"Is that so? Let me see!"
Hearing Meng Po's words, Ye Ling's eyes lit up slightly. He immediately took the heavy book from Meng Po and quickly flipped through it.
Meng Po said, "It's recorded on page 1326 that Li Xiaomei was taken away by an immortal official called Lingxu Shangshen. At the time, I thought that Lingxu Shangshen was a retainer of some high immortal in the Heavenly Court. Moreover, Li Xiaomei was just an ordinary mortal, so I didn't investigate further and let him take her away easily."
"Now that I think about it, the identity of Lingxu Shangshen should be forged. There is no such person in the Heavenly Court."
"However, I have recorded Lingxu Shangshen's appearance in the book. This should be of some use to the Emperor."
"Hmm... This book has been a great help." Ye Ling looked at the portrait of Lingxu Shangshen in the book. "This Lingxu Shangshen, I've seen him in someone's memory."
Previously, when Ye Ling searched the soul of the sword spirit, he had specifically remembered a few of the sword spirit's friends. This Lingxu Shangshen looked exactly like one of those friends.
However, in the sword spirit's memory, the person who took Li Xiaomei was not called Lingxu Shangshen, but Lingxu Zi, a rogue immortal who lived on an immortal island off the eastern coast of China.
Although it was possible that Huang had mastered the technology to alter souls and memories, causing errors in the memories Ye Ling obtained through soul searching, Ye Ling could also be sure that most of the sword spirit's memories were true, only lacking crucial information.
The technology that altered the connection between the brain and the soul could not distort a person's memories and soul beyond recognition. Otherwise, what he would have obtained from the soul search would have been chaotic memories, not clear memories like the sword spirit's.
Thus, Lingxu Zi was indeed the one who took Li Xiaomei. If he was still alive, perhaps some clues could be found from him.
"Emperor, we're back!"
While Ye Ling was reviewing the information, the Black and White Impermanence also flew back from a distance with Yang Qi's soul.
Yang Qi was still in a daze. He still hadn't realized that he was dead.
He had been at home, safe and sound, when Wang Liren suddenly broke into his house and shot him in the head without a word. By the time he came to his senses, he was already being led to the underworld by the Black and White Impermanence.
Seeing Ye Ling and a beautiful woman standing by the Bridge of Helplessness, Yang Qi was also taken aback and asked in surprise, "Emperor? Why are you here?"
Ye Ling said, "I think you haven't quite figured out the situation yet, so let me give you a brief introduction. The beautiful woman beside me is Meng Po, and the two who brought you are the Black and White Impermanence. You were killed by Wang Liren, and it was my order."
"Emperor, slow down... that's a lot of information..."
Suddenly receiving so much information, Yang Qi felt a sudden headache.
Whether it was the legendary Meng Po being a great beauty, or Ye Ling ordering Wang Liren to kill him, this series of events made it difficult for him to accept.
Seeing Yang Qi still in a daze, Ye Ling continued, "There's no time for you to digest all this slowly. You just need to know that I've sent you to the underworld to find Li Xiaomei. Just do as I say."
"Xiaomei?"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Yang Qi's pupils contracted sharply. "Emperor, do you mean I can still see Li Xiaomei?"
Ever since he learned of Li Xiaomei's death, he had been disheartened, feeling that the world had turned gray. If his daughter Li Xiaoxiao were not still alive, he would have committed suicide long ago.
Now, suddenly learning that he had a chance to see Li Xiaomei again, it would be a lie to say he wasn't excited!
Ye Ling nodded. "Well... if I'm not mistaken, you are the only one who can help us find Li Xiaomei now."
"I can find Xiaomei?" Yang Qi was stunned and couldn't react for a moment. "How is that possible?"
Ye Ling continued, "I thought about it carefully before. Li Xiaoxiao herself didn't know much about her mother's research, and Li Xiaomei's research results were still with you. Huang didn't capture you but chose to capture Li Xiaoxiao, so there's only one possibility."
Yang Qi pursed his lips and asked, "Wh-what possibility?"
Ye Ling said, "For many years, Li Xiaomei has been working for Huang. But for some reason, Li Xiaomei escaped, and Huang couldn't find her. So, he planned to use Li Xiaoxiao to find Li Xiaomei."
"After all, Li Xiaoxiao is Li Xiaomei's flesh and blood. It would be quite easy for Huang to find Li Xiaomei using a secret technique."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, doubt appeared in Yang Qi's eyes, and he hesitated, "Xiaoxiao is related to Xiaomei by blood, but there's no bond between me and Xiaomei. How can I find her?"
Ye Ling said, "You have love."
"Lo-love?" Yang Qi was somewhat taken aback, and his mouth twitched.
Bai Wuchang, standing nearby, couldn't listen any longer. "Emperor, this humble immortal has heard of methods to find people using the blood of close relatives, but I've never heard of finding people using love... Can such ethereal things really work?"
It wasn't that Bai Wuchang was suspicious. Even if such a method to find people existed in this world, it would require true love between both parties.
Li Xiaomei had been dead for more than ten years. Not to mention how long Yang Qi's love for Li Xiaomei could last, it was uncertain whether Li Xiaomei even remembered Yang Qi.
After all, when a person dies, their soul's connection to the mortal world is severed.
Not only Bai Wuchang, but also Hei Wuchang, Meng Po, and even Yang Qi himself, did not believe what Ye Ling said.
Ye Ling said, "Of course, I know this. The method of finding people through love is not unheard of, but the emotional bond between the two parties must at least be on the level of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, or Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. I don't think the bond between Yang Qi and Li Xiaomei is that deep."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Bai Wuchang became even more confused. "Then why did you send this fellow to the underworld?"
Since the love bond between Yang Qi and Li Xiaomei was not at a level worthy of eternal praise, the method of finding people naturally wouldn't work.
Wasn't Yang Qi's death in vain?
Ye Ling smiled. "If the emotions are not deep enough, then let's deepen them. Yang Qi is now only a soul. With his death, he, like Li Xiaomei, no longer has any karma in the mortal world."
"In other words... we can arbitrarily write their destinies in the Book of Life and Death."
Meng Po seemed to realize something and said, "Emperor, do you mean... we should change Yang Qi's fate and transform the love between him and Li Xiaomei into a legendary level?"
Hei Wuchang also realized it and quickly advised, "Emperor! This absolutely cannot be done. To arbitrarily alter someone's marriage without going through the Matchmaker, and to alter it so drastically, is a grave offense against heavenly rules!"
Ye Ling said, "Then call the Matchmaker here and let him make the change!"
Hei Wuchang looked troubled. "But the Matchmaker is not in the same department as us. For minor immortals like us in the underworld, it's not easy to even see the Matchmaker, let alone invite him..."
Ye Ling said, "After this is done, I will help you break through to True Martial."
Hei and Bai Wuchang immediately said in unison, "Emperor, rest assured! We will handle this matter!"