Teng Snake nodded in delighted surprise. That was exactly what he wanted!
Sure enough, the human Snake Nine had recommended was extremely reliable. If he successfully found his wife, he would have to thank her properly!
Yet as Lan Yue led him toward the Scarlet Moon Sect Master's location, she watched helplessly as the green dot representing the sect master moved farther and farther away.
Refusing to believe it, Lan Yue quietly slowed down. The Scarlet Moon Sect Master seemed to slow her retreat as well.
She turned around and led Teng Snake back the way they had come. The Scarlet Moon Sect Master's dot hesitated for a moment, then actually began moving back as well.
Lan Yue set off again, and the Scarlet Moon Sect Master's dot suddenly raced away. In the end, she simply left the Southern Spirit Sect's territory and disappeared from view.
Lan Yue: "..."
Now Lan Yue was absolutely certain. It wasn't that Teng Snake couldn't find his wife; his wife simply didn't want to see him.
Thinking about it, that made sense. How could the Scarlet Moon Sect Master, a Spirit Transformation cultivator, possibly fail to notice Teng Snake's arrival?
She was deliberately avoiding him. That was why Teng Snake had been unable to find any trace of his wife.
Lan Yue mentally lit a candle for Black Little Snake. She had no idea what he had done to anger the Scarlet Moon Sect Master enough to make her go to such lengths to avoid him.
She didn't hide anything, either, and explained the situation directly to Black Little Snake.
Of course, Lan Yue wasn't foolish enough to tell Black Little Snake outright that his wife didn't want him anymore. Instead, she explained it as tactfully as she could.
After all, Lan Yue genuinely