After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 287 Obvious Clues

"Young Master Wei! It's exactly the same!" Manager Wang's eyes widened when he saw Zhong Wei.

"Aunt Wang, what do you mean exactly the same? I have something important to discuss with Shen Xu right now. Where is he?" Zhong Wei asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Young Master Shen is reading in the study. Young Master Wei, where will you be staying tonight?"

"Casual!"

After Zhong Wei finished speaking, he left Steward Wang, then patted his head and came back, asking, "Where is the study?"

Inside the study, Shen Xu put the book he was holding back on the shelf. "I bet you didn't come here for anything good!"

"It's all your friend's fault. The Crown Prince has come knocking on our door demanding the crane."

After I explained to him that the white crane was your friend, he insisted on meeting you, and my grandfather also wanted to meet you. However, if you really don't want to see them, I will refuse them on your behalf.

"If you could refuse, you wouldn't have come here. But it's really impolite to be a guest in someone else's home and not greet the host. Take me to meet them!"

"Huh? You agreed so easily?" Zhong Wei asked, somewhat incredulous.

"Otherwise what? I'm a good person," Shen Xu said with a smile.

Looking at Shen Xu in front of him, Zhong Wei suddenly felt a little unfamiliar. "I'm sorry, I'm the one who exposed you."

"You don't need to apologize. I'm the one who caused you trouble. You've already helped me a lot."

Let's go! Don't keep them waiting.

When Shen Xu followed Zhong Wei into the Hua family's reception room, all eyes turned to him.

"Junior Shen Hansan greets Old Master Hua." After bowing to the old man in the main seat, Shen Xu glanced at the people around him and smiled at Zhong Wei.

The old man looked at Shen Xu with a hint of seriousness in his eyes. He found that he could not see through the young man's cultivation level. Zhong Wei's friend was definitely not a simple person.

"Please have a seat, honored guest! We wanted to see you mainly because Zhong Wei said you and the white crane in the Crown Prince's residence are friends, so we're all curious about how you managed to do that?" the old man asked.

"That white crane only associates with people of noble character and peaceful mind. If you can all do that, then it shouldn't be too difficult for you to associate with that white crane."

"How did you know?" Mo Li immediately questioned.

"Books are a good thing; barren souls need knowledge to fill them."

"You... I don't think you're that kind of person!"

"Mo Li!" The middle-aged man warned Mo Li with his eyes.

“I also think I’m not that kind of person, but the right to judge isn’t in my hands,” Shen Xu replied with a smile.

“I also have a young lady surnamed Li in my household who is very close to that white crane. I would like to ask if you know her?” Ji Yunfan asked.

"I know quite a few girls with the surname Li. I wonder which one you're referring to?"

"Shen Hansan, that's the Crown Prince!" Zhong Wei reminded him.

Shen Xu knew, of course, that he was the Crown Prince. Although he dared not make a move on Li Xiaoyi, he did not have any good feelings toward anyone who wanted to do so.

"Her name is Li Xiaoyi. When I met her, she was with that white crane."

"Sorry, I may not know such a person."

Hearing Shen Xu's words, Ji Yunfan breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Li Xiaoyi had companions outside.

"Alright, the misunderstanding is cleared up now. Miss Li's white crane is only visiting the Hua residence temporarily, so Your Highness doesn't need to worry too much," the old man said with a smile.

"I'm so sorry to have troubled you, Grandpa."

"What's the big deal? If it weren't for Your Highness's visit, I wouldn't have known that Zhong Wei had brought such an extraordinary friend to the residence."

Tomorrow is my granddaughter Moli's birthday. I wonder if you, young friend, would do me the honor of attending her birthday celebration.

"Since you have invited me, senior, I have no reason not to go."

"Haha, it seems my old face is more useful than the royal family of Yunyang!" The old man laughed loudly upon hearing Shen Xu's reply.

Shen Xu looked at Zhong Wei, but Zhong Wei avoided his gaze.

"When I arrived, I saw that white crane fly into the Hua residence. I wonder if it's still there now," Ji Yunfan asked.

"I've already gone back," Shen Xu replied calmly.

……

"Shen Xu, why are you using a fake name? And didn't you say you weren't going to the banquet?" Zhong Wei asked curiously on the way back to Cuixia Garden.

"You have too many questions."

"Okay! Could you lend me something? I didn't know Mo Li was having a birthday party when I came, so I don't have anything worthwhile to offer."

"Well... actually, I don't have anything worth mentioning."

"I think the wooden bracelet you gave to Miss Lin last time was quite nice."

"You're going to give your cousin a wooden bracelet?" Shen Xu was quite shocked.

"What are you thinking! I mean, that wooden bracelet is made of good material. Can you make something else?"

"I'm not a carpenter, and making a bracelet already exhausted me; I can't make anything else."

Most of the materials in his storage ring were scavenged from the Demon Python Cave. He always forgot to have them appraised. The majority of them were the bones and scales of demonic beasts, with some wood and jade as well.

However, most of them are very primitive and of low quality, which seems unsuitable for gifting.

"How about this?" Shen Xu took out the snake gall of the demon python.

"I've heard that snake gallbladders can slow down aging. This python was quite powerful; I guarded it all night before I finally killed it. Although it's not suitable to give to a young girl, it should be helpful to your grandfather."

“Shen Xu…” Zhong Wei looked at the green snake gall in front of him and was speechless.

"I will definitely return something ten or a hundred times more valuable than this," Zhong Wei solemnly promised.

"Just give me back the box!" Shen Xu said with a smile.

……

In the Crown Prince's residence, the white crane that prayed for spirits circled once and then landed on Li Xiaoyi's windowsill. As usual, Li Xiaoyi took out the red jade fruit to lure it to her side, but this time the white crane did not fly over as usual.

This struck her as odd, so she looked closely at the white crane and discovered that it seemed to be holding something in its yellow beak. This discovery stirred something within her.

So she took out one of the few red jade fruits from his storage ring and placed it in her hand.

Seeing this, the white crane slowly flew to her side, placed the letter it was carrying in its beak into her bosom, quickly finished the fruit in her hand, and returned to the sky, disappearing without a trace.

The unusual behavior of the Qiling White Crane, coupled with the letter in his hand, made Li Xiaoyi inexplicably nervous.

She gently opened the envelope and took out the letter. The familiar words came into view, which reassured her. However, the contents of the letter shocked her.

She was certain that the letter was given to her by Qiling Baihe at Shen Xu's behest, but the contents of the letter made her uneasy, and what happened in the library today seemed to confirm the warning in the letter.

She knew that Shen Xu must have found something, and she could guess why he hadn't written it down in the letter.

"What an idiot!" Li Xiaoyi muttered to herself as she closed the letter.

Unfortunately, she was not just a pretty face; she was the stunningly beautiful Li Xiaoyi.

She knew that the general area of ​​Qiling Baihe's activity was near the capital, so Shen Xu must be in the capital at this moment. He certainly didn't think that she and Qiling Baihe were always together, so he wouldn't deliberately hide his contact with Qiling Baihe.

Given the fame of the Qiling White Crane in Cangli Royal Capital, anyone who gets close to it will definitely be discovered by those with ulterior motives. Therefore, there must be people in the royal capital who have seen Shen Xu and the Qiling White Crane together.

The most crucial clue was the letter paper in her hand. It was of superior quality and smooth to the touch, unlike the ordinary paper sold in bookstores. It most likely belonged to a noble family in the city.

Upon seeing the pattern on the paper, Li Xiaoyi couldn't help but smile. "Shen Xu, did you think I could find you just because you sent Qiling Baihe away?"