Chapter 171: An Eventful Autumn

In the evening, Lingyun was preparing dinner when Luo Yexi suddenly walked into the kitchen and told him that Chen Jing had arrived.

Lingyun put down the pot in his hand and walked out of the kitchen into the living room. Chen Jing was sitting on the sofa. However, her expression did not look very good; it seemed she had encountered some trouble.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Lingyun looked at Luo Yexi and asked softly.

"Yes, there is indeed a problem, but it is nothing too serious." Chen Jing shook her head slightly, then placed a file folder in her hand in front of Lingyun.

"Oh, so fast?" Lingyun frowned slightly, then opened the file folder and took out the documents inside to read.

Looking at the contents of the documents, Lingyun's brow furrowed slightly. However, he was not frowning because of insufficient information, but because the information here was truly too comprehensive, as if this person had no secrets at all to them. What Lingyun cared about most was what was mentioned at the end of the file: these two people were recommended to study at Huaxia University by a man named Qian Sheng. The person who made Chen Jing show such an expression must be him.

"Chen Jing, who is this Qian Sheng? Looking at the information here, he seems to have a high status!" Lingyun asked.

"Elder Qian Sheng is a Venerable in the Dragon Group, with strength at approximately the Mid-stage Heaven Tier. Although he is not the strongest among the many Venerables in the Dragon Group, he is the most respected. The reason the Dragon Group was established back then was largely due to his efforts. Many people currently in the Dragon Group have received his guidance, so everyone respects this old man very much!" At the mention of this person, a hint of admiration appeared in Chen Jing's tone.

"The trouble you mentioned is because of this Elder Qian Sheng, right!" Lingyun's gaze swept over one of the pages, where one line stated that Daisy and William were half-siblings, and their grandfather was a life-and-death friend of Elder Qian Sheng. Back then, Elder Qian Sheng was ambushed by enemies and severely injured; it was their grandfather who saved him.

As for why they came to Huaxia, it was because their family was involved in a struggle. In that struggle, their entire family was wiped out, and when Elder Qian Sheng arrived, he only managed to save these two. To prevent some people from harming the two siblings, Elder Qian Sheng made an exception and requested that they be allowed to enter Huaxia University to study, which is why they transferred into Lingyun's class.

"That seems quite normal!" Asuna, who was setting the table nearby, spoke up.

"But that is only 'seems', isn't it!" Lingqi interjected with a grin.

"What is it, Lingyun? Did you see something wrong?" Chen Jing asked somewhat urgently.

"It's just intuition. By the way, Chen Jing, has anything happened within Huaxia recently?" Although Lingyun's words were a question, his tone was extremely certain.

"Something has indeed happened. Many monsters and demons have snuck into Huaxia, seemingly because of some precious item." Chen Jing nodded slightly, then suddenly raised an eyebrow, "Lingyun, you don't mean to say that they came to Huaxia because of this matter, do you!"

"What do you think?" Lingyun asked in return.

Chen Jing shook her head slightly: "I think that is unlikely. After all, sacrificing a massive family for an item that hasn't been found to this day is not a wise thing to do!"

"Haven't you considered the possibility that those two are impostors?" Luo Yexi asked.

"That possibility is almost zero, because these two were personally picked up by Elder Qian Sheng. With his strength, if the other party were truly impostors, they couldn't possibly hide it from him!" Chen Jing still said dismissively.

"Then that is truly a pity, because these two are indeed both impostors!" Lingyun released his hand, gave a light cough, and spoke.

"This gesture, could it be, Heavenly Calculation?" Looking at Lingyun's gesture, Chen Jing was full of surprise.

"You recognized it!" Lingyun smiled.

"Is it really Heavenly Calculation? This is a long-lost art of deduction; I never thought you would have mastered this ability, Lingyun!" Chen Jing's eyes were full of envy.

"Lost, is it..." Hearing Chen Jing's words, Lingyun muttered softly.

"Wait, you said these two are impostors?" Chen Jing suddenly widened her eyes. "That's not good. Although I don't know how they managed to deceive Elder Qian Sheng, if they use his protection to commit evil deeds, it will definitely implicate Elder Qian Sheng!"

Looking at Chen Jing's anxious appearance, Lingyun said: "Then what are you going to do now? Tell that Elder directly? Since the other party dared to do this, they must have their own trump cards. If you go to expose them rashly now, it will only make them alert. The most critical point is that we don't have any solid evidence. If we rely solely on what you call the long-lost Heavenly Calculation, how many people would believe it?"

"This..." Chen Jing hesitated all of a sudden. "But, if things continue like this, we will be very passive!"

"Being passive is something that can't be helped. Moreover, because of Elder Qian Sheng, we cannot investigate with great fanfare. Now we can only wait for the other party to cause some trouble and reveal their flaws before we take action!" Lingyun spread his hands.

"It seems that is the only way for now." Chen Jing looked a bit dejected, but soon her eyes lit up again, "By the way, I can go find Wanyue; she might have some way!"

Just at this moment, Lingqi suddenly leaned over and whispered to Lingyun: "Do you want me to go investigate? I have my own special ways when it comes to gathering intelligence!"

"Lingqi, you?" Chen Jing looked at Lingqi with some curiosity.

"That would be good, then I'll leave it to you!" Lingyun, not knowing what he was thinking, nodded slightly at Lingqi.

"Lingyun, aren't you skilled in Heavenly Calculation? Can you calculate who those two impostors are?" Chen Jing suddenly asked.

"Someone used their own power to cover up the heavenly secrets of those two. The person who acted is very strong and has high attainments in this area. With my current strength, although I could break through the other party's concealment, it would definitely alert them. By then, it wouldn't be easy to catch them in the act!" Lingyun pinched his fingers to calculate, "The only thing that can be calculated now is that the other party is likely related to the Holy See!"

"The Holy See?" Chen Jing's expression turned serious at once. As someone who held many top-secret documents, she naturally knew the power of this Western behemoth. If they were the ones pulling strings in the dark, it was likely not something she could handle right now.

"I must go back immediately and have my subordinates follow up on this matter!" Chen Jing stood up. The thought of staying for dinner was gone, and she left in a hurry. There was no other reason; the information she obtained from Lingyun was simply too shocking, and she had to go back immediately to handle some things.

"Sigh, it really is an eventful autumn!" Watching Chen Jing's hurried retreating figure, Lingyun sighed slightly.

"Even if it is an eventful autumn, it won't be able to stir up any waves in Master's hands, right?" Luo Yexi smiled and leaned against Lingyun's side.

Lingyun's body stiffened, then, not knowing what he recalled, he reached out and wrapped his arm around Luo Yexi's shoulder. Luo Yexi's body trembled, then a smile slowly curled at the corners of her mouth as she rested her head on Lingyun's shoulder.