Chapter 522: Chapter 264: Just as You Heard

[It’s just a pity that policies are above but strategies are below, even the most guarded plan can have a loophole.]

[Ah, I was too careless.]

It seemed as if Yun Wanqing didn’t notice Yun Wanye’s words at all; her eyes filled with resentment landed on Cang Yan.

Yun Wanye: ????

Hmm?

Is there a new situation?

No rush, no rush, let him first listen to what his little sister has to say. Yun Wanye quickly perked up his ears, putting on an earnest listening pose.

Unlike him, Yun Wanchen’s perspective allowed him to clearly see all of Yun Wanqing’s actions, following her gaze, he saw Cang Yan nearby.

Smart as he is, he immediately made a guess in his heart.

"What? Is the system targeting Cang Yan since it couldn’t find me?"

His little sister’s various words and actions, after thinking over it, this seems to be the most likely possibility.

Sure enough, just as he finished transmitting his thoughts, he immediately received confirmation from Yun Wanqing.

[Yes, yes, yes, that’s exactly it!]

[Big brother is really smart, he guesses right every time.]

The little cherub looked up, her jet-black eyes sparkling as they gazed at him, full of admiration, making Yun Wanchen’s heart melt.

He slightly lifted the corners of his lips, unable to resist reaching out to gently pat her head.

The action was especially familiar, making Cang Yan’s eye twitch. He had seen his family’s Princely Heir do this to someone countless times—that person was Miss Ning at the manor.

Tsk, could it be that seeing this cute little doll, the Princely Heir felt nostalgic and thought of Miss Ning?

Although not exactly slow-witted, Cang Yan still hadn’t realized by this moment that the little doll in front of him was indeed the Miss Ning he had in mind; Yun Wanye and Yun Wanqing’s disguises were simply too successful.

"I wondered what this was, turns out it’s that? What’s so difficult about it? Big brother can send Cang Yan away, and we can play a game of cat and mouse."

Earlier, Yun Wanchen was only transmitting his thoughts to Yun Wanqing, which Yun Wanye couldn’t hear, but this didn’t prevent him from making guesses about Yun Wanchen’s words upon hearing Yun Wanqing’s thoughts.

His eyes slightly narrowed, a brilliant crafty idea popped up in his mind.

Upon hearing his suggestion, Yun Wanchen’s eyebrows slightly twitched, immediately understanding the implication.

"This is a good idea, since the system is focused on Cang Yan, we can indeed make good use of this to disrupt the system’s attention."

The two brothers hit it off instantly and started to plan the details.

Yun Wanqing, who had watched from beginning to end, was a bit dumbfounded, only coming to her senses after a moment, unable to help but ’tsk’.

[No wonder they say Second Brother is full of wisdom and strategy; it’s really not at all untrue.]

[With just a little maneuvering, we can turn the tables on the system, taking it for a ride like a pet dog.]

Although this statement isn’t false, it somewhat lacks sincerity.

Externally, Yun Wanye isn’t typically praised as wise and strategic, but rather as cunning, crafty, and treacherous.

Yun Wanqing overly beautified him; Yun Wanye is well aware but it doesn’t stop him from enjoying it.

"Little sister’s words are so nice to hear, Second Brother loves listening to them."

"Of course, little sister deserves much credit for this, if it weren’t for her successfully interfering with the system, forcing it to shift its focus to Cang Yan, I would truly be helpless."

Yun Wanchen quietly watched the two exchanging compliments, and only after they finished did he turn to look at Cang Yan nearby.

"Cang Yan, I suddenly recalled there are some matters in Haojing that require my attention, so you’ll have to handle them for me. You don’t need to accompany me to Dingbei Pass on this trip."

Yes, Yun Wanye and little sister have already left home, and now, apart from Seventh Uncle and Brother Lu Wu, only a few trusted people remain.

The family is in need of personnel right now, and Cang Yan’s martial arts are quite good, sending him back would both confuse the system and protect mother, achieving two goals with one move.

Cang Yan: "????"

Hmm???

Is his hearing failing him?

Cang Yan looked at Yun Wanchen with a bewildered expression, "Master, dare I ask what you just said? Could you repeat it, I didn’t quite hear it clearly."

"No need to repeat, you heard correctly, I misspoke, and you didn’t mishear, it’s exactly as you heard."

Yun Wanchen spoke coldly, upon hearing this, Cang Yan was even more confused.

If he didn’t mishear, wouldn’t that mean there’s indeed a problem?

They’d traveled such a long way, gone so far, how could the Princely Heir suddenly want him to return? What game is the Princely Heir playing?

"But you don’t have to go back directly, wander around Xun County and a few towns near Yanxia Mountain for a few days before returning, take the South Mountain Direct Road and circle around..."

South Mountain Direct Road is the official route from Linxi Town to Dingbei Pass, but it’s not part of their planned path, thus the system won’t immediately notice anything amiss.

As long as Cang Yan can effectively stall the system, then their siblings can completely escape the system’s control.

Next time they meet, Su Qianxue won’t have the chance to act on him for her tasks.

"This is an order!"

After laying out the carefully planned route, Yun Wanchen added sternly, instantly dispelling all doubts in Cang Yan’s mind.

Although he’s very puzzled why he’s being told to take such a detour and circle around Yanxia Mountain rather than head straight back to Haojing, if it’s an order, then there’s no why.

Orders are indisputable, no matter how outrageous the situation, if it’s an order, it must be executed strictly.

"Yes."

Cang Yan accepted the command, following Yun Wanchen’s instructions, he parted ways with them and led his horse towards the South Mountain Direct Road.

"Let’s go as well."

Watching Cang Yan leave, the two brothers carried Yun Wanqing, heading towards a secluded trail.

[Host, they’re on the official road, quickly, not even a mile ahead you’ll catch up to them.]

To make amends, the system was diligent, reporting points almost every minute.

Yet, Su Qianxue didn’t appreciate it at all.

She led her horse, lazily letting out a yawn.

"Why rush?"

"Did you forget Yun Wanchen has ways to shield you?" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"You even said he might have already figured out my identity and knows our mission, so if I rush to meet him, wouldn’t I be voluntarily handing him a target?"

"Do you want to see me die?"

To have even methods to block the system, perhaps taking her out would also be as easy as pie.

She’s working tirelessly, is it not to survive after all?

Why should she seek her own demise?

[Ah, isn’t the host planning to follow Yun Wanchen? Has the strategy changed?]

"No, but why are you blabbering so much? Just keep the target location precise, don’t worry about the rest."

Su Qianxue very impatiently replied.

Of course, she wouldn’t just give up like that; after all, failing the task, she’d end up suffering the consequences.

But at the same time, her life is also very important, so until she comes up with a comprehensive countermeasure, she does not intend to appear in front of Yun Wanchen voluntarily.

If he bears a grudge over the system monitoring him and takes action without hesitation, it would be too late to regret it.

Following the system’s location navigation, Su Qianxue continued to follow Cang Yan while maintaining a mile’s distance.

This distance neither lets the other party discover her nor causes her to lose track, a very good choice.

On the first day, the other party walked only forty miles before stopping, staying the night at a village next to the direct path.

The post-snowy path was slippery, making this speed maddeningly slow.

On the second day, the sun emerged, the snow started to show signs of melting, and the other party left the South Mountain Direct Road, turning onto another official road.

That day, the other party traveled about sixty miles.

Looking at the navigation map, Su Qianxue furrowed her brow, feeling a hint of strangeness in her heart.