In Liu Ziyuan's training room, the leaders and deputy leaders of the six patrol teams were all present. All of them were injured. Other than Hu Lili and Leng Qian, all the members of the first patrol team were present, and Yuan Zhan was narrating what had happened.
That day, after Master Yang Xuanmu gave the order to split up and break out of the encirclement, he fainted due to the exhaustion of his inner Yuan and his severe injuries. A few of the leaders tried their best to protect him.
The first group was also split up during the breakout process. In the midst of the chaos, Hu Lili, Leng Qian, Jiang Zixuan, and Yuan Zhan gathered together. After breaking out of the encirclement, they escaped towards Huang Li Island.
The four of them couldn't shake off the pursuit of the beasts. Among them, there were five to six late Blood Condensation beasts. Moreover, these beasts had the geographical advantage and were extremely fast in the sea. After a series of battles, the four of them used up too much of their spiritual energy and slowed down.
At this time, Hu Lili said, "Junior Brother Yuan and Junior Sister Leng, take Junior Sister Jiang and leave first. I'll lure the beasts away. This time, the beasts are targeting Junior Sister Jiang. We can't let her fall into the hands of the beasts."
Yuan Zhan and Leng Qian didn't agree, but Hu Lili insisted. She said that Perfected Jiang Xuanlin had successfully achieved Dharma and defeated Golden Jiao Island's lord. The beasts couldn't do anything to Perfected Jiang, so they wanted to capture Junior Sister Jiang for revenge.
The two of them wanted to persuade her further, but Hu Lili had already turned around and ran in the direction of the beasts. Left with no choice, the two of them brought the unconscious Jiang Zixuan back to North Sea.
Unexpectedly, on the way, a middle-aged female cultivator in palace attire suddenly appeared and snatched Jiang Zixuan from the two of them. Yuan Zhan was shocked, but when he heard Leng Qian calling her master, Yuan Zhan realized that the person who appeared was Zhen Ling Sect's famous Reverend Liu Xuanling, Reverend Jiang Xuanlin's ex-partner and Jiang Zixuan's mother.
Perfected Liu Xuanling brought Jiang Zixuan and Leng Qian back to Tianling Mountain, leaving Yuan Zhan alone to return to Huang Li Island.
Lu Ping's eyes glazed over and his face was expressionless, as if the person who was angry just now wasn't this person. His tone was calm as if he was talking about something unrelated to him. He asked, "Why is Junior Martial Sister in Huang Li Island's patrol team?"
Yuan Zhan did not answer. Instead, he looked at Liu Ziyuan, who was sitting at the head of the table.
Liu Ziyuan coughed twice. His voice was hoarse, and it was obvious that he had suffered serious internal injuries. He said, "Junior Sister Jiang must have come out with Jiang Xuanlin and Laozu. After that, she came to play with Junior Sister Leng Qian and stayed in the First Patrol Team to replace you."
Liu Ziyuan paused and said, "Before Daoist Yang fainted, he said that the person who launched the sneak attack was indeed targeting Junior Martial Sister Jiang. The strength of the owner of that fist is definitely at the middle stage of the Core Forging stage. However, because he was trying his best to hide his identity, he didn't dare to use his full strength. Otherwise, Daoist Yang and I wouldn't have been able to resist him."
Liu Ziyuan explained to him, and Lu Ping became a little more respectful. Then, he asked, "Why did the person who ambushed us leave after one attack?"
Liu Ziyuan shook his head and said, "That I don't know!"
Shi Lingling, who was sitting to the side, said, "Junior Martial Sister Jiang must have had a protective talisman or some other treasure on her that could have alerted Uncle Liu or Uncle Jiang the moment she was attacked. The person who ambushed her must have sensed it during the first attack and left before the second one. Maybe even Uncle Jiang had already arrived at that time."
Everyone's eyes lit up after hearing Shi Lingling's words. After all, Shi Lingling's status was no less than Jiang Zixuan's at this time. In fact, she was even higher than Jiang Zixuan. Since she said that Jiang Zixuan had such a treasure, it must be because Jiang Zixuan had it.
Lu Ping remembered that the gatekeeper of Chong Hua Mansion had said that yesterday, Master had been angry and suddenly left Chong Hua Mansion. Obviously, he had discovered that Junior Martial Sister Jiang was in danger and went to rescue her. However, Master was definitely not as fast as Grandmaster, who had already reached the Dharma stage. By the time Master arrived, everyone had already broken through the encirclement.
Lu Ping still asked coldly, "How did you meet Senior Martial Sister Leng Qian and the other two?"
Lu Ping was as cold as ever. It was as if he had become the master of this training room. He ignored the dozens of leaders sitting around him and only showed a little bit of respect when Liu Ziyuan spoke.
However, everyone present was stunned by Lu Ping's imposing manner just now. They quietly listened to Lu Ping and Yuan Zhan's questions. Although Li Ziming's face was filled with anger, he did not dare to show it at this moment. Lu Ping's roar just now had left him with a lingering fear.
Yuan Zhan was a little embarrassed at this moment, but under Lu Ping's piercing gaze, he still said, "Leng Qian is my fiancée. The Yuan and Leng families decided on this marriage when we were young."
No one present knew about this. Yuan Zhan added, "I was worried about Junior Martial Sister Leng's safety, so when we broke through the encirclement, I went to look for her."
As a result, there was nothing wrong with Yuan Zhan's explanation. Lu Ping maintained a calm expression after his initial rage. No one knew what he was thinking.
Lu Ping squinted his eyes. It was unknown whether he was thinking about something or whether he was examining Yuan Zhan to see if he was lying. Just when Yuan Zhan's heart was about to shiver from Lu Ping's gaze, Lu Ping turned around and walked out of the training room.
Chen Lian hurriedly called out to him from the side, "Junior Lu, where are you going?"
Lu Ping did not even look back. He said, "I'm going out to sea to find Senior Hu."
Chen Lian hurriedly tried to persuade him, "It's already been over a day. Junior, you should return to the Heaven's Spirit Hall and see if Junior Hu's lamp of knowledge is still lit. If it's lit, then we can all go look for it. If it's not … then there's no need. We'll just take revenge in the future."
A whistling sound gradually faded away. Lu Ping's deep voice rang out from afar, "She won't die."
Yao Yong yelled and stood up. He said, "Junior Lu, I'll go with you!"
Before he could finish, he coughed violently and spat out a few strands of blood.
Shi Lingling grabbed him and said, "How are you going to find Senior Hu in this state? If you go out to sea now, even if you don't die, you'll be a burden to junior Lu. "
Everyone in the training room seemed to let out a sigh of relief when Lu Ping left. The pressure Lu Ping brought on everyone was just too great. The cultivators in the training room all stood up and said their goodbyes. It was as if there was a plague in the room. They hurriedly left, without the slightest demeanor of a cultivator.
After all the leaders left, only the first group was left in the training room.
Yao Yong said angrily, "Leng Qian is junior Lu Ping's senior after all. How could he just watch Senior Hu throw away her life?"
Shi Lingling pinched his arm and said, "We didn't see it with our own eyes. It's only Yuan Zhan's side of the story. How can we jump to conclusions!"
Zheng Jie had always been close to Hu Lili. "If Leng Qian didn't have a guilty conscience, why would she hide in Chong Hua Prefecture with her master instead of returning to Huang Li Island?"
Everyone was stunned. Liu Ziyuan said sternly, "Alright, this matter ends here. Don't forget that Liu Xuanling is junior Lu Ping's master! The most important thing for us now is to recover from our injuries. I've already sent someone back to Tian Ling Mountain to check on junior Hu Lili's consciousness lamp. If it's still there, we'll go out to sea to look for it. If not … let's hope junior Hu Lili is a good person. "
Everyone fell silent. Liu Ziyuan had a question tormenting him. Why didn't Yuan Zhan and Leng Qian ask him to go back and save Hu Lili after he arrived? Did they not mention it or were they lying?
Liu Ziyuan believed that Lu Ping also noticed this loophole, but he didn't ask. Lu Ping didn't ask either. It wasn't that he didn't want to ask, but he didn't dare to.
What if the two of them did ask for help …
Lu Ping didn't dare to think about it, let alone Liu Ziyuan.
By the time Yuan Zhan left Liu Ziyuan's training room, it was already nighttime on Huang Li Island. When the wind blew on Yuan Zhan's body, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. If he told others, no one would believe that a Late Blood Condensation cultivator like him couldn't withstand the cold and heat.
It wasn't impatience, it was fear!
Yuan Zhan didn't admit it, but he knew in his heart that he had lost mentally to Lu Ping, the person who defeated him in the Zhen Ling Side Courtyard Competition. He had lost since then. Even though his cultivation had been rising, he never had the confidence to defeat this cultivator who was younger than him, and whose cultivation was even lower than his.
After returning to the training room, Yuan Zhan sat on the praying mat and meditated quietly for a moment. He temporarily forgot about that person's shadow in his mind, then sat there silently. No one knew what he was thinking. There was no light in the pitch-black training room. Only Yuan Zhan's pair of black eyes could be seen flashing in the darkness from time to time.
After a while, three sound transmitting magic swords flew out from the pitch-black training room. Three golden shadows streaked across the night sky of Huang Li Island. Two of them flew towards the northwest, while the last one flew towards the south!
In the sky above Huang Li Island, in the clouds that covered the starlight, Lu Ping stood on a magic cloud and quietly looked down at Huang Li Island until the three sound transmitting magic swords flew out from the training room.
Lu Ping landed on the cloud and came to the edge of Huang Li Island. A rat that looked like a fat pig with its belly almost touching the ground suddenly crawled out from the ground near Yuan Zhan's training room. It walked silently towards the edge of Huang Li Island. Its body became smaller and smaller, and by the time it arrived in front of Lu Ping, it was only a foot long.
Dabao climbed onto Lu Ping's shoulder and squeaked a few times with a helpless expression.
Lu Ping frowned and muttered to himself, "It didn't say anything? It seems like this guy is a cautious person. Moreover, I don't think anyone would be willing to visit him at this time! It's a pity that the three sound transmitting magic swords couldn't be intercepted. Once the sound transmitting magic swords are intercepted, they will explode. Not only will they not be able to get any information, but they will also alert the person who sent the sound transmitting magic swords. However, one of the magic swords flew towards the south. Huang Li Island is located in the southeast of Zhenling, and further south is Xuan Ling Sect's territory. This is interesting. "
Lu Ping glanced in the direction of Yuan Zhan's cultivation room from the seaside. Then, he looked in the northwest direction in the direction of Tian Ling Mountain. No one knew what he was thinking. Then, he turned around and flew eastward on his cloud.
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