Upon returning from Lianhua Peak, Feng Qingxue was about to take out the communication stone to contact Feng Che when a subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy in the air interrupted her actions. Feng Qingxue frowned and looked warily at what was in front of her.
Feng Che appeared in the room, and the two stared at each other for a moment.
"Feng girl, I'm so sorry, I didn't know you were back..." As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Che felt something was wrong and quickly explained, "No, I came to find you at Hai Shi (9-11 PM) but you weren't there... so I was worried about you. It's not that I was afraid you would be too anxious and find out."
Feng Che frowned; he felt that the more he explained, the more confused things became!
Feng Qingxue stood frozen in place. What had she just heard? Second Master Feng actually said he was worried about her…
Although I knew that his concern wasn't what he meant, I was still a little happy to hear him say that.
"I know, I was planning to look for you," Feng Qingxue said with a smile.
"You went to Lian Huafeng tonight?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Feng Qingxue's eyes. "You knew?"
"I don't know, I'm just guessing." Feng Che shook his head, then asked, as if remembering something, "But did she discover something?"
"No, because I found out about those things that day, and now my master treats me like an eavesdropper. She was the one who called me over tonight, and we were just talking about the Kamakura Shrine..."
Feng Che narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. That's all?
"By the way, I saw that hairpin tonight, and I've already finished painting it."
As she spoke, Feng Qingxue took out the finished painting from her bosom and handed it to Feng Che.
A hint of surprise flashed across Feng Che's eyes. They got the portrait so quickly? Things were going even more smoothly than he had imagined, so smoothly that he felt something was off. Noticing his emotions, Feng Qingxue asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"N-nothing."
As he spoke, he unfolded the portrait in his hand. Feng Che's imposing figure trembled instantly, his mind went blank, and his head began to buzz…
His eyes were fixed on the hairpin in the painting, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
How could this be... How could this happen! How could it be Lan'er's hairpin!
Kamakura has seen Lan'er! Something flashed through his mind: Blue Star, Jade City, Soul-Locking Needle... Feng Che's expression suddenly changed, as if all the mysteries had been solved at this moment.
"Second Master Feng, what's wrong?"
Feng Qingxue called out to Feng Che several times, but he seemed to be possessed and remained motionless.
"Second Master Feng?"
Feng Qingxue patted his shoulder, and Feng Che came back to his senses. "Feng girl, thank you. I have to go now."
Feng Che put away the painting in his hand, answered somewhat flusteredly, and then disappeared from the spot.
Feng Qingxue looked in the direction he had disappeared with some worry. It was the first time she had seen him so distraught. Was it because of that hairpin...?
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Ji Jiuying also obtained Kamakura's portrait. The moment she opened the portrait, memories overlapped in Ji Jiuying's mind. The face in the dream was blurry, but the figure was somewhat similar to Kamakura's. However, Ji Jiuying was not sure if the person in the illusion was Kamakura.
If so... how could someone she's never met appear in her dream?
At this moment, a shadowy moon that blended into the darkness suddenly appeared in Xianlin Peak.
"hostess!"
"Shadowmoon?"
The stench of blood filled the air, and Ji Jiuying frowned: "You're injured?"
"Minor injuries, madam, but we have made a significant discovery."
Yingyue's voice was somewhat hurried, and it was clear that he was seriously injured: "Put aside everything important and drink this glass of water first."
As they were talking, a glass of water appeared out of thin air in Ji Jiuying's hand. Yingyue didn't know what was in the glass, but it was extremely urgent, so she grabbed it without hesitation and gulped it down.
After drinking a glass of water, Yingyue could clearly feel her injuries healing on their own.
"Tell me, what major discovery have you made?"
"Madam, it's news about the Lady's disappearance. Wuxin and Longyang came to see me not long ago and discovered that the Lady's disappearance occurred only one day before and after Kamakura's failed ascension. The last time the Lady was seen was in Tamaki with a man. I suspect that Kamakura may not be dead... and the person who took the Lady away was also Kamakura!"
Ji Jiuying jumped to her feet! "What did you say?!"
Her mind was a complete mess, but Ji Jiuying quickly calmed down. Kamakura wasn't dead! He was the one who took her mother away...
Blue Star, Tamaki, and the Soul-Locking Needle all seem to point to Kamakura. His feigned death easily diverted attention, so he seems to be the mastermind behind it all. It all makes sense now…
Thinking of something, Ji Jiuying became puzzled again. If he was the one who took her mother away, how did her mother end up alone on the Cangming Continent? Could it be that Kamakura forced her, and she then fled to Cangming alone...?
And after giving birth to her, the person who took her away a second time was very likely also Kamakura. So, the one who put the Soul-Locking Needle on her was Kamakura; he wanted to kill her? Thinking of this, Ji Jiuying dismissed the idea. She clearly remembered Ji Chenyuan saying that the man told her not to be kind to her, just to keep her alive…
So, did he want to ruin her? Or perhaps he wanted to use her to take revenge on the Feng family?
Their investigation into the Soul-Locking Needle focused almost entirely on the people around him, never expecting that he had faked his death.
"Shadowmoon, have you discovered anything else?"
"Mistress, Qingling has gone missing..."
"What? How could Qingling have disappeared? Don't you have tracking skills? Don't you know where she is?"
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