Chapter 723: Chapter 369: The Truth Revealed, Awkward Shame, Enraged Beauty, Another Loss to Li Xian!
"I was rescued by Senior Su Fuyou. At the time, I was overwhelmed by drowsiness, and despite seeking all available medical help, I fell into a coma without being able to utter another word. Although Senior Su Fuyou was willing to rescue me, he didn’t know why I entered the lake. However, the young Ghost Doctor claimed that I entered the lake while pursuing the Flower Thief."
Her expression was cold and penetrating, as she mused, "If not for the cunning Flower Thief, who else could have known this matter? He wore a mask and disguised his figure, his mind full of deceit, fearing that I’d recognize him and kill him on the spot. He deliberately spread rumors due to grievances against us. Little Jing was once shot down by him, so it’s fearful of his gaze."
She had it all figured out and said, "I know who the Ghost Doctor is!"
Everyone asked in unison. Zhao Ranran said coldly, "That young Ghost Doctor is the Flower Thief, Li Xian!"
Bian Chengfeng said, "Could it be... that the Flower Thief has obtained the Ghost Doctor’s legacy?" Su Lanfeng said, "If it was the Flower Thief who awakened my junior sister, did he do anything to her..."
Zhao Ranran sneered, "How could the Flower Thief be worthy? How could Senior Su Fuyou possibly favor him, and I was certainly not rescued by him either."
Zhao Ranran said, "Senior Su Fuyou must have had other matters requiring him to go out. This thief, by chance, occupied the nest, falsely impersonating the Ghost Doctor. At the time, I was in a deep slumber in my cocoon. He didn’t know I was in the cocoon. When he saw me awake suddenly, he quickly used deceitful words to dismiss me."
With everything clear in her mind, Zhao Ranran’s anger continued to rise, saying, "In my muddled state, he managed to succeed by luck. Humph, he may have deceived me for a moment, but he certainly won’t deceive me for a lifetime."
"Quickly, steer the boat, absolutely do not let this thief escape!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately relayed the order, and the boat turned, heading towards the center of the lake. Zhao Ranran stood on the high point of the official ship, gazing into the distance. The lake was vast, with layers of green waves.
The official ship sailed several leagues, but there was no sight of Fuyou Residence. However, they saw the graceful "Jade Maiden Peak," and Zhao Ranran pointed from afar and asked, "Does this peak have a name?"
Nangong Xuanming was not sure, but there were many heroes and warriors from all over the world on the ship, including some from fishing families, so they asked the local Jianghu heroes. A burly man with whiskers laughed, "This is Broken Pants Peak. You see the two holes in the eastern peak, don’t they look like torn pants? Hahaha, whoever wears them must feel cold at the bottom."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ranran got angrier, and the more she looked, the more it resembled broken pants. Her inner anger accumulated, wishing she could flatten this peak. For the first time in her life, she was so furious at others, yet at the moment, it was hard to grasp. The ship sailed a few more leagues, the vast lake sprawled, and the sky grew darker, limiting visibility.
This place, though not the deep part of Dongran Lake, couldn’t be underestimated. Nangong Xuanming suggested resting for the night and continuing the search at dawn. Zhao Ranran, having been mocked several times, had lost her calm and was unwilling to waste a night.
Seeing several fishing boats drifting on the lake, she bought all the boats, dispersing the Jianghu guests to search. Whoever found Fuyou Residence would release Hongyan as a signal.
Zhao Ranran gently stroked the Jingyao Divine Bird, murmuring, "This rascal frightened you, I won’t let him go. Once we find him, we’ll tear him to pieces to vent our anger." The bird’s bright eyes were filled with murderous intent.
In the middle of the night, the lake was cold and pitch-black, suddenly in the southeast direction, red smoke rose. Zhao Ranran immediately embarked to pursue, asking the one who released the smoke, "Did you release the red smoke, did you see that wooden residence?"
The smoker pointed remotely and said, "It’s in the grove."
The water and trees of Dongran Lake were rampant, one could often encounter forests on the lake. At night, the forest was perilous, with venomous snakes and fierce beasts lurking. The smoker dared not advance, but Zhao Ranran was fearless. She immediately steered her boat into the forest, finally spotting Fuyou Residence’s traces.
She drew her sword instantly, gracefully leaping and returning to Fuyou Residence. She saw the dishes on the table still intact, but the people had escaped. After much hard searching, she again found nothing. She frowned, thinking, "Again and again, just a mere Flower Thief, how can he be so elusive? I refuse to believe that you, this Flower Thief, can truly escape my grasp!"
That night, she gently stroked the bird’s feathers, gazing at the lake while pondering strategies. The Jingyao Divine Bird, sensing Zhao Ranran’s firm murderous intent, suddenly gained courage, flapped its wings, and called out a few times.
Zhao Ranran said, "No, that Flower Thief, I don’t know what methods he has, actually managed to shoot you down. Flying into the skies to trace him is too dangerous!"
The Jingyao Divine Bird chirped twice, flapping its wings into the clouds. No matter how Zhao Ranran called, it no longer listened. Anxiously, Zhao Ranran immediately pursued by boat.
As dawn approached, the Jingyao Divine Bird suddenly flew back. Zhao Ranran was both delighted and furious, scolding it a few times, the bird affectionately rubbed its head against her, softly chirping in the southeast direction.
Zhao Ranran joyfully said, "You’ve sensed the thief’s trail?" The Jingyao Divine Bird nodded, circling Zhao Ranran, seeking rewards. Zhao Ranran played with it for a moment, then her expression turned cold, summoning Nangong Xuanming, Nangong Wuyang, and others, informing them of Li Xian’s whereabouts, propagating orders to pursue through the night. Along the way, buying boats when encountering them, breaking through waves when meeting them. Unstoppable.
Zhao Ranran now knew the direction, so she feared not being able to catch up. After spending most of the day, they chanced upon a fishing boat. Zhao Ranran asked with a charming voice, the fisherman had actually encountered Li Xian, and the two idly chatted for a while.
Zhao Ranran immediately sneered, "At death’s door, unaware, yet still has the leisure to chat. Humph, does he truly think Zhao Ranran can be so easily dismissed?"
The boats pursued for another half an hour, and the sky grew dark again. Nangong Xuanming, Nangong Wuyang, Bian Chengfeng, Bian Bianyun, Su Lanfeng, and Taishu Yuzhu each led several fishing boats, dispersing in all directions to search, their boats carrying numerous Jianghu guests, beating the lake water as though they were casting a net over the earth, as if "digging three feet into the ground."
That night yielded no clues, but they were closing in.
At the break of dawn the next day, Zhao Ranran suddenly glimpsed a tiny black dot on the distant lake surface. Intuition struck, her heart leaping, "We’ve pursued for two days and nights without rest. We should gradually catch up. This black dot, still far away, doesn’t seem like a fishing boat. Could it be the thief? I’ll confirm a bit more to prevent him from playing tricks again." She lightly tapped the boat, gracefully rising, utilizing the Pupil Skill "borrowed gaze."
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