Wei Tianxiong arrived quickly. After entering Lingxiao Courtyard and learning what had happened, he couldn't help complaining, "Sect Master, you really do send me wherever you need someone! I have to study Formations, teach disciples, and lead expeditions, and now you're sending me to some ghost city?"
Zhang Yuchun and Chu Jing felt a little awkward and both looked away.
Wei Tianxiong's words made them feel ashamed. Their duties were administrative, but Wei Tianxiong genuinely created benefits for the sect and pushed its development forward. He had only joined a few years ago, yet they already admired him from the bottom of their hearts.
Li Qingqiu looked at Wei Tianxiong and said, "This ghost city may involve the Wan Yin Cult. Yuan Li is in the city as well."
"Yuan Li's there too? Then I have to go. How could you send him to handle such a trivial matter? He should be in seclusion, cultivating properly. So, this ghost city—who's taking me there?" Wei Tianxiong exclaimed, eyes wide.
Chu Jing immediately said, "Senior, please come with me."
Wei Tianxiong urged him to leave at once, still muttering about Yuan Li.
After the two had left, Zhang Yuchun turned to Li Qingqiu and couldn't help asking, "I've been meaning to ask: why does he care so much about Yuan Li? Is it only because of his talent? Why doesn't he care about Yun Cai, Zhao Zhen, or Sword Solitary?"
Apart from Yun Cai, the others' talent truly wasn't on the same level as Yuan Li's.
With his many Fates, Li Qingqiu could make an objective assessment of the matter, but he couldn't say it outright.
"He wants revenge, and Yuan Li gives him hope," Li Qingqiu replied.
Zhang Yuchun fell silent. Li Qingqiu had never explained Wei Tianxiong's origins, but the