Seeing that something was wrong with Mu Yun's expression, Eighth Highness's heart sank.
While Xu Chunniang had been in seclusion to break through, he and Mu Yun had forcibly destroyed the cave dwelling where she was cultivating, forcing her to emerge early.
In the cultivation world, this was a grave taboo. The two sides were already locked in a fight to the death!
With such a shared enemy, he and Mu Yun had been forced onto the same boat.
"What did you remember? Are she and the shadowy figure truly in league?"
Mu Yun drew a deep breath and suppressed the tangled emotions in her heart. They had offended that person beyond repair; there was no use dwelling on it.
What they needed to do now was eliminate her at any cost!
"It seemed I had misunderstood earlier. She and the shadowy figure might not have been partners. The shadowy figure once tried to recruit her, even offering her a Golden Flood Dragon Token, but she refused."
"The Golden Flood Dragon Token!"
Eighth Highness's thoughts raced. "It seems the shadowy figure thought highly of Xu Chunniang and wanted to recruit her for his own use. Yet for some unknown reason, their negotiations fell through."
"Exactly. And in the end, the shadowy figure failed to obtain the Yin Chen Pearl as well. It fell into Xu Chunniang's hands instead."
Mu Yun shared the information she had acquired in Crown Mountain City. "At the secret market in Crown Mountain City, she used the Yin Chen Pearl and the Golden Flood Dragon Token to trade for Seven-Curving Grass and a Nine-Colored Lotus."
Eighth Highness narrowed his eyes slightly. "Seven-Curving Grass and the Nine-Colored Lotus are both exceedingly rare soul-nourishing treasures, and both were top-grade. The Yin Chen Pearl and Golden Flood Dragon Token