"Senior, please get up before we talk!"
His kneeling left He Pingsheng utterly bewildered.
"Alas..." The Patriarch of Heavenly Talisman Mountain sighed, then shook his head. "My friend, you really couldn't have come at a worse time!"
"Everyone within the Qi Kingdom is on high alert, as though facing a formidable enemy. If the Imperial Family learns that we're close to you, our entire sect could be wiped out in the snap of a finger!"
The Patriarch of Heavenly Talisman Mountain was a great Nascent Soul cultivator with a wide circle of acquaintances. He knew every Nascent Soul cultivator in the Cultivation Alliance.
Naturally, he received plenty of news.
He had long since learned that He Pingsheng had wreaked havoc in the imperial palace half a year ago and killed five princes.
It was easy to imagine his terror upon seeing He Pingsheng in his own sect.
"Don't worry!" He Pingsheng said. "No one else knows I came here!"
"Apart from you, only those few Golden Core Stage disciples of yours know. As long as they don't let it slip, there won't be a problem!"
"Mm!" That reassured the Patriarch of Heavenly Talisman Mountain somewhat. He cupped his hands and sat down. "No one visits the Three Treasures Hall without a reason. What brings you here this time, my friend? Just tell me."
"All right!" He Pingsheng said. "It's nothing much, really. Qiao Huizhu came to the Cultivation Alliance about a year ago, but I waited and waited without seeing her return. So I came to ask whether she stayed here at Heavenly Talisman Mountain for a while."
"Qiao Huizhu?"
"No!" the Patriarch of Heavenly Talisman Mountain said. "When did she come? I never saw her!"
"Really?" He Pingsheng asked.
"At any rate, I didn't notice her," the Patriarch of