When Pei Ling waved away the blade aura, Si Hong Miaoli hesitated before asking, "Holy Son, what's wrong?"
Pei Ling studied Si Hong Miaoli's expression carefully. Seeing that she had no memory at all of what had just happened, he immediately understood: Si Hong Clan had likely used some means on her that she herself knew nothing about.
Thinking this, Pei Ling said, "It's nothing."
Then he instructed her, "I'm going to return these four female cultivators to where they were. Show me the way."
Only then did Si Hong Miaoli notice that Lin Hanyan, Shen Yinchen, Zhao Juanjuan, and Chen Jingmeng were all there!
Her heart stirred. Recalling what had happened, she remembered only being ambushed by a female cultivator who had appeared out of nowhere. When she woke up, she was beside the Holy Son. The four False Path disciples beside her had probably been through the same thing.
Had all five of them been captured by people the Holy Son had sent?
That was right!
She had seen that female cultivator before!
The woman wasn't alive. She was a corpse the Holy Son had once kept in his Storage Pouch.
Thinking this, Si Hong Miaoli immediately said, "Yes!"
But then a troubled look crossed her face, and she quietly advised, "Holy Son, these four female cultivators all have very unusual backgrounds."
"Lin Hanyan is a direct descendant of a Grand Elder of Yanxi City. She also has the Ice Muscle Jade Bone Body, with all her meridians naturally open and exceptional Root Bone. Her affinity for spiritual energy is unparalleled. She's highly valued both by her direct elders and throughout Yanxi City."
"Shen Yinchen is also a sword cultivator whom Cold Abyss Sword Sect has cultivated with great care. She's already comprehended several sword intents, and her