"Ah? No, no, no need! Knowing that my sister lives upstairs, Yueting feels much more at ease. No need to trouble yourself, um, I'm sorry to bother you!"
Qin Yueting felt that this powerful older sister could definitely help her, and she genuinely wanted to make friends with Yu Ling and didn't want to leave a bad impression on her. So she abandoned the money and left, with the coachman following closely behind.
This little incident didn't disturb Yu Ling's enjoyment at all. Since she had gotten so much money from Qin Yueting for free, she was going to spend it first to avoid the tragedy of losing the person but not spending the money.
Transform this Thousand Illusions dress into the gorgeous gown of an ordinary young lady, bulge your jade purse, head straight to various restaurants to savor delicacies, then go to the theater to listen to music, find handsome young men and beautiful young women to have fun with, and then stroll around the street stalls. Life couldn't be more enjoyable.
She completely forgot about the turmoil in the capital. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Problems in the palace are human affairs, what does it have to do with me, a survivor? Besides, the side quest didn't say anything about upholding justice.
Having finally regained her strength and become a top-tier expert, Yu Ling's path to survival is currently relatively smooth. She decisively finds an excuse to slack off and arranges her happy life plan perfectly.
After going out and having fun for so long, she rarely went back to the inn. In fact, she would usually use magic to teleport back to her bed in the middle of the night. Apart from eating, drinking, and having fun, she would sleep soundly and recuperate, which was incredibly enjoyable.
This left Qin Yueting, who wanted to get to know Yu Ling better, empty-handed every time she went to see her.
She was particularly upset because it was so difficult to get any information about her brother, and she hadn't found anything in the past few days.
Qin Yueting's family has many children, and they don't pay much attention to their missing adopted son. They also don't care much about her, who is not an only child and is born out of wedlock. Apart from giving her a lot of pocket money, they can't expect the family to help with anything else.
Now, even the only person she has barely met, the Heavenly Master Sister, who might be her outside help, is busy with mysterious whereabouts. Who else can she rely on?
"Miss, if it really doesn't work out, then forget it! I don't think those security guards in the capital really recognize Young Master Wei. No matter how easy they are to talk to, they are still government soldiers. They'll get impatient with you asking them so many questions!"
The coachman had been running around for several days, and his legs were almost broken from exhaustion. He really wanted to turn back home. If it weren't for the young lady giving him so much money, he would have been living a pretty comfortable life at the Qin residence, just coasting along and getting paid a basic wage.
"Sigh, let's rest for today then, but I won't go back to the manor until I find my brother. We'll search again tomorrow. How could a perfectly healthy person just disappear without a trace in this bustling city?" Qin Yueting said.
She was still not giving up; she wouldn't consider going home until she had spent all her budget.
Meanwhile, the Celestial Master Yu Ling, who was busy running around in her mind, was actually... busier than her.
Yu Ling, who has become a master of time management, goes here to eat and drink in the morning, then goes to the theater to listen to music and watch plays. At noon, she goes there to eat and drink, and also goes to elegant places to recite poems with the beautiful ladies who perform their talents. She also chats with some handsome young men. In the evening, she even plans to stroll through the night market in Beijing. She is really too busy to handle anything.
It was fortunate that she changed her style of dress every time she used Qianhuan and even wore a veil, otherwise, if Qin Yueting, who was running around looking for her brother, had seen her, her worldview would definitely have been shattered.
—In this world of missions, being a demon hunter is a sacred profession. Yu Ling's behavior is as horrifying as Ultraman not fighting monsters but going to a disco.
Happy times are always short-lived. No matter how much Yu Ling goes out to have fun, she still has to go back to the inn to sleep. After doing this many times, one day she happened to run into Qin Yueting, who was returning home late at night.
Facing the generous young lady, Yu Ling naturally had to greet her. She said:
"Miss Qin? Why are you back so late? Girls should be more careful when going out! By the way, is there any progress on your brother's matter?"
"Thank you for the reminder, Sister Du. Yue Ting will definitely pay more attention. I still haven't heard from my brother. I've asked many people these past few days, but no one has heard of his name or seen him."
Qin Yueting's voice was unusually dejected.
She had dark circles under her eyes from staying up all night, her hair was messy, and she didn't care about her appearance at all. She looked really exhausted these past few days. Fortunately, her face still held up well, and she looked pitiful but also a little cute.
"Huh? How could this be?"
This result was indeed unexpected for Yu Ling. She thought that at most she would not be able to find the person, but now she couldn't even see the person she had met. This was a bit too unbelievable.
"Miss Qin, do you know what your brother is going to do in the capital?" Yu Ling asked.
"My brother heard that the palace is recruiting demon-slaying masters. His master signed a contract with our family and can't go, so he came to the capital alone to try his luck."
Qin Yueting was eager to have someone to confide in, and continued...
"The last letter he wrote to me was when he first came to the capital. He even said he would bring me some local specialties back! But... after that, I never heard from my brother again."
This is really strange. A Taoist master should be at least half as skilled as the original owner of this body, the villain who broke up couples. Moreover, he came to the palace to apply for a job. Even if something happened, it shouldn't have been done so quietly!
"Did you go to the palace to ask?" Yu Ling asked.
"The palace is heavily guarded and civilians are not allowed to get close. Only the demon-hunting masters who are being recruited these days can sign up nearby, but I went there to ask and there was no sign-up form for my brother."
To be precise, Qin Yueting had asked every single person in Beijing, down to the ants on the street and many unlucky passersby with indistinct facial features, whom she had asked repeatedly.
Qin Yueting was so frustrated that she was going bald. Why was it so difficult to find someone? It was really difficult because it was such a dangerous profession as exorcists, and they couldn't report the disappearance to the authorities.
"Sister Du, do you have any good ideas? If this continues, I can't take it anymore, sob sob sob..." Qin Yueting cried as she spoke. It was really hard for an ordinary girl like her to put aside her pride and not go around asking for help.
Yu Ling had no choice but to put the palace matters on the agenda, but it would be better to attach a reputation for being helpful, she said:
"Alright, alright, stop crying. I happen to be a Celestial Master too. I'll go to the palace to register tomorrow and see what's going on. If I'm also missing, it just means your brother is being held somewhere in the palace. Just wait patiently."
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