Dian Dian accepted Yunxi's caresses, its black-bean eyes rolling as it said:
"Master, do you think that evil cultivator you captured deliberately surrendered without a fight because he wanted to return to the sect and pull off something big?"
Hearing Dian Dian's words, Yunxi narrowed her almond-shaped eyes. Perhaps that truly was possible. Given how much evil cultivators hated her, perhaps he really had intended to use such a suicidal method to perish together with her.
"Your words make sense, Dian Dian. Those evil cultivators lurking in the gutters hide themselves too well, leaving righteous cultivators unable to find even the faintest trace of them. Thus, they were certain that even if they failed when attacking me, I would not kill him on the spot.
"For the sake of the greater picture, I would only capture him and bring him back to the sect for questioning. That gave them an opportunity to stir up trouble. As for how that Nascent Soul self-destructed while sealed, I now have a guess."
After recovering from her injuries, she had been pondering this matter and had gained some clues. She was simply not entirely certain, so she planned to see her master and find out whether her conjecture matched the truth.
Hearing Yunxi praise it, Dian Dian smugly flicked its tail before asking:
"Master, how did that evil cultivator evade your seal?"
"I did seal him at the time, but the one I sealed should have been the real Xin Qiujian."
"Huh? Hadn't Xin Qiujian long since been possessed by him? How could the one Master sealed have been his divine soul?"
"That was what the evil cultivator himself said. Xin Qiujian's divine soul should not have been completely devoured. He retained a portion of Xin Qiujian's divine soul precisely to deal with a