Otherworldly Companions: Every Handsome Man is Extraordinary

Chapter 267 Underlying Logic

Time flies, and Lin Yi finally had a day off. Jiang Yu's commercial district had also taken a rough shape.

Lin Yi found Jiang Yu next to scaffolding in a chaotic commercial district.

She was dressed in a smart pantsuit, with the cuffs of her shirt rolled up high, revealing a glimpse of her fair wrist, and holding a stack of blueprints in her hand.

His hair was piled high, and he was talking to someone next to him. It was only after the worker next to him saw him and greeted him that Jiang Yu turned around.

"Yi? I thought you wouldn't arrive until tomorrow!" Jiang Yu was overjoyed to see Lin Yi. She handed the blueprints to a worker nearby, ran over quickly, and rushed into his arms.

"It's been so long since I've seen you, I'm so eager to get back." Lin Yi couldn't help but lower his head and ask for a kiss before saying, "I was so angry on the way here, but seeing that you haven't lost weight makes me feel a little better."

"I only come to check on things occasionally. Everyone helps me with the work. It's very difficult for me to do everything myself!" Jiang Yu said, shaking his hand and acting coquettishly.

"I haven't had a vacation in so long, I should be able to stay home for a while longer this time."

Lin Yi opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing. There were too many people around, and many things weren't suitable to discuss here. So he simply said, "How much longer will it be here? I'll stay with you."

"Hmm, soon." Jiang Yu looked back at the huge stone brick being slowly hoisted up, somewhat hesitant.

But the people around her made the decision for her: "The general has finally returned, lord, go home and spend time with him! Leave this to us, don't worry! We will definitely complete the task on time and in the required quantity."

Everyone was working enthusiastically, and they didn't forget to tease their lord.

Lin Yi raised an eyebrow and said happily, "I'll have the chef bring everyone some snacks and wine later. I'll leave things to you all here."

Jiang Yu smiled and readily followed Lin Yi back to the lord's castle.

"It seems you've become exceptionally adept at the housekeeping job." When Lin Yi and Jiang Yu arrived home, the dining table was already laden with a sumptuous meal.

Moa, with his purple hair, was sitting at the table waiting for them.

“Not only that.” Moya smiled. “I’ve also gotten pretty good at handling the affairs in the county.”

"..." Lin Yi almost choked. When he came to his senses, he said in an annoyed tone, "You're not modest at all."

"Why be modest?" Moya asked, puzzled. He turned to Jiang Yu and said, "Jiang Jiang, I've already sent someone to invite Fan Qingyin back. He should be home soon."

"The whole family is gathered together, so we should eat together, right, Jiang Jiang?" Moya tilted her head back, squinted her eyes, and looked like she was asking for praise.

Jiang Yu stepped forward, stroked his hair, and kissed his cheek: "Moya did a great job. Did you arrange these dishes too? You took everyone's preferences into account!"

“Of course,” Moya said contentedly.

Lin Yi rolled her eyes and snorted coldly. She couldn't bear to look at Moya's worthless appearance and didn't even realize that she herself was like that.

Fan Qingyin arrived home soon after. When he finished changing and sat down at the dining table, Lin Yi finally spoke up while everyone was eating.

"I apologize for not intentionally disturbing your enjoyment of the meal, but as you know, I am stationed on the border with the Forest Empire, and I think you are aware of some of the Forest Empire's movements."

"If you mean their coup," Fan Qingyin said calmly, forking a piece of pork chop covered in broth, carefully cutting it into even small pieces, and then handing it to Jiang Yu.

“It’s clear that we’ve reached the most crucial moment.” Lin Yi looked at Jiang Yu.

"On the surface, Adler's net seemed to be strangling the poor king, but the Kong family secretly became the dagger hidden behind the king's back."

"I think we already have a conclusion about who will ultimately prevail, don't we?" Fan Qingyin didn't even raise her head; the outcome was already predetermined.

Only those who are immersed in arrogant and delusional fantasies cannot distinguish the direction of reality. Clearly, Adler was bewitched by his own desires and stupidity.

“Of course, like you, I don’t care who’s in power in the Forest Empire.” Lin Yi put down his fork and clasped his hands together on the table.

"But the intentions of the Confucius family are still shrouded in mystery, and we have to uncover them."

"What are they saying, Jiang Jiang?" Moya had already finished all the food that had been carefully prepared for him, clearly underestimating his appetite.

Jiang Yu handed over the fish in front of her: "Once they've finished their discussion, I believe they'll explain it to us in a way we can understand."

Fan Qingyin glanced at them, which Mo Yadi saw as helplessness, but Jiang Yu saw as doting.

He said, "Yi and I share the same concern: whether the Kong family is willing to be the emperor's dagger, whether they will stop at the stability of the empire, or whether they will ascend to the pinnacle of power after cooperating."

“If that’s the case…” Jiang Yu’s eyes widened.

“If that happens, Kong Yiche might become the king of the Forest Empire,” Lin Yi added to Jiang Yu’s words.

"So that's why you've been guarding the border all this time, because our emperor, no, Turner, has been paying attention to this matter?" Jiang Yu held her breath.

So what hundreds of sacred whales might signify is not necessarily the preservation of the empire's glory. Does Turner believe that only territorial expansion is worthy of the title of a wise and benevolent ruler throughout the ages?

The period of chaos and initial stability in the Forest Empire was the perfect opportunity he had been waiting for.

“Yes, even without what happened before, we have always been in a state of combat readiness.” Lin Yi admitted, “I was able to come back this time because Turner had a better method, a method that would be less likely to tarnish his reputation than war.”

“That’s what I’ve been suspecting too.” Fan Qingyin’s eyes darkened. “The moment you actually returned, we should have realized that these suspicions had, to some extent, become reality.”

“I don’t understand. His Highness Turner once saved you. He has always been praised for his kindness and gentleness…” Jiang Yu felt disillusioned.

If His Highness Turner had always kept himself hidden behind the scenes, then now that he has just stepped onto the stage of power, the tip of the iceberg he has revealed is already so astonishing. He is indeed a genius, a born politician.

"How could a truly kind and gentle person watch their respected elders sink into the dark and hopeless power struggles for so many years, and how could they suppress their powerful and wicked cousin so completely before they even reached adulthood?" Lin Yi scoffed.

"He's clearly a monster..."

“If this is really bothering you, I might as well kill him.” Moya thought for a moment and offered his opinion. He knew that if it were up to him, it would be quite simple: “He sounds like a really annoying guy.”

"Leaving aside the fact that he must have already tried to restrain you, this ticking time bomb, just the burden of the curse of hundreds of sacred whales is enough for you to bear." Fan Qingyin gave a direct negative answer.

"Besides, he is annoying enough to us, but to the people of the Ocean Empire, such a powerful and shrewd emperor is not a bad thing."

"So his marriage to Xin Xin wasn't entirely to curry favor with me or to control me. It was just a step in his plan to use me, isn't that right?" Jiang Yu finally understood the underlying logic of this matter.

“He decided to use my marriage from the very beginning. He was just watching to see whether it would be more advantageous for him to give me Keslan or Kong Yiche, right?”

Jiang Yu looked at her husbands.

Lin Yi and Fan Qingyin exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with ambiguity, and said, "I'm afraid the current situation is even less optimistic."

"He's forcing you to choose between the two, or even hoping you'll accept both."