Chapter 168 Getting the Necklace
The Palace Master of Xulan Palace closed his eyes. Lian Qingzhou became more and more anxious, but did not dare to urge him.
After an unknown amount of time, she continued, "It sounds like you know a lot. Why didn't you tell that person?"
Lian Qingzhou said respectfully, "Surrounded by bad people, we are also on guard against that sect."
The Palace Master looked up at her again and asked one last question: "What do you mean by sacrifice?"
"There's another sect in the Minglan Sect that has been cooperating with alien races for a long time. In order to gain their trust, they have to sacrifice some of their people every once in a while."
"Long-term cooperation?" The Palace Master of Xulan Palace chewed on these four words, his expression becoming more and more sarcastic.
"Palace Master, please don't misunderstand. The so-called cooperation is nothing more than a struggle between us."
She looked at Lian Qingzhou and softened her tone: "For example?"
"for example?"
The Palace Master asked slowly, "For example, in the Xulan Palace, where is your wrestling manifested?"
Lian Qingzhou was stunned for a moment and said, "Palace Master, Qingzhou personally believes that I have made it very clear just now."
She shook her head and said, "I want to know all the cooperation and struggles from beginning to end."
Lian Qingzhou bit his lip and spoke after a long moment, "First, the aliens collaborated with the traitors of Xulan Palace. The details of the collaboration have just been explained. As for us, we will protect the Palace Master, pretend to be deaf and dumb for a while, and then begin the cleanup to prevent the aliens from taking root here."
The Palace Master lowered her eyes and asked, "Is the necklace your goal?"
"Their goal is the necklace, and our goal is to prevent them from getting the necklace."
Tao Zi frowned. Judging from the current information, Lian Qingzhou was lying.
"Then why didn't you stop them from the beginning? Your so-called game is to let them do it and then stop them?" The Palace Master laughed. "You're trading the lives of everyone in my palace for your good reputation. What a game!"
"That's not the case!" Lian Qingzhou said anxiously, "They promised to tell us their purpose and allow us to fight for it."
As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that she had said the wrong thing.
The Palace Master slowly stood up and took a step closer to Lian Qingzhou, his words uttered with tears and blood: "In order to fight for your own interests, you allow the alien race to slaughter our palace? Fine, fine, what a Minglan Sect!"
Lian Qingzhou took a few steps back and tried to explain: "No, Palace Master, we..."
"No, then tell me, what good will this world gain from doing this?!"
She stammered and couldn't speak.
The Palace Master laughed in anger: "I think you have been corrupted by the alien race for a long time and have forgotten your original intentions!"
The next second, astonishing spiritual energy began to flow into the palace master's body frantically, and Lian Qingzhou's face changed drastically.
"Today, no aliens or traitors here will be able to leave!"
A terrifying spiritual attack went straight to Lian Qingzhou's heart. Unexpectedly, a three-petal flower appeared on Lian Qingzhou's forehead and blocked the attack. She took advantage of this moment to escape.
The Palace Master looked into the distance and said hatefully, "Qing Lan!"
Tao Zi knocked out the little fox in her arms and jumped down from the tree.
She ignored the turmoil of spiritual energy everywhere, walked forward, bowed, and said, "Senior."
The Palace Master looked at her with a cold tone: "Yue Qiran, it really is you."
"Yes, after not seeing you for many years, the Palace Master is still as elegant as ever."
The Palace Master laughed: "You still have the leisure to exchange pleasantries in such a dangerous moment. You are as usual."
She threw a necklace that appeared out of thin air to her and said calmly, "This is the necklace. Take it."
Tao Zi was stunned when she looked at the necklace.
The Palace Master continued, "This necklace is the key to a relic, but it is only one-third of the key, so it is useless."
Tao Zi asked doubtfully, "Ruins?"
"The Imperial Princess sacrificed herself to bury the remains of countless alien battlefields. As for what lies within, no one knows."
The Palace Master sneered at this and said, "Three thousand years ago, the mortal royal family sacrificed themselves to save the people; three thousand years later, the immortal cultivators sacrificed mortals to curry favor with the alien race. This truly fulfilled the words of the Imperial Princess."
Tao Zi asked, "What?"
"Immortal cultivators may be reliable in times of crisis, but that doesn't mean mortals can rely on them to survive." The emotion in her words was peculiar, making Tao Zi unsure of her attitude. "At the time, the Empress Dowager believed that cultivating immortals meant using the resources of this world as a stepping stone to enter a higher realm. Therefore, immortal cultivators could never put themselves in the shoes of mortals. Mortals had to possess their own power to force immortal cultivators to face us squarely, to maintain their dignity in front of them."
Although Tao Zi didn't know what she was thinking, she still said, "Humans are always selfish, and immortal cultivators are also human. There are selfless people, but they are very rare."
The Palace Master laughed, then waved his hand and said, "The aliens are coming soon, you can go now."
She bowed deeply and said, "Palace Master, take care."
"If I break free from the restraints, I will surely die. There's no point in taking care of myself. But if you take my necklace, you must promise me one thing."
"Palace Master, please speak."
"Find those demon cultivators who are collaborating with alien races and kill them."
Tao Zi looked at her in surprise. She said, "Let's put aside the Heart Gu for now. The corpse transformation must be related to the demonic cultivators. What's more, that person seems to be concerned about the disciple who successfully transformed. If I'm not mistaken, two groups will come next. One group will kill the aliens and the demonic cultivators, and the other group will kill the aliens and protect the demonic cultivators."
The Palace Master paused for a moment and continued, "Qinglan is a Celestial Lord. It's too difficult for you to deal with him with your strength. So, help me find the demonic cultivators related to the alien race and do my best to eliminate them."
"Yes, Qi Ran will do his best."
"Remember, anyone who collaborates with aliens cannot be trusted!"
Tao Zi bowed finally and left quickly.
The fox cousin in her arms fainted for a long time before waking up.
Tao Zi patted its head and asked, "Where are Yue Shan and the others now?"
The fox cousin ignored this and said angrily, "You actually knocked me out!"
"It wasn't me, it was the Palace Master who did it. After all, you are a demon, so you have to be on guard."
Perhaps her tone was too serious, Jiao'er was actually fooled: "Really?"
"Of course it's true."
Seeing her sincerity, it slowly said, "Zhao Xue and the others are still where they are."
Tao Zi quickened her pace and hurried over.
When we got there, it was already a mess.
Han Yueshan knocked a demon cultivator unconscious with a palm strike, and when he turned around he saw her: "Senior Sister, you're finally back! We almost thought we couldn't wait for you. They said this place was going to explode!"
Li Xiu had already taken out the spiritual weapon and said, "Everyone get on board, hurry up!"
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