Su Mo tentatively walked outside. Seeing no reaction from the Demon Sage, he immediately ran over to Wu Qian and pulled her out of the Spirit Sea.
The Spirit Sea Gate, however, remained open...
Peach Blossom Haven was exquisitely beautiful, its two mountains facing each other, one in the sky and one on the ground, like a divine miracle.
The mountain on the ground was covered in peach blossoms, their fragrance accompanying every step.
The mountain in the sky hung upside down. From its inverted summit, a waterfall flowed ceaselessly onto the mountain below, stirring up wisps of ethereal mist.
Smiling, Wu Qian led Su Mo to a stone table already laden with all kinds of fruit.
Su Mo did not need to eat, but Xiaoyueyue did.
Su Mo and Wu Qian slowly sat down. Xiaoyueyue left Su Mo's shoulder as well, climbed onto a chair before the stone table, and leaned over the tabletop, his face full of delight.
Wu Qian gently poured Su Mo a cup of tea and said, "On this trip to the Imperial Dynasty, I uncovered two things."
Su Mo accepted the tea and took a sip. "What?"
"First..." A trace of coldness surfaced on Wu Qian's face. "The person who laid that death trap to ambush you in the Forbidden Land was the Black-Clothed Elder behind the Ji Clan."
"The very one who was always following among the Ji Clan's people back then."
"When you told me to be wary of the Ji Clan, I kept watching their people. That Black-Clothed Elder hiding among them gave me a deeply uncomfortable feeling."
"On this trip to the Imperial Dynasty, I felt that same discomfort again inside the Imperial Palace."
This was also why Wu Qian had sent her Incarnation to the Imperial Dynasty alongside the