Chapter 1499: Chapter 1497: What’s Wrong? Who’s Wrong?

Lan Yunwei, Zhu Qilue, and Zhu Ruoling were hurriedly heading up the stairs.

Upon hearing Zhu Ruoling’s description, Lan Yunwei and Zhu Qilue’s expressions immediately turned quite unpleasant, flashing green and red.

Nervous?!

A guy like Lan Zhengqing, how could he be nervous!

Unless there’s something special happening, otherwise, such a composed man would never show such an emotion.

Even though Zhu Qilue had only interacted with Lan Zhengqing a few times, he could discern this guy’s character. Not to mention someone who spends every day together, like Lan Zhengqing’s sister, Lan Yunwei, who should be even more familiar with Lan Zhengqing.

The word ’nervous’ simply doesn’t exist in Lan Zhengqing’s vocabulary!

However.

Zhu Ruoling said Lan Zhengqing seemed very nervous, there must be an unspeakable secret within.

They didn’t know Lan Zhengqing’s true nature, so they were still thinking based on their previous impression. But even so, it felt very off, at least according to Zhu Ruoling’s description, this was not the Lan Zhengqing they knew.

"Brother! Yunwei sister! Why are you walking so fast? Did something happen?" Zhu Ruoling struggled to keep up behind them, panting heavily as she asked.

Lan Yunwei and Zhu Qilue were focused on hurrying on their way and didn’t have time to answer Zhu Ruoling’s question.

Both of them were frowning deeply, their faces stern and serious.

It was as if something tremendous had happened.

Zhu Ruoling was at a loss, unable to understand why the two were in such a rush. Could it be that Lin Fan survived and fell into Zhengqing brother’s hands? Impossible, Zhengqing brother might have some discord with Lin Fan, but it shouldn’t have escalated to such a severe conflict.

Or were they worried about the Divine Phoenix? If so, that’s even more unnecessary, why worry about the Divine Phoenix when she was resting under Zhengqing brother’s protection, which was the most suitable arrangement, what was there to worry about?

She really couldn’t figure out what brother and Yunwei sister were worried about.

"Brother! Yunwei sister!" Zhu Ruoling stomped her foot and pouted angrily, coming to a halt. She was utterly exhausted, having spent the entire day strolling around Wenyu City, and now having to rush without a break toward Lan Zhengqing’s place without even knowing why. "Why don’t you talk? If you don’t say anything, I’m not going!"

Lan Yunwei and Zhu Qilue stopped in their tracks, turning around to look at the angry Zhu Ruoling.

"Ling’er, don’t throw a tantrum." Zhu Qilue scolded sternly.

"Ling’er, keep your voice down, don’t let Qing’er hear." Lan Yunwei, thinking further ahead, glanced worriedly in the direction of the residence.

This residence was indeed too big!

The stairs alone comprised tens of thousands of steps, as if it was built above the clouds.

Lan Zhengqing was different from the ordinary people of Wenyu City, as he didn’t like water, despite the city being drenched with abundant rainfall year-round, settled over rivers.

Therefore.

Lan Zhengqing had built himself a towering residence, far away from the rivers threading through the city.

With Spiritual Power, they would’ve ascended long ago.

But to avoid alerting Lan Zhengqing, they decided to keep their footsteps hidden, making not a sound.

However, Zhu Ruoling’s sudden outburst put them at risk of exposure.

"What are you two doing exactly?! What has Zhengqing brother done that makes you sneak into his residence like this? I don’t think this is right, you should at least let Zhengqing brother know first." Zhu Ruoling maintained her cluelessness, understanding nothing.

Zhu Qilue smacked his forehead in exasperation.

At this moment, how does his sister still trust Lan Zhengqing so completely?! What kind of sweet talk did Lan Zhengqing give Ling’er, to the point where she’s infatuated and blindly trusting him?

Isn’t it quite apparent now?!

At least in his view, it’s heavily related to Lan Zhengqing.

Even Lan Zhengqing’s sister, Lan Yunwei, started to have doubts, and yet Zhu Ruoling remained wishfully trusting.

He truly wanted to scold Zhu Ruoling awake, but in front of Lan Yunwei, he couldn’t very well speak out, only express his exasperation by slapping his forehead.

"Ling’er, can’t you really see anything off?" Lan Yunwei asked calmly.

"What’s off? Who’s off?" Zhu Ruoling blinked her large eyes.

"It’s... Zhengqing..." Although Lan Yunwei didn’t want to doubt Lan Zhengqing either, all the evidence pointed toward him, leaving her no choice but to be suspicious.

"No, I think it’s all pretty normal. Yunwei sister, have you been influenced by my brother, always doubting everything, suspecting this and that. If there’s anyone to suspect, it should be my brother!" Zhu Ruoling puffed up her cheeks and pointed at Zhu Qilue.

"Hey! Ling’er, don’t betray your own brother. How could I be suspicious? All my speculations are based on facts, not a single fabrication. As for Lan Zhengqing, who knows how many lies he’s cooked up? Perhaps even this person is a fake."

Zhu Qilue retorted with dissatisfaction.

Lan Yunwei listened with a heavy heart. No matter what, Lan Zhengqing was her own brother. Hearing an outsider speak like this about one’s family was unpleasant, regardless of how correct they might be; it was only natural to feel uneasy. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Young Master Zhu, mind your words, I’m still here! We haven’t found tangible evidence yet, please don’t jump to conclusions!"

"Fine, but evidence will surface eventually, the paper can’t cover the fire forever."

Zhu Qilue glared at Lan Yunwei coldly, throwing a fierce look at Zhu Ruoling as well.

"If we keep delaying, I’m afraid Lan Zhengqing has already cleaned up his place, making it difficult to find any evidence."

"What exactly are you looking for?"

Zhu Ruoling looked at Zhu Qilue with confusion, his righteous demeanor weighing heavily on her anxious and conflicted heart.

On one hand, she felt her brother wasn’t joking, but on the other, found it quite comical that the two were targeting Lan Zhengqing.

For a man recognized as a genteel prince in the Five Elements Realm, isn’t it laughable that they doubt Lan Zhengqing’s character?

"We can’t delay any longer, Ling’er, you’d better not make a sound."

"Why?"

"When I tell you not to make a sound, just do it, stop with the nonsense."

"I..."

Just as Zhu Qilue and Zhu Ruoling were about to argue, Lan Yunwei interjected to mediate: "Ling’er, please refrain from speaking for now. If Qing’er is indeed innocent, we will clear his name."

Zhu Ruoling looked at Lan Yunwei’s sincere expression, sighing helplessly as she shrugged her shoulders.

"Alright, alright, I won’t interfere with you... Fine, I promise not to make a sound, or let Zhengqing brother find out. But when you get to the truth, make sure you inform Zhengqing brother that I’m not in cahoots with you guys."

"Tsk, daughters are hard to keep around." Zhu Qilue remarked, then turned and rushed up the stairs.

"Alright, I promise you." Lan Yunwei said with a smile and followed Zhu Qilue’s footsteps.

Zhu Ruoling didn’t want to follow at first, but deciding she wanted to see the drama unfold, she quickly followed.

The three figures rapidly ascended the stairs, rushing toward the residence.