Chapter 233: You Must Find My Sister
Mu Xiang huffily walked toward the door.
She thought Lin Aoshan would speak up to stop her.
But to her surprise, there wasn't a single sound from behind her.
As the disciple of the Nine-Star Daoist Master, she might not be respected everywhere she went, but as long as she showed her true strength, she was certain to make others see her in a new light!
'Right!'
'I haven't even shown them what I can really do yet!'
Aside from her wounded pride, Mu Xiang had another reason for not wanting to leave: she wanted to see just how powerful Xiao Ye really was!
Her master had said that among the younger generation, if anyone's Daoist arts were superior to hers, it had to be Xiao Ye, and only Xiao Ye!
But she refused to accept it.
'Hmph, what if I'm stronger than Xiao Ye?'
Thinking this, Mu Xiang turned back around. "That Lin Chuyue just told you to treat me as an honored guest."
"She'd barely returned to her room and you're already trying to kick me out. Doesn't that seem a little unreasonable?"
Lin Aoshan, worried about Lin Chuyue, nodded at her words. "Miss Mu Xiang, you don't have to leave just yet."
"How about I have someone show you to a guest room to rest?"
"No!" Mu Xiang sat down opposite Xiao Ye again. "I want to stay in the living room for now."
Seeing this, Lin Aoshan said no more and looked toward Xiao Ye.
"Xiao Ye, I know this is all my fault. I was the one who hid the truth, and it ended up causing such a mess."
The engagement party was a disaster. Who knew what kinds of rumors would spread outside.
The Lin Family's reputation was secondary; the main issue was that the Xiao Family had truly lost face this time!
Xiao Ye waved his hand, unconcerned. "I've already had people handle it. Nothing about this will appear online tomorrow."
"My feelings for Chuyue won't change because of this matter either."
"As for the people who attended today, they won't dare say much."
These businessmen were all smart people. They knew the Xiao Family was enforcing silence, so they definitely wouldn't dare to talk.
Only then did Lin Aoshan relax. It was best that Xiao Ye wasn't angry. He didn't want their families to end up as enemies instead of in-laws.
"Um... there is one more thing I'd like to ask of you."
"I feel bad for troubling you again, but for this matter, I truly don't know who else to turn to."
Today was supposed to be a joyous occasion, yet it had turned into this.
Lin Aoshan suddenly seemed to have aged several years.
"I want to ask you to help me find Lin Chuxing!"
"She is my granddaughter too. I had always thought she was dead and only gave up the search in recent years."
"Now that I know she's alive, I must find her and bring her home, no matter what!"
Xiao Ye nodded. "Elder Lin, even if you hadn't asked, I would have done so."
"Only by finding Lin Chuxing and having her voluntarily renounce the Golden Saber Covenant can Chuyue and I be together without suffering a backlash."
The woman casually picked up an apple from the coffee table and took a bite. "So you're not trying to find Lin Chuxing for her sake at all."
"You just want to find her to swap her out."
"So what if I am?" Xiao Ye didn't see any problem with his reasoning. He had never even met this Lin Chuxing person.
Ultimately, they were strangers.
If it weren't for Lin Chuyue, he would have no reason to look for her at all.
He wouldn't be held hostage by Mu Xiang's moral high-grounding!
Just then, a sound came from upstairs.
Lin Chuyue was coming down.
She had wanted to stay alone for a while longer, but she was worried Mu Xiang might say something about Lin Chuxing.
She didn't want to miss any information.
That was the only way she could find her older sister faster.
Lin Chuyue had unconsciously shouldered the entire burden herself.
If she couldn't find Lin Chuxing, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life!
After finding her, she still had to atone, to make amends!
Lin Chuyue looked at Xiao Ye, but instead of sitting next to him, she chose a seat a little farther away. "I want to ask for your help with this too."
"You have to find my sister."
"I'm begging you!"
Seeing her red-rimmed eyes, Xiao Ye's heart ached. He pulled her into his arms. "Don't worry, I will definitely help you find her."
"Thank you."
Mu Xiang cleared her throat twice, about to speak, when Xiao Ye's icy gaze shot toward her.
"If you don't know how to talk, then I see no reason for you to keep that mouth of yours."
Mu Xiang shot to her feet. "I am a disciple of the Nine Stars Daoist! In terms of seniority, my master is your martial uncle!"
"So what?" Xiao Ye's face was devoid of expression. "I don't care who it is. If anyone dares to bully my person, I won't be polite!"
Mu Xiang could sense that Xiao Ye would actually attack!
The killing intent and coldness radiating from him were so intense they felt almost tangible!
"Fine, I won't say any more!" Mu Xiang sat back down. She would never admit she was scared. "I'd like to see how you're going to find her!"
Lin Chuyue struggled out of Xiao Ye's embrace. She couldn't bring herself to rely on him without reservation right now.
It wasn't because she didn't love him, but because she felt she wasn't worthy!
Because as things stood, they weren't fiancés at all!
According to the Golden Saber Covenant, Lin Chuyue was clearly Xiao Ye's sister-in-law!
Lin Chuyue moved even farther away. Until Lin Chuxing was found, she would do her best to control herself and avoid any more intimate gestures with Xiao Ye.
Xiao Ye held out his hand to Mu Xiang. "Give me the Eight Characters."
Mu Xiang pursed her lips but took it out anyway. She wanted to see just how Xiao Ye was going to find the person.
She took out a piece of yellowed paper with the Eight Characters written on it. It gave off the faint scent of incense.
Xiao Ye took it, placed it on the coffee table, and then his fingers began to move rapidly in a series of calculations.
Mu Xiang narrowed her eyes slightly, watching his hands intently.
'It's just an ordinary divination calculation. He won't be able to find anyone like that.'
When Xiao Ye finished his calculations, his brow was tightly furrowed.
Normally, as long as the Eight Characters were accurate, he could use the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches to calculate the person's exact location.
But after repeatedly calculating Lin Chuxing's Eight Characters, he only obtained a single piece of information: she was still alive.
As for anything else, it was completely untraceable.
It was as if a thick fog shrouded Lin Chuxing's fate.
In this situation, there were only two possibilities.
The first was that Lin Chuxing was currently inside a special Feng Shui Formation, and the power of the formation was concealing her entire being.
The second was that a powerful expert had cast a spell to conceal her fate.
Relatively speaking, the second possibility was more common.
Just like with Xiao Ye's own fate—it had also been tampered with so that others couldn't use his Eight Characters to act against him.
"So? You couldn't find anything, could you?"
Mu Xiang lifted her chin slightly, her expression proud. "To tell you the truth, I already did the calculations before I came here."
"Her fate has been tampered with, and the person who did it is no less capable than my master. Or perhaps they're just exceptionally skilled at covering their tracks."
"In short, ordinary divination calculations are completely useless."