But Ying Huaixu was still curious about one thing.
"Lao Zhuang, why do you have a portrait of Senior Sister Qingyi too?"
Zhuang Mu sighed.
"Senior Sister Qingyi was peerless in her day. Nobody disliked Junior Sister Qingyi back then!"
"So there were plenty of paintings of Junior Sister Qingyi!"
Ying Huaixu frowned. "Then why are you getting rid of it now? Don't tell me you're afraid of getting beaten up, just like Qiu Shiyi's master?"
Lao Zhuang shook his head. "Not quite. This painting in my collection was actually something I dug out of a former elder's possessions!"
"I just tossed it into my Spatial Ring at the time, but a lot happened afterward, and I forgot about it. Still, I think this thing and you were meant to meet, so I'm giving it to you!"
Ying Huaixu did not ask any more questions.
Judging by Zhuang Mu's furtive expression, he figured he probably would not tell the truth.
Of course, one detail caught Ying Huaixu's attention.
According to Lao Zhuang, he had dug it out of a previous elder's possessions.
The previous elders seemed to have all been hacked to death by Lü Qingyi...
Seeing He Xiuyuan and Ye Ningshuang still standing there in a daze, Ying Huaixu said outright, "You two head back to the sect first. I have something to do!"
He Xiuyuan was delighted to hear that he could return to the sect.
"All right, Old Ying!"
With that, He Xiuyuan immediately left using Sword Flight, moving extremely fast.
Ye Ningshuang hesitated briefly before flying away in silence as well.
Ying Huaixu headed toward Falling Radiance City.
The month was up. He now needed to tackle those three instances and check the returns on his investment in the Nether Capital Merchant Guild's Beast Fighting business.