Chapter 396 You should answer me about Mei Liangyu's whereabouts
A brief silence fell over the council chamber; no one dared to speak rashly at this moment.
While the others scrutinized Yu Sui, Sheng Fei, kneeling on the ground, felt a throbbing pain in his temples. He glanced at Su Xingchao, who had been thrown in front of him, unconscious and unaware of his own fate, and a surge of anger rose in his chest, unbearable.
Sheng Fei, who had been kneeling in front of the council hall for several days, suddenly broke through Nangong Ming's seal and stood up, walking towards Yu Sui with a protective aura burning within him.
The moment Yu Sui glanced back, Jiang Chi and Han Bing beside him had already taken the initiative to stop Sheng Fei, and the golden spirit words that burst from his fingertips emitted a sharp cry.
"Sheng Fei." Madam Sheng stood up and reprimanded him in a stern voice.
Although Jiang Chi had a smiling expression, he lowered his voice and warned, "Third Young Master, don't be impulsive."
Han Bing also frowned, looking at Sheng Fei with disapproval.
Yu Sui seemed unaware of Sheng Fei's motives and asked in surprise, "Third Brother, what are you doing?"
Sheng Fei really wanted to expose her true colors to everyone, but no matter what he said, no one would believe him.
The current situation is clearly something Nangong Ming did not expect.
He never even imagined that Sheng Fei and Nangong Sui would one day fight.
The youngest daughter has always been submissive to her three older brothers, but Nangong Ming doesn't think there's anything wrong with it. Sheng Fei throws a tantrum at his sister because of Gu Gan, but his sister has a good temper and is always tolerant. Their relationship won't cause any major trouble, and that's fine.
But what's the situation right now?
Why do these two siblings look like they're about to fight to the death?
Sheng Fei glanced at his elder brother who was blocking him, and then at his mother who was scolding him. It seemed that everyone was on Yu Sui's side. He couldn't help but laugh in his heart. He suddenly knocked away Han Bing, who was grabbing his wrist, and flicked his hand. The sword spirit flew out from his fingertips and turned into a golden blade, severing Su Xingchao's head on the spot.
Blood splattered on his clothes. Sheng Fei turned around and looked coldly at Yu Sui, meeting her calm gaze as he said, "Satisfied?"
Before Yu Sui could speak, Sheng Fei said with a sharp edge, "In order to decipher the inscription on the Floating Pagoda, I made a bet with Su Xingchao on who would decipher the inscription first, and the loser would have to leave Taiyi. I deciphered it first, but Su Xingchao took advantage of my confinement in the Legalist school and stole the inscription I deciphered and made it public."
Sheng Fei was unwilling to mention his experience of being kidnapped to the Lake of the Dead, as it was a shame he could never wash away.
He shouldn't have trusted Fang Tianchen!
Sheng Fei glared at Yu Sui, but Yu Sui raised an eyebrow and said, "You can tell these things to your father."
The feeling of punching cotton made Sheng Fei even angrier.
Yu Sui smiled and looked back at Nangong Ming: "Although Third Brother didn't save Brother Gu, at least it proves that he won the bet that everyone in Taiyi knows about."
"Father, will this mean we won't have to make Third Brother kneel anymore?"
These words sound like they were entirely for Sheng Fei's sake, and that bringing Su Xingchao back was to help his brother out of a predicament.
But my brother's attitude was so awful; he was simply ungrateful.
Sheng Fei was so angry he almost laughed. He warned in a sinister tone, "Nangong Sui, stop pretending."
Yu Sui looked back innocently, yet with a hint of sarcasm.
No one else dared to speak, only Nangong Ming said with an indifferent yet authoritative expression: "Sui Sui, has becoming a ninth-rate sorcerer made you so arrogant and self-satisfied, so lacking in self-control?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the pressure of the five elements spreading in the air caused the expressions of everyone in the room to change. A visible golden wave of energy swept across, bringing with it a muffled whistling sound.
As soon as Han Ziyang arrived at the council hall, he felt the Five Elements pressure that Nangong Ming was exerting, which was aimed directly at the girl standing in the crowd. His eyelids twitched. Could it be that the prince had finally discovered the shocking secret that his youngest daughter was the destroyer of the world?
Is this a prelude to sacrificing one's own family for the greater good?
The girl, who was the center of attention in the crowd and was under the pressure of the five elements, immediately ignited her protective aura. She stood still and resisted silently. When she looked back at Nangong Ming, she seemed to have no intention of giving in.
During the confrontation, Nangong Ming discovered that Yu Sui was already a tenth-realm sorcerer. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and his oppressive aura gradually dissipated.
Su Feng was about to step in to smooth things over when his father unexpectedly withdrew his imposing aura and compromised first. Su Feng was puzzled, as were the others, who wondered why the angry prince had changed his mind.
"Father, I just wanted to show you the power of the Yin-Yang Fish, the supreme treasure of the Yin-Yang School, which is why I deliberately made you angry. I'm sorry." Yu Sui suddenly reverted to her former obedient demeanor and spoke to Nangong Ming.
Han Ziyang twitched his eyebrows as he watched, speechless.
He didn't pay attention to the issue of Yin and Yang, but thought to himself that the little girl's expression changed quite quickly.
Nangong Ming was slightly taken aback, this was something he hadn't expected: "You have Yin and Yang energies in your body?"
"You didn't notice it just now?" Yu Sui asked in surprise, then rolled her eyes and said innocently, "Yes! During the night trial at the academy, when I went to the Lake of the Underworld to save my third brother, I happened to witness the appearance of Yin and Yang, and the Yin-Yang fish appeared in the world."
"A yin-yang fish?" Sheng Fei was stunned. "You have the yin-yang fish from the Lake of the Dead?"
“How could they all be here with me?” Yu Sui said, meeting Nangong Ming’s gaze. “At that time, both Yin and Yang energies were directed at Brother Gu, and Brother Gu happened to be injured. With the help of the deans, the Yang Fish was sealed inside Brother Gu’s body, while the Yin Fish was sealed here with me by Master.”
"How come I didn't know about this?" Sheng Fei said in disbelief.
Yu Sui didn't even glance at him, and said, "That's because the deans erased your memories of that time in order to seal off the news of the appearance of Yin and Yang energies."
Nangong Ming had never heard of the Yin-Yang Twin Fish appearing in the world. Now that he heard it from Yu Sui, he was somewhat skeptical until she said, "If the Yang Fish hadn't been sealed inside Brother Gu's body, so many Taiyi Saints wouldn't have come to the Endless Sea to search for him."
“Commander Jiang, you saw it with your own eyes these past few days in the Endless Sea.”
Jiang Chi, who was suddenly called out by Yu Sui, paused for a moment, then stepped forward with a smile to report to Nangong Ming: "Your Highness, it is indeed as the princess said. At that time, almost all the saints who were still in Taiyi came to the Endless Sea to search for people. In the end, it was only after the saints confirmed that they had left."
Yu Sui also said, "At that time, the saints led by Elder Zhu asked me to release the Yin Fish in order to find the traces of the Yang Fish, but Dean Zou of the Yin-Yang School rejected it. He believed that this would result in losing the traces of the Yin Fish while losing the Yang Fish."
Nangong Ming glanced at Jiang Chi without showing any emotion. Seeing him nod, indicating that Yu Sui had indeed said that this was true, he narrowed his eyes.
If Nangong Ming wanted to confirm the information, he could simply confront Elder Zhu directly, so Yu Sui had no need to lie about it.
On the contrary, it was Old Zhu who kept this secret from him and didn't tell him in time.
Yang Yu disappeared along with Gu Gan, while Yin Yu remained inside the youngest daughter's body.
Nangong Ming's thoughts raced, his emotions already focused on the important matter at hand thanks to the information Yu Sui had provided. He then asked, "What were the results of the search?"
Yu Sui turned to look at Jiang Chi, and Nangong Ming's gaze also fell on Jiang Chi. Jiang Chi, who should have stayed out of it, was inexplicably subjected to Nangong Ming's gaze, so he cursed inwardly and lowered his head to answer, "Unable to find any trace of Young Master Gu."
"Didn't find it?" Nangong Ming was indeed dissatisfied, his tone becoming more forceful.
Yu Sui spoke up at the opportune moment, saying, "The Taiyi Saints believe that since they did not find Brother Gu in the Endless Sea, it means that he is not dead and has not stopped searching for people, but has expanded the search area."
"Everyone who left Taiyi is now searching the whole world for Brother Gu."
Nangong Ming asked her, "Do you have any clues?"
“Since Yin and Yang energies attract each other, I will sense Brother Gu first if he appears,” Yu Sui said. “The people of Nan Jing are also looking for the Holy Maiden who also disappeared in the Endless Sea. Perhaps if she is with Brother Gu, people will also pay more attention to the movements in Nan Jing.”
Jiang Chi also volunteered, "When I was in the Endless Sea, I had already sent people to keep an eye on the search team in Nanjing."
Nangong Ming's recent frustration over Gu Gan's matter had subsided considerably. He said to his trusted subordinates, "Zhongli Ci's son was also on that cloud carriage at the time. He might be hiding something. Keep a close eye on that area as well."
The confidants immediately responded, "Yes."
Chu Jin frowned upon hearing this. Like most people, she had come to see the princess make a fool of herself, to see how she would be reprimanded by the prince for her poor performance, and then how they would come up with a solution.
She had prepared several suggestions before coming, intending to get down to business after watching the excitement, but she never expected things to turn out this way.
The seemingly innocent girl handled the tricky situation with ease and even managed to outsmart everyone at the beginning.
As Chu Jin was secretly observing Yu Sui, the girl suddenly looked at her. However, after a brief moment of eye contact, her gaze slowly passed over her and landed on Su Feng behind her, a smile appearing on her face.
Chu Jin sensed the girl's disdain for her during their brief eye contact, and felt displeased.
She's not the type to tolerate being bullied.
"As far as I know, your senior brother Mei Liangyu was also on that cloud chariot flying dragon, and Gu Gan's target at the time was Mei Liangyu." Chu Jin stepped forward, looked directly into Yu Sui's eyes and asked, "Now Gu Gan's whereabouts are unknown, and Mei Liangyu's whereabouts are also unknown. You are his junior sister, and the two of you are very close. Do you know Mei Liangyu's whereabouts?"
This was exactly what Nangong Ming wanted to ask, so he didn't stop Chu Jin but waited for Yu Sui to answer.
Chu Jin's smile was enigmatic, her words carrying a hidden meaning: "Do you know who your senior brother, Mei Liangyu, is?"
Su Feng, standing behind: "..."
She knows what I said.
Seeing Chu Jin's deliberate provocation of Yu Sui, Su Feng was speechless.
These words caught Sheng Fei's attention. Who was Mei Liangyu?
Yu Sui looked up at Chu Jin, who had walked up to her. Their dark eyes met, but she smiled and asked Nangong Ming, "Father, which department of the Nangong family is this subordinate? He doesn't know any manners."
Chu Jin's expression turned slightly cold.
Sheng Fei sneered, "She's your twin sister. Didn't you find out at the Golden Pearl Banquet?"
What are we pretending to be now?
"Really?" Yu Sui frowned, puzzled. "What I heard at the Golden Pearl Banquet was that my sister's right arm was cut off by General Zhongli, but your right hand is still there, isn't it?"
After she finished speaking, her gaze remained on Chu Jin's right hand, examining it closely.
This gaze was undoubtedly a thorn to Chu Jin at this moment, causing her eyes to grow colder inch by inch.
Jiang Chi watched the two young ladies confront each other and thought to himself that he knew it. He knew that after all the young masters and ladies gathered in the room, even the prince couldn't control the situation. This little princess... she really knows how to attract hatred.
Han Ziyang rushed over in a panic, only to breathe a sigh of relief when he found that Nangong Ming was not going to kill his own family for the greater good. Looking at the untrustworthy young girl who possessed the secret of the strange fire and had to deal with this big family and that mess, he felt a pang of sympathy.
From now on, we shouldn't call her untrustworthy; we should call her a jinx.
Nangong Ming interrupted their silent standoff in a calm voice: "Sui Sui, show some respect to your older sister."
"So you really are my older sister!" Yu Sui exclaimed in surprise. "Then why is your hand like this? Did you get it back?"
Her direct question made Chu Jin hold her breath: "You should answer me about Mei Liangyu's whereabouts."
Yu Sui didn't answer, but instead looked directly at Nangong Ming, saying, "Father, Master specifically asked me to return to Qingyang immediately to personally bring you his reply. I think it's not appropriate for other outsiders to hear these words."
Upon hearing that it was the reply from the Sage Chang Gen, Nangong Ming pondered for a moment and then said, "All of you, leave."
Jiang Chi and the others wisely retreated immediately. Su Feng stepped forward and asked in a joking tone, "Dad, can't I listen to that either?"
Nangong Ming glanced at him, but Su Feng didn't seem to care much. As he left, he glanced at Chu Jin.
Let's go, outsider.
Chu Jin looked at Yu Sui for a while, then suddenly smiled, concealing the coldness in her eyes, and left with the others.
Madam Han and Madam Sheng stepped forward and each took their son away.
People gradually dispersed, leaving only Nangong Ming and Yu Sui in the end.
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