Xie Yichu did not answer her question, but Xue Fuyao knew perfectly well that those people would not care whether they had found the wrong person.
Just as before, even though that person had not found what they wanted on her false double, they had still chosen to kill her.
From the very beginning, these people had come with the intention of killing the wrong person rather than letting anyone slip away.
"Master, do you know what exactly they're looking for?" Xue Fuyao asked.
At her question, Xie Yichu shook his head and said, "I don't know either. There are all sorts of rumors. Some say they're searching for the Xue Clan's ancestral grounds that disappeared all those years ago. Others say they're looking for a Divine Beast-the Xue Clan once had a true Divine Beast as its guardian. Some also say they're searching for a Divine Artifact.
"Back then, the Xue Clan's influence stretched across the entire Floating Cloud Continent, and even... in any case, it wouldn't be strange for a power like that to possess some heaven-defying treasure, would it?"
Xue Fuyao nodded in agreement. It certainly would not be strange.
But...
"If the Xue Clan really was that powerful, why were they defeated and forced to retreat to the Mortal Realm?"
A colossus like that was certainly not something one or two people or factions could easily shake.
Xie Yichu said, "All I can tell you is that many factions intervened back then-the Human Race, the Demon Race, and the Devil Race. Otherwise, the Xue Clan could never have suffered such a complete defeat that even their descendants had to stay far from the Cultivation Realm to preserve their lives."
After hearing him out, Xue Fuyao cupped her hands toward Xie Yichu and said, "Thank you for