Xu Taiping's heart immediately tightened. An old acquaintance's daughter was in danger; he could not stand idly by.
But Chi Fan spoke before he could, asking:
"Do you know where the Ruin Star Qu Ningshuang and the others landed on is?"
A Zhu shook his head.
"They didn't reveal that at the time."
Xu Taiping recalled the Voice Transmission Jade Slip Qu Ningshuang had given him and felt that finding their location should not be a problem.
So, as Chi Fan frowned, he asked A Zhu:
"May I ask if you know the identities of those people with ill intentions?"
The Flame Guard A Zhu frowned gravely.
"One of them seemed to be a cultivator from Yellow Origin Palace here in the Kunlun Ruins-and a disciple of its Old Palace Master, at that."
Hearing this, Chi Fan immediately understood why A Zhu had told them all this in Xu Taiping's presence.
Since this involved Yellow Origin Palace of the Kunlun Ruins, the Flame Court's Flame Guards could not readily deal with it on their own, even under the pretext of protecting cultivators attending the assembly.
At the name "Yellow Origin Palace," Xu Taiping's heart tightened, and he thought:
I remember Ping'an saying that Bai Yu was captured by an old Daoist from Yellow Origin Palace, who took him back as a mount.
Just then, Chi Fan suddenly looked at Xu Taiping with a frown.
"Daoist Taiping, there has long been friction between Yellow Origin Palace of the Kunlun Ruins and our Flame Court of the Demon-Slaying Platform. If we intervene, Yellow Origin Palace may use it as a pretext to strike at the Flame Court."
"With the Chaotic Stars Assembly about to begin, the Flame Court cannot risk that."
Somewhat surprised, Xu Taiping asked:
"Yellow Origin Palace can actually make