83: Chapter 83 I know the whereabouts of one of Fellow Daoist Luo's sons

Within the cloudless Dan City, the Guard Camp, sprawling over a thousand miles, resembled a slumbering behemoth.

The petite Linglong paced back and forth near the beast's maw as if courting death.

Her hurried footsteps revealed that she was not entirely fearless; she had reasons compelling her actions.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

The sound of composed footsteps approached from afar.

Linglong's ears twitched, and she abruptly looked up, rushing toward the main gate of the Guard Camp.

The Market Guards stationed outside the camp drew their long sabers with a 'swish,' the gleaming tips aimed directly at Linglong's brow in the sunlight.

When the saber tip was still an inch away, her brow skin was pierced by Saber Qi, and a bead of crimson blood appeared, resembling a seductive cinnabar mark on her forehead, maximizing the advantage of her appearance.

A flicker of pity crossed the eyes of the Market Guard who struck. He sheathed his saber and spoke coldly, "The Guard Camp is restricted territory; unauthorized entry is forbidden!"

Linglong knew she had violated a taboo. She lowered her gaze slightly, her long eyelashes casting a shadow beneath her lids, making her appear pitiful and helpless.

Heroes find it hard to resist beautiful women. Seeing the beauty's dejection, the Market Guards stationed outside eventually softened. They turned to look toward the source of the approaching footsteps inside the gate.

Luo Yunkai walked at an unhurried pace and gave a slight nod to the Market Guard whose gaze had met his.

"The person you are waiting for has arrived," the Market Guard nodded back and sent a telepathic message to Linglong, whose eyes were cast down.

Linglong instantly became excited, almost forgetting the rules.

The Market Guard silently shifted his stance slightly, positioning himself in front of Linglong to block her path.

Luo Yunkai emerged from behind the Market Guard, his light gaze falling upon Linglong. "Mistress Linglong?"

Linglong's expression stiffened, and panic flashed in her eyes.

She had originally prepared a grand gift that would allow Luo Yunkai to address this matter.

But...

Linglong quickly composed herself, curtsied slightly, "Fellow Daoist Luo, it was wrong of Linglong to use you."

She deeply understood that when dealing with men, admitting fault and showing submission was the best strategy!

"Linglong will offer an apology for this!"

Luo Yunkai understood the woman's thoughts, but he had no interest in indulging her right now. He stepped past her.

Panic surfaced in Linglong's eyes. The move that always worked on men had failed on Luo Yunkai?

Suppressing the fear in her heart, Linglong could only resort to her ultimate move.

"I know the whereabouts of one of Fellow Daoist Luo's sons! I want to exchange this information for one favor from you!"

Luo Yunkai's steps instantly paused.

Linglong breathed a sigh of relief and transmitted her voice again, "Fellow Daoist Luo, follow me!"

With that, Linglong turned and flew away, confident that Luo Yunkai would follow.

This time, Luo Yunkai tolerated her petty trick.

He mused to himself: which of his women could possibly be connected to the people of Duobao Tower?

He could find no answer.

Luo Yunkai followed behind Linglong directly to the staircase entrance of the eighth floor of Duobao Tower.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, please open the Formation; I do not have the clearance."

Luo Yunkai took a deep look at the nervous and eager Linglong and granted her wish.

He opened the Formation and brought her onto the eighth floor.

Linglong said solemnly, "I request Luo Yunkai to activate all defensive Formations on the eighth floor to ensure that not even a Nascent Soul Ancestor can spy on us."

The more solemn Linglong became, the less certain Luo Yunkai felt.

Was the identity of this son a major problem, or was the favor she needed him to perform very difficult?

But he did not hesitate and activated the Formations as requested.

Instantly, the entire eighth floor was enveloped by defensive Formations, preventing even Duobao Tower's own people from peering in.

Di Yuling, whose Divine Sense had followed them, raised an eyebrow. "So cautious and careful, interesting."

The moment the Formations were activated, Luo Yunkai and Linglong clearly felt the hidden spying disappear.

Linglong broke out in a cold sweat; it was fortunate she had been cautious.

Luo Yunkai's expression remained normal. "Now, you can speak. Who is my son, and what do you need my help with..."

"Bang!"

Linglong suddenly knelt down.

Luo Yunkai's brow jumped.

Linglong heavily kowtowed onto the green-fused stone floor tiles of the eighth floor, instantly splitting her forehead open and letting blood spill out.

"I beg Fellow Daoist Luo, save the Young Master!"

Luo Yunkai frowned. What did this mean?

Jin Fugui was in trouble; why wasn't he seeking help from his own parents but from an outsider like him?

"The Young Master is your Bloodline!" Linglong dropped a bombshell.

Luo Yunkai stepped back, disbelieving, "What kind of joke are you playing!?"

Linglong raised her head. The bloody wound on her forehead slowly dripped crimson blood, making her face even more alluring.

"Everything I said is true!"

"Does Fellow Daoist Luo still remember that three years after the City Lord's daughter left, a pair of Dao Companions went to Yunyin Market to investigate you?"

Luo Yunkai's pupils contracted sharply. "They were...?"

Linglong nodded without hesitation, "They were the Young Master's parents!"

Luo Yunkai found it hard to believe. "No, what was his motive?"

Did he enjoy being cuckolded?

Linglong gave a bitter smile. "I don't know. I don't even know why he killed my father, who was doing his bidding and gathering information, yet left you, the biggest loose end!"

Saying this, deep hatred surfaced in Linglong's eyes.

She always remembered that twenty-two years ago, her father excitedly used a precious communication talisman just to tell her and her mother that he had succeeded in securing the Young Master's husband's business and would soon become the master of the first floor. Their family would soon live a good life!

But after that message, her father lost contact.

Her mother waited for a year, went to Duobao City to investigate, and never returned!

She was smart enough to realize that the one who targeted her parents might be the Young Master's husband who had assigned the task to her father!

She went into hiding under a false identity for many years, investigating secretly.

From her father's fragmented words back then, she knew what he had done: investigating the disappearance of the Dan City Lord's daughter.

She simultaneously joined Duobao Tower and learned the news that the Young Master was pregnant and had given birth, taking over Duobao City.

She thought she knew everything.

That the current City Lord of Duobao City, the former Young Master, had harmed the Dan City Lord's daughter!

The Young Master's husband investigated and found the truth, but coincidentally, the Young Master was pregnant. To protect the child, he gave up revenge and destroyed the investigators who knew the whole truth.

So, in order to take revenge on that man, she became involved with the current Young Master.

It was all his arrival that caused the death of both her parents!

However, the Young Master was truly a very, very good person.

Even noticing her impure intentions, he still paved the way for her, sending her to Duobao Tower in Dan City so she could obtain more resources to Cultivate.

Perhaps it was fate!

Upon arriving in Dan City, she noticed something unusual from Chen Shuangfei's painstakingly protective and heartbroken gaze toward her son, Chen Xuanfeng.

She understood!

That was the look of someone seeing the crystallization of their beloved!

Chen Shuangfei and Kong Yishui were not mutually in love as she had assumed!

Kong Yishui going back to investigate the truth of that year after three years also seemed highly suspicious.

Linglong never grasped the true reality.

Until... Luo Yunkai's appearance!

Having been in Duobao Tower for many years, Linglong finally understood the crux of the matter.

Kong Yishui... he...