Chapter 243 (Chapter 242) Matcha Candy

There are both witnesses and physical evidence.

The privileged kids at Changning Academy were even carrying contraband that had been stolen from the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs the day before.

Shuyao felt a throbbing pain between her eyebrows.

Yan Lan, standing next to her, remained nonchalant, a slight upturn at the corners of his lips as he gave her an innocent smile.

As soon as they stopped fighting, the sect leaders and elders of the various sects in Baiyujing all showed up.

The students on the main street breathed a sigh of relief when they saw their parents arrive, forgetting everything else.

Shu Yao's face turned pale as she took a few deep breaths. "I'm getting old," she suddenly said. "Now that things have come to this, I'm stepping down as the Lord of Baiyujing City ahead of schedule."

"Let's have a meeting."

She reacted extremely quickly. At least in the time it took her eyes to scan the students involved in today's disturbance, there were no familiar Kunlun juniors among them.

Yan Shi watched with great interest.

Bai Yujing didn't recognize any of the big shots present.

But it doesn't matter, the scene is in complete chaos anyway, and no one has the energy to look after her.

The sound of hurried, orderly footsteps could be heard in the distance.

Shu Zhijing and the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs finally arrived.

"Sect Leader!" Shu Zhijing cried out anxiously, "I was searching for escaped criminals in Novano Port in the west of the city, so..."

She was stunned and stood there in disbelief when she saw the scene on the main street.

Aska followed beside them.

Following Director Yan's instructions, she dragged the patrol team and enforcement team of the branch of the Foreign Affairs Bureau to the west of the city.

Only after hearing the commotion from afar did they finally arrive at the scene with the enforcement team.

Upon entering the main street, amidst the chaotic scene, the most eye-catching figure was Yanlan, dressed in red.

She hadn't appeared for more than half a year, but she still stood arrogantly in a corner, as if everything was irrelevant to her.

Aska slowly walked up to Yan Shi: "Yan Lan, have you seen Director Yan and You Guan?"

Yan Shi raised his eyes, then suddenly smiled: "No. My sister only said she couldn't come, and asked me to pass on a message. Regarding the specifics of this matter..."

She turned her head slightly, her gaze falling on Shu Yao beside her, "I'm afraid we'll have to ask Sect Leader Shu."

Aska: "The Headmaster?"

Because of their conversation, all the bigwigs present glanced at them without even noticing.

There's no other reason. Yanlan's outfit today is just too eye-catching and too flamboyant.

With her face being almost identical to Yan Ju's, it's really hard to ignore or not see her.

“Yes.” Yan Shi smiled, casually twirling a strand of hair that fell down her head. “At noon, my sister went to Kunlun, saying she wanted to visit the city lord of Baiyujing.”

“And then,” she paused, “I never saw her again.”

As he spoke, Yan Shi kept looking into Shu Yao's eyes, "Sect Leader, is my sister still in Kunlun?"

Shu Yao was quite calm now. She shook her head and said, "Director Yan only came for a cup of tea and then left."

In any case, Director Yan cannot be present at the moment. Once Director Yan wakes up from her reverie, Shu Yao and Kunlun will give her an explanation.

But no matter what, Yanju got into trouble in Kunlun, and we can't say it now.

Yu Kunlun, Yu Yanju, and Yu Yiguanju are all bad.

"Really?" Yanlan smiled at her. "My sister didn't tell me. I'm so sad."

Shu Yao: "That's your business."

"Alright." Yan Shi shrugged. "I guess I won't be able to see the lantern festival and fireworks at Baiyujing. I'll be going now."

"Come again next year." She sighed in agreement. "Sigh, I hope you won't wrongly accuse innocent passersby again next year."

Shu Yao smiled and said, "Welcome."

Anyway, she won't be the city lord of Baiyujing next year.

Let whoever wants to manage this mess take care of it.

Yan Shi slightly raised his chin towards Aska: "Goodbye, Aska, until we meet again."

With that, she lightly touched the ground with her toes and, supported by Shui Ling, leaped into the air, quickly disappearing from everyone's sight.

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After running far away and making sure no one was following him, Yan Shi randomly found a small alley to land in, then leaned against the wall and slid weakly to the ground.

Shui Ling anxiously circled around her, gently rubbing her wrist.

"I'm fine." Yan Shi lazily raised his eyes. "I just have a bit of a headache... and I want to sleep."

As the head of Kunlun Sect and the master of Kunlun Sword, Shuyao is also one of the people in the inner world who are most deeply versed in swordsmanship.

This kind of big shot, Yan Shi, after losing his divine authority, was able to fight head-on with only a little bit of cultivation memory and talent from his childhood, all thanks to the Undead Halberd.

Also, I'm grateful for the powerful healing abilities of the Heart of Light.

She appeared to be holding her own, which was already the result of her best efforts.

The main reason was that her previous invincibility gave Yan Shi great confidence, making her feel like she was a god reincarnated.

However, it didn't happen.

Yan Shi sighed deeply, "That wretched old hag." She muttered, "When I'm her age, I'll definitely be better than her."

The water spirits were still very worried about her. They circled around her, their blue lights flashing as if trying to comfort her, or perhaps as if they were crying.

Yan Shi felt weak all over, and even his breathing was a little dizzy.

The Heart of Light within her chest continued to beat powerfully, absorbing the light from the air and slowly repairing her body.

She leaned wearily against the wall, trying to open her eyes to look at the moon.

The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

When Yan Shi used the lunar tide to trigger the projection of the River of the Dead, he felt that the moon was particularly round today.

Unfortunately, her vision is now blurred, and she can't see anything clearly.

She couldn't see the moon clearly, but suddenly she felt water droplets falling on her face.

At first, Yan Shi thought it was an illusion. Tonight, the sky was cloudless and it wouldn't rain.

However, the water droplets increased, accompanied by faint sobbing sounds.

Later, she felt something cool being placed into her palm.

The water sprites around her became even more active, surrounding her in a circle.

Another straw was stuffed into Yan Shi's mouth.

The bitter liquid flowed down the straw and into her throat.

She immediately came to her senses.

What the hell?

It tasted like swill that had been left out for three days and three nights.

It's pure murder.

After swallowing the medicine, I don't know if it was because my taste buds were stimulated, or something else.

Yan Shi felt warm all over, inside and out. Her limbs were no longer weak, and she was no longer dizzy. Her soul felt like it was walking on clouds.

She sat up straight, opened her eyes, and her features scrunched up.

"It tastes awful..." Before she could finish speaking, something else was shoved into her mouth.

This time it's sweet, matcha flavored. It instantly soothed all the protesting facial features.

Yan Shi finally saw clearly that Lin Cai was kneeling in front of her, her face covered in tears.

Beside Lin Cai's hand was an empty medicine bottle and a candy wrapper.

The slightly cold object that Yan Shi had placed in her palm was the tidal blessing she had temporarily lent to Lin Cai.

"Lanlan." Seeing her wake up, Lin Cai forced a smile. "Long time no see." She said softly, "Happy Lantern Festival."

Yan Shi tilted his head: "Happy Lantern Festival."

For a moment, she didn't know what to say.

After waking up from the dream of resolving worries, Yan Shi even felt for a moment that it had been a very, very long time since he last saw Lin Cai.

Rationally speaking, the reason for Grandma's death was that Yan Shi "snatched something" from Gui Xu Hai in order to save Lin Cai.

But Lin Cai was pushed into the sea, it wasn't her fault. And it was Yan Shi who jumped into the sea first to play and then ostentatiously showed off his Tide Blessing.

Emotionally, she would definitely take her anger out on Lin Cai, and at the same time, she would resent herself.

Looking at Yan Shi's expressionless face, Lin Cai was somewhat at a loss and tried to find a topic to talk about: "Lan Lan, you look very good in red too."

Yan Shi: "Mm."

She leaned against the wall to stand up, lowered her eyes, and asked, "What are you doing here?"

She was genuinely puzzled; Lin Caiming was clearly in Novano Port just yesterday.

The distance between Novano Port and Baiyujing is not small.

Yan Shi had a somewhat absurd thought: Could Lin Cai have actually installed some kind of tracking system on her?

Lin Cai said, "I came with Director Yan." Then she added in a low voice, "I...I feel like you're near Director Yan."

Ever since meeting Director Yan at the branch office of the Foreign Affairs Bureau in Novano Port, Lin Cai has lost interest in investigating the information on Guixu Sea and Dono Sea.

Director Yan has finally reappeared after half a year, so finding Lanlan is only a matter of time.

Perhaps even Yanlan herself didn't realize that she always maintained a strange distance from Director Yan.

Although she avoided Yan Ju somewhat, she always stayed close to him.

Not to mention, Director Yan has now lost his memory.

Lin Cai felt that, although she didn't want to admit it, given how important Director Yan was to Lanlan, as long as Lanlan was alive, she would definitely follow Director Yan.

So Lin Cai followed the young Yan Ju all the way to Baiyujing, then from Changning Academy to Yu Family Villa, and finally to Kunlun Main Hall.

She couldn't enter the main hall of Kunlun, so she could only wait outside. Only the sect leader came out later.

Lin Cai was initially disheartened, thinking that Director Yan had left through the back door first and she had lost track of him.

As a result, she had just left Kunlun Mountain and was preparing to wait at the Yu family's private residence for a while longer when Director Yan returned in the evening when she saw Yan Lan, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, on the main street.

Lanlan, dressed in red, sat on the roof, head down, intently kneading a water rabbit.

Moonlight slipped through her hair, illuminating the profile of her face. Lin Cai looked up at her, stunned.

I just thought the moon on the Lantern Festival was really beautiful.

After Yanlan and Kunlun Sect Leader Shuyao finished their fight and left, Lin Cai finally came to her senses.

She hurriedly chased after Yanlan.

For some reason, the tidal blessing kept throbbing restlessly.

Shui Ling gave her directions, and Lin Cai found Yan Lan, who was almost unconscious, in the alley.

She was still wearing red, and leaned weakly against the wall, a rare sight for her.

Lin Cai suddenly felt incredibly sad.

Lanlan is the deceased; she always knew that.

Therefore, Yanlan had walked with death, and in countless places unknown and unseen by Lin Cai, he had been covered in wounds, just like today.

Even more serious.

Lanlan would only hide away silently, calmly awaiting death.

And death always forgets her.

The world is always so unfair to Yanlan.

She never truly owned anything.

Including her sister Yanju, as the savior, the sun's light belongs to all living beings in the inner world, not just Yanlan.

Director Yan has too many things to pay attention to, and he's too busy.

Yanju needs to care for the cubs on the Giant E Plain, be concerned for the victims of the smuggling gangs, and take strict precautions against all forces that could endanger the security of the inner and outer worlds.

Yanlan was her exception, but only a small part of her life.

The world is more important to Yanju than his own life.

But for Yanlan, Yanju's gentleness was the only thing she could have. So following Yanju became the sole meaning of her life.

She protects what Yanju protects and hates what Yanju hates.

But under the sun's rays, the moon was no longer visible to the world.