My wife is a reborn big boss

That night, the sky was overcast.

On the roof of the palace, Wu Qiong sat alone, seemingly lost in thought.

"Something on your mind?"

Wu Qiong turned around, and there came Bai Xuanji.

"It's nothing," Wu Qiong changed the subject. "Congratulations, you've achieved your goal."

Bai Xuanji shook her head: "This is not the goal, but merely a necessary condition for achieving the goal."

"Oh?" Wu Qiong's interest was piqued. "So what's your goal?"

"It's a secret," the princess smiled.

My goal is you...

"I'm such an idiot..." Wu Qiong mocked himself. "Come to think of it, after knowing you for so long, I don't even know what your dream is."

The princess looked at Wu Qiong with her beautiful phoenix eyes and said gently, "It's alright, there's still a long road ahead."

Since she could wait for two lifetimes and decades, she wouldn't care about a little more time.

But... is there really still a long time left?

His goal is to go home, but why is his desire to go home fading? He's been planning this for ten years...

Wu Qiong remained silent.

Seeing his silence, Bai Xuanji assumed he was thinking about Su and Li, who had left: "What's wrong? You're already lovesick after only a short time? You disappeared without a word for four years back then, didn't you ever think about how I felt?"

Wu Qiong snapped out of her daze and chuckled dryly, "Why are you so jealous? Why should a twenty-year-old woman argue with a teenage girl?"

Bai Xuanji rolled her eyes: "Who told you to be so mysterious all the time? How can others feel safe like that?"

Wu Qiong remained silent for a long time, then sighed and said softly, "This is the last time I'll deliver the message. I'll quit after this job."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "When I return, I will tell you all the secrets."

The princess stared at him blankly, then said softly, "Yes, I will always wait for you here."

She raised her hand and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear: "When you come back, there are some things I want to tell you."

When he returns, she will confess her feelings to him.

Although they both understand each other now, the truth will eventually come out. She has waited too long. Although she can wait a little longer, she doesn't want to wait that long anymore.

Wu Qiong laughed: "Alright, I'll tell you three all the secrets later."

"..." The eldest princess forced a smile: "Three?"

"Is there a problem?" Wu Qiong asked guiltily.

"Sigh." Bai Xuanji sighed, "I'm so sorry for having any expectations of you."

Wu Qiong said with a serious face: "I want both fish and bear's paw, but I can't have both... I'll just pick them up and run."

Maybe I really should give up on going home, but... is that really all there is to it?

"What a greedy man." The princess took out a folding fan from her bosom, opened it to cover her face, and a dangerous glint flashed in her phoenix eyes.

"Oh, right." She closed her folding fan, her expression serious. "Remember to tell Jie Se and the other guy that someone's been buying information about them at Wanxiang Tower lately."

"Who is it?" Wu Qiong frowned.

The ones buying information about abstaining from pornography... could it be the Thousand Buddha Cave? But why would they buy information about Ye Qingxuan?

"I just received the news myself." The princess shook her head. "It's two different buyers, and their identities are still being investigated. Just remember to remind them."

"Okay, I understand." Wu Qiong smiled and said, "It's getting late, go back and rest."

"Well, anyway, remember what you said, I'll be here waiting for you to come back." The princess turned and left. With the situation just settled, she still had many things to deal with.

Wu Qiong looked up at the sky and murmured, "It's going to rain."

.........

The next day, at dawn, outside the city gate.

Wu Qiong and his two companions were saying goodbye to Bai Xuanji, who had taken time out of her busy schedule to see them off.

"We've already been sent from the palace to the outskirts of the city. If we send you any further, you might as well just run away with us," Wu Qiong joked.

The eldest princess pouted: "Do you think I don't want to? I wish I could just easily leave everything aside."

With the already fallen Emperor Zhou, the plans for dealing with his subordinates, the policies for appeasing his ministers, and the aftermath for the people—so many things for her to handle. It was already quite remarkable that she could find the time to bid him farewell.

"Is it really unavoidable to leave?" The eldest princess had a vague sense of foreboding.

"The reward this time is incomparable to anything I've done before. After this job, I plan to quit," Wu Qiong said with a smile.

"Hmm..." Bai Xuanji still frowned.

Wu Qiong ignored the looks from Jie Se and the other woman, and gently smoothed her furrowed brows: "Don't worry, it's just delivering a message, what danger could there be? I have a lot to tell you, just wait for me."

Bai Xuanji forced a smile and said, "Anyway, be careful on your journey."

Her bad premonition grew stronger.

Wu Qiong smiled, turned around and left with Jie Se and the others. He raised his right hand and waved, then did not look back.

Bai Xuanji felt a chill on her face. She reached out her hand, feeling the slight dampness in her palm, and murmured:

It's raining...

.........

"I told you it was going to rain today, and we should wait a couple of days before leaving, but you wouldn't listen. What are we going to do now!" Wu Qiong complained as he ran.

"This humble monk only did so because the Taoist priest was eager to return home. Otherwise, why would this humble monk, who was staying in the imperial kitchen eating and drinking well every day, suffer this torment?" Abstinence shifted the blame.

Actually, it was Jie Se who, seeing Wu Qiong flirting with the princess, and knowing he was destined to be alone forever, hatched a plan and urged Ye Qingxuan to suggest leaving.

And he was on the young lady's side...

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault," Ye Qingxuan said with a wry smile.

A nice guy just likes to take the blame.

"Let's not talk about that for now, hmm?" Wu Qiong's eyes lit up: "There's a grove of trees ahead, let's go in and wait for the rain to stop before we leave."

After saying that, he hurriedly ran towards the grove, and Jie Se and Ye Qingxuan quickly followed behind him.

"Phew..." In the grove, Wu Qiong wiped the rain off his face and let out a soft sigh.

After waiting for a while, the rain still showed no signs of stopping. Feeling bored, Jie Se asked, "So, Brother Wu, what are you really thinking?"

"Huh?" Wu Qiong asked, puzzled. "Master, could you please finish your sentence? What do you mean, 'what I'm thinking'?"

"Tsk..." Jie Se clicked his tongue: "What this humble monk means is, Brother Wu, you're hesitating between these three women like this, be careful something bad might happen."

He was doing this for Wu Qiong's sake: "Who will you choose?"

It would be best if it were Su Mubai, since he was more familiar with Su Mubai, although they hadn't actually exchanged more than a few words...

Wu Qiong reached out his hand, grasping at it with a solemn expression: "I want them all!"

Abstinence from pornography: "..."

Ye Qingxuan: "..."

"Hehe, then this humble monk can only offer my blessings to Brother Wu." Jie Se chuckled dryly.

I hope your ship capsizes soon!

Wu Qiong curled his lip and said to the silent Ye Qingxuan, "It goes without saying that the master is a monk, destined to live a lonely life. Brother, I remember that you Taiqing people can marry and have children, right? Although you are not as good as me, you are still quite handsome, so why are you still single?"

Ye Qingxuan said bitterly, "Because the lineage of the Taiqing Sect leader is forbidden from marrying..."

Abstinence from pornography: "Hahahaha!"

Wu Qiong: "..."

Ye Qingxuan: "..."