An hour before Su Yuan interrogated Wei Youzhu, inside a cave somewhere in Xianghan Prefecture that no one could find.
Ruan Pingcui gazed at Taihua Tianji, who sat cross-legged in the cave with his clothes intact, resting with his eyes closed. In a low voice, she said:
"Yan He, after keeping an eye on each other for two days, you should have realized that I didn't capture you to cultivate dual cultivation with you. I have other plans."
"Tell me at once where the otherworldly world you know about is located."
Taihua Tianji lifted his eyelids and put on a cold sneer.
"I heard you work for the Cold Plum World Governor. He must already know I've been captured by you, and he's on his way here now, right?"
"The Governor hasn't even arrived, yet you're already rushing to pry the greatest secret I possess from me. It seems you have ulterior motives."
Ruan Pingcui said mildly:
"So what if I do? Wouldn't working with me be more advantageous for you than handing that secret over to the Southern Governor-General?"
"You should understand: I want to know the secret so I can flee to that world and live in peace. But the Southern Governor-General wants to know it so he can conquer and enslave that world."
"Compared to him, isn't it obvious who would make a better partner?"
A faint glimmer flashed in Taihua Tianji's eyes. He appeared thoughtful, but inwardly he couldn't help feeling surprised.
"This Sect Leader Ruan of the Joyful Union Sect seems to have an irreconcilable conflict with the Cold Plum World Governor. She'd rather flee than serve under him."
"Could this be my opening to take the Cold Plum World?"
After a moment's thought, Taihua Tianji asked:
"Does Sect Leader Ruan intend to place all