Who let him join the Sword Sect?!-Chapter 447 - 287: No Issues Today, All Are Misunderstandings_2

Chapter 447: Chapter 287: No Issues Today, All Are Misunderstandings_2

Xia Yan sighed and continued carefully controlling the medicine cauldron, while instructing the Sea Race in the vat about important precautions as she refined the pill medicine.

"First, this cauldron should be placed upright..."

...

Over in Thousand Mechanism Town, night had already fallen. After exiting the Merging Spirit State, Li Yueqi walked into the town.

Though the main event was at the Qinghe Association, it was still bustling here. The playful Demon Race felt more at ease here.

Moreover, there were many official projects here that couldn’t be easily held at Qinghe Association.

Many cultivators would sneak here behind their masters’ backs to explore.

Li Jue was somewhat of a familiar face here; many people knew him. As Li Yueqi asked around, there were indeed a few people who said they’d just seen Li Jue, mentioning he seemingly went towards Fried Shide.

When Li Yueqi arrived near Fried Shide, she happened to see Tang wandering past the street.

Tang was accompanied by Tang and Zhuge.

Li Yueqi considered asking the Taoist for some help to possibly gain some clues.

However, upon seeing Li Yueqi approaching, Tang reacted as if he’d seen a ghost, and without waiting for Li Yueqi to speak, he waved his long sleeves, a breeze picked up at his feet, and together with the two children, he vanished without a trace.

Watching Tang disappear, Li Yueqi felt that these people were all inexplicable today, as if they all had guilty consciences.

No longer thinking about Tang, she stepped into Fried Shide.

Perhaps it truly was an off day, though it was supposed to be the most bustling time, Fried Shide was eerily quiet with not a single person present.

Once inside, even the sounds from outside vanished, the corridor was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

She unconsciously lightened her footsteps, concealing her presence.

Though she wasn’t sure why she was doing this, the atmosphere was already there; she had no choice.

She wasn’t sure if it was too quiet or if her hearing was exceptionally sharp, but she suddenly heard the sound of someone moving from the service hall at the end of the corridor.

Her figure flickered as she chased after it.

Upon entering the hall, she saw a white shadow disappear into the teleportation array, and as the white shadow vanished, the teleportation array dimmed.

Someone had teleported to the second floor.

She stood by the teleportation array, pondering whether to follow when suddenly something next to her wiggled.

Startled, she looked down to realize it was a Fried Shide employee fallen beneath the counter.

The Little Cat Lady was wearing Fried Shide’s uniform, eyes closed, with no visible injuries as if knocked out.

"Young girl? What’s wrong with you?"

Li Yueqi shook her, but the Cat Lady didn’t respond. Seeing this, Li Yueqi took out a porcelain bottle from her bosom, opened it, and placed it under the Little Cat Lady’s nose, letting her inhale.

The Little Cat Lady faintly awoke, opening her eyes just a slit. Seeing someone near, her lips moved slightly, saying a word.

"Bai..." The Little Cat Lady’s voice was hoarse, only speaking one word before falling silent.

"Bai Xiao?" Li Yueqi recalled Li Jue’s spirit beast, that white silly bird.

Presuming it was Li Jue, she placed the Little Cat Lady down and then turned to enter the teleportation array.

But just as the teleportation array activated, she heard the Little Cat Lady seemingly speak another sentence.

"The person in white clothes, message, give me fifty spirit stones..."

Unfortunately, Li Yueqi was already gone.

That teleportation array hadn’t been debugged since the last activation; Li Yueqi was transported directly to the previously set location.

Lily’s office.

Looking at the rustic decorating style, Li Yueqi smacked her lips; no matter how many times she saw it, she still couldn’t understand Lily’s taste.

However, this was a side issue. Upon seeing the office clearly, Li Yueqi was truly annoyed.

Because the rustic office had obviously been tampered with, although most things were restored, the aura of spells hadn’t been completely eliminated, and the wardrobe was left ajar, with a golden garment hanging there, showing a corner.

As if a thief had been here.

And this thief should be the white shadow who had just disappeared into the teleportation array.

So it must be Li Jue.

Imagining Li Jue actually resorting to thievery infuriated Li Yueqi.

However, just as she reached the wardrobe intending to examine a piece of the golden clothing carefully, Lily’s voice suddenly sounded behind her.

"Wow! Sister Qi, what are you doing?"

Lily wore casual clothes, her face filled with shock as she looked at Li Yueqi.

Li Yueqi turned to look at Lily, instinctively picking up the golden clothing in her hand to glance at it, finding it somewhat familiar—Zhang Ze had given it to Lily as a half-year bonus. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Wait a minute...

Li Yueqi suddenly realized, how did it seem like she had become the thief?

"I..."

Detective Lily noticed Li Yueqi’s expression change slightly, wanting to explain herself, and suddenly her brain, struck by thunder, began piecing together deductions and memories.

Lily first thought of that mysterious person who, a long time ago, sought to buy Zhang Ze’s original clothes from her.

Recalling the timeline, it was after Zhang Ze met Li Yueqi or, more accurately, when Li Yueqi left Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

Secondly, linking this to Li Yueqi’s behavior today, and those random rumors.

Oh~

Lily displayed an expression as sly as a fox.

Detective Lily felt she had uncovered a remarkable truth.

The person secretly buying Zhang Ze’s original clothes was Li Yueqi herself!

Once her brain struck by lightning figured this out, Lily immediately adopted a secretive demeanor.

Walking up to Li Yueqi, Lily tip-toed and patted Li Yueqi’s shoulder, giving her a "no need to explain, I understand everything" look.

Lily took the golden battle attire from Li Yueqi’s hand, neatly folded it, placed it back in the wardrobe, and continued grinning foolishly at Li Yueqi with a sly fox smile.