Chapter 2790: The Disinformation Scheme Doesn

Nanji Xianweng's face turned red with anger at Zhenyuanzi's words—he had never meant that at all; Zhenyuanzi was deliberately twisting his meaning to sow discord between them.

"You…"

He couldn't think of anything else to say, since it was indeed Hongyun who had found him and asked him to come along.

Hongyun clearly understood that Nanji Xianweng didn't mean it that way, so he didn't hold it against him.

"Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi, may I ask why you wish to summon me to the Purple Cloud Palace?"

Hongyun spoke gently, "If there's no legitimate reason, I won't go to the Purple Cloud Palace—I'm not familiar with it and don't know what's there."

"Of course there's a reason; you'll know once you come with me."

Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi were both dodging and parrying, and Jin Ling Shengmu looked at them in confusion.

Jin Ling Shengmu couldn't understand what they were saying, so she stood silently to the side, saying nothing—she could only play the role of a timid bird here.

Zhenyuanzi had long known Ancestor Hongjun was hard to deal with, so he came prepared.

"Great Immortal Hongyun, Taishang Laojun has summoned you, the Three Pure Ones have summoned you—isn't that reason enough?"

"Why should I go?"

"Because this is Honghuang!"

"Hah! In Honghuang, I, Great Immortal Hongyun, go wherever I please. The last time I went to the Purple Cloud Palace to listen to the Dao was a hundred years ago. What do you think, Zhenyuanzi?"

Zhenyuanzi felt embarrassed—he hadn't expected Hongyun to be so difficult.

But he could approach Jin Ling Shengmu—if she agreed, he wouldn't worry about Hongyun refusing.

Sure enough, Zhenyuanzi turned to look toward Jin Ling Shengmu.

Jin Ling Shengmu felt a bad omen—he was never good at dealing with people like this.

"Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi, don't bother trying to persuade me—I only follow Great Immortal Hongyun. Wherever he goes, I go; I won't meddle in anything else!"

Jin Ling Shengmu spoke these words quickly to make Hongyun understand his resolve, and Hongyun smiled.

She was still as timid as ever, but Jin Ling Shengmu was deeply loyal—Hongyun had truly not saved the wrong person.

Nanji Xianweng smiled, "Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi, since we're all heading to the outermost thirty-three heavens anyway, why not go together? We'll have company on the way."

Zhenyuanzi knew he couldn't push harder now—he could only settle for a compromise.

"Then I shall escort the three of you to the outermost thirty-three heavens."

"I'm certain Great Immortal Hongyun will change his mind—the Three Pure Ones would never do anything to him."

After speaking, Zhenyuanzi swept his sleeve and stepped beside Nanji Xianweng, leaving Nanji Xianweng helplessly baffled—he truly didn't understand Zhenyuanzi's intentions anymore.

"I'll wait and see," Hongyun said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.

Zhenyuanzi was still too young to think he could sow discord among the three of them.

How could a few words from them possibly drive a wedge between Hongyun and the others? He had faced Kunpeng with calm composure—how could he be shaken now by Zhenyuanzi?

"Let's go, Jin Ling Shengmu. Let's ignore him—we'll just walk our own path."

"Alright!"

The journey was indeed treacherous, so Hongyun didn't bother arguing with Zhenyuanzi—having a free bodyguard along was quite convenient.

Jin Ling Shengmu asked, "Hongyun, are we really just going to keep Zhenyuanzi with us? I feel he's plotting something—he won't bring us good fortune."