Volume 3, Chapter 229 – Since You’ve Come, Why Leave Again?

The thumb-sized insect gently flapped its wings.

Specks of emerald-green fluorescent light fell from the air, illuminating the path ahead for Chi Xiyan.

Chi Xiyan slowly followed behind the insect.

The little bug flew very slowly. This was also the greatest difference from ordinary spirit dog tracking.

Medicinal ingredients generally wouldn’t run around everywhere.

Alchemists could take their time searching for the medicinal ingredients they wanted in the mountains.

If the target were changed to humans or animals that could flee in all directions, this insect would have little practical use.

After following the little bug for half an hour, Chi Xiyan looked at the scene before her, her gaze complex.

A martial artist behind her said with an uncomprehending expression, “Young Miss… isn’t this our Chi family pharmacy? Would those fugitives hide here?”

Chi Xiyan sighed helplessly. “I know.”

She wasn’t blind.

“Have the clerks inside find all the Star Yuan Flowers in the medicine vault, seal them with spirit wax, and then we’ll search again.”

“Understood, Young Miss.” The martial artist received his orders and quickly walked into the shop ahead.

The pharmacy clerks, upon hearing it was the Chi family’s Young Miss’s command, immediately busied themselves.

Although this medicine was rare, compared to the spiritual medicines cultivators needed for pill refining, it had weaker spiritual properties and was actually used more on ordinary people.

But in reality, ordinary people couldn’t afford such rare medicinal ingredients. So the value of this medicinal ingredient was in a very awkward position.

Even the Chi family didn’t have much in stock.

Chi Xiyan extended her hand, and the fluorescent green little insect slowly landed on her palm.

“Hungry again?” She gently poked the little insect’s head with her finger.

The little insect folded its wings and lay motionless in her palm.

On strike again.

Chi Xiyan took out a small flower petal from her storage space and placed it in front of the little insect.

The lazy little insect finally moved. It climbed onto the flower petal and slowly began gnawing.

Before long, that martial artist returned from the pharmacy.

“Young Miss, we’ve sealed up all those medicines according to your instructions.”

“Good.” Chi Xiyan nodded. She lightly tapped the little insect in her palm. The little insect trembled slightly and circled around Chi Xiyan.

After pausing for a moment, it wobbly flew toward the distance again.

“Let’s go.” Chi Xiyan said softly, following once more.

This time, without interference options, the success rate should increase considerably.

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However, this little insect was really too willful.

After flying a certain distance, it would stop to beg for food.

Chi Xiyan fed it five times in a row. Finally, after two hours, the little insect led everyone to a private residence.

For some reason, after arriving here, the little insect kept circling and wouldn’t move forward.

Chi Xiyan raised her hand and collected the dizzy, disoriented little insect back into the bottle.

“The spirit insect cannot discern direction in this place. There seems to be a special restriction set here.” Chi Xiyan furrowed her brow. “What is this place?”

Although she was the Chi family’s eldest young lady, that didn’t necessarily mean she knew everything in Beihe Commandery inside and out.

“Young Miss… this area should be the private property of some sect higher-ups.”

“Sect, sword sect higher-ups?” Chi Xiyan said. “Could those wolf demons have some connection with the sword sect higher-ups?”

Upon hearing this, cold sweat seeped from the martial artist’s forehead.

Could such speculative inferences be casually said outside?

“Young Miss, this matter is extremely serious.” The martial artist said. “If it involves people from the sword sect, then it shouldn’t be the Chi family stepping forward, but rather the Demon Suppression Bureau investigating.”

Chi Xiyan raised her eyes to look at the residential compound ahead, her gaze slightly stern.

Here were all the private properties of high officials, nobles, and sect higher-ups.

Colluding with demons was a capital crime of treason.

No one would willingly accept such an accusation. Even mere suspicion would be a tremendous insult.

Even if the Chi family had extensive connections in Beihe Commandery, they couldn’t afford to offend so many people at once.

The Chi family also didn’t have the authority to privately enter and search the residences.

This martial artist’s suggestion wasn’t wrong. The best solution was still to hand matters over to the Demon Suppression Bureau.

The Demon Suppression Bureau had received the Empress’s imperial decree to thoroughly investigate the demon race. Having them do such things was proper and justified.

No matter how powerful those high officials, nobles, and sect higher-ups were, they wouldn’t dare openly defy the Empress’s imperial decree.

“That’s fine.” Chi Xiyan said. “Go find Inspector Wei from the Demon Suppression Bureau. Tell her we’ve already found clues to those wolf demons and have her hurry over.”

“Understood.” The martial artist said with a bow.

“Then…” Chi Xiyan looked at the large residential compound before her and said, “Leave two people to accompany me to visit the owner here…”

“Young Miss!” A martial artist exclaimed in alarm. “This is far too dangerous!!”

Chi Xiyan furrowed her brow slightly. She contemplated for a moment and said, “Perhaps too many people would easily invite misunderstanding and alert our prey instead.”

“How about this. You don’t need to follow me. I can go in alone.”

“Young Miss! This won’t do!” The martial artist exclaimed in alarm. “If you encounter any danger, we cannot bear such responsibility!”

“You won’t need to bear responsibility.” Chi Xiyan said. “Quickly bringing the Demon Suppression Bureau people here would be the greatest help to me.”

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Chi Xiyan’s gaze turned toward the distant residence. “I have a premonition that those wolf demons are hiding here. If we’re any slower, we’ll definitely let them escape.”

“I must rescue Zhizhi completely unharmed. This is my responsibility.”

The martial artist wanted to say something more.

But Chi Xiyan didn’t give them a chance to persuade her. “Don’t worry about me. I’ve already brought various magical treasures with me.”

“In Beihe Commandery, unless a Seventh Realm expert personally acts, no one can harm me.”

“The strongest of those wolf demons is only Sixth Realm. Even if I can’t win, my life won’t be in danger.”

Chi Xiyan glanced at them and said, “You continuing to delay time is the real dereliction of duty.”

The martial artists, seeing Chi Xiyan’s mind was made up, could only nod.

“Young Miss, please be careful. Even if you find Miss Yu Lizhi… before reinforcements arrive, don’t act rashly.”

Chi Xiyan nodded.

After everyone left, she turned and walked toward the residence ahead.

Chi family people naturally couldn’t enter this area in the name of a search.

However, if it were only Chi Xiyan alone.

She could visit the owner of this place in the name of the Chi family’s eldest young lady.

Not bringing martial artists along was also to show she had no ill intent.

Chi Xiyan steadied herself and walked directly toward the residence closest to her.

A talisman silently slipped from her storage space into her palm.

Chi Xiyan wasn’t the kind of naive fool. As an alchemist, she treasured her own life more than anyone and wouldn’t risk it.

Even if she didn’t want to arouse others’ suspicion, that didn’t mean she would make no preparations at all.

She stepped forward and gently knocked on the residence’s main gate.

An abrupt visit was actually impolite.

However, she had come alone and this wasn’t a formal visit, so naturally she could be more casual.

What Chi Xiyan didn’t know was that not far from her, atop a wall, a fluffy yellow little head poked out from behind the wall.

The fluffy fox ears rotated slightly, carefully listening to the sounds around.

After confirming that the Chi family martial artists had all left, the yellow little fox finally dared to boldly poke its head out and watch Chi Xiyan’s movements.

“It’s someone from the Chi family.”

“They must have come looking for our Monarch!”

“I must immediately notify our Monarch…”

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On the other side, after organizing the current situation, Lu Zhuxin stared blankly at the ceiling with vacant eyes.

When she felt vexed and troubled, she would also like to empty her thoughts this way, staring blankly at something.

But this was actually a manifestation of avoiding the current situation.

Even if she completely emptied the worries in her mind, it wouldn’t help the current situation at all.

“Sigh!”

Lu Zhuxin helplessly let out a long breath. She stood up and walked outside.

“Your Majesty.” A yellow-clothed little fox demon dressed as a maidservant bowed respectfully to Lu Zhuxin.

“The item you requested has been delivered.”

As she spoke, the yellow-clothed little fox demon lowered her head and presented a wooden box.

“Oh, this thing has already been sent over.” Lu Zhuxin accepted the wooden box.

She opened it and took a glance.

Inside the wooden box was a small porcelain bottle, the mouth tightly stoppered with a wooden plug.

However, Lu Zhuxin could still smell the familiar camellia flower fragrance.

Smelling this scent, Lu Zhuxin’s gaze held some complexity. However, she didn’t say anything and casually put away the porcelain bottle.

After the yellow-clothed fox demon bowed again, she withdrew.

Lu Zhuxin walked aimlessly for a few steps, only to discover she had somehow arrived outside Bu Lianshuang’s room.

The wolf tribe princess, Bu Lianshuang.

Actually, in the original text, the grassland princess Bu Lianshuang also had a bit of a love-obsessed brain.

However, her heroic side on the battlefield slightly concealed this aspect.

But the Bu Lianshuang that Lu Zhuxin had encountered now had a temperament somewhat gentler than the one in her impression.

Perhaps because the worldview had shifted from a female-dominated one to an ordinary one, this wolf-tribe princess’s temperament wasn’t as strong as the grassland divine maiden’s in the original text.

At least Lu Zhuxin couldn’t treat her as that grassland divine maiden.

As for whether to expend some effort pursuing her, Lu Zhuxin felt she still needed to observe further.

Lu Zhuxin didn’t want to encounter a second Qu Qingtang.

Thinking this, Lu Zhuxin stepped forward and gently placed her hand on Bu Lianshuang’s door panel.

She had originally wanted to knock, but earlier she had told Bu Lianshuang to go back and rest herself. Now if she suddenly came to disturb her, it would be too impolite.

Thinking this, she lowered her hand again, preparing to turn and leave.

Leaving a good impression didn’t need to be so rushed.

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However, the moment Lu Zhuxin turned around, the door behind her creaked open.

Bu Lianshuang wasn’t wearing a veil. She was only wrapped in a thin undergarment.

She looked at Lu Zhuxin’s back and said:

“Miss Yu, since you’ve come, why leave again?”

“Do you find the wolf tribe princess barbaric and crude, with an ugly appearance difficult to look upon?”

Actually, when Lu Zhuxin approached the courtyard, Bu Lianshuang had already noticed.

The wolf tribe’s sense of smell and spiritual sense were both very acute.

This fox lady also hadn’t deliberately concealed her aura, so Bu Lianshuang easily detected Lu Zhuxin’s arrival.

Actually, when Bu Lianshuang discovered that the fox lady had come to her courtyard, she felt somewhat nervous.

This Miss Fox had clearly told her to go rest first, yet came to visit suddenly when she was preparing to rest.

Recalling the amorous customs of the fox tribe that could often be heard in her tribe, it was difficult for Bu Lianshuang not to let her thoughts run wild.

As the divine maiden, her status was noble. Even same-sex individuals with normal orientations didn’t dare be too intimate with her.

Regarding those romantic affairs of the fox tribe, merely hearing about them would make her blush.

So when Miss Fox’s came by for a private visit, Bu Lianshuang, who was accustomed to seeing various important figures and grand occasions, unexpectedly felt nervous emotions arise.

The wolf tribe’s customs were conservative and traditional, completely different from the fox tribe.

At this moment, Bu Lianshuang didn’t know how she should face this Miss Fox who had glimpsed her face.

If this Miss Fox truly made some excessive demands, what should she do?

However, just as Bu Lianshuang nervously waited for Miss Fox’s next move…

She discovered Miss Fox’s movements had stopped.

That Miss Fox seemed to have given up on visiting.

Bu Lianshuang furrowed her delicate brows. She immediately stood up from inside the room.

After taking two steps, she saw the veil placed on the table.

As the wolf tribe’s divine maiden, according to wolf tribe tradition, she couldn’t directly show her true face to people like this.

But after hesitating for an instant, Bu Lianshuang ultimately chose not to put the veil back on.

Wearing only a thin undergarment, she quickly pulled open the room’s door and called out to Miss Fox who was preparing to leave.

Heaven knows how many wolf tribe customs she was violating in her current appearance.

“Miss Yu, since you’ve come, why not come in for a chat?”

Looking at Miss Fox who had already frozen before her, Bu Lianshuang imperceptibly calmed her nervous breathing.