Chapter 65

Hearing that Dixin Lan had spilled tea on the desk, Li Yi frowned, feeling displeased. He answered quickly and simply, with only three words: "I don't know!"

Dixin Lan was taken aback, and after exchanging a glance with Lianhua Bumie, he saw the same look of suspicion in the other's eyes. Dixin Lan pondered for a moment and said, "The sun and moon shine together; the thatched hut is named after the sun and moon. Though the universe is vast, is there any place where the sun and moon do not reach?"

By saying this, he was convinced that Li Yi and the other person knew the whereabouts of the Six Senses Pearl but were unwilling to reveal it for some reason. However, he did not want to directly expose them, so he used this veiled language to indicate his suspicion.

To his surprise, Li Yi answered even more quickly this time: "Though there is no place where the sun and moon do not reach, there is a time when the sun and moon do not shine." Li Yi's response was straightforward, indicating that this was not a matter of whether they could find it, but that they had no intention of looking for it at all.

Dixin Lan frowned, completely taken aback by Li Yi's attitude. He immediately thought of something and said, "Mr. Li, this matter is of great importance, concerning the safety of the entire cultivation world..."

Li Yi interrupted him directly, his tone extremely cold, "I have heard that the cultivation world refers to the Buddhist sect as Buddha Mountain and the Daoist sect as Dao Sea, symbolizing the vastness of the Buddhist and Daoist teachings and their profound abilities. But as the saying goes, those who follow different paths do not work together. If Mr. Dixin and Mr. Lianhua do not believe what I say, there is no need to waste words or my tea here."

The thatched hut is neither Buddha Mountain nor Xuandu Mountain; it does not need monks to chant scriptures or Daoists to perform rituals! If you continue like this, are you giving Li Zhongping a reason to act?"

At this point, Li Yi was directly issuing an order to leave. Lianhua Bumie frowned but did not say anything.

Dixin Lan frowned, sighed, and said sincerely, "Of course, the old Daoist and the old monk believe what the two gentlemen say. However, this matter is of great importance, and the old Daoist cannot help but be suspicious. I apologize for any offense caused! This visit has been quite long, and the old Daoist has an unaccomplished disciple to attend to, so I will take my leave!"

Lianhua Bumie also said, "The poor monk will also take his leave!" Both of them stood up and bowed.

Li Yi said coolly, "Thank you for your concern about the thatched hut. I apologize, but I am in no mood to see you off. Zhongping, see them out!"

Le Zhongping was puzzled, wondering why Li Yi, who usually adhered to etiquette, was so impolite today. Suddenly hearing Li Yi call his name, he instinctively responded, "Okay!" Then he realized and turned to look at Li Yi, asking, "I'm not in a good mood either, why should I go?"

Li Yi, without changing his expression, said coldly, "Is that so? Then let them go out by themselves. Let's go see if Lu Zheng has woken up."

As they walked, Le Zhongping asked Li Yi, "Zhonggui, are you being a bit impolite today?"

Li Yi replied coolly, "Am I?"

Le Zhongping affirmed, "Yes!"

Li Yi: "I choose to be!"

Hearing this conversation and watching their backs, Dixin Lan smiled bitterly at Lianhua Bumie, "Lianzun, the owner of the thatched hut really has a bad temper!"

Lianhua Bumie said, "Dao brother, why don't we go to Buddha Mountain for a chat?"

Dixin Lan waved his拂尘 (fly whisk) and smiled, "The old monk wants to invite the old Daoist for tea, but the old Daoist wants to invite the old monk for a walk. How about we take a walk on Danci Mountain?"

Lianhua Bumie thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "I doubt it will lead to any results. I would like to ask Dao brother, what did you think when you saw the master of the Six Dragons Pendant just now?"

Dixin Lan shook his head and said meaningfully, "I dare not think."

Li Yi and Le Zhongping entered the Tianyuan Difang Pavilion and saw Xin'er by the bamboo bed, her face full of worry. Li Yi's face darkened, and he shouted, "Who told you to leave the classroom without permission?"

Xin'er, startled by Li Yi's stern tone, immediately had tears welling up in her eyes. Le Zhongping quickly stepped forward to comfort her, while scolding Li Yi, "Lu Zheng is unconscious, and Xin'er is already upset. Why are you being so harsh on her now?"

This time, Li Yi unusually did not retort. Xin'er walked up to Li Yi and bowed, saying, "Xin'er didn't listen to the teacher, Xin'er knows she was wrong, but Xin'er is really worried about the little brother." As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

Li Yi sighed and reached out, as if to wipe away her tears, but halfway through, he shook his sleeve and pulled his hand back. However, his tone was much gentler, "Xin'er, the teacher and Uncle Le are here. Go back to your room. Lu Zheng will be fine, I promise you!"

Hearing such a gentle promise from the teacher, Xin'er was taken aback and asked, "Teacher, is the little brother sick, or is the poison from before not fully healed? Why did he suddenly faint?"

Li Yi snorted and replied, "You should ask your Uncle Le, who is proficient in medicine, why he can't cure a simple Six Senses Poison!"

Xin'er, sensing the teacher's displeasure, turned to look at Le Zhongping. Le Zhongping, under Xin'er's gaze, couldn't help but touch his nose and cough a few times, saying, "Xin'er, the poison your little brother has is very complex and difficult to treat. But after Uncle Le's treatment, it was already stable. As long as he is well taken care of, this shouldn't happen. You know, when Uncle Le was away, your little brother was still fine! As for who didn't take good care of your little brother..." He deliberately elongated the last few words, his eyes fixed on Li Yi.

Hearing this, Xin'er twisted her neck and turned to look at Teacher Li Yi.

Li Yi, under the four pairs of eyes, coughed a few times, at a loss for words. Suddenly, Xin'er lowered her head and said, "Uncle Le, I know, it's because Xin'er didn't take good care of the little brother."

Hearing this, Li Yi and Le Zhongping both blushed. Xin'er, after saying this, her eyes immediately turned red, and large tears began to fall. Le Zhongping quickly comforted her, "Xin'er, Uncle Le and the teacher were just teasing you. Your little brother will be fine, he'll wake up soon. If he sees you crying, it won't be good!"

Li Yi also said, "Xin'er, go back to your room. Staying here will only hinder Uncle Le from treating Lu Zheng. Didn't the teacher already promise you that Lu Zheng will be fine? Don't you trust the teacher?"

Xin'er wiped away her tears, nodded, and returned to her room.

After Xin'er left, Li Yi said, "The old Daoist and the old monk are gone!" He had just sensed that Dixin Lan and Lianhua Bumie had transformed into a stream of light and flown away from the thatched hut.

Le Zhongping said, "Zhonggui, do you think the old monk will take the old Daoist to Buddha Mountain, or the old Daoist will take the old monk to Danci Mountain for a walk?"

Li Yi snorted, "Since they suspect that the person who spread the rumors and broke the illusionary array in the thatched hut is the same person, they will go to Wushan Lingdi!"

Le Zhongping said, "Do you think otherwise? Someone deliberately spread rumors on Danci Mountain, perhaps to lure us out of the thatched hut so they could harm Lu Zheng, the master of the Six Dragons Pendant."

Li Yi shot him a glance and said, "The person who came is at the realm of All Dharmas Unreachable, breaking the illusionary array effortlessly. Are you afraid that one more person would make a difference?"

Le Zhongping said, "That's true. But where did this high-level person come from? After breaking the illusionary array, they disappeared without a trace. What is their true purpose? If they wanted to harm Lu Zheng, he wouldn't have ten lives left. But Lu Zheng is just unconscious. However, before leaving, they used some means to prevent us from detecting Lu Zheng's condition. Could they be trying to do something to Lu Zheng?

But that still doesn't make sense. Just now, my mental power could already detect Lu Zheng's condition, and apart from the seal I placed being gone, there were no other abnormalities! Or perhaps their methods are so advanced that even I couldn't detect them? But it's really laughable that the old Daoist and the old monk suspect the person from Wushan Lingdi."

Li Yi said, "Laughable? In their eyes, this only makes them more suspicious of the person from Wushan Lingdi!"

Le Zhongping asked in confusion, "Why is that?"

Li Yi sneered, "They must be thinking that, given our relationship with that person, they wouldn't harm Lu Zheng in front of us, so they deliberately spread rumors to lure us away from the thatched hut. But they didn't expect that only you went to Danci Mountain, and he had to act when the opportunity arose. Unfortunately,