The jade slip had barely landed in Yue Qianchou's hand when Li Duxing snatched it away and swiftly poured his divine sense into it. It would have been better if he had not looked; after reading it, he immediately shot Yue Qianchou a contemptuous glance, tossed the item back to him, and deepened his understanding of Yue Qianchou's character.
The contents of the jade slip were precisely the lies Yue Qianchou had fabricated to lure Lu Yanqing back. The general meaning was that Wen Lanfeng had returned gravely wounded and wished to see Lu Yanqing one last time before his death. Li Duxing had to admit that such words struck right at Lu Yanqing's soft spot. Given her temperament, once she saw the contents of the jade slip, she would probably rush back even at the cost of her life.
That said, this also convinced Li Duxing that Yue Qianchou had not deceived him. Lu Yanqing truly had chosen not to return of her own accord. Wei Chunqiu, sitting cross-legged, glanced at Yue Qianchou and let out two sinister chuckles. His own character was not much better, and he had been unable to restrain himself; he had already gotten the first look at its contents.
Yue Qianchou looked at the seated man and the standing man, then gave an awkward dry laugh. With a squeeze of his hand, he crushed the jade slip, making amends after the sheep were lost by destroying the evidence.
"Li Duxing, if there is nothing else, go back first," Yue Qianchou said with an unconcerned chuckle.
"Miss is in the Land of Ultimate Bliss..." Li Duxing frowned in thought. Yue Qianchou was taken aback, then fixed him with a grave look and warned, "Li Duxing, you had better not act recklessly. The Land of Ultimate