"Even if they take this to the Celestial Venerable, they can say they are truly in love with the mermaid and beg him not to separate them... That girl who suddenly turned into a mermaid was deliberately cultivated by the Gongsun family." Xiaomei snorted at the direction of the ten great families and said, "A bunch of scum! They are clearly the culprits, yet they blame innocent people! Did they even ask her if she wanted to be born?"
As she spoke, her tone became increasingly agitated.
Not only Tianning noticed, but Xuanyun immediately slapped Xiaomei on the head: "They haven't gone far yet, watch your words."
Xiao Mei covered her head unhappily and ran to help the team count the items left behind by the ten major families in exchange.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh," Xuan Yun said helplessly. "As a team that travels between the mermaids and the ten great families, besides earning a living, we also want to maintain peace between the two sides as much as possible."
"Even if what Xiaomei said is true, there's nothing we can do to change it. On the contrary, if unpleasant words reach the ears of the ten major families, it will only bring trouble."
Tian Ning expressed his understanding.
This is often how people are: they are keenly aware of the dark side of the world, yet find themselves powerless to change it.
Even Tianqi, who holds a high position, couldn't completely solve the problem, let alone Xuanyun and the others...
Xuan Yun was no longer as wary of Tian Ning as she had been when they first met. This was mainly because the top-grade pills Tian Ning had used to help the team recover from injuries along the way were probably more expensive than the goods they were transporting. This clearly indicated that Tian Ning was a disciple from a major sect and was undoubtedly favored by his sect.
There's absolutely no reason for such people to rob them.
Before the two could finish speaking, one of the cultivators Xuan Yun had sent to investigate rushed back. He quickly recounted what had happened, fearing something might go wrong if they were late: "We learned that cultivators from the Eastern Continent were wreaking havoc in the dungeon, killing people from the Four Saints Hall, and kidnapping the mermaid from the Gongsun family and the young master of the Yao family. They are currently wanted... When we were making inquiries, people from the Four Saints Hall noticed and asked why we were asking about this."
"I knew something was wrong, so I ran back before they noticed!"
"Fellow Daoist, you'd better leave quickly, or the people from the Four Holy Temples will probably be here to arrest you soon!"
It seems things haven't been peaceful for long before another big problem arises. I wonder what Tao Tao and her senior brothers and sisters have been through these past few days.
Tianning wouldn't cause a big commotion on Tianqi's territory and attract people here.
"Since things have come to this, we'll meet again!" Tian Ning resignedly picked up Tian Dao and slipped away, disappearing in a flash.
It's easy to imagine that Xuan Yun's entire team will be questioned by the Four Saints Temple. They don't know her identity, so the Four Saints Temple probably won't make things difficult for them if they can't get any information out of her.
After running for a while, Tianning slowed down and eventually turned into a dead end.
The footsteps following behind grew closer and more hurried, as if they were worried about losing them.
When Gongsun Chen turned right in the direction Tian Ning had gone, he was momentarily stunned. Where was she? He clearly saw her heading this way just now…
Are you looking for me?
A head suddenly popped up on his head, startling Gongsun Chen.
He almost cried out and collapsed to the ground, but fortunately Tianning reacted quickly and stuffed a large pancake into his mouth, preventing the people from the Four Saints Temple from coming over.
Gongsun Chen: "..."
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