“You two aren’t planning to elope, are you?”
Xie Liuyun’s wary inquiry plunged the atmosphere at the dinner table into dead silence.
The Third Miss, quietly picking at her food, lowered her head morosely and didn’t dare to speak at such a tense moment, for fear of being discovered by Xie Liuyun, a Great Cultivator from the Heavenly Eternal Realm.
Li Muyang’s face went stiff, his heartbeat skyrocketing suddenly.
This is freaking… Who could have foreseen Ghost Mansion Seven showing up like this?
It wasn’t strange that a Great Cultivator from the Heavenly Eternal Realm could approach him so silently.
What mattered was how much this Great Cultivator overheard from what he’d just said.
While speaking with the Third Miss, Li Muyang instinctively set up a small formation around the dinner table, to prevent eavesdropping.
This was a habit Li Muyang had developed during his time in hiding, and it was also the confidence that allowed him to discuss conspiracies in the teahouse’s main hall.
But whether his small formation could fend off a Great Cultivator like Ghost Mansion Seven, from the Heavenly Eternal Realm… that was uncertain.
For a moment, the atmosphere at the dinner table became somewhat awkward.
Just as Li Muyang was starting to sweat and preparing some nonsense to send Xie Liuyun away,
a very familiar young girl’s voice suddenly sounded from not far away.
“Uncle Xie? What are you doing here?”
A beautiful face Li Muyang did not recognize appeared in his field of vision.
The lively and carefree girl sat down beside Xie Liuyun and curiously surveyed the other two people at the table.
“Are these two friends of Uncle Xie?”
Li Muyang didn’t recognize the girl’s face, but her voice, her aura, was clearly that of Liu Lian’er, the young Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect!
The naturally alluring young girl, even with a different face, was still devastatingly beautiful.
Her arrival caused others in the teahouse to glance over, turning their attention towards them.
In an instant, the pressure on Li Muyang intensified.
The arrival of the primary subject completely blocked any room for Li Muyang to spout nonsense.
Li Muyang, who had initially wanted to blather some fictitious tale to deceive Xie Liuyun, was now at a loss for words.
With Liu Lian’er here, how could he fabricate lies to smooth over this situation?
The Third Miss at his side, silently bowing her head, now hung it even lower.
It looked like she was about to bury her entire face in the rice bowl.
Li Muyang truly went numb; the target he wanted to abduct had appeared so easily before his eyes, but it wasn’t just Liu Lian’er who had come…
In the midst of Liu Lian’er’s curious and puzzled gaze, Li Muyang broke the silence after a few seconds, finally saying.
“I am Li Muyang.”
Li Muyang simply and directly revealed his identity.
While speaking, he noted the reactions of both Xie Liuyun and Liu Lian’er.
Xie Liuyun’s eyebrows knitted slightly, but he said nothing.
Liu Lian’er’s reaction was much more exaggerated.
In disbelief, she stared at the toddler before her.
“You… you’re Senior Brother Li? Why have you turned into what you are now?”
Xie Liuyun then spoke up: “He was dragged by Elder Tianxin into a mysterious void, his physical body has likely perished, which is why he has returned by possessing another’s corpse.”
After finishing, Xie Liuyun turned his gaze towards Li Muyang, his eyes unkind: “Cang Su San, my Hehuan Sect hasn’t offended you, right? You came here intending to kidnap Lian Er… What has Lian Er done to provoke you?”
Upon realizing that Li Muyang and Liu Lian’er were not acquainted, Xie Liuyun immediately understood that Li Muyang was acting alone. The so-called “taking Liu Lian’er away” was clearly an act of abduction.
This made Xie Liuyun’s expression turn cold, and his attitude shifted accordingly.
Liu Lian’er, standing beside him, also slightly opened her mouth.
As intelligent as she was, she had swiftly deduced the situation from a few words said by Uncle-Master Xie.
She sat next to Uncle-Master Xie, looking surprised and curious at Li Muyang who had the body of a two-year-old toddler, but she did not speak, leaving everything to Uncle-Master Xie.
Facing Xie Liuyun’s icy gaze, Li Muyang felt somewhat troubled.
But he could only brace himself and say: “This is a misunderstanding. I am not here to kidnap anyone. I came to ask Miss Liu for help with a matter.”
Xie Liuyun frowned at him, asking: “Help with what?”
Li Muyang’s mind raced, yet his face was filled with sincerity.
“It’s related to the group of Ancient Evil Gods that are wreaking havoc in the cultivation world today. The projections of the Ancient Evil Gods that have emerged from the depths of the Misty Sea are strong and have unique abilities; they bring calamity and suffering to the cultivation world, and I believe the Hehuan Sect has also suffered from them.”
On his way to the Hehuan Sect, Li Muyang had heard that a projection of an Evil God had also appeared nearby the Hehuan Sect.
Although the Hehuan Sect had not yet used its sect power to combat the Evil God projection, with such a close appearance, it was impossible for the Hehuan Sect to have no reaction.
Seeing the change in Xie Liuyun’s expression, Li Muyang continued: “According to the terrifying information I have, those projections of the Evil Gods actually come from another continent across the Misty Sea.”
“On that continent, lies the lair of these Ancient Evil Gods.”
“Fortunately, Miss Liu can communicate with the Blood Lotus Sect on that continent. Hence, I would like to ask Miss Liu for her help in exchanging a few words with them, inquiring about the situation there.”
Li Muyang was utterly frank, with no hint of guilt in his words.
After all, this was indeed his goal.
Of course, the means he originally intended to use to achieve his goal were, well… cough cough…
After hearing Li Muyang’s explanation, Xie Liuyun and Liu Lian’er exchanged glances, and Xie Liuyun’s hostility lessened a bit.
He asked: “Lian Er, is what Cang Su San said true?”
Liu Lian’er shook her head with an innocent face, saying: “I don’t know, ah. Shen Yan just sent a safety message to me. We can’t communicate about other matters.”
As she spoke, Liu Lian’er looked at Li Muyang, her tone regretful: “Senior Brother Li, I might have to disappoint you. Although Shen Yan and I can contact each other, we can’t convey words in our communications.”
“It’s just that before Shen Yan left, we exchanged tokens. She left a Jade Pendant with me. This Jade Pendant is Twin Life and can sense each other.”
“We agreed that once she safely arrived on the other side, she would vibrate the Jade Pendant to send me a safe message.”
Liu Lian’er said: “The method of contact between Shen Yan and me can only do so much; we can’t exchange words, let alone ask her about the situation there.”
Liu Lian’er looked innocent and honest, combined with her delicate cute face, she was completely convincing, with no one likely to doubt her.
Upon hearing these words, Li Muyang was also somewhat disappointed.
But the disappointment lasted only two seconds before Li Muyang suddenly recalled the words Xie Liuyun had used to stop him and talk to him not long before.
At that time, Xie Liuyun had been very clear, mentioning that it was Liu Lian’er who had received the “letter” from Shen Yan, knowing that the members of the Blood Lotus Sect had safely arrived…
Li Muyang silently looked at Ghost Mansion Seven Xie Liuyun, and said: “Old Xie, I remember the words you told me not long ago were quite clear. You specifically mentioned that Miss Liu had received a message from the Blood Lotus Sect, right?”
“How did it become a Jade Pendant now?”
Li Muyang wore a skeptical face.
Xie Liuyun frowned but remained silent.
Liu Lian’er paused for a moment, then playfully tilted her head and stuck her tongue out.
“Huh? Did Uncle-Master Xie say that?”