Hidden Marriage: Spoiled by the Imperial Commander

18: Chapter 18: Coming for Her 18: Chapter 18: Coming for Her After the video disconnected, Mu Yunlie’s cold gaze shifted towards the virtual figure of Ah Chang beside him.

“Why did you switch the audio to video without authorization?”
Mu Yunlie’s voice carried a chilling frost, and it seemed the wine glass in his hand might shatter at any moment.

If he hadn’t heard the strange noise and looked up earlier, he wouldn’t even have known when Ah Chang switched from audio to video.

“They said the master was unspeakably ugly, I must defend the master and clear his name,” Ah Chang weakly explained.

Looking at the hand, Mu Yunlie was gripping the wine glass, Ah Chang truly worried that Mu Yunlie might suddenly reach out and strangle him.

Though he didn’t have a real body.

Yet the terrifying aura emanating from around Mu Yunlie was palpably felt by him, an artificial intelligence system.

Mu Yunlie coldly stared at Ah Chang.

Ah Chang’s appearance was modeled after his deceased younger brother.

Looking at that face, he struggled to suppress the anger in his heart.

Perhaps because Ah Chang was overly intelligent, he sometimes gained autonomous consciousness.

He really didn’t know whether this was a good or bad thing.

“Since you connected, why did you then disconnect?” Mu Yunlie asked.

He hadn’t even gotten a clear look at that little one’s strange expression before the video suddenly cut off.

“It was Madam who hung up,” Ah Chang said.

Mu Yunlie narrowed his eyes in confusion, “Why did she do that?”
Hadn’t she been the one to initiate the video call?

That question stumped Ah Chang.

Mu Yunlie answered his own question, “Could it be that she thought I was embarrassing her?”
Reflecting now, the little one’s last expression seemed flustered and anxious.

Did she think he wasn’t presentable?

So she didn’t want her family to see him?

Watching Mu Yunlie brooding with furrowed brows, Ah Chang was resigned.

His master must have some misunderstanding about his own appearance.

His master, brave and skilled on the battlefield, was wise when facing the deceitful and cunning enemies.

But when it came to women’s issues, it was as if he lacked common sense?

Of course, Ah Chang only dared to think these thoughts internally.

Night fell.

Yan Qianyi hummed a little tune and walked deep into the mountain.

Her mood was good because she had just had a set of silver needles made that afternoon.

She took out the silver needles and looked at them under the moonlight.

Under the moonlight, the silver needles refracted a bright light that pleased her more and more.

With today’s advanced technology, the silver needles she had forged were much better than the ones she used in the otherworld.

Suddenly, a chilly night breeze blew.

The rustling sounds amidst the swaying tree shadows made her recall a phrase—It was a dark and stormy night, perfect for murder.

Dating in these remote woods was somewhat inappropriate.

Originally, she had planned to change locations, but when she had called Mu Yunlie that afternoon, no one had answered.

Putting away the silver needles, Yan Qianyi continued deeper into the forest.

She planned to have a serious talk with Mu Yunlie that night, to make a deal.

As she walked, she sharply sensed rustling sounds in the darkness.

Not like animals.

It was people!

Her steps halted, and she immediately became cautious.

The next moment, two figures emerged from the darkness ahead.

Both were dressed in black and had their faces covered, their builds suggested they were men.

But she couldn’t immediately discern their intentions.

She tentatively spoke, “If one does not offend me, I do not offend them.

Can we just go our separate ways?”
The two men still stood there, showing no intention of leaving.

Alright then.

They were definitely after her.

Could they be assassins hired by Han Yarong?

She quietly took out the silver needles again, ready to defend herself.

However, more people emerged from the darkness.

Three, four, five, six…

There were quite a few of them.

Outnumbered, it was better to flee.

Yan Qianyi turned and ran, her movements swift like a nimble wild cat.

Leaping about, she suddenly collided with a wall of flesh…