Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 872 - 548: Strange

Chapter 872: Chapter 548: Strange

Surprise spread within Xu Yuan’s mind, but his eyes still maintained that trace of a smile.

He flicked away...

Reflecting carefully on what he had just felt, Xu Yuan confirmed that the term he had used was correct.

Compared to using the will-spirit and Origin Qi to probe, Spiritual Vision, an ability benefited from Ghostification, possesses a mechanical beauty.

Its penetrative and covert nature doesn’t seem to regard reason at all.

However, due to the presence of many powerful individuals around him, Xu Yuan’s Spiritual Vision had more than once either failed or got discovered.

The Wrapped Chest Princess, bolstered by a Military Formation, could become invisible within the range of his Spiritual Vision; Lou Ji’s normal Dao Domain could capture his Spiritual Vision, as for the Saints...

During a family dinner, Xu Yuan tried to extend his Spiritual Vision towards his father who was dining in the main seat.

At first, everything went smoothly; Xu Yinhè just calmly and steadily picked up his dishes, but as he approached within an inch of his father’s vicinity, his Spiritual Vision completely lost control.

He could sense his Spiritual Vision lingering around his father, but he had lost control of it.

Before he could even ponder about this sudden change, the out-of-control Spiritual Vision traced back to its source and surged toward his body, reaching his vital points in an instant!

"..."

Upon realizing the source was his own dutiful son, Xu Yinhè just glanced at Xu Yuan before continuing to pick up his dishes.

Then,

Control of the Spiritual Vision returned to Xu Yuan’s hands.

For those who had reached the level of a Saint in their cultivation, everything was at their complete disposal.

Though it was a close call, no actual harm was done in the end.

But that only applied to his father.

That uncle...

When going to the Sword Pavilion to practice swordsmanship with Feng Jiuxuan, Xu Yuan couldn’t suppress his curiosity along the way.

With the principle of at worst taking a beating, he tried to use his Spiritual Vision to probe him.

The result... the result was that he was sleeping quite soundly.

When the Spiritual Vision entered within ten yards of Feng Jiuxuan, Xu Yuan felt as if his head had been struck by a sword, and he fell asleep on the Drill Ground.

Only later did he learn that it wasn’t intentional on Feng Jiuxuan’s part, but rather an invisible Sword Gang surrounded him.

To lock him with a Qi Machine Lock, one had to face this circle of Sword Gang.

Xu Yuan’s Spiritual Vision had triggered Feng Jiuxuan’s already normalized passive skill.

Though he had learned a bloody lesson, it also confirmed the covert nature of Spiritual Vision.

Before stepping within ten yards of the Sword Gang, Feng Jiuxuan had not sensed his Spiritual Vision, although this was without any defenses in place.

Besides these incidents, there were other failed experiences, but never before had his Spiritual Vision been flicked away like it had been today.

A myriad of thoughts flashed through his mind, Xu Yuan did not attempt again, but then he noticed that Mu Zhiyun, gripping Mu Hongli’s little hand, suddenly tightened her grip.

It seemed they were discovered.

Without any hesitation, the glint of gold in Xu Yuan’s eyes flickered and vanished, activating his Celestial Fates Divine Soul.

Immediately,

The timid voice of Mu Zhiyun transmitted into Xu Yuan’s heart:

"Brother Li... I feel something strange..."

"What’s wrong?" Mu Hongli didn’t turn back, his voice transmitted softly, taking on a gentle tone.

"Just now, it seemed like a will-spirit was flicked away by me..."

Mu Hongli’s voice emerged with a slight surprise:

"To probe you without being detected by me, it seems the cultivation technique is somewhat special, but..."

The transmission paused there; Mu Hongli hesitated in his steps, and then a slightly displeased voice rose in the quiet second floor of the Hongchang Boutique:

"My friend, isn’t this kind of behavior somewhat impolite?"

With that,

He slowly turned his eyes to look towards Xu Yuan... beside Bai Muxi.

"..." said Bai Muxi.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan also turned his gaze at the same time, his voice carrying a similar displeasure:

"Chang Xi, what did you just do?"

... Bai Muxi.

After a moment of confusion, Bai Muxi realized what had occurred and immediately bowed slightly, taking the blame upon herself:

"My curiosity got the better of me..."

"Hmph!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan let out a cold snort, and with a smile, performed a cupped fist salute towards Mu Hongli’s retreating back as an apology:

"Brother Mu, my sincerest apologies, my wife has secluded herself for years in cultivation, oblivious to worldly etiquette, I beg your forgiveness."

"Not to be repeated, sir, please conduct yourself accordingly."

Having said that, Mu Hongli immediately left with Mu Zhiyun.

Watching the two completely leave, Xu Yuan stood still, his apologetic expression slowly calming down, but the strangeness in his heart grew stronger.

At the moment his spiritual vision was repelled, Xu Yuan instinctively began to suspect Mu Zhiyun, wondering if the whole kidnapping incident had been orchestrated by her. But apart from that, the idea of a magic artifact blocking the detection also crossed his mind.

With the current formation pattern technique of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, it was not possible to create a magic artifact that could shield one’s spiritual vision, but perhaps there were ancient relics passed down from antiquity that could accomplish this effect.

However, after overhearing their whispered conversation due to the Celestial Fates Divine Soul cheat, Xu Yuan suddenly felt that things might not be that simple.

Mu Zhiyun’s words had ruled out the possibility of a magic artifact.

"Young Master..."

But if it was the former, Mu Zhiyun’s best choice would undoubtedly be to feign death. He was wearing a human skin mask, a stranger met by chance, and upon failing his investigation while being at fault, was unlikely to delve into the underlying principles.

After the kidnapping incident, to express his apology, Xu Yin He had personally visited Mu Zhiyun at the Marquis of Wucheng’s Mansion, and after the engagement issue, he often visited there, yet even so, his old father did not detect any clues.

In other words,

Mu Zhiyun had been "blessed" by the "prophet" with "golden water."

So as long as she played dead, Mu Zhiyun could continue to fully conceal her uniqueness.

"Young Master."

Yet, Mu Zhiyun immediately responded, and it seemed that Mu Hongli was not surprised by Mu Zhiyun’s ability to sense and block others’ probes.

What did that mean?

Could it be that the Marquis of Wucheng’s Mansion had planned the whole affair?

That made no sense, since the Marquis of Wucheng’s Mansion had no motive.

As the most powerful member of the Imperial Faction, Marquis Wucheng might disdain his father’s attitude, but at that point in time, the Prime Minister’s Mansion and the Imperial Family were still in their honeymoon phase, together propping up the Great Yan Dynasty, so it seemed unlikely that Marquis Wucheng would pick a fight and cause internal strife within the court...

Even with the aid of spiritual vision and the Celestial Fates Divine Soul cheats in gathering a lot of intelligence, the information still couldn’t form a network, but at most provided a direction for investigation.

There was definitely something off about Mu Zhiyun, that woman...

"Young Master!"

"..." Xu Yuan.

Coming back to his senses, Xu Yuan found Xiao Bai standing in front of him, looking charming:

"What’s wrong?"

Bai Muxi glanced back in the direction of the stairs and spoke softly:

"I have chosen my dress."

"Oh, have you?"

The sudden encounter had shifted the original interest in Xu Yuan’s heart, but upon hearing this, he immediately refocused and asked with a smile:

"Which one?"

Bai Muxi raised her delicate finger towards a glass cabinet in the corner.

Xu Yuan followed her gaze, his eyebrows slightly raised.

It was a gauzy purple silk dress with open shoulders that would reveal much of the skin; the elaborate hem tightly wrapped the lower body while the chest was covered only just below the collarbone.

There was not much exposed skin, but at first glance, it was quite enchanting.

It was satisfactory.

Thinking this, Xu Yuan smiled and called out to the attendant nearby:

"You heard her, didn’t you? Take it down and we’ll settle up."

Saying this, Xu Yuan paused for a moment and then added with a light chuckle:

"Oh, right, the Immortal Dresses custom-made for those two just now—I’ll pay for them too."