Chapter 291 Meeting, Standoff
A gust of cold air swept over him, and Ji Xinghan couldn't help but shiver. He turned his head and saw Lu Ye, dressed in black, standing there, seemingly emanating a chill from his body.
The eyes beneath the mask were cold and icy as they stared at Ji Xinghan.
Kano: "You're lying to me?"
Ji Xinghan complained bitterly. Master Chongyue had only returned, and he hadn't reconciled with his wife. His wife hadn't even said a word, so why was Lu Ye angry?
Lady Yingyue really wanted to see Luye!
She didn't lie to him!
Lu Ye turned and left, and Ji Xinghan quickly chased after him: "Master Lu, don't rush, at least see Yingyue, she really misses you."
Based on the information she had gathered over the past few days, as well as the gossip she had overheard at the alchemy conference, she was able to roughly piece together the love-hate relationship between Chongyue, Yingyue, and Luye.
Several points can be confirmed: First, Lady Yingyue prefers Luye, and Luye has always been thinking about her, so there is a misunderstanding between them; second, Master Chongyue has been deceiving Lady Yingyue all along. Although he also likes her, he is mostly using her.
Most importantly, Master Chongyue is brewing a viral disaster, and she must stop it.
In this situation, we can only rely on the power of NPCs!
Lu Ye suddenly turned around: "You must be suffering from Chongyue's curse, right?"
What?
Ji Xinghan was shocked. Was she cursed by Master Chongyue?
What curse?
Lu Ye had already left without looking back. Ji Xinghan didn't have time to think it through and chased after him a few steps: "Master, don't go."
Lu Ye quickened his pace, and Ji Xinghan, growing increasingly anxious, called out, "Lu Ye!"
"Luye?" Madam Yingyue's voice came. She had walked out of the courtyard gate at some point. Looking at the back of the man in black, her eyes were filled with tears. "It really is you. You've finally come."
Master Chongyue followed him out, his face ashen, and he looked coldly at Ji Xinghan.
Luye stood still, motionless, without turning around.
Lady Yingyue hurried a few steps: "Luye... all these years, why haven't you come back? Do you hate me that much? Waaah!"
She burst into tears of emotion.
Master Chongyue walked to the lady's side, took her arm, and frowned, saying, "Is it this person again? Is he impersonating Master Luye again?"
The lady's crying stopped abruptly: "What?"
Master Chongyue sighed: "He impersonated Master Luye and did several bad things, and even messed up the alchemy conference. Yue'er, I have verified that he is not Luye. He just looks like Luye from behind."
Lady Yingyue stared at the man in black's retreating figure and murmured, "Impossible, he is Lu Ye, I can't be mistaken!"
Upon hearing Master Chongyue's words, Ji Xinghan's thoughts raced.
Has she got the wrong person? Isn't this Kano?
No, Master Chongyue must have done it on purpose.
He certainly didn't want his wife to meet with Kano.
At this moment, Master Chongyue said loudly, "Turn around, take off your mask, and let my wife see it so we can confirm whether you are the real Lu Ye."
The man in black was startled, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm not, Madam, you've mistaken me for someone else!"
Ji Xinghan detected a hint of bitterness in the deep voice.
Upon hearing the voice, Lady Yingyue was taken aback: "Luye, why has your voice changed?"
Master Chongyue: "Yue'er, I told you, he only looks like Luye from behind, but his voice and appearance are different from Luye's."
Lady Yingyue screamed excitedly, "I don't believe it! Turn around!"
She staggered a few steps, trying to walk further, but Master Chongyue firmly grasped her shoulders and said softly, "Don't get too close to him, he's dangerous."
Ji Xinghan frowned. Master Chongyue was preventing Madam Yingyue from communicating with Luye!
No, we can't let him succeed!
At this moment, Lu Ye remained motionless. After a moment, he lifted his foot and walked away.
He's leaving!
Ji Xinghan took a few quick steps, grabbed Lu Ye, and whispered, "Master Lu Ye, did you see that? Chong Yue is very afraid of you meeting Ying Yue. He has something to hide. Look, he's even controlled Ying Yue!"
Kano put his foot down again, which he had just raised.
Ji Xinghan was secretly pleased; this tactic had worked.
Lu Ye cares about Ying Yue, so he can only exaggerate Ying Yue's situation to make him worry so that he might stay.
Then she added, "As you know, Yingyue is simple-minded and no match for Chongyue. In this relationship, it seems that Yingyue is being pampered and spoiled, but in fact, her joys and sorrows are all controlled by Chongyue!"
Ji Xinghan grabbed Lu Ye's arm and noticed that it was trembling slightly.
As expected, Lu Ye was more concerned about Ying Yue.
She continued, "Look, Yingyue is heartbroken and desperate, but Chongyue still puts the Alchemy Conference first. If you were in her shoes, would you do the same?"
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Master Chongyue roared.
"Did I say something wrong?" Ji Xinghan turned around and sneered, "How long has Madam Yingyue been heartbroken? You haven't shown up for a long time. First, you spent a long time with someone, then you went to some alchemy conference, where you ate and drank and entertained some unimportant people, leaving Madam Yingyue here, heartbroken and desperate, unable to eat or sleep. You can do such things, and you don't even allow people to talk about it?"
“Nonsense, I didn’t…” Master Chongyue was even more furious.
"Then why haven't you shown up for so long?" Ji Xinghan demanded sharply.
She realized that if she didn't take drastic measures, she wouldn't be able to keep Lu Ye today.
As for offending Master Chongyue?
So what if we offend them!
Master Chongyue first poisoned her, then cursed her; he's already gone to great lengths to do so. What does she have to be afraid of?
Upon hearing Ji Xinghan's words, Madam Yingyue's expression changed. She threw down the bouquet in her hand and said, "Chongyue, get out of here! I don't want to see you again!"
Master Chongyue quickly softened his tone: "Yue'er, don't listen to what others are saying. I've already explained it to you. I went to many places to collect these flowers, just to give you a surprise!"
Lady Yingyue sniffed, staring at Luye, and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
Master Chongyue nodded: "Yes, as you know, these phoenix tails are extremely rare. I went to great lengths to collect 28 of them. We have been married for 28 years, and I went to several places to get this number."
Ji Xinghan: "He's lying!"
She tugged at Lu Ye hard: "You know so much. Tell me, does it really take that many days to collect 28 phoenix tails?"
Lu Ye said in a hoarse voice, "I heard that nearly a hundred phoenix tails have appeared at the market recently, and someone spent a fortune to buy one. 24 hours ago, Chong Yue, was that you?"
Chongyue immediately fell silent.
After a moment of hesitation, he said, "I don't know. I haven't been to any markets these past few days because I've been collecting phoenix tails."
Kano chuckled and said, "Is that so?"
Ji Xinghan was excited; Lu Ye had finally clashed with Master Chongyue.
Lu Ye is an NPC after all, so he knows a lot!
Yingyue looked at Master Chongyue, then at Luye, her face pale: "So, you were all lying to me?"
Chongyue gritted her teeth and looked at Luye: "You did this on purpose, didn't you? Disrupting the alchemy competition and now meddling in my family affairs, who are you? If you have the guts, take off your mask and let me see!"
Lady Yingyue's eyes lit up.
Master Chongyue saw this and sneered, "No matter who you are, you can't possibly be Lu Ye!"
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