Chapter 161: The Missing Disciple

"Second Elder, I’ve known Changshou for many years and understand him very well. This person is not the Changshou I know."

Ye Shiyuan even began to doubt whether the person he had seen last night was truly Li Changshou.

Seeing that Ye Shiyuan had realized it, Bai He let out a sigh of relief.

"Host, that was a great observation. By the way, how did you notice it?"

"I heard that Li Changshou is left handed. Now look at that person, there isn’t a single callus on his left hand. Li Changshou is a skilled swordsman. Do you think his hands would look like that?"

Although his right hand didn’t seem to have calluses either, how could someone who practiced swordsmanship for so long not have any calluses?

Bai He lowered his head and looked at his own hands.

After training hard with the sword recently, he had already developed calluses and they hurt.

For today, the biggest discovery was that the dead person was not Lo Changshou at all.

Ye Shiyuan looked deeply frustrated.

On the way back, Bai He couldn’t help but try to comfort him.

"Shiyuan, you should think on the bright side. The person who died isn’t your friend Li Changshou. That means Lo Changshou might still be alive."

"Master, I’m angry. I’ve been friends with Changshou for so long, yet I didn’t realize he had already been replaced by someone else."

Ye Shiyuan thought that if he had noticed earlier, perhaps this problem could have been resolved sooner.

"Shiyuan, Second Senior Brother said he’s going to investigate Li Changshou’s hometown. Maybe we can find out the relationship between the deceased and Li Changshou."

According to Bai He’s reasoning, how could there be two people in this world who looked that similar?

So, they were most likely twins.

Aside from that possibility, there was no other explanation.

"Master, tomorrow I will go with the Second Elder."

"Then I’ll go too."

Ye Shiyuan had originally planned not to let Bai He go, after all, this wasn’t anything enjoyable.

"If Master wants to come, then come. This time, it’s all thanks to Master. If Master hadn’t been so observant, I might still be kept in the dark and wouldn’t have noticed anything."

"Actually, it’s just..." Bai He scratched his head, "Recently, while practicing swordsmanship, I developed calluses on my hands, so I paid attention to things like this."

"Master’s hands."

At first, Ye Shiyuan hadn’t noticed, but now he saw that Bai He’s hands already had some wounds.

It was clearly come from practicing the sword.

Such a major incident had occurred in the Lingguang Sect, what could Bai He do?

He couldn’t possibly cling to Ye Shiyuan and make him practice swordsmanship with him, could he?

So he could only secretly practice on his own at night.

"Master, I’m sorry."

"Why are you apologizing to me? This is something I should be doing anyway."

This was the Sky Cutting Sword’s trial, Ye Shiyuan couldn’t help him with it.

"Master, how about you don’t go tomorrow and just stay at Baize Peak to rest?"

"No need." Although Bai He felt that the sword techniques were difficult as long as he worked hard, there shouldn’t be too much of a problem. "I can do it."

The two of them returned to Baize Peak.

Bai He’s mood hadn’t been bad to begin with, but the moment he saw a certain person, it worsened immediately.

He had almost forgotten about her, why had she appeared here again?

"Master, Senior Brother, you’re back. Miss Su is looking for you, Senior Brother."

Who didn’t know that Su Yuluan had come to find Ye Shiyuan?

Because they had been going down the mountain frequently these past few days, they had temporarily removed the barrier around Baize Peak.

Su Yuluan had returned to Qixiu Valley for a few days and Bai He had thought she wouldn’t come back.

Unexpectedly, she was still this persistent and still thinking about being with Ye Shiyuan.

Impressive, truly impressive.

Bai He didn’t admire many people, but he genuinely admired her persistence.

Bai He glanced at Ye Shiyuan, then returned to his room.

Xu Feng sensed that something was off. "Senior Brother, then I won’t disturb you. I’ll leave first."

He slipped away quickly.

Like Bai He, he didn’t like this kind of atmosphere, nor did he like Su Yuluan.

As soon as Su Yuluan returned, she heard about what had happened in the Lingguang Sect.

"Shiyuan, I’m very worried about you. But don’t worry, if the Lingguang Sect can’t accept you, I can take you away."

"Leave? Go where?"

"Anywhere is fine. Shiyuan, the peace of the Lingguang Sect is only temporary. Sooner or later, you’ll understand, only by leaving the Lingguang Sect will you find your true home. Shiyuan, only with me by your side can you make it to the end."

Su Yuluan would not give up on Ye Shiyuan.

In the past, she hadn’t been able to be with him, but this time, such a rare opportunity had presented itself, there was no way she would give it up.

"In my heart, wherever my Master is... That is my home."

"Master, Master! Ye Shiyuan, is there really only this one Master in your heart? What can he even give you?"

Su Yuluan couldn’t understand what Ye Shiyuan saw in Bai He.

He wasn’t strong, not good-looking, and He’s a man.

She didn’t believe that someone like Ye Shiyuan would willingly accept someone so lacking in every way as his master.

In truth, even Ye Shiyuan couldn’t quite explain it.

He only knew that when he was with Bai He, his heart felt warm.

It was a feeling that no one else could give him.

A feeling he had never experienced before.

"Miss Su, a lot has happened in the Lingguang Sect. You should return to Qixiu Valley," Ye Shiyuan said while keeping his distance from Su Yuluan.

The scene of her suddenly trying to throw herself into his arms last time was still vivid in his mind.