Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

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By the time the Qilin Elder hurriedly arrived from the Royal Court, the poison in Qi Qiaosong’s body had already been largely neutralized.

The reason why a small portion still remained was not due to the Dragon Clan’s Detoxification abilities falling short, but because if it were completely cured, there could be issues justifying it to the Qilin Clan.

Within the Dragon Clan’s embassy, after ensuring that the life of the young Qilin was out of danger and no serious problem remained, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, as long as the heir was unharmed, everything else could still be salvaged.

As for Qi Qiao’an and Qi Yingzhu, these two "chief culprits" had been taken away by people sent by the Empress before the Qilin Elder’s arrival.

The reason was simple: the Empress feared they would be killed by a slap from the furiously angry Qilin Elder.

Qi Qiao’an bore the brunt of the false accusation, and his expression was such as if mourning for his ancestors, completely losing any desire to speak.

Qi Yingzhu, on the other hand, still wanted to make an effort, constantly casting "a cat’s pitiful look" at Long Long, hoping her fiancé could help her elder cousin.

Long Long could only pretend not to see: If your mother is taking you back, could she really harm you?

Returning to the main issue, the Qilin Elder checked Qi Qiaosong’s physical condition and found that although he had awakened and the majority of the poison had been cured, he had become timid and shrunken, frantically pulling up the covers to hide himself at even the slightest noise nearby—it was clear he was terrified.

Just when accountability was about to be sought, it was discovered that not only were Long Long and Long Hu missing, but Qi Qiao’an and Qi Yingzhu were nowhere to be seen as well.

"Long Long and Long Hu are overwrought and currently recovering in the backyard," Qin Beiwang hesitated to say, "As for the two princesses..."

Seeing his reluctance to continue, the Qilin Elder grew impatient:

"Where exactly are the two princesses? Given the urgency of the situation, shouldn’t they actively seek me out to explain themselves?"

"Ahem." Following Long Long’s strict instructions, Qin Beiwang played coy before finally saying with a troubled face, "They were taken away by people from the Royal Court; our Dragon Clan couldn’t really stop them."

"This is outrageous!" the Qilin Elder exclaimed furiously.

Let alone the fact that Qi Qiaosong had not died, even if a real incident occurred, your first reaction is to avoid responsibility rather than giving an account to the Qilin Clan, isn’t it?

Originally not wanting to fall out with the White Tiger Clan because of this matter, seeing Empress Lü Ya’s unreasonable and unprincipled protectionism over her children, the Qilin Elder decided a lesson had to be taught.

Angered, he returned to the Royal Court. As the Qilin Elder just reached the top floor of the Divine Dragon Tower, he saw Empress Lü Ya standing there with an expressionless face, instructing Qi Qiao’an by her side:

"Kneel down and confess your guilt!"

Qi Qiao’an immediately knelt down, tears streaming, and said:

"The criminal, Qi Qiao’an, greets the Elder."

Then, he recounted the incident in detail to the Qilin Elder:

"...At that gap on the tower’s edge, I saw my brother leaning out, and I suddenly had a wicked thought to play a joke on him."

"I believed that with my brother’s physical resilience, even falling from the tower would not harm him. Who could have expected that an assassin already lurking outside would seize the opportunity to shoot my brother in the chest with a Crossbow Arrow..."

"...Qi Qiao’an knows his guilt is unforgivable, and will not attempt to defend himself, only wishing to atone for his brother’s life."

"Hmph," the Qilin Elder snorted coldly, clearly seeing that this tearful, repentant Qi Qiao’an was obviously well-coached by Empress Lü Ya in advance.

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"The so-called ’willing to die for my younger brother,’" Qiao Song hadn’t died, so why would I let you die for him? Pretty words you have there!"

However, Empress Lü Ya also reminded him of something: the fatal injury that Qiao Song had actually sustained was not due to Qi Qiao’an pushing him down.

When Qin Beiwang had briefed him upon his arrival at the embassy, he had simply told him that the young Qilin lost consciousness after being pushed from the tower and then hit in the chest by a crossbow arrow, which was coated with a deadly toxin... At the time, he subconsciously thought Qi Qiao’an harbored ill-will, but now he felt something was decidedly off.

Pushing his brother down in a fit of rage was something the audacious Qi Qiao’an would do, but to kill his brother with a poisoned crossbow arrow would require him to be out of his mind, possessed, or his brain not clear—otherwise, he would never be so crazily malicious.

Recalling how the young Qilin had lunged forward and was hit in the chest by the arrow, the Qilin elder figured that someone else was the actual assassin.

So he first severely reprimanded Qi Qiao’an, then left the Divine Dragon Tower in a hurry to once again inquire about the incident at the Dragon Clan embassy.

Clan chief Qin Beiwang came to meet him, and the Qilin elder felt increasingly that something was amiss, and he asked again:

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"Where are Long Long and Long Hu? I do have some questions for them."

Qin Beiwang silently estimated the time, thinking that by now they would have most likely left the capital, then with a troubled smile said:

"The situation in the capital is complicated, with two assassination attempts occurring within a month. I was worried about their safety, so I had them return to Eastern State first."

"Ah, this!" The Qilin elder was momentarily at a loss for words, then after a while said, "How could this be?!"

No sooner had he asked the question than he realized the truth.

The Dragon Clan had already made their predictions about the current situation, in the future, siding either with the Qilin and White Tiger Clan or with the Xuanwu Clan.

Considering the interests of the family, they would definitely be waiting to negotiate enough leverage before joining the side offering the highest bid... They were also apprehensive about staying in the capital for long, fearing that they would be forced into an immediate alliance by the Qilin side!

It was certainly not possible that the Qilin elder hadn’t thought of this, as he represented the interests of the Qilin Clan, and of course, he would resort to any means necessary.

But before he could make his move, the other party had anticipated his plan and had chosen to bolt without any courtesy, making the Qilin elder feel humiliated and displeased.

So he didn’t bother saying more to Qin Beiwang and just walked out the door, then he immediately cast a Spell and took to the air, flying rapidly eastward!

After swiftly covering several miles in the sky, the Qilin elder landed in a field and stomped hard with his right foot.

Soon, an old man’s head emerged from the ground and he laughed, saying:

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"Have you seen the Dragon Clan pass by here recently?" the Qilin elder asked directly.

"I have seen them," the old man paused slightly, raised his vine cane, pointed off to the right, and said, "A quarter of an hour ago, they flew by rapidly with spells from two miles away in that direction."

The Qilin elder briefly calculated the direction and confirmed that Long Long and his group weren’t planning to go directly back to Eastern State, but were instead taking a detour towards the border of North State... Could it be that the Xuanwu Clan was meeting them at the border?

With this thought, his expression grew even darker, and he quickly flew in the direction the old man had indicated.

Although the Dragon Clan’s Great Elder, Qin Chaocang, possessed mighty Mana, his Divine Skills in speed were not as good as his own.

After recalculating the time, speed, and distance differences, the Qilin elder became even more confident that he could catch up with the party before they reached the border!