"Who told you where the Chi Chi is?"
Hearing Tu Nian's question, a flash of panic flashed across Wu Shuang's face. "What are you talking about? Since I dare to accept this task, I naturally have a way to find her."
“Tsk.”
Tu Nian's brows furrowed as he took out the Bixuan from the mustard seed and placed it directly around her neck. "When Xu Chi was being hunted by the Gong family earlier, she had lost all the tools she had to locate her. The jade pendant is only effective within a 500-meter radius. What can you use to find her?"
Staring at the sword nervously, Wu Shuang couldn't help but chuckle, "I really didn't...hiss."
Tu Nian wielded the Bixuan sword, bringing out a glaring red on her neck. "Swords have no eyes. I advise you not to play tricks on me."
"Ah, I say."
In the end, the desire to save her life prevailed. Wu Shuang sighed dejectedly and said, "Someone from the Gong family told me. They also said that if I bring Xie Chi's head to them within a month, they will pay me double the price."
Her tone didn't sound like she was lying, but Tu Nian narrowed his eyes after hearing it and tightened his grip on Bixuan. "You're not being honest. If the Gong family knew where Chi Chi was, would they have to resort to such unnecessary means by borrowing your help?"
"I'm not lying!"
Wu Shuang's voice became louder as she became anxious. "I remember it very clearly. On the day I published the wanted order, that person found me for some unknown reason."
"He told me that the Chichi people were in the village at the foot of Tianzhu Mountain. I asked him how he knew that, and he just said that his master told him. Then I asked him about his origins, and he claimed to be a member of the Gong family."
Having said this, Wu Shuang lowered her head and glanced at Xu Chi with hatred. "It's not that I didn't doubt his identity, but when I thought about how this would fulfill my wish for so many years, I didn't care about that anymore."
Looking into Wu Shuang's eyes without saying a word, Tu Nian was silent for a moment, then turned back and asked Xu Chi, "Did you hear what she said tell the truth?"
After taking the Snow Pill, Xu Chi felt much better. When she heard Tu Nian ask her, she thought for a moment and nodded, "It should be true."
She listened to the conversation between the two from beginning to end. It may sound a bit cruel, but based on Wu Shuang's personality, she would indeed make such a judgment.
Wu Shuang shot her a look of annoyance and said sullenly, "You don't have to be so hypocritical."
"Boom."
He flipped his wrist and hit her on the head with the hilt of his sword, then said, "I've noticed you talk a lot of nonsense."
Wu Shuang gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Putting Bixuan away, Tu Nian said, "Do you remember what that person looks like?"
Wu Shuang drooped her face and said impatiently, "That person was wearing a veil, so I couldn't see clearly. I knew it was a man, wearing a red dress, and there was a mole at the corner of his eye."
After quickly memorizing the man's features, Tu Nian waved at her, "Okay, got it. You can go now."
Wu Shuang never expected that this person spoke as if he was joking, and she didn't react at first.
"Why, you're not leaving? That's perfect."
Seeing her standing there in a daze, Tu Nian went over and helped Xu Chi up, pointing at the person and said, "Do you want to kill this person? Just say the word and I'll make her walk out of here sideways."
Wu Shuang came back to her senses and said anxiously, "You—you promised to let me go if I told the truth!"
Tu Nian shrugged, "I don't want to talk to you anymore, so what?"
Wu Shuang was so angry that her face turned blue, but she didn't dare to say anything harsh. She just stood there gasping for air. However, Xu Chi couldn't stand it any longer and tugged at Tu Nian's sleeve, saying, "Let her go."
Since the parties involved had spoken, there was no reason for Tu Nian to refuse, so he raised his hand to remove the talisman and let Wu Shuang out of the cave.
Everyone was happy that Xu Chi was fine. According to Tu Nian's original intention, he wanted to take her back to Jixue to recuperate, at least to get through this crisis first, but Xu Chi politely declined.
"I'm from Misty Rain. Going with you to Jixue will inevitably give people something to talk about. Besides, I've been out for such a long time. I should go back and inform the Sect Master."
Helping Xu Chi out of the cave, Tu Nian said, "But judging by your current condition, to be honest, it's hard not to worry."
Xu Chi shook his head. "Wushuang only tricked me into eating a scattered spirit. The rest of my injuries are nothing to worry about. With your snow pill, my body has almost recovered."
Tu Nian frowned and said, "Then at least let us send you back to Yanyu."
"Really, no need."
Xu Chi smiled and took her hand. He looked at her and Jin Nanfeng and said, "I'm already sorry to have bothered you two to come and rescue me. How can I trouble you again? Don't forget, I practice Wuwang Fa and hidden weapons. As long as you are careful along the way, nothing will go wrong."
"Well, I promise you, if anything goes wrong, I will contact you immediately."
Seeing that Tu Nian was still hesitating, Xu Chi raised his eyes and gave Jin Nanfeng a look for help. The latter was also very straightforward and said to Tu Nian in a deep voice: "You haven't read the scroll yet, and the third princess is still waiting for you in the sect."
The destructive power of these two sentences was too strong. Tu Nian was immediately shaken. After pondering for a moment, he took out many talismans and elixirs from the mustard seed. He explained to Xu Chi what each one was and how to use it. Finally, he said, "Most importantly, if anything unexpected happens, remember to notify me!"
After giving these instructions, the two girls parted ways, Chi Chi returned to Yanyu, and Tu Nian followed Jin Nanfeng back to Jixue.
On the way, Tu Nian asked Jin Nanfeng, "Big Brother, do you think what the girl said in the cave just now is true?"
Jin Nanfeng replied calmly, "It's half true, half false. There's nothing false in the tone, so I can't rule out the possibility of being deceived."
Tu Nian leaned forward and said, "You also don't think it was done by the Gong family, right?"
Jin Nanfeng said: "Gong Huaisheng is ruthless, there is no need to do such a thankless task."
"I think so."
Pulling Jin Nanfeng's clothes, Tu Nian said, "If it's not the Gong family, who else could it be?"
A man in red with a mole at the corner of his eye.
She silently repeated the man's features in her mind and lowered her eyelids.
As soon as he returned to the sect, Tu Nian immediately felt a chaotic atmosphere in the sect. According to Nie Yanchen's arrangement, today should still be a day of rest, but there were many disciples gathered outside the cabinet.
Tu Nian grabbed a disciple and asked, "What are you all doing here?"
"Senior Sister Tu!"
When the disciple saw that it was Tu Nian, he shouted in surprise, but he didn't expect that this shout would attract the attention of all the disciples around him.
Meeting their gazes, Tu Nian instinctively sensed something was wrong. The next moment, Bai Zhu squeezed out of the crowd and pulled her away, muttering as they walked, "Why did you come back at such a low hour, sister?"
Tu Nian was completely confused. He frowned and pulled him back, saying, "What do you mean? What happened in the sect?"
Bai Zhu turned around, looked at her, then glanced towards the cabinet. Finally, he sighed and said, "The Yuqing Sect Master is here. He said you murdered Yuqing's disciples and wants to escort you back to Yuqing!"
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