The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

Lin Du had seen many people in modern times who tattooed their lovers' names on their bodies, but he had never seen anyone tattoo them on their face. This Xie Taiwei's love-obsessed mind was really absurd.

"At least Xie Yu was honest enough. He probably didn't say it outright because there were people listening outside the hall, but at least he admitted that the Grand Preceptor was still alive." Wei Zhi was also eavesdropping and overheard Lin Du's mutterings.

"But I haven't mentally prepared Yuan Ye yet. What if he goes with Xie Yu..."

Lin Du was somewhat annoyed. "You know how important the Dao Heart is...?"

She suddenly fell silent, remembering Lin Tuan's words.

"Wei Zhi and I are nothing more than two moves by the royal family in its death throes."

Yuan Ye and Xie Yu, weren't they also two living but dead pieces?

"By the way, let me tell you something. The Western Xia was destined to rise to power, but its rise was thwarted by an anomaly. Besides the fact that the Great Zhou's dragon energy was continued, there was another anomaly."

Wei Zhi looked at Lin Du, "You don't seem to doubt that Yuan Ye will choose to see the Imperial Advisor."

Lin Du smiled and said, "If Yuan Ye were truly an ordinary person, he wouldn't have come to the Spirit Realm with the Imperial Preceptor."

This is generally the nature of youth.

Yuan Ye, who was in the front hall, had already stood up. "Let's go."

Lin Du also stood up, but was stopped by Ni Jinxuan, "Junior Uncle, drink your medicine."

Wei Zhi calmly watched Lin Du, whose face had suddenly turned full of worry.

"Drink, drink, drink." Lin Du took out a bottle of medicine, and almost vomited as soon as he drank it.

Wei Zhi deftly used his spiritual power to press on one of her acupoints from a distance. "Let's go, this is for eating random things."

Lin Du walked out dejectedly, cursing his broken body hundreds of times in his mind.

We can't even eat sunflower seeds anymore! What's the point of this world?!

"Junior Uncle, where are we going?" Ni Jinxuan's spiritual sense was not as strong as the two prodigies, so she was a little puzzled.

"I'll take you to see the wickedness of human nature." Lin Du then put his whisk aside.

Yuan Ye wanted the truth, so Xie Yu used the excuse that the Prince of Xuan wanted to go to the market and left with his men. As soon as they stepped out of the palace gate, they saw three people who had been waiting outside.

Lin Du adopted a haughty and aloof demeanor, giving Yuan Ye only a slight nod. Her voice reached the ears of the attending eunuch, "I foresaw that you would be leaving. I will supervise you and make sure you do not covet worldly desires."

Yuan Ye: ...It all comes down to my junior uncle's acting skills.

The group left the palace in a grand procession, not by plane, for fear of being surrounded by onlookers.

Xie Yu had made great military achievements and helped Prince Cheng ascend the throne. Now that the Emperor Emeritus's only healthy son had returned, it seemed strange that the two of them were spending time together. Therefore, as soon as he left the palace, Xie Yu reverted to his extremely cold and businesslike demeanor.

Yuan Ye knew what was good for him, so he got into the carriage himself and had Xie Yu ride alongside the carriage like a guard.

Xie Yu led Yuan Ye into one shop after another, but each time they only browsed around for a short while before coming out.

Yuan Ye had no idea what he was going to encounter next. Along the way, he enthusiastically showed Jin Xuan all kinds of street food. They had good stomachs and could eat anything. They could just expel the impurities when they cultivated on their own later.

Lin Du could only look on with envy, and never dared to act recklessly again.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was a thriving trading center, with a wide variety of snacks available in its markets. Along one street, you could find bright red candied hawthorns, steaming hot soup dumplings, glistening stir-fried mung bean jelly, freshly ground almond tea, as well as mutton flatbread, glutinous rice cake, stewed chicken, peanut cake, braised beef, and more...

Yuan Ye treated Ni Jinxuan to a hearty meal, while Lin Du, feigning an air of superiority, was secretly drooling with envy.

Yuan Ye was reluctant to stop them, but Jin Xuan was reluctant, so she let them go.

Lin Du's performance was so good that Yuan Ye couldn't help but admire his junior uncle's realistic acting skills and incredible dedication.

Wei Zhi, however, noticed. "You really want to eat it?"

"It's just so-so, and it doesn't look very appetizing," Lin Du replied stiffly.

"Since that's the case, then forget it. I was originally going to teach you a spell so you could empathize, at least you could feel what your little nephew is eating." Wei Zhi said with a hint of sarcasm.

Lin Du clenched her fists, but in the next instant, Wei Zhi began chanting a spell in her consciousness.

Ni Jinxuan turned to look at Lin Du, "Junior Uncle? Master Wei Zhi said we can..."

Lin Du resignedly stretched out his hand, and in a short while, a faint mark appeared on the middle fingers of the two men, which quickly disappeared.

Soon, Lin Du experienced the sweet and sour taste of the candied hawthorn.

Lin Du was satisfied and found Wei Zhi much more pleasing to the eye.

Eating their way through the entire street wasn't enough, so Xie Yu turned around and led them into a restaurant.

Ni Jinxuan thought there would be some kind of banquet, but after entering, they went through a secret door into a tunnel.

"The emperor may not entirely trust me either. Although I keep the imperial advisor around for my wife's sake, the emperor may not fully believe me, so I publicly claim that he is dead."

Xie Yu walked ahead, torch in hand, his voice growing increasingly hoarse, "Yuan Ye, are you really sure?"

Lin Du glanced thoughtfully at the man's retreating figure and whispered to Yuan Ye, "Don't you think... this is going a little too smoothly?"

Yuan Ye was completely unaware. "Who said it went smoothly? I contributed half a pot of Baiyunluan and said a lot of things to dispel his wariness."

"Besides, he's my best brother."

Lin Du was silent for a moment before replying, "You should know that for someone with a top-tier love-obsessed mind, there are no such things as best friends or brothers."

Yuan Ye: ?

How could Xie Qingyu possibly...? It seems that it really is true.

He whispered, "What could I possibly be worth?"

"There are many things they could be plotting."

The long, dark passageway was eerie and cold, truly like a bridge to the underworld.

It was eerily quiet, devoid of any human presence, and extremely damp.

Lin Du spread out his divine sense, then silently gripped the whisk in his hand.

Well, this kid deserves to suffer a loss.