The harder it was to find out the truth, the more suspicious they became. Still, there was one thing they couldn't deny: if Shang Qing had followed Yao Xuan back then, Bu Jian Guang and Yu Hua could have left as well. There'd been no need to stay, especially since their trip to the Dominion Realm was over.
That was why, deep down, they believed Shang Qing wasn't a stowaway. They were only questioning him to answer to certain important figures in the sect. To put it bluntly, they were putting on a show, pretending to care deeply about Bai Shao Hong's safety.
A while later, the elder finally finished questioning him. He stared at Shang Qing, then relaxed his brow. "Have you heard of the Cold Sect?"
Shang Qing was surprised. It was the first time anyone had asked him that. "I have."
"From now on, you'll join the Huai Yuan Cold Sect and assist its acting sect master, Long Qi. Of course, you can also refuse and stay on Young Ancestor Star until the Young Ancestor returns," the elder said.
Shang Qing's expression didn't change, but inwardly, a storm was raging. Acting sect master? Long Qi? Wasn't that Lu Yin? What was going on? It had only been a few days! Princess Long Xi had clearly been taken into Supreme Mountain by him and had effectively disappeared. Yet this fellow hadn't ended up in dire straits—instead, he'd become acting sect master?
Even Shang Qing, who had been trained by the Glory Hall from childhood and was widely read, couldn't figure out how Lu Yin had managed it. Could that fellow really be related to the White Dragon Clan? Shang Qing was beginning to doubt whether Lu Yin's identity was genuine.
Seeing Shang Qing remain silent, the elder assumed