After hearing Xiao Yue's words, Lin Jingyi pretended to be shocked and asked Xiao Yue, "Xiao Yue, what did you just say?"

"Young Master, the members of the Demonic Sect have all fled, and Miss Nie... Miss Nie is also missing." Xiao Yue repeated what he had just said.

He didn't understand why, even though his young master treated Miss Nie so well, she still left.

Perhaps she was forced by members of the evil cult?

Xiao Yue still harbored a sliver of hope for Nie Shuangshuang at this moment.

Lin Jingyi was practicing his sword when he heard what Xiao Yue said, and the sword fell to the ground.

It took me a while to come to my senses.

"Xiao Yue, come with me to her courtyard and the dungeon."

Lin Jingyi used his light-footed skills to fly to Nie Shuangshuang's courtyard. On the way, he encountered Xiaoling who was rushing over, but Lin Jingyi ignored her and went straight to Nie Shuangshuang's courtyard.

Just as Xiao Yue said, Nie Shuangshuang has indeed disappeared.

There were no signs of a struggle in her courtyard, so Lin Jingyi knew without a doubt that she had gone with Mo Wuji willingly.

Then why did she run away in the first place? She caused havoc at Yanxue Manor, and then willingly went back with Mo Wuji.

Lin Jingyi felt that Yan Zhao was quite innocent.

As Lin Jingyi left Nie Shuangshuang's courtyard, Xiao Yue and Xiao Ling arrived, and Lin Jingyi looked incredulous.

"Xiaoling, maybe Shuangshuang went out for a stroll and didn't tell you," Lin Jingyi said to Xiaoling, trying to comfort himself.

He then instructed Xiao Yue, "Xiao Yue, go and send men to search all over the manor."

After giving his instructions, Lin Jingyi ran to the dungeon without waiting for their response.

Lin Jingyi knew she wouldn't find Nie Shuangshuang, but she still had to put on an act.

She ran to the dungeon, where only the guards stood at the door.

Upon seeing Lin Jingyi arrive, the two guards immediately knelt on one knee and begged for forgiveness: "Young Master, we have failed in our duties and disappointed you. We beg your punishment."

Lin Jing also helped the two up.

"This is not your fault. I didn't expect the members of the Demonic Sect to come. Life is more important. It's good that you are alive."

During the few days that the Left Protector's subordinates appeared, Lin Jingyi instructed the guards to relax their vigilance, saying that the less guarded they were, the less likely they would think of where the Demonic Cult members were, and therefore no one would be able to find them.

So she dismissed the guards, and in this rescue operation by the Demonic Sect, no one from Yanxue Manor was injured or killed.

Despite Lin Jingyi's words, the two guards still felt guilty.

Lin Jingyi had no choice but to go through the motions and go in to take a look.

He came out looking completely lost and distraught, searching the entire manor for Nie Shuangshuang.

As Yan Zhao's elder, Yan's father was the only one who knew about the relationship between Nie Shuangshuang and He Mowuji; his wife and daughter were unaware of this.

When Yan's father saw his son so dejected over the woman's departure, a fire ignited in his heart. Why did his son have to fall for that woman?

Three days after Nie Shuangshuang escaped, Lin Jingyi was still frantically searching for her.

Only then did Yan's father call Lin Jingyi to the main hall to inquire about the matter.

“Zhao’er, Nie Shuangshuang has already escaped with the people of the Demonic Sect. Have you seen through her true character? Do you still think she was forced, as you initially claimed?” Father Yan asked in an unhappy tone.

Lin Jingyi paused upon hearing this, then clutched his head in pain and said:

“Father, I don’t believe it. I don’t believe Shuangshuang would treat me like this. She clearly said that she loved me.”

Yan's father stepped forward and gently patted his back, comforting him, "I know you're having a hard time accepting this right now. Isn't it a good thing for you to see a woman for who she really is sooner rather than later?"

Lin Jingyi shook his head, his voice choked with emotion, and said, "Father, forgive your unfilial son, but I want to go to the Demonic Sect to find her."

"No!" Father Yan said angrily, his voice suddenly rising.

"You're not allowed to see that woman again!"

“Father, let me try. If she is unwilling to come back with me, I will... no longer bother her.”

Lin Jingyi looked up at Yan's father, his tone unusually firm.

"You..." Yan's father wanted to say something more, but when he saw Lin Jingyi's red eyes and the look of someone who had lost a beloved person, he stopped talking.

Father Yan sighed helplessly, "Never mind, go ahead. The child is grown up, I can't control him anymore."

Lin Jingyi stood up and kowtowed deeply to Yan's father.

"My son, thank you, Father. But if you both refuse to come back with me, I will sever all ties with you!"

As soon as Yan's mother and the others arrived at the main hall, they saw Lin Jingyi kowtowing to Yan's father.

Mother Yan stepped forward and helped Lin Jingyi up, asking in confusion, "Zhao'er, why do you have to bow so deeply to your father?"

After being helped up, Lin Jingyi took Yan's mother's hand and said with a light laugh, "Isn't it only right to kneel before one's own father?"

Mother Yan thought to herself that this child wasn't usually like this.

"Ah Jin, what did you say to Zhao'er?" Seeing that her son refused to tell her the truth, she turned to ask Yan's father, who was standing silently to the side.

Father Yan opened his mouth, then sighed heavily, unsure of where to begin.

He knew his wife liked Nie Shuangshuang quite a bit, but he didn't tell her about Nie Shuangshuang and He Mowuji.

So much so that his wife and daughter both liked the girl very much, how could he possibly bring it up?

"What's wrong? You're even keeping this from me?" Seeing her husband's hesitant expression, Yan's mother's temper flared up.

Seeing this, Lin Jingyi quickly pulled Yan's mother up and explained, "Mother, I want to go and explore the world. I was just asking Father for permission."

After hearing Lin Jingyi's explanation, Yan's father breathed a heavy sigh of relief. He didn't want his wife to worry too much about the child.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jingyi smoothed the stray hairs from his forehead and asked in confusion, "Zhao'er, we are already in the martial world, so why do you want to venture out into the martial world?"

“Mother, I have grown up under your and Father’s protection since I was little. When I go out, my uncle is there to accompany me. I can’t live under the wings of my parents and elders forever.”

Lin Jingyi also showed a longing for the outside world.

“My Zhao’er has grown up.” Mother Yan looked at Lin Jingyi with affection, and then began to instruct, “Since that’s the case, if Zhao’er wants to go out and see the world, then go.”

Although she wanted to keep Huanzi by her side, if Zhao'er was unhappy, then let him go out and see the world.

"Father, Mother, your daughter wants to go too!" Yan Ge said excitedly, wanting to follow her brother on his adventures.

"You're a young lady, you're not allowed to go!" Yan's father, who had been watching his wife and son talk, immediately spoke up after hearing Yan Ge's words.

"Why can the elder brother do it, but the daughter can't?" Yan Ge asked, puzzled.

“What are you going there for, a young lady? Your brother is capable of protecting himself; if you go with him, he will have to divide his attention to protect you.”

Yan Jin felt that it was already bad enough that her son liked an unclean woman, and now her daughter was getting involved too.

Upon hearing this, Yan Ge pouted and said, "I don't care, I'm going!"

When the eldest and second eldest brothers saw their junior sister crying, the eldest brother, Song Yuan, quickly stepped forward and said to Master Yan, "Master, I also want to go with my junior brother and junior sister."

“Master, me too.” Second senior brother Lin Di stood next to Yan Ge, patted her head, and said.

Upon seeing this, the eldest brother's eyes darkened, and he also moved closer to Yan Ge.

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