When Situ Qianqian saw Wen Longting so bluntly pointing out her sore spot, her face paled.

Who are you calling a dog?

He glared angrily at Wen Longting!

"Whoever answers, that's fine~" Wen Longting said with a smile.

"you!"

Situ Qianqian was so angry that her nostrils were practically steaming!

"Jiannan, who are they?" the woman asked softly, withdrawing her gaze.

Before Situ Jiannan could answer, Situ Qianqian interrupted, pointing at Wen Longxiu and saying, "Sister Sang Ning, that is my brother's former fiancée, Wen Longxiu."

A gasp of surprise rang out.

"You really don't want your hands?"

Situ Qianqian quickly withdrew her hand in pain, looking at Ji Jiuying with lingering fear. No one expected Ji Jiuying to suddenly make a move.

Wen Longxiu glanced at Ji Jiuying, and her heart warmed instantly.

"I apologize, everyone. Your sister did not mean to offend me!" Situ Jiannan said, standing up.

"Whether it was intentional or unintentional, everyone knows the answer in their hearts. There's no need to pretend to be innocent!"

The more Wen Longting looked at Situ Jiannan, the more she felt he was hypocritical. How come she hadn't noticed it before?

"The place is indeed full today, why don't we all sit down and eat together!" Sang Ning said in a very generous manner!

Situ Qianqian's eyes widened. How could Sister Sang Ning invite them?!

"No need, let's go, Shadowmoon."

Turning around and walking up to the third floor, Wen Longting even turned back and made a face at them. Situ Qianqian was so angry that she paced back and forth.

Most of the people in the hall were watching them.

"Who are those people? How did they get into the private room on the third floor?"

"I don't know, but that blue-eyed boy seems to be Wen Chuyu, the young master of the Wen family."

"Oh, I see."

"Those people over there seemed to be mocking her just now, but who would have thought she'd get into the top-tier private room..."

"That's right..."

Sang Ning forced an awkward smile; now it seemed as if they were the ones making a fool of themselves.

Situ Qianqian froze on the spot, staring at the group of people coming upstairs. How could this be?

After what happened, none of them had any appetite!

"Wow! This VIP room is so luxurious!" Wen Longting exclaimed.

As soon as Ji Jiuying entered, she looked around and guessed that the man wouldn't show himself easily.

Yingyue noticed what she was looking for and said, "Miss Ji, the master is in the private room next door. The dishes have been served. I'll take my leave now."

"good."

Ji Jiuying gave a calm reply.

"Wow~ The food is really good! Xiao Jiu, your friend is quite something. This is my first time visiting Yunshui Pavilion. I have to thank you for this!"

Wen Longting sat down without ceremony.

Ji Jiuying smiled and said, "This is my first time here too. Everyone, please sit down and eat!"

Ji Jiuying sat by the window and discovered that she could actually see the entire arena from there.

Now she finally understood why she hadn't seen Gong Mingyue that morning.

Wen Longting unceremoniously picked up the chicken leg and stuffed it into her mouth, "Mmm~ It's so delicious!"

Seeing that Wen Longting had started eating, the others didn't hesitate either. Ji Jiuying also picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth. The aroma of the meat filled her mouth, and only then did Ji Jiuying feel satisfied in her empty stomach.

In no time, the group finished their meal; it was just the right amount!

Ji Jiuying let out a satisfied burp.

"Have you all eaten?"

"Mmm~ I'm full!" Wen Longting also let out a burp.

"By the way, Xiao Jiu, should we go over and thank your friend?" Wen Longting thought for a moment and then asked.

Wen Chuyu looked at her without saying anything.

Ji Jiuying was about to refuse when she remembered that she needed his help with something.

She originally wanted to call her Wen Chuyu, but after thinking about it, she decided that the fewer people who knew about this, the better.

"Alright, you guys wait here for me a moment."

After Ji Jiuying finished speaking, she got up and walked out.

Ji Jiuying arrived next door, but before she could even knock, she was sucked into the room by a suction force and fell into a familiar embrace.

"Little Jiu'er has finally deigned to come see me?" Gong Mingyue lowered his head to look at her, his voice trailing off, a lazy tone that seemed to be both amused and not amused.

"Tsk~ Gong Mingyue, stop fooling around. I have something important to tell you." Ji Jiuying broke free from her restraints and said seriously.

"Oh~?"

"I would like to ask you to help me investigate my mother, Feng Lan."

"That's possible, but how will Little Jiu'er repay this Venerable One?" Gong Mingyue asked, looking at her with his deep eyes.

Ji Jiuying hesitated for a moment before saying, "If you help me investigate, I can grant you one request."

"It was agreed beforehand that I shouldn't be forced to do anything!"

“Sure!” Gong Mingyue smiled, his sculpted handsome face becoming even more captivating.

Ji Jiuying came to her senses. He agreed so easily?

No, no, I seem to be at a disadvantage. I immediately asked, "Which of your three guards is the most skilled in martial arts?"

"Shadowmoon!"

"Then I'll add one more condition: I want to borrow Shadowmoon for two months!"

Gong Mingyue raised an eyebrow. He already knew about her moving out of the Ji residence and bribing ten slaves. Considering her intentions, he agreed without hesitation.

"good."

“I’ve already investigated your mother’s affairs,” Gong Mingyue said slowly.

Ji Jiuying; ······

"Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"You didn't ask either?" Gong Mingyue said, looking at her exasperated appearance.

"Feng Lan, who is also your mother, was rescued by Ji Chenyuan in the Monster Forest. She married Ji Chenyuan not long after and gave birth to you before the end of her pregnancy. I suspect that you are not Ji Chenyuan's biological child."

Furthermore, Feng Lan might come from one of those reclusive families; whether she actually comes from a reclusive family is already under investigation.

"Appearing out of thin air and disappearing into thin air, with all traces deliberately erased, you should know the rest yourself, right?"

Gong Mingyue said calmly, "Actually, I noticed something was wrong when I first started investigating. Judging from the seal on her body, I knew that Feng Lan coming from a hermit family was just a deceptive facade."

Feng Lan is very likely from the upper continent.

But these are things she cannot know right now!

She had already guessed that she wasn't Ji Chenyuan's child, so her expression didn't change much.

"Hmm... perhaps my mother is still alive!"

Ji Jiuying frowned slightly. This was just her guess. If he was alive, why didn't he come back to find her?

There are only two possibilities: either she guessed wrong and the woman was actually already dead, or her circumstances prevented her from coming to find her.

Gong Mingyue reached out and smoothed her furrowed brows. "Right now, your most important task is to improve your strength. Leave the investigation of your mother to me."

Ji Jiuying nodded, thinking about it, and agreed!

Fifteen minutes passed quickly.

The referee arrived at the ring early, seeing that it was almost time.

"Alright, we're about to get to the most intense part. Now, all contestants, please come up on stage to draw lots."

Ji Jiuying, Wen Longting, and Wen Chuyu each took a bamboo skewer.

Upon receiving the bamboo sticks, Wen Longting immediately checked the numbers on the two sticks.

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