Chapter 107: Li Longling Suspects Someone in the Mansion is Colluding with the Enemy!
After hearing the accounts of the two courtesans, Li Longling ordered the Chi Long Mansion guards to find several passersby who had witnessed the incident at the time. After hearing their testimonies, it was almost certain that by the time the guards arrived and killed the Demonic cultivator, he had already been severely injured by two Xuan Xing Sect disciples.
However, after learning that Xuan Xing Sect disciples had intervened, Li Longling’s doubts did not decrease. Instead, they grew even more.
Why did those two Xuan Xing Sect disciples not notify the Chi Long Mansion guards in advance and bring them along to apprehend the Demonic cultivator? Instead, they chose to act on their own first.
And why, now that the Demonic cultivator was dead, had they not returned to the scene to inform her, the Eldest Miss of Chi Long Mansion, about the cause and effect of the matter?
Li Longling continuously pondered the possibilities in her mind, but still couldn’t figure out the answers to these two questions.
After hesitating for a moment, she thought of Xiao Yunluo, the Young Miss of Xuan Xing Sect, and immediately asked her a question:
“Senior Sister Xiao, do you know about this matter?”
Xiao Yunluo was also confused. She shook her head and replied:
“I don’t know. I haven’t heard anything about it…”
At this moment, Feng Yu Die, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke up and asked:
“Junior Sister Li, I have a question!”
“Ah… Senior Sister Feng, please speak.”
“When we arrived, I heard that the Extreme Flame Spiritual Energy seemed to be more abundant than usual this year. Junior Sister Li, have you checked the suppression formation in this area?”
Li Longling hesitated for a moment and replied:
“The suppression formation is inspected once every month. The person who checked the formation previously said there were no problems. As for the Extreme Flame Spiritual Energy, my father said it’s just because the earth veins are more active this year.”
“Is that so? Since Immortal Master Li said so…”
Feng Yu Die pouted and pondered for a moment. She then scanned the guards present and leaned close to Li Longling’s ear, saying:
“Junior Sister Li, I have a feeling that the matter of the suppression formation might be a coincidence related to this Demonic cultivator. Perhaps someone in Chi Long Mansion has colluded with the Demonic cultivator?”
Hearing this, Li Longling’s already furrowed brows moved down another inch.
Xiao Yunluo, who was standing nearby, also overheard and quickly reprimanded:
“Hey! Second…”
Feng Yu Die quickly protected her waist and took a step aside to avoid being pinched. She argued:
“Senior Sister Xiao, as the saying goes, honest advice can be unpleasant but beneficial. The matter of the Demonic cultivator is no small thing. I’m just offering a suggestion.”
“But you can’t say it like that…”
Feng Yu Die rubbed her nose and grinned, showing her teeth:
“Isn’t it because I trust Junior Sister Li? Anyway, I think that besides Junior Sister Li, anyone in Chi Long Mansion right now could possibly be colluding with the Demonic cultivator.”
Li Longling remained silent for a moment and then tilted her head, asking:
“Senior Sister Feng, why do you think I wouldn’t collude with the Demonic cultivator?”
“Junior Sister Li, you are such a beautiful and upright girl, how could you possibly be involved with a Demonic cultivator?” Feng Yu Die gave her a thumbs-up. “My intuition is usually quite accurate.”
Xiao Tian, floating beside her head, was immediately speechless and shook her head resentfully:
*Yu Die, you’re doing it again, aren’t you?*
Li Longling felt a mix of amusement and speechlessness. It was the first time a girl had called her “beautiful.”
“Senior Sister Feng is joking, but…”
But—
Feng Yu Die’s words had indeed reminded her.
There were countless formations around Chi Long Mountain, and the city also kept spirit beasts that could sniff out spiritual energy. The guards also searched cultivators entering the mansion…
If no one within Chi Long Mansion had colluded with this Tian Mo Sect cultivator, he would have never been able to enter the Chi Long Mansion’s gates.
It was now almost certain that there was a traitor within Chi Long Mansion.
And this person might hold a not-so-low position within the mansion.
After a moment of thought, she decided to inform her father about the situation here and Feng Yu Die’s thoughts. She then said:
“It’s getting late. Senior Sister Xiao and Senior Sister Feng, you should return to the inner mansion to rest. I will handle things here.”
“Don’t you need my help?” Feng Yu Die asked with a smile. “I think I’m quite good at discerning clues… and I can protect you too.”
Li Longling cupped her hands and bowed. “Thank you for your kind offer, but it’s truly inconvenient to trouble Senior Sister Feng with this matter. Please rest assured and rest well.”
“Oh, Junior Sister Li… You’re too kind…”
Li Longling remained silent for a moment and said, “I really don’t need it.”
Seeing this, Xiao Yunluo quickly pulled Feng Yu Die’s shoulder and interrupted:
“Then Junior Sister Li, we’ll head back to the inner mansion now.”
With that, she dragged Feng Yu Die and flew towards the inner mansion of Chi Long Mansion using their flying swords.
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It was nearing midnight, and most of the servants in the Jiang Mansion had already returned to their rooms to rest.
Ye Anping carried Liang Zhu over his shoulder and returned to the Jiang Mansion through the back door.
“Madam, you go back to the room and change your clothes first. I’ll help Brother Liang to his room and will be there shortly.”
“Mhm!”
Pei Lianxue nodded and turned to walk back to the small room they had been staying in. She was eagerly anticipating “consummating their marriage” with her husband again.
After Pei Lianxue left, Liang Zhu looked down at Ye Anping, who was supporting him, and asked:
“Sixth, honestly, I never expected you’d come.”
“Hm?” Ye Anping raised an eyebrow and smiled. “In Brother Liang’s eyes, am I that heartless? Would I stand by and watch as Big Brother was about to die without doing anything?”
Liang Zhu’s expression remained unchanged as he replied, “Yes.”
“…”
Ye Anping blinked and replied with a stiff smile.
Liang Zhu’s death would not only affect his plans, but more importantly, he would have to face Ating’s questions: “Uncle, I haven’t seen my godfather for many days. Do you know where he went?”
He didn’t want to answer such questions; they were really troublesome to answer.
“Let’s just say Ating saved your life.”
“Hm?” Liang Zhu didn’t understand for a moment.
At this moment, Ye Anping also brought Liang Zhu to the courtyard where he and Liang Ating lived. Ating seemed to have been waiting in the courtyard for a long time. As soon as they entered the courtyard, Ating ran up to them.
“Godfather?! Uncle?! Where did you go?”
“Your godfather went out to fight and got injured. It was your uncle, me, who saved him.” Ye Anping told the truth.
Liang Zhu’s eye twitched beside him. He glanced at Ye Anping, but then felt that what he said seemed to be perfectly fine.
Liang Ating flinched and quickly asked:
“Ah?! Godfather… Are you badly injured?”
“It’s nothing.” Liang Zhu quickly retracted his hand from Ye Anping’s shoulder, deliberately acting as if he were fine. He stepped forward and picked up Liang Ating from the ground, sitting her on his arm. “Godfather just has some scrapes.”
Seeing his action, Ye Anping felt a sense of admiration.
This fellow’s arms were both broken, yet he still…
“Forget it…”
Ye Anping sighed and shook his head. He then took out a bottle of medicine from his storage bag and threw it into Ating’s hand:
“Ating, help your godfather apply this medicine in a while. I’ll be going now.”
“…Okay, Uncle, travel safely!!”
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P.S.: I was on an IV drip for three days in the hospital, and I feel much better today. I will start making up for the days I owe starting tomorrow. I owe a total of ten chapters and will try my best to make them up within this month…
