Liu Yunqing's personality at this time was much more cheerful and relaxed than when she had just escaped from the Liu family, but she still found it difficult to accept Meng Shu's excessive enthusiasm.

Meng Shu was that Golden Core cultivator in pink robes.

Liu Yunqing assumed the other party had something to discuss with Master Jianxing, so after exchanging a few pleasantries, he prepared to leave.

As a result, Meng Shu saw Liu Yunqing leave, waved perfunctorily to Master Jianxing, and then caught up with him in two steps, saying:

"Junior Sister Zhenru, if Junior Sister Zhenru doesn't mind, shall I come to your cave as a guest?"

Liu Yunqing was taken aback, her pleading eyes turning to Jian Xing. Just as Jian Xing was about to speak, Meng Shu grabbed Liu Yunqing's arm and interrupted, saying:

"Junior Sister Zhenru, why are you looking at Senior Brother Jianxing? He has no right to tell you what to do with your friends."

Liu Yunqing was not a coy person, and seeing that the other party was eager to befriend her, she simply nodded.

When the two arrived at the cave, they found that someone was already waiting outside.

"Zhuo Ying? What brings you here?"

Before Liu Yunqing could speak, Meng Shu stepped forward to greet her.

Zhuo Ying was also surprised to see Meng Shu and Liu Yunqing together. After bowing, she said:

"If you've really come here to refine your natal magic weapon, let me ask if there's anything about formations I can help with."

Meng Shu suddenly realized something, pointed at the two of them, and said:

"How could I forget? You two are now partners on the same side. It's time to come."

"But Junior Sister Zhuo Ying, look at your squad leader, he's already at the Golden Core stage!"

If Zhuo Ying had said these words earlier, she might have paid a little more attention to them.

Having spent a long time with Liu Yunqing, Zhuo Ying had become accustomed to Liu Yunqing's abnormally rapid advancement and found it impossible for him to compete with Liu Yunqing in terms of cultivation advancement.

Hearing Meng Shu say this, he merely curled his lips into a smile, a hint of pride shimmering in his deep black eyes, and said with a firm and confident voice:

"Zhenru has its own strengths, and Zhuoying has its own strengths. As long as they are on the same path, what does it matter if they are a little faster or slower?"

Zhuo Ying's sincerity and confidence impressed Liu Yunqing, who immediately nodded as soon as she finished speaking.

"That's right! Zhuo Ying's formation is very powerful. Even if you hadn't come looking for me, I was planning to come looking for you anyway."

Liu Yunqing brought the topic back, and Meng Shu stopped talking and let Zhuo Ying talk about the important matter of finding Liu Yunqing.

"Tell me what effect you want first, and I'll go back and ask my master. Once it's engraved, I'll send it to you, and then you can take it to Daoist Mingzhao."

When Zhuo Ying said this, she showed a rare hint of girlishness and winked at Liu Yunqing.

Seeing the two exchanging glances, Meng Shu looked at Liu Yunqing and Zhuo Ying with her beautiful eyes, as if she wanted to say something but ultimately said nothing.

Zhuo Ying didn't stay long at Liu Yunqing's cave. After finishing her business and inviting Liu Yunqing to visit her cave, she got up to take her leave.

After seeing Zhuo Ying off, Liu Yunqing looked at Meng Shu with a serious expression.

Meng Shu, who was drinking tea, noticed Liu Yunqing staring at her like that and asked, somewhat puzzled:

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that, Junior Sister Zhenru?"

Liu Yunqing didn't beat around the bush and asked in a serious tone:

"Senior Sister Meng, you can tell me what it is now."

Meng Shu was taken aback, her face showing some confusion, and she shook her head, saying:

"What's wrong? I'm fine."

Seeing Liu Yunqing's serious expression, Meng Shu realized what was happening, covered her mouth with her hand, and smiled, her eyes narrowing as she said:

"I'm really fine, I just want to be friends with you."

"As for why? Naturally, it's because the enemy of my enemy is my friend."

Liu Yunqing didn't ask who their common enemy was, but simply nodded with some doubt, and then said to Meng Shu:

"If there's nothing else, then please do as you please, Senior Sister Meng. I do have some things to attend to."

She doesn't just have some things to do, she has a ton of things to do.

She has been traveling around for the past few years and has hardly had time to cultivate herself. Her cultivation level and combat ability have gradually increased, but she has not yet had time to explore many of the mysteries within her cultivation.

Now that she finally has such a rare moment of leisure, Liu Yunqing doesn't want to waste a single moment.

Meng Shu understood Liu Yunqing's subtext. Apart from admiring Liu Yunqing's genius and hard work, she was not unhappy at all.

Seeing you like this makes me want to go back and cultivate too. Alright, I'll go back and work hard too.

After finishing her tea, Meng Shu got up to say goodbye.

But Liu Yunqing is destined to find no peace today.

After sending Meng Shu out of the cave, Liu Yunqing returned to the cave and overheard a familiar name while passing two servants.

Who are you talking about?

The two servants, who were whispering and gossiping, suddenly heard Liu Yunqing's voice. A look of surprise flashed across their faces, but after seeing who it was, they quickly bowed respectfully to Liu Yunqing.

Liu Yunqing lifted the two of them up and continued to ask:

"I just heard you mention Fellow Daoist Qiu Zhengping. Could you help me find out if he's in a sect?"

Upon hearing Liu Yunqing's words, the two servants first exchanged a furtive glance, and then one of them spoke vaguely with a strange expression:

"That Senior Qiu should not be in the sect."

Liu Yunqing was unaware of the aftermath of the underwater mansion. If she hadn't heard Qiu Zhengping's name, she wouldn't have remembered the matter at all.

Hearing the name Qiu Zhengping now brings back memories of what happened back then, so I couldn't help but ask him about it.

Seeing the unusual expressions on their faces, Liu Yunqing guessed that something must have happened.

Qiu Zhengping had left a good impression on Liu Yunqing, and upon learning that something might have happened to him, she couldn't help but ask:

"The way you all look, is something wrong with Fellow Daoist Qiu?"

Liu Yunqing frowned, startling the two servants who hurriedly waved their hands, saying:

"No, no, no, we didn't know if Senior Qiu was in trouble."

"But your expressions don't look like everything's alright."

The servant who had spoken earlier cautiously raised his hand and said:

“We really don’t know what happened to Senior Qiu. We only heard about him recently.”

Seeing that Liu Yunqing was listening attentively, the servant knew that the two probably had some connection, so he told Liu Yunqing what he had heard.

It turned out that the two were talking about Qiu Zhengping not because Qiu Zhengping had done anything wrong, but because Qiu Zhengping had not returned to the sect for a long time, and it was said that he had caused a small disturbance in the sect for some reason.

Several years had passed, and almost everyone in the sect had forgotten about Qiu Zhengping. But in the past few days, someone said that they had seen Qiu Zhengping in Tai Xuan City.

"However, it's not certain, because the senior brother who saw him said that the person looks exactly like Senior Qiu, but his cultivation level is said to be, I think, probably already at the Nascent Soul stage."

Qiu Zhengping was only an inner disciple. He had a decent dual spiritual root, but due to his limited comprehension, it took him more than a hundred years to advance to the Golden Core stage.

It's hard to accept that he has become a Nascent Soul cultivator after only a few years of absence. No wonder the servant used a bunch of words to express disbelief.

Of course, Liu Yunqing was also shocked to learn that Qiu Zhengping had already reached the Nascent Soul stage.

However, her shock was short-lived. She quickly realized that the other party had probably obtained a legacy or other opportunity from the lost mansion.

Everyone has their own destiny, and Liu Yunqing wasn't envious. However, the fact that Qiu Zhengping and Feng Piaopiao were both in Taixuan City suddenly made Liu Yunqing somewhat interested in the auction, which she hadn't been interested in before.