Mysterious Fellow

"Sister, who is he?"

Seeing Ling Xuanxiao's wary expression, the man even hid behind Lin Wanqing.

"He's my little junior disciple."

"Junior disciple? What's that?"

"Mhm, it means my younger brother," Lin Wanqing explained.

The man pouted, "He's your younger brother? Then who am I? How can you have another brother?"

Lin Wanqing said dotingly, "Be good, he's senior sister's junior disciple, and you're sister's younger brother. They're different."

"Mhm... Then who is closer to sister!"

Lin Wanqing helplessly pinched his little cheek. "Of course, you're the closest to sister."

The man smiled from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Wanqing then remembered, "Junior disciple, what did you need me for?"

Ling Xuanxiao clutched his chest, head lowered, his expression grim.

"Junior disciple, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a bit nauseous."

"Nauseous? Did you eat something bad?"

"Probably," Ling Xuanxiao brushed past the topic. "Senior Sister, he is..."

"Oh, just call him Fanyue."

"Fanyue?"

Ling Xuanxiao searched his mind for the name but found no corresponding information.

Lin Wanqing explained, "I met him about half a year ago. He was lying by the river, having lost his memory, and kept calling me 'sister.' I had no choice but to bring him with me for the time being, and I was thinking of returning to Shushan to see if we could help him regain his memory."

"Is he a cultivator too?"

Ling Xuanxiao asked a crucial question.

Lin Wanqing shook her head, then nodded.

"He is a cultivator, but his cultivation is very low. You can barely sense any cultivation from him, and all his meridians seem to be blocked. It's likely he's been subjected to some kind of sealing spell."

"Oh?"

Ling Xuanxiao raised an eyebrow, unable to help but grumble inwardly.

His identity is unknown, his origins are unknown, and judging by his appearance, he's definitely not just some random passerby.

And he has a sealing spell on him...

How could she casually bring someone like this into the sect?

"What did Master say?"

"Master is in seclusion. I went yesterday but couldn't see him."

Just the right time for him to go into seclusion.

"What about the other elders? Perhaps they can help."

"Most of the other elders are also busy."

This was too much of a coincidence!

Ling Xuanxiao hesitated for a moment. "Senior Sister, I happen to know some spiritual spells. Perhaps I can try to help him recover his memory."

Lin Wanqing nodded, not surprised that her junior disciple knew such things.

Ling Xuanxiao had been cultivating since he was young, following the Sect Leader all over the place, and had learned a great variety of things.

It was rumored he could even channel spirits.

He muttered something about the sun setting and the sky darkening...

Ling Xuanxiao cupped his hands in a salute. "Then I'll go prepare."

"Okay," Lin Wanqing readily agreed. "Fanyue, quickly thank your brother."

"Oh, thank you, brother~"

Fanyue said timidly.

Ling Xuanxiao put on a kind smile.

"Oh, right, Senior Sister, did you give Fanyue this name? Or did he tell you himself?"

"He told me himself. He said he only remembered this name."

Ling Xuanxiao nodded again and took out a wooden eagle from his storage ring.

Then, in a tone suitable for talking to a child, he said, "Big brother will give you a toy, okay?"

"What is this...?"

Ling Xuanxiao activated the switch on the Wooden Eagle. It didn't require any magical power to activate; the Wooden Eagle spread its wings and flew up, circling once in the sky before returning to Ling Xuanxiao's shoulder.

Fanyue's eyes lit up: ╰(°▽°)╯

"Want it?"

"Mm!"

"Come here and get it, big brother is giving it to you."

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Fanyue hesitated for a moment, looking at Lin Wanqing and then at Li Xuanxiao. Seeing Lin Wanqing nod with a smile, Fanyue then ran over and took the Wooden Eagle.

"Thank you, brother."

Li Xuanxiao smiled and reached out to ruffle his head.

Afterward, he bid farewell and left.

Returning to his thatched hut on Silver Sword Peak, the smile on Li Xuanxiao's face finally disappeared.

He raised his hand, and two strands of Fanyue's hair appeared in his palm.

"Fanyue..."

Li Xuanxiao murmured the name.

With a casual wave of his hand, the bookshelf inside the thatched hut appeared before him.

Li Xuanxiao opened a book and picked up his brush to write the two characters.

After writing, he didn't stop his brushstroke.

Swish, swish, swish~

A moment later, he had sketched Fanyue's appearance on the paper.

Then, he closed the book, trapping the two strands of hair inside.

As a spell was uttered from his mouth, the page soon ignited without fire.

This spell was connected to Shushan's Grand Compendium of Everything.

It was just like Baidu Baike in his previous life, covering all kinds of information and records, big and small, within the Nine Provinces.

As long as Shushan had any record of someone, they could be easily found through this wondrous spell.

Shushan's foundation was incredibly deep; there was almost no one or event that couldn't be found.

Li Xuanxiao frowned tightly, the corners of his eyes twitching slightly as he integrated his consciousness into this vast magical world.

In an instant, deep within his mind, thick books surged out like a tide, piling up like mountains.

Some of these books were old and yellowed, exuding an ancient aura.

Others were as new as ever, shimmering with a faint spiritual light.

The books rapidly flipped open simultaneously, as if a massive amount of data was being searched.

However, time ticked by, second by second.

He had already flipped through countless densely packed books but still couldn't find even a single piece of information related to the other party.

Not finding anything was even more chilling.

Li Xuanxiao pondered with a frown, as if facing a great enemy.

Damn it!!

What kind of thing did Third Senior Sister bring back?

Yet, no one else seemed to notice except himself.

Li Xuanxiao made preparations on two fronts.

First, he used a Wooden Cicada made with Mohist Mechanical Arts to monitor Fanyue.

The advantage of Mohist Mechanical Arts was that it didn't require spiritual energy, making it difficult for cultivators to detect.

The second was to anonymously write letters to the Law Enforcement Elder and the Deputy Sect Leader, warning them to be wary of the person Third Senior Sister Lin Wanqing brought back.

The reason for choosing these two was that although there were seven peak lords, none of them were willing to get involved in the affairs of disciples from other peaks.

It was considered a thankless task.

The former peak lord of Silver Sword Peak, Li Xuanxiao's master, had become the new Sect Leader.

Silver Sword Peak currently had no peak lord.

The Law Enforcement Elder managed Shushan's laws, and the Deputy Sect Leader acted on behalf of the Sect Leader when he was in seclusion.

Therefore, writing to these two was undoubtedly the best choice.

After finishing these.

Li Xuanxiao went to find Junior Sister Zhao Lu again.

Zhao Lu was counting the treasures that Senior Brother Li Xuanxiao had brought back for her this time, all of which were plundered from the tiger demon's cave.

According to Shushan's rules, whoever completes the mission gets to keep the spoils.

Li Xuanxiao chose some supplements suitable for Zhao Lu, along with two treasure artifacts.

Li Xuanxiao gave Zhao Lu a crucial task: to pretend to run into Third Senior Sister and then casually bring up where, when, and how Third Senior Sister and Fanyue met.

If Li Xuanxiao inquired too meticulously himself, it would easily arouse suspicion.

It would be different if Zhao Lu handled it.

Besides, it's easier for girls to talk to each other.

Zhao Lu accepted the order.

Zhao Lu had long since stopped finding her Senior Brother's strange actions unusual over the years.

She had even actively joined her Senior Brother's schemes.