After visiting Pei Xue again, Ye Tiancheng and the little fox walked on the road.
They could have taken a taxi, but they didn't have anything urgent to do at the moment. Thinking they should relax, they chose to walk.
After all, the university wasn't very far from here.
It was easy to feel frustrated without any useful progress for a long time, and some form of release was needed.
As the little fox walked, he suddenly said to Ye Tiancheng, "Big Brother, we haven't found any useful clues these past few days. Could we be looking in the wrong place?"
"Or, is there something we haven't thought of?"
"If we keep delaying like this, it won't be a good thing for us."
Ye Tiancheng understood this, but he had no better solution and could only continue searching like this.
Ye Tiancheng sighed and replied to the little fox, "We don't have any other, better methods. The only place we can sense is here, so let's try to check more carefully."
"It should be here, we just haven't found it yet. There's nothing to doubt about this."
"Our senses for these things are usually accurate. Once we've confirmed a certain range, it will definitely be within that range."
The little fox listened, feeling a bit troubled.
They had been at that university for several days, searching everywhere. He really couldn't think of any overlooked places they hadn't checked.
Moreover, if there were any bad things, they hadn't discovered them. Before, at the places where fragments of the Fuxi Qin were found, they could always sense and discover any abnormal, strange events happening there.
But at this university, they truly hadn't encountered anything bad. The lack of progress for a long time was indeed disheartening.
However, finding new clues didn't seem easy either.
The little fox was truly at a loss.
The little fox couldn't help but complain to Ye Tiancheng, "I really can't think of anything now. Dragging this out is not helping, and continuing like this is too troublesome."
"We've been delayed everywhere along the way, nothing seems to go smoothly, and so many things have happened."
At this point, the little fox paused slightly.
He thought of Long Miaomiao again.
He didn't know where this dragon had gone. After being rejected by Ye Tiancheng, Long Miaomiao had completely disappeared.
Although they had tried their best to mitigate the trouble caused by Long Miaomiao's disappearance, the little fox still felt that letting Long Miaomiao remain missing might not be a good thing for them.
In fact, following up on Long Miaomiao would be a good thing, because Long Miaomiao was too powerful. If her emotions were unsettled and she chose to betray them, siding with their enemies, it would be a terrible blow to them.
But they couldn't possibly ask Ye Tiancheng to compromise and be with Long Miaomiao just for this reason, could they?
Even if Long Miaomiao was willing, Ye Tiancheng wasn't!
If Ye Tiancheng had been willing to yield even a little, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.
Moreover, Long Miaomiao's disappearance was completely without warning.
Clearly, after being rejected, Long Miaomiao still had an attitude of "we can still negotiate" when she returned to her room. She had even called Nie Chongyang, which led to Nie Chongyang knowing about the matter and contacting them.
As a result, after they finished talking to Nie Chongyang, Long Miaomiao vanished entirely.
This silent disappearance made the little fox suspect that if Long Miaomiao hadn't been incredibly powerful, something must have happened to her, causing her to disappear without a trace, making people suspect she had encountered something bad.
However, if someone could achieve this, making even the powerful Long Miaomiao unable to resist and then causing her to be in trouble, all without anyone noticing, then in such a situation, how could Ye Tiancheng and the little fox escape unharmed?
The little fox thought for a moment longer and then voiced his concerns to Ye Tiancheng.
The little fox said to Ye Tiancheng, "Big Brother, I think we need to take Long Miaomiao's disappearance seriously. Although we can't meet her demands, she is so powerful. If she turns against us, and we already have people working against us from behind the scenes,"
"Then, if she obstructs us, won't we be even more passive and in more trouble?"
Ye Tiancheng frowned slightly upon hearing this.
He knew how important this matter was, of course, but he had no way to deal with it.
Ye Tiancheng said, "Long Miaomiao has disappeared, and we don't know where she went. Even if we wanted to find her, we can't."
After Long Miaomiao disappeared, they hadn't stopped looking or waiting.
When they discovered her disappearance, Ye Tiancheng and the others had tried calling Long Miaomiao, but no one answered. Later, her phone was turned off.
Then, they had also stayed in Jinshi to wait for Long Miaomiao.
After waiting for a few days, she still hadn't returned.
This was even though Long Miaomiao should have known their schedule was very tight.
Ye Tiancheng had specifically set aside these few days to wait for Long Miaomiao. Later, because they encountered Pei Xue, Ye Tiancheng and the others couldn't leave Jinshi immediately, so they waited even longer in Jinshi.
Under these circumstances, Long Miaomiao still didn't show up.
It had to be said that even Ye Tiancheng was starting to lose his temper.
Ye Tiancheng's patience had its limits, especially in such an urgent situation. Long Miaomiao's behavior was essentially forcing his hand.
Anyone, male or female, would find this unacceptable.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng preferred to let her be.
Ye Tiancheng added, "Forget it, forget it. When she needs to appear, she will. If she truly decides to stand against us, we can't do anything about it. We'll just have to adapt to whatever comes our way."
"The current matter is more important."
The little fox could only say, "Alright, that's indeed the case."
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox discussed further about what they might have overlooked that led to the inability to find the Fuxi Qin fragment.
Could it be that this particular Fuxi Qin fragment was hidden too well and wasn't associated with any particular event, thus not causing any strange occurrences and making it so difficult to find?
However, no matter how difficult it was, Ye Tiancheng and the others had to find this fragment.
Without one fragment, the divine artifact Fuxi Qin couldn't function as intended.
Therefore, they still needed to be as thorough as possible and not miss anything.
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox discussed all the way. After returning to the university faculty dormitory, the little fox followed Ye Tiancheng into the dormitory room where Ye Tiancheng was temporarily staying, and they continued their discussion.
The two of them took out the university's floor plan.
They had obtained this from the school leadership.
Because Nie Chongyang was backing them from above, ensuring the school's cooperation, Ye Tiancheng and the others could obtain these things easily.
They didn't have to exert much effort in this regard.
With the university's floor plan, it was easier for Ye Tiancheng and the others to conduct their search and elimination.
They had several copies of such maps, and for ease of reference, they used paper maps. After searching a particular area, they would mark it off or make a note.
In fact, over these past few days, even with the university's large area, Ye Tiancheng and the others had already searched it completely, with no overlooked areas.
However, even so, Ye Tiancheng and the others had not achieved much.
It could basically be confirmed that they had covered all areas.
But why was there still no trace of the Fuxi Qin fragment?
What other place could they have missed?
The two of them compared the clean maps with the marked maps, discussing with each other.
The little fox said, "Looking at the markings on this map, we've actually been to all the places. Many areas have even been overlapped and searched by us multiple times. There shouldn't be any omissions."
"Could it be that there are still some places in this university that we are not aware of, making it impossible for us to search thoroughly?"
Ye Tiancheng pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, it shouldn't be. The university has been fully cooperating with our actions. They've provided very comprehensive floor plans and such."
"When we were searching, we could basically confirm that these maps were very detailed and shouldn't have any omissions."
"Besides, we haven't found any areas that aren't on the map."
The little fox frowned in distress.
"It seems that way, but how can this be?"
Ye Tiancheng thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Could it be that our inspection wasn't thorough enough, and we missed some details?"
"If this fragment is hidden very well, then it might indeed be difficult to find. If we weren't thorough enough, perhaps we overlooked it."
The little fox sighed and said, "But it's too well hidden, isn't it? There isn't even a single clue, only a range can be confirmed."
"And it encompasses the entire university. This is simply maddening, I don't know what to say."
Ye Tiancheng was also a little troubled, but he thought of something that happened in the past.
Although he hadn't encountered such a situation in a long time, it was true that finding fragments was always this difficult. However, thinking about it, the possibility that they weren't careful enough and didn't notice more details was greater.
Ye Tiancheng said to the little fox, "I remembered something. Do you recall when we were still in the formation illusion? At that time, we originally planned to live in seclusion and collect fragments in a hidden way, and before going to Qishi..."
At this point, Ye Tiancheng suddenly paused, realizing something.
The little fox also said helplessly to Ye Tiancheng, "Big Brother, have you forgotten that I have amnesia? I can't even remember the memories before going to Qishi, nor what happened in Qishi."
"I can only remember when you took me out."
Ye Tiancheng sighed helplessly, rubbed his temples, and said, "I indeed forgot about that for a moment. I also remembered. I'll just tell you directly. It's the same if I tell you these things directly. The important thing isn't whether you remember."