I Am a Gentleman of Integrity

Pei Ling was thinking about what to do next and didn't react at first.

After a breath with his mind completely blank, he suddenly realized something!

Qiao Ciguang had recognized him!

Not Wang Gao, but his identity as the Holy Son of the Chongming Sect!

The last time they were on Outer Sky Island, he had told Qiao Ciguang his real name.

Now, he had used [Bloodless Face] to conceal his true appearance and was wearing a mask that blocked perception. How had Qiao Ciguang recognized him...? It was the [Great Evolution Curse of Inner Demons]!

At that thought, Pei Ling quickly calmed down. Qiao Ciguang had deliberately sent him a voice transmission to ask, rather than leave at once and notify the righteous path to come and surround him. Surely, she had no intention of exposing his identity...

So Pei Ling looked at Jade Snow Bat and ordered, "Go keep watch outside. I have something to discuss with Daoist Qiao."

Jade Snow Bat cast a reluctant glance at the storage item in Qiao Ciguang's hand, the one holding the pills, then answered lazily and went outside.

Only Pei Ling and Qiao Ciguang remained in the alchemy room.

Only then did Pei Ling clear his throat and say, "Daoist Qiao, it's been a long time."

Qiao Ciguang studied his face, then slowly nodded, waiting for his answer.

Pei Ling considered for a moment, then said, "There's nothing between Si Hong Qingyan and me! Those rumors are all baseless, including the so-called massacre of cities and extermination of clans. None of it has anything to do with me."

"As for my being the Holy Son of the Chongming Sect, to be frank, the Jiu A Li Clan single-handedly propped me up for the sake of the three families' struggle over the