Meng Anli Must Have Had an Accident and Couldn't Come

Meng Xiuchen hadn't even arrived at the Crown Prince's mansion before he saw Liuyin standing at the entrance.

She was anxiously looking left and right.

Upon seeing Meng Xiuchen, her face lit up with joy, and she quickly walked over, swaying gracefully.

"Where is Meng Anli?"

"You're asking us?" Meng Xiuchen pointed to his own nose.

Liuyin retorted, "Weren't you escorting her here?"

It wasn't uncommon for them to escort Meng Anli in the past.

Meng Xiuchen acted as if he had suffered a grave insult. "Why would I escort her? She's so vicious, so overbearing, and I'm supposed to escort her? She can dream on!"

His unbridled insults made Liuyin frown, and her voice grew a little cold.

"Then why did you come?"

Meng Xiuchen blurted out, "To find Meng Anli. Didn't she come?"

Liuyin pondered, "Could something have happened to her?"

Given how much Meng Anli usually clung to the Crown Prince, if she wasn't here now, the only possibility was an accident on the way.

She couldn't think of anything else.

Meng Xiuchen thought the same.

He was furious, "Did someone get there first?"

He led his men away, preparing to search along the route.

Liuyin hurried inside.

The Crown Prince's attitude towards Meng Anli was very delicate at the moment; he had clearly been expecting her today.

As soon as she entered the guest hall, she met the Crown Prince's gaze as he was looking outwards.

The Crown Prince's face lit up with joy, then he sternly said, tilting his chin up slightly, "She's here? How dare she make me wait a whole day. If I don't make her wait two hours, don't let her in."

Liuyin: "..."

She explained the situation, "Your Highness, outside..."

"It is indeed getting dark outside," the Crown Prince interrupted her, magnanimously saying, "Then let her wait for one hour."

Liuyin was silent again, then blurted out in one breath, "Meng Xiuchen came looking for Meng Anli outside. I'm worried something might have happened to Meng Anli."

The Crown Prince looked taken aback, "You mean Meng Anli didn't come?"

Liuyin emphasized, "It's very likely something happened."

The Crown Prince was enraged, "What could possibly happen to her? Are there no immortals in the Heavenly Realm who don't know she's my fiancée?"

Liuyin said, "The Meng family can't find her either. If something hadn't happened, she would definitely have come to find you."

"That's true."

The Crown Prince agreed wholeheartedly, his expression softening.

"Something must have happened to her, which is why she couldn't come to me."

He took out his communication mirror and called Master Zhang.

There was some noise from Master Zhang's end, along with the sound of music and hurried footsteps, after which it became quiet.

"Your Highness, what do you need?"

"Go investigate what happened to Meng Anli."

"Meng Anli? Something happened?" Master Zhang recalled the Dean's words at the banquet, "You mean, when did something happen to her?"

"Master Zhang," the Crown Prince gritted his teeth, "You reported her situation yesterday. What do you think I'm asking about?"

Master Zhang immediately sobered up, "Your Highness is correct, but nothing happened to her today. She was cultivating as usual. The Dean just said that the disciples in Gui Class have all changed, cultivating very diligently. Great God Yuan Tuo is truly amazing."

"Cultivating today?"

The Crown Prince's veins bulged on his forehead in anger. She actually skipped coming to him for cultivation?

Seeing this, Liuyin quickly whispered, "Perhaps Great God Yuan Tuo required it."

The Crown Prince's angry expression paused, then his anger dissipated.

"That makes sense."

Master Zhang heard his tone soften, "No, no, it wasn't required by Great God Yuan Tuo. They did it voluntarily. Great God Yuan Tuo said that when it's time to rest, it's time to rest, but not a single disciple took a break."

"Meng... An... Li!" The Crown Prince said each word through gritted teeth, so angry he smashed the communication mirror.

Liuyin was startled and dodged the shards of the communication mirror.

The Crown Prince angrily flicked his sleeve and sat down heavily on the chair, "She's really something else."

Liuyin racked her brain, "Perhaps because none of the Gui Class disciples took a break, she felt awkward about it?"

The Crown Prince hesitated, "Is that so?"

"It must be like this," Liuyin said with a charming smile. "If the Gui Class disciples are all on leave, she'll definitely come to find you, Crown Prince."

The Crown Prince was pleased by her words, his tense emotions slowly relaxing. He beckoned to Liuyin.

Liuyin drifted towards him as if boneless, nestling into his embrace.

The Crown Prince gently twirled a strand of her hair and tucked it behind her ear. "She admires me so much. Once she has free time, she'll surely come to find me. When she does, remember to keep her waiting for a bit."

"Yes~"

Meng Anli temporarily set aside her revenge, like a budding spring bamboo shoot, desperately absorbing the spring rain and the cultivation methods taught to her by Master Yuan Tuo and her master.

However, three months passed, and her cultivation remained at the Foundation Establishment stage.

She sensed the spiritual energy within her becoming increasingly abundant, as if on the verge of a breakthrough.

Several days had passed, and still, no breakthrough.

She decided to ask Yuan Tuo for help and guidance.

Before the end of class that afternoon, Yuan Tuo said, "Tomorrow is another day off. You can all make your own arrangements."

Meng Anli said without hesitation, "I want to continue cultivating here."

Lu Yao also said, "Me too."

Guang Ling crossed his arms. "I don't have any plans."

Yuan Tuo looked at Guang Ling, who had already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. "You rascal, aren't you going home to see your sister?"

Guang Ling hesitated. "I do miss her, but I look at her every day through the communication mirror."

Only by becoming stronger could he better protect his sister.

This Teacher Yang is truly capable; he needed to seize the opportunity.

Yuan Tuo was about to say more.

The clever Mo Ziqian, with a smile in his eyes, said, "Master, do you have something going on that you won't be able to come tomorrow?"

Yuan Tuo coughed lightly, his expression unnatural. "I have to return to the North Sea."

He had only been gone for three months, and his subordinates had already rebelled.

He needed to go and see what was happening.

"Tch~" Guang Ling waved his hand and pouted. "Old Yang, you're not being sincere. If you have something, just say it. Don't pretend it's for our sake and you want us to go home."

"You impudent brat," Yuan Tuo said with a laugh, then cautioned Meng Anli, "Be careful when you go out. Don't go to places with few people, and try not to return to the Meng family."

Guang Ling, hearing his earlier words to Meng Anli, wanted to mock her.

But upon hearing the last sentence, he stopped and looked at Meng Anli with sympathy.

She couldn't go home.

She was truly pathetic.

Meng Anli, however, smiled happily. "Thank you, Master. I'll be careful, and I won't go back to the Meng family."

"Good."

Yuan Tuo then reminded them to be safe when they went out.

Seeing him about to leave, Meng Anli called out to him, "Master, I want to ask why I still can't break through?"

Yuan Tuo glanced at her, understanding her current situation.

"Don't rush. It's like building a pavilion; you need to lay a solid foundation first. Otherwise, after only a few stories, it will collapse."

Meng Anli felt a bit worried and ashamed.

The logic was sound, but three months had passed without a breakthrough. Would Master and her teacher think she was too useless?

Yuan Tuo saw her concern and smiled. "Don't overthink it. We don't value cultivation levels. Otherwise, I have thousands of ways to make you a Grand Unity Golden Immortal overnight."

Meng Anli finally felt relieved. "Thank you, Master."

"Yes, it's called accumulating strength for a breakthrough. You need to avoid arrogance and impatience and cultivate with peace of mind."

"Yes."

Yuan Tuo disappeared.

Outside the fence, Master Zhang quietly withdrew.