Their eyes lit up. Could their junior sister actually seal the Soul-Devouring Banner? If so, they were relieved.
Then Qiyue turned to ask Ye Qingyu.
"Then let me ask you, how many people in the Hengyang Sect know that the Soul-Devouring Banner is in Xia Wanqing's hands?"
"Besides the two elders of the Enforcement Hall, the Supreme Elder, the First Elder, the Outer Sect Elders, and all the disciples, the other four elders of the Inner Sect also know."
"That's not right. There are six inner sect elders besides the Supreme Elder. There should be five more besides the Grand Elder. So what's the matter with the last one?" Qi Yue frowned.
Ye Qingyu's gaze remained blank: "The Sixth Elder is dead."
"..." Qi Yue's eyebrows twitched.
The Sixth Elder is dead?!
So, what's next...?
"Tell me everything you know."
"Okay." Ye Qingyu listened blankly to Qiyue's orders and repeated them in detail.
"Since the Tiannan Secret Realm incident, the sect elders have had some complaints about Xia Wuxin and also have some dissatisfaction with Xia Wanqing. The situation could have taken a turn for the better, but a few months ago, the sect elders all received a secret letter from Xia Wanqing about plotting to harm the sect disciples. This matter is of great importance, and the First Elder ordered the Fourth Elder to investigate it in secret."
"After Xia Wanqing returned from the Forbidden Forest, the Fourth Elder discovered something amiss, and the disciple who delivered the secret message also revealed his true identity. He was none other than Xue Ling'er, whom Xia Wanqing had mentioned as a defector during our previous training trip."
It was her!
July was somewhat surprised.
It seems Xue Ling'er didn't listen and try to escape.
"Xia Wanqing drained Xue Ling'er's spiritual power. The Fourth Elder witnessed it with his own eyes. He was furious and wanted to execute Xia Wanqing on the spot, but during the fight with Xia Wanqing, he entered the suppression area of the Soul Devouring Banner. He sent a message to the First Elder."
"Unfortunately, when the First Elder arrived, the Fourth Elder had already disappeared. He only saw Xia Wuxin and his wife, Xia Wanqing, Luo Wuji, and an old man in black."
"Knowing he was no match for the enemy, the Grand Elder pretended nothing had happened and planned to inform the other elders about the matter, but he was seriously injured and placed under house arrest on Zhenyang Peak."
"Xia Wuxin wants to rebuild Hengyang Sect, while Shengzong wants to completely subdue all the downstream sects. They are in cahoots, and many inner disciples have already died at their hands."
"I have only one purpose in coming here: to kill Xia Wanqing. Only when she is dead will all this stop and the Grand Elder be rescued."
"Did the Grand Elder tell you all this?" Qi Yue raised an eyebrow.
Both the male and female leads have completely broken down; how can anyone trust that gloomy old man?
"I saw it with my own eyes," Ye Qingyu said, taking out a recording bead.
Qi Yue's eyes lit up, and she took it. She, Le Luoxi, and Gu Xingchuan opened the recording bead. Inside were images of the Fourth Elder tracking Xia Wanqing, breaking the seal on the Soul Devouring Banner, and several elders, Xia Wuxin's father, and the Holy Sect colluding to attack the Grand Elder.
Put away the photo-capture bead.
Qi Yue, Gu Xingchuan, and Le Luoxi exchanged a glance and both guessed what was going on.
"They didn't kill the Grand Elder, could it be that they want to make him the first sacrifice after Xia Wanqing enters the Nascent Soul stage?"
The three spoke in unison, each seeing the other's understanding in their eyes.
The photo pearl was accepted by July.
She put it in her pocket, removed the truth talisman, and the talisman fell and vanished, restoring Ye Qingyu's clarity to her eyes.
"What did you do to me?" Looking at Qiyue's expression, Ye Qingyu frowned, became alert, and jumped back to a safe distance.
His intuition told him that Qiyue was definitely up to something.
This place is not safe to stay!
Ye Qingyu's pupils contracted, and she flashed forward before Qi Yue grabbed her collar.
Why are you running?
Qi Yue looked puzzled, and Ye Qingyu immediately broke down: "How did you catch me?"
July tilted her head, looking bewildered: "Is it difficult?"
Ye Qingyu's face immediately turned even more ashen than if she had eaten shit.
But he couldn't waste time here. Since Qiyue didn't want to kill him, he had to complete the task the Grand Elder had entrusted to him. Hengyang Sect couldn't be destroyed by Xia Wuxin and his daughter. Moreover, if everyone knew about this, it would be entirely beneficial to him.
“Let’s go together.” Qi Yue looked at Ye Qingyu with a smile.
Just as Ye Qingyu was about to refuse, he heard Le Luoxi and Gu Xingchuan clenching their fists and making a cracking sound. He looked up and saw the two of them staring at him with gloomy expressions.
Their faces practically screamed, "Dare to refuse, or I'll kill you."
Even a silent fox was baring its teeth at him.
Its fur stood on end, and it made a frightening grinding sound.
A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle!
He forced a smile and uttered a single word with difficulty: "Okay."
"You scared me to death! I thought you were going to reject me." Qi Yue said with a smile, then released Ye Qingyu with a snap and kicked him mercilessly in the butt.
"Run!"
Qi Yue clearly did it on purpose, and even used spiritual power. Ye Qingyu was almost thrown face-first into the dirt. He gritted his teeth and steadied himself, his eyes dark and unfathomable.
He's heartless! He even tried to persuade her, and now he treats her like this. Since that's the case, don't blame him for turning his back on her. Judging from her expression, it seems like she wants to take revenge on Xia Wanqing. Didn't she want to follow him?
Perfect, he now has an extra helper, so things are stable now.
Thinking about it this way, Ye Qingyu didn't feel so bad anymore. Instead, she straightened her back and felt more at ease.
But then he realized that they weren't following him at all! They were clearly making him follow them!
He wanted to leave, but when he looked at the spiritual herbs and fruits, his feet suddenly wouldn't move.
Every step Qiyue took was the same one Xia Wanqing took in the original story. She picked fruits and vegetables along the way, and Qiyue was in an extremely good mood. If she encountered any monsters, she would throw Ye Qingyu out first.
After killing the Qingling Snake, Ye Qingyu collapsed to the ground, panting, and looked at Qiyue: "Hey! I killed that Qingling Snake, so I should get the lion's share of the spirit fruit, right?"
"Are you dreaming?" Qiyue looked at him like he was an idiot.
"A small snake? My senior sister could have dealt with it in one palm strike, yet you took so long. I'm already being generous by giving you a fruit; you still want more? You're asking for trouble!"
Qiyue gave Ye Qingyu a big middle finger, threw him a spirit fruit, and distributed the rest to her senior sisters and senior brothers.
Looking at what others had, and then at what she had, Ye Qingyu's lips instantly drooped. Just one? Just one? They really only gave him one? Are they trying to fob him off?
"Don't want it? Give it to me if you don't want it." A voice came from behind him, and Ye Qingyu instinctively thrust his sword forward. It was a boy with a cute appearance and dressed in a style similar to that of the Western Regions.
The boy wore a string of gold bells on his feet and wrists, which made a pleasant tinkling sound as he moved.
Dodging Ye Qingyu's attack with a sidestep, the boy hid behind Qiyue and gave Ye Qingyu the middle finger.
"You stingy person!"
"..." Damn it, I have such a short temper! How could I possibly tolerate this? Ye Qingyu immediately charged at the boy with her sword, and also put the spiritual fruit into her spatial ring.
After all, even a mosquito's leg is still meat, no matter how small.
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