Hu Le bluntly stated his purpose, which startled Cihang Daoist for a moment before he laughed.
"Hehe... Fellow Daoist, you've probably come to the wrong place if you're looking for someone. I do recognize that Yin Yang Ancestor, but unfortunately, he's not with me right now."
If you really want to find him, you might as well go somewhere else.
"Hmph! Fellow Daoist, you're quite adept at playing dumb. Do you think I, Hu, would have come here to demand someone if I weren't absolutely certain?"
"We've known each other for a long time, so let's not beat around the bush. If you hand him over today, I promise to owe you a debt of karma. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."
Upon hearing this, Cihang Daoren's smiling face gradually darkened.
"Oh, fellow Daoist, are you threatening me?"
Hu Le smiled and shook his head, saying noncommittally, "Well, it's not unreasonable for you to say that, fellow Daoist..."
However, given your wisdom, fellow Daoist, you shouldn't be so foolish as to refuse me, Hu, for the sake of a mere Yin-Yang Ancestor.
"You..." Cihang Daoist's mind raced. She was genuinely afraid that if she continued to pretend, Hu Le would resort to violence.
Hu Le is renowned, but she is only at the thirty-seventh level of Qi Refining. If a fight were to break out, she wouldn't be confident that she could escape unscathed.
If you lose, the opponent might not go all out of respect for your teacher, but you can never regain the face you've lost.
She glanced up and saw Hu Le smiling at her. But upon closer inspection, she noticed that there was no smile in his eyes, only emptiness and coldness.
A chill ran through her.
Knowing that if he stubbornly refused to admit it, the other party might really turn on him and become violent...
"Hahahaha... Brother Dao is quite direct..." Cihang Daoist laughed, "I know you are very powerful, but I can't hide it from you in the end. Well... to tell you the truth, the Yin Yang Ancestor is indeed with me."
However, I still have some questions. I wonder if you could enlighten me?"
"Fellow Daoist, please speak."
Seeing that Cihang Daoren had admitted it, the indifference in Hu Le's eyes gradually faded, and a genuine smile reappeared.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist... I wonder what Yin Yang Ancestor did to offend you, that you would chase him all the way here. If it's possible, how about I act as a mediator for you two and resolve this karmic entanglement?"
Hu Le shook her head slightly upon hearing this. Cihang Daoist spoke so lightly. Let alone her being just a third-generation disciple of the Xuanmen sect, even if it were Hongjun Laozu in person, he wouldn't be able to make her back down.
Not to mention that he had only met Cihang Daoren once. If it weren't for the fact that she was a disciple of Yuxu Palace, he wouldn't have bothered to negotiate with her. He probably would have broken down the cave entrance and dealt with her along with her without saying a word...
Hu Le suppressed his disdain for Cihang Daoist and said with a forced smile, "Hehe... Since you've spoken, I naturally can't refuse you."
Why don't you call him over now and let him explain things to me face to face?
"This..." Cihang Daoist didn't expect Hu Le to agree so readily.
She was just pretending to be confused.
She already knew about the feud between Yin Yang Ancestor and Hu Le from Yin Yang Ancestor.
The conflict between the two was clearly a struggle over the fundamental principles of life. Their killing was unrelated to good or evil, right or wrong, and was essentially irreconcilable.
If she were in Hu Le's shoes, she would definitely not let Yin Yang Ancestor go either.
The reason she said that was merely to feign modesty and try to gain favor with Hu Le.
After all, she couldn't just hand over the Yin-Yang Ancestor because of Hu Le's words. If this got out, how would her fellow practitioners view her? Who would dare to be her friend?
But now that things have come to this point, Hu Le has clearly given her a lot of face. If she were to be tactless and call the person out, Hu Le might really turn on her, and if a fight broke out, she might not be able to gain any advantage...
"...Very well, I will call the person out now, and allow you two fellow Daoists to distinguish right from wrong..."
As he spoke, Cihang Daoren stood up, walked to the jade table, picked up the jade bottle and shook it. A beam of spiritual light shot out from the bottle, circled in mid-air, and then dissipated, revealing the figure of Yin Yang Ancestor.
He had just been hiding inside the bottle, protected by a magical artifact that isolated him from everything, and was completely unaware of what was happening outside.
When Cihang Daoren released him, he thought he had escaped his fate.
"Fellow Daoist! Did you send him away..." The Yin-Yang Ancestor, who was standing in mid-air, had only spoken halfway when he suddenly noticed that Hu Le was sitting in the hall, looking at him with a smile.
His eyes were filled with malice, as if he were looking at a rabbit that had fallen into a trap.
"Cihang...you...you actually betrayed me!"
The Yin-Yang Ancestor reacted instantly, first with an expression of disbelief, then his eyes turned bloodshot as he glared fiercely at Cihang Daoist, wishing he could devour her alive.
He felt that his fragile heart had been deceived...
Cihang Daoren's cultivation level may not be very high, but she is quite thick-skinned. Faced with the Yin Yang Ancestor's angry questioning, she smiled and said, "Brother Daoist, you have misunderstood me... Please calm down and let's sit down and talk things over."
"I... things have come to this point, what is there left for us to talk about?" Seeing that Hu Le did not make a move immediately, the Yin-Yang Ancestor felt a little relieved.
"Hehe... Fellow Daoist! Fellow Daoist, this is not right of you. Just now, I had to use all my persuasive skills to get some face from Fellow Daoist Dongji, in order to resolve the feud between you two."
"But if you remain so stubborn, wouldn't you be betraying my good intentions? From now on, whether you stay or leave is up to you. I'm happy to have some peace and quiet and won't meddle in your affairs anymore."
At this point, she looked at Hu Le and said, "I would like to ask you to grant me this favor and wait until you leave my Luojia Cave before we make our move, would that be alright?"
Hu Le nodded slightly after hearing this.
Seeing that Cihang Daoist was quite angry, almost pointing his finger at him and scolding him for being ungrateful, Yin Yang Lao Zu was momentarily at a loss as to whether to stay or leave.
Noticing that the Yin-Yang Ancestor seemed hesitant, Cihang Daoist smiled slightly and said, "Brother Daoist, rest assured. With me here, I can protect your life. Why don't you come down? We can sit down and discuss things properly."
The Yin-Yang Ancestor seemed to take it to heart, and he floated down to a chair opposite Hu Le, about to sit down.
Suddenly, Hu Le sprang up, a Hunyuan Cauldron appearing in his palm. He stepped forward and pounced in front of Yin Yang Ancestor. Before he could react, Hu Le flipped his wrist and instantly trapped Yin Yang Ancestor inside the cauldron.
"Brother Dao! You..."
Upon seeing this shocking turn of events, Cihang Daoren's face immediately turned cold, and he abruptly stood up, knocking over the chair he was sitting on.
...
"Ah! You...you all conspired to deceive me!"
"I regret it so much!"
The mournful cry of the Yin-Yang Ancestor echoed from within the cauldron, his voice filled with endless resentment and regret...
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