Li Yunxian glanced at Yu Anle.
Without a word, Yu Anle quickly set up her phone without any hesitation.
Except for those on her whitelist, no one could contact her.
And on her whitelist, there were only two people.
One was Li Yunxian, the other Li Tiansuo.
In the dense forest, no infrastructure, poor signal, and no way to get through—how normal was that?
Li Tianying watched Yu Anle’s actions and smiled at the plans of the two kids.
With the students they brought out missing, the Wenwu group would definitely be frantic next.
But they had it coming.
Li Tiansuo pretended not to notice and asked Li Yunxian, “Should I come with you to your mother’s place to check it out?”
Li Yunxian refused without much hesitation.
She tugged at Yu Anle’s hand, “It’s enough for Anle and me to go together.
Just letting my parents know I’m doing well at school and bringing a classmate home to hang out is enough.
As for Li Tiansuo…”
For a mother, after years of separation from her daughter, to reunite only to find her daughter accompanied by a female elder acting as a guardian—no matter how reassuring, it’s hard not to feel a tinge of melancholy.
Nearby.
Li Yunxian’s thoughts were always meticulous.
Li Tiansuo was not surprised by Li Yunxian’s choice; she had considered this too, which was why she casually sent the two to Qincheng instead of Li Yunxian’s home.
She reached out and patted Li Yunxian’s head. “Well, I’m off. See you at Wenwu later.”
“Okay, I’ll wait for the teacher at Wenwu,” Li Yunxian replied obediently.
Yu Anle looked on enviously at the farewell scene between these two teachers and students.
When she went to Tiantong Communication, her teacher only reminded her to behave and keep an eye on Pei Dongyuan at Wenwu, to never miss a chance to catch him causing trouble.
All that warmth and affection was just empty talk.
***
Suddenly, she kind of missed her own teacher.
But then she remembered that it would only be a few days before returning to Wenwu, and she quickly brightened up. She grabbed Li Yunxian’s hand. “Yunxian, let’s go to your place.
I’ve never visited a classmate’s home before.”
After saying this, Yu Anle asked Li Yunxian, “Have you told Auntie about you coming to Jincheng?”
Hearing the question, Li Yunxian paused briefly before answering firmly, “I want to surprise her.”
Yu Anle: “…”
That meant she hadn’t told her.
Indeed, Li Yunxian hadn’t, but it wasn’t because she forgot.
After the sudden call from her birth mother last time, Li Yunxian had already dug deep into her memory and recalled the pattern of her interactions with her birth mother.
Simply put, it was a rebellious teenager and a guilt-ridden mother.
Damn it.
And this guilt-ridden mother was also a wealthy person.
The only result of this was…
Wasteful spending.
Li Yunxian had already imagined what kind of scene would greet her if she told her mother in advance.
She recalled how her classmates at Jincheng First High School had performed for her during the cultivator exams.
So without hesitation, Li Yunxian chose to surprise her.
As for whether her birth mother would make it up to her after seeing her return…
Li Yunxian believed that with her spiritual awareness, since she was already in the city, such things definitely wouldn’t happen.
It was the first time Yu Anle saw such a powerless expression on Li Yunxian’s face and chuckled quietly.
At the previous Wenwu teacher-student meeting, Yu Anle had also heard from Pei Dongyuan about Li Yunxian’s parents’ divorce.
Now it seemed… Li Yunxian’s relationship with her family was still somewhat good.
Yu Anle subtly breathed a sigh of relief.
It looked like she didn’t need to continue being lively and try to liven up Li Yunxian’s family atmosphere anymore.
Li Yunxian noticed Yu Anle’s slight expression change and smiled softly.
They took a taxi and soon arrived at the gate of a villa community in Qincheng.
Li Yunxian had also lived here for a while back then. After facial recognition and authentication, the two smoothly entered the community.
The scenery inside the community was lush and verdant; through the carefully arranged greenery, one could see beautiful koi leisurely swimming not far away.
But neither Li Yunxian nor Yu Anle’s attention was drawn to these things.
What attracted them was a subtle but unmistakable sense of danger.
Yu Anle silently observed the surroundings, her spirit sword already pressed against her wrist, ready to be drawn at any moment.
She felt that after entering the community and taking only a few steps toward their destination, they had already been spotted.
And more than one person was watching them.
Li Yunxian’s spiritual awareness gave her direct perception.
She had already seen how many were watching them, what they looked like, and who they were.
The Special Administration Bureau?
What was going on in this community that required five Special Administration Bureau cultivators to tail them?
Li Yunxian silently tapped Yu Anle and had her sheath the spirit sword.
Yu Anle was surprised but understood from Li Yunxian’s gesture that the nearby cultivators were not enemies.
So…
Official agents?
Yu Anle did not doubt Li Yunxian’s judgment for a moment.
Her mind shared the same question as Li Yunxian’s.
Why would the officials send people to watch here?
Neither showed their doubts, walking steadily all the way to their final destination.
Li Yunxian looked at the villa before her, not much different from the one deep in her memories, and her heart sank.
The surrounding Special Administration Bureau cultivators increased in number as they neared her birth mother’s home, and when she stopped in front of the villa door, they formed a complete encirclement.
This situation undoubtedly indicated one thing.
Something had happened to her mother.
Li Yunxian’s heart grew heavy. Her gaze passed over the gate’s obstruction and fixed directly on the two people moving inside the villa.
The two looked exactly like her mother, Xia Congyun, and her stepfather, Ruan Xi.
But Li Yunxian could sense that their appearances were disguised with spirit artifacts.
Withdrawing her gaze, Li Yunxian lowered her eyes to look at the doorbell before her.
In her perception, the Special Administration Bureau cultivators surrounding them were gradually tightening their encirclement.
Tensions were rising.
It seemed they had been identified as enemies.
Li Yunxian lowered her eyes, picked up her phone, and dialed a video call.
After a few rings, the call connected quickly.
From her perception, no relevant movement came from inside the villa.
She looked at the phone’s screen, where her birth mother, Xia Congyun, appeared with a slightly haggard face, smiling brightly as if unaware of anything.
“Mom, I’m at the doorstep!
Li Yunxian’s voice was cheerful. “I found a chance to get out of school to play!”
“Ah?” Xia Congyun was completely caught off guard and confused, then noticed the familiar background behind Li Yunxian in the video.
“Ah??” Xia Congyun’s face changed drastically. She quickly said, “Good baby, why are you out now? It’s not safe there; go back to school immediately!”
Before she finished speaking, a figure wearing a Special Administration Bureau insignia dropped down in front of Li Yunxian, abruptly cutting off their conversation.
The person looked at Li Yunxian deeply.
“Please follow me for identity verification.”
Li Yunxian didn’t respond. After looking at the tired but otherwise fine Xia Congyun in the call for a moment, she calmly said,
“Mom, I have something going on here. I’ll contact you after it’s done.”
After saying this, Li Yunxian hung up.
She looked up at the person in front of her and said calmly, “I can cooperate, but after verification, I want to know what’s going on.
As the daughter involved, I have the right to know.”
The other party didn’t reply.
He looked at Li Yunxian coldly. “There is no record of either of you entering the city.
You better be who you say you are.”