Chapter 251: Ye Shiyuan’s Disappearance

What a tragic and deeply emotional love story.

Just thinking about it made Bai He’s eyes sting.

The whole situation was simply too heartbreaking and full of regret.

Bai He let out a sigh and returned to Baize Peak.

Xu Feng had already come back.

On the table sat a plate of his favorite fruit.

Bai He immediately picked one up and started eating.

"Master..."

"Cough. What is it?"

"Master, when are we going to visit Senior Brother?"

Bai He was speechless.

He had only just returned, and Xu Feng could not even say something nice first.

The moment he opened his mouth, he was already asking about Ye Shiyuan.

Wasn’t that a little too much?

"I thought that after being gone for so long, you’d miss me. Turns out I was just flattering myself. You don’t miss me at all. You’re only missing Ye Shiyuan."

"Master, how can you say that? I miss Senior Brother, but I miss you too."

Bai He motioned for Xu Feng to sit down and said, "I’m planning to find an appropriate time to visit Spirit Pagoda. But this time, I’m going openly and honestly."

Bai He never wanted to sneak around again.

Every time he did, it ended badly.

"Oh? You want to go?"

Xu Feng immediately came around behind Bai He with a flattering smile and began massaging his shoulders.

"Master, I knew you’re the best. Please take me with you. Those things I said outside Yaoxing Peak earlier weren’t what I really meant. I’m genuinely happy that you’ve come back. Look, I even went to pick peaches for you. Aren’t these your favorite Snow Peaches?"

Bai He looked at the fresh, juicy peaches.

They really had been picked recently.

Xu Feng was not lying.

Besides, Xu Feng had never even liked eating fruit like this.

"In that case, I’ll agree."

"Thank you, Master."

Bai He pointed to his left shoulder.

"Here. Use a little more strength."

"Master, how’s this pressure? Are you satisfied?"

Bai He rarely had opportunities to boss Xu Feng around, so there was no way he was going to let this one slip by.

A triumphant smile appeared deep in his heart.

This time, Bai He arrived at Spirit Pagoda openly and confidently, carrying an official order from his Senior Brother.

Ning Huasang recognized Bai He at a glance.

Even though he had grown taller compared to a year and a half ago, and his figure had become noticeably slimmer than before.

"It has been a long time, Elder Bai He."

"It certainly has been a long time. I trust Pagoda Master Ning has been well."

Bai He had assumed that news of his visit had already spread throughout most of Spirit Pagoda.

Otherwise, there would not be so many people gathered here.

Yet among all these people, Ye Shiyuan was nowhere to be seen.

Did he not know Bai He had come?

Or had something delayed him?

That did not seem right.

A trace of confusion arose in Bai He’s heart.

He finally asked, "Pagoda Master Ning, may I ask where Shiyuan is?"

"You’re referring to Ye Shiyuan?"

Bai He nodded.

"Yes. Other than Ye Shiyuan, what other Shiyuan could there be?"

Ning Huasang glanced at Bai Yuan before replying, "Ye Shiyuan left Spirit Pagoda a month ago."

What?

He had left a month ago?

How was that possible?

Bai He had not seen Ye Shiyuan anywhere in Lingguang Sect.

Moreover, he had already asked around.

If Ye Shiyuan had truly returned to Lingguang Sect, there was no way that everyone would know nothing about it.

"Come with me."

Dai Mubai grabbed Bai He’s arm and led him to the side.

There were very few people there.

Bai He immediately shook off Dai Mubai’s hand.

"Fifth Senior Brother, what exactly is going on? Shiyuan disappeared while he was here with you. You need to give him back to me."

"He really did leave Spirit Pagoda a month ago. If he never returned to Lingguang Sect, then we have no idea where he went either. Why did it take you until now to come looking for him?"

"I only came back from the Frostfall Dominion two days ago."

Bai He muttered the explanation under his breath.

He was not unfamiliar with the road home.

Even if Bai He had not gone to pick him up, he still should have been able to find his way back.

Could it be that he was throwing some sort of childish tantrum?

"Since he isn’t here, then I’ll be leaving first."

"Think carefully about where he might have gone."

Bai He did not stay at Spirit Pagoda for very long.

He left together with Xu Feng, and after finding a place to sit down, Bai He began carefully sorting through the plot of the original story in his mind.

The current situation had already diverged quite significantly from the original narrative.

"Mo Zhu."

"Yes, Host. What are your instructions?"

"What other places could Ye Shiyuan possibly have gone?"

Then suddenly, Bai He snapped his fingers.

A thought had just occurred to him.

"Right. Immediately give me the location of Ye Shiyuan’s hometown."

"Understood, Host."

A map instantly formed within his mind.

Bai He grabbed Xu Feng and pulled him to his feet.

Xu Feng, however, looked extremely dissatisfied.

"Master, Senior Brother has definitely abandoned us. Maybe he met someone here and ran off with them."

Bai He: ...

Was that really the image Xu Feng had of Ye Shiyuan?

"Then are you coming or not?"

"Of course I’m coming. Once I find Senior Brother, I’m definitely going to ask him why he left Spirit Pagoda a whole month ago and still didn’t come back."

As they walked, Bai He asked, "Do you know what kind of person Shiyuan was before, and how he entered Lingguang Sect?"

"How would I know, Master?"

"When you really think about it, Shiyuan was actually the young master of a noble family."

Even if he was the young master of a fallen noble family, he was still the young master of a noble family.