Qiao Ranran in particular had single-handedly steered the conversation off course and seemed to have exposed an enormous secret in front of everyone. She wondered whether they would be silenced for it.
"So?"
"You're fairly lucky. If I remember correctly, the Tranquility Flowers should be nearby, not too deep in." As he spoke, Pei Ling glanced at Feng Changdong.
Feng Changdong cupped his hands and smiled. "I'll certainly lend Daoist Xiang a hand."
"Ah, I don't know how many Tranquility Flowers there'll be. But Daoist Feng, there's one thing you need to understand: Enchanting Demons are very fond of them."
Feng Changdong's expression sharpened. "Daoist Pei, do you mean an Enchanting Demon should be near the Tranquility Flowers? Or that we could use the flowers to lure one out?"
"No." Pei Ling's eyes curved as he smiled with utter innocence. "I mean the Tranquility Flowers were probably planted by the Enchanting Demon."
How else could it be such a coincidence? How could Tranquility Flowers suddenly appear in Demon Glow Forest, where an Enchanting Demon lived? Wild Tranquility Flowers had all but vanished, much like the Enchanting Demons themselves. The chief reason was that Tranquility Flowers were the flowers Enchanting Demons loved most—and the ones they were best at growing. Enchanting Demons advanced in an unusual way, and Tranquility Flowers could stabilize their Divine Souls and help them advance.
Few people still knew that legend. Even Feng Changdong, an heir to the Enchanting Demon Bloodline with all the Feng Family's resources behind him, knew nothing of it. They could hardly expect anyone else to know.
As for how Pei Ling knew—no one seemed to doubt him. It wasn't merely because his cultivation far surpassed theirs. Even those who disliked Pei Ling knew he had his own principles.
It wasn't that lying