Ye Chen’s words made Lin Wan’er worry inwardly.
Although few people knew about Monk Jing Qing’s cultivation identity, he was a well-known enlightened monk in the Buddhist field.
As soon as he returned to the country, his whereabouts would surely not escape Ye Chen’s notice.
In that case, once Ye Chen found him, he would probably learn from him that his mother An Chengxi was still alive.
During a long talk with An Chengxi, she had mentioned that the reason she could not reunite with Ye Chen was because Wu Feiyan had always suspected she was not dead. That was why, after An Chengxi faked her death, Wu Feiyan planted the scholar in the An family to spy.
Moreover, in Wu Feiyan’s eyes, An Chengxi was the real threat. Ye Chen, that boy who had gone missing since age eight, was hardly worth fearing.
So, An Chengxi felt that if she reunited with Ye Chen, it would not only fail to help his path of revenge but might even bring great harm to him.
Lin Wan’er agreed with this point.
The reason An Chengxi had stayed safe all these years was that she had not spread news of her survival. Her subordinates were almost all the old team left by Ye Changying. The few young people were children of those elders, with clean backgrounds and pure loyalty.
In contrast, Lin Wan’er herself had failed to do this, leading to problems within her own team.
Given the situation, An Chengxi naturally could not let Ye Chen know she was alive. Otherwise, with Ye Chen’s personality, he would insist on meeting his mother no matter what. That would put both mother and son in danger.
So, in Lin Wan’er’s view, she had to tell An Chengxi that she must not let Monk Jing Qing return to the country. She must not even let him appear in public anymore. Otherwise, once Ye Chen found him, things would spiral out of control.
But Lin Wan’er was equally worried about one thing.
Ye Chen had just shared his analysis with her. If Monk Jing Qing disappeared right after that, Ye Chen would surely suspect her.
Although she was immune to his psychological suggestions, she could not bear to lie and deceive him. If he confronted her, and she forced a lie, even if Ye Chen did not break ties with her, it would create an irreparable rift between them.
With her true heart towards Ye Chen, she naturally did not want them to end up like that.
So, how could she achieve the best of both worlds?
Lin Wan’er fell into deep thought for a moment.
Seeing her silent, Ye Chen could not help asking, “Miss Lin, what are you thinking?”
Lin Wan’er pursed her lips and said, “I am thinking about the young master’s cultivation.”
“My cultivation?” Ye Chen asked in confusion. “Is there something worrying you about it?”
Lin Wan’er said, “The young master has been in seclusion for over ten days. Today, when you came out, you did not mention anything about your cultivation progress. I suppose the seclusion these days did not yield much, right?”
Ye Chen was slightly stunned and gave an awkward smile. “Yes, I could not focus my mind. The seclusion was just in vain, no gains.”
Lin Wan’er asked him, “Young master, did you not try that ring, or the hand seal you learned under the aurora in Northern Europe that day?”
“Er… no…” Ye Chen, like a child caught by the teacher for not doing homework, said guiltily, “To be honest, during seclusion, I could not calm my mind, so I did not focus on tackling these two things.”
Lin Wan’er sighed and said, “Young master, no matter who is behind Monk Jing Qing and Butler Tang, they must be your allies. As you said, cultivators keep their identities extremely secret. Monk Jing Qing risked enlightening Miss Ito, so he must believe that doing so would add some help for the young master. Even at the risk of himself, he wanted to lend a hand. Why must the young master dig into him? If you find him, since you are both cultivators, one cultivator being exposed is not a big chance, but two cultivators meeting doubles or multiplies the risk of exposure. What good does that do?”
“This…”
Ye Chen was momentarily speechless.
After thinking for a long time, he sighed, “I… actually, I want to find my wife through them…”
Lin Wan’er nodded and said, “I understand the young master’s feelings. But have you thought about it? There are two improper aspects to this. First, there is no evidence that Monk Jing Qing and Butler Tang are in the same camp. Monk Jing Qing risked himself to enlighten Miss Ito. If the young master rashly seeks him out, it would not only be impolite but also bring unnecessary risk to him.”
