"Uncle, I understand! I'm going to keep an eye on Xia Yu. As long as she leaves Qihai City, we will have a chance to catch her."
Zheng Baixing's mind was quite bright, and he immediately came up with a solution.
That is to take advantage of Xia Yu when he is alone, control him, and then slowly interrogate the whereabouts of "Chalcedony Heart".
Zheng Tianci nodded with satisfaction and decided to do it.
Xia Yu, Bai Qi, and Zhehua didn't know this. The three of them came to the city lord's mansion according to the original plan and asked about the headquarters' reply.
"Fairy Yu, the headquarters asked you to wait a moment. Hall Master Qiu has been sent over there, and he will probably arrive in the next two days. By then, Hall Master Qiu will be responsible for answering all questions."
It was the same female monk at the Foundation Establishment Realm who explained with a smile on her face.
When Xia Yu heard that Hall Master Qiu would come in person, she no longer made things difficult for him. After thanking him, she left the City Lord's Mansion.
"Xiao Yu, there is something fishy about this matter. Let's talk about it after we go back."
Bai Qi and Zhehua waited outside. When Xia Yu came out and asked, they found this result.
He immediately had a hunch that this matter might be more complicated than he originally thought.
One person and two demons were full of secrets and walked towards the inn leisurely. Many people greeted Xia Yu along the way: "Fairy Yu, are you going shopping?"
"Yeah, just take a walk."
Xia Yu basically didn't know these people, but she could feel that they meant no harm, so she responded to them one by one and nodded politely.
Bai Qi was silent along the way, connecting all the things together. He suddenly realized that his previous judgment might be biased.
The trial quota in the Wild World is important, but it will not cause the Seven Seas Alliance to react so greatly.
It is not difficult to seize the quota in Xia Yu's hands, so why are you not allowed to enter through the gate of the headquarters?
When he returned to the inn, Bai Qi closed the door and set up a small formation, and then he expressed all the doubts in his heart.
"I also feel something is wrong, but I can't tell what is wrong. Brother Bai Qi and Sister Zhehua, please accompany me to see Hall Master Qiu when the time comes. Let's see what the other party says."
Xia Yu has grown a lot after these days of hardship.
Looking back carefully, a series of things that have happened since my father disappeared are all weird and unreasonable.
But Xia Wuyan never told her anything, and she didn't know what the problem was.
Two days later.
Hall Master Qiu came to Qihai City from the headquarters.
He didn't ask anyone from the City Lord's Mansion to inform Xia Yu. Instead, after finding out where the other party lived, he paid a visit alone.
"I've met Hall Master Qiu!"
When Xia Yu saw Hall Master Qiu, he stepped forward and bowed.
Bai Qi and Zhehua are by her side, and she is not worried that the other party will be detrimental to her.
"Xiao Yu, you have changed a lot. I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. This is not the place to talk. Come with me and let's find a quiet place to have a good chat."
Hall Master Qiu looked at Xia Yu in front of him and found that his temperament had changed drastically.
Although Xia Yu was a little weird and naughty in the past, she was generally an innocent girl.
But after some things happened, she became calm and capable, with an unyielding and high-spirited air about her.
"Okay, let's go."
Xia Yu nodded, and then left the inn with Bai Qi, Zhehua and Hall Master Qiu.
Hall Master Qiu is very familiar with Qihai City. He walked through the streets and alleys, and it took him a long time to arrive at the door of a small courtyard.
Then, he took out the key and opened the courtyard door, signaling Xia Yu to go in.
Xia Yu didn't say much and walked into the small courtyard naturally. After entering, she discovered that there was a cave in the courtyard, and the area was much larger than it looked from the outside.
There are rockeries, pools, pavilions and pavilions in the yard, as well as a giant ginkgo tree that even a few strong men cannot hold together.
Hall Master Qiu walked to the pavilion in the pool. There were stone tables and chairs inside, and the two of them sat opposite each other.
"Xiao Yu, why do you have to go back to Jin'ao Island? Although the Yunfu Sect has encountered a catastrophe, the alliance can help you rearrange it. In short, you will not be wronged."
Hall Master Qiu took out a pot of fruit wine from his storage bag, then took out two cups and poured Xia Yu a glass of wine.
He then poured himself a glass and asked in confusion.
"Anyway, my home is on Jin'ao Island. It was Xiaoyu who was not sensible before. After staying outside for so long, I realized that no place is as good as my own home."
Xia Yu sighed softly, as if she had many grievances that she couldn't express.
In fact, she had completely given up on him since she heard Hall Master Qiu's words. He had arranged to go to Yunfu Sect. How would he know how she was doing in Yunfu Sect?
This Hall Master Qiu probably also has ulterior motives.
"Well, it's understandable that it's hard to leave your homeland. If you insist on returning to Jin'ao Island, I can promise you on behalf of the headquarters. From now on, your position will be regarded as a guest of the alliance headquarters. You don't need to do anything, but the resources you should have will not
Missing yours."
Hall Master Qiu looked at Xia Yu quietly, and after about a cup of tea, he spoke.
Xia Yu was stunned, she didn't expect that the other party would agree so happily.
"Thank you, Hall Master Qiu!"
Xia Yu stood up and saluted Hall Master Qiu.
This is the right thing to do. As long as you don't break your skin, you still have to have the proper etiquette.
"No need! Island Master Xia has made great contributions to the alliance. Taking care of his only daughter is what uncles like us should do. What else do you want? You can tell us all."
Hall Master Qiu smiled and waved his hand, gesturing for the other party to sit down and talk.
Xia Yu sat back and thought for a moment before saying: "Since Hall Master Qiu mentioned my father's contribution, I will make a bold request and ask the alliance to give me a trial quota."
"I can't make the decision on this matter alone. I will raise it when I return to the headquarters. I guess it won't be a big problem."
Hall Master Qiu didn't say anything, but judging from his attitude, this matter should be successful.
Bai Qi and Zhehua stood by the pavilion, and the conversation between the two could be heard without leaving a single word.
At this time, Bai Qi couldn't help but frown secretly, his premonition became a reality.
The Seven Seas Alliance's treatment of Xia Yu is not a matter of trial quota at all. I'm afraid there is something hidden behind it.
In other words, it is not necessarily safe for the three of them to stay in the territory of the Seven Seas Alliance.
"Hall Master Qiu, please take your time. Xia Yu would like to thank you in advance! In addition, is there any follow-up for the alliance regarding my father's disappearance? Has he given up on the rescue?"
Xia Yu couldn't hold it back after all, and there was some complaint in her tone.
You must know that Xia Wuyan disappeared because of his desperate resistance to foreign enemies. As a result, the alliance only sent two groups of people to search near Haiyan. After returning without success, nothing more happened.
How can this make Xia Yu feel calm?
"Xiao Yu, I can hear that you have resentment against the Alliance. But to tell you the truth, although we claimed that we only sent two groups of people to search for the Xia Island Master, did you know? In fact, the headquarters sent twelve search teams.
It took a lot of manpower and material resources."
There was a hint of excitement in Hall Master Qiu's words at this time, as if he was accusing Xia Yu of being ignorant and shouldn't complain to the alliance headquarters.
Bai Qi and Zhehua looked at each other quietly, even they felt that this matter was getting weirder and weirder.
Although Xia Wuyan is quite famous within the alliance, he is only an island owner guarding the outer islands. There are a total of 108 island owners like him in the outer seas.
Is it necessary for the Seven Seas Alliance to pay so much attention to Xia Wuyan? So many people were dispatched to rescue him?
This obviously doesn't make sense.
"Hall Master Qiu, please forgive me! I didn't know about this situation, so I just said it before. Please don't take it seriously."
Xia Yu also noticed something unusual and quickly apologized.
She didn't think that Hall Master Qiu would deceive her about this matter, because such a big operation couldn't be hidden from anyone. She would figure it out if she made a little inquiry in the future.
But why didn’t Hall Master Qiu say anything before? Why did he insist on hiding it?
"Xiao Yu, the Alliance treats you and your daughter well. What's more, before Island Master Xia's accident happened, he borrowed an artifact from the headquarters and has not returned it. Didn't the Alliance say nothing? By the way, your father has told you about this before.
No? Or maybe he gave this artifact to you?"
Hall Master Qiu changed the topic and played the emotional card.
Then, he asked Xia Yu without leaving any trace, which was actually a test.
"No, I have never heard my father say this."
Xia Yu pretended to be dumbfounded, and Hall Master Qiu stared at her for a long time without finding any flaws.
In fact, Hall Master Qiu and several senior officials at the headquarters did not think that Xia Wuyan would tell his daughter that huge secret.
But they sent so many people but couldn't find Xia Wuyan, so they had to give it a try and let Hall Master Qiu come to deceive Xia Yu.
When they sent Xia Yu far away, they had already searched various places where Xia Wuyan might hide his treasure.
This time Xia Yu took the initiative to return to Jin'ao Island, causing Hall Master Qiu and others to struggle for a long time.
If Xia Wuyan really told her daughter the secret and hid the treasure somewhere on the island, Xia Yu would most likely take the treasure and fly away.
But they have no other way now, after all, Xia Wuyan can't be found at all.
After repeated discussions, it was decided to send his close men to the island first. After Xia Yu goes to Jin'ao Island, he must be closely watched, maybe there will be unexpected gains.
This is the main purpose of Hall Master Qiu coming to see Xia Yu in person.
"Xia Yu, no one is coming to this yard, you rest here first. I will immediately arrange the ships and escorts for you. Once the arrangements are made, I will send you to Jin'ao Island."
Hall Master Qiu didn't get any valuable information from Xia Yu, so he had no choice but to send her to Jin'ao Island as planned.
To be on the safe side, he not only arranged for escorts, but even went there himself.
Zheng Baixing and his men kept staring at Xia Yu, watching helplessly as he followed Hall Master Qiu and others onto a big ship.
He quickly reported the situation to Zheng Tianci.