Unexpected Bounty, Cloud Dream Palace

Outside Half-Piece City.

A wasteland as far as the eye could see.

Lu Bancheng led a group of Lu Family disciples through the ruins. They bowed deeply and remained there for a long time.

Clouds churned across the horizon.

The flying boat shot through the sky, speeding toward the Azure Boundary Sect in the distance.

At the bow.

Jiang Yuechu stood against the wind in a bloodstained white robe.

Her face was cool and composed, her eyes closed as she rested.

At the rear of the deck.

Wang Chen's expression shifted repeatedly. Several times, he looked as if he wanted to speak, but held back.

In the end, he couldn't keep it in any longer. Lowering his voice, he said, "Senior Brother Chen."

"Can we really trust those people from the Lu Family?"

"If they turn around and tell the Wusang Sect everything, exposing what happened today, won't we be doomed with nowhere to bury our bodies...?"

Chen Yuan glanced silently at the white-robed figure in the distance.

He could only manage a bitter smile.

"If you want to gain something, you naturally have to take on some risk. There's no such thing as a windfall falling from a clear sky."

He paused.

His gaze swept over Jiang Yuechu again.

He knew that her status was worlds apart from theirs.

Even if something went wrong, the Dao Sect would punish her very differently.

But after spending time with her twice, he felt he'd gotten a decent sense of this guest elder's temperament.

She seemed ruthless in her actions, leaving no room for retreat.

But if things really came to light...

Given that they had stepped in without hesitation to help her today, she would never stand by and watch them be thrown to the wolves.

Chen Yuan shook his head,