I saw her emotions but had no intention of mocking her. I smiled and said, "Miss Qing Limo, it's been quite a few days since we last met. Is there something important you need today?"
Qing Limo's expression froze at my warm greeting. She had probably thought of how she had kept me at arm's length before, so she said awkwardly, "Yes. It has something to do with you, too, so I wanted to speak with you in private!"
"That works. As it happens, I also have something to discuss with the Grand Preceptor." I nodded and glanced at the surrounding immortals. Ke'er and the others made excuses to leave. After all, everyone knew that Qing Limo was the Grand Preceptor of the Land of the Nine Immortals, a lofty figure whose status in certain fields even surpassed that of the Immortal Venerables of the various immortal lands.
Once everyone on both sides had left, Qing Limo proved to be the straightforward type and hurriedly said, "Come save the world with me, and I'll tell you how to return to the Ninth Heaven!"
"Hm? Aren't the nine Immortal Venerables helping you save the world as well?" I asked curiously. In fact, I had just returned from the rift in the graveyard of the Three Immortal Realms and already knew that the nine Immortal Venerables had all washed their hands of the matter, leaving behind only a few Immortals at the Proving the Dao realm to keep watch. If the realm became unstable or the grand formation loosened, the Three Evil Immortals might well break out.
But the matter of the Three Evil Immortals was less important than saving the world, that much was true. Now that the nine Immortal Venerables had returned, they were probably targeting my Gourd Immortal City.