The moment his gaze met Shangguan Rong's, he immediately realized that, like him, she clearly saw things differently from most of the cultivators present.
Only then did he continue, "That fellow Daoist spoke with heartfelt sincerity just now. It may not necessarily have been a scheme. Unfortunately, Xu Mou has likewise never heard of the Nine Nether Blood Lotus, so I cannot determine the truth for the moment."
"Then what does Fellow Daoist Xu plan to do next?" Shangguan Rong asked with a smile.
"Xu Mou plans to return to Bai Sui Academy first and look through the materials in the sect's Scripture Pavilion once more. Its books and records are as numerous as mountains. Though Xu Mou has read quite a few, I am still far from having finished all those classics."
Xu Qingfeng did not conceal his intentions and quickly stated his plans.
The smile on Shangguan Rong's lips deepened at his words.
"It seems Fellow Daoist Xu's thoughts are largely the same as mine!"
"Oh? What do you mean by that, Tower Master Shangguan?" Xu Qingfeng raised a brow and asked in return.
"Why ask when you already know, Fellow Daoist Xu? You are a clever man. You may well have believed more than half of what Fellow Daoist Wang said earlier."
"Though the Nine Nether Blood Lotus is something we have never heard of, that does not mean this spirit plant does not exist."
"Going by that, Fellow Daoist Wang's mention of the Nine Nether Blood Lotus may not have been meant to mislead others. Perhaps he was tossing out a brick to attract jade, hoping to obtain information about the Nine Nether Blood Lotus."
Shangguan Rong continued with a smile. As she spoke, faint currents of air stirred around her, isolating her and Xu Qingfeng