"It meant nothing. I merely wished to tell you, Senior Xuan Yang Palace Master, that Dao Ancestor Lingbie attempted to assassinate me beneath Bi Shuang Star. He was already stopped by Princess Wen Qi, who was protecting me at my side, and me. Knowing the gravity of his sins, Dao Ancestor Lingbie has now fled to who knows where. I hope that if Xuan Yang Palace Master encounters Dao Ancestor Lingbie again, you will not shield him." Yang Chen looked at the Xuan Yang Palace Master with a faint, inscrutable smile.
The Xuan Yang Palace Master shuddered all over. Hearing Yang Chen's account of Dao Ancestor Lingbie, he broke out in a cold sweat.
With Princess Wen Qi accompanying Yang Chen as protection, could it be that Yang Chen had divined all this from the very beginning?
"Th-This!" Startled, the Xuan Yang Palace Master suddenly realized something was amiss. He hurriedly said, "This Lingbie—I repeatedly advised him not to be so petty and calculating, but I never imagined he would still act like this. He truly deserves to die ten thousand deaths! When did he go? I did not know in the slightest. Daoist Friend Yang Chen, rest assured. If I truly encounter him, I certainly will not shield him."
Seeing how convincingly the Xuan Yang Palace Master spoke, Yang Chen smiled meaningfully. "Then I must thank you, Senior Xuan Yang Palace Master."
With that, he flicked his sleeve and departed grandly with Zhang Xuelian.
After Yang Chen left, the Xuan Yang Palace Master's gaze gradually grew grave. He wanted to deny what Yang Chen had said, but he had been the one to arrange for Dao Ancestor Lingbie to go. What could he use to deny Yang Chen's words?
He was no fool. He could sense that Yang Chen