Fang Zhengzhi's impression was that anyone who could become the leader of the Five Sects of the Holy Region would be old. At the very least, they would not be this young.
However, the lady in front of him was indeed ridiculously young.
"Yu Er! Yu Er … Is that really you? " At this moment, Lin Mubai's voice suddenly sounded. Then, Lin Mubai, who was heavily injured on the ground, struggled to support himself with his hands on the ground, trying to force himself to stand up.
"I guessed it right?" Fang Zhengzhi was surprised.
Ping Yang's body trembled when she heard Lin Mubai's voice. She looked at the lady in front of her and almost dropped the Blazing Qilin Spear in her hand.
"Mother? You're my mother? "Ping Yang's lips parted in disbelief.
After all, Ping Yang had never imagined that she would meet her mother under such circumstances. Furthermore, her mother was the leader of Ling Yun Tower.
This was undoubtedly a surprise to her.
However, the lady did not care about Lin Mubai and Ping Yang. She did not even look at them. Instead, she went straight to Cang Yue. A faint golden light surrounded her. Under the sunlight, she gave off a pure and holy vibe. It was as if she was the warmest light in the world.
"Leader, Cang Yue … has disappointed you!" Cang Yue frowned deeply. Then, she propped herself up with one hand and lowered her body slightly.
"It's alright. You've done well." The lady shook her head gently. She reached out with one hand and helped Cang Yue up. Then, she pressed her other hand on the wound on Cang Yue's chest.
In an instant, the wound on Cang Yue's chest started to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a few moments, it had completely recovered.
"Hmm?" Fang Zhengzhi narrowed his eyes. The lady in front of him was terrifyingly young. However, he had only seen her use this technique when she was fighting against the Monster King Xieluo.
However, he was not too bothered by the lady's technique. Instead, he was surprised by how Cang Yue addressed the lady.
"Leader? Shouldn't you call me Master? " Fang Zhengzhi did not know the rules of Ling Yun Tower. However, logically speaking, since Cang Yue was the lady's servant, she should address the lady differently from the other disciples of Ling Yun Tower.
What was going on? Could it be that he was mistaken?
But …
If there was really a mistake, why did the woman ignore the injuries of the woman in the red dress and the others? Why did she save Cang Yue alone?
Most importantly, even if he had guessed wrongly, it was impossible for Lin Mubai to be wrong. Could it be that there was something else that he hadn't figured out?
Could it be this woman and Cang Yue …
Was there something going on?!
Just as Fang Zhengzhi was making wild guesses, Lin Mubai's voice rang out again.
"Yu 'er … I …"
"Shut up, Lin Mubai. Take a good look. This is our floor master, not our master! Besides, I've already told you that it's impossible for master to come out to see you. Just give up! "Cang Yue's voice interrupted Lin Mubai's words. Her expression was unusually cold.
"Not Yu Er?!" Lin Mubai's body trembled and his eyes widened. He subconsciously stared at the woman in front of him. After a while, Lin Mubai suddenly became agitated again. "You're not Yu Er. You … Who are you?"
"Not her?" Fang Zhengzhi was slightly shocked.
He wasn't the only one. Ping Yang's eyes widened as she looked at Lin Mubai, who was trying his best to get up from the ground. Then, she looked at the woman in front of her with a confused expression.
She naturally believed Lin Mubai's words. However, she didn't know if Lin Mubai, who was severely injured, was still conscious.
"Father, is it because you and mother have been separated for many years, so …"
"No, she's definitely not Yu 'er. I've been with Yu' er for many years. Even if we were separated for 20 or 30 years, I would still be sure that she's not my Yu 'er. However, she really looks like Yu' er, too much like her …" Lin Mubai shook his head furiously.
"You're Fang Zhengzhi?" At this moment, the woman finally turned to look at Fang Zhengzhi calmly.
A faint golden radiance flowed around her. Coupled with her long golden dress, she looked like a holy deity.
However, the woman still didn't look at Lin Mubai or Ping Yang.
"Shouldn't you report your own name before asking for someone's name as a form of etiquette? You're the leader of Ling Yun Tower. Why aren't you being polite? "Fang Zhengzhi didn't answer the woman's question.
"Presumptuous! Don't be unreasonable!" Cang Yue's voice rang out as she stood up from the ground. She was obviously furious at Fang Zhengzhi's unreasonable words.
The woman in red, the two women in white, and the surrounding disciples of Ling Yun Tower were also furious when they heard Fang Zhengzhi's words.
"How dare you!"
"It's alright." The woman waved her hand at Cang Yue and the disciples of Ling Yun Tower. Then, she looked at Fang Zhengzhi and smiled. "What you said is not unreasonable. It is indeed polite to report your own name before asking for someone's name. However …"
At this point, the lady paused and looked up at the sky. "Cultivation is going against the heavens. Since you're cultivating, you shouldn't follow the rules so rigidly. Moreover, this is the Ling Yun Tower. As the leader of the Ling Yun Tower, I'm the one who decides whether it's rude or not."
You set the rules?
Fang Zhengzhi smiled when he heard this. Indeed, Ling Yun Tower's arrogance was innate. It could be said that it was inherited from the top to the bottom.
Of course, he didn't mind it too much. After all, he was already used to it.
"Leader, you're right. However, I'm the one with the mouth. If I want to say that you're rude, that's my business. It's just like how I said that you're an ugly and old wretch. Am I right, leader?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled.
"I've always heard that Fang Zhengzhi is eloquent. Now that I've met him, it seems like it's true." The woman nodded. She didn't seem to be angry at Fang Zhengzhi's words. Instead, she looked away from the sky and said, "Tell me directly. Is your purpose of coming to Ling Yun Tower to take Ping Yang away?"
"Yes, that's right." Fang Zhengzhi nodded. That was because he did come to Ling Yun Tower to take Ping Yang away. If it wasn't for Ping Yang's treatment at the Icy Pond, he wouldn't have come to find trouble with Ling Yun Tower.
Of course, Cang Yue was an exception.
"Then, why aren't you leaving?" The woman asked again.
"Leader, can you allow me to leave?" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes twitched when he heard this. Then, his smile widened.
"Why not?" The woman asked in return.
"It seems like I still have a way out?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled. He didn't know what the leader of Ling Yun Tower was thinking.
However, the outcome was different from what he had expected. In fact, it was very different. It was obvious that the leader of Ling Yun Tower was more tolerant than he had imagined.
As the leader of a tower, she actually took the initiative to let someone who had injured so many disciples of Ling Yun Tower go. This was something that would never happen in the other sects of the Holy Region.
However, the leader of Ling Yun Tower …
Did it!
Then, there were only two possibilities. One was that she was pretending to be weak. The other was that she was holding back. To put it bluntly, she wasn't confident of winning, so she was holding back.
Between these two possibilities, Fang Zhengzhi felt that the second possibility was more likely. Of course, he wasn't sure yet.
However, what surprised him was that when the woman asked to let him go, the other disciples of Ling Yun Tower didn't make a sound. Even the furious Cang Yue didn't make a sound.
This level of obedience was shocking.
"Since ancient times, anyone who trespasses Ling Yun Tower will die. However, I can make an exception for you today. I'll give you two choices!" The woman didn't pay much attention to the subtle changes in Fang Zhengzhi's expression. Or rather, she didn't care what Fang Zhengzhi was thinking about.
"Oh? Why don't you tell me about it? "Fang Zhengzhi nodded with interest.
"The first choice is to live. The condition is that you must swear to do three things for Ling Yun Tower. Then, you can leave with Ping Yang and Lin Mubai." The woman said directly.
"That simple?"
"With your current strength, it's not easy to do three things in exchange for the lives of Ling Yun Tower's disciples."
"It seems like the second choice is a dead end?"
"Yes." The woman didn't deny it.
"Then, before I make my choice, can you answer a few questions for me?" Fang Zhengzhi didn't make his choice immediately. Instead, he asked again.
"I know what you want to ask. I can give you three chances, but you have to give me the Penta-coloured Flower in exchange." The woman seemed to have guessed Fang Zhengzhi's request.
"Alright, the first question. Are you sure you're not Yu Er and you've never changed your name?"
"No." The woman shook her head and gave a simple answer.
"Is Yu Er in Ling Yun Tower?"
"Yes."
"Why doesn't Yu Er acknowledge Ping Yang and refuse to meet the Emperor?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Ping Yang and Lin Mubai and asked the third question.
When Ping Yang and Lin Mubai heard this question, they also held their breaths. Both of them were obviously looking forward to it.
"Are you sure you want to ask this last question? Instead of asking where Yu Er is? " The woman didn't answer Fang Zhengzhi's question immediately. Instead, she looked at him in surprise.
"I'm sure." Fang Zhengzhi nodded.
"Alright, I actually didn't want to answer this question. However, since I said that you could ask me three questions, I have to keep my promise. The answer to this question is … Yu Er doesn't deny Ping Yang and she doesn't refuse to meet Lin Mubai."
After hesitating for a moment, the woman finally spoke. However, after she finished speaking, the golden radiance around her body became visibly denser.
"Yu Er is willing to meet me? Yu Er is really willing to meet me … Indeed, my Yu Er wouldn't betray me. Why? Why don't you let Yu Er meet me?! "
As soon as the woman finished speaking, Lin Mubai, who had been seriously injured on the ground, suddenly stood up. His eyes were filled with a golden radiance, and a huge golden dragon was swimming around his body.
"Father!" Ping Yang subconsciously supported Lin Mubai's body, and there was an extremely complicated emotion in her clear eyes.
She could tell that her father was still severely injured. However, Lin Mubai's gaze and expression were filled with unprecedented determination.
"Ping Yang, don't worry. Yu Er wouldn't abandon you. My Yu Er isn't a heartless person. She must be in the tower. Yes, she must be in the tower!"
"Father, mother …"
"Who are you? Why do you look so much like Yu Er? Where did you lock Yu Er up? What happened to Ling Yun Tower in the past ten years? Where's Leader Lan? Where is she?! "Lin Mubai was extremely agitated. He couldn't seem to calm down anymore.
"Master has passed away." This was the first time she had answered Lin Mubai's question directly.
Fang Zhengzhi frowned.
He wasn't thinking about what had happened to Ling Yun Tower in the past ten years. He didn't care. However, there was one thing that he was very confused about.
If what the woman said was true, that Yu Er wasn't the current Leader of Ling Yun Tower. If that was the case, why did this woman value Cang Yue so much?
It was obvious that Cang Yue wasn't the most powerful person in Ling Yun Tower. Even the woman in the red dress and the red shadow were more powerful than Cang Yue.
However, when the woman took the dagger from the red shadow, she didn't heal the red shadow. Instead, she healed Cang Yue first.
This was too strange.
Most importantly, if the woman in front of him wasn't Yu Er, and according to the woman, Yu Er didn't deny Ping Yang and didn't want to see Lin Mubai, then where was Yu Er?
Was she in Ling Yun Tower?
If she was in Ling Yun Tower, why didn't she see her?
Cang Yue was the one who brought Ping Yang to Ling Yun Tower. Yu Er must have known about this.
Why didn't she see her?
Fang Zhengzhi couldn't understand.
"You've asked three questions. I've also asked Lin Mubai one. Now, return the Penta-coloured Flower." The woman's voice interrupted Fang Zhengzhi's thoughts. She was extremely calm.
"Penta-coloured Flower?" Fang Zhengzhi wasn't stupid. He quickly guessed the woman's motive. However, the woman's answer was beyond his expectations. Hence, he decided to ask a few more questions. "You did answer my three questions. However, I don't know if your answers are true or false. You said that Yu Er acknowledged Ping Yang and was willing to meet the Emperor. Why didn't she come out?"
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