It was as if invisible ripples were spreading out, making one momentarily think it was just a gust of wind.

Gu Xu suddenly turned around and looked at Ming Zhuo, her brows furrowing slightly. "What's wrong?"

Mingzhuo picked up a strand of white silk thread with her fingers.

These were the silk threads that Cheng Jingru had used to bind her before. Now that they had lost their owner's spiritual power, the silk threads had lost their flowing luster and strength.

The moment Mingzhuo reached out to touch it, it turned into dust and vanished in the wind.

Not a trace was left.

"What is that?" Gu Xu didn't quite understand. He couldn't see many evil things, but he could see those white threads.

You can vaguely sense that a lot of power is injected into it. The power is very small, but when it comes together, it is both soft and tough, and cannot be cut by swords and blades.

Mingzhuo shook her head. She felt that this thing was familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it before.

"I don't know, never mind, it's not important." She thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, there's no one in this world who can outsmart me."

Li Wenhe, He Wangyao, and Pei Di stood in the night, looking back at the two of them.

The two old men wielding swords vaguely sensed something, but one had his primordial spirit injured, and the other had his bones and muscles rebuilt by Ming Zhuo's sword strike, so neither of them could detect what it was.

Mingzhuo walked over to his friends: "Okay, let's go home and sleep!"

Seeing that Mingzhuo looked relaxed, the two dispelled their doubts, thinking that they were probably overthinking things.

——

On the other side of the city, a gust of wind swept by.

"Achoo!" The person stargazing in the night couldn't help but sneeze.

He stopped fanning himself with his folding fan, stunned: "Huh, he failed? This is someone with great fortune, how could he fail?"

The man in black behind him asked in confusion, "But you don't seem surprised."

He slowly waved his folding fan again: "Of course, she's a young girl who knows the Three Divine Swords of Taoism. She's the person I have the most faith in, so of course she can always give me surprises and unexpected moments."

A ruthless glint flashed in the man's eyes: "She actually managed to escape from the ghost train and the ghost realm; she absolutely cannot be allowed to live!"

With a snap, the folding fan closed and lightly tapped the man in black on the head. "Fool, what are your tricks? They're nothing but suicide missions. Can they even scratch her?"

The tap was clearly not heavy, and it didn't even have any magical power, but the man in black still knelt down in fear, bowing his head to the ground.

"My lord, I am foolish and dull."

He opened his folding fan with a flourish, "Sometimes, watching the tigers fight from the sidelines can be quite enjoyable, understand?"

A hint of doubt flashed in the man's eyes: "You mean..."

"The Saha sect, and that highly respected monk." The man seemed to have thought of something, and a gentle smile returned to his face.

"Just wait and see, someone's much more anxious than you. Sooner or later, they'll shoot themselves in the foot. Oh dear, we'll see her take care of the bad guys again. I wonder what kind of show it will be this time?"

His tone was surprisingly full of anticipation.

The man in black kept his head down silently, not daring to presume to guess his superior's intentions.

Then a voice came from above again, "That Cheng Jingru, find a chance to get her out of trouble."

"Yes!" The man in black paused for a moment, then the other man had already walked away with leisurely steps.

——

After a busy night, Mingzhuo had just gotten into the car when Wu Jiao called.

He and most of the Xuanmen were deliberately kept in the dark. Shen Boyuan mobilized additional personnel, and Elder Shen provided him with assistance, thus avoiding those who supported Mingzhuo.

Of the four elders, apart from Elder Bai, the other two were completely unaware of the situation.

Now, besides the Bai family being furious, Wu Jiao is also about to explode with rage.

He has always been moderate, only thinking about balancing relationships with all parties and not wanting to have conflicts with anyone, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have power behind him.

Shen Boyuan's actions were a direct slap in the face to him.

Wu Jiao assured Ming Zhuo that this matter would be investigated thoroughly.

Not only will Shen Boyuan be demoted and punished, but the Shen family will also be unable to escape unscathed.

Old Master Shen's secret support for Shen Boyuan in dealing with Ming Zhuo may not be without his own ambition to seize power. After all, once Ming Zhuo was recognized by the Bai family, he completely overshadowed Shen Boyuan and became the undisputed successor to the dean.

Only by eliminating Mingzhuo can Shen Boyuan have a chance to rise to power, and only then can the Shen family profit.

The two elderly sword-wielding figures never participated in internal power struggles; this time, they were completely manipulated by the Shen family and the forces behind them.

This incident, ironically, caused the two sword-wielding elders who had remained neutral to completely defect to Mingzhuo's side. Now, no one in the Xuanmen dares to have any objections to Mingzhuo's election as dean.

"This was a complete internal struggle. Fortunately, you saw through their sinister intentions and used your strength and virtue to win over the two sword-wielding elders and the Buddhist sect. This prevented bloodshed and also deterred the entire Xuanmen sect."

Wu Jiao couldn't help but get excited as he said this, "Although you are young, your skills in both cultivation and interpersonal relationships make you a worthy candidate for dean!"

Mingzhao: "..."

She really hadn't thought that far ahead, after all, she couldn't really kill all those people.

However, Wu Jiao clearly misunderstood; she even saw sending Chu Yuqi to the torture chamber as an act of winning people's hearts.

After all, Chu Yuqi didn't seem very bright, yet she was the next head of the Bai family favored by Elder Bai. Throwing her into the punishment hall was also an attempt to use an outsider to bring her to her senses.

Mingzhuo hung up the phone without changing his expression, thinking to himself, "You're wrong. I was just retaliating."

She thought for a moment, then asked Gu Xu beside her with some distress, "Is it true that no matter what I do, people will always imagine a whole bunch of hidden meanings?"

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