Chapter 116: A Guest Arrives with a Carefree Smile

Bai Wuchang stood with his hands behind his back, while Xin Yi knelt on one knee behind him without a word; it was only after a long while that the sound of a folding fan opening and closing could be heard.

"Do you think that because you have climbed up to the Yuanqing Sect, you can act without restraint? Do not forget, your mother is still in my hands!"

Upon hearing this, Xin Yi hurriedly cupped his hands, repeatedly saying he dared not.

"Hmph!" Although it was a soft hum, it made Xin Yi feel colder than ice in his heart.

"I trust you dare not!" As he spoke, he lightly shook his folding fan, flashed in front of Xin Yi, and pinched his chin to lift his head: "If you dare to have any ulterior motives, I would not mind letting you see your mother's severed limbs and pieces." With that, he flicked his hand and released Xin Yi.

Xin Yi hurriedly knelt properly: "This subordinate dares not have any ulterior motives and will only follow the Envoy's orders!"

"Hmph! I hope so!" Bai Wuchang said, shaking his folding fan, "Last time you said that girl could not perform Spirit-Refining, do you know the reason now?"

This... Lingxiang had never instructed him on how to answer, and he had not expected Bai Wuchang to summon him for questioning so soon.

"This subordinate is incompetent; this matter has not yet been investigated. I ask the Envoy to grant me more time; this subordinate will certainly do his utmost."

I will just stall him like this for now, and wait until I return to discuss it with Lingxiang before making further plans.

"Then I will give you some time. If you still cannot find out next time, do not blame me!" Bai Wuchang said, waving his robe sleeve to signal Xin Yi to withdraw, but Xin Yi knelt there and did not leave.

"Is there anything else to report?" Seeing him like this, Bai Wuchang turned his back and asked in a deep voice.

"This subordinate has one thing I do not understand. I do not know what the Envoy's current plan is, and why you want to take action against the Outer Disciples of Yuanqing?"

"Hmm?" Bai Wuchang turned half his face to look at Xin Yi, his eyes full of severity, "What, does the way I act now require your questioning?"

Xin Yi hurriedly replied that he dared not overstep his bounds, said he would take his leave, then turned and hid his figure, disappearing into the darkness.

At this moment, however, a person walked out from Bai Wuchang's side.

"Right Envoy Bai, this person is afraid he already has ulterior motives. If you still use him, I fear..."

Bai Wuchang seemed not to care at all, lightly shaking his folding fan and smiling: "Langtou General need not worry. I have long seen his ulterior motives, but he still has other uses for now. You will know in the future."

"The Right Envoy has always been wise, so this subordinate naturally will not worry. But what is that matter regarding the Outer Disciples that he mentioned?"

Only then did Bai Wuchang show annoyance: "That useless thing, he really knows how to stir up trouble!" But in an instant, his expression returned to normal, "No matter, although he is not worth much, he can be used for amusement."

"What?" Lingxiang was greatly shocked, "You are my mother's disciple? Why have I never heard of this?"

Chiyanzi laughed loudly: "I only practiced with Master for a few years, and later I was sent away to travel and practice, so you naturally would not know."

Thinking of the excuse his master used when sending him away, it really made him feel a bit between laughter and tears.

"Now that you are grown, a son is no longer under his mother's control. Always hovering around your master like this, when will you be able to stand on your own? You truly do not have even a shred of masculine spirit! Even when I want to go out and have some fun, I still have to bring a clumsy blockhead like you along; it is truly troublesome. Tonight you should pack up, and tomorrow you shall go to the Four Seas to practice!"

"That was before Tumi Fairy took charge of Qingwei Peak," Qianyuan Zhenren said with a smile, "Before that, she had brought Brother Chiyanzi to the Yuanqing Sect together, but at that time, we never imagined that such a woman would later become the master's wife to all of us fellow disciples."

"Uh..." Lingxiang did not know how to speak for a moment. Judging from the words of these two, her mother was truly not a quiet and gentle woman!

"So that is to say, you recognized me from the very beginning?"

Chiyanzi nodded and said: "From the day you took the Life-Prolonging Pill from the Taishang Sect, I have been keeping an eye on you. Looking closely, you do have some of Master's charm in your brows and eyes, and your temperament is even more similar. It was just that I was not quite sure at the time, until you said it was refined by your own hands that I became certain."

"Then Chiyanzi... Senior Brother..." She still found it hard to change how she addressed him for a moment, "How did you end up in such a state? Could it be that you encountered something?"

Only then did Chiyanzi speak seriously: "This is the purpose of my trip." As he spoke, he told everything he had investigated in Manzhou.

Qianyuan Zhenren was greatly shocked upon hearing this: "You mean, the Demon Lord is currently not in the Demon Realm, but is lurking in Manzhou?"

"That is exactly so. The wars between Manzhou and the Upper Kingdom in recent years were also caused by him, and recently the Demon Race seems to be about to make a move again. It seems they have found something." Chiyanzi said, turning to look at Lingxiang, "Or perhaps it is because he learned of the Taishang Sect incident that day, which is why it is like this."

"Back then, he caused the three demon-slaying families in Chenjian to be exterminated for the sake of Master's Life-Prolonging Pill, but it is said that only two pills were found from two of the families, and one could never be found."

"Thinking about it, it must be because the last one was never found that after Junior Sister used the Life-Prolonging Pill, she was targeted. And these days, I suppose they learned that the pill came from Junior Sister's hand, which is why they have repeatedly invaded my Yuanqing?" Qianyuan Zhenren suddenly realized, "That is it! That is exactly it! What the Demon Lord is plotting now, I fear, is Lingxiang!"

If it is truly as Chiyanzi said, then everything makes sense. This matter is still extremely urgent; I should quickly inform the Sect Leader Senior Brother.

Qianyuan Zhenren immediately summoned Shouyi, instructing him to first take Chiyanzi to wash up and change into a Daoist Robe, then immediately apologized to Chiyanzi and hurried toward Wuji Hall.

Lingxiang, however, was unhurried. After Qianyuan Zhenren left the hall, she only told Shouyi to go and prepare first, saying she had words to speak with Chiyanzi. Shouyi had no choice but to accept the order and leave.

"If the Demon Lord is currently in Manzhou, then according to the timeline, he has been lingering there for a long time. I imagine his power must be extremely vast. It is not that I look down on Senior Brother, but you went alone into such a tiger's den and wolf's lair, how did you manage to escape unscathed?"

Chiyanzi smiled, stood up, turned around, and then looked at Lingxiang.

"Junior Sister, look closely, can this be considered escaping unscathed?" As he spoke, he took a handful of copper coins and a whisk with its long hair completely broken from his Storage Bag, "Look, my magical artifact and life-saving item have ended up like this, so how can it be said that I escaped unscathed?"

"However..." he sat back down, "Junior Sister is indeed sharp. That day I was trapped in danger, if it were not for that person's rescue, I fear there would be no reunion for the two of us today."

That person? Who is that person?

Lingxiang had a puzzled look on her face. Hearing Chiyanzi say this, the person he spoke of seemed to be someone she knew.

Seeing her expression, Chiyanzi smiled and said: "Do you still remember the case of the missing girls in Cangzhou?"

Suddenly hearing Chiyanzi say this, Lingxiang's thoughts could not turn around for a moment, but in a flash, she understood.

"Senior Brother means, you met that old fox in that place?"

Chiyanzi laughed loudly upon hearing this. If Wu Yuan were to hear these words, he would likely have a lot of complaints.

"That is exactly so. It is just that because the Yuanqing Sect's mountain array does not allow entry, I imagine he has now sought temporary shelter at your residence in the city."