Zhu Yi was indeed a little nervous. He secretly checked the entire city lord's mansion from top to bottom to make sure there was nothing missing before he felt relieved.
He had no idea that from the very first day Shi Xuan arrived, his daughter had betrayed him.
Shi Xuan, on the other hand, pretended to know nothing about everything, wandering around the city lord's mansion as if he were searching for information.
Several days passed, and Shi Xuan seemed to have gained nothing, while Zhu Yi thought to himself smugly, "She's still young, and everything is written on her face without her realizing it. But others have already seen through her intentions, so how can we let her succeed?"
Just as Zhu Yi had thought, Shi Xuan searched for clues in the city lord's mansion for a long time, but found nothing.
Seeing her growing more anxious each day, yet helpless, Zhu Yi gradually felt relieved.
Finally, after seven days, Shi Xuan was disappointed and gave up searching for clues.
Lin Daozi had already left, so Shi Xuan could only go and say goodbye to Zhu Yi, as there was no point in staying any longer.
Upon meeting, Shi Xuan cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Lord Zhu, I apologize for disturbing you these past few days."
Zhu Yi laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Shi, you're too kind. I'm glad you didn't appreciate my humble abode's hospitality."
“No,” Shi Xuan forced a smile and said, “Everything is fine.”
Seeing Shi Xuan's somewhat disappointed expression, Zhu Yi was inwardly extremely satisfied. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Fellow Daoist Shi, regarding the underground palace you mentioned earlier, I do indeed bear responsibility for oversight. At the entrance of the underground palace, I was simply too anxious because such a major event had occurred within the territory of Cloud City, which is why I wanted to enter the underground palace with you to investigate."
Shi Xuan sighed and said, "Please forgive me, City Lord. The situation was urgent at the time, and our sect did not want to cause any further trouble, which is why we spoke harshly to you. Please do not take offense."
"Of course not!"
Shi Xuan added, "Moreover, I've gained some understanding of the City Lord's Mansion these past few days. City Lord Zhu would never have any connection with those thieves!" After saying this, Shi Xuan seemed to have dispelled his doubts about the City Lord and gave him a genuine smile.
"That's good!" Zhu Yi breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that she no longer had any doubts. He had been careless about the underground palace incident; the urgency of the situation had caused him to show some abnormal behavior, which aroused Shi Xuan's suspicion. If she had continued to doubt, it would have felt like there was some unstable element waiting for him somewhere. Now that she no longer had any doubts, that was naturally the best outcome.
"By the way," Shi Xuan added, "this operation has caused considerable losses to Cloud City. I will compensate for all of these losses. City Lord, just name your price."
Shi Xuan said that on purpose. If he were truly sincere about making amends, he would have simply taken out the spirit stones. Why would he bother asking again? Besides, seven or eight days have already passed.
Zhu Yi couldn't possibly accept spirit stones from Shi Xuan; what would that look like? Besides, Shi Xuan was the one who healed Zhu Lingyun's dantian. Just for that reason alone, he couldn't bring himself to ask Shi Xuan for spirit stones.
“Fellow Daoist Shi, what are you saying! This is tantamount to looking down on me! I already feel guilty about the incident in Cloud City, how could I possibly charge Fellow Daoist Shi Xuan any fees? These losses should be borne by Cloud City!”
His expression and tone were so sincere that Shi Xuan couldn't refute him.
"Since the city lord has already said so, it would be disrespectful to refuse. I will return to my sect now. Farewell!"
She's finally leaving.
Zhu Yi felt happy, but could only feign reluctance.
"We've come all this way, how can we leave so soon? Lingyun must be very reluctant to see us go. Why don't we stay a few more days? Who knows when we'll be able to come again!"
Zhu Yi said words of persuasion to keep him, but in his heart he was thinking, "This big shot is finally leaving."
Looking at him, Shi Xuan felt it wouldn't be right to let him have his way so easily. So she also showed him a sincere look and said, "I was in a hurry to leave because of some matters at the sect. But since the city lord is so hospitable, I will stay for another day."
At that moment, Zhu Yi's smile froze for a second. He was just being polite! Who really wanted you to stay another day?
If time could turn back, Zhu Yi would definitely turn around and slap his past self across the face for saying those words of pleading, telling him to stop talking nonsense!
No one was happier than Zhu Lingyun about this.
I was heartbroken when I heard that Shi Xuan was leaving, but I was overjoyed to hear that he could stay for another day.
Shi Xuan left, but Zhu Yi was unaware that someone had come to monitor him.
He's currently in a state of utter chaos. The destruction of the underground palace is a huge loss for him. Besides the houses and land that need repair, what pains him most is the destruction of the Cixi Tree.
He owes his success today entirely to this compassionate fruit.
The old city lord had thirteen sons. He was originally the most mediocre one, but he obtained the opportunity of the Compassionate Breath Fruit, which made him stand out among his sons and obtain the position of city lord.
Now that the underground palace has been destroyed, there will never be any more Compassion Fruits, and he will likely find it difficult to make further progress.
Now he wonders if those people from the underground palace come looking for him again, will they have anything else similar that will allow him to continue cultivating?
He was waiting for someone to come to him, but for half a month, the entire city lord's mansion remained very quiet, and no one visited.
Zhu Yi couldn't quite tell whether he felt disappointed or relieved.
However, unbeknownst to him, the Five Sects Alliance had been sending people in shifts to keep an eye on him, and if anyone came looking for him, it was unclear whose wishes they were fulfilling.
After Shi Xuan resolved Luo Qin's matter, he handed Luo Qin and several others he had captured on New East Island in the outer region over to the sect.
Regarding the investigation of the [New Life] organization, Shi Xuan has reported all the information she knows to the sect in great detail.
The sect has many high-ranking cultivators and has also formed alliances with the other four sects. They've been investigating the [Newcomer] organization, so handing it over to the sect is the most suitable option.
When Xuan returned to the outer domain sect's base, the entire best team was overjoyed; their captain seemed to have fallen from the sky.
Lu Wenxing rushed over, grinning with his big white teeth, and said, "Junior Sister, you're back! I thought you weren't coming back!"
Shi Xuan glared at him, thinking to herself, "You're the one who's never coming back. Second Senior Brother, you'll never say anything nice."
Chen Qi nudged Lu Wenxing with his shoulder: "What are you saying? Can't you speak properly! I knew our captain would come back! We're going to go into the Nine-Story Pagoda together."
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