Qing Ziqin's Mother

Zhuang Shiyan was lost in thought, "Is being devoured by a cursed monster different from simply passing away?"

"Then let me ask you another question. Was the monster killed?" Li Weiyi asked.

Zhuang Shiyan looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Why are you asking this?"

"The Great Palace Master is also tormented by the cursed monster. I am both curious and terrified of it. Moreover, I am the only one living on Yan Jue Mountain now, and I am quite afraid," Li Weiyi fabricated a reason.

Zhuang Shiyan said, "That monster fled to the depths of the Netherworld. It was only severely injured and not killed. However, it hasn't appeared again for a hundred years, so you don't need to worry about it."

Li Weiyi's heart sank. He said, "Since that monster has never appeared again, and the Taixu Worm has been destroyed, how did Qing Ziqin's father die? It is said that he also turned into a dried corpse, the same way he died in the tragedy a hundred years ago. He died thirty years ago, right?"

"It was thirty-one years ago."

Zhuang Shiyan corrected him.

After mentioning Qing Ziqin's father, Li Weiyi could no longer maintain a calm and natural state of mind. "The Immortal Mist Sect was wiped out. I was a participant. My hands are stained with the blood of countless innocent people. The pain in my heart cannot be expressed to anyone."

"Qing Ziqin's father, Qing Yu, was the sole survivor of the Immortal Mist Sect. Therefore, I poured all my guilt into him, thinking it would lessen my sins and heal my heart."

"I took him in as my disciple and treated him like my own son. I also personally arranged his wedding with Yu He."

"I know that his willingness to get married shows that he has moved on from the grief of losing his entire clan, which is a wonderful thing."

"But... he still found out the truth. He also learned that it was Yu He who informed the Dongxu Camp and the Demon Kingdom back then."

"The reason Yu He was able to sense it so quickly a hundred years ago was because he brought her to the Immortal Mist Sect."

"Qing Yu couldn't accept all of this, so he roasted himself in the Heavenly Fire World, turning into a dried corpse, and died as a sacrifice. By the time I arrived, it was too late to save him, even though I tried my best to."

Having said all this, Zhuang Shiyan seemed to have lost all his strength. The words that had been suppressed in his heart for a hundred years poured out uncontrollably in front of a junior like a surging river, and then he closed his eyes deeply.

Li Weiyi sighed inwardly. Qing Yu's personality was probably just as stubborn as Qing Ziqin's. But he could understand it, since most of the people killed by the Sentinel Spirit Army and the Demon Kingdom's Imperial Guard were innocent people who hadn't been infected by the Taixu Worm.

Those innocent people were Qing Yu's father, his siblings, his friends, and his fellow disciples.

It was a nightmare he spent seventy years escaping.

Li Weiyi keenly sensed something amiss. "Sentry Master, why did Qing Yu suddenly know? Who told him?"

"There were too many people involved in the operation back then, how could the secret be kept hidden? You can't hide fire with paper..." Zhuang Shiyan said.

As Li Weiyi walked out of the Camp Hall, he was still filled with emotion, thinking of the woman who always sat in the Teleportation Hall. He never imagined that she was actually Qing Ziqin's mother.

The mother-daughter relationship is definitely not good.

Her surname is Yu, so she must be a member of the Demon Country Royal Family.

Thus, the reason Qing Ziqin appeared in Carefree Capital to attend the banquet of princes and nobles seems to be because of her mother.

"Is this to help Qing Yu guard the gates of the Immortal Mist Sect?"

Li Weiyi shook his head slightly and walked towards the Hall of Merit.

The higher one's cultivation level, the greater one's abilities, and the more terrifying the destruction one can cause. A slight misstep can harm countless lives.

Yu Yaozi was like this, and so was Qing Ci, the Immortal Mist Sect Master.

In the Hall of Merit, Li Weiyi received his reward for killing the Taiyin Envoy and the Departed Spirit Marquis. As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Old Qin standing there with a smile on his face, sporting a scar.

"Good lad, I heard you killed several Taiyin Envoy, and even the true disciple of the Taiyin Sect was killed?"

Li Weiyi held the boundary bag in one hand and rummaged through it with the other, then took out a 6,000-year-old herb and handed it over. "Here, everyone gets a share."

Old Qin helped Li Weiyi a lot.

Now that he has made a fortune in the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin, he naturally won't be stingy.

"You should focus on raising your insects first. When you reach the transcendent realm in the future, I will not hold back. You must work hard; whether I can attain enlightenment in the future depends entirely on you!" Old Qin.

Li Weiyi knew that Old Qin was wealthy, with hundreds of years of accumulated wealth, so he put the medicine back into his storage bag and said, "You've come at the right time, I have something to ask you! Is Yu He Ling really Qing Ziqin's mother? I don't think she looks quite right."

"What? You've got ideas, wanting to take advantage of someone who's already gone? The entire Dongxu Camp is protecting her, don't do anything rash." Old Qin warned Li Weiyi, knowing that this kid had quite a few female confidantes.

Li Weiyi rolled her eyes at him. "I'm very serious; this matter is of great importance."

An old man and a young boy were walking in the square.

Old Qin walked like an old goose, his expression serious. "You haven't seen Ahe thirty years ago. Her beauty was by no means inferior to Qing'er's. But when a person's heart dies and they no longer care about their appearance, they will naturally age quickly."

The old man clearly knew the inside story and was likely involved in the operation a century ago. He immediately changed the subject. "Tang Wanzhou has returned to Lingxiao Shengjing. He asked me to tell you. Why did I specifically tell you? What's going on with you? You're still in a marriage alliance with the Zuoqiu Courtyard. Don't let your actions ignite the war in Lingxiao Shengjing!"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. By the way, Old Qin, why don't you go back to the Jiu Li Tribe first and help me protect my companions from the Jiu Li Divine Hall? We'll wait for the leader to return to the Dongxu Camp and go back with him," Li Weiyi said.

Old Qin frowned. "Afraid of retaliation from the Taiyin Sect?"

"We must be careful! Also, I'd like to remind Zuoqiu Courtyard as well, since Zuoqiu Hongting is my Fiancée, and she might be implicated as well," Li Weiyi said.

Old Qin, "You don't need to worry about Hong Ting'er. Given the status of the Sentinel Master at the Du'e Temple, he'll definitely have arrangements made."

After parting ways with Old Qin, Li Weiyi headed towards Yan Jue Mountain alone.

Yan Jue Mountain used to be the garrison for Mind Master Guard's new recruits, but because of a single sentence from the Great Palace Master, they have all been moved away.

The further they walked, the quieter it became; there wasn't a soul in sight. Li Weiyi had previously lied to Zhuang Shiyan about being afraid to live alone in Yan Jue Mountain, but now, she was genuinely starting to feel uneasy.

After all, he knew that Qing Ci, the Immortal Mist Sect Master, seemed to have actually been in contact with Qing Ziqin.

Whether that old guy is a monster or not is hard to say.

Thirty-one years ago, Qing Ziqin's father suddenly learned the truth and acted drastically, which was likely related to that old man.

After crossing the stone bridge over the stream, Li Weiyi arrived first at Qingyi Garden, where Qing Ziqin lived, and slapped the array light screen with his palm. "Captain, it's me, returning the elders of the Qing Family to you."

After waiting for a while, there was no response.

"They moved away too?"

Li Weiyi walked towards the Qingyin Pavilion, which was not far away. He felt like there was a pair of eyes watching him from behind, which made him a little uneasy. He quickened his pace and took out a talisman to activate the formation.

Entering the array-like Light Veil within the Qingyin Pavilion, Li Weiyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "It shouldn't be Qing Ziqin... Yu He? Or perhaps I'm just being paranoid? This is Dongxu Camp, and the Sentinel Master is right here. Even if that old guy is still alive, he shouldn't dare to sneak in at this time."

After careful consideration, Li Weiyi decided to first find Qing Ziqin and find out what was going on.

If the Immortal Mist Sect Master is truly alive and has joined the Taiyin Sect, this matter is of utmost importance. We must devise a proper way to protect her while simultaneously reporting the news to the Sentry Master.

Li Weiyi then knocked on the array light barrier of Qingyi Garden before searching for Chi Haohan, Yan Zhiruo, Chang Yujian, Liu Ye, and others.

Only Liu Ye Dongxu Camp.

"After returning, everyone was busy using the Chun Clan Cocoon to cultivate in seclusion, and I haven't seen them since," Liu Ye said.

"So, she's back?"

"Of course I'm back! What's wrong? Do you need any help?" Liu Ye noticed that Li Weiyi's expression was a little off.

Li Weiyi frowned, not believing that Qing Ziqin would not stay at Qingyi Garden if she returned to Dongxu Camp. If she stayed at Qingyi Garden, there was no reason for her not to see him.

"Go check the camp exit records for me and see if she has left the camp."

Li Weiyi sighed inwardly, worried that she would go down a dark path, expose her identity, and directly join the Taiyin Sect.

"Good."

Liu Ye used her movement technique to quickly disappear.

Li Weiyi went straight to the Teleportation Hall, looked at the woman in palace attire sitting at the table, hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and bowed. "Was it Yu Shaoling who was spying on me from the shadows just now?"

Yu He did not deny it, and said coldly, "Indeed, you are not simple. Your senses are very sharp. Even with my cultivation level, you were able to detect it."

Li Weiyi said, "I came for Qing Ziqin."

"I know," Yu He said.

Li Weiyi said, "Where is she? I have something very important to discuss with her."

Yu He glanced at him.

She had examined Li Weiyi's bag and found many mummified corpses of the Qing Family inside, so she naturally knew that this kid was very close to Qing Ziqin.

"After returning, she went into seclusion at Qingyi Garden to cultivate," Yu He said.

Li Weiyi shook his head. "Impossible! If she were inside, she would have definitely activated the formation."

"What makes you so sure?" Yu He asked.

Yu He was clearly unaware of Qing Ziqin's secret, and even less aware that Li Weiyi had already exposed her, putting her in a very dangerous situation.

Liu Ye flew in. "No record of leaving the camp."

"Senior Yu, if she has another place to stay, you must tell me immediately. She is in great danger! Find her, find her right now."

Li Weiyi thought of a place, and with a flash, disappeared from the Teleportation Hall.

Only the bewildered Liu Ye and the suddenly enlightened Yu He remained standing.

Li Weiyi climbed to the top of Yan Jue Mountain, went to the back mountain near the Netherworld of the Departed, and arrived at the entrance of a cave at the foot of the mountain.

Inside the cave is a sea of coffins containing the mummified remains of the Immortal Mist Sect.

On the right side of the cave entrance, a disheveled figure sat cross-legged, covered in dust. Li Weiyi walked forward, extended a finger, touched the back of the figure's hand, and infused it with magical energy.

After a moment, he withdrew his finger.

"So it was a corpse. Last time, she really tricked me!"

Li Weiyi's expression suddenly hardened, and he guessed the identity of the corpse guarding the cave. He then bowed respectfully.

Just then, Yu He appeared.

The two entered the cave together, releasing strands of psychic energy to search the entire sea of coffins.

After leaving the cave, Yu He coldly demanded, "What exactly happened?"

After much deliberation, Li Weiyi recounted in detail what had happened in the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin.

"How could this be? She kept it from me for so long."

Upon hearing this, Yu He's face turned pale. She quickly climbed the mountain, only stopping abruptly at the summit. Turning around, she said, "Li Weiyi, don't tell anyone about this. We can forgive her and give her a chance to change, but others won't. The Taiyin Sect will especially use this to manipulate her. I'll handle it."

"If you can resolve this matter, that would be wonderful. What I fear most is that the Taiyin Sect will cling to her identity as a child envoy, and if that happens, there will be nowhere for her to hide in the world."

Li Weiyi sighed softly, then suddenly shifted his gaze from Yu He to the entrance to the Fire Abyss above her head. Instantly, it was as if a bolt from the blue had struck him, and he felt as if he had been electrocuted.

"Impossible... right..."

With a whoosh, Li Weiyi transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the entrance of the Fire Abyss.

"God, please stop tormenting me!"

After learning about the situation from Li Weiyi Yu He, and seeing Li Weiyi flying towards the Fire Abyss, Yu He was nearly driven to despair when she thought of Qing Yu's miserable state back then. Subsequently, she also rushed into the Fire Abyss.