Inside the temple.
Zhang Yuan had wanted to ask whether anything major had happened in the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm, but Cui Yuanxi had not gone out for months. Her intelligence-gathering ability was roughly on par with a fully grown rock, so he could hardly get any useful news out of her.
No, wait. If Xiao Shi were here, she might actually have some intelligence.
"It's because I don't pay attention to those things. Naturally, I wouldn't know."
Cui Yuanxi blinked, looking innocent.
Zhang Yuan asked, "Then what have you been paying attention to, Miss Yuanxi?"
Cui Yuanxi lowered her head and pretended to think, then raised her eyes to Zhang Yuan and said earnestly:
"Of course, I've been thinking about you all along, Fellow Daoist Zhang. I've been wondering what you were doing, whether you had enough to eat and drink, and whether you were in danger."
"Then I must thank you for your concern, Miss Yuanxi. I imagine you deserve some credit for my safe return as well." Zhang Yuan answered with a smile.
Cui Yuanxi nodded lightly, a mischievous gleam in her eyes.
Xiao Yuanjun listened from the side, her brow furrowing.
Something was fishy.
Something was off about Cui Yuanxi. Why did that sound so much like sweet talk?
Hmm, and there was that time before, when Cui Yuanxi had called them a young couple. Thinking back, wasn't that sweet talk too?
Cui Yuanxi thought for a moment, then said, "Actually, I do know a little. I heard Wen Kingdom has started fighting the other kingdoms again. Ling Kingdom, where we are now, is one of its targets."
Wen Kingdom, Jingheng Kingdom, Bian Kingdom, and Ao Kingdom had all set their sights on the other kingdoms, intending to carve them up first before fighting it out