The Endless Promise

91. Chase

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After leaving the Xu Mansion, Luoyin met with Yin Xing, Immortal Bao, and Immortal Kai, in the same outskirt inn where he had served tea to Immortal Kai after awakening.

Yin Xing and Immortal Bao had dressed to blend in and Immortal Kai was back in his beggar appearance!

Immortal Bao waved a hand, which sent a mild, but powerful force spreading outward. "This way, no one, not even the Fate mirrors, can eavesdrop on us."

"Wah!" Luoyin exclaimed. "Great! As expected of my Master!"

"Tch. This brat with multiple masters..." Immortal Bao said, but he seemed secretly pleased with the compliment!

"Where is Yinying?" Immortal Kai asked. "I haven't seen him since."

"He's in dream state." Luoyin replied. "It's the only way he can meet Yiguang."

Before he left with Weiyan for the Final Stage, Yinying had sent him a telepathic message, saying he would enter dreamstate for a while.

After that, the four discussed the recent happenings, with Yin Xing sharing the fruits of his investigation.

It was more of the same affair... The sky empress had deliberately sown discord between Bailong and Tianlong, and had been unnaturally close to Qin Yuelian (Floral deity), who had been making secret moves all these years.

"I didn't find out about the cloaked woman, but I did find out why the Empress was in the Colourless Isle that day..." Colourless Isle was where the Empress had been found dead.

The floral realm had an age old saying... 'The wilting flower loses its colour.'

This saying had birthed the name, 'Colourless Isle', which was the place where flowers were buried.

"Three bird clan maidens at Sky Palace heard a paper crane fly in, inviting the empress to meet at Colourless Isle." Yin Xing was saying. "They were all surprised by this since no one visited the Isle except to mourn or bury the dead.

"But after the empress was found dead, two of those maidens were also found dead, and the third completely vanished.

"I checked the records for her name and traced her to the Bird realm, hidden in an abandoned aisle, and I had to swear a blood oath promising no harm would find her."

"How careless!" Luoyin protested.

"I- It was necessary!" Yin Xing defended. "It was the only way she would say anything!"

"You little shrimp! Are my words now meaningless?! I told you not to do anything dangerous!" A worried expression had settled on Luoyin's face. "What if something happens to her in your absence?!"

Yin Xing was suddenly apologetic. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" In his lengthy years, the only thing he had seen defeat his powerful elder brother was 'Loss', so he couldn't dare be flippant with his own life.

In fact, Immortals Bao and Kai were now studying Luoyin with a bit of worry

If anything happened to Yin Xing, Luoyin would endlessly blame himself, same as he had done for everyone else he had lost...

"I left several clones with her." Yin Xing was assuring him. "One is made with a scale close to my heart, so it's powerful, and will alert me if anything is wrong..."

Luoyin reached over and patted his head. "I didn't mean to scold you."

He poured out four cups of wine, handing one each to Immortals Bao and Kai, and then one to Yin Xing.

"Of the Yin family, excluding me who is now mortal, only you are left, because I don't acknowledge Yin Zhi. You're also the Night Immortal, monitoring the fate of three realms...