The Goddess of Wushan smiled slightly: "There is no hidden story. I just felt that there seems to be a hidden power in her body. It is very strong. She should be able to protect herself."
"Power hidden within strength?" The Mermaid Queen was somewhat bewildered. She thought that theoretically, the Demon Saintess's cultivation level should not be as high as hers, but when she thought of the other party's extraordinary knowledge and composure, she suddenly became uncertain.
Zuan remained quite calm, as if he had known this all along.
Actually, he didn't suspect anything at first. When she first met him, she was willing to break with the entire demon race for him. She was like a girl in love, very much like his sister Ling'er.
But the numerous details that followed made him vaguely aware that something was wrong. If he hadn't paid attention, he would probably be long dead by now, having spent so many years teetering on the edge of life and death.
For example, regarding Manman's whereabouts, he investigated entirely based on the information provided by Mikado Baiqing, but he couldn't find any trace of her at all, as if she had never appeared in those places.
After thinking it over, the only thing that could be wrong is the information provided in that small town at the beginning.
At first, he even suspected that Xie Daoyun was deliberately misleading him out of jealousy, but he quickly dismissed the idea. He had known Xie Daoyun for so many years, and she was gentle and refined, the kind of well-educated and sensible lady from a respectable family, definitely not the kind of vicious woman.
Furthermore, after observing some details of their subsequent interactions, he gradually began to think that the other person might not be the real Xie Daoyun.
For example, when they were being intimate, he would deliberately use some little secrets that only he and Xie Daoyun knew to test her. Although she tried her best to act it out, she obviously didn't know those things.
He then realized that every time the other person was intimate with him, although she seemed passionate and affectionate on the surface, there was always a kind of indifference and hatred in her heart.
He simply couldn't understand why a woman who hated a man would willingly submit to him.
And if there was hatred, why was no anger detected at all?
Sometimes he even thinks he's overthinking things.
As he came into this world, more and more details confirmed to him that this woman was indeed hiding far too many secrets.
He tried to test the other party several times, but unfortunately, the other party did not reveal any flaws.
However, after he became suspicious, he was able to secretly check the other person's body during intimate moments, and he also sensed that a powerful force seemed to be sealed within the other person's body.
Fearing that the other party would notice, he dared not explore the sealed area too much.
The two acted out a scene together, creating a harmonious and congenial atmosphere.
Until recently, the other party seemed somewhat distracted, as if they were no longer going to pretend.
Zu'an had no choice but to continue pretending, as he would probably need to find out Manman's whereabouts, or even the real Xie Daoyun's location, through the other party.
The other party knows so much about Xie Daoyun, and also knows himself very well, so he must have learned it from Xie Daoyun.
He was planning to find a suitable opportunity to confront him, but to his utter surprise, the other party suddenly disappeared.
He was worried that she might just leave, so even if what the Goddess of Wushan said made sense, he had to find her as soon as possible, whether for Manman or Xie Daoyun.
So he bowed to the Goddess of Wushan and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Goddess. I should go find her first, otherwise I will feel uneasy."
The Goddess of Wushan hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "This matter was caused by me, so I'll go with you to find it."
Zuan glanced at her in surprise. This was really out of character for her, who was usually aloof. However, having such a native to help would make things much easier. Besides, the other person looked so much like Manman, and was pleasing to the eye just by looking at her: "Then thank you very much, Goddess."
The Mermaid Queen watched her warily, wondering if this woman had also developed feelings for Brother Zu.
The thought that the other person looked exactly like the woman Brother Zu loved filled her with a deep sense of powerlessness.
Xing Tian and Kua Fu walked over and cupped their hands in greeting to the group, saying, "We need to go back and report what happened here, so we can't stay with you."
With such a major event that just happened at Zhongshan, all the forces in the world are probably in an uproar. They will definitely have to return to their tribes to discuss their next strategy.
"Until we meet again!" Zuan still had a lot of questions he wanted to ask them, but finding Mikado Beiqing was the priority, so he didn't dare to waste any more time.
After parting ways with them, Zuan began searching for any trace of Mikado Byasu's disappearance. He had been focused on dealing with the female demon and Mikado Byasu had deliberately concealed her whereabouts, so he hadn't noticed her departure.
The Goddess of Wushan pointed in a direction: "I am very familiar with every plant and tree in Wushan. I can sense that she is heading this way. However, Wushan is just one peak in the Lingshan Mountains. The entire Lingshan Mountains are continuous, so it is not easy to find someone."
Zuan knew she wasn't lying. The spiritual mountains in this world were not the primitive mountains on Earth. They were thousands of times larger, with mountains tens of thousands of meters high everywhere. There were countless dangerous poisonous creatures and ferocious beasts inside, as well as many caves built by powerful cultivators. The caves were often surrounded by various deadly mazes.
Even if you threw a grandmaster-level expert from the cultivation world into this vast spiritual mountain, it would be like throwing a homebody into a primeval forest on Earth—they would almost certainly die.
Trying to find a missing person here is like searching for a needle in a haystack.
"It's alright, it will be much easier once I have a direction. Thank you, Goddess." Zu'an quickly headed in the direction the other person pointed out, turning left and right along the way, as if someone was guiding him.
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