappearance will inevitably be difficult to conceal. We might as well cut off one of his arms as a deterrent.”

Feng Xiuhu asked curiously, "When did you find out that Seven-Colored Scales and Mist had joined forces?"

The Wind and Rain Goddess sneered: "Seven-Colored Scales may want revenge on me, but doesn't he know he's no match for me on land? Over the years, he's repeatedly stirred up trouble, all he's after is the lingering resentment of Five-Colored Feather. And this time he dared to openly take the bait. If no one was backing him up, where would he get the confidence?"

Feng Xiuhu tentatively asked the question he was most concerned about: "Regarding Xi Jun's whereabouts... do you have any guesses? Could something have happened to her?"

Shi was practically grinding his teeth to dust inside Feng Xiuhu's head, but he didn't dare utter a sound.

The Wind and Rain Goddess frowned slightly, lost in thought: "I've searched all the places where there were speculations... You can't even imagine how powerful Xi Jun is. Logically, she shouldn't be in any danger."

"Besides, Xi Jun and Shi Shen are inseparable. Even if she encounters a difficult problem, who can do anything to Shi Shen? The two of them disappeared together, so I think they were doing something that was inconvenient for outsiders to know, so they deliberately hid, rather than encountering an accident."

Feng Xiuhu chuckled twice: "Then, between this God of Eclipse and Xi Jun, who is more powerful?"

Lady Wind and Rain shook her head: "It's hard to say. I've never seen them fight, so how would I know these things? But for us, the God of Eclipse and the King of the West are equally important. They complement each other and are the undisputed center of the gods—without the God of Eclipse, there would be no divine seal and no divine status."

PS: In Chapter 060, the God of Mist had already probed the Lady of Wind and Rain about Xi Jun.

(End of this chapter)