It was indeed Gong Qi who had tipped Chi off before leaving.
When Rong Zhan learned the news, his frown was deep enough to crush a mosquito.
"How did you get in touch with her?"
Since Gong Si's disappearance was tied to the evil cultivator organization, Rong Zhan had wanted to capture Chi and question her for information.
Who would have thought that Chi had already prepared an escape route? And fleeing was what she did best—she had forcibly escaped from Rong Zhan's grasp.
Of course, that was also because Rong Zhan had been wary of Gong Qi still being in the Six Yuan Domain and had not dared stray too far.
Yet a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal had failed to catch a Golden Immortal. Naturally, Rong Zhan was somewhat vexed.
Now that he had learned Gong Qi had remained in contact with Chi all along, his feelings were rather complicated.
Gong Qi said calmly, "When she escaped the palace, she came to find me and repaid the favor from that day."
At the time, Chi had left one of her dragon horns with Gong Qi so that Gong Qi could contact her whenever she wished.
However, Gong Qi did not tell Rong Zhan about the dragon horn.
Qingyun found it rather strange. "Since Chi had already escaped, why did you notify her to return?"
At first, Gong Qi had chosen to help Ying Hui over Chi. Now that she had notified Chi to return, Ying Hui would surely be caught off guard, and the Evil Spirit Heavenly Treasure in her possession would certainly be lost.
It was Qingyun's first time failing to guess Gong Qi's intentions.
Gong Qi said with complete calmness, "Oh, I merely wanted to avenge my shame."
Back in Beihai Cangzhou, Gong Qi had risked her