Beast Taming Mad Concubine: The Useless Young Lady is Back!

There must be a reason for Chapter 510.

"Water Kirin?" Jiu Xiao's face was full of confusion, not knowing why Ye Qing'an suddenly brought this up. He struggled to explain, "I didn't, I didn't dawdle and refuse to go. In the end, didn't I go and find out the information for you?"

"You only went because I forced you to." Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes. Previously, she had asked Jiu Xiao to find a way to send a message to the water unicorn so that the water unicorn could steal the Heavenly Spirit Pearl. She could exchange this for taking the water unicorn to see Gu Duo.

But that time, Jiuxiao did not go to deliver the message.

At the time, Ye Qing'an didn't think much of it, only that it was because the snake was too lazy.

But when she mentioned the water unicorn to Gu Duo earlier, she suddenly remembered this incident.

Thinking about it carefully, although Jiu Xiao was lazy and always liked to joke around and secretly hoard some money, he was generally very efficient in handling the things she asked him to do.

Aside from the matter of the water unicorn...

Later, after Ye Qing'an risked her life to enter the Gu residence, Jiu Xiao reluctantly went to find the water unicorn.

There must be a reason for this.

Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes, causing the Wildfire Whip on Jiu Xiao's body to gradually tighten.

"Aaaaah, I can't breathe! Are you trying to kill me?! Why am I so unlucky?!"

Ye Qing'an looked at Jiu Xiao with a cold smile: "I advise you to tell the truth. Don't try to make up some excuses to fool me, otherwise..."

Ye Qing'an's lips curled slightly as she circled Jiu Xiao: "You know that for over ten years, my soul was residing in another world. My identity there was the Regent of the Nine Clouds Kingdom on the Xuanming Continent. The biggest reason a woman could stand at the pinnacle of power, becoming second only to the emperor, is naturally because my heart is ruthless enough. I have hundreds of ways to inflict excruciating pain without killing. As my spirit beast, you can't afford to be too ignorant of me. Why don't you take this opportunity to try them all out?"

Jiuxiao swallowed hard and shook his head vigorously, "No, no, no, this isn't necessary, is it?"

Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "I think it's necessary."

As soon as he finished speaking, he tightened his grip on the Wildfire Whip even further.

"Ahhh..." Jiuxiao exclaimed in a panic again, "Ancestor, I'll talk, I'll talk, okay?"

"Say!"

Jiuxiao whimpered, "Both the Water Qilin and I are ancient divine beasts."

Ye Qing'an was naturally aware of this matter.

"Among the various races of ancient magical beasts, there were bound to be grudges and conflicts, no different from humans. Me and the Water Kirin..."

Jiuxiao sighed: "Actually, the age difference isn't that big. We were thrown down to train around the same time. We even fought over who could become your spirit beast. After all, you are the destined Nine Yuan Supreme, and everyone hopes to become the Nine Yuan Supreme's spirit beast. It would be more prestigious to talk about it later."

Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow: "You won?"

“Yes.” Jiuxiao hummed softly before continuing, “Who knew that fate would play tricks on us, and I was sealed away for so long. Meanwhile, the Water Qilin has been with Gu Duo and has already experienced so much.”

"That time you went to the Gu residence for a banquet, it was actually the first time I saw a water unicorn after I entered the world."

"Later, I was unwilling to go to Shui Qilin, firstly because of the grudges we had from the past. Secondly, because I had become quite familiar with him. Although I wanted to kill him when we fought, seeing his current miserable state still made me feel somewhat emotional."

“I know he doesn’t want me to see him in his current state of destitution, and I feel a little awkward about it myself, so when you asked me to pass on a message and negotiate with him, I was actually a little resistant.”

Ye Qing'an raised her eyebrows. She had thought of many reasons, but she had never imagined that it would be because of this.

Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes, almost seductively: "Since you and he are old acquaintances, have you ever thought about finding a way to help Gu Duo find his lost soul? That way, the Water Qilin can also return to its peak along with Gu Duo's soul."

"Why should I help him return to his peak?" Jiuxiao asked, his voice piercing the soul. "I remember I just mentioned that although I know Shui Qilin, we are enemies!"

Ye Qing'an nodded: "I remember, but I've always felt that it's not the behavior of a gentleman to bully, mock, or avoid your enemy when he is at his most vulnerable and weakest. If you are an upright gentleman, then you should wait until he recovers and have a fair and square duel."

"Or are you saying that you've lost confidence in beating him?"

Jiuxiao's eyes widened in disbelief: "What did you say? Who are you saying lacks confidence? Are you kidding me? He's always been my defeated opponent, okay? He's never won against me before!"

"So what are you afraid of? After all, we're old acquaintances, aren't we?"

"..." Jiu Xiao felt as if Ye Qing'an had gotten her into a trap. She just pursed her lips and remained silent for a long time. After a while, Jiu Xiao stomped her foot as if annoyed: "Do you know where Gu Duo's soul is now?"

"I do not know."

"..." Jiu Xiao suppressed the urge to curse and rolled his eyes: "You don't know!"

"If you don't know, then why did you tie me up? You don't even know, yet you want me to help Gu Duo find his missing soul? Are you crazy?"

Ye Qing'an glanced at Jiu Xiao, her expression indifferent: "I don't know, but I think the Water Qilin knows."

"Water Qilin?"

Jiuxiao frowned: "How would the Water Qilin know?"

"The Water Kirin is Gu Duo's spirit beast, and they are almost inseparable. After Gu Duo's accident, although the Water Kirin was affected and ended up in the Gu family mansion, it did not truly break its spirit beast contract with Gu Duo. I believe that the Water Kirin knows and remembers everything that Gu Duo went through."

"It's probably because Gu Duo has been missing for years, and because his soul is incomplete and his mind is unclear, he has completely forgotten the location of the Water Kirin. The Water Kirin has no way to summon him, so the Water Kirin can only suppress itself and stay in the Gu residence."

"If the Water Qilin knows where Gu Duo's soul is, why doesn't it go and rescue Gu Duo's lost soul?"

Ye Qing'an chuckled lightly: "It's very simple. Although he knows where Gu Duo's soul is, there must be many guards there. With the water unicorn's spiritual power weakened due to Gu Duo's influence, it has no way to retrieve Gu Duo's soul on its own."

Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes: "That's why I want you to talk to the Water Qilin. If you talk to him, since you know him, he'll naturally be more willing to believe you and will definitely tell you the truth..."

“In fact, I not only think that the Water Kirin knows where Gu Duo’s missing soul is, but I also think that this matter may be related to the Gu family.”

"It's related to the Gu family?" Jiu Xiao's eyes widened, somewhat puzzled.