"Fellow Daoist Bai, I just wanted to ask what poison you gave Murong yesterday," Li Shiqing said urgently as she saw Bai Shengyi frown. "I don't blame you, but you see, Murong's cultivation has already been crippled by you. There's no need to poison her again, right?"
Li Shiqing couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy when she remembered Murong writhing and howling on the ground.
She knew she had made a mistake by letting Murong enter and leave Qianxiao Peak as she pleased, but taking care of Murong had become a habit over the years. She couldn't stand by and watch the sister she had raised cry out for her help.
Li Shiqing said, "Fellow Daoist Bai, I'm not asking you to help Murong detoxify. I just want you to tell me what poison you used, and I will..."
"You still went to see Bai Murong?" Bai Shengyi interrupted Li Shiqing, her gaze filled with disappointment.
Li Shiqing was momentarily stunned by the word "still," then nodded, "I couldn't rest easy and went to check on her last night."
It was so late, and Venerable Qianying was not a merciful person. If she hadn't intervened, Murong might have lost her life outside Qianxiao Peak.
Bai Shengyi said sarcastically, "You don't need to explain yourself so clearly to me."
"I..."
"Li Shiqing, I wish I could kill Bai Murong. Do you know that?"
Bai Shengyi didn't hide her malice towards Bai Murong. Li Shiqing was taken aback, feeling that coming to find Bai Shengyi today was a mistake...
"Therefore, I won't tell you what poison I used. Of course, if you want to help Bai Murong detoxify, that's up to you."
Bai Shengyi let out a scoff.
If they could even "detoxify" it, that would be their capability.
That pill wasn't a poison at all, but merely a means to conceal the strands of spiritual power and the Dragon's Fire of Stars that she had left behind. Since last night, Bai Murong had been suffering from the agony of soul burning and bone-piercing pain every day.
Li Shiqing left in a daze.
Feng Wuya clicked his tongue. "Why is Sister Li acting as if she's been cursed by Bai Murong? she wasn't like this before."
How spirited and righteous Sister Li used to be.
Bai Shengyi listened thoughtfully. Just as she was about to ask Feng Wuya what he meant, she heard Feng Wuya say meaningfully, "By the way, Shengyi, you've obtained..."
Bai Shengyi's thoughts were instantly diverted, and she nodded.
"That's great! Congratulations!" he said happily to her and Zhu Wu. "So, can you see clearly now without using spiritual power?"
"Yes."
Seeing that the Qingmeng Vine had woken from its rest, Bai Shengyi instructed it to take care of the Crescent Moon Cat.
Even though Feng Wuya had seen this scene in the secret realm, he couldn't help but express his surprise and admiration, "Your vine is even smarter than Luofei Hua's contracted beast."
"By the way, do you guys know if Yun Youyue has returned?" Bai Shengyi suddenly remembered this.
Feng Wuya shook his head.
Zhu Wu pondered for a moment and said, "Last night, I overheard Elder Ling telling Elder Wen that not only Yun Youyue hasn't returned, but Qing Buli has not either. We lost two people in the secret realm this time, and Elder Wen is saying that Elder Yun might make a fuss again."
"How come I don't know anything about this!" Feng Wuya grumbled indignantly. He was supposed to be the informant of the team!
Zhu Wu scratched his head sheepishly. "You went back to Zhen Dan Peak first at that time."
"Then it should be lively on the main peak today. I heard that not only are there guests from the academy, but the Vice Dean of the West Tower has also returned. Tsk, Elder Yun Ying won't tear down the main peak..."
Feng Wuya lowered his voice and analyzed with the two of them.
Feng Wuya was right; the main peak was in chaos at this moment.
Yun Ying hadn't expected that after just a brief period of seclusion, her prized disciple and nominal disciple would both be gone!
"I don't care, Ling Yue, Wen Jiuyin, you two must give me an explanation! The Qianyun Secret Realm is just an ordinary secret realm. My good disciples are gone just like that. I don't believe there's truly no problem here!"
Yun Ying said angrily, "Not only that, but my niece Youyue is also missing. Ling Yue, why didn't you search for people in the secret realm? Youyue is already a fifth-tier artifact refiner, and her talent is even higher than mine. How can she be compared to those ordinary little children?"
"Yun Ying, what nonsense are you talking about! Do you know the situation at the time to be speaking so carelessly!" Wen Jiuyin couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted with a frown.
Yes, the main peak had not detected the hidden dangers within the Qianyun Secret Realm. It was the main peak's problem. Yun Kai had already come to make trouble once.
But what were the words Yun Ying said later? What did she mean that those four students couldn't compare to Yun Youyue? Were the lives of those four students not lives!
"Moreover, Elder Ling searched the secret realm three times and couldn't find Youyue. The secret realm also closed early, so they had no choice but to lead a few children out first," Wen Jiuyin explained again.
"I don't believe it!" Yun Ying shrieked and turned to complain aggrievedly to the green-robed cultivator beside her. "Senior Brother Xilou, you saw it. They are targeting me like this when you are not around! Those are my direct disciples and my niece! They still want to quibble!"
"Brother Xia, this is really not targeting junior sister Yun Ying. Our main peak also sent elders..."
"Who did you send?" Yun Ying raised her voice again. "You sent Qianying! Who doesn't know that Qianying is at odds with our Artifact Refining Peak!"
"No, senior brother Yun and senior brother Ying..."
Yun Ying, as if she couldn't hear Wen Jiuyin's explanation, continued to speak loudly on her own, "Oh! I just remembered, that Bai Shengyi and Li Shiqing also have problems themselves! Your main peak is doing this on purpose! Wen Jiuyin, just say it if you are helping the Vice Dean target me, Yun Ying. Why are you making things difficult for my disciples!"
Yun Ying angrily smashed things on the main peak, her eyes red with grievance. "Senior Brother Xilou..."
Xia Xilou said gently, "Junior Sister Yun, please calm down first."
Yun Ying pouted, "But..."
"Senior brother will seek justice for you," Xia Xilou soothed softly.
Hearing this, Wen Jiuyin's head was about to explode. Dean, Vice Dean, someone come quickly, Wen is really about to collapse.
Perhaps heaven had heard Wen Jiuyin's plea.
Several footsteps sounded from outside.
"Why is it so lively here? Huh? Xia Xilou, so you're here. Good boy, I said why you disappeared as soon as you got back. So you were looking for your junior sister."
The newcomer, dressed in a moon-white robe, had a square face and a clear teasing expression, clearly familiar with Xia Xilou.
Xia Xilou smiled gently. "Sect Master Rong, please don't tease me. I'm just handling some minor matters."
Not the Vice Dean. Wen Jiuyin was disappointed at first, but then his gaze turned expectantly to those behind the newcomer.
A moment later, three more people walked in. One of them was Qin Si, whom Wen Jiuyin had been looking for. Wen Jiuyin strode forward, and before he could even begin to explain, Yun Ying screamed regardless of the occasion.
"Ah! Senior Brother Xilou, look quickly! I told you they were ganging up to target me!"
Yun Ying's voice was sharp, and her face was contorted with anger. "I am a ninth-tier artifact refiner of the academy, yet they never took me seriously and even caused the death of my disciples. How can I focus on my cultivation and break through with peace of mind? They just want to destroy me, to destroy the academy!"