"Little Snake, was Heavenly Dog pointing at Lin Zhishui just now?"
Youchan, who resided in She Xilu's mind, could not help asking.
"Pointing at Lin Zhishui?"
She Xilu remained composed, leaning quietly in Lin Zhishui's arms. Inwardly, however, she asked in confusion, "I think so... You mean the Mortal Immortal who sealed Heavenly Dog... was Zhishui?"
"That does seem to be what he meant..."
Disbelief filled Youchan's voice. "But... how is that possible? If even I can't see through him, wouldn't that mean..."
She Xilu could not help growing a little excited as she asked inwardly, "Could it be... Zhishui really is the reincarnation of one of those people you mentioned?"
"Impossible. Those people are the pillars of the Heavenly Realm. If even one of them fell, they might no longer be able to hold the Outer Path in check. Why would they choose to reincarnate?"
Youchan sighed. "What I mean is, if Lin Zhishui really is a Mortal Immortal who has merely concealed his cultivation, and even I can't see through him, then that means... those people have spared no expense to obscure his heavenly secrets and conceal his cultivation."
She Xilu asked inwardly, "Spared no expense?"
Youchan explained, "Obscuring a mortal's heavenly secrets and doing the same for a Mortal Immortal are on entirely different levels of difficulty. Even for those people, the cost would be staggering... Why would they do that?"
"Then... should I ask Lin Zhishui?" She Xilu asked.
"Absolutely not."
Youchan said coldly, "Heaven knows what those old fossils in the Upper Realm are plotting. They even had this Mortal Immortal reincarnate at your side. You must not let him lead you around by the nose. If you fall into their scheme, getting out again will be difficult."
She sighed and continued, "I only have