Chapter 485: Taking Fellow Daoist Yuan Away

"I see."

Tao Zi stroked the hilt of the Xijing Sword, his expression became even colder, with a hint of red in his eyes.

He Feicheng stood there, his tone as calm as before, and asked: "Big Sister, we will fight back, right?"

"Yes, we will fight back."

She looked at the face in front of her that showed forbearance, and vaguely noticed the change in He Feicheng.

He doesn't seem as smooth as he used to be.

Before she could ask, the familiar cultivator behind her took a step forward and said in a trembling voice, "Senior Sister, Senior Brother Xing Wen is dead."

When Tao Zi heard this, Xing Wen's resolute and courageous face flashed through her mind. Shock and sorrow washed over her as she asked, "He's considered one of the stronger physical cultivators among you. How could he not escape?"

He Feicheng's voice suddenly became hoarse, and he said, "Because of me."

Tao Zi looked over.

His voice lowered. "I was too weak and nearly got caught. He saved me... It's my fault. I was so focused on connections that I neglected my cultivation."

Xu Zhiruo looked at him worriedly, but it was not a good time to speak.

He Feicheng choked up for a moment while speaking, and if you didn't listen carefully, you wouldn't have noticed. "Why would he save me? He and I clearly don't get along, and we look down on each other."

Tao Zi sighed softly and said, "At that time, he regarded you as a companion."

People in the Punishment Hall will never abandon their companions easily.

He clenched his fist, then quickly recovered and said, "Senior Sister, if there comes a day when you have to fight back, can you take me with you?"

"Of course, practice well."

He Feicheng nodded silently.

Tao Zi looked at Xu Zhiruo, and suddenly thought of Zhou Xisuo. She said, "Your friend is looking for you. If possible, it's best to bring him out. Something has happened in the Minglan Sect."

Zhou Xisuo was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister. I understand."

He Feicheng's ability to control his emotions was very strong. He quickly explained his purpose: "Mo Yu left us a message, saying that if anything happened here, we should rush over immediately and have the people here go find Fellow Daoist Yuan. He left a letter for Fellow Daoist Yuan, asking him to help us."

People here?

Cheng Wuchou grasped the key point and said, "Don't you know we are here?"

He Feicheng shook his head and said, "I don't know. The Tiandao Sect doesn't allow disciples to come here, let alone us cultivators who are being hunted by the Minglan Sect."

Xu Zhiruo added, "The Tiandao Sect is divided into several factions. One faction disapproves of Tiandao Sect getting involved with Minglan Sect's affairs, while another faction firmly follows Tiandao's orders and dislikes sect members interfering in Minglan Sect's affairs. Fellow Daoist Yuan belongs to Wuyan's faction and is reluctant to follow Tiandao in everything."

As he spoke, he smiled bitterly. These matters were usually inquired by He Feicheng, but because of Xing Wen's matter, He Feicheng began to focus on cultivation, even a little too much. Xing Yue didn't understand these things, so he had to handle it himself.

Tao Zi keenly noticed his bitter smile, followed her gaze to see He Feicheng, and sighed inwardly. In this kind of thing, no one else could persuade him, and they could only wait for him to recover.

Take her for example. If anyone dared to comfort her and say that Xi Jing and the other two were destined to suffer such a fate, she would kill them with a hammer.

Tao Zi didn't try to persuade him, nor did she comfort him. Instead, she spoke in a serious tone and promised, "I will definitely break into the Minglan Sect and kill those people."

This sentence was much more serious than before, and He Feicheng's eyes lit up slightly.

Tao Zi stroked Xi Jingjian, put her in the house, and then left.

Under the guidance of the three of them, Tao Zi quickly found Fellow Daoist Yuan.

As Fellow Daoist Yuan saw her, his eyes lit up. In just a few seconds, he took out the package he had packed long ago and followed them without saying a word.

He Feicheng did not choose to go with her. Their strength was too weak, and there was no need to follow her and hold them back.

Xu Zhiruo escorted them to a small gate and said, "Senior Sister, don't worry about your work. We have Young Sect Master Wuyan to protect us."

Tao Zi nodded, and finally left a communication talisman, saying: "If anything happens, contact me immediately."

He took it solemnly and nodded vigorously, without asking why his senior sister gave the communication talisman to him instead of He Feicheng and the others.

From the moment he decided to leave with He Feicheng, he became a true disciple of the Punishment Hall. As a disciple of the Punishment Hall, he would naturally believe in the decision of his senior sister unconditionally.

But just think about it and you will know the reason: Xing Yue is useless, He Feicheng will not be able to recover for a while, and he is the only one who can take some responsibility.

On the spirit ship, Fellow Daoist Yuan looked at the sect that was getting farther and farther away, and finally said, "Senior Sister Yue."

Tao Zi corrected him, "My last name is not Yue, it's Tao."

He readily accepted the offer and changed the subject, "Senior Sister Tao, Senior Brother Mo left me a note, telling me a lot of things, including his true background—he knew you wanted to ask about this."

Tao Zi sat at the bow, feeling faintly tired, and asked, "Isn't it a clone?"

"No, Senior Brother Wuyan's clone still has special abilities." Fellow Daoist Yuan paused before saying, "I don't know what this sentence means, but Senior Brother Mo said that Senior Sister must know."

Tao Zi nodded, looked at the sky which was beginning to brighten slightly, and said, "Go on."

Fellow Daoist Yuan thought for a while before finally saying, "He said that in his past lives, he was similar to Senior Sister and the demon cultivator who died at her hands. After his death in his previous life, he refused to reincarnate and unexpectedly met Senior Brother Wuyan. Senior Brother Wuyan signed a contract with him, giving him his memories and a physical clone, allowing him to become another Wuyan in this world."

She was startled and looked back.

Cheng Wuchou was also a little surprised and said, "Isn't he Wuyan's clone?"

Fellow Daoist Yuan hesitated and said, "I'm not sure. I don't even know what he's talking about, but he wrote in the letter that he is both himself and Wuyan. He possesses Wuyan's memories, and Wuyan also possesses his memories."

Cheng Wuchou was worried that the letter might contain important information, so he asked directly, "Where's the letter?"

"I burned it. Master was watching closely, so I couldn't leave a letter."

He thought for a moment and then said, "But he specifically reminded me to tell you something."

"Go ahead."

"Ever since Senior Sister Tao left Minglan Sect, the vague indulgence of the Heavenly Dao towards Minglan Sect has dissipated a lot. It seems that all this is directed at Senior Sister."

Tao Zi suddenly fell silent. Cheng Wuchou stood beside her and didn't say anything either.

Fellow Daoist Yuan tactfully walked to the stern of the boat to make room for the brother and sister.

Cheng Wuchou cast a soundproofing spell before speaking, "It allowed you to grow up in that kind of sect and made Yue Qingya your good friend. Is it trying to force you into demonic possession?"

Tao Zi remained silent for a long moment before she said, "Perhaps, but why? If Qingya's existence is to steal my luck, then what were the thirteen cultivators before Yue Qingya doing?"

He slowly exhaled and said, "It's more likely that they'll kill two birds with one stone. They'll cultivate a Yue Qingya and force you to become a demon. What exactly is Heaven trying to do?"

Tao Zi corrected him: "The more accurate way to put it is what human nature wants to do according to the Way of Heaven."