The white-robed woman stood at the door for a long time before retreating inside. Meanwhile, the family of three inside was huddled in the corner, shivering.
Back at the inn, Li Luru was uncharacteristically silent, sitting in the room with her chin resting in her hand, lost in thought, while her Xiaobai chirped continuously.
"Oh, Xiaobai, canât you be quiet for a moment?"
Li Luru was truly exasperated by its noise.
Ye Hao leaned against the doorframe and noticed she seemed troubled, so he asked, "Do you need my help?"
Li Luru hesitated slightly but eventually waved her hand, "No need, perhaps Xiaobai caught a cold today, and its nose is malfunctioning."
"Chirrup..." Xiaobai was very displeased, standing on the table and glaring at her.
This excuse!
Ye Haoxuan then asked, "If Xiaobai catches a cold, its nose malfunctions. Thinking about it, when it was looking for Yueyue, was its nose functioning normally? Did it lead us in the wrong direction?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaobai immediately glared at him.
"Chirrup..."
"And what about Dabai and the two little butterflies? If they all take the same path, then there should be no mistake."
"Chirrup..." Xiaobai nodded its small head vigorously, still dissatisfied, turning away from Ye Haoxuan, as if to say, this guy is so annoying, always questioning me. Iâve already helped find someone once, and yet he still doubts me, makes me want to nip him.
Ye Haoxuan naturally noticed the little creatureâs gaze and found it amusing. "From Xiaobaiâs search for Liu Cheng, it was apparent that its accuracy is quite good. Since it senses your acquaintance in that courtyard, then they should be there, why donât we go back again?"
"But itâs clearly a family of three, isnât it?" Li Luru said worriedly, "I wonât hide it from you, Dabai and Xiaobai were given to me by my master. But I havenât been able to reach my master for many years."
"Xiaobai, apart from me, only shows this urgency when it encounters my master," Li Luru was perplexed, "But if my master had really appeared, thereâs no reason she wouldnât see me."
"Back then, was it your master who taught you the disguise technique of turning into an old lady?"
Li Luru slumped onto the table, taking a long time before nodding dejectedly, "Yes, unfortunately, Iâm too dull, Iâve only learned three types."
And those three types, everyone at the Li Residence had seen; otherwise, even if she went to Yulian Beauty Pavilion every day, the Li Family wouldnât have noticed.
Ye Haoxuan thought to himself, Li Luruâs master seems extraordinary, not only skilled in disguise but also in training birds. And this Li Luru actually knows such a person.
"You wonât figure it out just by thinking about it here." Ye Haoxuan pulled her up, "Come with me, letâs go back and take another look."
"Sigh..."
Xiaobai was very pleased with this, flapping energetically to lead the way. San and the others saw Ye Haoxuan leaving and followed along.
Soon, they arrived back at the courtyard entrance, and Li Luru hesitantly stepped forward to knock.
The young girl who opened the door before appeared again. Upon seeing her, she sighed, her small face full of sass, "Why is it you again? Didnât you say you came to the wrong place before? How can you be so stupid, always going to the wrong place."
With that, she slammed the door shut.
Li Luru stared in disbelief at the door; this little girl has such a bad temper!
Seeing this, Ye Haoxuan pulled her back by the collar, knocking again, "Knock knock, knock knock..."
With a creak, the girl barely opened the door before shouting, "Arenât you annoying? I think youâre not looking for someone, youâre a kidnapper, right? Be careful, or my parents will take you to the authorities..."