Xiaoqiu said, "I don't understand what you're talking about."
Qingxuan said, "Secret realms are rifts in the world, but I've asked around, and those rifts can also lead to another secret realm. That's why I've been investigating which other secret realms opened during this period. Perhaps Long Junior Brother is in one of them."
Wuyou said, "Qingxuan, this wasn't your fault. You don't have to keep taking the blame. We're all deeply saddened by what happened to Long Junior Brother, but those are the rules of the cultivation world. We don't have time to spare grieving for him. The dead are gone, and all the living can do is keep moving forward. What happened to him was a terrible pity, and we were at fault too. Before entering the secret realm, we promised Junior Brother Lianchi we would protect Long Junior Brother, yet none of us managed it. If anything, Senior Brother Jingguan and I failed in our duty. We should be the ones apologizing."
As Xiaoqiu listened, he found it very strange, though he couldn't tell what was strange about it. He stood frozen for several breaths before finally finding a similar incident among his limited life experiences-
At Prince Yi's Manor, his father had taken quite a few concubines, and his mother was one of them. Although there had been no bloody disputes, there had been plenty of scheming.
And this scene was just like his mother bullying someone else, then playing innocent in front of his father to win sympathy and maintain her image of serene indifference.
Xiaoqiu immediately understood-Qingxuan was playing innocent in front of Jingguan and Wuyou!!!!
Anger flared inside Xiaoqiu. He hadn't seen Qingxuan getting close to the other cultivators before, but now that something had happened to Aotian-ge, he was dragging people over