Blue Phoenix Chapter 41 - Investigation

Arriving at the Black Lion the two children were astonished as they looked at the massive inn. None of them spoke, and both of them huddled together right next to Hui Yue afraid they would get lost if they were not near him. He gently held Jo by the hand to give her a feeling of safety.

Entering the inn a lot of gazes shifted to Hui Yue but upon seeing who it was, no one paid any more attention to him. They had all gotten used to the young man who often came to visit Gao Yan.

Without paying attention to anyone Hui Yue and the two kids went towards the staircase where they ascended to the second floor arriving at Gao Yan’s office. While Hui Yue was calm and comfortable, Lao and Jo were both worried about what was happening, but as long as Hui Yue was in front of them, they felt completely safe. As long as they followed him, they would be fine.

Upon entering the office, Hui Yue’s eyes scanned the many desks where cultivators were making memory stones with information obtained from all over the kingdom. Some of the people who were here were travelers with news from Yueliang Province and Siban Empire. Others were from the capital or servants from the various family mansions with information that Gao Yan could use.

Hui Yue did not pause in front of any of these desks; instead, he headed straight for Gao Yan’s. As he reached it, he looked at his friend who was completely focused on going through every memory stone that was placed on his table. Hui Yue was astonished that Gao Yan had space in his mind for all the information he went through daily.

Waiting for Gao Yan to open his eyes, Hui Yue stood as still as a stone in front of the desk, and both Lou and Jo stood by his side saying nothing. They just waited patiently for the older friend to finish what he was doing.

“Don’t tell me you have gotten yourself some kids,” a voice suddenly sounded out from the back of the room. “I always thought the first person who would have kids would be Deng Wu with his love for anyone beautiful.”

Hearing the words Hui Yue turned around,

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