Hidden Moth-Chapter 485 - 274: Tracing Shadows and Shapes Amidst Human Habitation

The man was saying, "Brother Li, you can’t miss this opportunity! You should quickly take the child to Qi Yuan, and stay at the Sesame Apartment, preferably on the ninth floor of Building One." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Li Gongcheng: "Brother Hai Xiu, is the information reliable?"

In the dream, this person He Kao ’knew’ since he was a disciple of the Alchemy Sect, a Tier Three Yin Yang School member, Liu Haixiu. Liu Haixiu’s master, Zhao Huai’en, was Li Gongcheng’s father-in-law, so their relationship was quite close.

Liu Haixiu replied, "Of course the information is accurate. Steward Xingrui told me this privately. She also said that the Ancestral Hall has issued a gag order on it, precisely because they don’t want anyone to disturb Elder Mei’s cultivation."

Li Gongcheng: "Then if we, as a couple, take the child, wouldn’t we be violating the Ancestral Hall’s taboos?"

Liu Haixiu shook his head while holding a wine glass and said, "No, no, no. You don’t know Elder Mei, and Elder Mei doesn’t know you. You can absolutely find a normal reason to go to Qi Yuan justifiably.

Your child wants to study art, right? The college entrance exam is next year, so shouldn’t you enroll in an art class? What good classes can small towns have? If you’re going, go to a big city like Qi Yuan, and find one near Sesame Apartment.

When you get there, pretend not to know Elder Mei. Anyway, you really don’t know her, so just act like neighbors..."

At this point, he took a sip of wine, put down the glass, and continued, "I specifically asked Steward Xingrui why Elder Mei went to Qi Yuan. Could it be that there’s news of the Hidden Moth, and she’s going to meet with it?

Steward Xingrui said she doesn’t know the details either, that it’s Sect Leader Mei’s own decision and that she didn’t consult anyone. But according to her guess, the sect leader is probably going to experience the world.

Experiencing the world, you know, it’s all about karma. Whether it’s meeting a dao companion or discovering a successor, or encountering various forms of karma, one can’t have these experiences if only cultivating in the Grotto Heaven.

Elder Mei’s karma is also your karma! Not to mention, just get the neighborly relationship in place first, and it will be endlessly beneficial in the future..."

After saying this long piece, Liu Haixiu finally stopped to take a bite of food. Li Gongcheng stubbed out his cigarette and quickly refilled his wine glass: "Thank you, brother, for thinking of me with such a good thing!"

Liu Haixiu: "Steward Xingrui, I, and your family, we’re all cut from the same cloth, not outsiders... In the future, if Xiaoliang achieves success, I’ll also share in the glory."

Li Gongcheng: "So, what else is there to be mindful of in this matter?"

Liu Haixiu: "Confidentiality, absolute confidentiality! You and your wife must keep your stories straight; don’t even tell the child or my master.

No matter who asks in the future, even if it’s Steward Xingrui or me asking face to face, you must insist that you’re just accompanying the child to Qi Yuan for extra classes.

You absolutely don’t know Elder Mei; it’s merely fate that you’re neighbors.

Even if people come to ask me, I won’t admit talking about this today, and certainly won’t admit that Steward Xingrui revealed it."

Li Gongcheng nodded continuously: "I understand, I understand, I can’t not understand this reasoning..."

Unlike the previous dream, this one was so clear that He Kao could even smell the aroma of food and see the details of Liu Haixiu’s expressions.

It seems this was a very deeply impressed memory of Li Gongcheng, and Elder Li’s casting guidance was very successful, allowing the scene to replay in the dream.

When He Kao’s consciousness returned, only three to five seconds had passed, and he actually felt somewhat intoxicated, quickly casting a spell to dispel the effects of the alcohol.

However, due to being caught up in the alcohol’s influence, he cast the wrong spell; it wasn’t that his body had actually drunk, but that his Primordial Spirit seemed to be contaminated by the intoxication... Immediately he used the Beast Claw for a second casting, finally clearing his mind.

He Kao’s expression was a little off because the investigation results from the dream involved not only the Magic Sect Disciple but also implicated Alchemy Sect Steward Xingrui.

Zhang Jingu had been pulled into a chat group by the enemy forces of the Magic Sect, and one member’s alias was "AI Qingfeng," and according to what Li Xiuyuan knew, Xingrui used the same alias more than ten years ago.

This isn’t concrete evidence, but having clues means investigation is needed. Elder Li, of course, preferred to believe the Magic Sect Steward, so he went to Xingrui to ask about the matter.

That night, He Kao, following Elder Li’s instructions, hovered over Immortal Bottle Village in the state of Yin Spirit Travel, observing whether there were any unusual movements in the area, and accidentally ended up in a Transference within a Celestial Palace Curtain.

Of course, Xingrui denied any involvement, saying she knew nothing about that chat group, hadn’t even heard of it... Elder Li couldn’t act on that.

But the clues found in today’s dream directly pointed to Xingrui deliberately violating the Ancestral Hall’s gag order. Although dreams can’t be used as evidence, Elder Li couldn’t not thoroughly investigate.

After listening to He Kao’s report, Li Xiuyuan’s face also turned grim as he said, "I had previously asked Xingrui face to face if she violated the Ancestral Hall’s gag order.

She only admitted that she might have inadvertently leaked Elder Mei’s whereabouts but firmly denied any deliberate disclosure. If Steward Xingrui indeed has issues, it’s not a small problem!

I need to thoroughly investigate this immediately, first secretly detain Liu Haixiu for questioning, trying not to alert anyone... so I need you to do me a favor."

Elder Li just arrived in Qi Yuan tonight and plans to leave tomorrow night, but before leaving, he has to make some arrangements, like making a public appearance to make people mistakenly believe he is still in Qi Yuan overseeing the place.