"It's okay. I'll handle it."
Suddenly, a pair of small hands covered his. When he looked up, he met a pair of determined eyes.
"There's a little problem with the wedding. You've been a bit tired these days. Come here to relax and have fun. Don't worry."
Mu Yijie grabbed her hand helplessly.
Yong Shanling saw that Uncle Shu didn't want her to worry, so she didn't ask any more questions. After a while, they arrived at the manor. In the secluded mountain forest, an European-style ancient mansion came into view. The red roof was especially eye-catching in the sun.
This really amazed Liu Ming. She tightened her grip on Yong Shanling's hand continuously. "It's so beautiful here. The forest can't compare with this at all."
Mu Yi snatched Yong Shanling back at once and walked forward. Mu Yun looked at the rather cute Liu Ming and said to her, "This is just one of Sister Yu's manors. She has others. If you have time, I can show you around."
"Shanling, I think there's something wrong here. How about dealing with the wedding issues first?"
Qing Yuan suddenly spoke up, looking rather serious. Yong Shanling replied in a solemn voice.
"There is indeed something wrong here. So, what do you want?"
"Of course it's the manor! After dealing with this matter, won't this manor be ours?"
Qing Yuan immediately revealed her purpose. Just mentioning the manor made her extremely excited, which left Yong Shanling speechless.
"If you want it so much, create a virtual one yourself. Isn't your illusion technique very powerful?"
"Cut, so stingy."
Qing Yuan pouted, looking a bit unhappy.
As soon as they entered, there was an extremely luxurious hall. The chandelier on the ceiling emitted a cold light. The high walls on all sides cast dim shadows on the cold marble. The long, spacious but desolate corridor. Liu Ming, who had been reserved at first, finally couldn't hold it back and was lost in the luxury.
The corridor was full of famous paintings, and there were also expensive and rare vases placed in front. Walking on the soft carpet, it felt as if one would sink in. Needless to say, the design of the inner room was also very good.
However, the precious decorations couldn't cover up the oppression and desolation in the room. Yong Shanling frowned. "It's so cold here. And it doesn't feel like a place for a wedding at all."
Liu Ming walked beside Yong Shanling and whispered, "There's the aura of a soul cultivator here."
Yong Shanling looked at the two beside her, smiled somewhat sheepishly and said, "Sorry, where's the restroom?"
Mu Yun pointed to the end of the corridor. Yong Shanling smiled and pulled Liu Ming away. When they got to the toilet, Yong Shanling immediately locked the door and looked at Liu Ming seriously and nervously.
"How do you know there's a soul cultivator here?"
"Because soul cultivators have a strong stench of decay. Humans like you can't smell it. I'm a King Butterfly. I can't be wrong about this smell."
Liu Ming looked at Yong Shanling somewhat proudly.
"What's a King Butterfly? A butterfly?"
"Yeah!"
Hearing that Yong Shanling didn't even recognize her true form, Liu Ming felt a bit unhappy. She immediately summoned Qing Yuan and Qing Sui and asked about the smell, but neither of them knew.
"Hahaha, Liu Ming has a nose like a dog."
Qing Yuan looked at Liu Ming with a smile, and the latter rolled her eyes at her. "A useless snake dares to laugh at our Butterfly Clan."
"Sister, I was born hundreds of years before you. What's your Butterfly Clan?"
"You're just old, aren't you?"
The two of them didn't say a word more and immediately started to quarrel. Yong Shanling looked at Qing Sui helplessly. "I've never come into contact with soul cultivators. Do you know anything about them, Qing Sui?"
Qing Sui leaned against the wall and started to drink. "I've encountered a few soul cultivators, but they were all low - level ones. The stronger the stench of decay on a high - level soul cultivator, the more powerful they are."
"Someone went missing as we talked about in the car just now. It's probably the work of a soul cultivator. In the end, we'd better not interfere. That's all I can say."
Hearing what Qing Sui said, Qing Yuan immediately refused. She left Liu Ming behind and ran in front of the two of them. "No, sister! I still want the manor."
"Actually, I released a shikigami in the car just now. I'm afraid we can't avoid this matter."
Yong Shanling looked at Qing Sui with a headache.
In the living room, Mu Yijie felt the cold and oppressive atmosphere. Even the hot tea that had just been served had cooled down in an instant.
"Sister Yun, there's something strange here. Let's change the manor."
Hearing his words, Mu Yun also looked extremely worried. "Actually, we've changed the venue several times, but it's always the same..."
"Even Sister Yu fell ill yesterday."
"Is Sister Yu okay?" Mu Yijie looked nervously at the second floor.
"It's just a mild fever. Sister Yu will come down when she wakes up."
Suddenly, there was a noisy sound behind them. They saw the doctors and maids all rushing towards the second floor. Mu Yun stood up worriedly and stopped the butler.
"What's wrong, Sister Yun?"
"Miss Mu suddenly started to twitch."
Hearing what the butler said, Mu Yun was stunned for a moment and then ran upstairs with Mu Yijie. Yong Shanling and Liu Ming returned to the living room and found that the two people on the sofa were gone.
Liu Ming stopped a cleaning maid and asked, "Where's Mu Yijie?"
"Mr. Mu and Miss Mu just went to the second floor."
After saying that, the maid retreated.
"Shall we go to the second floor?"
Yong Shanling shook her head. "Let's just wait downstairs."
After a while, Yong Shanling had looked at the second floor countless times. Even Qing Yuan in the talisman couldn't stand it anymore.
"If you're worried, go and take a look on the second floor. Your constant turning makes me dizzy."
Suddenly, another group of doctors went upstairs. This made Yong Shanling a bit panicked. She got up and went upstairs with Liu Ming. When they reached the second floor, they saw a group of people gathered around a door. Everyone looked worried.
"It stinks."
Liu Ming suddenly frowned and covered her nose with her hand.
Yong Shanling looked at Liu Ming nervously. "Is it the stench of decay?"
"No."
"It's a strong sour smell."
"Who are you?" Suddenly, a man walked towards them, and Liu Ming took a step back.
Yong Shanling stood in front of Liu Ming. She felt that there was something wrong with the man, but she couldn't tell what it was.
"We're here to attend the wedding."
The man's eyes sized up the two of them for a while and then he withdrew his gaze. "Are you brought by Mu Yijie?"
"What's wrong with Brother - in - law?" Mu Yun walked out and came to the man's side.
"Nothing. Just two unfamiliar kids came." After saying that, Lü Liang looked at Yong Shanling and then turned away.
Mu Yun looked at her apologetically. "I'm sorry. Sister has been ill recently and the wedding hasn't been going smoothly, so Brother - in - law is in a bit of a bad mood."
Yong Shanling smiled and asked tentatively, "But the man just now looks so familiar. I seem to have seen him somewhere."
"Seen him?" Mu Yun was a bit surprised. Then she seemed to remember something and flipped through her phone.
"Maybe it's from a magazine. I remember that Brother - in - law became rich after discovering diamonds in a mine a few years ago. He's often in the magazines recently."
"That's it. No wonder he looks so familiar. Sister Yun, you go and get busy first." Yong Shanling smiled as she looked at the place where the man had left, but there was no real smile in her eyes.