Chapter 109: Li Longling, please take a look
After coming out of the inner palace of Chilong Mansion, Li Longling walked towards her residence under the guidance of the maid waiting outside. She always felt that something was wrong with her father just now.
Why was Dad unwilling to invite the elders of the Xuanxing Sect or the Immortal Danyue to come over and take charge of the overall situation? It wasn’t that she didn’t believe her father could hold up the problem. She felt that writing a letter asking the Immortal Danyue to come over was undoubtedly the safest way.
Moreover, Danyue Shangxian and her father were old friends. They had not seen each other for many years. She thought her father would be very happy when she proposed to write to Danyue Shangxian and invite her to come over. However, she did not expect that her father would be very happy. Instead, he immediately became angry…
“Why–”
Hearing her sigh, the little maid who was holding her hand and leading the way also asked,
“Miss, what’s wrong?”
Li Longling shook her head, “Father seems very unhappy.”
“Well… I have felt it recently.” The maid nodded in agreement, “Master Li has always been frowning these days. I remember that Master Li drank three pots of immortal sugar tea daily. Now he drinks one every day. I can’t even drink from the pot…”
“Is that so?”
Li Longling was a little surprised. After thinking for a while, she reminded me,
“You guys should also help me care for my father these days. I may be busy searching for things related to demonic cultivators, and I won’t be able to come over to see him every day during this period.”
“This slave understands, don’t worry, young lady! I have looked down on Master Li for many years and will not neglect him.”
“Um.”
Just like this, being led by the maid to her residence for a while, the maid leading the way suddenly stopped and grabbed her wrist, signaling her to stop.
“Who’s there?”
Hearing the maid’s shout, Li Longling suddenly tensed up. This was the inner palace of Chilong Mansion, and it was late at night.
Logically speaking, no one should be walking around there. Furthermore, the maid holding her hand had been on duty in Chilong Mansion for decades. If she made a warning sound, someone she had never seen appeared.
“What’s wrong?”
“Miss, there is a slave in front of me who has never seen a woman before. She doesn’t seem to be a guard of Chilong Mansion, but her cultivation level seems very high.”
“Um!”
Li Longling felt slightly confused and quickly released her consciousness, but she did not detect anyone in front of her.
Da da–
The sound of footsteps in hard-soled shoes came closer and closer. The woman in a long black dress walked up to the master and servant, raised her hands, and saluted Li Longling,
“Miss, my name is Wu Yue. Master Li Xian asked me to assist you in investigating the demon cultivators in Chilong Mansion.”
“Wu Yue…”
Li Longling heard this name, which was unfamiliar.
She could recite the names of the two thousand guards and most of the maids and servants in Chilong Mansion, but she could not remember anyone named Wu Yue among them.
And she smelled that the woman standing in front of her now had an unfamiliar scent.
After hesitating for a while, Li Longling asked,
“Father asked you to help me investigate the demon cultivators?”
“Yes.”
Wu Yue agreed with a smile, took out a small jade pendant from her storage bag, and handed it to Li Longling with both hands.
“This is a token given to me by Master Li Xian. Please take a look at it, Miss.”
“Have a look…”
Li Longling didn’t know if she was making a bad joke, and she looked a little dissatisfied for a moment, but after hesitating for a while, she still asked the maid next to her to help her get it.
“Longling, help me get it.”
The maid agreed and quickly took the jade talisman from Wu Yue’s hand, sniffed and touched it, and then checked it with her spiritual sense. After confirming no danger, she called it into Li Longling’s hand.
After taking the jade talisman brought by the maid, Li Longling carefully touched the lines on the jade talisman with her fingers and then used her spiritual sense to explore the spiritual quality of the jade talisman.
When she saw the name Wu Yue written on the jade talisman, engraved with the seal of Chilong Mansion, and the jade material was Yanling Jade produced by Chilong Mansion, she felt relieved.
“So…”
Wu Yue smiled slightly and asked,
“Miss, you should have gone to see Master Li just now. Didn’t he tell you? The matter of demonic cultivation is no small matter. I have been ordered to protect you, miss.”
“I don’t need anyone to protect me.”
Wu Yue shook her head slightly and explained,
“Miss, your cultivation level is still shallow. The demon cultivator who died in the Chilong Mansion was already a demon cultivator. If there are other demon cultivators, their cultivation level must not be low. Most palace guards inside the gate only have a foundation-building cultivation level. If something happens, they can’t protect you.”
Li Longling was silent for a while and asked,
“Why have I never heard of your name before? If you can get this jade talisman, my father should have mentioned you before.”
“This…” Wu Yue hesitated for a while and replied, “Miss, is it possible that you can remember the names of everyone in Chilong Mansion?”
Li Longling frowned slightly and replied without thinking,
“You should remember that I have memorized the list of guards and servants of Chilong Mansion.”
Wu Yue was momentarily speechless, flattened her mouth, and flattered her, “Miss, you are truly worthy of your reputation. I have long heard you can remember everyone in the house, but I didn’t expect this to be true.”
“So, what’s going on with you?”
“I only got the jade talisman from Master Li three months ago. Master Li hasn’t had time to mention it to you yet. Isn’t this jade talisman enough to gain your trust, young lady?”
Li Longling frowned and retorted, “Regardless of your belief, I am very dissatisfied with your attitude. You are one of the few people in Chilong Mansion who dared to let me look at you.”
Wu Yue quickly bowed and apologized, “Miss, I apologize to you. In short, regardless of whether you are willing. I will stay by your side from now on to protect your safety. If you don’t believe it, it’s okay. You can go back and ask Master Li.”
Li Longling was silent for a moment and asked,
“Then I’ll ask now.”
With that said, Li Longling turned around and asked the maid to lead her back towards the inner strength. At the same time, she also pricked up her ears and listened to Wu Yue’s heartbeat.
After walking more than ten steps, Li Longling stopped and returned after finding that her heartbeat was still calm.
“Forget it, I won’t bother my father anymore. If you want to follow me, do whatever you want.”
“Thank you for your understanding, Miss.”
Wu Yue narrowed her eyes and smiled, then reached out to help Li Longling. However, Li Longling naturally opened her hands and asked the maid beside her to lead her towards the residence.
Seeing this, Wu Yue was a little surprised. She didn’t know for a moment whether she could see it, but she didn’t say anything and followed her obediently without saying a word.
