Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 401 - 328 Lost Daughter and Lost Soldiers? _1

Chapter 401: Chapter 328 Lost Daughter and Lost Soldiers? _1

"Go again?" Peng Fulai looked at Zhang Yue discontentedly: "Isn’t this just asking for trouble? Didn’t you hear Luo Yan saying that after three times of this Demon Sect charm technique, infatuation would be deeply sown? Surely, you haven’t succumbed to someone else’s scheme?"

"It can’t be. This Demon Sect charm technique consumes a lot. One can only use it once every two days. The charm effect on him is limited, not to mention that I’m watching."

Luo Yan’s pupils flashed with a purple light as she examined Zhang Yue through her spirit eye: "It seems he genuinely likes that girl named Wu."

Peng Fulai’s eyes widened in disbelief: "Zhang Taishan, have you gone mad? That woman clearly has malicious intent, and she is also targeting Li Xuan."

"I know it’s stupid." Zhang Yue dropped his head dejectedly, "but I just miss her, I want to see her again. Whatever, if you’re against it, then I won’t go--"

Li Xuan looked at Zhang Yue intently for a moment, then turned to Luo Yan with a hint of movement in his heart: "Yan, you said before that you have a kind of illusion technique that can backfire on the caster and let them suffer the consequences. Is that true?"

Luo Yan raised her eyebrows unconvinced: "It’s true, but it’s very troublesome. Not to mention the effort and expense, I have to personally accompany you. Li Xuan, don’t tell me you want me to help him?"

Zhang Yue’s eyes lit up at these words, eagerly looking at Li Xuan and Luo Yan.

Li Xuan clicked his tongue and shook his head, thinking, This guy is a lost cause. He touched his forehead, voice laced with resignation: "Yan, he seldom meets a girl he likes. Can you do this for him?"

"Since they started this maliciously, an eye for an eye is not unjust. However,—"

Luo Yan crossed her arms and asked with an amused tone: "Why do I feel like I don’t benefit at all from being with you? Not only do I have to support you financially, but I also have to run errands for you all the time. Now, even your brother’s love affairs concern me. Fine, I can do this, but you have to agree to one condition."

Li Xuan thought, Really? Another condition? However, he was aware that ever since they traveled north, Luo Yan had been upset.

Head throbbing, he asked, "What is the condition? Speak up."

"Write me a poem! Or a song." Luo Yan blushed slightly and turned her gaze away: "I want something like ’clouds want to dress, flowers want to look beautiful’, and ’inadvertently looking back, the person is there, in the dimly lit place.’

Yue Qianqian was taken aback, looking at Luo Yan incredulously, her mind spinning: Can one even do that?

At the same time, a feeling of unbearable envy welled up in her chest.

Li Xuan’s spirit was relieved: "Deal!"

As if copying was a big deal. It’s so easy.

Peng Fulai glanced back and forth between Li Xuan and Luo Yan, then poured cold water on their plan: "I don’t think it’s appropriate. If Zhang Yue is to get his wish, then he’ll have to impersonate Li Xuan. The Earl’s mansion didn’t recognize Zhang Yue as Li Xuan the first time, but will they fail to recognize him the second time? With their immense influence, don’t they have anyone who knows Qianzhi?"

"That’s not a problem." Luo Yan chuckled softly, looking confident: "With me there, they definitely won’t recognize him. However, is the only purpose of this trip for Zhang Yue to see that girl called as Wu?"

"Of course not." A mysterious light flickered in Li Xuan’s eyes: "I want to know, what are they really up to. I also want to have a look at the Earl Huichang’s mansion, at the roots of the Empress Dowager’s maternal home."

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Two days later, Li Xuan riding an Earth Dragon, arrived at the Earl Huichang’s mansion at dusk.

This time Peng Fulai, Zhang Yue, and Luo Yan all came. Only Yue Qianqian was not present. Firstly, Yue Qianqian had no interest in such occasions. Secondly, she was easily exposed due to her limited scheming. Therefore, Li Xuan simply left her at home.

As they galloped into the alley where the Earl Huichang’s mansion was located, they saw a middle-aged man in the attire of a second-rank military official, with a pronounced pot belly, standing in front of the mansion.

Zhang Yue, who was leading the group on horseback, was taken aback. He quickly dismounted: "Sir, you honor me too much. I am but a junior. How can I trouble you to personally receive us at the front door?"

The Earl Huichang, Sun Jizong, laughed heartily: "Why can’t I welcome you? Both of us are earls in terms of rank. In terms of official position, you, Mr. Li, are an eminent demon slayer, much more prominent than my ceremonial title of Zhihuishi. The positions in your Liudao Division have always been more respected than our military posts in the Jin Dynasty."

Then he pulled Zhang Yue took him inside the house: "To be honest, I was a bit worried, fearing that you might resent my previous rudeness and refuse to grant me an opportunity for redemption. It was not until I saw your people that my heart returned to my belly. Please follow me, the banquet is ready. Tonight, we will not return until we are drunk!"

Zhang Yue was initially a little anxious, fearing he would be identified. His words and actions were very cautious. But then he found that the Earl Huichang and all his household members had no doubts about his identity, so he gradually relaxed.

Li Xuan watched from the back, admiring Luo Yan’s Illusion Technique.

At least three people around Sun Jizong had been skeptical at first. But then they soon resumed their usual appearance, without any signs of suspicion.

"Without this little skill, how could I, with just a ninefold status, rank in the top ten of the Liudao Division black list?"

Luo Yan said complacently: "It’s just a simple mental suggestion, making them firmly believe in Zhang Yue’s identity, a small trick in the illusion technique. However, this childhood friend of yours, who usually appears naive, actually handles people quite well, he looks just right."