Chapter 214: Digging at the older sister

A voice that was hard to tell gender or age appeared.

"Shen Qingli," he said.

Jiu Li clung tightly to Shen Qingli, its eyes already blood‑red—a sign of its battle state!

Shen Qingli, however, stroked its back, smoothed its fur, and whispered, "It's fine; he's not here to kill me."

"You're quite confident," the voice seemed to laugh.

"Speak, what do you want, before you give me the antidote?"

"You are indeed clever."

Shen Qingli didn't think so—her father had just run into trouble, and this guy shows up to block her; isn't that cause and effect even a fool could see?

"As long as you join my Heaven and Earth Sect, you'll be one of us; we'll naturally cure your father's poison."

"Hiding your head and tail—how can that be trusted?" Shen Qingli replied.

In the dim light, a figure actually walked out, wearing a cloak!

This matches the image Tai Jin showed her—the person who contacted Lou Guanxue has a similar build.

As soon as the person appeared, their voice solidified: "Shen Qingli, your brother is also in my Heaven and Earth Sect; if you agree, your family can reunite immediately."

Indeed!

A Jin has been captured by them!

But Shen Qingli, seeming doubtful, asked, "My brother?"

"Shen Jin, you don't remember? He is our Young Lord."

"Since he's your Young Lord, why treat his family this way?"

"The Young Lord is still young and once lived with you; to keep his Buddhist heart pure, we naturally wouldn't let him know what we're doing to you." The visitor said, actually revealing much useful information!

Young Lord.

Not just the Dao Palace Young Lord, right?

And the Buddhist heart.

Shen Qingli raised her eyebrows slightly.

"You speak righteously, but it's just to control him."

"Since you're worried about him, you can simply join us and see him yourself."

That's the visitor's purpose in saying all this! Revealing Di Jin's recent situation, to make Shen Qingli anxious.

"How about it? Join us, and you'll both see your brother and cure your father's poison—all benefit, no harm."

"Even in death, it'll be as pleasant as Lou Guanxue's." Shen Qingli sneered.

"That's impossible," the visitor chuckled. "That's just a disposable pawn; you're not."

After speaking, as if thinking Shen Qingli might still doubt, the visitor directly projected a light curtain.

The scene that appeared in the light curtain made Shen Qingli's face change!

Because it was the Vermilion Bird Palace—they actually extended their reach there!

In the light curtain was the image of his father wrapped in A Jin's divine radiance.

But she and the empress mother couldn't see inside—

Yet this light curtain could! And at this moment, Shen Kuo was clearly entwined with strands of dark‑green light.

His clear, holy face was even crawled over by ferocious dark light! His expression clearly showed pain, but he endured it.

"See?"

So clear, Shen Qingli of course saw it.

It's precisely because Father has been enduring it that the empress mother thinks he hasn't changed?

"A Li, it might be an illusion—don't be fooled." Jiu Li warned.

"Feel free to activate your Cosmic Divine Pupil Technique." The visitor obviously knew Shen Qingli well.

That pupil technique—Shen Qingli herself hasn't even given it a final name, but he had already thought of one for her.

Shen Qingli glanced at him, yet didn't stop looking; she truly activated her Golden Dark Pupil, fixing her gaze on the light curtain.

After a while……

She withdrew her pupil technique.

"How?"

The visitor also retracted the light curtain and asked.

"I still need to think it over carefully."

"Sure, but this poison can be cured within twelve shichen; after twelve shichen, it's incurable."

"How much longer do I have?"

"Ten shichen."

After the visitor finished speaking, the dimmed light returned, and he vanished.

But the time he said matched Shen Qingli's guess.

"A Li!"

Outside the dormitory, the voices of Shen Qingtong and Jin Wu could be heard.

Obviously, both sensed the danger.

"Come in."

"A Li!"

Jin Wu entered first; seeing Shen Qingli unharmed, he only slightly relaxed his breath, yet he could keenly sense an unusual aura in the surroundings!

"They've come to negotiate with me."

"Who?"

"The Heaven and Earth Sect, the sect that took A Jin away."

"Brother-in-law? He wasn't in closed-door cultivation with Seventh Uncle; he was captured?"

Shen Qingli found it hard to explain the full story, could only nod, "More or less."

"What do they want?" Jin Wu asked.

"Me."

"Impossible!" Jin Wu immediately objected, "They're daydreaming!"

"Then why didn't they take you just now?" Shen Qing Tong didn't understand, "He should be able to take you, right?"

"Daydreaming!" Jiu Li flew into a rage, "You think I'm a cat?"

"I doubt they have the certainty; at least they lack the confidence to take me alive." Shen Qingli pondered, "Besides, if they openly abducted me, it would be war. Given how sneaky they are now, I guess they still lack the confidence to confront Shen Ting head-on."

"That's right." Shen Qing Tong nodded, "So what's your plan? You're not thinking of going with them, are you?"

Shen Qingli shook her head. If she were alone, she would have gone, but she isn't.

Moreover, A Jin instructed her to protect his true form well.

If what she has here is the true form…

If she rashly brings him along, uncontrollable consequences could occur.

"I'll go with them." Jin Wu said.

"But they might not want you." Shen Qing Tong said anxiously.

"You go." Jin Wu said again.

"I'm willing!" Shen Qing Tong said, then understood, "Can you help me disguise myself?"

"No, they'd surely recognize her." Shen Qingli carefully considered every step from the Dao Canon to now.

The Heaven and Earth Sect originally kept a low profile; if she hadn't refined the Supreme Soul-Transforming Pill, they wouldn't have acted even because of Lou Guanxue's success or failure.

Now, however, they've suddenly become so active?

Have they thrown caution to the wind, or…

"A Jin's condition has improved, affecting his situation over there, causing the Heaven and Earth Sect to panic?"

Shen Qingli wasn't sure, but even if the Heaven and Earth Sect emerged, they'd remain in the dark, and she and Shen Ting would still be passive.

"A Li, you wouldn't really go with them, would you?" Jiu Li suddenly worried, "You can't go! Even if your brother A Jin is over there, you still can't go!"

"Wrong!"

A Jin said, they didn't know he had sneaked out.

"They don't know!"

She understood.

"Uncle Jin."

"What do you need me to do?"

"Return to the Vermilion Bird Palace and help me personally confirm my father's condition."

"No problem, but your side…"

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Shen Qingli was confident.

Jin Wu nodded, "Alright, I'll go quickly and return quickly."

"Bring my Ninth Brother too; his eyes are sharp."

"Okay." Jin Wu pulled Shen Qing Tong and left.

"Li Li, go call your infant brother over."

"Okay~" Jiu Li jumped off the ground, just about to leave! Suddenly she turned and hugged Shen Qingli's legs, "You're sending us all away? A Li, what are you up to?"

Shen Qingli looked at the little one by her legs, really clever; it had figured this out.

"She's protecting you." The voice of Shao Guanwu appeared.

This place, he wasn't here for the first time! He was already familiar with it.

But this time, not only did he come! Meng Zhang and Jian Wuji also came.