"Mm."
A trace of gloom flashed across Liu Xin's face, and she suddenly bent her knees and knelt before Lin Xuan. "Young Master sees with autumn-bright clarity. Xin'er is useless. Our sect's main headquarters was ambushed by the enemy, and countless disciples were killed or wounded. This little maid fought desperately to break out of the encirclement, and that is why I came to Azure Cloud Mountain."
"What?"
Lin Xuan's brow rose, and his expression changed sharply. Although he had guessed that some unforeseen change had occurred, he had never imagined that even Baisuan Pavilion's main headquarters had actually been breached by the enemy.
"How... how is that possible?"
Xu Yin's expression was much the same. She pressed a hand to her forehead, her eyes filled with shock, and even her voice trembled a little. "Baisuan Pavilion has been managed by Sister Xin'er for so long. Though I would not dare claim it was unbreakable, it was definitely an existence like walls of bronze and ramparts of iron. Even if the enemy had Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, with layer upon layer of restrictive formations to rely on, they absolutely should not have been able to break through. Could it be... could there have been a traitor within?"
Ever since her husband had passed away in meditation, Xu Yin had succeeded him as Tianxuan Sect Master, so she was naturally extremely familiar with sect affairs.
Lin Xuan nodded. This woman's analysis happened to coincide with the suspicions in his own heart.
"No, Young Master. No one in Baisuan Pavilion betrayed us and defected to the enemy. The reason the main headquarters was breached was because, among the enemy, a great cultivator of the Nascent Soul Late Stage actually appeared," Liu Xin said, shaking her head as she lightly bit her pearly