When they returned to the Ming Household, Lin Yanran was already waiting there.
After she told Lin Changge what had happened, he fell into a long silence.
Only after an unknown length of time did his voice slowly ring out, carrying a tremor even he failed to notice. "So, we've finally found the source of the curse that's plagued our Imperial Household for hundreds of years?"
Lin Yanran nodded. "Unless something unexpected happens, we should have found it."
But she was not completely certain whether that was truly the case. Still, Lin Yanran hoped their guess was right.
Lin Changge automatically disregarded the uncertainty in Lin Yanran's words, a hint of excitement creeping into his voice. "Then I... does that mean I can finally start cultivating?"
Meanwhile, although Xue Fuyao realized this matter was important, she did not know exactly what had happened. Even if she wanted to ask, she could not find the right moment. Besides, of the three people who could answer her questions now, Lin Yanran and Lin Changge were clearly in no mood, while Ming Cen had taken the bead to find his father.
"Forget it. Better to rely on myself than ask someone else."
Xue Fuyao took out her Communication Talisman.
"Master, Master, do you know anything about the Crimson Feather Dynasty?"
In Wutong Valley, Xie Yichu had already learned from the other disciples that Xue Fuyao had left with Lin Yanran.
Naturally, Qin Mengwan had spread the news.
In truth, Qin Mengwan had no idea what the bead with peach blossoms inside it actually did. She only knew it was an heirloom passed down through generations of the Qin Household. So, after Xue Fuyao and Lin Yanran left, she had recounted what had happened at the entrance to the other Yuanji Sect disciples, adding