Chapter 2079: The Whereabouts of Situ Dianmo

Taoran was startled at first, then said cautiously, “Dean Ye, isn’t this a bit inappropriate?”

It was no wonder he reacted this way; being asked such questions by someone he just met for the first time would make anyone feel suspicious.

“Well… it’s like this.”

Ye Bufan had already prepared his explanation along the way. “Senior Brother Taoran, my father had illegitimate daughters, a pair of twins, before he passed away.

One of them is Chu Lingxi, whom you just met, and the other was lost when she was young. My father had been searching for her for many years but never found her.

He passed away a few days ago, and before his death, he kept thinking about this matter, hoping to find his lost daughter.

Originally, I didn’t have much hope, but you just mistook my sister Chu Lingxi for that Princess, which means they must look very similar, so I wanted to ask Senior Brother Taoran about it.”

“Oh, so that’s it!”

Taoran suddenly understood. No wonder Ye Bufan’s gaze was so eager; he was looking for his sister.

The reason he believed it so easily was that Chu Lingxi and Situ Dianmo were indeed too similar, otherwise, he wouldn’t have mistaken them just now.

“Since that’s the case, I will tell Dean Ye the truth.”

Taoran said, “Princess Situ’s name is Situ Dianmo, and she is the newly wedded Princess of Prince Kaoshan of our Great Shun Empire.”

Ye Bufan immediately asked eagerly, “What did you say? She has already become your Prince’s concubine? When did this happen?”

With the previous explanation, Taoran didn’t find his reaction strange. He said, “One month ago, the Great Shun Empire Royal Family held an engagement ceremony.

Prince Kaoshan officially announced that he would take a concubine, and that’s when I saw Princess Situ.

But this is only an engagement; the official wedding will still take some time.”

He counted on his fingers, “From today, there are exactly thirty days left. Thirty days later, Prince Kaoshan and Princess Situ will marry. If Dean Ye can make it, you can just attend the wedding.”

Ye Bufan asked a few more questions and confirmed that Princess Situ was indeed Situ Dianmo, whom he was looking for.

However, what was Situ Dianmo’s current situation? Was she injured? Why was she with Prince Kaoshan? These things were still unknown.

But he couldn’t ask anymore; asking too much might arouse suspicion.

Taoran didn’t stay for too long. After chatting for a few sentences, they bid farewell and returned to their own courtyards.

After he left, Chu Lingxi, Lu Xueman, and others immediately entered. They had already noticed Ye Bufan’s unusual behavior.

Upon entering, Chu Lingxi asked, “Dean, what exactly is going on? Why did that person call me Princess?”

She also sensed something, that she might resemble someone, after all, Ye Bufan had also mistaken her before.

“Because you look very much like a friend of mine who was separated…”

Ye Bufan briefly explained, then paced anxiously in the room with his hands behind his back.

He didn’t know the specific situation of Situ Dianmo, but one thing was certain: this marriage must have been forced and definitely not from her own free will.

Thinking of this, he asked, “Who among you knows how far the Great Shun Empire Royal City is from here? My friend has encountered some difficulties, and I need to go rescue her.”

Due to the complicated nature of Situ Dianmo and his own situation, he didn’t explain too much to everyone.

Lu Xueman said, “The Great Shun Empire is very far from the Daxing Empire. It takes five or six days by flying Yao Beast.

Even at the speed of Nine Heavens, it would probably take more than three days. If you go to rescue her now, you might miss the New Talent Ranking Tournament.”

Hu Yaoyao said, “Xiao Age, this kind of thing can’t be rushed. Let’s all go together after the competition. We’ll solve any difficulties together.”

Everyone else also nodded.

Ye Bufan calculated in his mind that if he wanted to rescue her before the competition started, there simply wasn’t enough time.

Now, he had to rescue Situ Dianmo, and he couldn’t miss the New Talent Ranking Tournament either.

According to Taoran, the wedding was still a month away, so he would have enough time to go after participating in the competition.

Moreover, after calming down, his thoughts became much clearer. Going with his current cultivation level probably wouldn’t do much good, and he needed to seize the time to recover his cultivation.

In this world where strength is king, one must be strong enough to have the capital to save people, otherwise, going would be useless.

Thinking of this, he made a decision: he must first obtain the hongyuan fruit, restore his cultivation to its Peak state, and then find a way to go to the Great Shun Empire.

Lingxiao Academy is one of the largest academies in the entire Kunlun Continent, with branches in all five major states. The branch in Tianluo State is located in the Great Xing Imperial City.

At this moment, Zheng Yiheng had changed out of the stolen coarse cloth clothes and was once again dressed as a refined Young Master.

However, his bruised and swollen Face had not fully recovered, still looking somewhat disheveled.

He stepped into a room where two middle-aged men sat. They looked somewhat alike; they were his father Zheng Long and his uncle Zheng Wei.

Zheng Wei asked, “Heng’er, what exactly happened? How did you end up like this?”

His expression was not good. He already knew something about Zheng Yiheng’s situation. No matter what, he was the Grand Elder of Lingxiao Academy in the Daxing Empire.

Now, his nephew was robbed and beaten like this right under his nose, which was unacceptable for his Face.

“Father, Second Uncle, it’s like this…”

Zheng Yiheng didn’t hide anything from his father and uncle, recounting the entire incident from beginning to end.

Zheng Long asked with a grim Face, “You mean, that little girl with Nascent Soul Stage cultivation beat you into this state?”

“Of course not. That cunning bitch must have hidden her cultivation. I couldn’t tell her exact cultivation, but I suspect she’s at least at the Peak of the Void Refining Realm.”

“Are you sure those people are from Lingxiao Academy in the Tianfeng Empire?”

Hearing that the other party actually possessed a flying Spiritual Artifact, Zheng Wei raised his eyebrows, then showed a thoughtful expression.

He was very clear about what had happened at Lingxiao Academy in the Tianfeng Empire back then; he had also refused to see Li Daoran when he came for help.

He had thought that a branch of such a small country would naturally die out, and he hadn’t paid it any mind.

But he never expected them to suddenly come to participate in the New Talent Ranking Tournament today and even beat his nephew into this state.

“That’s right, it’s clearly written on their robes: Lingxiao Academy, Tianfeng Empire. And judging by their accents, those people are indeed from the Tianfeng Empire.”

“Bastards, this is truly outrageous! People from a small Tianfeng Empire dare to touch my son!

Let’s go to the inn now. We must reclaim our dignity today, otherwise, people will truly think our Zheng family is easy to bully!”

Zheng Long had originally thought the other party was from a powerful Empire, and he had some reservations. Now, upon hearing that they were from Lingxiao Academy in the Tianfeng Empire, he immediately flew into a rage.

After speaking, he stood up and, pulling Zheng Yiheng, stormed out of the door with a fierce Aura.