"Jiu Ling, Jiu Ling would like to ask Benefactor to make a trip to Controller Palace."
"To Controller Palace? What for?"
"Benefactor, ever since we returned to Controller Palace last time, we discovered that Controller Lord... seemed somewhat off."
"Oh? Off? In what way?" Zhang Xuan frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping over Jiu Ling.
"Controller Lord... from time to time, he shows us strange smiles, as if... as if he wants to eat us."
"This has never happened before."
Hearing this, Zhang Xuan fell into thought. Did Zhu Luo Zhao make a move? Or perhaps... was this the work of another force?
With Zhu Luo Zhao's cultivation, he has no ability to act against a Controller Lord at the peak of the Desolate Rank.
It seems this is an internal conflict within the Holding Immortal Realm itself. Interesting!
Zhang Xuan came back to his senses and looked at Jiu Ling. "Let's go. This Seat will make the trip with you!"
Before Jiu Ling could speak in delight, Zhang Xuan flashed to her side, wrapped an arm around her, and vanished from the pavilion in the blink of an eye.
The scene shifted, and they appeared directly within the Nine Palaces Hall of Controller Palace.
Jiu Ling stood stunned for quite a while before regaining her senses.
Inside the hall, a group of graceful women paced back and forth, contemplating a solution.
Zhang Xuan and Jiu Ling's sudden appearance startled them.
"Jiu Ling?"
"Benefactor???"
The four stunning women Zhang Xuan had rescued before hurried forward upon seeing him, their faces brimming with excitement and respect. "We greet Benefactor!!"
The other women did not recognize Zhang Xuan, but they had heard Jiu Ling and the others describe him. Their gazes gathered on him, their faces filled with curiosity.
A purple-haired woman with