Someone was stirring up trouble.
After hearing Daoist Duobao's account, Li Changshou and Zhao Gongming exchanged a glance, nearly arriving at the same thought at once.
Even Daoist Duobao himself felt something was off after saying it, chewing it over carefully...
Holy Mother Huoling had moved to Luofu Cave on Mount Emei to cultivate. Zhao Gongming, Jie Teachings' Chief Outer Disciple, and Holy Mother Huoling, the eldest disciple of the Inner Disciple, had long since become Dual Cultivation Partners.
True Person Huang Long had personally said so in Jade Void Palace!
Daoist Duobao murmured, "Could it be that Huo Ling was set up?"
Zhao Gongming immediately said, "How could Martial Nephew Huo Ling and I have gotten together—cough, how could such a thing have happened? Earlier, Junior Sister Jinguang was injured and fainted before my cave abode, so I brought her inside. Thinking it would be improper for me to tend to her, I asked Martial Nephew Huo Ling to help care for Jinguang. The two of them are the closest of friends and are inseparable in daily life."
A trace of contemplation immediately appeared on Daoist Duobao's slightly plump face. He stood on the cloud with his hands behind his back.
"This news was spread by Junior Brother Huang Long..."
"Senior Brothers," Li Changshou said with a smile, "let us speak in the inner hall first. The Taiji Diagram conceals the inner hall, so no one else can overhear us."
Naturally, there was meaning beneath his words...
Yet Zhao Gongming said, "I should return to my cave abode and ask what exactly happened!"
"Let's go together." Daoist Duobao rarely showed such seriousness. "Chang Geng, you are resourceful and clever. Could you accompany us? Though this matter may be small, perhaps merely a joke from Junior Brother Huang Long, it