Gu Yunnuo fumbled, trying to repeat her previous trick, but heard a voice from behind say, "Princess, there's no need to hide. I saw everything."
Hearing this, Gu Yunnuo turned around and indeed, it was Xing Yu.
"Guard Xing Yu, why have you returned? Didn't you go to deliver a message to my father and mother? Is the message delivered?"
Xing Yu stepped forward, bowed to Gu Yunnuo, and then said, "Princess, I detected human presence just now, so I came back to check."
As Xing Yu approached, Gu Yunnuo grew anxious. "Xing Yu, don't do anything rash. I warn you, he is my friend, and I won't allow you to harm him!"
Seeing Xing Yu's unceasing steps, Gu Yunnuo became truly worried. "Xing Yu, you know how hard-won the peace between the human and demon realms is. You are my brother's subordinate, so you should know how much he cares about this. Don't ruin it."
Gu Yunnuo was a little guilty. The demon realm was a very important place, and the royal palace was the most crucial. Yet, she not only brought a human back but also hid him in the palace. Feeling guilty, she hadn't dared to tell her brother.
Under Gu Yunnuo's panicked gaze, Xing Yu walked to the desk. The man thought he was doomed this time and was about to ask Xing Yu not to trouble the princess. However, he heard Xing Yu say, "Young Master Ling, so you are here. We've been looking for you everywhere."
The man was Ling Luochen, the eldest young master of the Ling family, who had been missing for a hundred years. He was currently bewildered by Xing Yu's words. He was just an insignificant person; no one in the demon realm should recognize him, right? Even if they were looking for him, it would likely be because they thought he was a spy stealing secrets. How could they know his identity?
Gu Yunnuo was also stunned. The situation was completely different from the bloody scene she had imagined.
Xing Yu understood why they were bewildered. He had stayed at the Ling mansion for a period to protect Ling Luoyi and had seen them then, but he had never revealed himself. It was normal for Ling Luochen not to recognize him.
"Young Master Ling, the human realm is currently looking for you. Would you like to return first, or perhaps write a letter?"
Gu Yunnuo was not foolish. Seeing Xing Yu's attitude towards Ling Luochen and Ling Luochen's face, which bore a striking resemblance to her little sister-in-law, she immediately understood. Pointing at Ling Luochen, she said, "Xing Yu, is he really my little sister-in-law's relative? I thought I had guessed wrong."
"Princess, he is the eldest young master of the Ling family and the biological brother of the human realm's former War Saintess."
Xing Yu did not know Ling Luoyi's attitude towards the Ling family. He did not know that Ling Luoyi was not the true eldest young lady of the Ling family. He only knew that after Ling Luoyi returned, she had never mentioned anyone from the Ling family, which was why he told Gu Yunnuo this. However, what he said was not wrong.
Gu Yunnuo understood, but one thing bothered her. Just as she was about to ask, Ling Luochen interrupted her.
"You just said the Demon Emperor is getting married. Is the person marrying him my sister? But she's dead, isn't she? She's been dead for two hundred years." Towards the end, Ling Luochen's voice trembled.
Ling Luochen was not stupid. From those few sentences, he had come to an unbelievable conclusion: Ling Luoyi was alive and was even going to get married.
Although he had been hidden by Gu Yunnuo, Ling Luochen could still hear that the Demon Emperor was marrying the person Gu Yunnuo called her little sister-in-law. Coupled with Gu Yunnuo now saying he was her little sister-in-law's relative and Xing Yu's words, it wasn't difficult to reach this conclusion.
"Young Master Ling, I don't know the specific reason. It's true that His Highness has been resurrected and is currently in the human realm. I don't know her exact location, but she should be returning in a few days. If you wish to see His Highness, you might see her here sooner. If you wish to return to the human realm, I can escort you back."
"I'll wait here!" He said this almost immediately after Xing Yu finished speaking, showing how anxious Ling Luochen was.
They didn't know Ling Luoyi's exact location. It was better to wait here than to search aimlessly like headless flies.
"Yes. However, Young Master Ling should still write a letter for me to deliver to the Domain Lord or the Medicine Saintess. They are currently sending people all over the human realm to search for your whereabouts."
Ling Luochen knew who the Medicine Saintess was. Thinking of her, Ling Luochen felt a pang of pain.
At that time, he harbored resentment towards her because Ling Luoyi had not attended Ling Huayu's funeral. He was in the Ancient Xuan Continent then. Due to its low status, the Ancient Xuan Continent only knew of the existence of the War Saintess but not her name, so Ling Luochen didn't know Ling Luoyi's identity.
As for Wen Zonglin knowing, it was because after Ling Luoyi had settled them, he went to the Saint Hall again and asked the guards. He was shocked but told no one, including his four disciples.
Ling Luochen resented Ling Luoyi. He thought that even if she wasn't his biological granddaughter, she should at least visit her grandfather's final resting place, given how well he treated her. But she didn't, and didn't even attend the funeral. He had tried to contact her, but she never replied.
Fueled by this resentment, Ling Luochen cultivated to the Spirit Lord realm and went to the Azure Continent. He knew Ling Luoyi was in the Saint Domain and thought he could find Qiu Yuanxi and have her tell Ling Luoyi about her grandfather's death. However, he was shocked to hear from her that Ling Luoyi had already died, and had been dead for nearly seventy years.
Even though more than one hundred and thirty years had passed, Ling Luochen could still recall his appearance at that time. His mind went blank. He had resented for ten years, but the person he resented was already dead. He couldn't accept it and fled.
He had no parents, no grandfather, and his only sister was gone. He was devastated, his mind was in a daze, and he couldn't take in anything. He knew that what Ling Luoyi was doing was very dangerous, but he had never imagined that Ling Luoyi would die. How could she die? She was so powerful, yet she died saving the human realm.
On the day he learned of Ling Luoyi's death, Ling Luochen fled to an unknown forest outside the Holy City. He accidentally triggered a废弃 (fèiqì - abandoned) teleportation array, which transported him to a high-level continent of the same tier as the Azure Continent. After inquiring, he learned that only a secret realm that opened once every hundred and twenty years could allow him to return to the Azure Continent. However, for some reason, he failed to exit in time and was trapped in the secret realm.
Ling Luochen spent five years in the secret realm before being teleported out. Then, due to an accident, he fell into the demon realm from the teleportation channel. If it weren't for Gu Yunnuo, he would probably have been reduced to bones by now.
However, upon learning that he couldn't return to the human realm, Ling Luochen despaired. He said nothing when Gu Yunnuo asked him questions, which led Gu Yunnuo to know nothing. She kept him hidden in her palace simply because he resembled Ling Luoyi and she didn't want to disrupt the harmony between the human and demon realms.
He wondered how Miss Qiu was doing...
As Ling Luochen was lost in thought, Xing Yu asked again, "Young Master Ling, would you like to write a letter or send a message to the Domain Lord or the Medicine Saintess?"
Ling Luochen snapped back to reality and replied blankly, "Alright, thank you for your trouble."
Seeing Ling Luochen look at her, Gu Yunnuo said, "Feel free to use any of the ink and brushes."
After thanking her, Ling Luochen picked up his brush to write, but there were too many things he wanted to say, and he didn't know where to begin.
Seeing this, Gu Yunnuo said to Xing Yu, "Xing Yu, let's go out."
The two of them left, leaving Ling Luochen alone.
Outside the hall, Gu Yunnuo looked at Xing Yu and asked gossipy, "Xing Yu, isn't the human realm's Medicine Saintess my little sister-in-law's friend? What's her relationship with my little sister-in-law's brother? Why does he have to write a letter to her?"