Chapter 276

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Minghuang's figure vanished from the spot without a trace, as if he had never appeared at all.

"Fairy Sister, I will definitely work hard!"

The innocent voices of children echoed through the mountains and forests, lingering for a long time.

Dark place.

Luo Qianhua witnessed all of this, her eyes wide with shock, speechless for a moment.

"The cause and effect of this matter are not yet resolved. Let's go and find the mastermind behind it!"

After sending Xiao Luo Qianhua's family back to the city, Xiao Minghuang returned.

She walked to Luo Qianhua's side, gently took her hand, and the warmth spread throughout her body, making her feel much more comfortable.

"Good!"

Luo Qianhua took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her heart, and held Xiao Minghuang's hand tightly, not daring to relax for a moment.

Following the trajectory deduced by his supernatural powers of cause and effect, Xiao Minghuang arrived at the bandits' hideout.

This is a mountain stronghold built halfway up a mountain. Perhaps because the bandits have gone out to commit evil deeds, there is no one else here.

With a thought, Xiao Minghuang spread his Primordial Spirit power and quickly discovered the mastermind in a cave located within the mountain stronghold.

"How could a mere demon at the Spring Gushing Realm commit such heinous acts..."

Even cultivators in the world who are only at the Body Realm are several times stronger than ordinary people. A cultivator at the early stage of the Body Realm can easily kill dozens of well-trained soldiers without any problem.

Therefore, if a cultivator harbors evil thoughts, the evil deeds they commit will be countless times more outrageous than those of an ordinary person!

Xiao Minghuang shook her head and stepped into the cave.

"Who!"

Suddenly, a cold shout rang out, and a middle-aged man dressed in a tight-fitting outfit with a full beard appeared in the cave, staring warily at Xiao Minghuang.

"Hehe, don't be nervous," Xiao Minghuang said calmly. She didn't hide her aura, otherwise the other party would never have been able to detect her.

Upon seeing that it was a stunningly beautiful young woman, the middle-aged man's expression softened slightly. He frowned and asked, "Who are you, and what brings you here?"

"Let me borrow your memories!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

Xiao Minghuang clenched her jade hand in the air, and silver chains shot out, piercing through the middle-aged man's entire body, killing him instantly!

After doing all this, Xiao Minghuang closed her eyes for a moment, searching the middle-aged man's memories. Soon, she opened her eyes, a solemn expression on her lips, and murmured, "Southern Wilderness Joyful Union Dao, Silver Gourd Demon King, so it was you..."

Through the middle-aged man's memories, she learned that the true mastermind behind this was a demon from the Southern Wilderness, a holy king of the Hehuan Demonic Path, the Silver Gourd Demon King.

This demon has many informants in the Eastern Pole, but he doesn't often commit evil deeds. His only purpose is to find children with special physical characteristics, and once he discovers them, he tries to control them or take them back to the Southern Wilderness to teach them to become the next generation of evil demons.

Xiao Luo Qianhua possesses a special Innate Physique called the Heavenly Desire Sacred Body, which is an excellent Cauldron Physique that can help her cultivation partner quickly improve their cultivation level.

Furthermore, the higher the Cauldron Physique, the better the effect. If the furnace cauldron's realm reaches the Saint Realm, it can even help a Saint King enter the Quasi-Emperor realm, and a Quasi-Emperor enter the Supreme realm, which is extremely miraculous!

After discovering Xiao Luo Qianhua's constitution, the middle-aged man quickly reported the matter to the Southern Wilderness. Then, the Silver Gourd Demon King instructed him to eliminate Xiao Luo Qianhua's family, take Xiao Luo Qianhua to the interdimensional teleportation array, and then send her to the Southern Wilderness.

"I see..."

Xiao Minghuang's expression kept changing, finally turning into a long sigh.

In fact, from the moment she saw Luo Qianhua again in the ancient tomb, she sensed a strange aura emanating from the other woman. Through her causal supernatural powers, she deduced that, just as she had guessed, Luo Qianhua had an intricate connection with the Southern Wilderness Demon.

"It seems that in the normal timeline, no one went to save her. The demons succeeded, and she was sent to the Southern Wilderness... But how did she get into the Holy Academy? When entering the Holy Academy, everyone must be examined by the Sky Patrol Mirror. If she had demonic energy on her, she would not have been able to pass!"

Xiao Minghuang frowned, pondering for a long time but still unable to find an answer.

Although the specific reason is unclear, Xiao Minghuang is certain that Luo Qianhua must have some secrets.

These secrets may create an irreparable rift in their relationship, leading them down opposing paths.

"Perhaps I should ask them directly..."

Xiao Minghuang believed that Luo Qianhua was not inherently bad, but had been deceived or threatened by evil spirits.

If she truly had some unspeakable difficulty, as a friend, how could she stand idly by?

Luo Qianhua's voice could be heard from outside.

"Princess, have you discovered anything?"

Hearing the sound, Xiao Minghuang came out of the house and looked at her with a serious expression.

"Perhaps we should have a serious talk."

Xiao Minghuang looked at her intently and spoke slowly.

Luo Qianhua was taken aback, and couldn't help but ask in confusion, "What are you talking about...?"

Xiao Minghuang did not answer, but stated, "The people inside are spies of the Silver Gourd Demon King of the Southern Joyful Union Dao. What are your thoughts on this?"

Upon hearing this familiar name, Luo Qianhua's expression faltered slightly, a fleeting fear flashing across her face.

Although this change in expression was only momentary, Xiao Minghuang still caught it.

"Even now, you still won't tell me anything?"

Xiao Minghuang sighed deeply, "What did I do to make you distrust me so much that you don't even want to consider me a friend?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Qianhua lowered her head and remained silent for a long while before gritting her teeth and saying, "No, I didn't..."

She looked up at Xiao Minghuang, hesitated for a moment, and then mustered her courage to ask, "How did you know about this? I shouldn't have been exposed, right?"

"People leave their names behind, geese leave their calls in flight. Everything in this world leaves a trace, and thus cannot escape the law of cause and effect."

Xiao Minghuang said softly, "I believe you have your reasons, your circumstances beyond your control. Just tell me, and we can face this together. I will help you; as your friend, it is my responsibility!"

"Princess..."

Luo Qianhua froze, took a few steps back, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Sister... is this your friend? Why? Why doesn't she belong to me...?"

Luo Qianhua murmured.

"What?" Xiao Minghuang was taken aback. "Sister?"

Xiao Minghuang looked up again and saw that Luo Qianhua in front of him suddenly seemed unfamiliar.

The woman before him had tears streaming down her face, her eyes filled with sorrow. She choked out, "Princess Xiao... Princess Xiao, it was you! You promised that as long as I studied hard, you would sense my presence and come to get me. You lied to me! You liar!"

353. You think you're worthy?

After saying that, she rushed out, her figure quickly disappearing from sight.

Xiao Minghuang stood at the courtyard gate for a long time without moving, her eyes glazed over, remaining silent for a long while.

"So, you're not Luo Qianhua..."

She examined the demon's memories again and discovered the truth of the matter from those shameful desires.

Luo Qianhua actually has a twin sister.

Her Luo Qianrui.

Although the two sisters were twins, they had different personalities. The older sister, Luo Qianhua, was young but well-behaved and sensible, and had already begun to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting, showing the beginnings of a well-bred young lady.

The younger sister, Luo Qianrui, was quite different. She was flamboyant, audacious, willful, and mischievous. She was always running around the house and getting into trouble.

Previously, it was because Luo Qianrui got lost while going on a spring outing with her family that she was accidentally discovered by the evil spirits to have a special constitution, which led to her being targeted and the subsequent events.

However, the Luo family are the victims, and Xiao Luo Qianrui should not be blamed for this.

From the demon's memories, Xiao Minghuang discovered that his original plan was to send his younger sister Luo Qianrui, to the Southern Wilderness, while his older sister, Luo Qianhua, would stay behind and belong to him.

If nothing unexpected happens, history should unfold as it did in the timeline she lived in: Luo Qianrui was sent to the Southern Wilderness, while Luo Qianhua, for reasons unknown, eventually entered the Holy Academy.

Then, a very important question arises.

"The person who was caught in the spacetime vortex with me must be Luo Qianrui, otherwise she wouldn't have said those words just now."

Xiao Minghuang fell into deep thought.

"If she is Luo Qianrui, then where is the real Luo Qianhua? And why is she impersonating my sister and following me around?"

"Moreover, this timeline is where the karmic connection between me and Luo Qianrui is created because of my existence. So, in my original timeline, this karmic connection shouldn't exist. Why did Luo Qianrui, who belonged to my original timeline, also have this experience?"

The more Xiao Minghuang thought about it, the more confused she became.

This idea involves the deep-seated rules governing the operation of the Time Path, which she cannot comprehend at her current level.

"Let's not think about it now, let's find Luo Qianrui first."

Xiao Minghuang composed herself, and a void gate unfolded before her.

In this unfamiliar time and space, if Luo Qianrui were to go anywhere, it would only be to her former home.

Luofu.

Night, a cool breeze blowing gently.

A crescent moon hung in the sky, its cool light bathing the earth.

The shadows of the trees sway gracefully.

Under the moonlight, a silver void light curtain suddenly opened on the eaves of the Luo residence, and a stunningly beautiful figure stepped out and floated down into the courtyard.

Xiao Minghuang looked up.

In the courtyard, the bright moonlight enveloped a slender, delicate figure, standing alone in the center of the courtyard, as if abandoned by the whole world.

"Miss Luo..." Xiao Minghuang called out softly.

Upon hearing her voice, the woman's delicate body trembled violently. She slowly turned around, her face deathly pale.

"I knew you could find this..."

Xiao Minghuang stopped and stared at her silently, his brows furrowed, before slowly speaking:

"I think you'll come here."

Luo Qianrui said self-deprecatingly, "Now you can find this place, but you couldn't find me back then? Why did you only save my sister and not me? You've never even seen her! You've seen me! You made a promise to me! Why didn't you save me! Why didn't you save me!"

She screamed wildly, tears streaming down her delicate and pretty face, dripping onto her snow-white dress.

Xiao Minghuang remained silent, quietly watching her. Although she had no idea what Luo Qianrui was saying, she could see her madness. At this moment, listening quietly was the best choice.

As she spoke, she suddenly lunged forward, grabbed Xiao Minghuang's collar, and prayed almost pleadingly.

"Why? Give me a reason!"

Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly, her heart stirred by the girl's intense emotions. She could feel the girl's burning passion, which made her feel guilty, as if she had truly done something wrong to the other girl.

"If you can tell me the whole story, I..."

Halfway through her sentence, Luo Qianrui suddenly hugged Xiao Minghuang's slender waist tightly, terrified. "She's here! She's here! We have to run! I don't want to go back!"

"Who's here? Who are you referring to?" Xiao Minghuang asked, puzzled.

The next moment.

A sharp, piercing cry suddenly rang out in the sky, and a chilling aura instantly spread across the entire land.

Immediately afterwards.

A dark vortex condensed in the sky, and a graceful figure emerged from it, alluring and ghostly, dressed in a light pink veil that barely covered her body; she was an extremely seductive and alluring woman.

Xiao Minghuang's pupils suddenly contracted.

She wasn't surprised by the woman's appearance, but by her terrifying aura.

"Holy King... Silver Gourd Demon King?!"

She looked at the woman in shock.

It was obvious that the beautiful woman before her was the very same person she had previously deduced—the Holy King and the cause and effect behind this matter, and also the true mastermind behind it all!

Silver Gourd Demon King!

"Hahaha..."