Chapter 1357: Being Parents
Chapter 1357: Being Parents
Since Huangfu Ji was still injured, Qi Xuansu did not stay long. Having just arrived on the first day, it was not appropriate to immediately discuss official matters, so he returned to the quarters arranged by the Western Daoist Order.Once he arrived, Zhang Yuelu contacted him. Licenses for Sages allowed communication across great distances.
Qi Xuansu had thought Zhang Yuelu had sensed his situation and was checking in on him after his narrow escape. But he was quickly disappointed. Separated by thousands of kilometers, how could she know his circumstances? It would take time for news to reach Beichen Hall, and even longer for it to reach Zhang Yuelu in Nanyang.
Instead, she mainly spoke to him about Little Yin.
Not long ago, Zhang Yuelu, having finally caught a breath from a sea of paperwork, realized that the troublesome Little Yin had grown increasingly unruly. The little imp had been away from home for days, and Zhang Yuelu had no idea where she had wandered off to. Zhang Yuelu then found Lin Yuanmiao, who was drinking with Pei Xiaolou and Ji Jiaozhen, and ordered him to bring her back.
During this period, Lin Yuanmiao, Pei Xiaolou, and Ji Jiaozhen had become fast friends, calling each other brothers. Lin Yuanmiao and Ji Jiaozhen were both bachelors, and Pei Xiaolou’s wife was not with him, so they lived freely and without restraint. Once they completed Zhang Yuelu’s assignments, they would gather to drink and hunt whales.
Little Yin had once expressed a desire to join them, but the three men refused on the grounds that she was too young. Whale hunting was addictive. Sometimes, they would spend an entire day at it. Immersed in their activity, Lin Yuanmiao neglected Little Yin, indirectly leading to her sneaking off.
Lin Yuanmiao bore responsibility and personally set out to find that little troublemaker.
Within three days, he found Little Yin, who had been playing hide-and-seek with the Heavenly Court, and brought her back.
Zhang Yuelu personally interrogated Little Yin, asking what she had been up to. Little Yin defended herself, claiming she had dreamed of another version of herself who had buried treasure in Nanyang, and she had gone out to search for it.
Zhang Yuelu then asked about the outcome of her treasure hunt.
Little Yin was at a loss for words and could only say she was close to finding it.