"Sister Lingyue?"
Dugu Qingxiao likewise looked at Xu Taiping in confusion.
Realizing he had let something slip, Xu Taiping simply stopped hiding it and explained:
"Fairy Lingyue is a senior who has helped me a great deal in secret. I owe her an immense debt."
Although he did not mind telling Second Senior Brother about Fairy Lingyue's background.
Fairy Lingyue might not wish it.
So Xu Taiping simply left it unmentioned.
Hearing this, Dugu Qingxiao nodded thoughtfully and said:
"So the two of you do know each other."
Then, under Xu Taiping's curious gaze, Dugu Qingxiao continued:
"In fact, it was only after I integrated the Yama Inheritance and recalled everything I had experienced since entering Yellow Springs that I remembered this part concerning Fairy Lingyue."
At this point, Dugu Qingxiao paused, as though recalling something.
Xu Taiping immediately looked at Dugu Qingxiao nervously.
Only after briefly sorting through his memories did Dugu Qingxiao continue:
"Judging by the timing, that should have been my sixth year in Yellow Springs, and the first time I suffered a backlash from the Ghost Marshal Inheritance after entering Yellow Springs."
"At the time, I still had to evade Black Lotus Temple's pursuit, so even though I knew the Ghost Marshal Inheritance was about to devour my mind, I could not stop to deal with it."
"Of course, even if I could have stopped, I probably would not have been able to handle it myself."
"Just as my mind was about to be completely devoured, an unfamiliar woman saved me and helped me successfully withstand the Ghost Marshal Inheritance's attempt to devour my mind."
"Afterward, she even left a talisman on my body that could restrain Ghost Wardens and Ghost Marshals, along with several Dharma Methods."
As he spoke, Dugu Qingxiao placed his hand on