When Yuan Ji had reached the Fluttering Winds Manor, it was already nightfall and was perfect for him to sneak around.
His lightless skill was among the top in the entire fraternity and naturally it was easy for him to sneak around undetected.
He soon found Li Yi in his study room and he was now taking a curious peek at him.
He was dying to know the status of his rival's beard.
All of a sudden he was stunned and had almost fallen from the roof; it was because he saw that Li Yi was actually beardless and he was now putting on his fake beard.
He began to curse loudly in his heart, "This Li Yi is actually a faker! How can he even be considered to be one of the four most beautiful bearded cultivators?! He is a cheater!"
He was so enraged that he had almost confronted Li Yi. But luckily, he had suddenly remembered that Li Yi was a sixth realm golden supremacy and it may not be easy to beat him up. Secondly he was like the kettle calling the pot black. He himself had no beard too; he was a faker now as well.
Li Yi was now bowing on his knees in his study room and he was heard muttering, "Big Brother Ji Yuan, please forgive me! I really didn't want to do this to you. For a hundred years, I've been living a life of regrets to set you up in front of Xue Qianxue. I didn't think that things will be this serious."
Then he was banging his head on the floor thrice before he lamented, "Today this Maiden Xia had come again to warn me never to reveal anything about the incident one hundred years ago or she will wipe out my entire sect. If I know that I will be in this state, I would never have agreed to help her to set you up…"
"I only did it because she says that Xue Qianxue has a remedy that can help me to regrow my beard. I cannot be a laughing stock in front of the other cultivators…"
Yuan Ji was completely stunned by what he had overheard.
If he had not decided to come to visit this 'friend' of his, he would never have learnt of the truth a hundred years ago!
All of a sudden he was startled when he recalled something. That veiled maiden earlier was actually Xia Jiajia!
She was actually still alive and well!
His heart was now aching. Why did he not confront that veiled maiden earlier? He had just missed the greatest opportunity that he had ever got to confront her for all the answers. In the end, he still did not know who she was.
He was now staring blankly at Li Yi who had set him up a hundred years ago, recalling what he had said to him that very day;
"Big Brother Ji Yuan, I think that in the entire Desolate Celestial Fraternity, only you are a compatible match to Sacred Maiden Xue Qianxue. There are no others who can even come closer than you in term of your good looks!"
"I have heard that Xue Qianxue has a divine remedy that can not only restore a man's beard but also can make it grow even more beautiful than ever."
"If one day, Big Brother Ji Yuan decides to take Xue Qianxue as your consort, I hope that you can share the remedy with us?"
Li Yi obviously knew that Xue Qianxue was around and he had purposely baited him.
But the prime mover was actually Xia Jiajia and Ling Feiyue.
He was trembling hard, "Jiajia, why did you setup me for?"
Because Xia Jiajia and Ling Feiyue were from the unorthodox sects and they were trying to screw Xue Qianxue?
He was suddenly regretful for what he had done to Xue Qianxue. He had not only caused her to lose her honor and also caused her to lose her duel with Ling Feiyue.
He was but a small pawn that the bigger players would not hesitate to make use of for their bigger schemes of things.
Sometimes the truth was simple to guess especially when the missing keys had been found.
And the missing key was actually Li Yi who had betrayed him.
"Jiajia, you didn't know that you have such a pig head in your team, am I right? This Li Yi had just accidentally revealed everything to me. Your plan to silence him has now backfired because you did not think that I will be here."
"But who exactly are you?"
He was confused now. Because he had seen Xia Jiajia in three different lights. Which one was the real her?
His heart was bleeding tears now. "Jiajia, to think that I want to be with you. But you have actually set me up. Not only did you set me up, you even get me into trouble with Hundred Flowers Divine Palace. But why did you wait for me for a hundred years then? Why did you help my Orthodox Sword Sect then?"
Only the cultivators from the unorthodox sects would play tricks like this. First they helped you and then they stabbed you in the back. That was why they were not called the unorthodox cultivators for nothing. Because they enjoyed making fools out of the orthodox cultivators.
Take Li Yi for example. He may have helped the unorthodox cultivators but he was now living under the shadow of his beautiful beard being exposed as a fake and he had no choice but to do Xia Jiajia's biddings.
Yuan Ji sighed softly, "Jiajia, it is time for the tables to be turned upon you. I swear that I will get you before my duel with the Hundred Flowers Divine Palace. Even if I were to die, I'll make sure that you will accompany me along."