"Where is my brother?" Huang Xuemei was overcome with emotion

upon hearing Ye Xiu mention her brother, unable to resist grabbing Ye Xiu's arm.

Ye Xiu shook his arm, knocking Huang Xuemei's palm away. Huang Xuemei felt a numbness in her palm as it was shattered.

Huang Xuemei immediately knew she was no match for Ye Xiu. She even suspected that even with the Heavenly Demon Harp and the power of a Grandmaster, she wouldn't be a match for Ye Xiu.

Huang Xuemei possessed exceptional talent for cultivation. Despite years of solitary cultivation and limited resources, thanks to the Heavenly Demon Harp's rewards, she had already reached the ninth level of Grandmaster cultivation by the time she was around thirty. With the Heavenly Demon Harp, she could even unleash the power of a Grandmaster.

Even an ordinary Grandmaster of the first or second level wouldn't necessarily be a match for Huang Xuemei, wielding the Heavenly Demon Harp.

But that was just an ordinary Grandmaster. Huang Xuemei wouldn't necessarily be a match for Ye Xiu, a Grandmaster who possessed several advanced martial arts, cultivated them to perfection with the help of the diary, and possessed the body of a War God.

"Miss Huang, just tell me how you knew I was here, and I'll immediately tell you your brother's whereabouts," Ye Xiu said, looking at Huang Xuemei.

"I—" Huang Xuemei truly wanted to tell him about the diary, but the words faltered as they reached her lips. "I'm sorry, I really can't tell you. It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't. So, please, I'll do anything you ask, just tell me where my brother is."

Ye Xiu couldn't help but frown at Huang Xuemei's pleading expression.

How had Huang Xuemei learned of his whereabouts? And why did she say she couldn't tell him?

It was clear that Huang Xuemei cared deeply about her brother, but she refused to reveal how she'd learned his whereabouts.

Could it be that the information Huang Xuemei had was so unique, so special that she simply didn't dare to share it with him?

Ye Xiu pondered what kind of channel or power could have swayed the Six-Fingered Lute Demon Huang Xuemei to such an extent.

Ye Xiu knew Huang Xuemei as the Six-Fingered Lute Demon, a ruthless individual. Would she fear a single power?

Or did she have leverage over them?

"I can give you the Heavenly Demon Lute, provided you can tell me where my brother is. After I've avenged myself, I'll give it to you immediately," Huang Xuemei said, pulling out the box from her back and placing it before her. Then, she opened the box, revealing an ancient zither.

The Heavenly Demon Lute lay quietly within its box, yet it radiated a subtle, sharp edge that instilled a chilling feeling in anyone who even contemplated it.

A treasure, Ye Xiu was certain. This Heavenly Demon Lute was undoubtedly a treasure. Especially since Ye Xiu had mastered the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon.

Using the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon to activate the Heavenly Demon Harp, Ye Xiu felt his combat power would undoubtedly increase dramatically.

"Give it to me after you've avenged me?" Ye Xiu looked up at Huang Xuemei.

"Yes, I bear a deep blood feud, and I need the Heavenly Demon Harp to boost my combat power, so I can avenge myself. However, I have only two goals in life: to find my brother, and to avenge my father. As long as I accomplish these two goals, even death is of no concern. You don't have to worry about me not handing over the Heavenly Demon Harp to you," Huang Xuemei explained earnestly.

Seeing Huang Xuemei's earnest expression, Ye Xiu didn't doubt she would be reluctant to hand over the Heavenly Demon Harp to him.

While it was possible that Huang Xuemei was deceiving him, Ye Xiu wasn't worried, as he possessed absolute strength.

Ye Xiu felt that even if Huang Xuemei possessed the Heavenly Demon Harp, she wouldn't necessarily be his opponent. Even if he couldn't defeat Huang Xuemei now, with the diary in hand, with a little more time, he could raise his cultivation to a point where he could easily defeat her.

However, compared to the Heavenly Demon Harp, Ye Xiu still wanted to know how Huang Xuemei had found him. This was what Ye Xiu wanted most urgently.

"The Heavenly Demon Harp is indeed a treasure, but I'd like to know even more about how you found me." Ye Xiu looked at Huang Xuemei again.

Huang Xuemei's face was filled with pain. "I really can't tell you, Ye Xiu. In fact, you can rest assured that the leak of my whereabouts you're worried about won't happen. At least, the channels I know of will never be leaked. I can even swear that this channel will never be known to anyone other than me. If I lie, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death. Even—"

Huang Xuemei's expression flashed with pain. "Even if I lie, I will never be able to avenge my family, and I will never be able to find my brother."

This time, Huang Xuemei swore an oath on the two things she cared about most.

Seeing Huang Xuemei like this, Ye Xiu actually believed her a little bit, but Ye Xiu still didn't understand why Huang Xuemei would swear on such a thing and was unwilling to tell him why she could find him.

The more Huang Xuemei acted like this, the more Ye Xiu wanted to know how Huang Xuemei found him. Too curious!

"You really can't tell?" Ye Xiu couldn't help asking.

"Yes, I can't tell you. If possible, of course I want to tell you, but I can't tell you. I can't say it at all." Huang Xuemei shook her head with a bitter face.

"...Okay, I'll believe you for now." Ye Xiu looked at Huang Xuemei like this, but he also knew that it was almost impossible to get an answer from Huang Xuemei.

Hearing Ye Xiu's words, Huang Xuemei breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome. While I believe you for now, the trade you're offering to get your brother's whereabouts from me is still far from plausible. After all, you offered the Heavenly Demon Harp in exchange, but you're not willing to give it to me right away." Ye Xiu shook his head.

"I need it to help me avenge my death—I'm deeply sorry, but I can prove my intention by giving you the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds, the martial art that wields the Heavenly Demon Harp." Huang Xuemei spoke sincerely.

In reality, Huang Xuemei had already known about Ye Xiu's mastery of the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds through the diary. However, since Huang Xuemei couldn't reveal the diary, Ye Xiu didn't know she knew about it.

So, she simply took out the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds to increase Ye Xiu's trust.

Although Huang Xuemei knew her actions were somewhat underhanded, she felt compelled to do so in order to gain Ye Xiu's trust.

"Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon? The martial art that controls the Heavenly Demon Harp? Are you willing to teach me the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon?" Ye Xiu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Huang Xuemei. Ye Xiu had naturally already mastered the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon through the diary, and even with the diary's blessing, he had pushed the Eight Sounds

of the Heavenly Dragon to perfection. But in Ye Xiu's opinion, Huang Xuemei was unaware that she knew the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon, so her willingness to teach him

the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon must have been a genuine act of deception. "Yes, I am willing to teach you the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon." Huang Xuemei felt a little guilty, but women are naturally good at acting, so she tried hard to suppress her guilt, not showing it at all.

Seeing Huang Xuemei like this, Ye Xiu didn't reveal that he already knew the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon.

Furthermore, the martial arts obtained through the diary were somewhat shady in terms of their origin. Receiving another copy of the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds from Huang Xuemei would certainly confirm the origin of his own Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds. Of course, there was also the fact that news of Huang Xuemei's brother was of no consequence to Ye Xiu; whether he shared it or not would have no impact on him.

Without compromising his own interests, sharing information about Lu Lin with Huang Xuemei in exchange for the Heavenly Demon Harp wasn't a disadvantage.

"Okay, give me the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds, and I'll reveal your brother's identity," Ye Xiu nodded.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you," Huang Xuemei bowed excitedly, then, without a word, immediately began to write down the martial arts techniques of the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds.

"No need to write it down, just dictate it. I have a good memory, and I can write it down if you dictate it," Ye Xiu said, interrupting Huang Xuemei as she attempted to write down the martial arts manual.

"Okay, the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds is..." Huang Xuemei immediately began to dictate the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds.

Ye Xiu listened to Huang Xuemei's narration and discovered that the Eight Sounds of the Heavenly Dragons she described was identical to the one he had obtained from the diary. Ye Xiu was certain that Huang Xuemei had not deceived him.

After Huang Xuemei finished her narration, she looked at Ye Xiu expectantly: "Did you write it down? If so, then my brother—" "I

've written it down. Your brother is currently working as a junior escort for an escort agency in the Ming Dynasty. His name is Lu Lin. As for which agency it is, I don't remember exactly, but you should be able to find him." Ye Xiu only remembered that Huang Xuemei's brother was named Lu Lin, and that he was the one Huang Xuemei had entrusted to escort the Heavenly Demon Harp for the Lu Family Escort Agency.

"Lu Family Escort Agency? Lu Lin? Thank you, I've written it down. I'll go find my brother now. Once I find him and avenge him, I'll immediately hand the Heavenly Demon Harp over to you." Huang Xuemei looked at Ye Xiu gratefully.

"Yes!" Ye Xiu nodded.

Huang Xuemei, upon hearing the news about her brother, Lü Lin, was about to leave, but just as she was about to leave, Ye Xiu stopped her.

"Huang Xuemei, you came to me and asked for something. I wonder what it is?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Nothing, nothing more. Thank you. After I've taken my revenge, I will absolutely, absolutely give you the Heavenly Demon Harp," Huang Xuemei thanked him again.

"I'll wait for you," Ye Xiu nodded. He certainly wouldn't push the Heavenly Demon Harp away.

Huang Xuemei left, but Ye Xiu couldn't help but feel a little strange. He wondered why Huang Xuemei had found him, and why.

But in the end, Ye Xiu couldn't come up with an answer.

"I hope what Huang Xuemei said is true. That no one else will find me. Otherwise—" Ye Xiu couldn't help but frown.

At this moment, Ye Xiu's disgust and dissatisfaction with Pang Ban were once again filled. It was Pang Ban who had forced him to become what he was now.

Otherwise, wouldn't Ye Xiu just stay in Huashan every day, playing poker with Dongfang and the others? There was no need for him to be like this now, not only changing his appearance, but also constantly worrying about his whereabouts being exposed.

However, even though Huang Xuemei said that she would not reveal his whereabouts and that no one would use her methods to find him, Ye Xiu still chose to leave immediately and did not stay here any longer.

On the way, Ye Xiu even deliberately took a detour and did not follow the same route back.

It was not until the evening when Ye Xiu appeared in another city that he felt a little relieved.

...

"I was found by Huang Xuemei today, Huang Xuemei, the Huang Xuemei from the Six-Fingered Lute Demon."

"It's quite strange. I don't know why she could find me. I asked her, but she wouldn't say anything. She also said it wasn't that she didn't want to say it, but that she couldn't say it."

"At that time, I wanted to catch her directly, tie her up with a tortoise shell binder, and then hang her up and beat her with wax dripping on her, and torture

her to extract a confession--" "Tsk, but looking at her, it seems that she really can't say it. In addition, she repeatedly assured me that no one would find me in her way,

so I reluctantly let her go." "Damn, how on earth did Huang Xuemei find me? I obviously changed my appearance all the way, and ordinary people couldn't find me at all. But she found me." "

Through what channel?"

"Qinglong Society? Or Six Gates? Or some force? It doesn't seem likely."

"And what on earth did Huang Xuemei want to do with me? She didn't even say why she was looking for me. After making a deal with me, she just left."

"Well, the deal was that she used the Heavenly Demon Harp and the martial arts that controlled it, the Heavenly Demon Harp, to exchange with me for the whereabouts of her brother. Unfortunately, she didn't even know that I had already mastered the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds, and she didn't need to teach me at all. In fact, my attainments in the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds were much more advanced than hers." "

Unfortunately, I can't tell you. Although I did get a lot of martial arts through the diary, these martial arts have no origins."

"Especially martial arts like the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds, which is obviously a family heirloom in Huang Xuemei's family. If I tell Huang Xuemei that I already knew the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds, she might mistakenly think that I'm an enemy of her family."

"Getting the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds from Huang Xuemei can just give me a clear origin of the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds."

"Unfortunately, the Heavenly Demon Harp will not be given to me until Huang Xuemei has taken revenge. But it doesn't matter. With Huang Xuemei's strength, revenge shouldn't be difficult."

"Although Huang Xuemei looks a little cold, she seems to be a person of integrity, especially since she swore an oath on the hatred of her brother and family, so she shouldn't go back on her word."

"In the original plot, her revenge plan was to hand over the Tianmoqin to the escort agency where her brother worked, dragging her brother into the vortex of her revenge, and finally the two siblings would recognize each other. I just don't know if Huang Xuemei would regret making a deal with me if she knew about this plot. After all, even if she didn't make a deal, she would still meet her brother and they would still recognize each other."

"Well, she shouldn't regret it. Huang Xuemei is also very good to her brother. She probably doesn't want to drag her brother into the vortex of revenge."

"In the original novel, her brother Lu Lin was dragged in and survived because of luck. What if he was unlucky and died directly? After all, this is the Zongwu world, not a single world. Maybe in the Zongwu world, Lu Lin was dragged in and died on the way to escort."

"Compared to Lu Lin being dragged into the vortex, then perishing while escorting an escort, and ultimately having his identity revealed by Huang Xuemei, and then suffering utterly, it would have been better to have known Lu Lin's identity earlier, not dragging him into the vortex of revenge. It would have been better to reunite afterward." "

Alas, I really still want to know how Huang Xuemei found me. Without an answer, I'll always feel insecure." "I

was originally planning to go back the way I came, but now I have to take a detour. Well, from now on, I'll just choose a random route. Whichever one I choose is the one. I don't have a plan myself. Let's see if you can still find me."

After writing in his diary and accepting his reward as usual, Ye Xiu nodded in satisfaction, sensing another improvement in his cultivation, and then fell asleep.

Ye Xiu slept soundly.

However, some of those who read Ye Xiu's diary, such as Wuqing, were filled with hatred.

Wuqing had been waiting for Ye Xiu's return. Normally, Ye Xiu would pass through Kyoto on his way back, allowing Wuqing to intercept him and negotiate a deal with him, potentially obtaining the Divine Illumination Sutra or the Rama Internal Power from him. Based on the contents of Ye Xiu's diary, Wuqing could even conclude that Ye Xiu knew many secrets unknown to others.

Wuqing suspected that Ye Xiu might even know the secret behind the Sheng family's annihilation and could help her find the murderer and the culprit.

Therefore, Wuqing waited for Ye Xiu's diary entries almost daily, constantly observing where he might be.

Yesterday, after seeing Ye Xiu in Ningbo City, Wuqing calculated the time and estimated that Ye Xiu would arrive in Kyoto in two or three days at most. However, because of the Six-Fingered Qin Demon's woman, Ye Xiu had chosen a detour, even attempting to play it safe.

Would Ye Xiu still come to Kyoto? Could Wuqing still wait for him?

If she couldn't wait for him, how could she make a deal with him? How could she stand up from the wheelchair? How could she find out from Ye Xiu who the enemy of the Sheng family was? How could she take revenge?

Thinking of this, Wuqing was so angry that her chest hurt. At this moment, she was even filled with hatred and hostility towards Huang Xuemei. She even felt that all this was Huang Xuemei's fault.