After finding Nie Yanchen who had already returned to his room, Tu Nian told him everything he had gotten out of Xiao Yunxiang from beginning to end.
After listening to her story, Nie Yanchen narrowed his eyes, "Yuqing really can't hold back anymore."
Seeing that he didn't seem very surprised, Tu Nian asked doubtfully, "Where did you hear the news?"
Tapping his fingertips lightly on the table, Nie Yanchen said, "I felt something was wrong when you mentioned the Gong family the other day. While neither of these two families is a good thing, they're not the type to fight for no reason. It can be said that whenever they make a move, they have a purpose."
"It doesn't make sense for Yuqing to join forces with the Underworld Tower to target another sect and then take the lives of someone directly descended from the Gong family."
Tu Nian continued his words, "The only possibility is that the Gong family and Mingdao Tower were all part of Yuqing's plan."
That's right. The answer to the Gong family incident that she had paid a huge price for from Yanyu that day was Yuqing.
Gong Huaisheng thought he had found someone who shared the same interests as him. In fact, Yuqing was just using him to share the reputation that he could not afford to lose, and secretly he even plotted against Mingdao Tower as well.
Such top-secret information could not be bought with money alone unless she exchanged it for the information about the Blue Sea Artifact.
Combined with this incident, the fact that Yuqing has sent people to inquire about the spring trial of Jixue and Bihai, and that they have been intensively practicing within the sect a few days ago, can already explain a lot.
What Liao Xianli had failed to accomplish back then, Yu Zhe now had the same idea in mind and was gradually putting it into action. Nie Yanchen was still unsure whether Yu Zhe knew about Bi Hai's artifact, but he was certain that if this were to come true, the three sects and seven schools would be flooded with blood.
"Fortunately, the training this time is not very large, and those who remain in the sect are the core members."
Chu Qiurong rubbed her chin and said, "If Yu Qing really chose this moment to attack, with Senior Brother's strength, he could easily lead them away through the secret passage in the back mountain."
Tu Nian shook his head and said, "Yuqing won't take action at this time. Otherwise, the ones coming to spy on the intelligence wouldn't be those three people, but Yuqing's information team that specializes in disguise."
The situation was a bit complicated, and several people fell into thought. After a moment of silence, Nie Yanchen said, "Anyway, no matter what, this news still needs to be communicated to Bi Hai."
After a moment of silence, he looked at Chu Qiurong and said, "I have to lead the team and can't leave. Go to Bihai now and tell them the news."
"Hey?" Chu Qiurong tucked her chin in, a look of reluctance on her face, "Why me again!"
Nie Yanchen looked at him quietly without saying a word, his eyes sharp.
"Depend on."
Chu Qiurong spat and scratched his head twice, then glanced around and cursed softly as he summoned his sword.
Nie Yanchen withdrew his gaze and took out several talismans that looked similar to the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talisman, but were drawn in a slightly different way. He gave them to him and said, "Tell Sect Master Xue that these are Tu Nian's newly made, improved Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talismans. Tell him to carry them with him whenever he has nothing to do."
Tu Nian nodded repeatedly, "If possible, tell him to try not to fight when he carries the talisman."
This talisman was developed by her herself after Xie Chi was tied up last time. There is no need for a specific activation method when using it because this talisman works by touch.
This type of touch-sensitive long-distance sound transmission talisman is not only controllable when it is convenient for people to use spiritual power, but when spiritual power cannot be used normally, it can be instantly triggered by the spiritual power fluctuations of others to achieve the effect of automatic distress.
Although Xue Shiqian may not be able to use it, it can be distributed to other disciples of Bi Hai. As for the quantity issue... Tu Nian is not a charity person after all, so he can only let the other party make the best use of it.
"To be honest, if it weren't for Fang Yuan, I really wouldn't want to make this trip." Chu Qiurong complained softly, then flew away on her sword to deliver the message.
The news had spread, and judging by Yuqing's attitude, it seemed timely enough, but Nie Yanchen was still feeling uneasy.
He paced the room constantly, feeling that something was not right, but he couldn't tell what it was.
Xu Ziqiao was dizzy from his spinning and asked him, "Master, do we have to continue the trial?"
Nie Yanchen paused, stopping his circling. "Let's proceed as usual. Order all disciples to return to their quarters before 12:00 PM. Otherwise, they will fail the trial. Also, have the team leader count the number of people at night. Not a single person can be missing."
Xu Ziqiao responded and went to pass on the message, so only Nie Yanchen and Tu Nian were left in the room.
Tu Nian was thinking about giving Bai Zhu a heads-up and informing Bo Qiu before anything unexpected happened, but when he turned around and met Nie Yanchen's serious gaze, he swallowed his words back.
Tu Nian didn't understand and grinned, "Master, why are you looking at me like that?"
Nie Yanchen frowned and suddenly asked, "Duke Chengyang?"
“——”
Nie Yanchen's sudden attack caught Tu Nian off guard. In the end, she just held back and didn't say anything, but her expression had already completely betrayed her.
Retracting his gaze, Nie Yanchen turned his head and sighed deeply, "This is actually true."
There was actually a powerful demon with the eighth-level peak cultivation level hiding by his disciple's side, and his disciple had been hiding it from him.
This is so discouraging.
Tu Nian was still frantically thinking about how to make amends the previous second, but when she saw Nie Yanchen's helpless expression, she was filled with guilt.
Looking at Nie Yanchen's self-proclaimed failure, Tu Nian pursed her lips and whispered, "Master, I didn't mean to hide it from you. In fact, I only found out about him a few months ago."
"Bo Qiu's identity is special. He had just transformed at that time. If his identity is made public, just like my life experience, he will be targeted. So we agreed to keep his identity hidden until his cultivation recovers."
Nie Yanchen looked at her in confusion, "In your eyes, is my teacher such an untrustworthy person?"
"No, really not!"
Tu Nian shook his head repeatedly and said anxiously, "You are like my biological father, how can you not be trustworthy?"
She fixed her eyes, caught in Nie Yanchen's expectant gaze. She smiled unsurely, "Even you, Master, know that your reputation for gossip was a little off in the past..."
"Okay, stop it."
Nie Yanchen lowered his eyes and held his forehead, then raised his hand to signal her to stop.
Tu Nian smacked his lips awkwardly, and the two of them remained silent for a moment.
After making up his mind, Nie Yanchen spoke again, "I've also heard of Lord Chengyang's great name. That fox demon has always been extremely protective of his people and has saved you from danger many times. I'm not that pedantic old man, and I can still tell right from wrong."
He raised his hand and rubbed Tu Nian's head. He said, "But your two identities must never be easily publicized again. At least before his cultivation recovers to the seventh level, try not to let him take action. Humans are different from monsters. Once a monster takes action, its original aura will leak out."
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