Fairy, you call this repaying a debt of gratitude?

Just as the atmosphere between the two was becoming increasingly ambiguous, a shout from afar interrupted their intimate moment alone.

"Miss Wen, Brother Shen."

The visitor was Wen Jingxing.

Qin Yunshang was initially annoyed that someone had disturbed her time alone with Shen Wei.

But then she thought, Shen Wei was the husband she had chosen. Tomorrow she would revise the marriage contract and force him to sign it, then he would never be able to escape her again, and he would be hers sooner or later.

Furthermore, since Wen Jingxing had come specifically to see me, he must have something important to discuss. Thinking about it that way, I wasn't so angry anymore.

"Brother Wen, why have you come in such a hurry?"

Wen Jingxing smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

"It's nothing urgent. I just heard from Yutang that Brother Shen has woken up, so I wanted to come and visit him."

He paused, then said solemnly.

"Brother Shen is not related to us, yet he is willing to risk his life and fight bloody battles for the safety of Qingyun City and for the people of the city. I have the utmost respect for him."

"Brother Wen, you flatter me. It was nothing at all."

"You two chat for a while, I'll go back to my room to rest."

Qin Yunshang had no intention of joining their conversation. She quietly excused herself and headed towards her room.

After Qin Yunshang left, the two did not continue with the pleasantries and quickly got down to business.

"I had followed Brother Shen's instructions to leave first, but after waiting for a long time without seeing you, I was really worried, so I dared to go back and look for you. It was then that I ran into Fairy Ye carrying you, who was unconscious."

"While I was sending people to settle you, I heard from Fairy Ye that you had already killed Meng Changgeng and Mo Qianying. So I returned to Lianyun Post Station. I originally intended to hide either of their bodies to arouse suspicion from another sect, but I did not expect that when I returned, there was only Meng Changgeng's body on the ruins."

"You mean, besides us, there was a third person present who was watching the battle?"

"They might not have been watching the whole time," Wen Jingxing said after a moment's thought, offering a rational analysis.

"That person most likely arrived in a hurry after you were both badly injured and the battle was over, and just happened to arrive before me. If he had been present the whole time, he should have made a move to reap the benefits long ago, why wait until everything was settled and only take away a corpse."

"That's true."

Shen Wei nodded, agreeing with his deduction.

"However, there is still one point of doubt in this matter that I still can't figure out."

"Brother Shen, please speak freely."

"At that time, under your cover, when I sneaked into the main hall of Lianyun Post Station, although I was quickly discovered, I still overheard some key information."

"What is it?"

"I heard Mo Qianying say himself that he comes from the Ten Thousand Souls Pavilion, not the Jade Dew Sect that we previously believed."

Upon hearing this, Wen Jingxing suddenly understood, and the doubts in his heart were instantly resolved.

"So that's how it is. I was wondering why the Jade Dew Sect, which has always only accepted female disciples and whose members are all female cultivators, would suddenly have a male elder at the Nascent Soul stage."

I had heard of the Myriad Souls Pavilion before.

Wen Jingxing's expression darkened.

"It is said that they act in a mysterious and ruthless manner, relying on absorbing the cultivation of others and devouring the essence of cultivators to consolidate their own realm. In the demonic path, they are considered a cruel and infamous faction."

"Yeah?"

Both of them fell silent for a moment, each lost in thought.

After a long silence, Wen Jingxing spoke again: "However, I think that after this battle, both sides have suffered heavy losses. In addition, the already fragile cooperation between the two sides will inevitably be strained and they will distrust each other. In the short term, they should not join forces to invade Qingyun City again."

This matter, from beginning to end, has absolutely no direct connection to the Jade Dew Sect.

Even if the Myriad Souls Pavilion and the Jade Dew Sect have countless private connections, there are no clues on the surface pointing to the Jade Dew Sect, and no trace of Ji Lingyuan can be found.

Wen Jingxing thought the storm had come to an end, but Shen Wei knew that the Jade Dew Sect, which had remained inactive from beginning to end, would not let the matter rest so easily. This entanglement of interests among various parties was far from over.

......

A thousand miles away, the Great Wall stands, and the Autumn Water Pavilion stands.

This is the most famous inn in Tianchang City, frequented by cultivators of all kinds, making it the perfect place to gather information and conceal one's whereabouts.

A tall, straight-backed girl with a long sword at her waist strode in, her face aloof and arrogant.

Behind him were a composed man and a somewhat immature boy.

The three of them walked to the counter, and Gu Hao paid the spirit stones without making a sound, reserving two superior rooms.

Yu Tu looked around curiously the whole way, clearly it was his first time coming down the mountain and everything seemed new and exciting.

After taking a few steps, he finally couldn't suppress the doubts in his heart and lowered his voice to speak:

"Sigh, Senior Sister Luo, why did Elder Ye defect from the sect? She clearly held a prestigious position within the sect, clearly..."

Before he could finish speaking, Luo Yinghe suddenly turned around, gave him a cold look, and Yu Tu immediately shut his mouth.

"You're not even a disciple of my peak, so what gives you the right to call me 'Senior Sister'?"

Yu Tu shrank back and muttered softly, "You're older than me and have a higher cultivation level, so calling me 'Senior Sister' isn't a big deal..."

"hehe."

Luo Yinghe just gave a cold laugh and didn't bother to waste any more words with him.

Seeing this, Gu Hao quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Uh, before I went down the mountain, I made a special trip to visit Senior Brother Pei Yan. His injuries were extremely severe, and he hasn't fully recovered yet. I've always had some doubts in my mind. The information we received before all said that Elder Ye..."

He glanced at Luo Yinghe discreetly, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that her expression had not changed. He continued to use the respectful title of elder.

Although he was the senior brother leading the group down the mountain, he dared not put on airs as the senior brother in the face of Luo Yinghe's terrifying talent, which was a once-in-a-millennium occurrence, and had to be careful and accommodating in every way.

He knew in his heart that Luo Yinghe still refused to accept the fact that her master had betrayed the sect, but she couldn't stand anyone disrespecting Ye Qingci.

Gu Hao continued:

"The intelligence report says that after Elder Ye attacked several elders of the sect, he himself suffered severed meridians and a significant drop in cultivation. Senior Brother Pei Yan is Elder Ye's personal disciple, and his cultivation is among the top in the sect's true disciples. How could he be so badly injured?"

"He told me the story of that day in person. It turned out that a strange man in black suddenly appeared beside Elder Ye that day. He was very young, but his attacks were ruthless and decisive, and his cultivation was unfathomable."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yinghe spoke haughtily:

"That good-for-nothing Pei Yan has cultivated diligently for over twenty years, yet he's only barely touched the threshold of the Golden Core stage. Even if my master's meridians are damaged and his cultivation has plummeted, killing him would be a piece of cake. He dares to boast about it? I don't know what the sect was thinking, sending someone like him..."

Gu Hao sighed silently in his heart, not daring to refute. This was all because his master, Ye Qingci, was too powerful.

Aside from the Supreme Elder who was in seclusion, almost everyone in the sect was killed by her. In addition, Luo Yinghe, the most talented disciple among the sect's true disciples, was in seclusion at the time, undergoing a breakthrough.

Left with no other option, the sect had to send Pei Yan to lead a team to hunt them down.

He calmly accepted the room token from the innkeeper and handed it to Luo Yinghe.

"No matter who that person is, trying to take my master away... Hmph, another soul will be lost under my sword."

After saying that, she ignored the two people behind her, turned around and went straight upstairs to her room, closing the door heavily.

After Luo Yinghe left, Yu Tu finally breathed a sigh of relief, scratched his head, and muttered to himself:

"Senior Sister Luo really cares deeply about her master."

"Yes, it is said that she was an abandoned baby that Ye Qingci took in. Ye Qingci raised her and taught her cultivation. Their relationship has long surpassed that of an ordinary master and disciple. Now that her master has been accused of betraying the sect and his whereabouts are unknown, how could she not be anxious?"

Yu Tu didn't respond to Gu Hao's words; his face fell, and he looked worried.

"Sigh, I really don't know what the sect sent me here for. With Senior Sister Luo here, how could I possibly contribute? It would be better to let me go back to the sect to cultivate in seclusion. I'm confident that I will definitely make a name for myself at the next Immortal Alliance Conference."

After saying that, he picked up his luggage and went upstairs to his room.

Gu Hao stood there, secretly rubbing his forehead, feeling utterly overwhelmed.