Chapter 1590 - 650: Came Looking

Chapter 1590: Chapter 650: Came Looking

The Senluo Mother Vine suddenly disappeared.

Ye Lingyue fell to the ground.

Behind her, Xi Jiuye’s face was ashen.

"Have you lost your mind? You were nearly swallowed by the Dark Demon Plant just now."

Xi Jiuye had only just discovered that the painting contained a Spiritual Artifact, which had sealed a Dark Demon Plant inside.

If he had been one step slower, Ye Lingyue might have been sucked into the painting.

By now, she would have been reduced to nothing more than bones.

The thought of it gave Xi Jiuye an impulse to burn that cursed painting to ashes.

Ye Lingyue looked up at the painting.

The painting was still hanging well on the wall, but the demon beasts that were originally on it had disappeared.

The living Senluo Mother Vine and the Senluo Ghost Fruit King couldn’t be preserved in the Jade Box.

Moreover, the Senluo Ghost Fruit King hadn’t matured yet and needed to continually consume souls to grow.

Not knowing how the Wanxiang City Lord obtained such a divine Drawing Array to seal the Senluo Mother Vine inside, they could continuously feed it demon beasts to let the Ghost Fruit King grow.

Seeing the look of shock on Ye Lingyue’s face, the originally stern Xi Jiuye’s expression relaxed slightly.

Ye Lingyue raised her hand, and the piece of Beast Skin Paper fell into Xi Jiuye’s hand.

"We’re even now."

With that, Ye Lingyue got up and walked out.

Even though Xi Jiuye saved her, Ye Lingyue had no gratitude whatsoever.

She just couldn’t bring herself to say thank you to him.

Behind her, Xi Jiuye watched Ye Lingyue leave without looking back, clutching the Beast Skin Paper tightly.

Not long after leaving the Underground Treasure Vault, Ye Lingyue immediately entered Hong Meng Heaven, so even if Xi Jiuye wanted to track her, he had no way.

In Hong Meng Heaven, Ye Lingyue’s thoughts gradually calmed down.

She had discovered the whereabouts of the Senluo Ghost Fruit King but knew she couldn’t take it away.

She wondered what the Wanxiang City Lord intended by leaving the Senluo Ghost Fruit King at the City Lord’s Mansion?

After thinking over and over, Ye Lingyue couldn’t figure it out.

It wasn’t until daylight that Ye Lingyue thought the search at the City Lord’s Mansion should be over, and she left Hong Meng Heaven.

Indeed, the vigilance at the City Lord’s Mansion during the day was much more relaxed.

However, there were many more guards patrolling around the direction of the Underground Treasure Vault from last night.

It seemed the Wanxiang City Lord realized that someone had sabotaged the Array last night.

After last night, trying to sneak into the City Lord’s Mansion to see that painting would be difficult.

Ye Lingyue sighed, took out an Invisibility Elixir, and left the City Lord’s Mansion by the same route.

After Ye Lingyue left, Xi Jiuye also strolled out of the City Lord’s Mansion.

His expression was not good.

That damned woman disappeared without a trace after leaving the Underground Treasure Vault last night.

Despite searching all night, he couldn’t find her.

The woman had vanished into thin air.

Only then did Xi Jiuye realize that last night’s sneer from the woman was not a joke.

Even without him, she could leave the City Lord’s Mansion smoothly.

Fortunately, by morning, he had found out that the City Lord’s Mansion didn’t catch the assassin last night.

This finally put his mind at ease, but why was he worried about the woman?

A fickle woman who wouldn’t even say "thank you."

Xi Jiuye left the City Lord’s Mansion with a black face, carrying a chill and full of resentful energy.

Ye Lingyue breathed a sigh of relief when she returned to the inn.

Just as she was about to enter the door, she noticed Guangzi loitering at the entrance, and when Guangzi saw Ye Lingyue coming, he quickly came forward.

"Ling Yue, you’re finally back; someone is looking for you."

Ye Lingyue heard this and felt a gurgle in her heart, thinking.

"It can’t be Xi Jiuye again, haunting like a ghost."

Unexpectedly, upon entering the door, she found it wasn’t Xi Jiuye waiting for her, but Lady Dan Yu and a stranger.

"Ling Yue, the Wanxiang City Lord and Lady Dan Yu came looking for you. They’ve been here since early morning and refused to leave knowing you weren’t here last night, waiting for quite a while."

Guangzi explained as they walked.

Ye Lingyue heard this and stiffened, glancing at Guangzi, thinking he was such a sellout for the team; now that was trouble.

Ye Lingyue took a deep breath, making an excuse to have Guangzi take care of Ye Liuyun, sending him away, then paused for a moment outside the inn before walking in.

"I apologize for keeping the City Lord and Lady Dan Yu waiting; I’m deeply sorry."

Ye Lingyue made a polite remark as soon as she entered.

Lady Dan Yu had an expression of understanding, looking at Ye Lingyue with a knowing smile.

"Captain Ye, I heard you went out last night?"

The Wanxiang City Lord also glanced at Ye Lingyue after hearing this.

Ye Lingyue finally saw the famed Wanxiang City Lord for himself.

The man was over fifty, with a short gray-white beard, a broad forehead, and thick eyebrows. Despite being well-maintained, his eyes were sharp as if they could see through a person.

Ye Lingyue had a feeling that both the Wanxiang City Lord and Lady Dan Yu already knew she had entered the City Lord’s Mansion last night.

Perhaps they had set a trap together, intended for Ye Lingyue to break into the City Lord’s Mansion.

Originally, they planned to catch her as she broke in, but she unexpectedly escaped.

Calling it a blessing or a curse, trouble couldn’t be avoided; since they had come, Ye Lingyue calmed down.

She returned the Wanxiang City Lord’s gaze with courtesy, neither humble nor arrogant.

"City Lord, Lady Dan Yu. My Spiritual Pet got lost last night, and I was searching all night before I found it."

With that, a small head poked out from Ye Lingyue’s arms.

The recently summoned Little Zhiyo from the Heaven and Earth Array cooperated perfectly, making a sound.

Catch the thief red-handed; catch (infidelity) better with two—I’m not acknowledging anything, since they didn’t catch her. Ye Lingyue would stubbornly deny.

Lady Dan Yu listened and pursed her lips with a smile.

The Wanxiang City Lord glanced at the Little Zhiyo in Ye Lingyue’s arms.

"Captain Ye, it’s quite a coincidence. Last night, a lost little beast also intruded into my mansion."

"That really is quite the coincidence."

Ye Lingyue laughed dryly twice.

"Both of you, please stop pretending. Captain Ye, just admit it; you were the one who barged into the City Lord’s Mansion last night. To be frank, I told you the whereabouts of the Senluo Ghost Fruit King to lure you to the City Lord’s Mansion. It was just a bet between me and the City Lord."

Lady Dan Yu couldn’t stand it any longer and admitted it herself.

Ye Lingyue raised an eyebrow, not answering immediately.

"Exactly, Captain Ye, thanks to you, I won the bet. As a token of gratitude, I won’t pursue the matter of you sneaking into the City Lord’s Mansion."

The Wanxiang City Lord nodded and smiled.