Long Yubei had no choice but to give up.
Just after packing up, he received a call from Tang Qingli.
"Young master, there’s news about the Huiling Sword."
"The Huiling Sword appeared on the black market. As soon as we got there, a buyer purchased it for five million."
"Five million?" Long Yubei sneered, "Such an ignorant seller, who did they sell it to?"
"We’re still investigating that, no word yet."
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Long Yubei hung up the phone and said to Gu Lili, "The Huiling Sword surfaced on the black market and was bought by someone for five million. We’re now tracking down who the buyer is."
Gu Lili felt a hint of excitement, "That means the person Lin Yueer entrusted with the Huiling Sword must have learned that Lin Yueer has completely perished, which is why they dared to sell the sword."
"Smart. That’s highly likely the reason. If one doesn’t closely know the executed members of the Three Divine Mothers clan, they would be unaware of the news of Lin Yueer’s demise. This suggests that this person has connections with those people. The main reason they sold the sword instead of hiding it is most likely because they feared it would bring disaster upon them. Keeping it would only lead to unease, suggesting this individual is an insignificant coward. Lin Yueer didn’t silence him, which implies that this person holds a unique place for Lin Yueer, possibly having known her for a long time, yet I can’t guess who. Lin Yueer didn’t use to befriend humans."
"In what situation would she have had contact with humans?"
"There could be many." Long Yubei asked, "By the way, did Chuntao have a boyfriend or a husband?"
"I’m not sure." Gu Lili had a quick thought, "But wasn’t Chuntao supposed to be executed?"
"If someone knew about Chuntao’s execution and hurried to dispose of the sword, do you think that theory holds water?"
Gu Lili clapped her hands, "How did I not think of that?"
"Let’s head back first. I’ll have Xiao Bai look into those who knew Chuntao, to see if any leads can be found. Even though the Huiling Sword is no longer in their possession, it would still be useful to discover something unexpected, and it isn’t much trouble anyway."
Gu Lili agreed, "Then we’ll just casually check it out."
As they left the private room, the hotel staff had been waiting and took the suitcase, following behind the two of them out of the hotel.
As the plane took off, Gu Lili sat down and buckled her seatbelt. Long Yubei, sitting next to her, handed her a bottle of mineral water, "Thirsty?"
He expressed doubt, "Really not thirsty?"
Long Yubei rested his face on his hand, his dark eyes circling like ink, "Oh... about last night..."
He had just spoken when she covered his mouth, "Shut up."
"Why are you covering my mouth? I didn’t say anything..." He pulled her hand away, "Now you’re restricting freedom of speech?"
"Don’t pretend you don’t know what you were going to say."
"I truly wasn’t going to say anything." He clarified, "I was just going to say..."
"I insist on saying it." He stubbornly pursued his intent to speak, "Lili, even vocal exercise should be done in moderation."
She took out an unfinished novel from her bag, ignoring him completely, "Who knows whose fault it really was."