Whoosh—
Several streaks of sword light sped over from Heaven-Reaching Peak.
They finally landed halfway up Little Bamboo Peak.
As the sword light faded,
Daoxuan and his party appeared before the eyes of the many Little Bamboo Peak disciples.
At the sight,
the female disciples of Little Bamboo Peak were stunned.
The Seven Peaks' Masters had gathered at Little Bamboo Peak?
What on earth had happened tonight?
What could have brought all the Seven Peaks' Masters to Little Bamboo Peak at once?
"Greetings, Master, Martial Uncle Sect Leader, and all the other Martial Uncles..."
The female disciples all bowed in greeting.
Shuiyue nodded slightly and asked, "Has Xueqi woken up?"
"Reporting to Master,"
"Junior Sister Lu has already woken up."
"She's resting inside while she recovers."
A female disciple reported.
At this,
Shuiyue and Daoxuan exchanged glances with the others.
Then they headed toward Quiet Bamboo Pavilion together.
Upon reaching Quiet Bamboo Pavilion,
Shuiyue entered the bedroom at the back first.
After all, this was a place where a young woman rested. Even if Daoxuan and the others wanted to enter, they had to be mindful of that...
Shuiyue peered inside.
Only after seeing that Lu Xueqi was fully dressed did she turn and call Daoxuan and the others into the back room.
At that moment,
the cold and aloof girl lay on the bed, staring blankly.
She looked at the green robe covering her, her mind replaying the events from earlier at Moon Gazing Platform over and over. She simply couldn't forget them...
After all,
at the moment she had been most desperate,
he had stepped in front of her without hesitation.
Lu Xueqi gently clutched the green robe. Her slender, delicate body curled into a ball, nearly hidden beneath it, with only her little head showing—as if that could make her feel safe...
"Ahem, Xueqi?"
Just then,
a cool voice sounded outside the room.
Lu Xueqi turned her head slightly.
She saw Shuiyue and all the Peak Masters, including Martial Uncle Sect Leader, had arrived.
"Ah?"
Lu Xueqi's pretty face flushed slightly.
She hurriedly emerged from beneath the robe, her cheeks burning. This was so embarrassing...
Lu Xueqi tried to sit up and bow.
Her injuries hurt a little, but she could bear it.
"All right."
"You needn't be so formal, Niece Xueqi. Just lie down and rest."
True Lord Daoxuan said with a genial smile.
They had all just seen Lu Xueqi clutching the robe and curling up beneath it. They couldn't help finding it a little amusing...
But
it was perfectly normal.
Young maidens had tender feelings, after all.
Especially after having been rescued by a hero.
Lu Xueqi noticed the knowing smiles on the Peak Masters' faces.
Her cheeks grew even redder.
"Thank you, Martial Uncle Sect Leader."
The cold and aloof girl's voice was barely audible.
She clutched the robe tightly. Her heart fluttered, her pretty face flushed, and even her delicate earlobes were tinged red. It made one want to lean in and give them a little kiss.
"Niece Xueqi."
True Lord Daoxuan's expression turned serious.
He asked in a grave tone, "Could you tell us everything that happened tonight at Moon Gazing Platform, from beginning to end?"
Lu Xueqi nodded slightly.
She composed herself and recalled everything that had happened that night, then recounted it all truthfully, without leaving anything out...
At this,
the Peak Masters around them fell into thought.
When True Lord Daoxuan heard that the Demonic Cult Assassin had appeared at Moon Gazing Platform without making a sound, his heart sank at once...
Just as he suspected.
The Demonic Cult Assassin had bypassed every one of Qingyun Sect's defenses.
Could this really have been a coincidence?
True Lord Daoxuan glanced discreetly at Daoist Cangsong.
Then,
he continued asking, "Niece Xueqi, did you see his face? Could you tell which peak he belonged to?"
At the word "him,"
Lu Xueqi immediately recalled the green-robed figure from earlier.
She bit her lip lightly.
At the same time,
all the Peak Masters turned their gazes toward her.
Daoist Cangsong's eyes flickered slightly. Whether they could learn his identity depended on Lu Xueqi...
Unfortunately,
Lu Xueqi ultimately shook her head.
"Reporting to Martial Uncle Sect Leader,"
"This disciple didn't get a good look at his face. I only heard his voice before I passed out. I don't know what happened after that..."
At this,
the Peak Masters shook their heads in disappointment.
True Lord Daoxuan pondered for a moment. "All right. Rest well for now."
"Yes, Martial Uncle Sect Leader."
Lu Xueqi nodded obediently.
Then,
Daoxuan and the others quietly left the room.
They went to the main hall of Quiet Bamboo Pavilion, intending to hold a meeting there and bring tonight's events to a temporary close.
"Fellow junior brothers and sisters,"
True Lord Daoxuan said slowly, "we needn't make any further inquiries into his identity."
At this,
the Peak Masters were taken aback.
They weren't going to investigate?
What...
What did Martial Brother Sect Leader mean?
True Lord Daoxuan explained, "After what happened tonight, the Demonic Sect's fiends must be even more eager than we are to learn his identity. If it comes to light now, the Demonic Sect definitely won't let him go..."
The Peak Masters around him grew solemn.
That was true enough.
If his identity were exposed,
he would likely face relentless attacks from the Demonic Sect.
So—
the best thing to do was not investigate.
It was enough for them to know that Qingyun Sect had such a "disciple."
Daoist Cangsong sighed inwardly.
He knew that True Lord Daoxuan had begun to suspect there was a traitor within the sect.
So
he didn't speak up again.
"Martial Brother Sect Leader,"
Shuiyue asked coolly, "how should we explain what happened at Little Bamboo Peak tonight to the outside world?"
Something this major had happened tonight.
All Seven Peaks of Qingyun had been alerted; there was no way to keep it hidden...
They could only come up with an excuse.
"How should we explain it?"
True Lord Daoxuan smiled faintly.
"Just tell it as it happened—the Demonic Sect's fiends feared the future leader of Qingyun Sect, so they sent assassins to infiltrate the Seven Peaks in secret. In the end, our 'Azure Cloud Sect Leader' killed them with a single strike of his sword!"
"Heh—"
"They're afraid, aren't they? Then let's make them afraid to their bones!"
True Lord Daoxuan's expression was cold.
So what if they didn't know the true identity of the "Azure Cloud Sect Leader"?
It was enough that he was a Qingyun disciple!
That alone was reassuring!
As for the Demonic Sect—
At first, they hadn't been sure such a person even existed. Now Qingyun Sect was telling them outright—
He did!
After receiving this news,
would the Four Great Sects of the Demonic Sect still be able to sleep soundly?
The answer was obvious—
No!
If they weren't afraid,
they wouldn't have sent anyone to carry out an assassination!
Now that Qingyun Sect had made it clear that such a person existed, they would only be even more uneasy...
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