"avoid arousing suspicion?"

Qin Feng's lips curled up slightly, revealing a playful expression.

What's the point of avoiding me?

"Are you lacking confidence in yourself? Or do you not trust Ning Yao enough?"

"It's said that you two have a bond that spans tens of thousands of years!"

"Don't you even have this much trust?"

Junyi snorted coldly. "Of course I believe my wife, it's you I don't believe!"

Qin Feng pursed his lips. "Since you believe her, isn't that enough?"

"Could I possibly force myself on her?"

Junyi was about to speak when Ning Yao interrupted him coldly. "Junyi, have you said enough?"

"This is the Heavenly Palace, what can Fellow Daoist Qin do to me?"

Junyi frowned slightly. "Ning Yao, you've been leaving early and coming home late these past few days, acting all mysterious."

"Are you hiding something from me?"

Junyi stared directly at Ning Yao. Ning Yao's behavior these past few days had been too abnormal, and his intuition told him that this woman was hiding something from him.

Ning Yao secretly came to the back mountain to see Qin Feng again today, which made him even more convinced of his suspicions.

Ning Yao felt a little guilty, but on the surface, she showed no signs of anything amiss.

"Heh, what could I possibly be hiding from you?"

"I've only been helping Fellow Daoist Qin find a few spiritual herbs these past few days!"

"It's a spiritual ingredient for refining the Spirit Source Pill. He said he'd give me one if I succeeded!"

Junyi's gaze sharpened. "Spirit Source Pill?"

"Even if he can really refine the Spirit Source Pill, it doesn't seem to be of any use to you or me, right?"

Ning Yao nodded. "It really doesn't work!"

"But there doesn't seem to be any problem with me helping Fellow Daoist Qin, does there?"

Junyi opened his mouth, but didn't know how to respond.

If Ning Yao was truly only helping Qin Feng find medicinal herbs, then there would be no problem at all.

He just suspected that Ning Yao was lying.

If Ning Yao was really just helping Qin Feng find medicinal herbs, why didn't she tell him?

Was there any need to hide it from him?

Ning Yao knew Junyi wouldn't believe her, but she didn't want to say anything more. She looked at Qin Feng and said...

"Fellow Daoist Qin, I'm truly sorry to have made you laugh!"

Qin Feng smiled and said, "It's alright!"

"By the way, what have you thought about what I just mentioned?"

Ning Yao frowned slightly. Qin Feng's words, spoken in front of Junyi, clearly carried a threatening connotation.

She hesitated for a moment, then sighed almost imperceptibly. "I agree!"

Qin Feng didn't say anything more and simply vanished.

Junyi watched Qin Feng disappear from sight, his face gradually darkening. He looked at Ning Yao and asked.

"What exactly are you hiding from me about him?"

Ning Yao frowned slightly, staring directly at Junyi. "He wants me to accompany him to Tianqi City!"

"Someone told him that his wife and children were in Lingqiu's hands!"

Junyi's expression darkened, and he asked, "Besides that, did he say anything else to you?"

Ning Yao didn't answer but asked a question instead. "What do you want him to tell me?"

Junyi relaxed upon hearing this, realizing that Ning Yao must have said something wrong, otherwise Qin Feng wouldn't have just left.

However, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Yaoyao, you didn't tell him you didn't know about this, did you?"

Ning Yao felt somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, even though he had previously believed that Junyi had cooperated with Lingqiu.

However, she still harbored a sliver of hope, and Junyi's words undoubtedly shattered that hope.

This man is truly in cahoots with Lingqiu!

Lingqiu is a member of the Ling clan; how could Junyi be like this?

"I don't!"

"I'm not stupid. Knowing you've set him up, why would I expose you?"

"Why didn't you tell me about something this big sooner?"

"Aren't you worried that I might let something slip in front of Qin Feng?"

"Or do you think Qin Feng is a fool who wouldn't ask me for advice?"

Junyi breathed a sigh of relief, then explained, "The reason I didn't tell you was because I was worried you'd be too soft-hearted!"

"Qin Feng poses a tremendous threat to you and me, and even to the entire God Race!"

"I cannot eat or sleep peacefully until I get rid of him!"

Ning Yao asked, "Aren't you worried that the plan will fail?"

"If Lingqiu fails to harm Qin Feng, do you know how severe the consequences will be?"

Junyi sneered. "My plan is flawless; there's absolutely no way it could fail!"

Ning Yao frowned slightly. "Do you know how terrifying Qin Feng's strength is?"

Junyi nodded. "Of course I know, that's why I want to get rid of him!"

Ning Yao sighed almost imperceptibly. "What gives you your confidence?"

Junyi smiled slightly. "Naturally, it's a joint effort between you and me. As long as we fight him with all our might, we might have a chance to kill him!"

“But doing that would be too risky, so I thought of cooperating with Lingqiu.”

Ning Yao chuckled. "You're using Ling Qiu, so is it possible he's using you too?"

"It is not advisable to negotiate with a tiger for its skin!"

"Moreover, Lingqiu is not a tiger, but the Holy Son of the Spirit Clan, with the entire Spirit Clan as his backing."

"Outside the Five Elements Divine Shock Formation, there are more than a dozen Primordial Saint Emperors of the Spirit Race!"

Junyi looked disdainful. "Don't worry, I've already thought of a solution, there's absolutely no chance of anything going wrong."

Seeing Junyi's confident and assertive demeanor, Ning Yao felt somewhat helpless.

She could tell that Junyi was unaware of how terrifying Qin Feng was!

Qin Feng's strength has far surpassed the peak of the Heavenly Emperor Realm. Even a sixth-rank Sovereign might not be a match for Qin Feng.

She knew that no matter what she said at this moment, Junyi wouldn't believe her.

Even if they say they know, they will never take it seriously in their hearts.

If she wanted to save Junyi's life, she had to beg Qin Feng to show mercy.

Besides that, she couldn't think of any other way.

Of course, she could tell Junyi the truth now, but that would enrage Qin Feng.

Not only will she be unable to protect Junyi, but she herself will also be killed by Qin Feng.

Junyi frowned and said in a serious tone, "You cannot accompany him to Tianqi City!"

“Tianqi City is now a trap. If you go with Qin Feng, Lingqiu might deal with you as well.”

Ning Yao sneered. "Doesn't Lingqiu recognize me?"

Junyi said, "He naturally knows you, but since you're accompanying Qin Feng, he'll treat you as Qin Feng's helper!"

Ning Yao glanced at Junyi. "You seem to be overthinking it!"

"I am at the peak of the Heavenly Emperor Realm, why would he want to have another opponent like me?"

"If it were you, you probably wouldn't cause any unnecessary trouble, right?"

"Besides, you two are business partners. Would he dare to touch your woman?"

Junyi frowned slightly. "I'm actually worried that Qin Feng might use you as leverage to threaten me at a crucial moment!"

"Therefore you cannot go to Tianqi City. Even if you must go, you must go secretly with me!"

Ning Yao glanced at Junyi and smiled bitterly to herself. She naturally didn't want to go, but if she didn't go, Qin Feng would never give up.

She hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly. "I must go with Qin Feng, otherwise he might become suspicious!"

"Given his intelligence, once he becomes suspicious, he is very likely to connect it to your cooperation with Lingqiu and the trap you set for him in Tianqi City."

"His invitation for me to accompany him to Tianqi City probably indicates that he already has suspicions about this."