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Jiang Fengnian's explanation was rather forced, but it was passable enough.

The Cloudglow Sect members had originally intended to leave, but seeing him come out to speak, one hot-tempered young man could not restrain himself and rushed over again. "What about the empty coffin? How do you explain the empty coffin?"

At this moment, Wen Xu and the other two only needed to play the role of "fools who knew nothing." Bian Chunchou even perceptively added, "What empty coffin?"

A flash of anger crossed Jiang Fengnian's brow, clearly directed at the Cloudglow Sect. Yet with Yonglu Mountain's disciples present, he did not show it. "Just as you said, the weather has been poor lately. My daughter loved beauty most of all, and since there was no Beauty-Preserving Pearl, this old man invited someone to set up an Icebound Formation in the rear courtyard."

Everyone knew that the Icebound Formation was exceedingly overbearing. Even outside the formation, it could harm ordinary people. Madam Jiang was an ordinary person, so it was understandable that the Icebound Formation had not been placed in the mourning hall.

Another explanation that was rather forced, yet still made sense. Compared to Madam Jiang, Jiang Fengnian was clearly more accomplished and more thorough in his dealings. At the very least, the Cloudglow Sect members had nothing to say now.

After hearing Yan, the Qi Refining Fifth Layer cultivator leading them hesitated for a moment, then took out the Beauty-Preserving Pearl again. "Uncle Jiang, please accept this."

Wen Xu quietly opened his eyes and watched the scene before him. Just as Jiang Fengnian reluctantly reached out to take the Beauty-Preserving Pearl, Wen Xu suddenly spoke. "Since she was Junior Sister Jiang Ying's blood sister, how could her Spiritual Root have been damaged for no reason before she died?