Chapter 76: The Whereabouts of Tang Ying

The two chatted as they flew toward the Lingerie-Sect, and soon they arrived at Jiang Xun's small cottage.

"Master!"

Hua Bairui, who was watering flowers in the courtyard, saw Yin Ningyu coming and hurriedly ran toward her. Halfway there, she suddenly turned around and ran away, ducking into the house and slamming the door shut with a bang.

Master is definitely going to settle the score with me!

"This Bairui."

Seeing this, Yin Ningyu's face darkened, and she walked quickly toward Hua Bairui's small cottage.

"Hey! Don't you go beating her up," Jiang Xun called out as he saw this; after all, Hua Bairui had done it to help him.

"Hmph." Yin Ningyu let out a cold snort and walked into the small courtyard.

The Barrier that Jiang Xun had set up was long gone.

"Hua Bairui, open the door."

Yin Ningyu stood before the door and said.

"Master..."

Hearing Yin Ningyu's voice, Hua Bairui had no choice but to obediently open the door.

"Come in with me."

Yin Ningyu did not want Hua Bairui to lose face in front of Jiang Xun, so she walked directly into the room.

Hua Bairui looked at Jiang Xun with a pleading gaze, but Yin Ningyu did not give Jiang Xun the chance; she grabbed Hua Bairui and dragged her into the room, closing the door behind them.

"Mas... Master."

Hua Bairui was just about to speak when she noticed a vine emerging from Yin Ningyu's sleeve.

"Ah! Master, I was wrong!"

Seeing this, Hua Bairui hurriedly shouted, while simultaneously rushing to the door to activate the Sound-Isolating Array, terrified that Jiang Xun might hear.

But Jiang Xun had already heard her scream just now.

"Tsk tsk."

Jiang Xun clicked his tongue, shook his head, and then walked into his own room.

"Hurry and go find Zhong Lingqing, why are you going back into your room?"

Jun Tianling asked anxiously upon seeing this.

"No rush, Zhong Lingqing isn't going anywhere; I have an urgent matter right now."

Jiang Xun shook his head and said.

"What urgent matter?"

"Lin Qingwan went to the Tianwu Sect and lost contact; I have to go find her."

"Are you sick? Why do you care about her? If she lost contact, let her be; if she dies, let her die. She betrayed you, you should have let her die."

"She is my woman, after all; even if she is to be punished, I must be the one to do it."

Jiang Xun changed his clothes, put on the Nine Heavens Reversal Robe, and tidied up his appearance.

With the Crimson Wings and an endless supply of Great Displacement Talismans in his System Space, Jiang Xun was not afraid of going on a one-way trip.

"I really give up on you. Just go find Zhong Lingqing and ask her, it's just a matter of asking, it won't take you much time."

Jun Tianling said hurriedly.

"Not going, I don't want to delay even for a second."

Jiang Xun said as he walked out of the cottage, spreading his Crimson Wings in preparation to leave.

"Don't! You help me ask, and after you ask, I'll teach you... I'll teach you the sword moves for Soul Suppression!"

Jun Tianling shouted.

Jiang Xun's movements stopped halfway, and he then said: "Swear it."

"I swear, I swear." Jun Tianling nodded and hurriedly swore an oath, but after finishing, he froze, his pupils dilated, and he realized: "You motherfucker, you tricked me again!?"

"Thank you, Demon Venerable, for your generous instruction."

Jiang Xun chuckled and took off, flying toward the Hehuan Hall.

Ming Ning and Zhong Lingqing had also returned via the Teleportation Array; they should be at the Hehuan Hall right now.

Knowing he had been taken advantage of, Jun Tianling fell silent; the oath was already sworn, what else could he do?

After Jiang Xun arrived at the Hehuan Hall, Tu Qing, Ming Ning, and Zhong Lingqing were indeed all there, the three of them each sitting on a chair.

"Senior Brother, you're back."

Tu Qing greeted Jiang Xun when she saw him; if it weren't for Zhong Lingqing being there, Tu Qing would definitely have run straight to Jiang Xun's side.

"Mm." Jiang Xun nodded: "How is it? What position does Sect Master Zhong hold with us?"

"I was just about to tell you, Senior Zhong is appointed as Left Protector, and Yin Ningyu as Right Protector; from now on, they will both remain in the Lingerie-Sect."

Tu Qing smiled.

"A Protector at Void Refining Great Perfection and another at Transformation Deity Peak Stage, you've really got some prestige now." Jiang Xun smiled as he sat to the side upon hearing this.

"Senior Brother, there's more good news; we are now the fourth-ranked sect! We pushed aside Mount Shu and the Spirit Sound Sect." Tu Qing said happily.

"Where is Master?" Jiang Xun nodded and asked.

"Master is now a Half-Step Venerable; she had originally come out, but..." Tu Qing looked at Jiang Xun and smiled: "When she heard you say you wanted her to fulfill her promise, she ran back into seclusion, preparing to break through to the Integration Realm within seven days."

"What promise?" Ming Ning couldn't help but ask upon hearing this.

"Heh, hehe, you'll know when Master comes out." Jiang Xun smirked, then looked at Zhong Lingqing: "So, Protector Zhong, I would like to ask you something."

"What is it?" Zhong Lingqing nodded and asked.

"Regarding Tang Ying, why did Tang Ying create the Heartless Flower back then, and where did she go after passing the position to you?"

Jiang Xun didn't feel the need to hide this from Tu Qing and Ming Ning.

"Why do you ask about this?" Zhong Lingqing frowned and said.

"Just tell me," Jiang Xun did not explain to Zhong Lingqing.

"You are making this very difficult for me," Zhong Lingqing sighed helplessly and looked at Tu Qing.

"Speak then, why are you looking at me?" Tu Qing said upon seeing this.

"... Master said that if anyone asks me about her whereabouts in the future, I am to kill that person," Zhong Lingqing said helplessly.

"Ah?" Jiang Xun and the other two were all stunned.

"That is why I am in a difficult position; I have sworn to serve the Lingerie-Sect now, so I can't very well kill you, can I? I never imagined that the person asking me about Master's whereabouts after all these years would actually be you."

Zhong Lingqing shrugged and said.

"Uh, so, where did she go?"

Jiang Xun asked after he came to his senses.

"I don't know," Zhong Lingqing shook her head, "When Master left, she headed in the direction of Nanwu, but whether she went to Nanwu or not is unclear."

"Nanwu..."

Jiang Xun frowned and nodded, thinking to himself.

"Nanwu should be where Tianling City is located; could it be that Tang Ying went to Tianling City?"

"What Tianling City?" Jun Tianling asked, "Tianling City... what does it have to do with me?"

"... How would I know? I had a dream before that involved you; you took a woman to Tianling City, and later went from Tianling City to a cave, where you were seriously injured and fell into a coma."

"You had a dream about me? Then why didn't you say so earlier?"

Jun Tianling frowned and thought it over in his heart, but he could never recall these things, so he could only assume Jiang Xun had truly just had a dream.

"That is why I wanted to ask you, was it someone else who told you to ask?" Zhong Lingqing looked at the frowning Jiang Xun and asked.

"No, I am purely curious myself," Jiang Xun shook his head, then looked at Tu Qing, "I am going to make a trip to the Tianwu Sect."

"Ah? Senior Brother, what are you going to the Tianwu Sect for?"

Tu Qing was anxious upon hearing this, "The Tianwu Sect is too dangerous."

"Didn't Lin Qingwan go to the Tianwu Sect? I am going to bring her back."

"This..." Tu Qing instinctively wanted to tell him not to go upon hearing this, but then she thought about it again and knew that Lin Qingwan was Jiang Xun's woman, so it would not be right to stop him.

In other words, if it were she who had gone to the Tianwu Sect, she would also hope for Jiang Xun to come and save her.

"Please trouble the Left Protector to make the trip with Jiang Xun," Tu Qing looked at Zhong Lingqing and said.

"I obey the Sect Master's order," Zhong Lingqing smiled; she was adapting to this status truly quickly.