All Heavens: A Role-Playing System Starting from Tianlong

Chapter 68 Li Qiushui, the Borderline Streamer

Zhang Cheng shook his head: "Sister Li, you still have reservations about me, so I can't treat you. You'll have to figure something out yourself."

Li Qiushui was taken aback and was about to speak when she saw Zhang Cheng turn his head and look at Xiao Yu.

"Do you know where your lord is now? I can heal her old ailment." Zhang Cheng's tracking ability can only track people he has observed up close. He has never seen Tong Lao before, so he can only ask her now.

The disciples of the Spirit Palace all wear cloaks, with different colors for different departments to distinguish them.

Xiao Yu had already covered his torn clothes with his cloak and replied, "The Venerable One was escorted down the mountain by the four sisters, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju. I don't know where they escaped to right now."

She clasped her hands in a fist salute to Zhang Cheng: "I hope you will wait a moment, sir, so that I may contact the sisters in the palace to search together."

Upon hearing this, Li Qiushui suddenly chuckled softly.

"No wonder you were so cooperative just now. It turns out you were thinking that my senior sister was seriously injured and couldn't travel far, so you wanted to end this matter as soon as possible."

Xiao Yu did not deny it, but simply lowered his head and remained silent.

Zhang Cheng didn't seem to care much about this. Since the other side was identified as friendly forces, it was enough to prove that they had no hostile intentions towards him.

"We'll go with you," he said to Xiao Yu. "As long as we can determine the direction they left in, I can be much faster than you."

Seeing that Zhang Cheng agreed, Xiao Yu immediately got to work.

Just then, news of the invasion by foreign enemies spread throughout Lingjiu Palace. Disciples from all departments were already in action.

Using her prestige, Xiao Yu quickly mobilized the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments. She issued orders one by one, arranging for them to split up and go down the mountain to search for the Child Granny's whereabouts.

Zhang Cheng watched in a daze.

He still hasn't matched this older sister with the specific character from the original work. However, it's normal that she claims to be one of the leaders of the Nine Heavens and Nine Departments and has some prestige among the disciples of the Spirit Palace.

After Xiao Yu finished assigning tasks, he turned around and his previous decisiveness vanished, replaced by his usual respectful demeanor.

She personally led Zhang Cheng and Li Qiushui to a quiet room, brought them tea, fruit and snacks, and stood by with her hands at her sides, looking as if she were ready to be at their beck and call.

Zhang Cheng pulled out a stool and handed it to the other person: "You should rest too, you don't have to stand here all the time."

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Xiao Yu shook his head and did not answer.

Li Qiushui leaned back in her chair, picked up her teacup, took a sip, and smiled dismissively. "She's keeping an eye on us."

Zhang Cheng rolled his eyes at Li Qiushui, annoyed: "She's just being wary of you."

Li Qiushui wasn't annoyed; she just smiled and continued drinking her tea.

The three waited in the room for a long time, but still no news came back.

Xiao Yu's expression grew increasingly worried, glancing towards the door every now and then. Li Qiushui, on the other hand, smiled even more broadly, leisurely sipping tea inside, as if the wait was a pleasure for her.

After waiting for a while, Xiao Yu finally couldn't hold back any longer. He apologized to the two of them, got up, and went out to inquire about the search.

In the quiet room, only Zhang Cheng and Li Qiushui remained.

Zhang Cheng glanced at her and suddenly said, "You seem to be in a pretty good mood."

Li Qiushui put down her teacup, her tone languid.

"If you've been struggling with something for decades, trying every possible solution without success, and then suddenly you see a glimmer of hope, shouldn't you be happy?"

She paused, then her smile deepened.

"Furthermore, the thought that my senior sister is still running for her life, thinking she's being clever by hiding here and there, unaware that the danger has already passed. The more she tries to control herself, the more paranoid she becomes. Just this feeling of being on tenterhooks is enough to make me happy for a long time."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng looked at her thoughtfully.

"Sister Li, do you know where Granny Tong ran off to? If so, why don't you help her out? Then we won't have to wait here in vain."

"Young man, you certainly know how to give orders." Li Qiushui still needed Zhang Cheng's help, and since the other party had asked, she couldn't very well refuse.

Zhang Cheng went out to explain the situation to Xiao Yu and called her back.

When Xiao Yu returned to the quiet room, he saw Li Qiushui sitting upright as before. He took a deep breath and stepped forward to bow.

"We hope that you, senior, will inform us of the whereabouts of the Venerable One."

Li Qiushui leaned back lazily in her chair and casually asked, "Since you were the one who led me away, I suppose you were the most powerful among the maids present, right?"

Xiao Yu nodded: "Yes. I'm a bit older, and my cultivation is stronger than the four girls."

Li Qiushui picked up her teacup and took another sip slowly.

"My senior sister is seriously injured and can no longer withstand any more exertion. With those four maids, whose cultivation is inferior to yours, maintaining speed and concealing their presence is already difficult enough; how can they possibly manage both?"

She put down her teacup and looked up at Xiao Yu.

"The fact that so many of you disciples couldn't find any trace of them only proves that my dear senior sister never came down the mountain."

She continued her analysis slowly and methodically, "She probably knew she couldn't escape, so she decided to gamble on the worst-case scenario and see if she could survive. That's in line with her personality."

Xiao Yu immediately clasped her hands in thanks: "Thank you for telling me, senior. I will immediately inform the sisters to return to the palace to search."

Li Qiushui waved her hand: "No need. My senior sister will definitely leave some secret passages that you don't know about. If you wait to find them, she'll probably be trapped to death by now."

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Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu clenched his fists.

Zhang Cheng had already noticed that the old lady seemed to need to be coaxed, so he seized the opportunity and said, "Then Sister Li must have a solution? Why don't you show us your skills?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qiushui made no attempt to hide anything.

She cleared her throat, and her voice suddenly became soft and melodious, extremely alluring. Propelled by her profound inner strength, it traveled far and wide, echoing in every corner of Lingjiu Palace.

"Senior sister—where have you hidden now? I've been looking for you so hard—"

The voice rose and fell, near and far, like a lover's whisper or a wronged woman's lament; it entered one's ears and then penetrated one's heart.

"Senior sister, a guest has arrived at Lingjiu Palace. Can you guess who it is?"

Li Qiushui paused, a hint of smugness in her voice.

"It's Senior Brother Wuyazi. He was overjoyed to learn that I had taken Lingjiu Palace back from you, you dwarf, and came to Mount Tian to see me—"

At first, Li Qiushui was mocking Tong Lao, but then she started broadcasting pornographic content without any actual objects.