"Young Master Li Xuan!" Qin'er exclaimed as soon as she returned to her room in the Lingtian Pavilion.
Standing in the room was none other than Li Xuan.
Qin'er immediately fell silent and hurried to close the door.
"Young Master Li Xuan, you... why are you here?" Qin'er finally managed to say, swallowing hard after everything.
"Miss Qin'er, I need a quiet place. After much thought, I figured your place in this city would be the best. Miss Qin'er, this won't be too difficult, will it?" Li Xuan said with a slight smile.
"Young Master Li Xuan, you've certainly given me a difficult task. But since things have come to this, please, make yourself at home. However, aren't you worried about Jin Wuwen finding you?" Qin'er said with a wry smile.
"Don't worry, he's just at the peak of the Boundless Realm. I'm not one for seeking attention," Li Xuan shrugged indifferently.
Qin'er gave a faint, bitter smile. Wasn't this already seeking attention?
He had killed the Young Star Lord of Tu Lang Star, destroyed Emerald City, fought a battle with the Star Lord of Emerald Star, and even snatched Jin Wuwen's spiritual artifact.
Every one of these actions was a spectacle.
"By the way, Miss Qin'er, there's something I don't understand. What is this Wen Ming Fan?" Li Xuan asked after a moment's thought.
"How about this, Young Master Li Xuan. I'll explain what that banner is, and then you'll know. This banner is called the Wen Ming Fan, and it's a primordial treasure-level spiritual artifact," Qin'er said.
"Wen Ming Ming, summoning souls, caring not for life or death. Subduing beasts and demons, most deadly! This describes the Wen Ming Fan. This banner can not only absorb people's souls but is also specifically designed to counter spirit beasts. No matter what kind of spirit beast it is, if struck by this banner, it will lose its ability to move and be at its mercy."
"Of course, some spirit beasts that have already attained divine understanding are naturally not afraid. Unless a powerful cultivator wielding the Wen Ming Fan confronts them, they cannot pose a threat. In my opinion, your two children should still be in their infancy, otherwise, they wouldn't have lasted until you rushed back," Qin'er said.
"So that's how it is. I didn't expect Tu Gou to have something like this. It seems he held quite a significant position in his father's heart."
Li Xuan smiled, not revealing the true identities of the two little ones. Qin'er, seeing this, felt a slight regret but did not show it.
"You just said you needed a quiet place, Young Master. Do you need me to prepare a secret room for you?" Qin'er asked afterwards.
"Yes." Li Xuan nodded slightly at her words.
After Qin'er left the secret room, Li Xuan's thoughts stirred, and his figure vanished.
Tu Lang Star.
Within an incredibly magnificent grand hall, three figures were currently seated.
If Qin'er were present, she would immediately recognize these three as the Star Lord of Emerald Star, Jin Wuwen, the father of Tu Gou and Star Lord of Tu Lang Star, Tu Suo, and Tu Gou's mother, Zhao Qiuxiang.
At this moment, Zhao Qiuxiang was sobbing softly, clearly having just been told of Tu Gou's death by Jin Wuwen.
"Enough, crying like this is unseemly. Will your tears bring Gou'er back?" Tu Suo, annoyed by Zhao Qiuxiang's crying, suddenly roared in a low voice.
"Yes, Qiuxiang. The priority now is to find that brat and avenge Gou'er," Jin Wuwen added.
"I will find this villain and avenge my Gou'er!" Zhao Qiuxiang slowly stopped her crying, then said with fierce determination.
"Brother Jin, you just said that brat escaped from you? Does that mean his strength has also reached the Boundless Realm?" Tu Suo asked after a moment of thought.
"That's right, he did escape from me. However, his strength is only at the God-Breaking Realm. The reason he escaped was because of the spatial power he wields. And my Dark Night was also taken by him," Jin Wuwen said through gritted teeth.
"What! Spatial power!"
"Dark Night was taken!"
Tu Suo and Zhao Qiuxiang exclaimed in unison upon hearing this. Seeing the former nod slowly, they also became somewhat solemn.
"This brat actually comprehended spatial power. Doesn't that mean we can't kill him?" Tu Suo's expression turned grim.
"What are you afraid of! It's just spatial power, isn't it? Have you forgotten what Father gave me!" Zhao Qiuxiang said dismissively.
"Right, right, right! How could I forget that! That thing specifically counters spatial power. As long as we find that brat, with our combined strength, how can we not destroy him?" Tu Suo's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Indeed. If Qiuxiang's Spirit-Returning Whip had been there that day, how could that brat have slipped through my grasp?" Jin Wuwen slowly nodded as well.
"However, that brat has vanished without a trace. This Outer Realm is so vast, where do we search?" Zhao Qiuxiang asked after some thought.
"You can rest assured about that. That day, Qin'er, the branch master of Lingtian Pavilion on my Emerald Star, pleaded for him, hoping I would spare the brat. As long as we control Qin'er, I don't believe that brat won't show himself," Jin Wuwen said sinisterly.
"Lingtian Pavilion..."
"What is Lingtian Pavilion! We are Emerald Star, Tu Lang Star, and your Zhao family. With three great powers united, do we fear Lingtian Pavilion? Do you really think Lingtian Pavilion would go to war with us three major forces for just one brat?" Tu Suo immediately stopped Zhao Qiuxiang from speaking.
"Fine. To avenge Gou'er, I'll do whatever it takes!" Zhao Qiuxiang's expression then became resolute.
"Alas, what I feared has indeed happened. Jin Wuwen, you were indeed planning to use Qin'er. Why bother with all that trouble? Isn't this me, arriving right here?"
Just as the three had finished their discussion, a voice suddenly echoed in the grand hall.
What!
The three were shocked.
Looking at the figure slowly appearing, Jin Wuwen shouted.
"Villain, you chose to walk into hell when there was a path to heaven! Today is your day of death!"