Chapter 128 Strange Twist: Lu Qing left the island in the middle of the lake and arrived at the anchorage...

Lu Qing left the island in the middle of the lake and arrived at the painted boat moored in the lake. Qi Ying and Qi Fu were still having breakfast. When they saw her land on the deck, they quickly put down their bowls and chopsticks and were about to stand up.

Lu Qing pressed down with her hand, gesturing for them to sit down.

"Master's wife, have you eaten?" Qi Fu asked hurriedly.

Lu Qing nodded. "I've already eaten. You guys eat first, I have something to ask you in a bit." She turned around and looked at the rippling lake, just like the ripples in her heart.

Suddenly, the lake water rippled, and a boy in green robes emerged from the water. "Miss, you've been looking for me for ages."

Lu Qing was taken aback. "Who are you?"

"I serve the Prefect, please call me Xiaoqing. My Prefect said that the matter you asked him to investigate is a bit strange. He inquired for a long time before finding out that an older sister might know something. However, this sister is now married and living in another place. He feels that it's best to be cautious about this matter, so he made this trip for you personally. That's why you need to wait a few more days. He was afraid you would be anxious, so he specially sent me to tell you," Xiaoqing said.

"Strange?!" Lu Qing was taken aback. "Your master is..." It wouldn't be appropriate to call someone's master "Fathead Fish" in front of their servant, so Lu Qing could only gesture with his hands to form a large head.

Xiaoqing smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Yes."

Lu Qing was secretly amazed. This fathead fish also knew how to feign elegance, even calling himself the Lord of the Prefecture. "What's so strange about your Lord of the Prefecture?"

Xiaoqing shook her head. "My master didn't explain in detail to me. He only said that something wasn't quite right, but he didn't have any evidence. He has to be careful about the matter entrusted to him by the young lady, so it's always better to ask around before getting back to you."

Lu Qing nodded and tossed him a pill, saying, "This is for you. Thank you for making this trip."

Xiaoqing took the item with a beaming smile, bowed to Luqing, and disappeared into the water.

Qi Ying and Qi Fu craned their necks to look down, "What was that little green thing just now?"

“It’s a frog,” Lu Qing said. “Can’t you all tell?”

Both of them shook their heads.

Qi Fu clicked his tongue. "When I was training before, I often saw demons and monsters, but they were neither human nor non-human. Either their scales hadn't fallen off, or they still had wings and tails. In short, you could tell them apart at a glance. I've never seen anything like the fathead fish and Xiao Qing that I couldn't tell at all before." This was also why he was terrified when the fathead fish appeared that night. To be honest, if he faced the fathead fish, he might be able to survive in a group fight; but in a one-on-one battle, he would definitely be delivering himself to its doorstep.

Qi Ying thought to himself, "I'll have my little master's wife take you on a three-day trip to the Western Wilderness another day. There's a whole bunch of powerful monsters there, each one more formidable than the last."

Qi Fu asked, "Please feel free to give me your instructions, Madam."

Lu Qing pointed to the island in the middle of the lake and told them about her encounter with Fang Lanyue on the island.

Qi Ying, having handled many matters, immediately thought that the coincidence was too great. "Master's wife, perhaps this third young lady has no connection with the person we are looking for. Cultivation families are just ordinary people, and they are bound to have their share of family secrets. Perhaps she stayed on this island in the middle of the lake for other reasons."

But at this point, Qi Ying also considered another possibility.

"This island in the middle of the lake is not very convenient for ordinary people. But for cultivators, it's a place where they can come and go freely. If this third young lady is the person we are looking for, if I were the Fang family, I would definitely hide her far away. Why leave her here at this doorstep, neither too far nor too close? If the Fang family is worried, they almost never send anyone to check on her. This attitude makes me feel that it's a bit like baiting a fish. They seem to be ignoring her, but if there's any movement, they can reach out and grab her at any time."

Qi Fu couldn't figure it out either. "When I inquired around here, I didn't hear anything about this. Besides, it's said that the Fang family patriarch and his wife have a good relationship. If they really had such a biological daughter, how could they have ignored her for so many years?"

The three of them looked at each other in bewilderment.

Qi Ying pondered for a moment before speaking, "Master's wife, let's think about it another way. If the Fang family no longer has the person we're looking for, since this matter happened over a thousand years ago and no one has done anything to the Fang family, they have absolutely no reason to go through all this trouble. Leaving their legitimate daughter on an island in the middle of the lake, neglecting her, such a huge price must have been paid for something. But if that third young lady was deliberately placed on the island in the middle of the lake to prevent people from coming looking for her, regardless of whether she's real or not, doesn't her existence mean that the Fang family definitely has the person we're looking for?"

Lu Qing's eyes lit up. "What you said makes a lot of sense."

Qi Fu nodded, "From what I've heard, this clan chief's wife comes from a family of cultivators. After marrying into the Fang family, she had sons and daughters and was a very respectable lady. The clan chief also has several concubines, all of whom have children born out of wedlock. One of his daughters, the second in her generation, has a violent temper, but Madam Fang has never done anything to her. So, there's no reason for her to abandon her legitimate daughter and ignore her."

Lu Qing let out a long breath. "Since we're here, let's see what the Fang family is really up to. Besides, Fatty Fish said there's something fishy about this. What exactly is this fishy thing?"

Qi Ying suddenly remembered something else, "Teacher's wife, you also saw this third young lady with your own eyes. When you saw her, didn't you feel anything?"

Lu Qing shook her head. "That's why I've never been sure. When I met Qi Wu, although I didn't know her, I had an inexplicable sense of familiarity. But with this Third Miss, I really don't feel anything. But when I think about it, it's been a thousand years, so even if she really is that person's bloodline, the bloodline should be extremely thin, so it's normal that she doesn't feel anything."

Well, it seems like even trying to find a shortcut isn't possible.

Qi Ying suggested, "Then let's go back. No matter what, we can only respond to their moves if we make contact with the Fang family."

Just then, there was a loud thud as Old Black landed on the deck.

The footsteps were loud and clear, indicating that the person had returned in a fit of anger.

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