Although he sometimes disappears without a trace, he always leaves some clues. Why did he disappear without a trace this time? Could something have happened?
At this moment, Ji Jiuying recalled the scene when she was undergoing her tribulation. Could his disappearance be related to her?
"Have you sent anyone to investigate?"
Yingyue nodded.
"Alright, go down there again in a while."
"yes."
After saying that, he disappeared from the spot.
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Bai Lisha sat in the main hall, looking around as if she had never seen the world before.
This was her third time visiting the Nine Heavens Divine Palace, and she was always amazed each time. Just then, a sound of footsteps came from behind her. Bai Lisha's face lit up with joy, but when she saw who it was, her smile vanished instantly.
"Fairy Xin Yao, what are you doing here? I didn't come here to see you." Bai Lisha glanced at her.
Xin Yao, dressed in a white dress, with delicate features and bright, innocent eyes, stood at the door like a pure white lotus flower emerging from the mud.
"Holy Maiden of Yaochi, His Majesty dislikes women getting close to him. Hearing that you came to the Nine Heavens Divine Palace to see him, Xin Yao has come to entertain you on His Majesty's behalf. Please do not take offense."
As Xin Yao spoke, she arrived in front of Bai Lisha, slowly and gracefully pouring her a cup of tea. Her smile was innocent and radiant, revealing not a single flaw.
Bai Lisha did not take the teacup. Upon hearing her words, she immediately showed displeasure. Who was Bai Lisha? She was the next palace master of Yaochi Palace. Just because she was the daughter of a subordinate did not mean that she could act as the master of this place just because she was staying at the Nine Heavens Divine Palace!
In her heart, Xiao Jiu was the mistress of the house, and Bai Lisha didn't care about Xin Yao.
“Fairy Xin Yao, you are not a member of the Nine Heavens Divine Palace, nor can you represent the Nine Heavens Divine Palace. Don’t speak to me like you’re the master of this place.”
A hint of mockery flashed in Shirakawa's eyes as she spoke without any politeness.
Xin Yao's heart sank, and a flash of murderous intent crossed her eyes, but her face still wore an innocent smile.
"Holy Maiden, you jest. Everyone in the Heavenly Realm knows that His Majesty is abstinent from women; anyone who gets within three feet of him must..."
"Who told you I came here to see him?"
Xin Yao was interrupted by Bai Lisha before she could finish speaking. Xin Yao froze on the spot. Wasn't she looking for the Venerable One? Could it be looking for Si Yu? But Si Yu wasn't in the Nine Heavens Divine Palace.
"Holy Maiden, please return. Si Yu did not come to the Nine Heavens Divine Palace."
Xin Yao still had that approachable smile on her face.
Bai Lisha glanced at her impatiently, but her eyes lit up when she saw the two figures behind her. Then, as if remembering something, she looked at Xin Yao and said, "The people I found have arrived. Fairy Xin Yao, you should go back to where you came from!"
After saying that, he ignored what she said and walked right past her.
"Xiao Jiu, Xiang Ling, I've missed you so much!"
Xin Yao turned around and saw two people approaching from not far away. Her smile froze on her face, and her eyes showed disbelief.
She knew she had ascended to heaven, and she sent many people to find her, hoping to kill her before she arrived at the Nine Heavens Divine Palace. Unexpectedly, she had already arrived at the Nine Heavens Divine Palace. She had many spies in the Nine Heavens Palace, but she had not received any news at all!
The Venerable One had already forgotten her, yet she still managed to appear here; she was quite capable! Surprised, Xin Yao felt a sense of apprehension towards Ji Jiuying.
"noob."
"I've missed you so much too, and we were just about to come find you," Hei Xiangling said, hugging Bai Lisha.
"And you still say that? You value romance over friendship. The first thing you did after coming up wasn't to look for me. If Si Yu hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you were here."
Shiraisha said, pretending to be angry.
Ji Jiuying and Hei Xiangling exchanged a glance. "Oh, Xiaobai, don't be angry. Here, this is a gift we prepared for you."
He then took out a bottle of spiritual spring water and placed it in Bai Lisha's hand. Bai Lisha looked at the water in the bottle and her lips twitched slightly!
Could you be any more perfunctory?
Seeing what she was thinking, Hei Xiangling whispered something in her ear. Bai Lisha's eyes widened, and she quickly put away the spiritual spring water in her hand.
"Well, alright then, I'll forgive you this once."
The group exchanged smiles, but a soft cough from behind them brought them back to reality.
Actually, the two of them had already seen Xin Yao when they came in, but they just pretended not to see her.
With red lips and white teeth, phoenix eyes that seemed to smile, and a face as beautiful as a peach blossom, she was stunning at first glance, but that smile was anything but kind.
"Ji Jiuying, it's truly unexpected that you'd be here," Xin Yao said with a smile.
"It's quite disappointing that you're not dead."
Ji Jiuying grabbed the Evil Flame from her spatial storage, stroked its fur, and didn't even want to give it a glance.
Xin Yao scoffed, her tone arrogant: "There are plenty of things that have disappointed you. Last time, it was just the Venerable One fooling you. You're really naive. But... you're quite capable. It's not easy to climb up from the lower plane to here!"
Bai Lisha was about to step forward to say something when Ji Jiuying stopped her: "Acting is much simpler than acting, Xin Yao."
Xin Yao's face remained unchanged, still exuding an air of nobility. However, beneath her sleeves, unseen by anyone, her fists were clenched tightly, her nails digging deep into her flesh without her even noticing.
"Hehe, Miss Ji is joking. Over the years, I have been the only woman he has allowed to live in the Nine Heavens Divine Palace and be close to him. I believe His Excellency knows me better than anyone else what kind of person I am."
Ji Jiuying looked at Xin Yao with a half-smile, her eyes filled with mockery: "Miss Xin, if you and A Yue are really that close, why are you in such a hurry to assert your dominance in front of me? Could it be that Miss Xin lacks confidence?"
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