Suppressing the hidden worry in his heart, he looked at Li Piaoyue and said, "To be honest, I do not know much about the current situation in my homeland either."
"When the Demonic Calamity erupted back then, the people of Muyun Prefecture retreated toward Leizhou under the guidance and assistance of Leizhou cultivators."
"Some of the cultivators were assigned to hold back the devilish hordes. I was among them. After that battle, by a twist of fate, I was saved by cultivators from Heavenly Capital. Later, in Heavenly Capital, I was accidentally trapped within a special formation for a hundred years. After that, I passed through another special Teleportation Array and was sent to this Immortal Cultivation Holy Land."
Su Shi'er's expression remained calm as he swiftly and succinctly recounted his past experiences.
At the mention of Heavenly Capital, anger flared in Li Piaoyue's eyes. "What? Martial Brother, do you mean that Nascent Soul just now was one of the Heavenly Capital people who captured me back then?"
Su Shi'er shook his head and continued, telling Li Piaoyue all about the tangled grievances and enmities involving Heavenly Capital.
"Not necessarily! Fellow Daoist Yin is indeed from Heavenly Capital, but acting that way was not her intention either. The root of it all is that something went wrong with Heavenly Capital's leaders..."
"Judging from the information gathered, Heavenly Capital itself should bear the responsibility of protecting Azure Star. Yet for some reason, the spiritual energy in Heavenly Capital is thin, making its environment even harsher than Muyun Prefecture's."
"After that... someone embarked upon an evil path, walking a wicked road of trading others' lives for resources!"
As she listened to Su Shi'er's account, the anger in Li Piaoyue's eyes rapidly subsided.
"This... I truly never expected Martial Brother to have