"Xiao Yuan, what exactly happened?" Murong Yuyan asked Liu Xiaoyuan. When she visited Tan Lingshan's house before, she felt that Tan Lingshan's parents had a good relationship. How could they get divorced so easily now?

Liu Xiaoyuan said, "This matter cannot be explained in a few words, so don't ask anymore. Also, take some time to comfort Tan Lingshan. She must be feeling terrible after what happened tonight."

Murong Yuyan nodded and said, "I understand. By the way, how long are you going to stay in Shanghai?"

Liu Xiaoyuan said, "I'm not really sure either. Maybe I'll leave tomorrow, or maybe I'll stay a couple more days."

Liu Xiaoyuan came to Shanghai with nothing in particular, so he could go back anytime he wanted.

Upon hearing this, Murong Yuyan said "Oh," and then added, "You must let me know when you're going back, so I can throw a farewell banquet for you."

“Okay, no problem,” Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.

Afterwards, the two talked for a while, and then Murong Yuyan went back to her room to sleep.

Nothing happened that night. After breakfast, Liu Xiaoyuan and Murong Yuyan had breakfast together. Then, Murong Yuyan took Liu Xiaoyuan to find Tan Lingshan. She knew that Tan Lingshan must be upset about what happened last night, so they wanted to comfort her.

Murong Yuyan dialed Tan Lingshan's mobile phone number, but heard that Tan Lingshan's phone was already switched off.

"Xiao Yuan, do you think Ling Shan might get into trouble? Or do something foolish?" Murong Yuyan asked worriedly.

Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Tan Lingshan isn't a child anymore. I don't think she'll do anything foolish. Don't overthink it."

"Why don't we go to the Tan family and look for Ling Shan, see if she's there?" Murong Yuyan suggested.

Liu Xiaoyuan felt that Tan Lingshan couldn't possibly stay at the Tan family home. The most likely place for Tan Lingshan to be now was locked in a room by herself, having a good cry.

But anything can happen, and who knows, maybe Tan Lingshan is in Tan Jianye's villa.

So Liu Xiaoyuan took Murong Yuyan to Tan Jianye's residence. However, as soon as they stepped out of the hotel, they ran into Bi Jianfu's master.

"Kid, you've made me search so hard!" Bi Jianfu's master said with a smile to Liu Xiaoyuan. "Kid, do you still recognize me?"

Of course Liu Xiaoyuan still remembered Bi Jianfu's master; it was something that happened last night, so how could he not remember?

"What? Are you here to avenge your apprentice?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked Bi Jianfu's master with a smile.

Last night, even when Liu Xiaoyuan was a master at the third level of the Innate Realm, he wasn't afraid of Bi Jianfu's bird master, let alone Liu Xiaoyuan, who is now a cultivator at the late stage of Qi Refining.

Now, for Liu Xiaoyuan to deal with Bi Jianfu's master is as easy as crushing an ant.

"Kid, come with me." Bi Jianfu's master said arrogantly.

"I'm busy right now. Come find me this afternoon," Liu Xiaoyuan said arrogantly.

Seeing Liu Xiaoyuan's arrogance, Bi Jianfu's master's expression changed, and he said, "Kid, don't be so stubborn. You'd better come with me obediently, or you'll suffer a terrible death!"

Liu Xiaoyuan said calmly, "All I know is that if you don't disappear from my sight now, I'll make you suffer a terrible death."

Bi Jianfu's master seemed to take Liu Xiaoyuan's threats to heart at all. In his view, Liu Xiaoyuan was at most on par with him, and neither of them could do anything to the other.

"Hmph, kid, stop talking big. Let me tell you, I..." Before he could finish speaking, Liu Xiaoyuan picked him up, threw him onto the road, and slammed him heavily to the ground.

Although this guy was a master at the third level of the Innate Realm, he was no match for Liu Xiaoyuan, a cultivator at the late stage of Qi Refining.

Bi Jianfu got up from the ground and felt very strange. Why couldn't he move his hands and feet when he flew out? It was as if he had been tied up.

What exactly happened? Bi Jianfu's master felt that something was strange about what happened today. Ignoring the pain in his body, he glanced at Liu Xiaoyuan and then ran away like a cripple.

"Liu Xiaoyuan, who did you learn all these skills from?" Murong Yuyan asked curiously.

Liu Xiaoyuan said, "I'm self-taught, do you believe me?"

Murong Yuyan nodded and said, "I believe you, I believe whatever you say!" As she spoke, Murong Yuyan tightly hugged Liu Xiaoyuan's arm.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaoyuan knew that Murong Yuyan had really taken a liking to him.

Sigh! Being handsome and outstanding is such a dilemma!

The two took a taxi to Tan Jianye's villa. After pressing the button on the iron gate, the housekeeper came and opened the door.

The nanny knew Liu Xiaoyuan and Murong Yuyan because they had both come over last night.

"Auntie, is Lingshan home?" Murong Yuyan asked with a smile.

The nanny shook her head and said, "Miss Lingshan is not home; only the master is home."

Hearing the nanny's words, Murong Yuyan glanced at Liu Xiaoyuan, then said to the nanny, "Then we won't bother you any longer, we'll be leaving now!"

"Xiao Yuan, do you think Ling Shan will be alright? I'm really worried about her," Murong Yuyan said anxiously.

Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Don't worry, Lingshan isn't a child anymore. She'll be fine. You don't need to worry. Tan Lingshan should be with her mother."

Upon hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, Murong Yuyan said, "I hope Lingshan is alright."

Just then, Liu Xiaoyuan saw two cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining brush past him. The two cultivators glanced at Liu Xiaoyuan and continued walking forward.

Hmm? What are these two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators doing? Could they be looking for Tan Jianye, perhaps for the Tan family's small cauldron?

Seeing Liu Xiaoyuan suddenly stop, Murong Yuyan quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Liu Xiaoyuan said, "It's nothing." Although he said that, his actions betrayed him, and he turned his head to look behind him.

"Is there something wrong with those two people?" Murong Yuyan asked in a low voice.

As soon as Murong Yuyan spoke, the two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators immediately turned to look at her.

The two cultivators glanced at Murong Yuyan, then turned their heads away and continued walking forward.

"Did they hear what I just said?" Murong Yuyan asked, sticking out her tongue like a child.

Liu Xiaoyuan nodded. Murong Yuyan was a little surprised and said, "How could they hear me when I was so far away and speaking so softly?"

Liu Xiaoyuan thought to himself, "Let alone these few steps, even if we were hundreds of meters apart, I wouldn't be able to hide it from the ears of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator."

(End of this chapter)