Chapter 517

"Just right, one bowl each." The third bowl of wontons was cooked, and Lu Yang pushed it happily to Seeing Lan Ting.

Seeing Lan Ting glanced at Tao Yaoye inadvertently, sat down quietly, her movements as gentle as a lady from a noble family, and then picked up a wonton with chopsticks.

Since it was a place chosen by Senior Brother Lu Yang, it was naturally a snack stall with unique characteristics... It tasted terrible.

Seeing Lan Ting looked at the bowl of wontons in surprise. This was the worst wonton she had ever eaten.

Actually, the level of this bowl of wontons could only be said to be lower-middle, not yet to the point of being the worst, but Seeing Lan Ting came from a noble family and ate delicacies of the human world. After joining the Laurel Xiangong, although she ate lightly, the taste was still unique in the Cultivation Realm.

Wontons that were considered average to below-average in the mortal world were naturally hard for her to swallow.

The boss saw that Lu Yang ordered another bowl of wontons and was happy in his heart. Who in all of Yuanhe County didn't know that my wontons tasted bad? It was these out-of-towners that I was scamming.

He had been selling wontons for nearly thirty years, and his customers were all from out of town.

Lu Yang was lucky; there was a lot of vinegar in the bowl, which covered up the taste of the wontons.

Regardless, once the wontons were ordered, they had to be eaten. The three of them finally finished the three bowls of wontons.

Lu Yang wiped his mouth and remembered that he hadn't gotten to the point yet: "By the way, I haven't had time to ask Junior Sister Seeing Lan Ting, what are you doing here? Are you also on a mission?"

"Yes, a person named Squire Song sought help from the Laurel Xiangong, saying that their family has a strange painting that cannot be burned, cannot be thrown away, cannot be torn, and emits strange sounds in the middle of the night. It's very dangerous."

Tao Yaoye interjected: "Senior Brother Lu and I are the same. Senior Brother Lu was worried that I couldn't complete the mission alone, so he came with me."

Lu Yang was a bit baffled. What Junior Sister Tao said wasn't wrong, but it felt strange.

"It seems this Squire Song has requested assistance from both of our sects."

This was a very common occurrence. Those seeking help were not sure which immortal sect was reliable, so for the sake of insurance, they would post missions to several immortal sects, and disciples of the five great immortal sects would often bump into each other on missions.

For example, Daoist Bu Yu and Luo Hongxia had bumped into missions when they were young. Seeing Lan Ting had heard her master talk about it. The two of them went to do a ghost-driving mission and stayed at an inn for three days, but couldn't find where the ghost was. In the end, it was found under Daoist Bu Yu's bed. When Daoist Bu Yu was sleeping, the ghost was watching him from directly below, separated by the bed board.

Then Daoist Bu Yu insisted that the ghost split the room fee for these three days with him.

The ghost brought up the Great Xia law, saying that according to the law, it was not a living creature and didn't need to pay the room fee.

Daoist Bu Yu also brought up the Great Xia law, saying that ghosts had no human rights and cultivators could kill them at will if they saw them.

The ghost obediently split the room fee and was taken into custody.

"Senior Brother Lu, Junior Sister Tao, have you investigated Squire Song's affairs?"

Tao Yaoye stated the results of the investigation just now: "This is the result of Senior Brother Lu Yang and I investigating together."

"Senior Brother Lu Yang is amazing. You investigated so many things just after arriving in Yuanhe County. Junior Sister Tao must have helped a lot in this. I, your Junior Sister, arrived three days earlier than Senior Brother Lu Yang, and I only investigated a little more than Senior Brother Lu Yang."

"It's a pity that I am alone. If I had Senior Brother Lu Yang's help, I would definitely be able to investigate more things."

Tao Yaoye seemed not to hear Seeing Lan Ting's subtext and asked calmly: "What did Junior Sister Lan investigate?"

"Squire Song's turning point appeared twenty years ago. Actually, at that time, the family was in decline, and there wasn't much silver left. He made a desperate gamble, using all his family property for business, which ended in failure, losing everything. Some people saw him walking toward the mountains, as if he wanted to seek death. Who would have thought that half a day later, Squire Song walked out of the mountains, his expression no longer dazed, and he was holding a painting in his arms."

"You all know what happened later. Squire Song suddenly had a business mind, wealth poured in, and his family was happy and satisfied."

Seeing Lan Ting looked at Tao Yaoye triumphantly. How about that? You haven't investigated this important intelligence yet.

After hearing Seeing Lan Ting's narration, Tao Yaoye affectionately took Seeing Lan Ting's hand: "Junior Sister Lan is amazing. You can investigate so many things by yourself. It seems that you are doing quite well alone."

Seeing Lan Ting's face was full of smiles, and she took Tao Yaoye's arm, her movements intimate: "What are you talking about? As the old saying goes, there is strength in numbers. It's a pity that Senior Brother Lu Yang came with you. If he had come with me, the mission would have been completed by now."

"Does Junior Sister Lan mean that you are better than me?"

"Junior Sister Tao, don't misinterpret my meaning. After all, I arrived three days earlier. If Senior Brother Lu Yang had arrived three days earlier with me, with Senior Brother Lu Yang's ability, wouldn't he have been able to complete the mission?"

"That's true. With Senior Brother Lu Yang's ability, he could complete the mission alone."

The two women walked arm in arm, with smiles of reunion on their faces, as close as sisters.

Lu Yang didn't care what the two women said later. He had been thinking about the intelligence Seeing Lan Ting collected: "Sure enough, the problem lies in that painting."

"Let's go, let's go see Squire Song."

One man and two women walked toward Squire Song's house. On the way, Seeing Lan Ting looked at Lu Yang frequently.

"Junior Sister Seeing Lan Ting, is there something on my face?"

Seeing Lan Ting smiled: "No, I just think you are amazing, Senior Brother. You became the successor to the Sect Master at such a young age, and even the sect celebration was hosted by you. As far as I know, this is the first time in history. In comparison, I am far behind."

"Not at all, my being the acting Sect Master is all luck." Lu Yang was not being modest. His being the acting Sect Master was entirely due to bad luck in resurrecting the Decayed Fairy.

Seeing Seeing Lan Ting disappointed, Lu Yang comforted her again: "Besides, Junior Sister Lan, you are very amazing. I watched the battle between you and Old Meng at that time. You were too nervous; that wasn't your true level."

Hearing Lu Yang's encouragement, Seeing Lan Ting put a smile back on her face: "That's true. I should be more confident. After all, I was representing the Xiangong's Golden Core stage in the battle at that time."

"I felt like I knew Junior Sister Tao at first sight. I originally thought I could see her on the ring, but things went against my wishes, and I didn't find a chance to spar."

Tao Yaoye said softly: "Does Junior Sister Lan like fighting so much? I saw that your movements are gentle on weekdays, and I thought you were a lady from a noble family."

Lu Yang always felt a sense of incongruity and turned to ask the Decayed Fairy: "Fairy, do you feel that Junior Sister Tao and Junior Sister Lan's attitudes are strange?"

The Decayed Fairy had also been observing in the spiritual space for a while and indeed felt that the movements and tone of these two little girls were a bit strange.

"I always feel that this scene is very familiar... I remember now. The geniuses of the Dragon and Phoenix clans were like this in front of me, mutually praising and boasting, very united. They were doing it at that time to make me take them both as disciples."

"Then is Junior Sister Tao and Junior Sister Lan like this because..."

The Decayed Fairy said firmly: "They must also want you to take them as disciples. After all, you showed off your skills at the celebration and demonstrated superior combat power!"

"Makes sense."

(End of chapter)