"Really?" The woman in white gave him a blank look, as though she had suddenly grown a little doubtful again. "Then just now, you..."
"Because I wasn't sure whether the Ye Changsheng you mentioned was the senior, Daoist Ye, who guided me here," Yue Wen explained smoothly. "So I hesitated for a while."
"Daoist Ye?" The woman in white blinked, then said, "I think some people did call him that."
"Then that settles it." Yue Wen looked intently at the woman. "If I'm not mistaken, you must be... Senior Biyue?"
"Ah, he really did tell you about me!" the woman in white said happily.
Ha.
Yue Wen inwardly sighed with relief. He had been taking something of a gamble.
After all, he had obtained all this information from third parties and could not be certain of the woman's identity. But without offering up some information, he would have trouble gaining her trust, so this was a risk he had to take.
Sure enough, after he revealed her identity, the woman in white was delighted and seemed to have completely accepted who he claimed to be.
"Of course," Yue Wen said with a smile. "Senior Ye didn't leave me many words, but some of them concerned you."
"Hehe." The woman in white beamed even more brightly. "Then where is the thing he asked you to bring?"
"Hahaha." Yue Wen's laughter grew louder. After masking his guilty conscience with a few laughs, he continued, "The thing... I couldn't bring it."
"Hmm? Why?" The woman in white frowned.
"Because..." Yue Wen said slowly, "Senior Ye has passed away."
"What?" The woman in white's expression shook, and she retreated several steps through the air. "He... he died? Yes, he defied heaven and changed my fate, bearing the karma for me. He said he was