However, merely knowing the secret of the Great Northwest Forest doesn't necessarily lead to quickly finding the Elder's Cave Mansion, nor does it mean coincidentally appearing at the scene, so he asked, "How did you find the Forbidden Land House?"

"We searched all the way, saw many traces of battles, and just followed those traces. Eventually, we heard fighting sounds, and then saw you were being ambushed," An Qi replied.

Lin Yifan had an epiphany. These battle traces were likely the result of the Nine Great Sects battling the spirit beasts in the Great Dark Forest.

"What a small world, we actually stumbled upon it like this by chance."

"This means we are truly fated for each other!" An Qi said.

"That's true! That's true!"

Lin Yifan agreed with this view.

At this moment, Fangfang, unwilling to be left out, chimed in, "I have a strong connection with Sister An Qi as well!"

"That's right, we sisters are also very much connected!"

An Qi kindly replied, considering Fangfang's feelings.

Listening to this, Tan Jingwen, in front, felt uneasy because she could clearly sense Fangfang's jealousy. Yet, being the Junior Palace Master, she swallowed her pride, choosing to interact with Fangfang over throwing a tantrum, something she wouldn't have been able to do.

"By the way, it's been so long, how are Jiajia and Qingqing now?"

An Qi suddenly changed the subject, curiously asking.

Actually, she was also the third wheel in someone else's relationship, so she understood Fangfang's feelings and wasn't selfish about it.

"Jiajia and Qingqing? Are there two more?"

Hearing titles for two women, both Du Yuze and Tan Jingwen were shocked and asked one after another:

"Prince Consort Lin"

"Junior Brother Lin"

"Do you have four girlfriends?"

"What's wrong, are you very surprised?" Lin Yifan asked back.

"More than surprised, you scared us to death. Are you really going for three wives and four concubines?"

Du Yuze and Tan Jingwen always thought Lin Yifan was a man devoted to only one person, but now they realized they were completely wrong.

"Isn't it normal? As long as everyone likes and accepts each other, it's okay," Lin Yifan replied.

"Alright! You win!"

Tan Jingwen was speechless. After all, it's their view on love, and she had no right to interfere or comment.

As they say, "Huang Gai willingly accepts the beating from Zhou Yu." As long as both parties are willing, it's fine.

An Qi and Fangfang felt a bit embarrassed because in front of their senior brothers and sisters, they had always been well-behaved, and now they seemed reckless and promiscuous.

It took An Qi a moment to calm down, then she again asked, "Fangfang, how are Jiajia and Qingqing?"

"Well..."

Fangfang was at a loss for words, unsure how to respond; in the end, she looked to Lin Yifan for assistance.

Lin Yifan knew that letting An Qi know about Zhou Jiajia and Su Qingqing being captured wouldn't help her cultivation, so he chose to conceal the truth by saying, "Jiajia and Qingqing are doing fine, but they've gone abroad for further studies and won't be back for a while."

"Furthering their studies? Both of them are already so talented, why further study?"

An Qi was puzzled, deeply skeptical of this explanation.

"Because they're bored! Both of us have come to the Cultivation World and can only go back occasionally, so they decided to fulfill a childhood dream of studying abroad and traveling the world," Lin Yifan replied with forced calmness.

"Really? Did they really go abroad for further studies and to travel?" An Qi questioned again.

Lin Yifan felt a sense of play and replied with strong conviction, "It's absolutely true, if you don't believe me, ask Fangfang."

"Fangfang, is what Yifan says true?"

"Sister An Qi, everything Yifan said is true without a single lie,"

Fangfang hurriedly chimed in, coordinating with Lin Yifan for a flawless deception.

However, their seamless dialogue made the onlookers Du Yuze and Tan Jingwen feel strange, as if the two were deliberately acting to deceive An Qi, and the reason seemed far-fetched, hard to believe.

Fangfang's behavior before and after made An Qi feel something was off.

But now, with Yifan and Fangfang on the same front, it's unlikely she'd get the real answer from them.

But she was puzzled, why would these two, who were so close to her and trusted each other, lie to her about such a trivial matter? Could something have happened to Sister Jiajia and Qingqing?

She felt this must be the case, and after this adventurous journey is over, she must return home to inquire about the whereabouts of Zhou Jiajia and Su Qingqing. She didn't believe her entire family would use the same reason to lie to her.

"Alright, since Sister Jiajia and Qingqing are alright, I can rest assured."

An Qi pretended to be fooled and didn't pursue the matter further.

Lin Yifan and Fangfang both sighed in relief, as long as An Qi didn't pursue it further.

After more than ten minutes, they finally found a small border town.

At this moment, the group of five landed and entered the town to rest.

During the break, Tan Jingwen secretly pulled An Qi aside and asked in a low voice, "Junior Palace Master, do you really believe what they just said?"

"Of course not," An Qi replied straightforwardly.

"Then you..."

"Just pretending."

"The Junior Palace Master is indeed astute, I was worrying too much," Tan Jingwen first blamed herself, then asked, "Isn't this Prince Consort Lin fake?"

"Unlikely! You can tell, he is exactly the man I've always loved in my heart," An Qi replied.

Although her contact with Lin Yifan was short, every smile, every move of Lin Yifan matched the one in her mind, so the possibility of him being fake was really low.

And even if Lin Yifan was fake, Fangfang shouldn't be fake, right? And if even Fangfang was fake, then Du Yuze's position as the leader of Medicinal Saint Valley shouldn't be fake, right? This was verified by you, Tan Jingwen!

Even if we take a step back and all of this is fake, then those coming after her must have put in a lot of effort, and it's unclear what they want from her.

"Then why would he lie to you? You are his true love!" Tan Jingwen questioned.

"Perhaps it's for my own good!"

An Qi could only think of this.

Some lies are well-meaning lies. It might be something unspeakable, or they don't want to affect the deceived person's mood, studies, or even cultivation, thus not wanting to tell the truth.

"Is there really such a way? Truly an eye-opener."

Tan Jingwen smirked coldly, a bit sarcastically, still feeling something is off with Lin Yifan.

"That's normal, sometimes the people who love you are afraid of you getting hurt, so they'll do this. If you've never experienced it, it means you've never been loved," An Qi retorted.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.