Looking at Xu Ying's grateful look, Lu An did not say anything. This was already the biggest decision he could make now, and it was impossible to go any further.
The two walked down together. On the surface, they were talking about the scenery of the Misty Rain Sect, but in fact, they were talking about Xu Yunyan and Xu Yunlian. Xu Ying really missed her daughter. She wanted to know as much as possible about what her daughter had experienced over the years. Of course, Lu An knew all about it, but he did not say everything. He only talked about Xu Yunyan and Xu Yunlian's life after the Ice Fire Union. Those painful things, even if he wanted to talk about it, Xu Yunyan and her sister had to talk about it themselves.
However, Xu Ying's character surprised Lu An. It was completely different from Xu Yunyan's character. Xu Ying was reserved to the point of self-abasement. Lu An could feel that Xu Ying's strength was much higher than his, but in the process of conversing with him, she had always put herself in a very humble position. To be honest, she was no different from a servant or a servant.
Xu Ying's character was indeed like that. She had been controlled and brainwashed since she was a child, so she had an almost instinctive obedience to men. Especially in front of people she had to beg, she would instinctively try to lower herself without knowing it. For example, in the Myriad Light Sect, her position was a core elder. Even if it was only in name, her status was definitely high. Even so, she talked to other men in a friendly manner, without any of the aura of a superior.
She knew this herself, but she couldn't change it. She had been cheated by the Myriad Light Sect all her life, so she did not want her daughter to be cheated.
Just as the two of them were conversing for a while, a slightly heavy voice suddenly sounded behind them.
"Union Master Lu!"
Lu An and Xu Ying stopped at the same time and looked back at the person on the stairs.
Yan Taotao.
Lu An looked at her, and she looked at Lu An with a solemn face.
Yan Taotao walked down the stairs step by step and came to the two. After all, she was Yan Xi's daughter. Even if she was not the Young Sect Master, her status was very noble. Lu An politely cupped his hands and said, "Miss Yan."
Xu Ying also smiled and said, "Miss Yan."
Yan Taotao looked at the two of them and did not say anything to Lu An. Instead, she looked at Xu Ying and said, "Madam Xu, I have something to discuss with Alliance Chief Lu in private. Is that possible?"
Lu An and Xu Ying were both startled. Xu Ying did not know what Yan Taotao wanted to say to Lu An. However, as one of the core elders of the All Lights Sect, she was still qualified to know that Yan Taotao was the one who was rescued from the dungeon. Right now, the situation between the Myriad Lights Sect and the Misty Rain Sect was very unpredictable. They could fight at any time. Yan Taotao was already giving her a lot of face by speaking so politely to her.
She couldn't anger Yan Taotao further, so she looked at Lu An and said, "Since Miss Yan and Alliance Head Lu have something to talk about, I will take my leave first."
With that, Xu Ying bowed slightly to Lu An and left.
Only Lu An and Yan Taotao were left on the steps.
After watching Xu Ying leave, Lu An took a light breath and turned to look at the woman beside him. He said with a smile, "Miss Yan, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Yan Taotao did not answer. Instead, she stared at Lu An's eyes.
Seeing that the other party did not speak, Lu An's eyes were obviously a little puzzled. However, he was pretending to be puzzled. He knew that the only thing he exposed that day was his eyes, so he had to put on an act.
After a few breaths, Yan Taotao finally spoke and asked in a heavy voice, "Alliance Chief Lu, have we … met somewhere before?"
"Ah?" Lu An was instantly confused and said, "Have we? Why don't I remember? "
Looking at Lu An's confused expression, Yan Taotao frowned even more. She took a deep breath and said, "Nine days ago, what were you doing?"
"Doing what?" Lu An was even more confused and said, "You were either cultivating or handling affairs. Why are you asking this, Miss Yan?"
"Please think carefully, Alliance Chief Lu." Yan Taotao's voice was even more serious and even a little aggressive. She said, "If you were handling affairs, what exactly did you do?!"
"…"
Lu An immediately frowned and looked at Yan Taotao with dissatisfaction. He said, "Miss Yan, no matter what I did, it's my own business and also the Ice Fire Alliance's secret. Why should I tell you? Or Miss Yan can tell me what you want to know. Maybe I can remember and tell you! "
Hearing Lu An's angry tone, Yan Taotao was startled and did not speak.
She knew that she was a little reckless and that asking like this was disrespectful. However, she always felt that the eyes of the man in front of her were too similar to the eyes of the man who saved her that day.
However … could there really be such a coincidence in this world?
No matter what, Yan Taotao could not tell him that she had been imprisoned for six years. Even now, this matter was not publicized in the Misty Rain Sect. Even to her clansmen, they only said that Yan Taotao had gone into seclusion to cultivate. They did not give any further explanation. After all, they wanted to protect her reputation as much as possible.
However, even if Yan Taotao did not want to believe in coincidence, she kept observing throughout the banquet. This pair of eyes and the gaze of the person who saved her that day were too similar. She could not give up her doubts about Lu An. She spoke again and said seriously to Lu An, "Nine days ago, a man helped me."
Lu An was startled when he heard this. His face was full of confusion.
"I owe this man a debt of gratitude." Yan Taotao said seriously, "Although my strength is not high, I know how to repay a debt of gratitude. Therefore, I want to find this man."
Lu An's face was still confused. Then, realization dawned on him. He looked at Yan Taotao and said in surprise, "Miss Yan, you don't think that the person who helped you was me, right?"
Yan Taotao looked at Lu An and did not say anything.
"If that's the case, Miss Yan must have mistaken me for someone else!" Lu An smiled and shrugged. "Although I also want to be thanked by Miss Yan, there's no other way. I really didn't do such a thing."
Hearing Lu An's denial, Yan Taotao's eyes finally dimmed.
Was it really not him?
Yan Taotao could no longer find a reason to convince herself that the man in front of her was the benefactor she was looking for. She had made it so clear that the other party would definitely admit it. Moreover, when she thought about how the man in front of her did not have the strength to melt the cage, it seemed that she had really been overthinking things.
Ever since she had been rescued, she had been lying in bed every day to recuperate. With nothing to do, she could only let her imagination run wild. The person she thought about the most was the person who had saved her that day.
No one could understand the pain of being imprisoned and tortured for six whole years. No one could understand that after being rescued by someone, she would treat that person like a god. Now, she only wanted to find this person and do her best to repay him.
Looking at Yan Taotao's disappointed look, Lu An thought about it and could only comfort her. "Miss Yan, you don't have to be so sad. If you are fated to meet him, you will meet him sooner or later. Why are you in such a hurry?"
After hearing Lu An's words, Yan Taotao finally raised her head. If the man in front of her was not the person she was looking for, then to her, he was just a man. She now hated men, but for some reason, she just could not feel any disgust towards this man.
This kind of emotion made Yan Taotao very angry at herself.
Yan Taotao glanced at Lu An coldly before she turned around and left. She didn't even bid farewell to him. Looking at Yan Taotao's flying figure, Lu An was really a little confused. This woman changed her face faster than flipping a book. It was really inexplicable!
However, Lu An did not think too much about it. To him, the essence of saving Yan Taotao was to provoke the dispute between the Misty Rain Sect and the Thousand Light Sect. But today, he saw Xu Ying appear in the lineup of the Thousand Pagoda Divine Sect. This made him feel very strange and that the plan did not succeed.
After Xu Ying and Yan Taotao left, no one communicated with Lu An again. Lu An did not want to stay here any longer and took the initiative to say goodbye to Yan Xi and Liang He. The two sect masters did not stop him from leaving, as if there was nothing else other than the alliance. In order to express their apology to Lu An, the two even took out a few pills and gave them to Lu An. Originally, it would be a waste if he did not accept it, but out of caution, Lu An did not accept it.
From the beginning of today's banquet until now, everything made Lu An feel very strange and uncomfortable, but he could not tell what the problem was. After saying goodbye, he immediately rushed back to the Ice Fire Island at full speed. Sister Yi's analysis of this kind of thing must be much better than his, so he must explain it as soon as possible.
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