Chapter 267: Chapter 63: Ji Xueruo Disappears

But does he really have the right to like her? She is his sister-in-law, and he is her brother-in-law.

He once confidently believed that his heart could only hold his sister-in-law, but after experiencing countless reincarnations, who could keep their heart closed?

There are indeed strong ones in this world with multiple wives, and even some female cultivators have multiple male partners, but that requires the partners’ consent...

You Su could sense that Miss Ji was very proud in her bones.

In the illusion, they kept silent about his sister-in-law in order to survive, as if they had forgotten this person. But back in reality, how could such an extremely self-respecting and ambitious strong woman agree to his greedy request?

Especially since all this happened behind his sister-in-law’s back, the spoiled sister-in-law might find it very hard to accept...

You Su’s heart was in turmoil, he felt he should not betray his sister-in-law, yet also felt he couldn’t let Miss Ji down, thus he was caught in a tangled confusion.

And standing outside Zilan Hall, Yuqing thrilledly called and woke him up, curtsied and said:

"Mr. You?!"

You Su had already become the great hero of Jade Ring Pool, Venerable Chengtao had long ordered, to treat You Su and Ji Xueruo with more respect than to the Venerables, and try to satisfy all their needs.

You Su nodded, "I came to visit Miss Ji."

These days, the pool was already abuzz with speculation about their relationship, Yuqing smiled knowingly and said:

"Miss Ji is still recuperating, Mr. You may come back later."

"Please inform her for me, I... I have urgent business with her."

You Su himself didn’t know what urgent business he had, he just knew that if he couldn’t see Miss Ji this trip, it wouldn’t calm his mind.

Even if the meeting would be awkward, silent, or unpleasant, he had to face it.

Yuqing hesitated for a moment, then laughed and said, "Then Mr. You, please go in yourself, Miss Ji is resting behind the rockery in the sleeping hall."

"So easy? Isn’t she forbidding others from entering the hall?" You Su was puzzled at the maid’s sudden change in attitude.

Yuqing stepped aside, her smile even wider: "Miss Ji has instructed that if Mr. You insists on seeing her, let him pass."

You Su realized, thinking, so Miss Ji was also waiting for me to seek her out.

After thanking Yuqing, You Su walked into the hall, passed through the forest shade, bypassed the rockery, and stood outside Ji Xueruo’s sleeping hall.

Finally making up his mind, he hesitated no longer and gently knocked on the door.

"Miss Ji, You Su seeks an audience."

But there was no response from inside for a long time, You Su felt it strange, called several times without anyone answering.

You Su frowned, whispered an apology, then kicked the door open.

He scanned every corner of the room with his divine sense, and found not a single shadow of a person.

The only things on the desk were a folded black dress, emitting the woody scent belonging to Ji Xueruo, and a letter atop the dress.

You Su hastily put the letter into the Qiankun Bag, and by divine sense explored it, the words made his heart sink halfway —

"Mr. You, I have left, do not miss me." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Hearing the sound of the door breaking, Yuqing also hurried over.

"What happened, Mr. You?"

Such a big person just disappeared like that, You Su had some resentment towards Yuqing, he asked in a deep voice:

"Did Miss Ji manage to get the Lotus Heart?"

Yuqing also noticed the oddity, shook her head and said, "No."

You Su’s heart beat faster, they had gone through so much for the Lotus Heart, how could Miss Ji leave first?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Yuqing tentatively suggested, "Maybe she went out for a walk..."

Hearing these words, You Su’s eyes flashed coldly, suddenly his whole body tensed, as if noticing something, he slowly said:

"This green bean pastry, why is it so messily placed?"

On the tea table were several plates of pastries, each showing signs of being eaten. Yuqing sighed slightly, thinking You Su was just picking a fight due to bad mood from a quarrel with Miss Ji, she replied respectfully:

"To reply Mr. You, when Miss Ji rests, unless she actively calls us, none of us can enter the hall. When I brought these pastries, they were indeed neatly placed. This really can’t be blamed on us..."

But You Su ignored her explanation, carefully observing with his divine sense the arrangement of the green bean pastries, seeing three pieces faintly formed the shape of an arrow.

The direction it pointed was precisely the clear Jade Ring Pool!

To say it was an arrow was quite a stretch, randomly taking a few pieces could result in such a pattern. But You Su knew very well that Miss Ji, like her sister, wouldn’t touch pastries made from green beans!

No one else in the hall besides Ji Xueruo, so it must have been intentionally done by Miss Ji!

"Take me to see Venerable Chengtao!"

You Su picked up a green bean pastry, crushed it into powder.

...

Inside Venerable Chengtao’s grand hall.

"Still couldn’t find her..."

Venerable Chengtao sighed softly, as a Venerable renowned throughout the Five Continents, letting a cultivator of the Middle Spirit Platform Realm disappear under his nose was somewhat disgraceful.

Venerable Cuihe also shook his head, they had mobilized the entire pool’s strength to find Ji Xueruo, but after nearly six hours, there was still no result.

Even the magnificent underground palace had been thoroughly searched, yet Ji Xueruo’s whereabouts remained elusive, as if she vanished into thin air.

You Su gripped the handle of Mo Song Sword tightly, after multiple confirmations, Tsang Tu was dead beyond all doubt. Aside from the black water seeping into the ground, its body was nothing more than a decayed giant sandworm.