"Senior Brother Qingxiao, you're back!"
Everyone was delighted and surprised.
But Dugu Qingxiao paid them no heed. He walked straight to the table, looking at the spirit mirror as he asked, "Has the match started?"
"No, no, Senior Brother, you're just in time!"
Zhao Linglong still looked delighted.
Everyone merely thought Dugu Qingxiao was concerned about Xu Taiping's match and gave it no further thought.
"The man in white should be nearly done reading. Taiping will come out any moment."
Xu Ziyan handed Dugu Qingxiao a cup of tea.
"He mustn't come out."
But Dugu Qingxiao shook his head gravely, the hand holding his cup trembling slightly.
At the sight of this, everyone immediately realized something was wrong.
"Second Senior Brother, did you find something out?"
Lin Buyu immediately raised her head and asked Dugu Qingxiao.
Hearing this, the others also looked at Dugu Qingxiao nervously.
"There is very likely a Profound Calamity-level demon seed inside Mo Yachu."
Dugu Qingxiao drew a deep breath and ultimately decided to tell everyone the truth.
With an entire realm separating them, he was not worried about the demon seed sensing him.
And just as he spoke, the white-robed steward in the spirit mirror finished his recitation. Two figures shot onto the Golden Scale Platform with whooshes as they cut through the air.
Xu Taiping and Mo Yachu had taken the stage.
At this sight, Dugu Qingxiao suddenly slammed his fist onto the table and said furiously:
"You foolish boy! Why did you agree to their request!"
"What exactly did the Youyun Prefecture offer you to make you willing to throw away even your life?"
On the Golden Scale Platform in Youyun Heaven, Mo Yachu smiled at Xu Taiping on the opposite side, a wall of Sword Qi between them.
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