Half an hour later, in a secret chamber.
Murong Bing sat cross-legged on a green jade futon. There was a pile of materials scattered in front of her. There was a crystal ore that exuded a strange cold, a white demon core the size of an egg, a foot-long white bamboo, and a porcelain bottle wrapped in crystal frost.
"Who gave me so many gifts? These things are worth at least four to five million spirit stones. Each of them is a rare ice attribute material. They are priceless," Murong Bing murmured to herself in a low voice.
"Master, disciple Liu Yaoyao is here to see you. I have already drawn a portrait of that person," a woman's voice came from outside.
Murong Bing used her storage pouch to pick up the things on the ground. Then, she flicked her sleeve at the door of the secret chamber. The door opened, and a pretty young woman in a green dress walked in, holding a white scroll in her hand.
"Master, this is the portrait of that person," the young woman in the green dress handed the white scroll to Murong Bing with both hands with a respectful expression.
Murong Bing's jade-like hand shook, and the white scroll flew out of her hand. She cast a spell on it, and the white scroll unfolded in mid-air, revealing a handsome young man in white. The young man in white was standing on a giant black bat.
"This person … I don't know him. Martial Niece Liu, tell me what happened when you met this person. Don't leave out a single word," Murong Bing raised her eyebrows and ordered in a deep voice.
The young woman in the green dress nodded. She pondered for a moment, and then told the story in full detail.
"It's strange. This person gave me so many precious things as gifts, but didn't leave his name or surname," Murong Bing said with a frown. Her beautiful face was full of doubts.
The young woman in the green dress hesitated for a moment. She seemed to want to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
"Martial Niece Liu, if you found out anything, just tell me," Murong Bing glanced at the young woman in the green dress and said indifferently.
"Master, this person's spirit beast is a level five Bloodthirsty Spirit Bat. Bloodthirsty Spirit Bats are extremely bloodthirsty, even crazier than zombies. To raise a Bloodthirsty Spirit Bat to level five requires a large amount of blood essence from cultivators or demon beasts. Righteous cultivators rarely raise Bloodthirsty Spirit Bats. Even if they do, most of them are level two or three. It's very rare for them to reach level five. I guess this person is most likely a demon cultivator. What's strange is that he knows my name and that I'm from the Thousand Beast Clan, but I don't know him," the young woman in the green dress analyzed.
"So, he knows you. When did you get acquainted with a Yuanying cultivator?" Murong Bing frowned and asked in confusion.
Hearing this, Liu Yaoyao's face turned pale. Her legs gave out, and she knelt down. She explained, "Master, since I entered the sect, I rarely left the Taiqing Palace. I've been working in the Thousand Beast Pavilion in the Taiqing Market. I've worked hard to accumulate contribution points to exchange for resources for cultivation. I've never gotten acquainted with a demon cultivator. I'm willing to accept the investigation to prove my innocence."
"Get up first. I'm not saying that you know a demon cultivator. You rarely leave the Taiqing Palace. There's no chance for you to get acquainted with a demon cultivator. How could a demon cultivator know you? Unless … he used to be a disciple of the sect and got acquainted with you. Later, he betrayed the sect and became a demon cultivator. Think carefully. Do you know anyone who betrayed the sect? "Murong Bing stood up and asked seriously.
"Yes, I'll think about it," Liu Yaoyao answered. She stood up with a thoughtful look on her face.
After a while, Liu Yaoyao's eyes lit up. She said with joy, "I just thought of someone. He's …"
She looked at Murong Bing and seemed to think of something. She swallowed her words.
"Who did you think of? Tell me. "Murong Bing's face darkened. She urged her.
"I … I thought of Senior Wang. He joined our sect at the same time as me, but he betrayed us later on," Liu Yaoyao said hesitantly.
"Which Senior Wang? What's his name? Which branch does he belong to?"
Liu Yaoyao swallowed and looked at Murong Bing carefully. She said seriously, "Wang Changsheng. He belongs to the Mysterious Talisman Branch. Before I reached the Foundation Building, I worked in the Thousand Beast Pavilion in the Taiqing Market. I once received him. He wanted to buy the blood of demonic beasts. Later, I chatted with a senior sister who sells spiritual birds on the second floor and learned that he bought six Bloodthirsty Spirit Bats."
"Wang Changsheng? Impossible, impossible! How could Junior Brother Wang have become a demonic cultivator!? It was a misunderstanding. I'll find out the truth. How could he become an evil cultivator? " Murong Bing's mind went blank. Her legs gave out and she fell to the ground. She murmured to herself with a look of disbelief on her face.
When Liu Yaoyao saw this scene, her face was filled with shock. This new sect master was a famous ice beauty in the Tai Qing Palace. She was cold to most people and had never been seen in such a daze before.
She couldn't help but think of the gossip circulating in the palace. The new leader had an unclear relationship with a disciple who betrayed the sect. That was why she hadn't married yet.
The new leader's family had a lot of power in the Taiqing Palace. Many of her relatives held important positions in the Taiqing Palace. Countless young elites had come to ask for her hand in marriage. Without exception, they were all chased away by the new leader. She didn't give them any face.
Because the new leader had an Ice Attribute Mutated Spiritual Root and her name had the word 'ice' in it, she treated others coldly. Some busybodies gave her the nickname of 'Ice Soul Fairy'. This nickname quickly spread among the cultivators.
If those young elites who came to ask for her hand in marriage saw the Ice Soul Fairy's soulless appearance, their eyeballs would probably fall out of their sockets.
After a while, Murong Bing's eyes regained their clarity. She stood up and ordered with a cold face, "Martial Nephew Liu, you are not allowed to leak a single word of our conversation. Otherwise, you will be severely punished. In addition, you go to the Thousand Beast Pavilion in Tai Qing City right away and take out the list of all the Spirit Beasts that have been traded in the Thousand Beast Pavilion over the years, especially the list of the Spirit Bats. I want to check carefully.
"Yes, Sect Leader." Liu Yaoyao's heart trembled. She responded and respectfully retreated.
As soon as Liu Yaoyao left, Murong Bing shook her sleeve and closed the door.
Her legs gave way and she once again sat on the ground. Her eyes were red and two drops of hot tears flowed down her cheeks.
She took off a blue brocade pouch from her waist and muttered to herself, "Brother Wang, have you forgotten our promise? You said that you would come to Grandfather's house to ask for my hand in marriage. Where have you been all these years? Why didn't you come to see me? Have you already forgotten about me? Or have you fallen in love with someone else? You said that you would never let me down in this lifetime. Could it be that you were lying to me? "
By the time she finished speaking, her face was already covered in tears.
Outsiders would never imagine that the Ice Soul Fairy had a weak side.
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