169: Chapter 169 No, this is a lot of information...

Holy crap!

Chen Yan's eyes instantly lit up as he looked at the System mission.

He cheered inwardly:

"Damn! System, you're finally acting like a human today!"

"This mission is basically just letting me farm Favorability, isn't it?"

"I can investigate the truth about Revered Master's background, vent her frustrations, and farm Favorability all at once."

"Hehe~ Maybe before the investigation is even over, I'll have already married Revered Master and taken her home to 'hehehe'!"

"Isn't this a massive win!?"

Restraining his laughter, he stole a glance at Leng Qingshuang.

He saw that on his Revered Master's furious face, there was unexpectedly a trace of a blush, which looked quite strange.

Leng Qingshuang turned slightly and took a quiet deep breath, finally suppressing the shame and anger in her heart.

She returned the Jade Slip to Su Wenjian and asked, "What does the Sect Head plan to do?"

Seeing that both of their emotions had stabilized, Su Wenjian finally spoke:

"Within the Jade Slip, there is also a list of names linked to the demonic cult. Naturally, we need to verify this carefully and cannot jump to conclusions!"

"As for Li Qingxuan's remains and these related pieces of evidence, they will be handed over to the Discipline Hall for safekeeping."

"Qingshuang, Chen Yan. You two can also go to Li Qingxuan's Immortal Cave to search and see if you can find any more relevant clues."

"Revered Master, let's go!"

Chen Yan nodded and immediately pulled his Revered Master along!

Right now, clues equaled Favorability!

He couldn't wait a single moment!

The two of them flew straight to the Fifth Peak.

Leng Qingshuang unexpectedly followed submissively behind Chen Yan, allowing him to lead her by the hand without the slightest resistance.

Neither of them spoke along the way.

But Chen Yan could sense his Revered Master's hand trembling slightly.

Without making it obvious, he gripped her hand a little tighter.

The Fifth Peak.

Li Qingxuan's private Immortal Cave.

Chen Yan slapped open the Immortal Cave's Restriction with a palm strike, and a strange smell instantly hit them.

The Revered Master and Disciple frowned and held their breath before slowly stepping inside.

"Tsk tsk~ Revered Master, look, this old geezer really knew how to have fun!"

Chen Yan looked at the rows of lewd props inside Li Qingxuan's Immortal Cave; they were arranged like exhibits across three entire cabinets!

His face was full of disdain, yet his gaze lingered on them.

Holy crap, it's a live-action version of 50 Shades of Grey!

This old guy is a real pervert!

The eighteen levels of torture plus props!

He was simply not human!

One could only imagine what kind of humiliation the female Disciples who fell into Li Qingxuan's hands had suffered!

Leng Qingshuang looked at those things, her eyes filled with disgust.

As she narrowed her eyes, Wind Spirit Intent flashed through!

Boom!

Those disgusting things instantly turned to dust and ceased to exist.

She warned in a cold voice, "Chen Yan, you are not allowed to have any disgusting thoughts! Do you understand?"

Chen Yan immediately stood at attention and said with a face full of righteousness, "Don't worry, Revered Master!"

"I am irreconcilable with gambling and drugs!"

Leng Qingshuang: "???"

She didn't understand what he meant, but she only gave a light snort and awarded her Rebellious Disciple a massive eye-roll.

Chen Yan grinned, but felt a bit bored in his heart.

Sigh!

Revered Master doesn't even know the memes I'm using, how dull~

In his heart, he silently added a line for himself:

"Anyway, I'm never giving up the 'lewd' part in this lifetime~"

He hunched over and began rummaging through the chests and cupboards in the Immortal Cave.

Leng Qingshuang, feeling somewhat disgusted, stood to the side and watched silently without lifting a finger.

After searching for over an hour.

Chen Yan stared silently at a pile of image recording stones, his disdain unending. "Crap, this old dog was truly a pervert!"

"He even made his own 'Edison Chen' style scandal photos."

Fortunately, it wasn't a total lack of discoveries.

Besides those unsightly image recording stones, he also found an ancient scroll in a hidden compartment.

Curious, he unrolled the scroll.

But in the next second, his entire face darkened!

He was trembling with cold rage!

This bastard actually dared to covet my Revered Master!

The woman in the painting wore a water-blue Azure Cloud Immortal Dress, her smile like a flower; however, her eyes were so gentle they seemed as if they could melt into water.

Compared to his Revered Master's cold and ethereal temperament, her overall aura had much more soft warmth and tenderness.

Yet her features were carved from the exact same mold as Leng Qingshuang's.

Chen Yan was fuming with rage!

Even he hadn't seen his Revered Master look so gentle; how could that dog Li Qingxuan be allowed to fantasize about her in secret!

He even freaking painted it!

Who knows if he did anything unspeakable to Revered Master's portrait in this dark, sunless cave?

Like... 'flying solo'?

Ugh~

Just thinking about it was disgusting!

Chen Yan was instantly overcome with jealousy and wanted to tear the scroll to shreds so that his Revered Master's likeness would never be seen by anyone else again!

"Hmph! Revered Master's gentle side can only be seen by me!"

"Only me!"

He folded the scroll, about to burn it with a fire.

Suddenly, he caught sight of a line of elegant small characters on the back of the scroll:

Leng Yue, the greatest love of my life, yet our fate was too shallow...

Chen Yan froze, confused.

"Leng Yue? It's not Revered Master? Huh? Then who exactly is the woman in this painting?"

He blinked, turned to look at his Revered Master behind him, and asked softly:

"Revered Master, look."

"The person in this painting... looks exactly like you?"

"It seems she's called Leng Yue..."

"Leng Yue?" Leng Qingshuang's gaze fell upon the scroll. Seeing that face identical to her own, her expression instantly went blank, and her whole body froze.

In her mind, fragments of hazy, blurred memories suddenly surged up frantically.

That gentle smile...

Those eyes full of motherly love...

The nursery rhymes that echoed in her ears every night as she was coaxed to sleep...

And that happy, carefree, sweet figure...

In an instant, the bridge of Leng Qingshuang's nose stung.

Her eyes reddened, brimming with tears, and her fingertips trembled uncontrollably.

She looked at the woman in the painting, gently stroking her face, and whispered, "Mother..."

Chen Yan was stunned by what he heard, his whole being a bit dazed.

The one in the painting is Revered Master's mother?

Li Qingxuan hid a portrait of Revered Master's mother in his cave?

No, this is a lot of information...

I need to digest this!

So, this is Revered Master's mother. Li Qingxuan liked my mother-in-law, not Revered Master?

Hiss~~~

When Chen Yan looked up at the scroll again, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"As expected, beauty is hereditary! Revered Master's peerless divine looks come entirely from my mother-in-law's beauty!"

"I have to say, my mother-in-law was way too beautiful!"

"No wonder that old pervert Li Qingxuan could never forget her!"

"Damn! It's all because that old pervert looked at my Revered Master with lecherous eyes every day that I got it all wrong!"

But seeing his Revered Master's reddened eyes and trembling body, he was instantly pained for her.

Pah!

I'm such a beast!

Revered Master is so upset, and here I am being jealous of a dead man?

He gently hugged his Revered Master's shoulders from behind, resting his chin lightly on the top of her head, and comforted her softly, "Revered Master, it's okay."

"You still have me now~"

"From now on, I am your family!"