Chapter 137: What is this silly girl fussing about at such a critical moment?

"I never expected the Sect Master of the Baiyun Sect to visit Tianji City in person."

Jiang Xun smiled upon hearing this, and was even more surprised that the master Qin Miaoyin spoke of in such stern terms was actually such a unique beauty.

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Looking up again, he discovered that Jiang Yan's gaze was intentionally or unintentionally avoiding Jiang Xun.

It seemed she had also heard of the Hehuan Young Master's reputation for his Natural Charm Bone.

"It is still regarding the matter of the crusade against the Tianwu Sect." Jiang Yan nodded.

"Didn't we already tell Elder Chen about this matter? We are not participating."

Jiang Xun said.

"Elder Chen... they never returned after leaving the Lingerie-Sect."

Only then did Jiang Yan look at Jiang Xun, wanting to discern something from his face, but there was nothing; Jiang Xun wore a very puzzled expression: "Didn't return? What do you mean?"

"Two days after leaving the Lingerie-Sect, it was confirmed that Elder Chen and the others were dead. I came this time to investigate where Elder Chen and the others ended up and what happened. Has Young Master Jiang heard any news recently? Like any incidents involving flying ships in the vicinity?"

Jiang Yan looked at Jiang Xun and asked.

"Why don't we find a place first and sit down to talk?"

Jiang Xun replied.

"That works too."

Jiang Yan nodded.

Afterward, under Jiang Xun's guidance, they arrived at the Fairy Pavilion, specifically the Yangui Pavilion.

"Are we not going to the Lingerie-Sect?" Jiang Yan asked in confusion after taking a seat.

"It doesn't matter. My word carries weight in the sect; talking to me is the same as talking to them."

Jiang Xun said while pouring tea for Jiang Yan.

"Then, regarding the previous question..."

"I truly haven't heard of any incidents in Tianji City recently. If I had to say something, it would be that when I broke through to the Spirit Transformation Stage, the people of Tianji City should have seen the heavenly lightning."

Jiang Xun set down the teapot and said.

"Regarding the matter of Elder Chen and the others, I express my regrets on behalf of the Lingerie-Sect, and I must also tell you that the incident involving Elder Chen and the others definitely has nothing to do with us."

Jiang Yan frowned upon hearing this, then said: "Young Master, this is a bit like 'there are no three hundred taels of silver buried here'."

"It seems Sect Master Jiang truly believes that Elder Chen's death is related to our Lingerie-Sect." Jiang Xun smiled. The reason he took the initiative to mention that the Lingerie-Sect had nothing to do with Chen Mo's death was to make Jiang Yan reveal her suspicions.

Only then did Jiang Yan realize she had been set up by Jiang Xun, and her vigilance toward this Hehuan Young Master increased by several notches.

"If I were truly guilty, I would naturally bring you to the Lingerie-Sect. Given the Lingerie-Sect's current strength, would we be afraid of you alone? Bringing you here to be alone proves that I have a clear conscience; otherwise, wouldn't I be afraid of you kidnapping me directly?"

Jiang Xun looked at Jiang Yan and said.

This should have been something Jiang Yan deduced herself, but now that Jiang Xun said it, it had a different flavor.

That was how he put it, but if Jiang Yan really made a move against him, with the Nine Heavens Reversal Robe he had been nourishing in hand, combined with the Crimson Wings, Jiang Xun had absolute confidence that he could escape.

"What you say is also true." Jiang Yan nodded upon hearing this: "Fine, let us put the matter of Elder Chen aside for now. I want to know why you refused the crusade against the Tianwu Sect."

"Because Elder Chen kept insisting that our Lingerie-Sect are Demonic Sect evildoers." Jiang Xun slammed his folding fan onto the table, becoming angrier than Jiang Yan: "Our Lingerie-Sect enters the Dao through emotion, and the path of Dual Cultivation is also a righteous one. Where does this talk of a Demonic Sect come from?"

"We were just worried that if Elder Chen insisted our Lingerie-Sect was a Demonic Sect, wouldn't it be our turn after the crusade against the Tianwu Sect? How can you expect us to participate in such a war?"

Jiang Yan was speechless upon hearing this. Elder Chen... he wouldn't go so far as to call them Demonic Sect evildoers right to their faces, would he?

Elder Chen shouldn't be that kind of person, right?

But now that Elder Chen was dead, Jiang Xun could say whatever he wanted, and there was no one left to verify it.

"There is absolutely no need for such concerns. If my Baiyun Sect truly viewed the Lingerie-Sect as a Demonic Sect, why would we send people to the Lingerie-Sect to cooperate?"

Jiang Yan then looked at Jiang Xun and said earnestly.

"Alright then, swear a Dao Oath, saying that you, Jiang Yan, will not let the Baiyun Sect take action against the Lingerie-Sect, or else you will suffer a soul-scattering death."

Jiang Xun said directly.

"This..."

Jiang Yan naturally hesitated upon hearing this.

Although Dual Cultivation is not the Great Dao, it is consensual and can be justified.

But plucking and supplementing is by no means a righteous path. Although there is no substantive evidence, this is something almost everyone has a consensus on.

It is truly hard to say whether the Baiyun Sect will take action against the Lingerie-Sect in the future, and for a moment, she did not know how to respond.

"See, it is possible, isn't it?" Jiang Xun spread his hands and said: "Since that is the case, how can we cooperate with you? What if we help you finish off the Tianwu Sect, only for all of you to surround our Lingerie-Sect afterward? Where would we go to reason then?"

"If it were your Baiyun Sect that faced the risk of being backstabbed, would you participate in this war?"

"No." Jiang Yan shook her head.

"Then Sect Master Jiang, please return." Jiang Xun said directly.

Jiang Yan was stunned. She had made this trip, hadn't investigated Chen Mo's matter, and hadn't even seen the Sect Master of the Lingerie-Sect, yet she was being sent away just like that?

Then those thousands of Spirit Stones were spent in vain!

This won't do!

"I still want to talk to your Sect Master." Jiang Yan looked at Jiang Xun and said.

"The current Sect Master is my junior sister Tu Qing. She listens to everything I say. Even if you see her, this matter will still be referred to me. We might as well talk between ourselves; you can consider this as getting it done in one step."

Jiang Xun said.

Jiang Yan pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then said: "I can swear that during the crusade against the Tianwu Sect and for ten years after, I will never take action against the Lingerie-Sect. Is that acceptable?"

"You think a mere oath is worth the lives of countless disciples of our Lingerie-Sect?"

"After the crusade against the Tianwu Sect, the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure within the Tianwu Sect will naturally be distributed to each sect according to their contributions; you will absolutely not be shorted a single bit, and our Baiyun Sect will also send you some more."

"Then let me ask you, what if we lose the fight?" Jiang Xun looked at Jiang Yan: "As the sect leader of the Baiyun Sect, you came to Tianji City in person, which proves that you have no one left to use, right? The elders who went to other sects have not returned yet, and the Wushang Pavilion side surely hasn't given you a response either, right? And those people should already be dead, right?"

"Otherwise, how could our Lingerie-Sect have become the third largest sect? With such heavy losses before the war, how can we talk about victory?"

"My words are harsh, but you must listen: your greatest reliance right now is probably our Lingerie-Sect; if we do not participate, you have absolutely no chance of winning, and even if we do participate, the sect's chance of winning is only fifty percent."

"You are wrong." Jiang Yan looked at Jiang Xun, her tone firm: "We have captured the Saintess of the Tianwu Sect, Tu Wan."

"Hm?" Jiang Xun was stunned, thinking he had misheard.

Tu Wan? What is that silly girl stirring up trouble for at a critical juncture like this?