"Your name is Shang Younong. May I ask how you are related to Shang Mengdie?"
Before Qin Fengming could answer, Ancestor Hai Ao raised his brows and suddenly spoke.
Hearing this, Shang Younong immediately turned his gaze toward Ancestor Hai Ao. His eyes flickered, and his expression suddenly changed as he hurriedly said, "Are you the person who rescued Shang Mengdie from Holy Lord Suxin at the dangerous site of the Myriad Heroes Sect back then?"
Shang Younong did not answer Ancestor Hai Ao's question. Instead, he countered with one of his own.
The two questions had gone unanswered, but from each other's words, they had undoubtedly discerned what the other had wanted to know.
"'Rescue' would be putting it too strongly. At the time, this old man was being pursued by a primordial savage beast. I happened to run into Holy Lord Suxin and Shang Mengdie, and to save my own life, I could only lure that beast toward Holy Lord Suxin's location."
Ancestor Hai Ao spoke in a deep voice, offering a brief explanation.
From those few words, Qin Fengming and everyone around them could already infer part of what had happened. Ancestor Hai Ao had once been pursued by a primordial savage beast, while Shang Mengdie had likely been pursued by Holy Lord Suxin. When the two sides crossed paths, both Ancestor Hai Ao and Shang Mengdie had happened to survive.
As for what had truly happened, naturally, no one could say for certain. Perhaps Ancestor Hai Ao had discovered Holy Lord Suxin pursuing Shang Mengdie and had therefore lured the beast over to obstruct Holy Lord Suxin.
"Shang Mengdie is my cousin. If Fellow Daoist had not lent her a hand, my cousin would certainly have been captured by Holy Lord Suxin that time. Moreover, it