Explanations That Could Not Be Cleared Up

Li Weiyi couldn't speak; her neck felt like it was about to snap. She slapped at the woman's arm while using her mental power to shout, "Calm down! You've gone mad!"

"I am calmer than ever. If I were to go mad, you would already be dead." Tears streamed down Tang Wanzhou's face like beans; he was truly heartbroken.

Li Weiyi's face was wet with her tears. He said, "Let go first, and I can explain."

"Fine, based on our relationship over the past year, I should give you a chance to speak before I kill you, so you won't resent my heartlessness." Tang Wanzhou released his grip and slumped back down.

Li Weiyi was finally able to breathe, propped himself up, and looked at her.

At this moment, she bore no resemblance to the once peerless young lord; she resembled a resentful woman who had been deceived in love.

Li Weiyi knew there was definitely something wrong with her memory and emotions, so without wasting any words, he went straight to the source and carefully asked, "Young Master, do you still remember why you entered the Underground Immortal Mansion?"

What did you call me?

Tang Wanzhou laughed self-deprecatingly, her red lips parted in a smile tinged with tears, then she nodded fiercely. "Fine, very well indeed, you're ruthless enough. Whatever, you won't live much longer anyway!"

Li Weiyi was completely numb. Only a portion of the memories and experiences that had flooded his mind earlier were still there. He really didn't know what he had called her in her false memories.

Li Weiyi tried to remain calm. "Answer my question first, and I'll definitely be able to help you recover."

Tang Wanzhou said, "If it weren't to help you find the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone, would I have risked entering the Underground Immortal Mansion?"

Li Weiyi frowned deeply. "How long have we known each other, Shaojun? Where did we meet?"

"Naturally, we met in Qiuzhou City! If you ask me any more nonsense, don't blame me for killing you right now," she said.

Li Weiyi said, "Since we've only known each other for a few months, why would someone as wise and rational as you, Young Master, risk helping me? Don't you think that doesn't make sense? The truth is, all your memories are fake. You've encountered problems with your cultivation, or you've faced unknown dangers on the other side of the Spatial Teleportation Array."

Tang Wanzhou stared intently at him, his eyes filled with disbelief, as if he wanted to get to know him all over again. "Li Weiyi, how can a person be so shameless? Yes, that's right, I've been obsessed with cultivation since I was a child, lacking experience and understanding of human nature too little, otherwise I wouldn't have stumbled so badly on you. But you actually treat me like an idiot?"

Seeing that she was losing control of her emotions and was about to attack again, Li Weiyi realized that this attack was clearly meant to kill him.

If they were to be killed like that, it would be like snow falling in June.

Li Weiyi was about to explode, and quickly reassured him, "No, absolutely not! Let's calm down and give me another chance to explain."

"You'd better cherish every word you say, my patience is limited," Tang Wanzhou said.

Li Weiyi decided to try a different approach. "There must be some misunderstanding between us. May I ask, young lord, in what way have I taken advantage of you? In what way have I deceived you?"

We need to figure out her current state first and stabilize her.

Tang Wanzhou stared coldly at him and retorted, "Don't you know that yourself?"

"I have no idea."

Li Weiyi paused, then quickly added, "I've already said, there's a misunderstanding between us. We need to clear it up. Have you forgotten how much we used to trust each other?"

Tang Wanzhou recalled the past, his eyes softening with sorrow. "Let me ask you, are you a member of a cult?"

"I guess so!" Li Weiyi said.

"That solves it, doesn't it?"

Tang Wanzhou formed a sword finger and said, "You want me to gather a large number of people to enter the Underground Immortal Mansion to help you find the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone, isn't that just an attempt to lure me to the headquarters of the evil cult?"

"I only joined after arriving at the headquarters of the Divine Cult. Have you forgotten how I encountered Venerable Nan at the Starfire Altar?" Li Weiyi said.

Tang Wanzhou was furious. "Isn't she your master? Didn't you invite her?"

"I only became a disciple later out of necessity," Li Weiyi said.

Tang Wanzhou said, "You're a complete liar. I'll never believe you again. Go to hell! Every year on this day, I'll burn paper money for you."

"Wait a minute."

Li Weiyi shouted, then said, "Fine, I tricked you into coming to the Divine Cult's headquarters. What was my purpose? If I were truly a scoundrel, you would be imprisoned in the Divine Prison right now, or you would already be executed."

Tang Wanzhou sneered, "You probably want to use me until you're done, then hand me over to the cult in exchange for huge amounts of wealth and resources, right?"

"How could I possibly use you?" Li Weiyi asked.

Tang Wanzhou said, "Use me to go to the Sacred Heart Layer and steal the Bright Star Book for you."

"..."

Li Weiyi was completely speechless.

Tang Wanzhou stood up, her posture gradually becoming more upright, suppressing her intense emotions and negative feelings. "Speechless now, aren't you? For you, how many proud young men of my Northern Territory have fallen into the Divine Prison and died at the Starfire Altar? Li Weiyi, I would kill you ten times over, and you would deserve it."

"I've got it, I have witnesses."

Li Weiyi's eyes lit up. "Young Master, do you still remember Tuoba Butuo?"

"The Tuoba Clan has only produced one successor in a hundred years, how could I not know?" Tang Wanzhou said.

"Wait a moment."

Li Weiyi stepped out of the array's Light Veil, where Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao were waiting.

Upon seeing the injury on Li Weiyi's neck, the two were extremely worried and quickly asked what had happened.

"I can't explain this to you in a short time. Tuoba, come in with me. Old Qi, if the Palace Master and the Venerable return, whatever you do, don't tell them I'm inside this formation."

Li Weiyi led Tuoba Butuo into the array of Light Veil.

Upon seeing Tang Wanzhou standing beside the Spatial Teleportation Array, Tuoba Butuo was filled with shock and immediately knelt on one knee to pay his respects. "Tuoba Butuo greets Young Master. Young Master, what are you doing at the Southern Clear Palace?"

Tang Wanzhou had regained the air of the Northern Territory Young Lord, one hand behind his back, his long, slender neck radiating arrogance. "I've been in the Southern Clear Palace all along. Didn't this Fourth Divine Son of the heretical sect tell you?"

Tuoba Butuo looked at Li Weiyi, his face full of questions.

He really couldn't understand what was going on.

How did Shaojun enter the Daojiao headquarters, and why did he hide with Brother Weiyi for a whole year?

Since the young lord trusts his Brother Weiyi so much, why was his tone distant and cold just now?

Li Weiyi said, "Young Master is in some trouble. Tuoba, you tell her why she entered the Underground Immortal Mansion?"

Tuoba Butuo was even more bewildered. "Of course we're here to explore the Underground Immortal Mansion, that's right, for the Bright Star Book on the murals."

Li Weiyi looked at Tang Wanzhou.

Tang Wanzhou said in a low voice, "It's my fault. I trusted people too easily and put you in danger. Even Tang Hu died in battle. I will never make such a mistake again in my life."

Tuoba Butuo asked, "Whom has the young lord mistakenly trusted?"

Tang Wanzhou looked at Li Weiyi: "He told me about the mural recording the Bright Star Book. Now that I think about it carefully, he deliberately led me there."

Tuoba Butuo was completely stunned, never expecting such a behind-the-scenes story.

Every young martial artist in the Northern Territory idolizes Tang Wanzhou, and Tuoba Butuo is no exception. In his heart, Tang Wanzhou is the embodiment of perfection, with outstanding talent, courage, wisdom, and magnanimity.

Therefore, he completely trusted Tang Wanzhou, even beyond trust, and regarded her words as truth.

Li Weiyi whispered, "Tuoba, the young lord may have gone mad from her cultivation, and her memories are distorted. She even believes that I have a very deep relationship with her."

Tuoba Butuo carefully observed Tang Wanzhou but couldn't see anything wrong. He smiled and said, "Brother Weiyi, you and Shaojun are heroes who admire each other. If you didn't have a very deep friendship, why would Shaojun hide here with you? This shows that he has absolute trust in you!"

Li Weiyi said, "The friendship I'm talking about is different from what you're saying; it's... the affection between a man and a woman."

Tuoba Butuo's eyes nearly popped out of his head. He had never imagined that such an extraordinary woman as Shaojun would fall in love with a man. It was bound to cause a sensation throughout the entire Northern Territory.

"Isn't that outrageous?" Li Weiyi said.

Seeing Tang Wanzhou standing there calmly without denying it, Tuoba Butuo was indescribably shocked. After a long while, he laughed loudly, "To be honest, if it were any other man, I, Tuoba Butuo, would absolutely not be able to accept it, because no one in this world is worthy of the young lord. But if it is your Brother Weiyi, I can remain calm, because you two are people I Zhen Xin admire."

"Smack!"

Li Weiyi patted his silver head. "Be serious. My life depends on you now. Believe me, she's really in serious trouble, she just looks normal on the surface."

Tang Wanzhou said calmly, "You can leave now. This is none of your business!"

"Alright! Young Master, Brother Weiyi, you are both among the most intelligent people in the world. If there is any misunderstanding, you can certainly clear it up. As for matters of the heart between men and women, I really know nothing about them and cannot be of any help."

Tuoba Butuo hurriedly withdrew from the array's Light Veil, still feeling dizzy and unable to calm down from the shock. He let out a long breath.

Qi Xiao walked over and asked, "What major event has occurred?"

Tuoba Butuo's thoughts drifted far away. "Your Qi Family belongs to the Zuoqiu Courtyard, right?"

"That's right," Qi Xiao said.

Tuoba Butuo said, "After you leave, try to get Zuoqiu Courtyard to annul the engagement. Otherwise, Zuoqiu Hongting will encounter the most formidable enemy of her life. This may be the root of the greatest pain and conflict between the two people inside."

Qi Xiao was completely bewildered and had no idea what he was talking about.

Inside the array's Light Veil.

Tang Wanzhou said, "In my life, I have only pursued the ultimate realm of martial arts and sought to end the chaos and restore peace to the world. Your appearance, although it has wounded my heart in the short term, will surely be healed by time, and everything will return to normal. You consider yourself to be exceptionally intelligent and skillful, but when I realize this, I am capable of hardening my heart and severing the ties in my heart."

"Li Weiyi, just kill yourself!"

Li Weiyi sensed that the battle fluctuations had ceased, Yao Qingxuan could return at any moment. Anxious, she secretly considered whether to try using the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish; perhaps it would be useful to her.

But given the hatred and killing intent in her heart at this moment, how could she possibly give him the chance to use the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish?

Moreover, the Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish was the secret he could least reveal.

Li Weiyi had no choice but to change tactics again. "If you kill me, how will you leave the main altar?"

"That's my business, no need for you to worry about it," Tang Wanzhou said.

Li Weiyi walked towards her. "I know you won't believe anything I say now. But you should at least believe that if your secret of hiding here is exposed, neither of us will escape death. The battle is over, Venerable Nan will return at any time, and perhaps the Lord of the Spirit Grain Hall will also come."

"Right now, the entire headquarters is under martial law, all the formations are activated, and Chao Ran might even be involved. If you leave Southern Clear Palace, you will surely die."

"Only I can help you! I can even take you away from the main altar and back to the surface."

Tang Wanzhou nodded slightly. "Clever indeed, you've actually thought of a way out. I must warn you, if you're just stalling for time, hoping to hand me over after Venerable Nan returns, I'll drag you down with me before I die."

With time running out and no other options, after some haggling, Li Weiyi finally compromised and allowed Tang Wanzhou to hide in Zutian.

She felt extremely threatened and was unwilling to enter the prison bag. She needed to control Li Weiyi's life and death, fearing that she would fall into his scheme again.

This man broke her heart.

Li Weiyi cleaned up all traces and aura of Tang Wanzhou in this area, destroyed the Spatial Teleportation Array, and piled up all the ruins.

They just exited the formation.

Tuoba Butuo, who was guarding outside the Southern Clear Palace, rushed over to report, "His Excellency has returned!"

"Stay calm, don't give yourself away."

Li Weiyi hurried outside to greet them, utterly exhausted. Just because he had taken a piece of Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone from Tang Wanzhou for free in Qiuzhou City, the trouble was only getting worse.

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