The Mantis Stalks the Cicada

"Yes, Master. That female cultivator brought all the treasures out with her. Does the Moon Gate's Sect Master know?"

Dian Dian asked curiously as well.

Yunxi thought for a moment before saying,

"I guessed that the Moon Gate learned that Jiyun City's treasures had been stolen, which was why they hurried to send the treasures out. That way, the evil cultivators who infiltrated the Moon Gate would come up empty-handed."

"Master, aren't they afraid of being discovered and having the evil cultivators snatch the goods?"

"Probably not. Since the Moon Gate's Sect Master allowed Min Yue to bring the items out, thorough arrangements must have been made. That Zuoqiu Liang, whose strength is comparable to mine, is likely Min Yue's bodyguard.

Using the excuse of tracking down Jiyun City's stolen secret treasure, they left the Moon Gate. Now that they have joined up with Ji Yaya, the two sides are working together to trace the missing item. No one would suspect that Min Yue carries another Moon Gate on her.

I only noticed something unusual about the Gate of Time because I am bound by contract to the Gate of Space. Anyone else definitely would not have detected it."

Dian Dian anxiously circled the tabletop twice before asking,

"Master, should we get our hands on that other gate?"

With such a fine treasure sitting right before it, Dian Dian truly could not bear to let it go.

Yunxi considered it, then said,

"We'll see how things go! They are heading to the Sect of Endurance's lair anyway. We'll follow them all the way. If there's an opportunity, we'll strike. If there isn't, we must at least make sure it doesn't fall into the evil cultivators' hands."

In truth, she also leaned toward holding both gates in her own hands. But