Despite his complaints, Zuan still said, "But how could those people possibly listen to me? And I can't voluntarily reveal my relationship with you."
Having experienced what happened to Cheng Xiong, he knew that there were too many clever people in the palace, and that it was easy to be doomed if he revealed even the slightest flaw.
Zhu Xie Chixin is currently searching everywhere for Yun Jianyue, and the emperor is also paying close attention to this. He doesn't want to get himself into trouble.
Moreover, it was inconvenient for him to meet those prisoners of the Demonic Cult as an Embroidered-Robed Envoy. Currently, only Yun Jianyue and Qiu Honglei, the master and disciple, knew his identity. They were trustworthy, but the other members of the Demonic Cult were a mixed bag, and he dared not take the risk.
“You don’t need to reveal your relationship with me,” Yun Jianyue said after listening to his concerns. “Just go there in your true form and say that Hong Lei asked you to save someone. They will believe you.”
"Why?" Zuan asked, somewhat surprised.
Yun Jianyue said, "Some of the prisoners knew you, such as Huo Sanren. He even tried to capture you on your way to the capital."
"So it was him." Zu An immediately remembered him. Back then, the eight great wandering masters of the Demonic Sect came out to capture him. They were so powerful back then. Unfortunately, Ice Wanderer was killed by Mosquito Daoist, and Fire Wanderer is now a prisoner. He wondered what had become of the others.
Yun Jianyue continued, "There's another person you might have seen before in Mingyue City, Hong Lei's senior brother Gu Yueyi. It seems he was also captured."
"That guy? I remember him." Zu An recalled that he had once impersonated Chen Xuan to commit a crime, but the imposter ran into the real Chen Xuan and got beaten to a pulp.
"He's also your apprentice. Your taste in taking on disciples isn't very good." For some reason, Zu'an was a little annoyed. How could such a beautiful woman take on a male apprentice?
“I have quite a few disciples like this,” Yun Jianyue rolled her eyes. “With various factions vying for power within the Holy Sect, I naturally need to do my best to cultivate my own direct lineage in order to secure my position as sect leader. Taking on disciples is one of the simplest and most effective ways to cultivate direct lineage, so why not?”
Zuan couldn't help but sigh, "It's so pitiful to be your apprentice. You used him from the very beginning. I feel sorry for my Honglei."
Yun Jianyue said calmly, "They can become my disciples and receive far better resources than before. It's a win-win situation, so what's there to pity? Besides, Hong Lei is different from the others. She is my direct disciple, and only she has received the true teachings of my cultivation techniques."
Zuan couldn't help but roll his eyes: "You might as well not have passed on your old maid technique to her."
Suddenly, a thought struck him: Yun Jianyue's "Heavenly Demon's Enchanting Voice" seemed to have the same name as one of Daji's skills. Was it just a coincidence or was there some kind of connection?
Well, they're all about seduction anyway, so they seem pretty much the same.
"What did you say?!" Upon hearing the words "Old Maid Technique," Yun Jianyue's eyebrows twitched.
The anger value from Yun Jianyue is +999 +999 +999...
These words were clearly too damaging to her.
Zu An quickly changed the subject: "By the way, when I rescued Hong Lei last time, I also saw one of your sect's experts being captured by Cheng Xiong. It seems to be the one who fought with the Crown Prince's tutor in the Eastern Palace."
Upon hearing the serious matter, Yun Jianyue disregarded her anger and replied, "He is Elder Sun Luzhen of the sect. He is an upright man and is also extremely loyal to me."
As she spoke, a hint of melancholy appeared between her brows. Her loyal followers had suffered heavy losses during this assassination attempt at the palace.
"It's obvious." Zu An recalled that Sun Luzhen really had a chance to leave safely back then, but in the end, he was captured because he was trying to save Qiu Honglei from danger.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask, "As far as I know, your Demonic Sect has many experts, so why have only sent so few this time?"
He remembered Qiu Honglei mentioning that the sect also had a vice leader, left and right envoys, Dharma Kings, elders, and eight free spirits. During the assassination attempt at the palace, he didn't seem to see any of those Dharma Kings or envoys.
Yun Jianyue sighed: "I told you before that there are many factions in the sect. Although I am the sect leader, I can't make decisions on many things with just a word. Many people in the sect disagreed with the assassination attempt in the palace. Although I used my power as the sect leader to make it happen, the other factions just went through the motions. I could only let them hold off the other forces in the capital. I had to lead my own people to the front lines."
Zuan couldn't help but complain: "I didn't expect that even after becoming a Grandmaster, you'd still be living such a miserable life."
Yun Jianyue said irritably, "Even the emperor, who has become the most powerful person in the world, still has a lot of frustrating things to do. How can one live a life so carefree?"
Zu An looked at her with some concern: "According to you, your direct subordinates suffered heavy losses in this assassination attempt at the palace, and you yourself were also seriously injured. Will you still be able to hold onto your position as the leader of the sect?"
Yun Jianyue said proudly, "I am not dead, so how can anyone else in the sect possibly turn the tide?"
Zu An thought to himself, "Go ahead and make all those promises. What if you go back and are turned into a weapon by a rebel who usurps your throne? I can't bear that."
But then I thought about it again, and with the other party's cultivation level here, I was indeed worrying unnecessarily.
His attention returned to the case: "There's another troublesome matter. All the captured assassins are now in the hands of General Guo Zhi of the Right Guard. I may not be able to get in touch with them."
Yun Jianyue snorted: "You and the Crown Princess have a pretty good relationship, don't you? Use your charm to get to her. You should know that Cheng Xiong is Prince Qi's man. You're not the only one who wants to get rid of him."
Zu An's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Sister Leader, with your intelligence and wisdom, whoever marries you in the future will probably be unable to attract any other women."
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