Chapter 1220: A Fortuitous Encounter

Yun Mengyi's thoughts were laid bare by Yun Mengxiong in a single sentence.

She was never good at lying, and now, seeing everyone's eyes on her, she couldn't help but blush all over her face.

"What should we do? They're going to the cave where you're hiding!" Yun Mengyi pleaded with Ye Liuyun.

"Let them go; I'm not in the cave!" Ye Liuyun replied impatiently.

Yun Mengyi's mental fortitude is too weak; she has never experienced any hardship.

"I've already told you, just relax, why are you worrying for nothing! Just say you're returning to your old stomping grounds and you're a little scared!" Ye Liuyun helplessly taught her how to explain.

Yun Mengyi immediately said as instructed, brushing off everyone's gazes.

Her complexion finally eased, and she let out a sigh of relief inside. At the same time, she secretly admired Ye Liuyun's meticulous thinking, having anticipated all possible dangers.

Yun Mengxiong, however, paid no attention to what she said; he was convinced there was something fishy in this direction, so he searched especially carefully.

Finally, he discovered the cave where Ye Liuyun had once stayed.

"Hey, there's another cave here!" He said it loudly on purpose, drawing the other elders over to inspect.

At the same time, he smugly glanced at Yun Mengyi, watching her reaction.

Yun Mengyi received Ye Liuyun's notice, felt assured inside, and thus had no worries at all.

Seeing Yun Mengyi no longer tense, Yun Mengxiong looked somewhat disappointed. He had already begun to secretly doubt whether he had gotten the wrong lead.

As expected, after several elders went into the cave to search, they found nothing.

Yun Mengxiong gazed with his blue pupils, but likewise found no clues.

"Cousin, you didn't know there was a cave here before?" Yun Mengxiong asked suspiciously.

This cave is not far from the incident site Yun Mengyi pointed out.

"I don't know!"

Yun Mengyi also couldn't be bothered with him, gave a casual reply, then turned away and refused to look at him.

After the other elders searched around and found nothing, they called for the two to return together to the Yun Clan.

Yun Mengyi let out a sigh of relief inside: "At last we've gotten past it!"

At this moment, Ye Liuyun was considering Yun Mengyi's impending plan: "This Yun Mengxiong deliberately opposes Yun Mengyi; I don't know if he'll go on to monitor her in the future. If he really becomes a nuisance, we might have to deal with this trouble first."

After the Yun Clan elders had all withdrawn, Ye Liyun also did not return to that cave, lest the Yun Clan people turn back and attack.

Instead, he came to the vicinity of the Yun Clan to conveniently direct Yun Mengyi.

The Yun Clan has now strengthened its defenses; Ye Liuyun dares not rush in recklessly and can only wait outside.

"First go back to your own dwelling, rest as usual!"

Ye Liuyun feared she would rush to find those demon cultivators and give away a flaw, so he gave her advance instructions.

Yun Mengyi is incapable of handling affairs, but she is very obedient, acting entirely according to Ye Liuyun's directions.

Ye Liuyun had just finished arranging Yun Mengyi when he suddenly saw Yun Mengxiong again, accompanied by two elders of the Tianzun Realm, emerging from the Yun Clan and rushing once more toward the cave.

Ye Liuyun was relatively far from them, with the Mi Lin forest in between, and wearing the Invisibility Cloak, so Yun Mengxiong's blue pupils could not see him.

As for the other two elders, their Divine Sense could not pierce Ye Liuyun's Invisibility Cloak, so they too failed to notice him.

"This is actually a chance to get rid of Yun Mengxiong!"

Upon thinking this, Ye Liuyun immediately followed them from a distance.

Yun Mengxiong walked and said to the two elders: "That Yun Mengyi girl is definitely up to something! This time we must examine her thoroughly. Once we find evidence of her colluding with outsiders, she can be completely expelled from the Yun Clan!"

"Even if we don't find anything, there are ways to make the young lady leave the Yun Clan!" an elder said with a wicked smile.

Upon hearing this, Yun Mengxiong knew the elder's words had hidden meaning.

"Oh? Do tell."

That elder probed with his Divine Sense, found no one around, then said to Yun Mengxiong: "Without evidence, we can help arrange a little something! Or, we could abduct the young lady again..."

Yun Mengxiong heard this, fell silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Abducting people is too risky, especially now that the Yun Clan is investigating strictly, making it inconvenient to act. However, the evidence you mentioned is feasible. Do you have any suggestions?"

That elder gave another mysterious smile: "Haven't many foreign demon cultivators appeared lately? If the young lady is colluding with demon cultivators, she will most likely be expelled from the Yun Clan!"

He then added: "The master had already instructed me to prepare. My younger brother is guarding those demon cultivators; taking a few items from them is simple! I have several Magic Crystals in my hand, the materials those demon cultivators use for training."

Speaking, the elder took out several Magic Crystals and handed them to Yun Mengxiong.

"Your father had you prepare these? Great!" Yun Mengxiong immediately pocketed the Magic Crystals.

"Let's first go search; if we find nothing, we'll study how to use these things. If we can drive Yun Mengyi out of the Yun Clan, my father will reward you handsomely!" Yun Mengxiong also became pleased.

"Then thank you, young master!" the elder also said with a fawning smile.

Next, Yun Mengxiong led the two of them, rushing swiftly toward the cave.

"What a coincidence!" Ye Liuyun curled the corner of his mouth and also followed from a distance.

Upon reaching the vicinity of the cave, Yun Mengxiong and company focused on searching, while Ye Liuyun released Xiao Lanbing and Xuanwu, and gave the Invisibility Cloak to Xiao Lanbing.

"Be careful of that blue‑pupiled person; he can see you!"

Ye Liuyun warned the two of them. So you two must strike a killing blow, take down those two elders, and the rest will be easy to handle.

Xiao Lanbing and Xuanwu nodded in understanding, then immediately approached the two elders.

Ye Liuyun also activated his Shadow Concealment Technique, waiting for an opportunity to get close.

"How strange, why are there no clues at all? The cave is so close, yet Yun Mengyi doesn't know, nor do the kidnappers?" Yun Mengxiong, having found no clues, began to mutter to himself.

He still remembered Yun Mengyi's nervous appearance at the start.

"There should be something fishy, after all!"

One elder, however, said: "Then it's possible that someone has cleaned up all traces!"

"Not bad, quite possible. Moreover, this shows that the young lady is indeed colluding with outsiders." The martial cultivator who had earlier suggested the idea also said.

"But we have no evidence!" Yun Mengxiong sighed.

"Then we'll turn the tables. As long as we slightly tamper with things, then go back and deceive the young lady, she will surely reveal her flaw." The martial cultivator who had earlier suggested the idea said again.

Not bad, that girl has no guile... Yun Mengxiong also nodded in agreement.