They had a plan now. Hu Yao smiled slyly, brimming with confidence.
At that, Lian Yue's eyes lit up, and she was overjoyed.
Watching Hu Yao "forcefully" drag Lian Yue back, Mu Ke and the others wore troubled expressions. Still, they knew Ling Tian faced danger at every turn on this trip, and they couldn't let Lian Yue follow him into peril.
After Lian Yue and Hu Yao disappeared from sight, Lu Yuan turned to his brothers and instructed them, "Second, keep a close eye on Yue Yatou and Fairy Hu Yao. Under no circumstances let them go looking for our youngest."
"Big Brother, do you suspect them..." Mu Ke asked, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
"Mm. Yue'er is quite dependent on our youngest. She won't give in that easily." Lu Yuan nodded, his voice tinged with helplessness. "As for Fairy Hu Yao, she's a playful one too. I suspect she wants to go to the Human Race as well."
"Oh, so they were putting on an act earlier," Zhu Yan said, suddenly enlightened.
"If Ling Tian hadn't reminded me, I would've thought they'd given in too." Lu Yuan glanced in the direction Ling Tian had gone and smiled wryly. "Brother Ling Tian said that if Yue'er cried and made a fuss about going with him, that would be one thing. But if Hu Yao persuaded her easily, it meant they were hiding something."
Before Ling Tian left, he had secretly told Lu Yuan and the others to keep an eye on Lian Yue.
"Heh, our youngest really knows them well. Things turned out just like he said." Xue Feng chuckled mischievously. Then, as if remembering something, he looked worried. "Big Brother, Yue Yatou and Hu Yao have Big Gold, Little Gold, and Little Ze with them. If they