"Yes, Master."
Yunxi readily agreed, then asked about Xin Qiujian of the Kunmo Sect.
"Master, I was somewhat careless at the time. The one I sealed may have been the real Xin Qiujian, which gave the evil cultivator an opportunity to self-destruct his Nascent Soul."
After hearing this, Yuling nodded. "Xun Kun sent word that on the day the evil cultivator self-destructed his Nascent Soul, Xin Qiujian's Soul Lamp in the Kunmo Sect went completely dark. Things should be as you surmised. That evil cultivator truly went to great lengths to kill you."
Yunxi could only give a foolish chuckle. This would probably become a black mark in her history, so she immediately changed the subject. "Nothing unexpected happened while Fellow Daoist Xun Kun was returning to the Southern Region, did it?"
"Senior Brother Haoqing escorted him. There was indeed an ambush along the way, but with Haoqing there, those people did not even dare show themselves."
At this point, Yuling paused before asking, "Ranxi, did you know that Xun Kun cannot tell directions apart?"
Yunxi froze for a moment, then shook her head. "I did not. Including this time when he came to the Haoran Sect, I have only met Xun Kun twice. I never noticed he had such a problem."
After saying that, she subconsciously let out an "oh."
"No wonder he arrived at the sect several days later than expected. So he got lost."
Even she felt a few black lines run down her face after saying that. A Nascent Soul True Lord getting lost—probably not many would believe it if they heard.
"That is why I asked Senior Brother Haoqing to escort him back to his sect. Nothing can happen to him on Haoran Sect territory, nor can anything happen to him because he answered your