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The system spoke up at the opportune moment: [Found it. Chu Yuxiu went to see his father yesterday and accidentally bumped into Luo Yiyan. The jade pendant fell out at that moment. Therefore, he is certain that Luo Yiyan stole it.]

Lin Zhixu: [Can you determine where the jade pendant is now? Has it been picked up by someone?]

System: [It hasn't been picked up yet; it's still lying in the haystack. Its location is at coordinates: 1324, 365.]

Lin Zhixu: […Give me your location.]

System: [OK. Location complete, approximately one kilometer from host.]

Lin Zhixu raised his head.

Chu Yu arrogantly reached out to snatch the jade pendant from Luo Yiyan's hand.

Zhao Fengming gently advised from the side, "Junior Brother Luo, if you insist on not giving it, this matter will escalate and it won't be good for anyone—"

Lin Zhixu blocked Luo Yiyan's path: "I know where Senior Brother Chu's jade pendant is."

The courtyard fell silent.

Chu Yuxiu's hand froze in mid-air. She turned to look at him and asked, "What did you say?"

"Is Senior Brother Chu sure his jade pendant is exactly the same as Senior Brother Luo's?" Lin Zhixu asked again.

"Nonsense! How could I mistake my own things?"

"That's easy." Lin Zhixu turned and walked towards the courtyard gate. "Come with me."

Chu Yuxiu frowned: "Where to?"

"Go find your jade pendant." Lin Zhixu said without turning his head.

After hesitating for a moment, everyone went with him anyway.

Zhao Fengming lagged behind, watching their backs with an unfathomable look in his eyes.

It's in the way.

……

Lin Zhixu followed the system's navigation, walked along the path for a while, and finally stopped in front of a patch of grass.

He parted the waist-high weeds, and a jade pendant lay quietly on the muddy ground.

"Is this your jade pendant?" Lin Zhixu raised his chin.

Chu Yuxiu's eyes lit up, and he rushed over to pick it up. He held it in his palm, looked at it over and over, and then let out a long sigh of relief.

He hadn't dared tell his father about losing the jade pendant, but now that it was found, he was finally spared a beating.

He tucked the jade pendant into his robes and turned to leave.

"Wait a minute." Luo Yiyan blocked his way. "Your jade pendant has been found. Shouldn't you apologize to me?"

Chu Yuxiu paused, his expression stiffening. "It's all your fault for bumping into me yesterday. Otherwise, why would I suspect you?"

"You bumped into me yesterday. And didn't you ever think that the jade pendant fell here yesterday?" Luo Yiyan stared at him.

Chu Yuxiu choked for a moment, then muttered softly, "...Who thought that much? Okay, okay, it was my fault this time..."

"Junior Brother Chu didn't do it on purpose," Zhao Fengming stepped forward at the right moment, speaking gently. "Now that the jade pendant has been found, everyone is happy. Junior Brother Luo, please don't hold it against him."

Chu Yuxiu immediately straightened his back and raised his chin slightly.

Exactly, he didn't do it on purpose.

He was very anxious about losing the jade pendant, otherwise he wouldn't have rushed to find Luo Yiyan.

Luo Yiyan pursed her lips, her expression not looking good.

The other person's attitude was clearly gentle, but he felt uncomfortable no matter how he heard those words.

Why is it that he's the one who's making a fuss? He's the one who's been wronged!

"Senior Brother Zhao certainly knows how to make sarcastic remarks," Lin Zhixu said calmly. "You weren't the one wronged, and you think you can just brush it off with a simple 'it wasn't intentional'?"

"If I don't find this jade pendant today, will you just take Luo Yiyan's piece for nothing?"

Zhao Fengming's face stiffened: "That's not what I meant..."

"Then what do you mean?" Lin Zhixu looked at him. "This matter seems to have nothing to do with Senior Brother Zhao from beginning to end, but Senior Brother Zhao is quite fond of worrying about others."

Zhao Fengming's face darkened completely. He stared at Lin Zhixu for two seconds, then turned and left with a flick of his sleeve: "You've really taken my kindness for granted. I don't care anymore."

Luo Yiyan rolled her eyes at his retreating figure.

It's none of your business anyway.

Seeing that Zhao Fengming had left in anger, Chu Yuxiu had no choice but to suppress his temper: "I'm sorry, I was wrong today. I shouldn't have wronged you. Is that alright?"

Lin Zhixu frowned.

"No." Luo Yiyan stopped him, refusing to budge an inch. "I'm not satisfied with your apology. I want a sincere apology, otherwise I'll go find Elder Chu right now and tell him exactly what you did today."

Lin Zhixu's brows relaxed, and he glanced at Luo Yiyan, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

Well done, Xiao Luo, that's how you should do it, defending yourself without giving an inch.

Chu Yuxiu glared at him, her face flushed, but she really didn't dare to let him go to her father.

Regardless, Luo Yiyan is Yan Lingcang's only disciple. If his father finds out what he did today, he'll definitely get a severe beating.

He took a deep breath, forced a stiff smile, and said through gritted teeth, "I'm sorry, Junior Brother Luo. I was inconsiderate today and wronged you without investigating the matter thoroughly. Please forgive me."

Luo Yiyan then stepped aside to make way.

Chu Yuxiu stormed off without looking back.

After everyone had left, Luo Yiyan turned around and looked at Lin Zhixu with bright eyes: "Why did you suddenly come today? It's all thanks to you for coming today."

Lin Zhixu: "I've broken through to the first level of Qi Refining, and I wanted to share my joy with you."

You can't exactly say he came here specifically to get beaten up, can you?

[Does this count as completing the storyline?]

System: [Wait a moment, let me check. The current plot completion rate is 48%, barely considered complete. The protagonist was arbitrarily framed by Chu Yuxiu and feels that he is still too weak. If he were stronger, he wouldn't be unable to resist because of Chu Yuxiu's cultivation level.]

[This does achieve the goal of getting the protagonist stimulated. However, the completion rate is too low, and it's likely to be judged as unacceptable. It's recommended that future developments follow the original plot as much as possible.]

Lin Zhixu retorted: "This accident wasn't something I could control. Ever since I deviated from the plot and joined the villain's sect, the plot has already fallen apart. Don't even think about perfectly completing the story."

system:【……】

Ignoring the system's self-isolation, Lin Zhixu followed Luo Yiyan back to his courtyard.

Luo Yiyan had already put that unpleasantness behind her.

He pulled Lin Zhixu to sit down on the stone bench, while he sat opposite him, looking at him with bright eyes.

"Tell me quickly, how did you know that jade pendant was dropped there? Did you learn some kind of tracking technique?"

Lin Zhixu said without changing his expression, "I was just lucky. I happened to catch a glimpse of it on the way here."

"You're incredibly lucky!" Luo Yiyan exclaimed sincerely without a doubt, then asked about his recent situation, "How are you doing on Qiyue Peak? Is Immortal Venerable Feng Heng treating you well? Has anyone bullied you?"

Lin Zhixu said, "It's fine, no one is bullying me."

Because apart from him and Yu Linzhou, there was really no one else on Qiyue Peak.

"You know I'm not very talented. I was able to enter the Qi Refining stage so quickly, all thanks to my master."

Luo Yiyan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and then explained, "That's good. I wanted to come find you before, but Senior Brother Ming kept stopping me, saying that Immortal Venerable Fengheng didn't like people from Wucang Peak stepping into his territory."

Lin Zhixu recalled the look of disgust on Yu Linzhou's face when he mentioned Wucang Peak. "He doesn't really like it."