"Little Sister Chan'er is the heir of Silver Moon Palace and holds the Silver Moon Gauze. Perhaps it was Master's intention..."
The truth was difficult to describe in ordinary words. Xiao Lingyue could not bring herself to say it, so she made up a vague possibility and brushed it over in a single sentence.
"Even so, why were you so agitated? You just whisked Mother away without letting me say another word?" Cheng Yuling looked deeply suspicious.
She could not mingle in the circle of those ranked one hundred and forty, but her experience was simply too abundant. She pinpointed the suspicious details with precision and firmly believed things were not this simple.
Whether it was Xiang Yuan forcibly changing the subject or Xiao Lingyue immediately taking her away without a word, both were far too strange. The two of them had to be hiding something.
What exactly was it?
The truth was too absurd for Cheng Yuling to guess. Her eyes remained fixed on her daughter, trying to glean clues from the changes in her expression.
Xiao Lingyue said expressionlessly, "Little Sister Chan'er is the heir of Silver Moon Palace, and she is also the Saintess of Yellow Springs Dao. She is decisive in slaughter and ruthless beyond measure. If Mother misspeaks, she truly would dare to kill you."
"Not afraid. Lingyue, you're a grandmaster."
"So is she. If she brings out that Ancient Mirror of Reincarnation, few people beneath heaven can stand against her."
So formidable!
Cheng Yuling frowned. "So that's why Lingyue could do nothing about that demoness... I understand now. That child Xiang Yuan was taken hostage by the demoness too. Xiang Yuan had no choice."
How could that be? He had no idea how happy he was!
"Xiang Yuan too—why did he have to get