Dong Yuner, who had been waiting for an unknown amount of time, watched as the crowd below continued to disperse. Even Huyan Yazhi had already turned to leave. Finally unable to restrain herself, Yuner stood up and went down to search.
In fact, if she hadn’t been worried that Lin Huanhuan might return just as she left to search, thus missing her, she would have started moving long ago.
It wasn’t that she was worried about Lin Huanhuan being in danger. This was, after all, the entrance to the Lingyun Sect. Unless someone had completely lost their mind, it was absolutely impossible for anyone to attack a disciple of the Lingyun Sect here.
She was worried that the despicable Ye Jinxi had secretly entangled herself with Lin Huanhuan.
‘Miss has been gone for so long without returning. Excluding the possibility of her getting lost, the only thing left is that she ran into trouble. And here, the biggest trouble Miss could encounter is Ye Jinxi.’
‘That guy has always been coveting Miss. Although Miss isn’t very fond of her, that guy just won’t give up. Maybe she ran into her by accident, or maybe that guy has been plotting for a long time, but there’s a high probability she’s been caught in her grasp.’
‘No; regardless of whether it’s her or not, I can’t just sit here and wait. I have to go look for her myself.’
With the thought of rescuing Lin Huanhuan in mind, Dong Yuner began her search and quickly made her way toward that area.
As Lin Huanhuan watched Dong Yuner getting closer and closer, her nervous heart rose to her throat. A strange sense of urgency and tension welled up in her chest.
She quickly figured out the crucial point and thought to herself, ‘Yuner must have come looking for me because she saw that I hadn’t gone back for so long. Damn it, no wonder I felt weird just now. I forgot about this important matter.’
‘Forget it, regret is useless now. I better quickly think about what to do…’
‘No, I absolutely cannot let Yuner see this scene. I came out to use the restroom, but then Yuner sees me with a strange girl. No matter what Yuner guesses, the situation will definitely not be good.’
‘Yuner has finally managed to recover a bit. If she encounters this kind of stimulus again, her condition might worsen. She might even want to tie me up, and then it’ll be real trouble.’
‘In short, I absolutely cannot let her see this scene.’ Lin Huanhuan made a swift decision.
“Miss, are you here? Stop playing and come out quickly. I already see you.”
Dong Yuner’s calling voice gradually drew closer. You Yuelan scratched her head and thought, ‘Looks like an acquaintance of Lin Huanhuan’s. Whatever, it’s none of my business. Time to go.’
Just as You Yuelan was thinking this, she saw Lin Huanhuan bolt forward directly toward her. Startled, she retreated several steps. Lin Huanhuan grabbed her hand and said with deep sincerity, “Sister Mu Ying, for the sake of our friendship, please help me with this favor. I’m begging you! Whether I survive or not depends on you!”
“Uh…”
You Yuelan opened her mouth, wanting to say: ‘Haven’t we only met twice? Where did this deep friendship come from?’
But her intuition told her that if she said that, something terrifying might happen. Left with no choice, she could only nod, crying out in her heart that she really should have checked the lunar calendar before leaving the house today.
Lin Huanhuan looked around carefully and found that aside from a few nearby bushes, the surrounding area was open space, as it was a path.
‘It looks like I can only hide there.’
Lin Huanhuan sighed inwardly and spoke quickly, “I’m going to hide behind those bushes in a moment. You stand here and block the view. Don’t walk around.”
“Do you see that girl calling my name? She’s the most terrifying person. If she comes over and asks if you’ve seen me, say no. If she finds me, the two of us will be shredded into 10,000 pieces, so whatever you do, do not expose me!”
To make the person in front of her try her best, Lin Huanhuan even used scare tactics. After hearing this, You Yuelan was completely stunned and quickly nodded, indicating she would definitely keep the secret.
Dong Yuner soon walked over and arrived in front of You Yuelan.
She stood there, her small nose twitching slightly as she sniffed the air. Then she muttered, “Miss’s scent is particularly strong here. Miss must have stayed here.”
You Yuelan, who was looking at her with dead-fish eyes, couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth and complain in her heart, ‘What “Miss’s scent”? And you make it sound so mysterious. Is this person a dog? She can actually use scent to identify where someone stopped.’
At that moment, Dong Yuner finally noticed You Yuelan, who had a very low presence. She nodded to her and asked, “Excuse me, have you seen my Miss? She seems to be lost. She said she was going to the restroom, but she hasn’t come back for a long time.”
“Oh, right, I almost forgot to mention her description. Miss is very beautiful; you can recognize her at a glance. If you’ve seen her, you definitely won’t forget her. She’s wearing a pale yellow dress and looks very lively.”
You Yuelan was speechless. She pretended to think for a while before shaking her head. “I haven’t seen her. I only arrived midway because of some business. I came out after passing through. I haven’t seen the girl you described.”
“Really?”
Dong Yuner showed a suspicious expression, her face full of disbelief. “That’s impossible. Miss’s scent residue is strongest here; she should have stayed here. You’re here too, so you two should have seen each other. You aren’t lying to me on purpose, are you?”
You Yuelan’s body stiffened slightly. Fortunately, because she was lazy, the expression on her face hadn’t changed from beginning to end, so she wasn’t exposed.
She said calmly, “I wouldn’t know about that. I just got here. Besides, why would I lie to you? There’s no benefit in it for me.”
“That seems true.”
Dong Yuner nodded and asked again, “Then what are you doing standing here? You’ve been here since just now and haven’t moved. Aren’t you going back?”
You Yuelan made up a random excuse. “The scenery here is nice… okay, actually, I accidentally twisted my ankle just now. My foot hurts a bit, so I plan to rest for a moment before leaving.”
“You can still twist your ankle even at the Qi Refinement stage? How careless. Oh well, whatever. Goodbye then. Let’s talk more if we have the chance later.”
Anxious to find Lin Huanhuan, Dong Yuner no longer hesitated and immediately turned to leave. If she delayed any longer, things might truly become dire.
After all, the woman in front of her didn’t know Lin Huanhuan, so there was really no reason to lie to her, nor any benefit.
At the same time, she mentally labeled You Yuelan: Not much of a threat, no need to pay attention.
As soon as she left, Lin Huanhuan, who had been holding her breath for a long time, crawled out of the bushes and took deep breaths of fresh air.
“I’m finally back to life. I was almost scared to death. This crisis is finally over.”