“Master…” Su Yan blurted out subconsciously.
Three whole years have passed, and someone has suddenly vanished from the face of the earth. Su Yan has considered the worst-case scenario, even thinking that her master might be in danger or no longer alive.
But Su Yan never expected that the master and disciple would meet again in such a setting.
The blue mask seemed to sense something, and hurriedly turned its back and left.
With only the thought of finding her master in her mind, Su Yan disregarded everything else and chased after the figure.
"Master..." Su Yan chased after him without hesitation.
Shen Yao and Xie Yu were still gathering information from the merchants when they saw Su Yan chasing someone. After exchanging a glance, they made a tacit decision to follow in the direction Su Yan had left.
Su Yan was almost catching up with the man in the blue mask when suddenly an alley appeared ahead.
When Su Yan caught up, there was only a blank wall at the end of the alley.
If she hadn't gone in the wrong direction, Su Yan felt there was likely a mechanism behind the wall, and that it was impossible for a person to simply disappear into thin air.
She walked to the corner of the wall, reached out and knocked on the stone wall, listening to the sound to figure out where the mechanism was.
Thump thump thump... thump thump thump...
A heavy sound came from the stone wall, but there was no mechanism in place.
Su Yan was not very familiar with the art of Qimen Dunjia and could only solve ordinary small mechanisms. This stone wall was either real or the mechanism must have been built by a master.
Just as Su Yan was still frowning at the stone wall, Shen Yao and Xie Yu caught up with her.
"Su Yan, what exactly happened?" Shen Yao asked anxiously.
Su Yan turned around and told the two of them what had just happened.
"Hahahaha... Su Yan, are you scared out of your wits by the ghost market? How could Lu Shaoqing possibly appear in the ghost market... Only a ghost would believe that."
After Xie Yu finished speaking, he burst into laughter.
Although Xie Yu was a member of the Surveillance Bureau, he greatly respected Lu Yuanxiu's character and abilities.
So when Su Yan said that the mysterious person wearing a blue mask might be Lu Yuanxiu, Xie Yu almost laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight.
Su Yan rolled her eyes at Xie Yu with a look of disgust, too lazy to pay him any more attention. She really couldn't understand why Wen Yiyi insisted on having Xie Yu join in.
She and Shen Yao had absolutely no problem cooperating; Xie Yu was not only foul-mouthed, but also a despicable person.
Seeing Su Yan's displeasure, Xie Yu stopped mocking her and calmly expressed his doubts, "Su Yan, you only came to Chang'an from Suizhou three years ago. How could you possibly know Lu Yuanxiu, the former Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review? You said that the mysterious man in the blue mask was him. Anyone with a brain wouldn't believe you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Yan realized that she was no longer Su Ci's daughter, Su Yan, but Su Yan living under the original owner's identity, and felt a little lost.
Since meeting her senior sister and her grandmaster Wenren Yi, Su Yan has been eager to stop living under the original body's identity and instead become the real Su Yan again.
Unfortunately, all of this was just a beautiful dream that could never come true for her.
Xie Yu's words completely awakened Su Yan. Even if the mysterious person wearing the blue mask was Lu Yuanxiu, what could she say even if she stood in front of her master?
She couldn't even acknowledge her senior sister Wang Ruofu, let alone anyone else.
After thinking it over, Su Yan stopped obsessing over finding the mechanism in the stone wall.
A bitter smile appeared on his lips as he looked at the two of them and said, "Perhaps I'm mistaken. This ghost market is gloomy and eerie, so it's not uncommon to mistake people. Let's go find the lame old witch."
After saying that, Su Yan pretended to leave with a carefree expression, but in reality, her heart was bleeding.
Shen Yao noticed Su Yan's unusual behavior, but he didn't go to comfort her because he knew that this was a secret Su Yan had been hiding all along, a wound that couldn't be touched.
Soon, the three left the stone wall and headed towards the lame old witch's territory.
Before long, they found the small wooden house that the ghost market vendors had mentioned.
Meanwhile, Yu Liuli was enjoying herself in a brothel in the Ghost Market, lying on a chair with three or four beauties on her left and right.
Since he helped the deputy pavilion master complete the mission, his life was indeed saved, but he could only live in the ghost market and could not be exposed to the public.
Such days were unbearable for Yu Liuli, who loved freedom by nature. Even with a beautiful woman in his arms, he couldn't feel a ripple in his heart and longed even more for those carefree days of living a life of debauchery.
But Yu Liuli knew what was more important, so she could only stay in the Ghost Market with peace of mind.
Just as he closed his eyes and enjoyed the massage from the beauty, a stream of wine suddenly poured over his head, soaking him completely.
Yu Liuli was furious. She jumped up from the beauty's arms and glared angrily at the culprit.
When he saw the culprit's face clearly, his arrogance immediately vanished, and he hurriedly asked, "Vice Pavilion Master, you... how did you get here?"
When Yu Liuli saw Ye Qingzhu, she was indeed startled, and became as docile as a mouse seeing a cat.
Since spending these past few days with Ye Qingzhu, Yu Liuli has realized that the Deputy Pavilion Master is the most terrifying person in the entire Dark Moon Pavilion.
Killing is not terrible; what is terrible is torturing people. And what Ye Qingzhu is best at is torturing. Anyone who falls into her hands is left unable to live or die, forced to live a painful existence.
Yu Liuli considered himself a ruthless villain, but compared to Ye Qingzhu, he seemed insignificant.
Ye Qingzhu looked around the room, a kind and gentle smile on her face, and asked with concern, "Master Yu, are you getting used to living here?"
At this moment, Yu Liuli's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and she nodded frantically in reply, "I'm used to it... I'm very used to it. The place arranged by the Vice Pavilion Master is a thousand times, ten thousand times better than any place I've ever lived in my life."
"Is that so?" Ye Qingzhu smiled, but suddenly his expression turned gloomy. He grabbed Yu Liuli by the neck and said coldly, "I have a good temper, so I will keep my promise to spare your life. But you also promised me that you would complete the task I assigned to you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Liuli's legs went weak with fright. She looked at Ye Qingzhu with a blank expression and asked, "Vice...Vice Pavilion Master...I did exactly what you said. What happened?"
Although Yu Liuli didn't know what had happened, he knew that Ye Qingzhu's approach to him must not be for any trivial matter.
"I told you to do it flawlessly, but the Surveillance Bureau's people have already tracked you down to the Ghost Market, and you still dare to say you've succeeded..."
After saying that, Ye Qingzhu tightened her grip on Yu Liuli's neck, her eyes revealing murderous intent.
Yu Liuli felt short of breath, the air growing thinner and thinner. She said, word by word, "Vice...Sect Master, spare my life...I...will...go...to...deal with the people from the Surveillance Bureau right away."
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