"Your Majesty, Emperor Xin, the Goddess of the Luo River requests an audience." We were enjoying our meal when a palace servant suddenly stepped forward to report this.
"Why is Luo here?" Does he have something important to tell us at this hour? "Please come in, Luo."
Luo arrived gracefully and unhurriedly, bowing respectfully. "Your Majesty, Emperor You, we have received reports that someone saw Liu Lieyu during this riot."
"Liu Lieyu?" If Luo Ruo hadn't mentioned him, I would have almost forgotten about him. I haven't seen him since we parted ways in the Heavenly Court.
"Where did we meet?" You put a bite of food in my bowl and asked slowly.
"Reporting to Emperor You, it was near Qingxuan, where this rebellion took place."
Qingxuan? I've never heard of this person. I didn't encounter him during the suppression. I guess either You dealt with him, or he wasn't strong enough and was dealt with by other immortals first.
"Why are you only reporting this now?" You's long, slender fingers tapped the table repeatedly, his deep pupils fixed on Luo below, his expression unreadable.
"Reporting to Emperor You, the person who discovered it initially thought he had mistaken the person and dared not report it. However, he was still troubled by what he saw that day, so he went back to investigate again and discovered this object this time." As he spoke, Luo took out a piece of black snakeskin from his bosom. "Only then did he confirm that he had not made a mistake that day, and he hurriedly reported it to me."
I looked closely and saw that the black snakeskin was only about half the size of my palm.
Why would someone as cautious as Liu Lieyu leave behind this snakeskin that exposed him? Could it be some kind of trap?
You glanced at the snakeskin in Luo's hand and nodded. "That's right, it's Liu Lieyu." You paused here, as if hesitant. "It seems like it's been quite a while. Liu Lieyu has probably already fled somewhere. You should take a team to check if there are any other clues."
I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but I feel that You’s desire to get rid of Liu Lieyu isn’t as strong this time. What was You hesitating about just now?
"You, I don't think this snakeskin looks like it's from a normal molt. Could it be a trap? Are they trying to lure us in?" I carefully chose my words to express my opinion.
“What you said makes sense. I also noticed something was wrong with this snakeskin. It looks like a piece was cut off. If it wasn’t Liu Lieyu who deliberately left clues, then it’s very likely that he was injured in a fight.”
"If Liu Lieyu did this on purpose, why did he specifically choose Qingxuan?" I turned to You and asked, "You, do you know Qingxuan?"
You shook her head. "I didn't encounter it this time, nor have I ever heard of it."
"Qingxuan was just a minor, idle demon god from ancient times, and his strength was not outstanding," Luo explained to us. "The person who saw Liu Lieyu this time happened to see him after dealing with Qingxuan."
"I see." I nodded in understanding.
"Take some men and investigate. Report back immediately if you find anything new," You instructed.
"Yes." Luo bowed and was about to leave when You suddenly called out to him.
"Wait a moment."
Luo turned around and looked at You with some doubt, "You Emperor, is there anything else you need?"
I glanced up at You, whose eyes seemed to be struggling with something. You noticed me looking at him, turned his head and looked at me for a long time before slowly speaking, "If you encounter Liu Lieyu, don't hurt him, capture him alive."
"Yes." A hint of surprise flashed in Luo's eyes, but he still gladly accepted the order and took his leave.
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