The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 379 - 378: Courtesy Calls for Reciprocity

Chapter 379: Chapter 378: Courtesy Calls for Reciprocity

Si Yuting took a few steps towards Qu Tong and only relaxed after confirming that Qu Tong was unharmed.

Filling in for the Empress’s position, he wrapped Qu Tong’s hand in his palm, slightly bent his body, "Just a spiritual power test, no blood draw, do you want to test it?"

It was merely an inquiry, leaving the decision in Qu Tong’s hands without exerting any pressure.

Qu Tong blinked her eyes, "Mother said I can opt out."

"Alright, then we won’t test."

Si Yuting took Qu Tong’s hand and, ignoring the guards’ attempts to stop him from Si Xian, promptly prepared to lead her away.

As they reached the doorway, Qu Tong suddenly halted.

Turning around, she curled her lips, raised her hand, and twisted her wrist.

A tangible needle of spiritual power shot forth.

Although only the size of a chopstick, the pure spiritual power it contained had a palpable menacing force from afar.

Li Hanchi was shocked, quickly pulling Si Xian to the side to dodge while simultaneously covering themselves with a spirit power barrier.

However, the spirit power, as if encountering some obstruction at their previous location, split into hundreds of strands and dispersed like a rain of swords in all directions.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh," leaving the seats and signs on both sides in complete disarray and wreckage.

This was still the dispersed spiritual power; one could imagine how powerful it was before dispersing.

Some struck the ground, kicking up dust, and left Si Xian and Li Hanchi in a sorry state.

It was a provocation, a deterrence, a blatant act of revenge!

"You!" Si Xian’s face turned red, and his eyes, filled with anger, also carried a trace of lingering panic.

Qu Tong slightly lifted her chin, lightly uttering, "What goes around comes around."

Then, paying no more heed, she pulled Si Yuting out of the Beast Fighting Arena.

Behind them, the Empress, her face still in surprised expression, halfheartedly consoled, "There were no injuries, right? Tongtong controlled it very well, even if you stood in place and didn’t dodge, you would’ve been fine."

The words she had just spoken were metaphorically slapped back onto her own face, making Si Xian so frustrated that he couldn’t breathe in or out.

Li Hanchi, also undermined in the incident, did not look very good either.

Si Chen watched his outraged father and massaged his forehead; truly, she was a girl who would avenge every grievance.

After leaving the Beast Fighting Arena, Qu Tong turned on her Light Brain and found that Lin Mo had sent her a message.

It said someone helped, and everything went smoothly.

Qu Tong replied with a "Good.".

Having experienced what had just happened, Qu Tong no longer felt like being a spectator.

Looking up, she realized that Si Yuting had been watching her all along.

"Do you still have enough money? If not, I’ll transfer some more to you."

"Ah?" Qu Tong was stunned. How could it not be enough? With the assets transferred to her from the previous divorce, as long as she didn’t buy planets or warships, it would be enough for several lifetimes.

Suddenly remembering the incident about the deduction from the shared account.

"The money you gave me, I’ve put in a fixed deposit, and I don’t have enough in my account, so I deducted from the shared account first. You wouldn’t mind, right?" Qu Tong explained, not forgetting to act coyly.

"No, feel free to use it," Si Yuting replied earnestly.

Although he didn’t know to whom his little wife had transferred so much money, Si Yuting didn’t ask.

Qu Tong brushed off her previous frustrations and tiptoed to give Si Yuting a kiss.

Truly a paragon of husbands; how lucky she was.

Si Yuting saw the people around them glancing over and couldn’t help but stroke Qu Tong’s smooth swan neck with resignation.

Qu Tong wanted to head back, so Si Yuting obliged her wish and took her home.

*

The next day, Lin Mo’s assistant found Qu Tong and told her Lin Mo had been hospitalized and was in critical condition.

"Didn’t you say everything was going smoothly?" Qu Tong was halfway through her breakfast when she followed Lin Mo’s assistant to the hospital.

"Everything was going smoothly, but on the way back, he was ambushed by the Lin family members," Lin Mo’s assistant explained the events of the previous night to Qu Tong as they went.

Several major incidents occurred at the Lan Family’s charity auction last night. Midway through the auction, a Star Beast from the Beast Fighting Arena went berserk, broke into the backstage of the auction event, and destroyed several valuable elixirs, including a Special-grade Potion, causing numerous injuries as well.

Because of this, the Lan Family and the Exotic Beast Meat Company who supplied the Star Beast had a fallout.

Right there, the Exotic Beast Meat Company announced its separation from the Alchemist Association and revealed that it had always been a subordinate relationship with them.

Seizing the chaos, the Moyun Group snatched up many of the deals originally set to be discussed with the Alchemist Association that evening. Although those businesses were not directly related to elixirs, any deal eyed by Lin Mo was bound to be profitable.

Overall, the charity event was a disaster, not only did they not profit, but also suffered heavy losses.

"What about Lin Jiahai and the head of the Lin family?" Qu Tong asked.

"Not a single one missing, all were sent to the police by Colonel Wen," replied Lin Mo’s assistant, his tone carrying a hint of admiration.

When Qu Tong arrived, Lin Mo had just been moved out of the intensive care unit not long ago, and Wen You was helping him.

"Colonel Wen, how is he doing?" Lin Mo’s assistant asked worriedly.

"The doctor said he is no longer in life-threatening danger, but his brain injury is quite severe, it’s uncertain when he will wake up; it could be as soon as one month or as late as six months," Wen You relayed the doctor’s words.

"That’s good, that’s good!" Lin Mo’s assistant slapped his chest, relieved.

Then he turned to Qu Tong, "Your Highness, the Consort, don’t worry. The young master has trained a professional secretarial and management team, and the businesses acquired and deals negotiated will not be delayed. I’ll have someone draft your shares and send them to your Light Brain in a couple of days."

Hearing Lin Mo’s assistant say this, she felt reassured, although she had already accomplished her goal.

But if the money she invested turned out to be a total loss, she would still feel a pang of regret.

Wen You, listening on the side, was confused, "When did you become so familiar with Lin Mo?"

"Not familiar, just business partners," Qu Tong explained simply, looking at Wen You, "How did you run into him?"

Wen You glanced at the assistant and hinted, "I was on a mission and just happened to investigate there."

Qu Tong guessed that it was inconvenient to discuss the mission further, so she didn’t press on.

Only after Lin Mo’s own bodyguards and hired nurses arrived did Qu Tong leave the hospital with Wen You.

On the way, Wen You didn’t speak further about the mission, presumably because it was something confidential.

But when she got home, Si Yuting took the initiative to talk about it.

Presumably, Wen You had told him.

Si Yuting recounted the details of that day’s arrests to Qu Tong. Wen You and Cheng Feng had been investigating the source of an elixir that induced mental outbursts.

But so far, there were no leads.

Qu Tong, recalling her own experience that day, touched her chin, "Did you check on the Lan Family?"

"Checked, but no leads," Si Yuting shook his head.

Indeed, she thought, if she could think of it, Si Yuting must have considered it long before.

"Do you still have a sample of that elixir? If so, give me some; I’ll have Old Yuan take a look at it for you."

The only thing Qu Tong could think of was Old Yuan’s keen sense.

Hearing this, Si Yuting’s expression tightened, "It’s in Jiang Zhou’s hands, I’ll have it delivered to you in a few days."

"Okay."

Qu Tong flaunted a box of strawberries, then noticed that Si Yuting was surprisingly not at work yet.

"Your Highness, is there anything else you wish to discuss?"