Jiang Ping An's feelings were especially complicated.
He was happy, yet worried.
He was happy because he had received an opportunity from the Immortal Lord and had a chance to gain Nether Moon Palace's protection.
He was worried because he was about to investigate unknown evil demons, yet he had no idea where to begin.
The evil demons were even more terrifying than he had imagined. They might even have infiltrated Nether Moon Palace's upper ranks.
This was likely one reason why Nether Moon Palace's Old Ancestor had chosen an outsider like him to investigate the evil demons.
If someone from the sect had been assigned to investigate this matter, word might easily leak out and put the evil demons on guard.
He truly could not understand what kind of race these things were. They were downright twisted, living solely through parasitism.
"What did Old Ancestor say to you?"
Seeing Jiang Ping An's strange expression, Yue Liuying could not help asking curiously.
After calming himself, Jiang Ping An replied, "Senior said that the reason he had me compete today was to find an opportunity for everyone else to gain more cultivation time."
"Just that?"
Yue Liuying did not quite believe it. Was such a trivial matter worth calling Jiang Ping An away alone?
Even she had never had the chance to meet Old Ancestor privately.
Yue Jiuxiao glared at his daughter. "Why do you have so much nonsense to say? Finish eating and hurry off to escort the Merchant Ship heading to the Demon Domain, as Old Ancestor ordered."
He had wanted this unfilial daughter to perform well before Old Ancestor, but she had ended up being the only one in the entire gathering to disgrace herself before him.
"Hmph."
Yue Liuying glared back at her father, swiftly snatched the