The wind blew past Li Mingke's mask and through her hair, making her look like a bird fleeing for its life in the dark, never daring to stop for a moment.
Finally back in her Cuilang Pavilion, she breathed a sigh of relief, quickly took off her dress, changed into her nightgown, and put the disguise bead back around her neck.
She gently pushed the door open a crack, and outside it was as quiet as ever. It seemed that her master hadn't caught up with her, or rather, he hadn't expected that the "half-seen" he mentioned wasn't the person he was thinking of at all, but rather a disciple who had disguised herself and changed her identity.
As long as it hasn't been discovered, that's fine.
Li Mingke calmed down and lay down on the bed. She had been busy for most of the night. Although she hadn't gained anything and had been scared half to death, she had learned about the secret of Jinyun Immortal Venerable, so it wasn't a wasted trip. Besides, the courtyard was so beautiful that she could use it as a reference when she went home to decorate her house!
She closed her eyes contentedly, ready to fall asleep, but was suddenly awakened by a piercing sound, which came from the identity token that every disciple had.
"What's going on? Why can't people sleep in the middle of the night?"
Li Mingke rolled over and got out of bed.
She was about to fall asleep; the fright and running had exhausted her, and she desperately needed to sleep to replenish her energy.
She grabbed the ID card, and the moment she touched it, an urgent message came through:
"An outsider has intruded into the immortal realm! All personnel on high alert!"
Li Mingke instantly regained consciousness.
An outsider has barged into the immortal sect. Who dares to be so bold? Could it be a demonic cultivator? Even an ordinary demonic cultivator wouldn't warrant such a large-scale alert; they could be captured easily without even needing inner disciples. Could it be the Demon Lord?
The mere thought of the Demon Lord made Li Mingke's teeth itch.
She had just finished dressing when someone knocked on her door.
"etc!"
It wasn't his master; his footsteps and aura were different.
"who?"
"Greetings, Junior Brother Li. I am a disciple of the Sect Leader. You can call me Senior Brother Zhang. The Sect Leader sent me to ask you if you have discovered anything unusual here."
She opened the door to a man she had never seen before, whose very aura screamed "I am a righteous person."
Li Mingke called out to Senior Brother Zhang, "Something's wrong? No, I had just gone to sleep, but I got up in a hurry after receiving an urgent report."
Seeing that her clothes were indeed somewhat disheveled and her hair was unkempt, clearly indicating that she had just gotten up, Senior Brother Zhang had no suspicions.
His gaze passed over Li Mingke's figure and looked into the house. It was neat and tidy, with no sign of anyone hiding inside. He then looked away.
"Then I won't disturb your rest any longer, Junior Brother." Senior Brother Zhang clasped his hands in a fist salute and prepared to leave.
"Wait!" Li Mingke called out to him, "Since it was the sect leader who issued the notice, and everyone is on high alert, who is so bold as to break into the immortal sect in the middle of the night? Could it be a demonic cultivator?"
"No, that's not it." Senior Brother Zhang cupped his hands and explained, "It was Immortal Venerable Jinyun who suddenly found the sect leader. An outsider broke into Yixiantian and stole valuable items. Because the Immortal Venerable was afraid that the person would harm everyone in the sect during his escape, he ordered all the mountains to be on alert."
"They actually came all the way to Yixiantian to steal things?" Li Mingke exclaimed in surprise. "They're incredibly audacious!"
What is Yixiantian? It's a place protected by the Immortal Venerable Jinyun. Why would you come here to steal something?
"Yes, but Junior Brother Li really didn't find any signs of an intruder?"
"No." Li Mingke shook her head. Maybe so, but she wasn't in her Cuilang Pavilion at all during the first half of the night. If that person really stole something, she wouldn't know!
etc!
Li Mingke suddenly shuddered.
"Senior Brother Zhang, was that person a man or a woman?"
"I heard from Immortal Venerable Jinyun that it was a woman."
Li Mingke: !!!
"Then... what does she look like? Did Immortal Venerable Jinyun say?" Li Mingke was trembling. Could it be that he was talking about her?
"The Immortal Venerable told the Sect Leader that the woman was not tall, about shoulder height, wearing a light purple dress, with her hair down, and oh, right, she was also wearing a mask."
That's her!
Li Mingke was furious. "You Jinyun Immortal Venerable, how dare you slander my reputation? When did I become a thief?! And why make such a big fuss, with the entire immortal sect on alert? I'm just a newbie who doesn't even know immortal techniques, do you have to treat me like this?"
"Junior Brother Li... what's wrong?" Your face is completely scrunched up!
"It's nothing, Senior Brother Zhang, I just suddenly have a stomachache." Li Mingke said with a mournful face, clutching his stomach.
"Um... Junior brother, you're covering the wrong spot. That's not the stomach, that's the duodenum..."
"Then my duodenum hurts!"
Waaah, it's not just her duodenum that hurts, her whole body aches, there's no place that doesn't hurt!
"Junior Brother Li, you should rest now! I still need to check on the other mountains." Senior Brother Zhang was afraid that Li Mingke would faint in front of him. Immortal Venerable Jinyun was in a bad mood, and he couldn't bear the responsibility if anything happened to his disciple!
"Wait, Senior Brother Zhang!" Li Mingke grabbed his collar as he hurriedly fled. "Senior Brother, can I go with you?"
"But Junior Brother, aren't you feeling unwell?"
Li Mingke immediately straightened up and stopped clutching her stomach. "Alright, hehe, I'll be fine after saying a few words to my senior brother!"
"but……"
“Senior Brother Zhang, you are the sect leader’s disciple, and I am the disciple of Immortal Venerable Jinyun. The sect leader and Immortal Venerable Jinyun are like father and son. According to seniority, I should call you Uncle-Master! Uncle-Master, as Immortal Venerable Jinyun’s only disciple, I absolutely cannot sit idly by! I must fight for Master, for Yixiantian, and for the entire Immortal Sect!”
Well, it's good that you have a commanding presence, but you don't have to call me "Uncle-Master." When you call me that, I feel so old.
"...Alright!" Senior Brother Zhang couldn't persuade her otherwise, so he had no choice but to take her along.
However, those words just now did remind him that everyone knew Li Mingke's aptitude was extremely poor, and she didn't know any immortal techniques. Now that Immortal Venerable Jinyun was busy searching for someone, leaving her alone in the First Line of Heaven, it would be bad if that thief entered the First Line of Heaven again and hurt her. After all, Li Mingke could never beat someone who dared to steal from Immortal Venerable Jinyun and successfully escape.
Li Mingke followed behind him like a little tail, "Uncle-Master, did that thief steal something very valuable?"
"This... I don't know either. I only learned from the sect leader that Immortal Venerable Jinyun is very angry and said that he would definitely find the person responsible."
Master is very angry!
Li Mingke trembled again and again; she had to cover her disguise up completely!
"Uncle-Master, what was my master like before? If that thief is caught, will his fate be terrible?"
"Well... all I know is that Immortal Venerable Jinyun used to have a really good temper. People in the immortal sects all praised him highly, and even demonic cultivators would say a few words of praise to him. But after that incident, he became unpredictable."
"What is it?" Li Mingke asked, perking up his ears.
Senior Brother Zhang whispered, "It's about that incident with the half-seen fairy! You don't know, it was a bloodbath!"
"Ah?" Blood was flowing like a river! Li Mingke screamed, then immediately covered her mouth.
"Shh, keep your voice down! Anyway, since then, no one has dared to utter a single word about Fairy Half-Seeing in front of the Immortal Venerable. There was a demonic cultivator who used this to provoke him, and in the end, he was completely wiped out!"
Li Mingke immediately began to imagine what Jinyun Immortal Venerable would do if he caught her.
Skinning? Chopping in half at the waist? Lingchi (death by a thousand cuts)?
Li Mingke became more and more frightened as she thought about it, and could even feel the cold wind blowing around her. She wrapped her clothes tighter and unconsciously leaned towards her senior brother Zhang.
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