Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

After Yu Yun's topic, Liu Zhu fell silent.

Xu Lingguang followed beside her, feeling that her aimless search was not a solution, and gently advised, "If you keep searching like this, when will you ever find Si Yuan? Why don't you deal with these vines first? Fengling City is only so big anyway, where can Si Yuan hide then?"

He couldn't understand why Liuzhu insisted on finding Siyuan first.

Liu Zhu shook his head and said, "No, we must find Si Yuan first."

But she refused to say why she had to find Si Yuan first.

Xu Lingguang had no choice but to secretly ask Mu Yun via telepathy if he could smell Amei's scent, since he couldn't persuade him.

Mu Yun obediently sniffed around, then shook her head dejectedly, indicating that she couldn't smell Amei's scent either.

Amei is not around here.

Xu Lingguang had no choice but to gently pinch his droopy round ears and quietly tell him to pay more attention to Amei's scent.

Xu Lingguang followed Liu Zhu and toured almost half of Fengling City.

Along the way, Xu Lingguang even saw Dongyang Li and Chai Feng. The two of them hadn't separated and were traveling together.

He looked rather disheveled, probably injured, but thankfully the injuries didn't seem serious.

Xu Lingguang originally wanted to find a reason to meet with them, but Liu Zhu, whether he saw through his plan or was in a hurry to find Si Yuan's whereabouts, did not agree to let him go to find him. Xu Lingguang had no choice but to follow Liu Zhu dejectedly.

The good news is that Mu Yun secretly told him that she seemed to smell Amei's scent.

However, this time Mu Yun spoke very uncertainly, hesitatingly saying that Amei's scent was sometimes far away, sometimes near, and sometimes gone. He couldn't even be sure which direction it was coming from.

Xu Lingguang found it a bit strange and could only ask Mu Yun to keep a close eye on things to see if he could figure out Amei's general direction.

He then went to test Liu Zhu's attitude.

Throughout the journey, he was still unsure what Liu Zhu would do after finding Si Yuan.

Liuzhu definitely wants to revive Siyuan; she has never hidden this fact.

However, the Qilin are an ancient divine race, and even Liuzhu, after so many years, has no foolproof way to revive Siyuan.

Therefore, Xu Lingguang actually had some doubts about Liuzhu's so-called method of reviving Siyuan. Could it be that he sacrificed the entire Fengling City?

This explains why the entire Fengling City was sealed off, the vines were rampant, and Liuzhu ignored them, insisting on finding Siyuan first.

However, after getting to know her, Xu Lingguang actually felt that Liuzhu was not a bad person and hoped that his guess was wrong, so he hesitated whether or not to tell her about Siyuan's whereabouts.

Just as Xu Lingguang was in a state of great distress, the surrounding vines suddenly began to riot.

Countless vines suddenly stood upright, quickly intertwining to form a semi-circular dome that enveloped Liu Zhu and Xu Lingguang, presenting a protective posture.

At the same time, a violent tremor came from outside, along with the majestic roar of some kind of beast.

Xu Lingguang vaguely recognized the roar, while Mu Yun was so frightened that she burrowed into his armpit, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Ryusoo looked up at the horizon with a grim expression and said softly, "They came so quickly."

She thought the city's formations could hold Lanjian back for a while longer.

It seems that after all these years, Lan Jian's strength has improved even further.

While Xu Lingguang was still in a daze, a huge gap was forcibly torn open in the vine in front of him, and then a snow-white figure walked in. It was Chong Xue.

Xu Lingguang was overjoyed and instinctively ran towards Chongxue.

But Liu Zhu was closer to him, raised his hand and pressed down on his shoulder, narrowed his eyes and looked at Lan Jian, coldly saying, "I'll let him go, you exchange him for Si Yuan."

Xu Lingguang then noticed that Chong Xue was still holding a mop ball that was struggling incessantly.

Xu Lingguang looked back at Liuzhu, then at Chongxue.

I was thinking, "I'm playing ball now, what if these two start fighting?"

Just as he was wondering where he could hide if a fight broke out, he saw Chongxue throw Amei over very neatly: "Here you go, let her go."

Poor Ami rolled twice on the ground and rolled all the way to Liuzhu's feet.

"..."

Xu Lingguang's eyes immediately showed sympathy.

This entrance was just too tragic.

Upon seeing Ami, Liuzhu indeed released her hand from Xu Lingguang's shoulder, bent down, and picked up the mop-covered dumpling: "Siyuan?"

Her voice still sounded flat and without much variation, but if you listened carefully, you would find that her tone was gentler than usual, even a little tender.

Xu Lingguang seized the opportunity to run quickly behind Chongxue, then peeked out to look at Liuzhu and whispered to Chongxue, "How did you find us?"

"She wants to resurrect Si Yuan, and now that she's finally found A Mei, is she going to sacrifice the entire Fengling City?"

He cowered behind Lan Jian, but problems kept piling up.

Lan Jian gave him a strange look, surprised by his imagination, and after a moment of silence said, "It's not that bad."

Liu Zhu did not receive a response from Si Yuan. A Mei desperately curled herself into a ball, earnestly trying to play dead.

Seeing this, Liu Zhu didn't force him. Instead, he looked at Lan Jian and said, "I'm taking him away. The seal on Fengling City will be lifted soon. You don't need to get involved."

Lan Jian had already guessed what was going on and said disapprovingly, "Since he's unwilling, why are you insisting on it?"

Liu Zhu glanced down at Ami, lowered his eyelashes, and his expression turned somewhat cold and hard: "When he saved me back then, I didn't agree to it. This is something I owe him, and I just want to repay him."

Xu Lingguang couldn't understand their nonsensical conversation. His eyes darted back and forth between the two of them until they ached.

But obviously no one will explain the cause and effect to him.

Liuzhu nodded slightly to the two of them, then turned and left with Ami.

Lan Jian did not stop him, and Xu Lingguang was powerless to stop him.

Only Mu Yun said angrily, "Amei doesn't want to go with him!"

Xu Lingguang affectionately stroked its furry head and said helplessly, "But none of us can beat her."

Mu Yun's puffed-up cheeks deflated under the blow of reality, and she sullenly snuggled into Xu Lingguang's arms.

Xu Lingguang patted him reassuringly.

As Lan Jian listened to the conversation between the man and the mouse, the displeasure that had accumulated from being forced to separate along the way dissipated.

He looked down at Xu Lingguang and said, "Don't worry, she won't do anything to Si Yuan."

Xu Lingguang asked, "Why does she insist on reviving Si Yuan?"

In his opinion, Amei, who possessed Si Yuan's remnant soul, didn't seem to want to be resurrected.

If it weren't for the accident in Fengling City, Xu Lingguang felt that with Amei's survival skills, she might have remained hidden in Qin Long's pet garden forever.

Lan Jian said, "Perhaps it's because of guilt."

He didn't quite understand before, but after meeting Ryu-soo, many of his doubts were resolved.

Ryusoo's answer further confirmed his guess.

The reason Si Yuan was so badly injured when he fled the Mountain and Sea Realm was probably because of Liu Zhu.