Big-Mouth Zeng Shushu (Are You Really Not Reading Anymore? Don't Leave Me Behind)

"Alright, Senior Brother!"

Bai Ye smiled faintly, then spoke in a somewhat casual tone.

"I'll be careful. I wonder what sort of Demonic Cult expert would dare come cause trouble in our Qingyun Sect!"

Hearing this, Song Daren's honest expression grew slightly grave.

"Although we still don't know exactly who from the Demonic Cult it was, it seems certain that there were two groups."

"Moreover, both groups should have been from the Demonic Cult. The battlefield was not far from our Dazhu Peak. When Sect Leader Daoxuan arrived, he sensed the aura of two Demonic Cult cultivators."

Hearing this, Bai Ye inwardly relaxed slightly.

It seemed that his actions this time had not exposed him.

Now, both Cang Song's side and the Myriad Poisons Sect were probably completely bewildered.

"I heard that one side from the Demonic Cult was extremely powerful. That evil Bloodfiend Sword Qi still lingers in the forest there even now."

"It must have come from an exceptionally powerful blood-refined demonic artifact, one unknown to our Orthodox Path."

"This time, the heads of the Seven Peaks have gathered at Tongtian Peak, likely to root out the Demonic Cult member hiding within our Qingyun Sect."

Song Daren looked at Bai Ye with a grave expression again. "Junior Brother Bai, although you are stronger than me, there's no telling whether those from the Demonic Path came for you. You are among the most gifted disciples of our Qingyun lineage, so you must be extremely careful."

Song Daren's expression was incomparably solemn. He was clearly deeply worried for Bai Ye's safety.

If Bai Ye had not talked him through it this time, he might have fallen into a heart demon and been unable to escape. At the same time, he understood that Bai Ye had truly been looking out for him.

"Senior Brother, don't worry!"

"You know me. Unless it's absolutely necessary, when have you ever seen me take even a single step beyond Dazhu Peak?"

Feeling Song Daren's concern, Bai Ye answered with a smile.

Song Daren was stunned upon hearing this. He had actually forgotten.

His little junior brother was a lazy fellow. Unless necessary, he almost never left Dazhu Peak.

"Junior Brother, I did forget that."

"But sometimes, it's good to go out for a walk. Staying at Dazhu Peak all the time isn't much of a life."

Song Daren smiled honestly. Then, as if recalling something, he looked at Bai Ye and continued, "Besides, aren't you and Junior Sister Lu Xueqi from Xiaozhu Peak mutually fond of one another?"

"You can visit Xiaozhu Peak from time to time and deepen your relationship!"

What?!!

Bai Ye could no longer hold it together after hearing that.

"Senior Brother, don't talk nonsense! Since when have Junior Sister Lu Xueqi and I been mutually fond of each other?!"

"That never happened!!"

Bai Ye's narrowed eyes instantly flew open, and his gaze became much clearer.

"Senior Brother Zeng from Fenghui Peak was the one who spread it. He said that yesterday, you two hit it off at first sight on Fenghui Peak, were mutually fond of each other, and even agreed to meet again during the next Seven Peaks Tournament."

Song Daren smiled honestly and scratched his head. "Actually, I think you two don't need to wait until the Seven Peaks Tournament."

"Dazhu Peak and Xiaozhu Peak aren't separated by a hundred thousand miles. Although Senior Shui Yue has a rather bad temper, it probably won't be a problem if you occasionally go see Junior Sister Lu."

Bai Ye's face darkened.

He looked at Song Daren. Where had that supposed honesty and simplicity gone?!

He was not listening to his junior brother's explanation at all!

Who knew whether he was doing this on purpose...

"Zeng Shushu... you really are one hell of a weirdo!"

In an instant, Bai Ye thought of the culprit and gritted his teeth.

He had never imagined that merely agreeing to fight Lu Xueqi at the Seven Peaks Tournament would result in that blabbermouth spreading such an absurd story.

If this rumor kept spreading, wouldn't the entire Qingyun Sect hear about it??

Just thinking about it gave Bai Ye a headache.

"Junior Brother! Junior Sister Lu Xueqi is extraordinarily talented. The two of you are simply a match made in heaven. This senior brother absolutely approves of you two."

Song Daren smiled honestly again.

Fine!!

Bai Ye did not want to explain anymore!

Explaining was concealing, and concealing was confirming.

In a situation like this, it was best not to say too much.

"Alright, Senior Brother, I understand."

"Rather than worrying about me, why don't you think about yourself and Senior Sister Wen Min?"

Bai Ye immediately looked at Song Daren with a teasing expression.

Song Daren's face instantly turned bright red. "Junior Brother Bai, there's nothing between Junior Sister Wen Min and me."

"Just watch out for your safety these next few days. This senior brother will be leaving first!"

Song Daren hurried away.

Watching Song Daren flee in embarrassment, Bai Ye smiled and shook his head.

A hundred years old, yet still as innocent as a young lad.

Perhaps that was a good thing.

"Youth really is wonderful!"

As he spoke, Bai Ye picked up his wine gourd and took a great gulp, then continued slacking off...

No... cultivating!

Tongtian Peak, Jade Purity Hall.

At this moment, all the heads of Qingyun Sect's Seven Peaks had gathered within the grand hall of Jade Purity Hall, along with several other Qingyun Sect elders.

At the center of the highest point of Yuqing Grand Hall, Dao Xuan wore an exceedingly grave expression. Looking at the peak heads who had all arrived, he slowly nodded.

"Take a look, everyone!"

"The four corpses in this hall are the ones I discovered in that mountain range."

Upon hearing this, everyone present turned their gazes toward the four corpses in the hall. Three had withered away, devoid of blood and vitality, while the other had been severed at the waist, clearly killed in a single strike.

"This fellow... he's Old Monster Duanmu!"

After seeing the true face of the corpse that had been cut in two at the waist, Tian Buyi spoke with a grave expression.

"Old Monster Duanmu was one of the Myriad Poisons Sect's four great elders, an established powerhouse. I never expected him to be killed by a single strike through the waist."

Zeng Shuchang of Fenghui Peak slowly said, "In other words, one of the groups that secretly entered Qingyun Sect territory this time was from the Myriad Poisons Sect."

"That should be correct." Shang Zhengliang, head of Chaoyang Peak, nodded as well.

"If one side was from the Myriad Poisons Sect, then who was the other side? And why did they kill Old Monster Duanmu and the others?" Tianyun Daoist, head of Luoxia Peak, spoke.

As soon as he said this, the many peak heads present fell into deep thought.

Old Monster Duanmu was not weak. Even for peak heads like them, killing Old Monster Duanmu easily would not have been simple, much less cutting him in half with a single sword strike.

That person lurking in the shadows was undoubtedly extremely powerful!