"Zhao Li is the descendant of an old friend of mine. She is one of our clan, after all, and she has done things for the clan over the years. It wasn't easy for her to infiltrate the Yuan Clan. How could we abandon her so readily? Let her stay in the Yuan Clan and continue doing what she's supposed to do." Granny Ape said with a frown.
"Thank you, Senior." Hearing this, Zhao Li felt as if a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders and hurriedly bowed to Granny Ape in gratitude.
"You needn't thank me. Just remember that you are a member of the Zhao Clan. Even when things come to the worst, you must never betray the clan's secrets. Otherwise, I won't spare you either." Granny Ape cautioned her.
"Yes, I will remember your teaching, Senior." Zhao Li said, looking as though she were overcome with gratitude.
"Since Granny Ape has spoken up for this junior, we'll let the matter rest. However, that Nascent Soul Cultivator who suddenly appeared just now clearly had another purpose. Since the few of us couldn't deal with him, we must report this to the clan as soon as possible and ask one of its great cultivators to step in. Only then will we have a chance of dealing with him." The blue fish-skinned man said gravely.
Zhao Li dared not let anything show on her face, but she couldn't help feeling a chill in her heart. That man was a Nascent Soul patriarch too, yet he was useless and wanted to plug the leak with her life. Utterly shameless.
"Old Fish's words are sound. The situation in Xiangdu has grown increasingly tangled and complicated. The few of us can no longer keep the whole situation under control. We need