Of course, she wouldn't admit to these things, but when Zu'an inadvertently revealed it, she was so embarrassed that she almost wanted to crawl into a hole.
She was, after all, a Grandmaster, and quickly regained her composure: "I have no interest in discussing these matters with you. I will spare your life for Chu Yan's sake, regarding your ambush of me earlier. Do not bother me again in the future."
Zuan was puzzled: "We just made a fair and square bet. How could I have plotted against you? There were so many people there who could testify for me."
Yan Xuehen sneered: "Do you think I'm stupid? Although I'm not as capricious as that demon Yun Jianyue, I'm not so easily bound by a few words. If I kill you now, who will know it was me? It's all for Chu Yan's sake. Don't be ungrateful."
Zu An frowned, but he knew he couldn't argue with her about this, so he changed the subject and asked, "By the way, I've heard that Baiyujing has always considered itself a prestigious and righteous sect, so why would it collude with the demon race and help them supply military materials? Wouldn't that cause countless human lives to be lost?"
Yan Xuehen frowned slightly: "Nonsense, when has our sect ever done such a thing?"
"Isn't that what your good junior brother is doing? He's colluded with Zuo Su, the prefect of Yunzhong County, turning the entire Yunzhong officialdom into a community of interests, and has been colluding with the demon race to engage in smuggling all along," Zu An said coldly. "Don't tell me you didn't know?"
Yan Xuehen remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "I have never concerned myself with worldly affairs, so I am not clear about these matters. I will verify them when I return."
Upon hearing that it wasn't their sect that was behind it all, Zu An couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, the person in question was a grandmaster who could take his life at any moment, so it was already quite commendable that they were patient enough to explain.
“Then I’ll have to trouble you, Abbot,” Zu’an suddenly remembered something, took out a set of cosmetics from his pocket and handed it over. These were expensive items he had bought from Yanzhikou before. “Please take these back with you, Abbot.”
Yan Xuehen glanced at them, shook her head and said, "I don't need these, and you don't need to give me gifts to curry favor."
Zuan: "..."
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Please take this to Chu Yan, Abbot."
Yan Xuehen: "!!!"
Her face darkened: "I already told you, Chu Yan has nothing to do with you anymore. Don't disturb her pursuit of the Heavenly Dao any longer."
Anger from Yan Xuehen: +233 +233 +233...
After saying that, he flicked his sleeve and drifted away, leaving only a faint fragrance in the air as proof that he had been there.
Looking at the dazzling array of cosmetics on the table, Zu'an felt like crying. Should he have given her two sets and she would have accepted them?
Ugh, this Rouge & Cocoon stuff is so unlucky, I've tried giving it to several people but haven't been able to get it to go.
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The next morning, an embroidered-robed messenger came to report: "Lord Zu, the matter you asked me to investigate yesterday has been clarified."
"What was the result?" Zu'an, who was meditating on the bed, opened his eyes.
"Indeed, it is just as Lord Zu guessed," the embroidered-robed messenger replied.
"You've worked hard." After offering a few words of encouragement and dismissing the other party, Zu An sighed deeply, "Just as I thought."
Next, he told the others in the inn that he was going into seclusion to recuperate and not to be disturbed unless necessary.
He had Daji wear his clothes and impersonate him in the room, while he changed his clothes and quietly left the inn.
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