Chapter 62: The Pledge of Allegiance of Yan Family Fortress

"Do you all think his words are true or false?"

In the eyes of others, Nangong Wan and the two others were silent, but in reality, the three were secretly communicating via voice transmission.

The three were not worried about being overheard by Yan Taibai using his divine sense.

After all, there was a Nascent Soul cultivator right beside them.

"Wan'er believes in Junior Brother Taibai's words; although I won't believe them entirely, most of it should be fine. However, I cannot guarantee whether Yan Family Fortress has truly pledged allegiance to the Ghost Spirit Sect of Tianluo Country as he said. If that is indeed the case, then we are in trouble."

"However, it is fortunate that Uncle-Master returned to the sect in time, giving us two much more confidence."

Nangong Wan said.

"Senior Sister is right. With Uncle-Master here, even if Yan Family Fortress has pledged allegiance to the Ghost Spirit Sect, there is nothing to worry about. Furthermore, this way, we don't need to worry that Junior Brother Taibai will return to the Ghost Spirit Sect one day in the future. Given Junior Brother Taibai's potential and aptitude, there is a significant hope of forming a Nascent Soul. By then, Yan Family Fortress would inevitably become a major problem."

Nishang Xianzi echoed in agreement.

The worry in her heart was also much reduced, and she even felt somewhat fortunate that the Wu Shishu before them had come.

"Since both of you have said so, this old man will say no more."

Yanyue Sect's Wu Shishu nodded slightly.

For him, even if the Ghost Spirit Sect sent a Nascent Soul cultivator, he was confident he could lead them all to safety.

Therefore, there was no need to worry about anything.

It was just that taking Yan Taibai's relatives out would not be an easy task.

But if an accident were to truly occur, then Yan Taibai would have no further connection to Yan Family Fortress.

The only trouble was Yan Ruyan, but with Yan Taibai there, it was not too much of a problem.

Especially since she was currently only at the Qi Refining Stage, one could completely use a secret technique to temporarily alter her memories; before she formed a Nascent Soul, there would absolutely be no issues.

As for the voice transmission between the three, although Yan Taibai had some guesses, he could not know the specific content due to his own level of strength.

But regardless, he had already told the three that he was on their side.

Therefore, there was no longer much of a problem regarding safety.

The only trouble was what the situation at Yan Family Fortress actually was.

Although various signs indicated that the Yan Family Ancestor had chosen the Ghost Spirit Sect nine times out of ten, if he were wrong, he would become a sinner.

But for the sake of his own life, he could only take a gamble.

Yan Family Fortress is located in Lin Prefecture of Yue Country, which is the most inconspicuous of the thirteen prefectures of Yue Country.

Not to mention its average size, even its population is middling; it is a very mediocre place.

And this Qingliang City is just an ordinary small city in Lin Prefecture; apart from the nearby Yanliang Mountain with its nice scenery, it has no specialties or local products that the locals can boast about.

The Yan Family's restricted area, Yanling Fortress, is located within this Yanliang Mountain.

This was also the destination of their group.

With the flight speed of the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat, they soon arrived at Yanliang Mountain, the location of Yan Family Fortress: a place between two small mountain peaks.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat stopped, and then, the scenery of the two mountain peaks ahead changed drastically; an extremely magnificent ancient fortress appeared between the previously empty mountain ridges.

And Yan Taibai, Nangong Wan, Nishang Xianzi, and Yanyue Sect's Wu Shishu walked out of the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat one after another.

Immediately following, the red-haired Yan Family Ancestor, Mr. Xuan Ye, and a group of other core members of the Yan Family came to greet them personally. And

But when the smiling Yan Family Ancestor saw the Yanyue Sect's Wu Shishu who walked out last, the smile on his face froze instantly.

And in the entire Yan Family Fortress, only the Yan Family Ancestor knew Yanyue Sect's Wu Shishu; as for the others, let alone having met him, they had rarely even heard of him.

Yanyue Sect's Wu Shishu had left the Yanyue Sect to travel as soon as he formed his Golden Core, never involving himself in any power struggles within the sect, yet he ultimately became the final winner.

"Greetings, Senior Wu."

The Yan Family Ancestor reacted in time and hurriedly bowed respectfully.

Seeing this, the other members of the Yan Family were shocked, but their reactions were not slow; they followed suit and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Senior Wu."

Their hearts were filled with endless worry and panic, guessing whether the family's affairs had already been discovered by the Yanyue Sect, otherwise why would a Nascent Soul cultivator come to visit.

However, if it had truly been discovered, how could only these few people have come?

Thinking of this, the crowd's worry subsided a little, and they waited for the Yan Family Ancestor's next instruction.

According to the original plan, if a Golden Core Stage cultivator followed, it would be the "pledge of allegiance" from Yan Family Fortress to the Ghost Spirit Sect.

But now it seemed this "pledge of allegiance" was off the table; a Nascent Soul cultivator had come in person, and even if that person from the Ghost Spirit Sect took action, there was no certainty of killing him.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Yan, it has been many years, and you have also advanced to the Golden Core Mid-stage. Not bad, it seems there is some possibility of forming a Nascent Soul in the future. I have come this time entrusted by Junior Nephew Taibai, wanting to take his relative who is in the Yan Family away to practice in the sect. I presume Fellow Daoist Yan has no objections?"

Seeing the expressions of the Yan family members just now, Yanyue Sect's Wu Shishu narrowed his eyes slightly and chuckled.

"This... since Senior has spoken, naturally there will be no problem. However, Senior, please enter the fortress with Fairy Nangong, Fairy Nishang, and Taibai to talk, so as to avoid outsiders saying that our Yan Family does not understand etiquette and neglected Senior and the two Fairies."

Hearing this, the Yan Family Ancestor's heart sank, knowing that Yan Taibai had likely already told the other party about the Ghost Spirit Sect, which made his plans almost fall through, and he felt deep resentment in his heart.

But he could not do anything; one Nascent Soul cultivator and two Golden Core Stage cultivators—even with the help of that Ghost Spirit Sect Nascent Soul cultivator in Yan Family Fortress, wanting to keep them all here was not an easy task.

Furthermore, the other party was likely already prepared and might not be willing to enter.

Sure enough, just as the Yan Family Ancestor guessed, Yanyue Sect's Wu Shishu shook his head with a smile on his face.

"No need. The main purpose of coming this time is to take Junior Nephew Taibai's relative away from the Yan Family, so we will not stay long; there are other things that need to be done. Fellow Daoist Yan, just bring Junior Nephew Taibai's relative over. We will not disturb the Yan Family any further."

Although he was confident in leading Yan Taibai, Nangong Wan, and Nishang Xianzi to safety, he did not want any trouble.

Otherwise, he would not have been unwilling to stay even in the Yanyue Sect; it was because such similar matters truly gave him a headache.

This time, it was mainly because Nangong Wan, Nishang Xianzi, and Yan Taibai had all spoken together, and he had nothing else to do, so he came in person.

And he had also seen the strangeness of the Yan family members, so he said this to avoid a falling out.

To him, whether the Yan Family left the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World or returned to the Ghost Spirit Sect had little impact, as long as they didn't cause him trouble.

(End of chapter)