"Who are you?"
Inside the Blade-Quenching Hall, Sect Master Song of the Tyrant Blade Sect froze briefly before his expression suddenly turned cold, and he demanded in a low voice.
The young man was, naturally, Xu Taiping.
However, worried about alerting the Faceless Tower, he had no intention of revealing his identity before this crowd.
"Sect Master Duan, Madam Jiang."
Standing at the entrance to the hall, Xu Taiping cupped his hands toward Sect Master Duan and his wife before turning his gaze to the Tyrant Blade Sect's master.
"I am Lu Wen, a disciple of the Mysterious Cloud Martial Hall in Youyun Heaven. My senior brother Xu Taiping entrusted me to pay you a visit."
At these words, Sect Master Duan's and his wife's eyes immediately lit up.
"Daoist Lu Wen, where is Daoist Taiping?"
"Why didn't he come?"
"Daoist Lu Wen, have you seen a young woman named Xiaoyu?"
Jiang Ru hurried to the entrance of the hall, asking one question after another with an excited expression.
"Madam Jiang, my senior brother still has some matters to attend to in Youyun Heaven. He won't be back for a few more days."
"As for Miss Xiaoyu, she has already been rescued and is currently staying at Vairocana Temple. You needn't worry."
Xu Taiping answered with a smile.
"Wonderful! Zhengyang, did you hear that? Xiaoyu is safe! Xiaoyu is safe!"
Hearing Xu Taiping's words, Jiang Ru finally let go of the worry that had weighed on her heart for so many years. She held Sect Master Duan's hand beside her, crying and laughing.
Even his face, which had grown pale and haggard from excessive worry, regained much of its color.
"Boy, where did you hear this news? You aren't trying to deceive us, are you?"
At that moment, Song Tianchou