Murong Qingyan spoke with increasing bluntness, practically laying bare the relationship between You Rui and Yu Ci.
Moreover, she opened by offering benefits:
Under the pretext of attending the ceremony, Yu Ci could indeed temporarily disregard the Xiyu Alliance's demands and free himself from Lan Hai Mountain. Once he reached Xi Yu Lake, if he came up with any excuse at all, the upper ranks of the Xiyu Alliance would not forcibly stuff him back, would they?
You Rui actually knew as well that her relationship with Yu Ci could not be hidden from anyone who cared to investigate, especially those in the shamanic sects.
The Carefree Bird Murong Qingyan had just mentioned was one such matter. Back in the Northern Wastes, You Rui had originally been hired by Xia Boyang to capture this Kunpeng bloodline descendant, yet she had switched sides at the critical moment and given Yu Ci an opening. Xia Boyang had hated it so fiercely his teeth itched.
Not to mention what came afterward: when Yu Ci rode the Carefree Bird into battle against Mister Gai and shook the northern lands, she had been aboard the bird as well. Though hidden beneath its feathers, the Sky-Piercing Water Mirror of Flying Soul City had been activated at the time. If someone wished to do so, there were naturally ways to trace back the details.
Yet You Rui feared nothing.
For a spirit shaman, serving several Divine Lords—or powerful figures aspiring to the Divine Path—was perfectly normal.
Murong Qingyan, the Demonic Sect, the Rakshasa Sect, and the like were all laid out in the open, and this instead highlighted her value.
As You Rui was linked with Yu Ci here, her response naturally came without delay. She quickly received Yu Ci's signal, nodded, and said:
"Uncle Huang had