"We've found out! The one who stirred up the Fish Monsters that night was Jin Ping'er, the witch of the Acacia Sect."
Behind the screen, Yun Yilan remained silent. Just when it seemed he might have breathed his last, that aged voice slowly sounded again. "Did she discover our plans?"
"From what I observed, she did not!"
"That is good! Otherwise, years of planning would all have come to nothing." Yun Yilan let out a breath of relief.
What sort of plan was it that made him care so much whether it had been exposed?
"Please rest assured, Senior Brother! That demoness was gravely wounded by me. To prevent any mishap, I have already arranged for men to pursue and kill her!" Shangguan Ce replied respectfully.
After hearing this, Yun Yilan stopped paying attention to the matter. Shangguan Ce had already handled it very well; there was no need for him to waste more thought on it.
"Have there been any leads on the Profound Fire Altar?"
"Besides that demoness Jin Ping'er, I also encountered Zhang Xiaofan, the current Vice Sect Leader of the Ghost King Sect! I believe he must have had something to do with this!"
"Zhang Xiaofan, the one who left Azure Cloud Mountain ten years ago?" There was a hint of surprise in Yun Yilan's tone.
"Precisely! Now that boy is already a capable general under the Ghost King!"
Yun Yilan paused, then let out a derisive laugh. "That old man Daoxuan has gotten so old his head has gone bad. He had such talent and not only failed to make use of him, he even forced him out of the Azure Cloud Sect."
Shangguan Ce did not answer. Yun Yilan could say such things, but he could not—at least, he could not slander the head