Fluency Maxed Out, Tempered into a Sword Immortal of the Mortal Realm - Part 685

"Have you ever seen that Wu clan?" He turned his gaze to Chu Huangyue.

Chu Huangyue shook her head slightly. "This disciple has never seen any black mist, and knows nothing about the Wu clan."

Yun Shu's gaze flickered faintly before he lowered his head.

He had thought Chu Huangyue would give some vague answer, but he hadn't expected her to deny it so decisively. After all, what had happened there wasn't something outsiders could be told about, and many things were tied to too many secrets.

Yun Shu wasn't afraid of those secrets getting out, but he was still surprised by what the Female Protagonist had said.

Clearly, these people hadn't asked the Female Protagonist about the situation earlier.

They had only begun asking after arriving here.

But the Female Protagonist obviously wouldn't let slip a single thing. From the moment she had taken that attack for him, he had felt she was someone he could trust completely.

He could also guess what Chu Huangyue might be thinking.

Chu Huangyue surely didn't know what these people had asked him, so she was afraid of saying too much and giving herself away. She had simply denied everything. The advantage was that she didn't have to explain much; saying she knew nothing was the best course.

Besides, this was the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. They weren't going to torture anyone for information, so her answer just looked like a little bit of cleverness. No one would pay too much attention to it.

The Immortal Venerable frowned slightly, but didn't dwell on it.

Neither of their answers was of any value to him.

"You have the aura of the Wu clan on you. I need to use a secret technique to force it out. If anything feels wrong, tell me at once. If