After hearing Chijingzi's question,
Guangchengzi's gaze shifted toward Jade Void Palace, his eyes clouded with hesitation. Under normal circumstances, the two would have gone straight to ask Yuanshi.
But now, they did not quite dare...
Taoist Randeng was, after all, the Expounding Sect's vice sect leader. Now that it had been exposed that he had long colluded with the West, the Expounding Sect could hardly avoid losing face!
Yuanshi had been in a foul mood after returning.
As a result, the many disciples across Kunlun Mountain did not dare speak loudly, much less discuss the matter openly, for fear of displeasing Yuanshi.
The dignified vice sect leader!
And yet he had secretly defected to someone else...
Was our Expounding Sect not good enough for you, Randeng?
At this thought,
Guangchengzi could not help cursing inwardly:
"Serves him right!"
"How dare he betray our Expounding Sect? It was already letting him off easy that he had not been sent to the Investiture of the Gods... But that traitor could die if he wanted to die—why did he have to disgrace our Expounding Sect and make Master unhappy?"
Guangchengzi then grew solemn.
Looking at Chijingzi, he declared firmly:
"Go!"
"Why not?"
"Master already said that we have a master-disciple bond with the Great Shang princes Yin Jiao and Yin Hong. That cannot be false... We are merely following the greater trend of the Heavenly Dao. What is there to worry about?"
"As for Holy Mother Gold Spirit..."
A trace of severity appeared on Guangchengzi's face.
"Randeng may have been a traitor, but he still possessed some skill. If Jin Ling had not held the Qingping Sword, how could she have succeeded so easily in killing Randeng?"
"Jin Ling has the Qingping Sword, but Master has also bestowed the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi