Chapter 346 Recognizing the Child at Ling Mountain

In the dead of night, all was quiet.

Li Lianhua stood quietly by the window, watching Lan Yan gently raise his hand and release a carrier pigeon. The pigeon flapped its wings and quickly disappeared into the night.

Li Lianhua's lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile, and she said softly, "Releasing a carrier pigeon in front of me, aren't you worried that I'll leak the secret?"

Lan Yan glanced sideways, the blindfold fluttering in the night wind, and replied gently, "This is nothing to keep secret. I simply made a deal with Wan Rence to help release a message."

"A list of ten thousand people?" Upon hearing this, Li Lianhua subconsciously repeated it, then said jokingly, "Having known you for so long, I feel like I still don't know where you come from or where you're going."

Lan Yan raised an eyebrow and asked in return, "Are you curious?"

Li Lianhua nodded frankly, "To be honest, I'm more curious now about what you're looking for the 'Ten Thousand Person Register' for."

Even though she couldn't see Lan Yan's eyes, Li Lianhua could notice that Lan Yan's aura had become very complex at this moment. It carried a mixture of anticipation, worry, and perhaps even a hint of pride.

"Find someone, find someone who knows the three characters corresponding to the non-white sword."

Li Lianhua's mind worked extremely fast, and she tentatively asked, "Is there another divine weapon in this world like the Fei Bai Sword?"

Lan Yan chuckled and gave an ambiguous answer: "Perhaps."

Li Lianhua couldn't help but laugh and said, "Now, I'm becoming more and more curious about you."

Lan Yan smiled but remained silent, and for a moment, both of them fell silent. Only the night breeze gently blew by, bringing a slight chill.

After a moment, Li Lianhua asked casually, "You seem to be quite interested in Li Xiangyi. Do you know him?"

"Perhaps."

"What kind of answer is that?"

Li Lianhua was both amused and exasperated. She shook her head and stretched, saying, "Fine, I won't keep you guessing in the middle of the night. I'm going to sleep. You should get some rest too."

As Li Lianhua turned to leave, the smile on his face faded. Did he know Lan Yan before?

...

"I forgot to ask before, but Fang Duobing, that silly boy, might believe in something like being resurrected as a spirit child. Lan Yan, what are you doing here?"

As they walked toward the Lingshan Sect, Li Lianhua asked casually.

"Just joining in the fun."

Lan Yan answered casually, but Fang Duobing jumped up and down: "Hey! What do you mean I would believe that? How am I a fool?"

Completely disregarding Fang Duobing's feelings, Li Lianhua raised an eyebrow slightly: "Joining in the fun? When did you, someone who prefers to lie down rather than sit, and sit rather than stand, start liking to join in the fun?"

Lan Yan continued walking without hesitation and answered, "Someone likes it."

“That’s right! I like it!” Fang Duobing proudly pushed past Li Lianhua and walked side by side with Lan Yan. “Brother Lan came with me, so you don’t need to be too envious.”

Li Lianhua, who was lagging behind, shook her head helplessly. "Silly boy, you listen but don't understand. Are you the one being talked about?"

Watching Lan Yan's retreating figure, Li Lianhua seemed lost in thought. So, did the Lingshan Sect have someone he was looking for, or was he simply using the Lingshan Sect's commotion to find someone?

"Fellow villagers and fellow believers, our late master ascended to heaven on the seventh day of this month, leaving behind a prophecy that the Lingshan Sect will be inherited by a spiritual child..."

The three arrived and met up with Li'er. When they reached the main hall of the Lingshan Sect, the child recognition ceremony officially began.

"If the recognized child prodigy inherits the Lingshan Sect, what about the other children prodigies?"

When Li Lianhua raised this question, Fang Duobing immediately realized, "Oh no!"

Before he could stop them, five of the six people kneeling in front of the statue were engulfed in flames, causing an uproar among the onlookers.

"Quickly, put out the fire!"

At this moment, Lan Yan reached out and tore off the blindfold, flicking it so that it landed precisely in the water vat. With another flick, it swiftly swept across the five people, instantly extinguishing all the flames.

At this time, the water ladles used by the believers to fetch water were not yet full.

Therefore, everyone was stunned by Lan Yan's move. Li Lianhua had expected it, but she was still shocked by his strength. Fang Duobing, on the other hand, reacted much more strongly, clapping first: "Great! Brother Lan, you're really amazing!"

The onlookers couldn't help but applaud, and the members of the Lingshan Sect, out of respect for Lan Yan, treated the three of them much better.

Therefore, when Fang Duobing and Li Lianhua exposed the arson, the Lingshan Sect members were unhappy but did not refuse to let them continue their investigation.

Even when Li Lianhua said he knew the art of resurrection, everyone reluctantly believed him.

"That's the advantage of a good reputation."

Unable to bear Li Lianhua's smugness, Fang Duobing sneered, "Is that your good reputation? It's the good reputation that Brother Lan earned by saving people!"

"Oh, it's all the same, we're all in the same boat."

"Who's on your side?"

Fang Duobing pushed away Li Lianhua's hand that was trying to put its arm around his shoulder, and Li Lianhua then casually put its arm around Lan Yan's shoulder. The movement was so smooth that Fang Duobing wondered if he had deliberately designed it that way.

"you!"

"Alright," Lan Yan stepped in as peacemaker. "Detective Fang, Physician Li, hurry up and investigate the case. In front of Jin Shan, how long can my good reputation last? It's uncertain."

Fang Duobing angrily put down his hand and glared at Li Lianhua: "I'll let you off the hook for now."

Li Lianhua shrugged, showing no fear whatsoever. For Lan Yan's sake, he would let the kid off the hook for now.

Soon, the two, who were taking the matter seriously, discovered that Wang Qingshan, the leader of the Lingshan Sect, had used the Turtle Breathing Technique, but three days later no one administered acupuncture to him, and he died from holding his breath.

In order to find the real culprit, they set up a "resurrection" hoax.

"Cough cough..."

In the corner, fanning the flames and creating smoke, Li'er couldn't help but cough. Fang Duobing, who was using a mechanism on the roof beam to create the illusion of Wang Qingshan's resurrection, smiled. And Lan Yan, imitating Wang Qingshan's voice, stepped out from behind the statue.

"You saw everything?"

"I saw it all."

Li Lianhua clapped her hands to wipe the dust off them, and a smile crept onto her lips. The hole in the window was so big that anyone who wanted to see it could definitely see it.

"It's finally over."

Li'er breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that if the fire continued to burn, she would be completely engulfed by the smoke.

Fang Duobing jumped down from the roof beam: "Let's go, now we'll see about tomorrow."

The four turned and walked out of the hall. Li'er asked curiously, "Young Master Lan, you've never heard Wang Qingshan's voice before, how come you imitated it so well?"

"A guilty conscience makes one guilty conscience."

"What Brother Lan means is that the point isn't that it looks like them; when they came to see it, they already believed it."

"is that so?"

Li'er was a little suspicious. Suddenly feeling a bit cold, she quickened her pace to catch up, preparing to go back and take a hot bath.

Lan Yan, who was at the back, waved gently. A transparent soul bowed to him in farewell before dissipating into the world.

Neither Fang Duobing nor Li'er noticed anything amiss. The only one who felt something was off was Li Lianhua, who looked back at the empty hall and couldn't help but chuckle, realizing she had almost tricked herself into going in too.