Chapter 143 Embarrassing
Yu Sui carefully compared the location of Taiyi's map with the location of Mei Liangyu's Listening Wind Ruler, and wondered how he had gotten to such a far place.
There's sea everywhere over there. Senior brother, are we on the sea or in the ocean?
Taiyi's communication network covers almost all mountains, but the Communication Institute has limited its range to prevent it from connecting with other mountains, which is why it cannot transmit messages or sounds to the outside world.
While Yu Sui was still deep in thought, the red dot suddenly disappeared from the map.
She immediately checked Zhonglishan's location, but it wasn't displayed.
Is the problem with the mountain counting device, or is the wind-listening ruler broken?
Yu Sui sent a message to Mei Liangyu, but received no reply.
Inside Taiyi Communications Institute.
The Taoist sage Li Qiuwen stood before three great mountains, his hands behind his back.
Dean Song of the Communication Institute stood to the side, awaiting orders from the other party.
After a long while, Li Qiuwen stared at the mountains and pondered, "I still care a little about what happened last time."
Dean Song bowed his head respectfully and said, "What do you think we should do?"
"Pass down the order: the Communications Institute will be closed for the next seven days, and all functions of the wind-sensing device will be suspended," Li Qiuwen said. "Inspect all the data mountains within the Communications Institute."
Dean Song trembled upon hearing this and hurriedly said, "If we were to inspect all the mountains, it would probably take seven days..."
“I will help too,” Li Qiuwen said. “I will investigate personally.”
Seeing that he was determined, Dean Song knew that nothing he said would make a difference, so he nodded and sent out the notice.
Soon the Communication Academy became lively. The Communication Academy sorcerers who had gone back to rest were all called up and brought back to the Communication Academy to begin searching the mountains.
The disciples within the academy and the people in the outer city all received a notification from the Taiyi Communication Academy, informing them that the Listening Wind Ruler would be unusable for the next seven days.
Upon seeing the message, Yu Sui sighed inwardly, thinking how coincidental it all was.
The Communications Research Institute wanted to dismantle the data mountain for inspection, and she couldn't stop them.
Yu Sui stood outside the Ghost Path Sanctuary, lost in thought for a long time. Just as she was about to leave, she looked up and saw Yan Xiaochuan walking towards her from the night. The young man was also somewhat surprised to see her standing at the door and waved, saying, "Little Princess!"
"Why are you here?" Yu Sui asked, putting away the Wind Listening Ruler.
Yan Xiaochuan said breathlessly, "I came to find Senior Brother Liangyu. I went to the dormitory before but couldn't find him. The Communication Academy just said that the Listening Wind Ruler is no longer in use, so I had no choice but to try my luck at the Ghost Path Holy Hall."
Yu Sui said helplessly, "My senior brother isn't here either."
Yan Xiaochuan was stunned. He glanced at the Ghost Dao Holy Hall, which he couldn't enter, and scratched his head in confusion: "Where did Senior Brother Liangyu go?"
Let's go to the sea.
Yu Sui thought to herself, but said on the surface, "It might be at another store. I'll help you look."
"No need, it's not urgent." Yan Xiaochuan shook his head. "I'll go ask the others."
Yu Sui watched Yan Xiaochuan leave, and stood outside the door for a long time before leaving herself. As soon as she stepped out of the Ghost Path Holy Hall, she saw Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu waiting at the end of the path.
These two wouldn't be waiting there for no reason.
"Little Princess, I'm sorry we meet again." Zhang Xiangyun smiled at Yu Sui.
Yu Sui looked around and frowned, saying, "You're so blatant in coming here to find me, aren't you afraid someone will see you?"
“I’m a regular at the Ghost Dao family. Although I’m not as diligent as you, little princess, attending every family’s classes, I still come to the Ghost Dao family’s classes quite often.” Zhang Xiangyun shrugged. “It’s not strange that you saw it.”
Yu Sui asked, "What is it?"
Zhang Xiangyun was straightforward and asked directly, "Is Mei Liangyu in the sanctuary?"
Yu Sui said, "He's not here."
Zhang Xiangyun sized her up, as if hesitating whether or not to believe her.
Yu Sui walked forward and continued, "You just wanted to ask me if my senior brother was here?"
"He took some men to the Mechanical Island that night and took something very important, but now he's nowhere to be found." Zhang Xiangyun stared at Yu Sui as she approached, narrowing his eyes. "You two are so close, didn't he tell you?"
Yu Sui feigned ignorance: "What did Senior Brother retrieve from the Mechanical Island?"
"What do you think?" Zhang Xiangyun sneered. "If it weren't for the Milky Way water, I wouldn't care what he took."
Seeing Yu Sui's surprised expression, Zhang Xiangyun couldn't find any flaws. Since she knew nothing about it, Mei Liangyu probably hadn't revealed any information to her.
"But I didn't see my senior brother either, and Master said he hadn't been here." Yu Sui looked worried about Mei Liangyu. "Are you sure my senior brother got the Milky Way Water?"
Zhang Xiangyun squinted and said, "I don't want to believe Nian Qiuyan's divination results, so I plan to go to the Mechanical Island tomorrow to see for myself."
Seeing Yu Sui's worried expression, he suddenly smiled and said, "Little Princess, if you're so worried about your senior brother, then come with us to the Abyss Sea tomorrow. Don't forget, finding the Milky Way Water is also your responsibility."
Zhang Xiangyun reached out and pressed down on Yu Sui's shoulder, bending down to get closer to her. His tone was half teasing and half threatening: "If Mei Liangyu really gets the Milky Way Water, whether to kill or rob it will all depend on your word, Little Princess."
Yu Sui looked back, her eyes trembling slightly. Before she could reply, Luo Fu, who had been quiet all along, suddenly looked in a certain direction and said coldly, "Who?"
The moment he opened his mouth, Luo Fu had already made his move.
The talisman he flung from his hand transformed into a blue sword beam, clashing with the sword of the person hiding behind the tree, producing a crisp sound.
Yu Sui saw who was behind the tree, shook off Zhang Xiangyun's hand that was pressing on his shoulder, and shouted, "Stop!"
Li Jinshuang, carrying a food box, emerged from the shadows behind the tree. When she looked up, her gaze calmly swept over Luo Fu and Zhang Xiangyun.
"Oh," Zhang Xiangyun chuckled, "I thought you were going to hide forever, but I only touched her once and you couldn't resist."
Both Yu Sui and Zhang Xiangyun knew of Li Jinshuang's existence.
Given Zhang Xiangyun's keen sense, he would never discuss the Milky Way with Yu Sui under any threatening circumstances.
Li Jinshuang was originally summoned by Yu Sui.
Her Five Elements Light Core detected the arrival of Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu, so before the Listening Wind Ruler could still be used, she sent a message saying that she was hungry and asked Li Jinshuang to bring her some midnight snacks from the dining hall to the Ghost Path Holy Hall.
Yu Sui calculated that Li Jinshuang had met Zhang Xiangyun and the other person at the Ghost Path Holy Hall before coming over from there.
Luo Fu stared coldly at Li Jinshuang: "She heard everything."
Yu Sui stood between the two groups and said to Zhang Xiangyun, "I will handle this."
"How do you plan to solve this?" Zhang Xiangyun asked with a smile.
Yu Sui looked somewhat annoyed: "Do you intend to kill someone in the academy to silence them?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiangyun put his hand on Luo Fu's shoulder and burst into laughter. His shoulders trembled with laughter, and he remained silent for a long time before Luo Fu finally spoke: "How do you plan to resolve this?"
Yu Sui didn't turn around to look at Li Jinshuang. Her back was straight, and she seemed naive and foolish: "She won't tell anyone."
Luo Fu listened without any reaction, his eyes showing no trust whatsoever.
In the silent stare between the two, there seemed to be no room for negotiation. Luo Fu made another move to grab Li Jinshuang. At the same time, Yu Sui ignited golden protective energy. The unseen bell rang, and the tense atmosphere was interrupted by Zhang Xiangyun's words.
Zhang Xiangyun's gaze passed over Yu Sui and looked at Li Jinshuang behind him, but he spoke to Yu Sui: "Since you trust her so much, we will not interfere in this matter, but this junior sister of the military family must come with us to the Mechanized Island tomorrow."
Yu Sui frowned, clearly unwilling, but Zhang Xiangyun said, "Little Princess, if you really want to fight here, we don't care."
Li Jinshuang then spoke up, "Okay."
"Okay, that's settled then." Zhang Xiangyun clapped his hands and said cheerfully, "See you tomorrow morning."
Before leaving, Luo Fu glanced at Yu Sui, and only after he had walked a distance did he say to Zhang Xiangyun, "She is far inferior to Qing Kui."
“Indeed, with Qingkui as a comparison, she seems too naive and foolish.” Zhang Xiangyun said in a relaxed tone, “But that’s good, it saves us some trouble. Once she makes a foolish mistake and messes things up, she’ll be kicked out of Taiyi.”
After seeing Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu leave, Yu Sui turned around.
She looked at Li Jinshuang apologetically and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect to involve you in these troubles."
After hearing the conversation tonight, Li Jinshuang finally understood what trouble Yu Sui was talking about.
She carefully considered her words before saying, "This is something that would be very difficult for you to handle alone."
Yu Sui lowered her head and didn't say anything.
She deliberately let Li Jinshuang know.
In Yu Sui's view, the effect of bringing up the matter of the Milky Way Water and the Orchid Poison on his own initiative was different from letting Li Jinshuang find out by accident.
Yu Sui and Xue Mushi had the strongest bond because they possessed the secret of the strange fire.
She had already seen through Wei Ren's intentions, so she wasn't worried.
Only Li Jinshuang, the relationship between Yu Sui and her was still a little lacking.
“Going to the island will be somewhat dangerous,” Yu Sui said. “These two won’t listen to me.”
Li Jinshuang looked at her and said, "Wouldn't it be more dangerous for you to go alone?"
Yu Sui was stunned for a moment.
She looked up at Li Jinshuang, and the girl in front of her was completely different from when she first met her.
The handsome yet somewhat gloomy young man's appearance had disappeared; now standing before her was a clean and beautiful young woman in a white dress.
Although regaining her girlish appearance makes her seem even more aloof and unapproachable, she is surprisingly a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
Yu Sui took Li Jinshuang back to her dormitory before telling her about her relationship with Zhang Xiangyun.
Li Jinshuang frowned upon hearing this: "Being too involved with Lan Du is not a good thing. If the academy finds out..."
"I know." Yu Sui sat down opposite her, holding the scalding hot teacup in both hands, but didn't seem to notice anything amiss. She looked down at the steam rising from the cup. "I'll find a way to solve this, but I'm afraid you'll have to suffer a bit for a while."
Li Jinshuang paused for a moment, then whispered, "I'm fine."
"Are you really alright?" Yu Sui looked up, looking troubled. "I'm really afraid they'll kill you to silence you."
Li Jinshuang shook her head and said, "That place is too close to the Ghost Dao Holy Hall. Even if a fight breaks out, they won't dare to make too much noise. Besides, as long as you speak, Saint Changgen will come over."
"Killing someone in the academy isn't the best option either; they'll just try to control me and erase my memories."
But Zhang Xiangyun also knew that Yu Sui dared not summon the Sage Chang Gen.
Both sides had their concerns, and in the end, they could only compromise.
Yu Sui lightly tapped her teacup with her finger and looked at Li Jinshuang with a smile: "This is a task my father gave me, and it also concerns my inheritance rights. Aren't you afraid that I might become like Zhang Xiangyun in order to inherit the Nangong family?"
After a long silence, Li Jinshuang finally mustered up the courage to say, "In my heart, you are not that kind of person."
It seemed a little embarrassing for her to say such a thing, and after glancing at Yu Sui for a short while, Li Jinshuang looked away.
Yu Sui burst out laughing at Li Jinshuang's embarrassed dodge.
She reached out to Li Jinshuang for food, her voice tinged with a playful, coquettish tone: "I'm really hungry."
Li Jinshuang lifted the food box onto the table, opened it, and took out the late-night snacks inside, sharing them with her.
[Author's Note]
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