At Azure Jade Fairy's blunt question, Ye Han's brow twitched, and he answered directly, "Yes, I went to the Holy Demon Forbidden Land. But I gained nothing there and did nothing, either. I did see a few things I shouldn't have seen."
Ye Han answered this way because claiming he had never been to the Holy Demon Forbidden Land would clearly have been a lie. After all, he had requested that Holy Demon Immortal Pearl from the Auction House!
Although Golden Female Cultivator had not mentioned it, Ice Jade Fairy surely knew about it. It was perfectly natural to infer from that that he had visited the Holy Demon Forbidden Land.
So he gave an ambiguous answer, saying he had seen things he should not have seen while denying that he had done anything there.
Azure Jade Fairy's expression shifted at his words, and she asked again, "Then could you tell me exactly what happened, Fellow Daoist? Something happened in the Devil Star Realm recently. Otherwise, they wouldn't have activated the Star Realm Restriction, and you wouldn't have to go to all this trouble to have us take you out."
As she spoke, Azure Jade Fairy fixed her large eyes on Ye Han. She looked innocent and guileless, yet a trace of cunning flashed in her gaze.
Naturally, Ye Han would not overlook Azure Jade Fairy's actual cultivation and age just because of that look. Anyone who had reached the Mahayana Stage had survived countless storms and treacherous struggles. Every last one was as sly as a fox!
Whether deliberately or not, she had said that "we" would take "you" out, and there was a hidden meaning behind it: although he had won her over, he would still need other people's help to get out.
That plural "you" was particularly