Yue Liangze carried Ling Luo on his back to the entrance of Tai Chu Mountain.
When they reached the mountain gate, Ling Luo said: “This is far enough. If others see us entering the mountain gate together, they’ll start gossiping.”
Yue Liangze then set her down.
“You’re investigating the forbidden drugs case. Do you want my help?” Ling Luo looked at him with a smile. “With my help, we might solve it by tonight.”
“Focus on your competition,” Yue Liangze shook his head. “My Senior Brother and I will handle this investigation.”
Oh.
You just declined a great opportunity.
After hearing this, Ling Luo turned without hesitation and walked toward the Tai Chu mountain gate.
Song Yuan Yuan, upon hearing about Xu Shen’s injury, left Tai Chu for West Sea City to see him after finishing her competition.
Chang Fei had sent them a message explaining the earlier situation.
When he found Fang Can, Fang Can was with another person transacting with a masked medicine peddler. The buyer hesitated midway and changed his mind about the purchase, which led to a conflict with Fang Can, and then Chang Fei arrived.
Fang Can exclaimed in frustration: “You called someone else!”
The other person hadn’t had time to explain before being run through the heart with a sword by the masked figure.
Chang Fei said: “Fang Can initially bought drugs through someone else’s introduction. Later, when he needed money, he helped sell them too.”
He finally criticized: “He must be insane to risk his life for such business!”
Xu Shen had noticed something odd about Fang Can and, following him discovered the forbidden drug matter. The person transacting with Fang Can that day was another medicine peddler.
“That stupid boy, not even discussing such a major matter with us before taking action!” Song Yuan Yuan cursed through the jade communicator. “If Little Father hadn’t arrived in time, he would have been finished!”
Xu Shen wasn’t to blame. At that moment, he had almost been exposed due to the jade communicator’s alert, which was why he turned it off. He had only planned to follow the person to their hideout, remember the location, and return, but he was still discovered.
Ling Luo returned to the west courtyard and leaned against the window, playing with the jade communicator.
She was still thinking about the sudden appearance of the Death Mist Gate.
The Twenty-Six Demons represented cultivators who had fallen and turned demonic.
Ordinary demons were different from the Twenty-Six Demons. The distinction lay in the ability to instantly transport through the Death Mist Gate, which only the Twenty-Six Demons possessed.
Ling Luo knew that a demon was hiding in Tai Chu, and she knew it was one of the Twenty-Six Demons, but she hadn’t expected this demon would open the Death Mist Gate to rescue the masked figure.
In her previous life, when she came to West Sea Tai Chu, she had only participated in the competition and hadn’t been involved in other matters. She had only heard about the truth after everything was revealed.
Ling Luo whistled, and a black valley bird flew to the window, examining her.
She formed a hand seal and used the Life-Sharing Spirit technique. The black valley bird spread its wings and flew toward Tai Chu’s inner courtyard.
The son of Tai Chu’s Sect Master, Qi Xiang, had been blessed with a daughter, and the Hundred Days Celebration was approaching. Various immortal sects would send representatives to attend the banquet and offer gifts.
Qi Xiang’s wife was from the Northern Pavilion Moon Palace, the youngest sister of the former Palace Master, named Qin Yue.
The Northern Pavilion Moon Palace had therefore arrived at Tai Chu ahead of time.
The black valley bird flew to Qin Yue’s residence in the inner courtyard and discovered that Jiang Miao was also there. Ling Luo decided to pause and observe for now.
Qin Yue sat in the shade of the courtyard cradling her child, with flowers swaying behind her. Seated nearby were Jiang Miao and Mu Xu Jing.
This was truly a bizarre yet somehow exciting combination.
Ling Luo watched with great interest.
Qin Yue kept talking to Mu Xu Jing, ignoring Jiang Miao beside her, not even giving her a glance from the corner of her eye.
Mu Xu Jing’s expression was gloomy, and he didn’t respond.
Qin Yue said: “If my brother were still alive, he certainly wouldn’t let you suffer like this.”
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, and she wiped them with a handkerchief.
Mu Xu Jing still did not answer.
Only then did Qin Yue turn to Jiang Miao with displeasure and say: “With you here, he doesn’t even dare to speak to me!”
Jiang Miao rose and left, unhurried and composed, not forgetting to bow respectfully before departing.
But as soon as she left, Mu Xu Jing also stood and followed her.
Qin Yue said: “Xu Jing, let her go!”
Mu Xu Jing didn’t stop.
Jiang Miao turned back and used sign language to communicate with Mu Xu Jing.
Mu Xu Jing said: “I don’t understand.”
Jiang Miao pressed her lips together and said softly: “Go back.”
Her voice was clear and pure, like heavenly music.
Mu Xu Jing raised his eyelids slightly to look at her: “I don’t need to take orders from you.”
Jiang Miao said no more and turned to leave.
Mu Xu Jing followed behind her.