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Chapter 493: Chapter 0493: Hellfire and the Queen
As soon as he returned to the Tingxiang Shuixie villa, Madame Wang was the first to greet Ye Xunhuan.
By now, Ye Xunhuan had become completely accustomed to this, even though he had told Madame Wang many times to ignore him and just go about her business!
But Madame Wang had never listened even once, saying something about the distinction between master and servant.
This left Ye Xunhuan feeling quite helpless and without any way to stop Madame Wang, so he just let her be.
In the villa’s living room, Qiu Ruoxi was sitting on the sofa, leafing through a finance magazine. Even when Ye Xunhuan came back, she didn’t look up at him once.
As if the finance magazine in her hands was far more charming and attractive than Ye Xunhuan.
Qiu Ruoxi ignored him, and he ignored Qiu Ruoxi in return.
In this way, under such a suffocating atmosphere, they continued until Madame Wang finished cooking dinner, and they ate together!
At the dinner table, Qiu Ruoxi ate silently.
Perhaps this was a habit of Qiu Ruoxi’s, to seldom speak during meals, or rather to dislike speaking.
Ye Xunhuan didn’t say much either but ate voraciously like a starving ghost, which was quite unseemly.
"Son-in-law, eat slowly, there’s no need to rush!" Madame Wang said cheerfully with a smile, "Lest you choke yourself!"
"Madame Wang, your cooking is just too delicious; I simply can’t control myself!" Ye Xunhuan replied with a grin, looking up at Madame Wang.
When dinner was nearly over, Qiu Ruoxi suddenly said, "I heard you received an invitation today?"
"Mhm!"
Ye Xunhuan wasn’t at all surprised that she knew about the invitation, since he had run into Qiu Ruoxi’s secretary!
After Ye Xunhuan responded with a light uh-huh and then fell silent, a wave of discomfort surged inside Qiu Ruoxi; this jerk, she had asked him, yet he didn’t even know to tell her who it was from!
With no other choice, Qiu Ruoxi asked again, "Who is it from?"
"It’s signed by Pei Zhencuan and He Sichan, but as to who it’s really from, I have no idea," Ye Xunhuan said quietly.
Upon hearing Ye Xunhuan’s words, Qiu Ruoxi’s face revealed a look of surprise.
Pei Zhencuan issuing Ye Xunhuan an invitation was like a weasel paying a New Year’s visit to a chicken—there was certainly no good intention!
"What do you plan to do?"
"Of course I’ll go. I can’t just decline someone’s invitation," Ye Xunhuan said without hesitation, "And wife, you have an invitation too, right? We could go there together!"
Qiu Ruoxi’s eyebrows immediately knitted together, her eyes instantly filled with a layer of frost.
This bastard clearly knew she was not asking about that, yet here he was, playing dumb!
"I would advise you not to go. The Pei family doesn’t have the magnanimity to let bygones be bygones about the past," Qiu Ruoxi said slowly!
"Wife, I know you’re concerned about me, but rest assured, I will be fine, you don’t have to worry about becoming a young widow," Ye Xunhuan said. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
Seeing that Ye Xunhuan was bantering with her again, Qiu Ruoxi snorted coldly and didn’t say anything more, heading straight upstairs.
This jerk, she had asked him kindly and sincerely, but who would have thought he’d start babbling on at her!
Qiu Ruoxi was in no mood to banter with Ye Xunhuan at the moment.
After Qiu Ruoxi left, Ye Xunhuan didn’t stay sitting there either, but returned to his own room.
Ever since Qiu Shuihan and Xiahou Yutong left, Qiu Ruoxi had kicked Ye Xunhuan out of her boudoir with a single kick, casting him once again into the cold palace.
After returning to his room, Ye Xunhuan lit a cigarette and started smoking while opening his computer.
The dense smoke billowed from Ye Xunhuan’s mouth, enveloping his face in clouds that made his expression seem complex.
He then took a deep breath with the cigarette in his mouth and, opening the browser, his fingers flew across the keyboard.
After entering the website address, Ye Xunhuan hit the enter key, and a video call popped up immediately.
On the computer screen, a fierce fire blazed, with white bones piled beneath the flames, making the whole scene look like a special effect from a magical 3D video.
Above the flames, several eerie blue characters indicated "Video call connecting!"
About a minute later, the video call connected, and the characters slowly vanished, but the fierce fire continued to burn.
In the video appeared a Caucasian man with yellow curly hair, brown pupils, and a goatee, looking very rough and formidable!
As soon as the man saw Ye Xunhuan in the video, his face immediately showed an incomparable excitement, "Herman, greets the King!"
Herman!
If these three words were heard by those in the underworld, no doubt many would be fearful, especially in countries plagued by perennial wars!
That’s because this man was a mercenary, and not just any mercenary, but the commander of the Hellfire Mercenary Legion!
Upon seeing Ye Xunhuan, Herman’s face was not only filled with excitement, but his eyes also revealed an intense flame.
It was the flame of worship for a powerful figure.
"Long time no see, how’s everything going?"
"Thanks to the King’s concern, Herman is doing very well. It’s just... where are you now, my King? We all miss you terribly!" Even though Herman was excited to face Ye Xunhuan, he also seemed somewhat nervous.
"Buddy, don’t be so tense, be more relaxed," Ye Xunhuan noticed Herman’s inner nervousness, "I’m not going to eat you!"
"King, I’ve tried to relax as much as possible, but your identity is just too noble, I have to maintain enough respect for you..."
Ye Xunhuan let out a bitter smile, "Alright, then maintain enough respect for me."
"King, where are you now?" Herman couldn’t help asking, "When you left without a word, we all thought you had abandoned your subjects!"
"I’m in Huaxia!"
"OH, MY GOD!" Herman looked at Ye Xunhuan with disbelief, "My King, why did you go to Huaxia? That place isn’t fun at all!"
"This is my country!" Ye Xunhuan said faintly, "I had to return eventually!"
"Although I don’t like that country, if it’s the King’s country, then I will make myself like it."
Seeing Herman’s earnest demeanor, Ye Xunhuan smiled, "Old pal, I contacted you today because I need your help with something."
"My King, whatever you want me to do, just command me!" Herman said respectfully.
Ye Xunhuan did not speak immediately but thought seriously for a moment, "Send a few people to Jiangzhong City in Huaxia for me. I need mercenaries with the strength of mid-level warriors. Of course, if you could send me a high-level warrior, that would make me even happier. But there’s one more thing - the ones I want must be good at hiding."
"My King, if Herd may be so bold to ask, what are you planning to do? Huaxia’s laws and regulations are very strict, and the Hidden Dragons would not allow any of the Hellfire people to set foot there..."
"I’ve run into some trouble recently and am worried that someone might harm my wife, so I need some people to ensure her safety..."
"OH, MY GOD, my King, have you found us a great Queen?" Herd interrupted Ye Xunhuan excitedly, "I think everyone would be very happy if they knew this news!"
"My King, Herd will get on it at once, and will send the finest warriors to protect the Queen!"
