Chapter 165 Chu Wei is not the masked murderer; there is someone else.

Master Qingyu merely glanced at Su Ying'er indifferently, "You are no longer a disciple of my Lotus Sect. You should not address me as 'Master'."

"What!?"

Sangsang shook Ye Li's arm frantically, "Xiao Li! Did you hear that? Su Ying'er was actually expelled from the Lotus Sect? Isn't she the Lotus Sect's treasure?!"

Ye Li was also somewhat surprised to hear this. She thought that after Su Ying'er's dramatic suicide attempt, Master Qingyu would soften and keep her. She didn't expect that he would actually expel her from the sect.

That's right. In Master Qingyu's eyes, the so-called righteous path is above all else, and no one can escape it.

With her last veil of modesty torn away, Su Ying'er finally couldn't hold on any longer and cried out, "Ying'er knows she is a rejected person, Father and Mother, Ying'er is coming to find you right now."

With that, she covered her face and ran out.

"Ying'er!"

Mo Hannian couldn't stop her. He turned to Lu Ziting and glared angrily, "Ying'er has no family, no friends, only you. If you still have a heart, then treat her well!"

...

As the Lotus Sect members departed one after another, the farce drew to a close.

Before long, today's events will spread, and Su Ying'er's meticulously prepared wedding banquet will become a joke.

The disciples dispersed one after another. Ye Li had squeezed too far forward with Sang Sang earlier, so it took her a bit of effort to get out now.

As they were squeezing in, Ye Li suddenly felt an undeniable gaze upon her.

Turning her head, she saw Chu Wei standing a few steps away on the stone steps, looking at her.

The other sect leaders and elders had already left, and his presence here was clearly unusual.

Ever since Chu Wei almost exposed her last time, Ye Li had been avoiding him. Now that she saw him staring at her, she immediately pushed Sang Sang, "Hurry up and squeeze in!"

They managed to escape before Chu Wei caught up with them.

To avoid running into Chu Wei, Ye Li deliberately took Sang Sang and chose a secluded road.

It was midday, and the sunlight was blinding.

She walked under the shade of the trees, pondering to herself. Today was the third day, and this time she was determined to find out what Xie Sixing was up to!

She was thinking seriously when Sangsang beside her pinched her, "Little Pear, look, isn't that Sect Leader Feng?"

As far as the eye could see, under the pavilion, a man in a red robe was talking to a female disciple, making her giggle.

Who else could it be but Feng Jingxuan?

Ye Li frowned slightly. After the events in the Golden Sand Illusionary Realm, she had more trust in Chu Wei, and conversely, she had more suspicions about Feng Jingxuan.

She stopped and stared at Feng Jingxuan with a scrutinizing gaze.

Rumor has it that he is a womanizer and has countless romantic entanglements. Seeing that he made the female disciple blush with embarrassment after just a few words, it's clear that the rumors are true.

After the female disciple left, turning back every few steps, Feng Jingxuan opened his folding fan. "How much longer do you two beauties want to watch?"

Seeing that she had been discovered, Ye Li went out and gave a disciple's salute, "Sect Master Feng."

Not hearing Sangsang speak, Ye Li turned her head and saw Feng Jingxuan grinning foolishly, "Hehehehe, am I a beauty too?"

Feng Jingxuan winked at Sangsang, "Of course."

Seeing that Sangsang was so infatuated that she had lost her senses, Ye Li's expression was indescribable.

Feng Jingxuan invited them to have tea together. Sangsang was more than happy to accept, while Ye Li, wanting to test the waters, agreed.

And so, the three of them, each with their own thoughts, sat together.

Feng Jingxuan was the most approachable of the sect leaders. He personally washed their cups and brewed tea for them, and even picked two different kinds of flower stamens to put into their teacups.

Ye Li took the cup, but didn't drink it. She looked up at Feng Jingxuan and asked, "Why are the flower stamens in our cups different?"

Feng Jingxuan tapped their cups with his fan, saying, "These flowers are like beauties; each one is different when it blooms, so the ones I've chosen are also different."

"Delicious!"

Sangsang finished her drink and praised it highly.

Ye Li also took a symbolic sip.

Seeing that she couldn't get any information out of her, Ye Li got up to take her leave.

"Thank you for the tea, Sect Master Feng. This disciple will take his leave now."

Feng Jingxuan smiled warmly, "I should thank you two beauties for making this afternoon so much more enjoyable."

However, a small accident occurred just before leaving.

Sangsang tripped accidentally, and Ye Li and Feng Jingxuan rushed forward to help her. Sangsang was fine, but Ye Li and Feng Jingxuan bumped into each other hard.

Feng Jingxuan helped Ye Li up, "Be careful."

Ye Li was not used to being so close to someone and was about to push him away when a faint fragrance wafted towards her nose.

This taste...

Sangsang exclaimed in surprise, "Are you alright, Xiaoli?!"

Ye Li remained expressionless. "It's nothing."

After walking a distance, Ye Li turned back to look at the pavilion, her brows furrowed.

Why does Feng Jingxuan's scent smell so familiar?

I feel like I've smelled it somewhere before.

She doesn't usually use fragrances, and since she's always focused on cultivation, she simply doesn't know how to make sachets...

Ye Li paused. That's right, the sachet!

She immediately took out the sachet she had found on Zhao Yaoguang that day from her storage pouch and smelled it.

It smelled exactly the same as the scent she had smelled on Feng Jingxuan!

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Back in the outer disciples' quarters, Ye Li opened the sachet and poured all the spices inside onto the table.

She wondered if the spices were too ordinary, and the appearance of this scent on Feng Jingxuan was just a coincidence, or if there was another reason.

Ye Li examined them one by one. Several of them were very common spices, but one particular purplish-brown petal stood out from the rest.

Ye Li didn't know much about spices, but she could tell that the flowers and leaves were precious.

Moreover, after she put the sachet away, the fragrance lingered on her hands for a long time.

The same thing happened last time; she only took Zhao Yaoguang's sachet, and the fragrance lingered for several days.

If you wear it on your body for a long time, even after you take it off, the scent will linger for a while...

Ye Li stared at the sachet, lost in thought.

After Zhao Yaoguang died, her friend Lu Miaoyan said that Zhao Yaoguang embroidered two of these sachets.

Could it be that the other sachet is with Feng Jingxuan?

I remember that Zhao Yaoguang refused to reveal the name of the person behind her death.

Thinking back on it now, her behavior at the time didn't seem like she was afraid to speak out because she was threatened. Instead, it seemed like she was determined to protect the person behind the scenes and was willing to sacrifice herself.

The fact that Zhao Yaoguang had this worry meant that they must know this person and be very familiar with him, which is why she didn't dare to say a word.

What could make her so infatuated, and what they were familiar with...

Ye Li's eyebrows shot up, "Feng Jingxuan!"

Could it be that she has been suspecting the wrong person all along, and the real masked man is Feng Jingxuan?

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Jinxiao Gate.

Unlike the rustic charm of Kongshanmen, this place exudes elegance and refinement everywhere you look.

A winding path paved with white jade is placed on both sides, with several lifelike statues of beautiful women, all carved from white jade. They are graceful, with affectionate eyes and a charming smile.

Continuing along the path, you'll see a three-story pavilion. The doors and windows are made of precious sandalwood, and a pair of lanterns made of luminous pearls hang at the entrance, emitting a soft glow in the hazy night.

This is Feng Jingxuan's residence.

Ye Li looked up at the pair of luminous pearls, her gaze deep.

If Feng Jingxuan is a ghost, then there must be a secret hidden here.