Chapter 428: Chapter 428

"Yes, I know her. We've met a few times," Xiaoyao said.

"I really didn't expect that. Then I was presumptuous. Since Heart Moon Fox has a relationship with you, naturally you wouldn't care about my small temple. You can leave whenever you want!" Xuanwu Wenyuan changed his attitude toward Xiaoyao, which Xiaoyao never expected.

This woman Heart Moon Fox was truly terrifying. Just her name could make Xuanwu Wenyuan, this great family head, react . If it were just martial power, she shouldn't be enough to make the Xuanwu family head so wary. There must be something behind her.

Xiaoyao really wanted to know what kind of person Heart Moon Fox was. Could she be from that organization? In the Xuanwu family's secret chamber, there seemed to have been some secret records describing an organization.

"Actually, I have no relationship with the Azure Dragon people," Xiaoyao said indifferently.

"Then you are... forget it, this isn't my business. You may go!" Xuanwu Wenyuan stopped mid-sentence and asked Xiaoyao to leave.

Xuanwu Wenyuan's reaction almost confirmed one thing for Xiaoyao—Heart Moon Fox should belong to that organization. The "Azure Dragon" he mentioned wasn't the Azure Dragon Empire or the Azure Dragon family, but another code name.

It seemed he should stay farther away from Heart Moon Fox in the future to avoid being dragged into trouble. He really didn't want to get involved with this organization—it was a big problem!!

"Since that's the case, I'll take my leave first!" Xiaoyao prepared to bid farewell and leave. This matter, from beginning to end, seemed to have become very strange. No one would have expected such a result.

Xiaoyao also hadn't expected that because of Heart Moon Fox, he would easily escape this trouble. He didn't know whether to thank Heart Moon Fox or not.

When Xiaoyao had walked halfway, he suddenly stopped and turned around to ask, "Um, what about my wages?"

When Xiaoyao stopped, Xuanwu Wenyuan thought he had some important matter. But it was just asking for wages, which made him somewhat exasperated.

"Here's a hundred taels bank note. I think that's enough!" Xuanwu Wenyuan threw out a hundred-tael bank note, which Xiaoyao smoothly caught.

"Enough, with extra. Want me to give you change?" Xiaoyao asked.

"No need!!" Xuanwu Wenyuan frowned. Do I care about giving you a hundred taels?

"Then thank you. You're a good person," Xiaoyao smiled and decisively pocketed the hundred taels. He was short on money, and this was given willingly by the other party. There was no reason not to take it—consider it a bonus for his year-plus of work here.

Xiaoyao felt his work at the Xuanwu family was worth this price!

Going back, packing things, then leaving...

"Lingxiao, when did you meet Heart Moon Fox?" After Xiaoyao left, Xuanwu Wenyuan asked Xuanwu Lingxiao. From the earlier conversation, he knew Xuanwu Lingxiao had also seen Heart Moon Fox.

"I met her at Listening Rain Lake. At that time, she was catching a Monster Salamander. I didn't know who she was—I only knew she had terrifying strength. We weren't even worth one palm strike to her. Also, Xiaoyao seemed to know her, but their relationship was very subtle. I couldn't tell what kind of relationship it was," Xuanwu Lingxiao replied truthfully.

"Relationship very subtle?" Xuanwu Wenyuan asked. He already knew when Xuanwu Lingxiao had met Heart Moon Fox. He just wanted to figure out exactly what kind of person Xiaoyao was.

Originally, asking directly would be best, but he was afraid of touching on taboo matters. Better to deduce from Xuanwu Lingxiao's account. At this point, he wasn't afraid if Xiaoyao was fake—anyway, if he was connected to Heart Moon Fox, it was Heart Moon Fox's business. He didn't need to worry.

"Yes, very peculiar! She greeted Xiaoyao, looking like they weren't very familiar. She even kicked Xiaoyao into Listening Rain Lake, but then she went to save him. Moreover, she promised to give Xiaoyao benefits for being bait—pills made from the Monster Salamander," Xuanwu Lingxiao said.

"That's strange. If she kicked him into the water, they shouldn't be close, but giving pills made from Monster Salamander—even I would have difficulty obtaining those, yet she gave them to him. This Heart Moon Fox always confuses people. Forget it, let her handle this matter herself, or getting involved with her would be very troublesome!" Xuanwu Wenyuan frowned. "By the way, what did you mean about bait just now?"

"At that time, after Xiaoyao was kicked into the water, I don't know if it was bad luck, but he encountered that Monster Salamander. After he escaped to shore, he warned us to flee. At that time, we thought we could handle the Monster Salamander..."

"Nonsense! That Monster Salamander was above Saint Level. You couldn't even escape, let alone deal with it. Fortunately, you're all right. Then Heart Moon Fox stepped in to save you!"

"No, it was Xiaoyao who acted. He lured away the Monster Salamander. After running for a while, he called for Heart Moon Fox's help, then she struck and killed the Monster Salamander with one palm," Xuanwu Lingxiao said.

"One palm?!" Both Xuanwu Lingfeng and Shang Lingjian exclaimed upon hearing this. Killing a Saint Level or above monster beast with one palm—what was Heart Moon Fox's actual strength?

"Yes, just one palm!" Xuanwu Lingxiao nodded.

"That's not strange. What I find strange is whether Xiaoyao was injured?" Xuanwu Wenyuan wasn't surprised by Heart Moon Fox's strength. He wanted to say that what you felt was only a part of it. But he was puzzled that Xiaoyao could escape the Monster Salamander's pursuit at the lake bottom. This seemed even more incredible.

At the lake bottom, the agility of aquatic monster beasts like Monster Salamanders was far superior to humans. Even those of equal level would be easily caught. Given that Monster Salamander's level, Xiaoyao was clearly weaker, so why could he escape?

Could it be just coincidence that he was near the shore? Thinking about it, this was the only possibility!

"No, his movement was very agile. He seemed to avoid everything just right," Xuanwu Lingxiao replied. At this moment, she suddenly realized something—that Monster Salamander was Saint Level. Even on land where it was less agile, avoiding it would be very difficult. Even she would find it hard, but Xiaoyao did it easily.

"It seems this Xiaoyao is not simple. Yesterday's person might have been him. If he has connections with Heart Moon Fox, it wouldn't be strange. But he's a Divine Farmer's Art practitioner—could this be deliberately cultivating such people?" Xuanwu Wenyuan mused. These matters seemed like mysteries that only the parties involved could answer.

Now he felt it was better not to investigate further, because the more he investigated, the more questions arose, and the more confused he became!

"This matter ends here. No one should continue investigating or mention today's events," Xuanwu Wenyuan said, preparing to bury this matter.

"Uncle, who is Heart Moon Fox?" Shang Lingjian was very curious about this. He didn't know he had asked another question he shouldn't have.

Xuanwu Lingfeng and Xuanwu Lingxiao didn't plan to ask this question. They understood that unless Xuanwu Wenyuan told them, the less they knew, the better.

"Don't ask about this matter. You must not mention this name anywhere, or I won't be able to protect you then," Xuanwu Wenyuan said. "The name Heart Moon Fox doesn't represent a person, but a level you can't currently access."

"Then... what about that Xiaoyao?" Shang Lingjian asked again.

"You'd better not touch him now either. If he's Heart Moon Fox's person, he's trouble you can't afford to provoke," Xuanwu Wenyuan said.

"I won't cause trouble for him..." Although Shang Lingjian was despicable, he was also sensible, at least in situations .

I'm not a fool. If he can appear and disappear silently in front of everyone, wouldn't causing trouble for me be simple?

Shang Lingjian didn't seem to think that he hadn't considered this point before. Since he suspected Xiaoyao was yesterday's thief, shouldn't he have thought of what he was thinking now?

This could be called either slow reaction or sometimes people deliberately ignoring obviously existing facts!

"Uncle, I suspect that incident from a year ago might have been Xiaoyao's doing. The day before, I had just provoked him," Shang Lingjian suddenly remembered this matter.

"Perhaps. No one can say for certain!" Xuanwu Wenyuan couldn't confirm but didn't deny it either. This was indeed a strong possibility.

Regardless, Xiaoyao had now become a mysterious figure in their hearts. Before figuring out his relationship with Heart Moon Fox, they would be very respectful toward Xiaoyao.

Heart Moon Fox wouldn't tell them about this matter. She was too lazy to interact with Xuanwu Wenyuan, let alone others!

At the same time, because of Heart Moon Fox's connection, only a few of them suspected Xiaoyao was that thief. Others didn't know about this matter and just considered Xiaoyao a very ordinary servant! Fınd the newest release on novel{f}ire.net

On the other side, Xiaoyao packed his luggage—just some simple things he could do without. He had always been prepared to leave at any time. Important items had already been sent out or carried with him.

But since he could pack, he might as well tidy up and write a letter...

After leaving the monster beast pen gate, Xiaoyao came to Wang Yanyu's usual position. He leaped up, grabbed the wall, and hung on it, placing a letter in a conspicuous spot—the letter he had just written.

Then Xiaoyao left, went to the market to buy a horse, and headed for Silver Heart City where the Tianyuan Qi family was located—a famous large city!

That night, at the same position, Wang Yanyu climbed onto the wall and immediately saw the letter Xiaoyao had left...

On it were clearly written five characters…