"Get out of the way! I need to get out!"
Wang Jingyuan was in a hurry to go home, but the gatekeepers of the Immortal Sect stopped him.
"No one may leave without the Celestial Venerable's permission!"
"My master is also a Celestial Venerable, and I have his permission!"
The two gatekeepers looked at him like he was a fool. "We're talking about Immortal Venerable Jinyun!"
"I...he already spoke with me personally yesterday, and I've been cleared of suspicion. Can't I even leave?"
"no!"
Wang Jingyuan turned back in a fit of rage, pacing back and forth anxiously.
He couldn't write letters; if he were stopped before even leaving the Immortal Gate, he'd be in serious trouble. Immortal Venerable Jinyun would not only torture him but also bring Li Mingke along. Even though Immortal Venerable Daodao doted on him, he didn't believe his master could defeat the crazed Immortal Venerable Jinyun.
"Really!" He stomped his foot, ignoring everything else, and ran straight to the narrow passage.
"Cousin! Cousin!"
As soon as Li Mingke opened the door, Wang Jingyuan rushed in.
"What's wrong?" Li Mingke asked, puzzled to see Wang Jingyuan covered in sweat.
Wang Jingyuan scanned her room, then leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Did Immortal Venerable Jinyun put any surveillance devices in your room?"
Li Mingke: "Are you crazy?"
"Why are you shouting like that? If you don't have it, you don't have it!" Wang Jingyuan lowered his voice. "Cousin, I have a question for you."
"Ask away."
"Well... do you remember the last time you came to my house, you saw a really nice hairband and insisted on taking it, saying you wanted to give it to Yue'er?" Wang Jingyuan asked in a low voice.
Li Mingke froze after hearing this.
Unexpectedly, Immortal Venerable Jinyun actually went to look for them, and found out about the buyer and seller clearly in such a short time!
"Cousin? Cousin!" Wang Jingyuan called out to her, "What are you daydreaming about!"
"Ah...ah? Of course I don't remember! I took so many things from you, how could I possibly remember everything!" She completely forgot that the hairband came from Wang Jingyuan!
The hairband was on Wang Jingyuan's desk. The more she looked at it, the more beautiful it seemed. Unfortunately, it was for women, so she had no choice but to say that she would take it back to Yue'er.
Of course, Li Pinyue had no idea about this, because Li Mingke was tired from playing and went home and forgot about it! Then the maid put the hairband away, who knew it would be put in her luggage to go to the immortal sect!
"Jingyuan, are you mistaken? Perhaps you didn't give me a hairband like that?" She had to deny it to the death!
If her master finds out, he'll definitely trace it back to her! How is she supposed to explain? Not only her and Wang Jingyuan, but their entire families could be implicated!
"Jingyuan, hairbands all look pretty much the same. Besides, how can you be sure you didn't just give them to your older sisters and friends when you were playing around with them?"
The "sisters" Li Mingke mentioned were Wang Jingyuan's maids. He was handsome and had a sweet tongue, often charming the girls and it was perfectly normal for him to give them gifts as a favor.
"Even so, I do remember that you, cousin, came from me..."
“Cousin!” Li Mingke stopped him. “I remember now.”
“Cousin, you finally remembered! So what do we do now? Should we go to Immortal Venerable Jinyun…”
"I do remember, but what I do remember is that I didn't take the hairband from you, but a belt!"
"ah?"
“Cousin, the belt was placed together with the hairband that day, so I took the belt, but you remembered it as the hairband. The belt is still in my room. I'll take you to see it myself when we get home!” Li Mingke said firmly.
Seeing his cousin's confident expression, Wang Jingyuan began to have doubts. Perhaps he really had misremembered?
He scratched his head. "Sigh, I've been drawing talismans all day, and my brain isn't working properly anymore. Cousin, don't blame me. It's just that Immortal Venerable Jinyun is too scary. After he found out that I bought it, he came straight to me. I panicked and didn't know what to do, so I came to Yixiantian to ask you."
"It's okay, you're my cousin, don't be afraid, I'm here for you!" Li Mingke comforted him.
She was glad that Wang Jingyuan wasn't so "clever," or rather, that he didn't keep everything in his mind and trusted her, his "cousin," too much.
She felt strangely uncomfortable.
"Go back, Jingyuan. Don't stay here too long. If people find out, they'll inevitably become suspicious."
“Yes, cousin, I’ll be going then.” Wang Jingyuan stood up.
"Don't worry, write a letter to your uncle and tell him how you've been doing so far, so he won't worry." Although Li Mingke said this, he knew that Wang Jingyuan would understand what she meant.
“This… alright!” Wang Jingyuan nodded, subtly hinting that he believed his father would understand.
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An unassuming horse-drawn carriage drove into the Li family's residence in Pengzhou.
"sister!"
"Little brother, you've finally arrived!"
The visitor was none other than Wang Laiyang, the owner of Fengyulou and father of Wang Jingyuan.
The two hurried into the secret room.
"Brother, Mingke just sent me a letter. Immortal Venerable Jinyun may have discovered something and is now searching for people throughout the entire Immortal Sect!" Li Zengqing's face was full of anxiety.
"Sister, don't be anxious. Mingke is staying safely in the First Line of Heaven, isn't she? Since Immortal Venerable Jinyun hasn't restricted her, it means they haven't suspected her yet," Wang Laiyang comforted her sister.
"This is the only place where I can feel at ease!" Li Zengqing clutched his chest.
"Sister, I just received a letter from Jingyuan too."
"What! What's wrong with Jingyuan?!" Li Zengqing exclaimed in shock.
They're all such a handful!
"He said that Immortal Venerable Jinyun found a hairband, which Mingke must have accidentally dropped and found on his head." Wang Laiyang was not as excited as Li Zengqing.
"But there is good news." He then took out another letter.
"What good news?" Li Zengqing couldn't think of any good news that could come at a time like this.
"A personal letter from Immortal Venerable Jinyun, requesting Fengyulou to investigate the owner of the hairband, with a very generous reward. Look, there's also Immortal Venerable Jinyun's private seal." Wang Laiyang showed the letter to Li Zengqing.
“In other words…” Li Zengqing murmured.
Yes, that means
—We have a lot of room to maneuver.
Li Zengqing finally clapped his hands and laughed.
"Can you believe it? I, Li Zengqing, have never imagined that I could deceive Immortal Venerable Jinyun twice!"
"Little brother, thank goodness you're here!"
"Sister, you're being too polite. When we decided to go all the way down this path, we should have expected to face this situation. Fortunately, we still have some useful things to rely on," Wang Laiyang said with a smile.
"So what do you plan to do?"
"Isn't there this He Banjian who's been making waves lately? Since Immortal Venerable Jinyun wants 'Half-Seeing,' then we'll grant him 'Half-Seeing'!"
"Excellent! He Banjian's appearance is perfectly timed! Isn't she with the Demon Lord now? Then let the Immortal Lord clash with the Demon Lord again. Even if the Immortal and Demon realms are thrown into turmoil again, what does it have to do with my Li Mingke!"
"Sister, don't worry, leave this to Fengyulou—after all, we have plenty of experience!"
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