Yun Ji was surprised. "Why are you being so secretive?"
Niu Youdao could only smile wryly at the fact that he had personally made this trip. Fortunately, he had already determined the direction and was in urgent need of large flying beasts. If he didn't have a flying mount, he really wouldn't have been able to come so easily. He asked, "Star picking City's Shunfeng Hall, are you familiar with it?"
"Shunfeng Hall?" Yun Ji pondered for a moment before replying, "I've heard of it. It's similar to an escort company, a place where people pay to run errands. Is there a problem?"
Niu Youdao: "Does Cloud Crossing Mountain have any dealings with Shunfeng Hall?"
Yun Ji: "I only know of this Shunfeng Hall, and I've only heard of it. I've never had any dealings with it. Is there a problem?"
Niu Youdao: "Never had any dealings with it? As far as I know, people from Shunfeng Hall have been here before. With the manpower of Cloud Crossing Mountain, they don't lack people to run errands for them. Does Cloud Crossing Mountain need people from Shunfeng Hall to run errands for them? "
Yun Ji: "What do you mean? Is there a problem with cultivators interacting with each other? "
Niu Youdao: "There's no problem. It's just that someone who happened to come here is involved in a matter I want to investigate, so I came here to verify it."
Yun Ji: "Your subordinates aren't sure, right? What happened that required you to personally come here to investigate?"
Niu Youdao shook his head. "It's hard to say before things are clear. If it's appropriate, I'll give you an explanation."
To Yun Ji, Niu Youdao was a reliable person. In fact, most people who had deep dealings with Niu Youdao would have an inexplicable trust in Niu Youdao. She was silent for a moment. "I'm not sure about what you're talking about. I've handed over the matters of Cloud Crossing Mountain to Huan 'er a long time ago, and I haven't asked about it for a long time. If you want to know anything, it's more appropriate to ask Huan' er than me."
Niu Youdao: "If I can ask him, I won't disturb you."
Yun Ji's beautiful face immediately revealed a hint of ridicule. "You don't trust him? Aren't you two sworn brothers? "
Niu Youdao waved his hand. "Senior, please don't misunderstand. It has nothing to do with trust or not. I naturally trust Brother Yun, but there are too many people after all. I personally came here just to inquire about this, so it's easy to alert the enemy. Otherwise, I wouldn't have used that cover as a smokescreen. Senior, as the Mountain Master, you are more suited to inquire about matters. "
Yun Ji was silent for a moment. "It's been a long time since I've asked about the matters of the mountains. Suddenly asking is equally abrupt, and coincidentally, you came."
Niu Youdao disagreed. "I've already laid the groundwork for senior. To Cloud Crossing Mountain, this is no small matter. Senior can use this as a reason to warn us not to get involved in things that we shouldn't get involved in. This is also what you meant. You don't want outsiders to know that Cloud Crossing Mountain is connected to me, afraid of being implicated. Out of concern and vigilance, you also ask if there have been any outsiders entering the mountain recently. Isn't that very normal?
Yun Ji's eyebrows twitched. She had tasted the other party's shrewdness. She looked at Niu Youdao with a slightly complicated gaze and suddenly asked, "Why did you give me the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Pearl?"
Niu Youdao looked at her. Slowly, he said: "The Thousand Beasts Spiritual Pearl is not as simple as you said. There must be a secret hidden in it that I don't know about. This secret must be very secretive. Not many people in the Wan Shou Clan know about it. Otherwise, it would be impossible to hide it. This secret must be something special. Otherwise, you wouldn't have risked your life in the Dream Butterfly World. If I ask you, you won't tell me. It's useless to ask the Wan Shou Clan. "
Yun Ji's eyes flashed. "The Wan Shou Clan is very rich. You can exchange it for money."
Niu Youdao: "Money is not important. I want to know the secret."
Yun Ji: "You gave it to me. You said that I won't tell you the secret."
Niu You said, "You have to give something up to gain something. Since I gave it to you, I already know this secret."
Yun Ji did not understand. "Oh, what secret? Tell me."
Niu Youdao: "I'm not the one telling you. You are the one telling me. If I force you to tell me, would you dare to not tell me? I can find out anytime! "
Yun Ji's body trembled. She understood what he meant. "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
Niu Youdao: "Let's not talk about whether or not you can kill me. I'm not the only one who knows that you have the Thousand Beasts Spiritual Pearl. If I don't make it back, the Wan Shou Clan will come looking for you."
Yun Ji's breathing quickened. She stared at him.
Niu Youdao laughed. "I'm just joking. Senior, don't think too much. You have the secret of the Dream Butterfly World in your hands. I won't tell you. I can promise you that if you are willing to tell me the secret, I will listen. If you are not willing to tell me, I will not force you. "
He said something that he should not have said. It was not as simple as a joke. He added, "Yan's situation is not good. I should not stay here for long. Senior, what do you think?"
Yun Ji did not say anything else. She stood up.
The two of them then left her seclusion place. When they came out of the deep cave, they met Yun Huan who was waiting for them.
Yun Huan was surprised. Her mother, who had been in seclusion for a long time, actually came out because of Niu Youdao?
Some words could not be said in front of so many people. Yun Ji asked Yun Huan to bring Niu Youdao and his group to a cave abode for guests.
The environment of the place was not bad. It was like a fairyland.
Niu Youdao propped himself on his sword and waited outside the cave abode, watching the clouds roll by.
Guan Fangyi was enjoying the scenery with a circular fan in her hand. Suddenly, she asked, "Will Yun Ji agree to lend you troops?"
Niu Youdao smiled. "Wait for the answer."
Guan Fangyi also smiled and asked, "Daoye, how many sworn brothers do you have? There are demon cultivators, ghost cultivators, elders from High Heaven Pavilion and Fairy Sect, and disciples from Wan Shou Clan. You don't want to let them go … "
She teased him. Niu Youdao just listened and did not speak.
About an hour later, Yun Ji came and entered the cave abode with Niu Youdao. Guan Fangyi and the others were left outside.
"Baili Jie?"
Inside the cave abode, Niu Youdao was shocked when he heard the answer from Yun Ji. The person that Wu Sanliang and the others were staring at was actually Baili Jie himself.
He was shocked because of Yuan Gang's vigilance. Indeed, there was something between Gongsun Bu and Baili Jie.
In other words, Gongsun Bu did not tell the truth because Baili Jie was short of money.
Seeing that his expression and tone were not right, Yun Ji asked doubtfully, "Baili Jie is an independent cultivator. Is there a problem?"
Niu Youdao asked, "What is he doing here?"
Yun Ji said calmly, "Huan 'er has known him for a long time. He is just here to visit."
Knowing that he was investigating Yun Ji, Niu Youdao narrowed his eyes at Yun Ji's calmness. "Senior, I have to remind you that I already know about Baili Jie's situation. On the surface, he appears to be a lone cultivator. I have never heard of him joining the Shun Feng Hall. However, he can freely enter and exit the Shun Feng Hall.
Yun Ji felt strange. "You know about him? You even know that he can freely enter and leave Shunfeng Hall. Why is an independent cultivator worth your attention? "
How could I not know? Baili Jie's appearance alerted Yuan Gang. Yuan Gang immediately contacted Linghu Qiu to investigate Baili Jie's background.
Niu Youdao said, "Senior, I don't know if Mount Crossing Cloud has a secret relationship with Baili Jie. Since you are deliberately hiding it for him, do you know anything about him? If you do, please tell me."
Yun Ji said, "What we know is that he is an independent cultivator. I really don't know anything special about him."
Niu Youdao said in a deep voice, "My confidant, who is in charge of the intelligence center of Thatched Cottage Villa, has secretly colluded with Baili Jie. This is not a trivial matter for me. Otherwise, I would not have bothered you personally for such a trivial matter. Senior, I have told you the truth. You'd better tell me the truth so that I can figure out the situation. Otherwise, if you destroy my Thatched Cottage Villa, I won't be able to keep your secret! "
This time, Yun Ji was indeed shocked. Baili Jie had actually reached out to the intelligence center of Thatched Cottage Villa. This was indeed not something an independent cultivator should do. Who on earth was this Baili Jie?
She also faintly sensed that something was wrong and finally told the truth. "I don't know him, and I don't know much about him. However, he and Huan 'er are indeed old acquaintances. They have known each other for a long time. He can be considered an old friend that Huan' er trusts. This time, he came to Cloud Crossing Mountain for no other reason. He was entrusted by Huan 'er to purchase a batch of elixirs from Star picking City. "
Niu Youdao was puzzled. "Cloud Crossing Mountain is not far from Star picking City. Is there no one in Cloud Crossing Mountain to purchase elixirs? Why would Baili Jie personally run the errand? Is Baili Jie really from Shunfeng Hall? "
Yun Ji hesitated. "I don't know whether he is from Shunfeng Hall or not, but the truth is that Cloud Crossing Mountain has been using a lot of elixirs recently. If the people of Cloud Crossing Mountain frequently purchase or purchase too many elixirs, they will easily attract attention. I am worried that they will be targeted, so I asked Huan 'er to arrange a reliable person to purchase them secretly."
Niu Youdao did not understand. "What do you mean? What's wrong with using a lot of elixirs?"
Slowly, Yun Ji said, "It's because I used too much!"
Niu Youdao was startled. After he reacted, he asked in surprise, "Senior, are you going to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage?"
They were all cultivators, so they all knew what the pace of cultivation was like. At Yun Ji's stage, cultivation should progress step by step. There was probably only one possibility for the sudden increase in the use of elixirs.
It was not difficult to understand why she wanted to do it secretly. The Nine Supremes, who looked down on the world, did not want to see the tenth person appear and share their share.
Yun Ji remained silent, which was tantamount to acquiescing. She was more flustered because Baili Jie's background was unknown.
Niu Youdao frowned. Breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage meant transcending the shackles of the physical body. It needed the help of some special resources, and these special resources happened to be controlled by the Nine Supremes. Why did Yun Ji suddenly have such a plan? If she made the breakthrough without preparation, she would be courting death if her physical body could not bear it!
The word 'sudden' made Niu Youdao suddenly realize something. He asked in a low voice, "Senior, you did not hesitate to take the risk of entering the Butterfly Fantasy World to find the Ten Thousand Beasts Spiritual Bead. Once you got the Spiritual Bead, you started to make the breakthrough. Is it related to breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage?"
Yun Ji did not want to answer this question. Instead, she asked him anxiously, "Who do you think that Baili Jie is?"
Niu Youdao said, "How would I know? It could be anyone. I'm investigating! Senior, you are really muddle-headed in this matter. You are trying to cover it up. How can you ask someone else to do this? "
Yun Ji was anxious. "There are so many cultivators in the world who want to buy things. What's wrong with asking someone to buy them? How would I know that this Baili Jie is a problematic person? No, this person cannot be left alive. Do you know where he is now? I must get rid of him! "
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