"Vivienne, are we going to look for Senior Brother?" Huan Mao asked. When Senior Brother left, he said he was going to see an old friend. Who knew he would go to a fight.
"It's useless to go."
She was in the Dragon Estate now. Her eldest uncle and the others definitely wouldn't let her leave the Dragon Estate. Even if she wanted to find him, she was powerless.
Chu Lingwei stood by the window of the room, looking at the moonlight outside. The moon was very bright, but the entire Lingzhou was shrouded in darkness.
"Mao Mao, go to the city and see if there's anything unusual. Come back immediately." Chu Lingwei's expression shifted. Such a big event had happened in Jingliang Forest, how could the entire Lingzhou City be so calm?
"Okay, I'll go now."
Huan Mao flew out of the courtyard. Chu Lingwei opened the door and stood in the courtyard, looking in the direction of Jingliang Forest.
It seemed to be covered by a shadow, and its original appearance was completely unrecognizable.
Just then, a figure flew rapidly through the sky. Chu Lingwei's heart stirred. This person had completely hidden his aura.
Without a second thought, Chu Lingwei summoned her flying magical artifact and followed.
The person was heading towards Jingliang Forest. Chu Lingwei stopped when she reached the entrance of Jingliang Forest.
"Come out."
This person's cultivation was far higher than hers. After she chased him, he had intentionally or unintentionally slowed down, allowing her to catch up.
A gloomy wind blew around, and the moonlight was hidden. Tree shadows danced.
"You went to great lengths to lure me out, yet you don't come out?" If she guessed correctly, this person had deliberately lured her out of the Dragon Estate.
"Chu Lingwei."
As Chu Lingwei spoke, an old male cultivator appeared among the tree shadows. His cultivation was indiscernible. Even standing in front of her, Chu Lingwei could not sense his aura.
"Kunwu?"
"Hahaha..."
The male cultivator burst into laughter upon hearing the name. "No."
"Then who?"
Not Kunwu?
This person's cultivation was definitely in the Dominator realm or beyond. If he wasn't Kunwu, why would he go to such lengths to lure her out?
"You don't need to know who I am." The male cultivator did not answer, smiling at Chu Lingwei. "Do you know the consequences of destroying the lake in Jingliang Forest?"
"What consequences?"
That lake clearly had a problem. This reminded Chu Lingwei of the Chengtian Hall in the Cangshan Secret Realm. Such a place should not have been left behind.
One was the Cangshan Secret Realm, and the other was Jingliang Forest. These were places that should have had no connection, yet similar events were happening, which had to arouse her suspicion.
The male cultivator laughed easily, as if two acquaintances were chatting. "You should know that the lake can help spiritual beasts and demon cultivators improve their cultivation. What will you face when such a place is destroyed by you?"
"Are they going to kill me?" Chu Lingwei had already considered such consequences.
"Aren't you afraid?" The man's eyes were filled with more laughter. Could it be that he had encountered someone who was not afraid of death?
"Senior, you should know the purpose of that lake, right?"
Chu Lingwei sized up the male cultivator in front of her. Being able to find her at this time, he should have been guarding that lake then, or he knew its secrets very well.
"Chu Lingwei, the entire demon realm wishes they could eat your blood. You'd better return to the Spiritual Cultivation Academy as soon as possible." After saying that, the man quickly disappeared into Jingliang Forest.
"Vivienne."
Just as Chu Lingwei was about to chase after him, her eldest uncle's voice came from behind.
"Vivienne, don't chase him."
"Eldest Uncle." Chu Lingwei had no choice but to stop. "Eldest Uncle, you're here."
"Let's go back first."
Lan Xingning rubbed his temples. Before, Vivienne only needed to temper her abilities. Now he found that she was too curious about many things, and he couldn't make her obey.
Inside the secret chamber.
"Vivienne, how could you go out alone?" Lan Deyi lightly tapped Chu Lingwei's forehead. This niece of his was truly fearless.
"Second Uncle, who do you think that person was?" Chu Lingwei asked, rubbing her forehead.
Lan Xingyi looked at his elder brother. He had never seen this person before.
"Besides Kunwu, a powerful being often appeared in Jingliang Forest. However, no one had ever seen his true face." Lan Xingning only knew that another powerful being existed in Jingliang Forest, but he had never appeared.
"Even Eldest Uncle hasn't seen him?" Chu Lingwei thought of the male cultivator she had just met and secretly wondered who he was and why he had said those words to her.
"Vivienne, you said he wanted you to return to the Spiritual Cultivation Academy?" Lan Xingyi stroked his chin. This person seemed to have no ill intentions towards Vivienne.
"Yes, he said that the entire demon realm now regards me as an enemy." Chu Lingwei gave a wry smile. She had successfully made more enemies for herself now.
Lan Xingyi's expression became serious. Vivienne had returned to the Dragon Estate but hadn't mentioned the destruction of the lake.
If the lake was indeed destroyed by Vivienne, then those cultivators and demon cultivators who wanted to use the lake to improve the cultivation of their spiritual beasts would hate Vivienne the most.
"Vivienne, I think he's right." Now, only the Spiritual Cultivation Academy could protect Chu Lingwei.
"Second Uncle, Eldest Uncle, I think that lake is a trap."
Chu Lingwei recalled carefully. Even Huan Mao and Feng Ming couldn't resist the soul-capturing effect of that lake, let alone ordinary spiritual beasts and demon cultivators. Perhaps improving cultivation was fake, and the true purpose of the lake was...
It felt so familiar.
Lan Xingning did not respond. He had long suspected that the lake was problematic, but they were already struggling to protect themselves and had no time to care about other things.
"Whether it's a trap or not, you are in great danger now," Lan Xingyi warned.
"I know. When Senior Brother returns, I will tell him everything." Fortunately, Senior Brother had accompanied her to Lingzhou this time.
"Okay."
Lan Xingning and Lan Xingyi exchanged glances. They needed Chu Lingwei to be taken away so they could act.
Back in the courtyard, after inquiring about her father's thoughts, Chu Lingwei brought her out of the space.
"Father, are Eldest Uncle and the others going to fight Kunwu to the death?"
Chu Ze was still immersed in the joy of reuniting with his loved one. Hearing his daughter's words, he was instantly pulled back to reality, and the smile on his face disappeared. Kuai Shu Ge.
"Vivienne, how could that be?" Chu Ze forced a smile to deny it. As a father, he didn't want his daughter to know.
"Father, Eldest Uncle and the others have told me everything." At this point, Father still wanted to hide it from her. "Father, what you're doing is like a moth flying into a flame."
"But if we don't, the Phoenix clan will be annihilated."
Chu Ze turned around. Kunwu was already at the peak of the Dominator realm. If he wanted to destroy the Phoenix clan, it would be easy.
To protect the sacred tree and the Phoenix clan, the only way was to take the initiative and, with their strength, heavily injure Kunwu.
"Vivienne, listen to your father and take your mother back to the Spiritual Cultivation Academy." Chu Ze reached out and held Chu Lingwei's shoulder, his expression solemn.