The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

"You...what did you say? I've never seen you before, sob sob sob...please don't kill me, I'm just a lowly maid..."

Seeing that he was going to continue pretending, Li Chengping narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Girl, if you're going to keep pretending, then I'll have no choice but to perform a soul search!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand.

"How could you do this? The Holy Land has explicit regulations prohibiting the use of such inhumane methods as soul searching!"

Su Qi looked terrified and shrank back.

"Rules have always been merely tools to bind the weak."

As Li Chengping spoke, he placed one hand on Su Qi's head, and his divine sense surged forth like a tidal wave. But the next second, his expression changed, and he withdrew his hand, looking at Su Qi with horror.

"how is this possible?"

"grandfather?"

Li Chunfeng was curious about what his grandfather had seen that could make him, who was usually unfazed even by the collapse of Mount Tai, so horrified.

All of this was within Su Qi's expectations. Since the avatar didn't even have a soul, it would be a miracle if Li Chengping could find any information.

"What kind of monster are you? Why don't you even have a soul?"

In the cultivation world, there are puppets, such as avatars, that can be controlled remotely.

However, a puppet is different from an external avatar. An avatar, apart from lacking a soul, is no different from a normal cultivator.

When his secret was discovered, Su Qi's initial look of fear vanished, replaced by a dejected expression as he scratched his head.

"Or...were we discovered?"

Seeing his posture, Li Chengping and Li Chunfeng became wary.

Although the person in front of him only had the cultivation level of Golden Core, the Li Clan had existed for so many years and had seen many times when they were caught off guard and even experienced it themselves.

"You've come for Mu Xinglan?"

Li Chengping no longer concealed Mu Xinglan's existence; since the other party shared the same bloodline, it was clear that she had come specifically for Mu Xinglan.

"Yes, I originally wanted to seduce Li Chunfeng, become the young mistress of your Li family, and then find an opportunity to rescue Mu Xinglan."

"But unexpectedly, Cai Yuanqi suddenly died right in front of me. I was waiting for you to be my hero! But you actually..."

Su Qi stamped his foot in exasperation.

Li Chunfeng was taken aback, only then remembering that Su Qi had looked at him with pleading eyes when Cai Yuanqi had teased him earlier.

"So, you were looking at me then to seduce me?"

"What else did you think? You didn't even cherish such a great opportunity to be a hero and save the damsel in distress. You deserve to be single forever!"

Su Qi cursed viciously.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengping surprisingly nodded in agreement, glancing at his grandson with a hint of worry in his eyes.

At such an advanced age, he still doesn't have a Daoist partner.

Back in the day, at Li Chunfeng's age, he was already a seasoned womanizer.

Thinking of this, Li Chengping's passive skill as an elder was triggered, and he began urging marriage regardless of the occasion.

"Feng'er, is there something you can't say? This girl's beauty is unparalleled even in the Central Plains. Seeing such a delicate beauty being flirted with, you remain unmoved. It's truly unbelievable!"

"Tell Grandpa, if you don't like this type, what kind do you like? Grandpa will arrange something for you!"

Li Chunfeng looked at his grandfather with a face full of black lines.

My goodness, do you want to listen to what you're saying?

Is now the time to say this?

"Exactly, exactly! You're so clueless! I'm such a beautiful and delicate woman, and you just grabbed me and kidnapped me. There's definitely something wrong with you!" Su Qi nodded in deep agreement.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengping became even more worried.

“Feng’er, if you have something you can’t tell your grandfather, just tell him. Master Yuan Xuzi is still a guest in the clan. If you are really sick, I will swallow my pride and beg him to treat you! Don’t worry, I won’t let your parents know!”

Su Qi also joined in the persuasion.

"Yes, yes, it's wrong to avoid seeking medical help. Even though you're not able to, it's not a big deal. Modern medicine is so advanced, there must be a way to treat your embarrassing problem!"

Li Chunfeng: ...

"Grandpa, we're interrogating you, what are you doing?"

His face turned green.

Li Chengping was taken aback, then coughed awkwardly when he realized what was happening.

"Ahem... You have something you're having trouble saying, we'll discuss it later..."

"I don't!!!"

"Old Li, look, he's panicking, he's panicking!" Su Qi narrowed his eyes and analyzed with great certainty, "Lies don't hurt people, but the truth is the sharpest knife. He must have been hit where it hurt, otherwise he would have lost his guard like this!"

Li Chengping actually found some truth in these words, and looked at his grandson with suspicion.

Faced with his grandfather's distrust, Li Chunfeng felt as if he had been stabbed several times in the chest, and he glared at Su Qi, who was stirring up trouble.

"Shut up! Get your facts straight, you're the one being interrogated!"

Seeing his grandson's face flushed with worry, Li Chengping awkwardly shut his mouth, but he couldn't hide the worry in his eyes, glancing at him every now and then.

No wonder he was so worried; Li Chunfeng was the patriarch's chosen successor as the next head of the family.

If he truly has something he can't say...

Su Qi shrank back and obediently retreated to the corner, seemingly admitting defeat, but still muttering under his breath.

"Oh, no wonder my honey trap failed! Turns out I was just wasting my breath, putting on a show for a blind man!"

"Oh dear, do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?"

Li Chunfeng completely lost it and raised his hand to strike Su Qi to death.

Su Qi was not alarmed but delighted upon seeing this.

Li Chengping realized what was happening and quickly pulled the person away.

"Calm down, calm down, Feng'er. She's deliberately provoking you and courting death. You can't kill her; she still has value to the Li family!"

Although its bloodline purity is only a quarter of Mu Xinglan's, it is still better than many elixirs and miraculous medicines.

Su Qi looked disappointed when he realized he was going to die.

After finally calming his grandson down, Li Chengping looked at Su Qi with a complicated expression.

"Who exactly are you? Mu Xinglan only has one son; there's absolutely no way she could have a daughter like you!"

Su Qi tilted his head and thought for a moment, as if weighing something.

Li Chengping was not in a hurry and waited quietly for him to finish thinking.

"Well... it's not that I can't tell you, but I have to say it in front of Mu Xinglan, since this involves her son!"

"No way, don't even think about it! From the very beginning, you planned to get close to me just to save Mu Xinglan. You want to get in touch with her? Dream on!"

Before Li Chengping could answer, Li Chunfeng, who was still angry, refused without thinking.

Su Qi's eyes immediately turned red.

"Waaaaah, Grandpa, look at him! I almost became your granddaughter-in-law, and he treated me like this! Sure enough... love can disappear, right?"

Li Chengping: ...

What do you mean she almost became my granddaughter-in-law? You're way too far off! Your honey trap failed before it even began!

Also... please don't call me Grandpa so casually.

Thinking of this, Li Chengping glanced at the pitiful, tearful Su Qi, then looked worriedly at his grandson.

Seeing that his grandson's face had darkened even more, he quickly looked away.

He agreed with Li Chunfeng's words.

Su Qi could tell at a glance that he had ulterior motives. Sending him to contact Mu Xinglan might lead to any trouble.

"Seeing Mu Xinglan is impossible. At most, we can pass on your message! Besides... don't think we can't get you to talk!"

Hearing their refusal, Su Qi shrugged indifferently.

"Do as you please. Anyway, I'm not the one who will be the one schemed against and wiped out in the end!"

Su Qi seemed indifferent, but then dropped a bombshell.