Inside the Dragon-Trapping Tower.
"Sister Lingyue."
"I know nothing about the situation outside."
"If the people of the Nine Prefectures discover what's going on with me, along with this Dragon-Slaying Stele and the people from Netherworld Rakshasa Hall, I certainly won't be able to explain it all anytime soon."
"Besides, Senior Sister Linglong was badly injured, so I simply brought her inside."
"As for that Dragon-Slaying Stele, I had Bai Yu and Ping'an find a secluded place in town to set it down, then guard it together."
After checking Senior Sister Linglong's injuries, Xu Taiping immediately explained everything to Fairy Lingyue through voice transmission.
Fairy Lingyue soon replied through voice transmission:
"You did nothing wrong."
Fairy Lingyue immediately added:
"But for now, you'd best not let Zhao Linglong learn about the Earth Fruit."
"An existence like the Earth Fruit is exceedingly unusual, across all of history. Many powerful beings are searching for it in secret. Telling Zhao Linglong now would only bring harm to them."
Xu Taiping had actually already thought of this, so he immediately told Fairy Lingyue through voice transmission, "Don't worry, Sister Lingyue. I'll settle Senior Sister Linglong inside the tower and won't let her discover the Earth Fruit's existence."
Hearing Xu Taiping say this, Fairy Lingyue felt reassured.
As they spoke, Xu Taiping fed Zhao Linglong another Bone-Regenerating Pill and a Grass Return Pill. With these two pills, her recovery was only a matter of time.
The green mold on her body had also rapidly faded after that Netherworld Rakshasa Hall assassin died.
After doing all this, Xu Taiping suddenly thought of something.
As he closed the door and walked out of the tower, he spoke to Fairy Lingyue through voice transmission:
"Sister Lingyue, just now, after Senior Sister Linglong saw me attack, she suddenly remembered