Chapter 100 Bai Ruoqian's Anxiety
"Qian'er, why are you so late?" Fu Zhenghan's face was filled with anger, and he was increasingly dissatisfied with his disciple.
The elder sneered, "You, a junior, actually made us wait for almost half an hour. You're becoming more and more ill-mannered!"
"I'm sorry... I... I was just feeling a little unwell, and I've only just recovered a bit."
Seeing her pale face, Fu Zhenghan's anger subsided somewhat, and he said, "Alright, since you're not feeling well, please sit down."
"Yes." Bai Ruoqian carefully observed the expressions of the others, but couldn't discern anything amiss for the moment. "Master, why did you summon me here?"
"It's about what happened last night."
Upon hearing this, Bai Ruoqian felt her legs go weak and her heart pounded wildly.
Has she been implicated?!
Fu Zhenghan: "The interrogation of those assassins last night yielded results, which is why I summoned you here—"
"I don't!!"
Bai Ruoqian's eyes showed panic as she waved her hands frantically, saying, "Master, I don't know anything! They're talking nonsense!"
Fu Zhenghan was suddenly interrupted. He frowned at her, somewhat confused, and snapped, "What nonsense are you spouting?!"
"Huh? I, I..."
Seeing that she was stammering and couldn't give a clear answer, Fu Zhenghan said with some impatience, "Alright, let's get down to business."
"The assassins last night were from Wan Zui City. We have preliminarily determined that their purpose was to eliminate our outstanding disciples in the Immortal Dao Alliance and to cause our complete downfall."
"Therefore, the Immortal Alliance instructed each sect to keep a close eye on their disciples."
Fu Zhenghan glanced at Bai Ruoqian, who was in a daze, and said, "Qian'er, especially you, you must not go out alone during this period, do you understand?"
"I heard it..." Bai Ruoqian breathed a sigh of relief. Could it be that none of those people had implicated her?
"Master, have the assassins from last night been dealt with?"
Why are you asking this?
Bai Ruoqian gave an awkward smile, "I was just a little curious..."
Fu Zhenghan sighed and said, "I heard from Alliance Leader Mu that all those assassins are dead, but I don't know the specifics."
"Dead?!" Bai Ruoqian was somewhat surprised, but secretly overjoyed.
Good riddance!
This is truly a stroke of luck!
She worried all night for nothing.
Fu Zhenghan waved his hand, "Alright, I see you don't look well, you should go and rest."
"yes!"
Inside the Four Joys Inn, a loud slamming of the table echoed, followed by Ming Cang's furious voice.
"The assassins are all dead?!"
"Mu Tai, are you kidding me?"
"My beloved disciple is still unconscious, and you've allowed the mastermind to escape justice!"
Mu Tai's face was full of remorse. "This is indeed my dereliction of duty. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly!"
"The person is dead, how can we investigate?!"
Ming Cang picked up his teacup, scraped the foam off the tea with the lid, and said earnestly, "Mu Tai, it's time to clean up your Immortal Alliance."
"It's not that easy, it will take some time." Mu Tai looked tired. "Why don't you try to compete for the next Alliance Leader election?"
"Hmph, I'm not coming, it's too much trouble."
Mu Tai shook his head helplessly, "You should at least come to the position of Elder of the Alliance Council, right?"
"This position comes with a lot of resources for the sect. For the future development of your Peach Blossom Valley, shouldn't you, as the sect leader, fight for it for the children?"
Ming Cang: "Let's see how things go."
Mu Tai: "You old geezer, are you trying to brush me off again?"
"Master!" Feng Yue ran in excitedly at this moment, "Junior Brother has woken up."
Ming Cang jumped up. "Alright, I'll go take a look!"
When Ye Luo opened her eyes, she was almost scared to death. There were a lot of people gathered around her bed.
"Alright, you guys stop guarding."
Ye Luo moved slightly, feeling intense pain all over his body. He recalled the perilous situation last night and still felt lingering fear.
"You really scared us to death!" Cen Feng lay on the edge of the bed, his eyes bloodshot, clearly having stayed up all night.
Everyone else looked exhausted, and Ye Luo felt a surge of warmth in her heart. "I'm fine now."
Nan Muyin's face was full of anger. She threw the teacup in her hand onto the table and shouted, "Why did you turn off the magic artifact?"
Seeing Ye Luo lower her eyes and remain silent, Nan Muyin became even angrier. "Can you handle such a dangerous situation by yourself? You're afraid of implicating us, but don't we worry about you?!"
"Yes," Yu Xian'er said, her eyes filled with tears, her voice choked with emotion, "We know you've always been clever, but have you ever thought about what might happen to you..."
"I know I was wrong..." Ye Luo propped herself up against the headboard and said apologetically, "I just anticipated something going wrong, I never thought of putting myself in danger."
Little did he know that the city guards would arrive so slowly.
"Xiao Luo!" Ming Cang arrived at this moment, followed by Mu Tai and a few others.
"Master, I'm alright now, don't worry."
"It's good that you're alright!"
Mu Tai: "Xiao Luo, take good care of your injuries. The alliance will find out the mastermind behind this as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Ye Luo frowned slightly, and after a moment's thought, said, "Alright."
In fact, he already knew in his heart that there was no one else but Bai Ruoqian.
He hadn't expected that this woman would have connections with Wan Zui City; he didn't recall this part being mentioned in the book.
Could it be that he was reading a fake book?
His thoughts were in turmoil, and he began to gasp for breath, clutching his head.
Yu Xian'er: "Junior brother, where do you feel unwell?"
Ye Luo: "It's okay... I just need to lie down for a while."
"Alright, let Xiaoluo rest quietly for a while. You all should go back and rest too."
As soon as Ming Cang finished speaking, everyone suddenly felt tired and left the room, which immediately became quiet.
"Xiao Luo, you should rest well. I'll be leaving now."
"good."
After hearing the door creak shut, Ye Luo leaned against the headboard but couldn't fall asleep, her mind replaying everything.
With a few swift movements, several figures in black flashed in. Ling Qing bowed his head and knelt on the ground, "Your subordinates arrived late to rescue us, please forgive us, young master!"
Ye Luo coldly stared at the group, and after a long while, she chuckled lightly, "Forgive me? I wouldn't dare. I should thank you for saving my life."
Upon hearing this, Ling Qing looked up and met Ye Luo's icy gaze, which instantly made her heart tremble. "Young Master, you're too kind..."
Isn't that so?
Ye Luo wore a half-smile, running his fingertips through a strand of hair that fell over his shoulder. "I'm just a male concubine of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If I had arrived late, I would have died. Your Venerable One can just find another. How could I be worthy of your guards? Don't you agree?"
Ling Qing's face froze, and her heart tightened. She hadn't expected Ye Luo to have seen through everything, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer. "Young Master, this...this subordinate..."
"You can leave now. You don't need to stay by my side anymore."
"Young Master!" Ling Qing was extremely anxious, but when she met Ye Luo's cold gaze, she had no choice but to swallow her words.
"Please, young master, do not be angry. Please rest well first... Ling Qing will apologize another day."
After speaking, Ling Qing and the others left the room. One of his subordinates stepped forward with a worried look on his face and asked, "Sir, what should we do now?"
Ling Qing frowned slightly and pondered for a moment before sighing, "We cannot escape our guilt in this matter. Let's report to His Majesty first."
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