This Kind of Fool

Hearing the desolation in his words, and since Niu Youdao's affairs were no longer any secret, the cultivator felt a trace of sympathy. He figured this man truly had no way of returning alive.

Niu Youdao returned to the Yan Kingdom cultivators and said, "Let's go."

"You really know that man?" Yan Li asked, sounding doubtful.

Not just him—even the others could see that the way Niu Youdao had spoken with that cultivator did not look at all like they were acquaintances.

Niu Youdao chuckled. "Just a joke. I wanted to ask him for help, but he refused."

The crowd nearly rolled their eyes. Yan Li found it both irritating and amusing. Just as he was about to call everyone onward, he noticed another group approaching from behind—the cultivators of Wei Kingdom.

When the two sides met, they looked at one another. One person among the Wei Kingdom cultivators seemed overjoyed and stepped out. It was none other than Wei Duo.

Wei Duo was now a Wei Kingdom cultivator. He had set out together with the Wei Kingdom cultivators.

Back in Heaven Valley, Wei Duo had wanted to find Niu Youdao, but someone had stopped him—Ximen Qingkong.

Wei Duo had come as a representative of Shangqing Sect. Whatever Wei Duo himself might have thought, before setting out, Tang Yi had sought out Ximen Qingkong and hoped he would look after Wei Duo a little. Wei Duo was, after all, his father's disciple. Both by sentiment and by reason, she did not want anything to happen to him.

No matter who had the closer relationship with Xuanwei, the two of them were both people at Xuanwei's side. Wei Duo involved no conflict of interests, so Ximen Qingkong agreed.

As soon as Niu Youdao arrived at Heaven Valley, trouble had broken out.