An Explanation

His gaze towards Sang Ying was very strange, a mixture of apprehension and disdain.

"As far as I know, my sect's Holy Maiden and Fellow Sang Ying entered the Hidden Moon Forest together. How come only a few of you have come out now? Where is my sect's Holy Maiden now?" Without that lingering feeling, Luo Jin naturally had no desire to risk going to the Hidden Moon Forest again.

Since Su Fuyun could send him a message, it meant the other party was safe and sound, right?

After comforting himself with this thought, Luo Jin naturally let go of Su Fuyun and continued to be his deputy team leader.

Today, the people from Hidden Moon Forest finally returned. Luo Jin thought she could find Su Fuyun in the crowd, but she couldn't see him anywhere.

He was getting impatient with wasting any more time on this matter, so he grabbed someone and asked about Su Fuyun.

Upon hearing this, the male cultivator gave him a rather strange expression and said, "You'd better not ask us about this. Go ask Fellow Sang Ying; she will tell you herself."

Unaware of the inside story, Luo Jin naturally wouldn't think the worst of his holy maiden. Although he no longer felt any attraction to Su Fuyun, the beauty she once possessed still left a mark on his heart.

So he guessed that there must have been some conflict between Sang Ying and Su Fuyun, and Fu Shuangjiang was obviously on good terms with Ten Thousand Daos Born, so she deliberately sided with Su Fuyun and made Su Fuyun suffer a loss.

Now he's here to confront Su Fuyun and demand an explanation.

"Fellow Daoist Luo shouldn't be asking me such an important question. Holy Maiden Su has already left the central area of the forest. Hasn't she contacted you?" Sang Ying looked at his hand stroking the communication talisman, her expression unreadable.

Luo Jin was taken aback by Sang Ying's sudden question. After a moment of surprise, he replied, "Of course not. It's precisely because I don't know the details that I came to ask Fellow Daoist Sang Ying."

He put the communication talisman into his Storage Bag, not intending to reveal that Su Fuyun had contacted him before, and that he had not gone to pick her up.

"You Mara Gate are really something. You lost one of your own, so you come to Ten Thousand Daos Born to look for her. What, is my senior sister your Holy Maiden's servant? Do you have to protect and fawn over her every day?" Dong Fuzhu had long disliked Su Fuyun, Luo Jin had also provoked them quite a bit these past few days.

And yet this person, oblivious to their own mortality, just barged in. Weren't they just asking for trouble?!

Luo Jin's expression changed upon being rebuked, but he still suppressed his anger and continued to press Sang Ying: "I already asked the cultivator who came back with you, and that person also said that the matter of the Holy Maiden is related to you. Fellow Daoist Sang Ying, my Mara Gate is not unreasonable, but if you cannot give a reasonable answer, I'm afraid my Mara Gate will also be impolite."

Even for the sake of Mara Gate's reputation, Luo Jin couldn't let this matter go easily. Moreover, if things were handled well, he could use this opportunity to smear Ten Thousand Daos Born.

Luo Jin had these plans perfectly well, but just as he uttered his threat, a voice rang out. "I wonder how Fellow Daoist Luo and your esteemed sect intend to be so disrespectful to my junior sister?"

Ji Fucang walked past the crowd and went straight to Luo Jin. He was already tall, and when he came forward, he almost completely blocked Sang Ying from view.

"What trouble has your sect gotten into this time? What, instead of your Holy Maiden framing others this time, you've taken on this responsibility?" Ji Fucang being so rude for the first time, even bringing up old grievances.

Upon hearing this, Luo Jin was reminded of the time when Su Fuyun falsely accused Sang Ying, resulting in Mara Gate being disqualified.

He suddenly had a headache, and his anger intensified.

"What happened last time was just a misunderstanding, how can it be compared to today? Our sect's Holy Maiden went out with them, and now she's nowhere to be found, while they've returned unharmed. Shouldn't they give us an explanation?" Luo Jin questioned, while also harboring resentment towards Su Fuyun.

If the other party had stayed obediently in the camp, I wouldn't have had so much trouble.

"We'll give you an explanation? Fellow Daoist Luo is probably going to be disappointed. This time, it should be the Mara Gate giving us all an explanation!" Seeing Luo Jin's expression growing increasingly unpleasant, Sang Ying decided not to continue arguing with him and instead stepped out from behind Ji Fucang.

The female cultivator's eyes were piercing, carrying the sharpness characteristic of a sword cultivator.

Luo Jin couldn't help but glance at her again, a strange emotion rising in his heart. How come he hadn't noticed before that this female cultivator was exceptionally beautiful? Earlier, he seemed to have forgotten everything the moment he saw Su Fuyun, and even her face, which was noticeably more subdued than Sang Ying's, filled him with joy.

But looking back now, I realize that Su Fuyun was nothing special, and there seems to be nothing about her that I like.

On the contrary, Sang Ying's aura was so powerful it could burn his eyes.

"What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?" Luo Jin frowned.

But the answer he received was not from Sang Ying: "Luo Jin, I'm afraid you don't know what good deeds your sect's Holy Maiden did on her return journey, do you?"

Jiang Zhuoxue used a fan she had somehow acquired to cover the corners of her mouth, her gaze towards Luo Jin carrying a hint of mockery.

Not only him, Fu Shuangjiang also stepped forward at the opportune moment. "Sang Ying is right. Since that Holy Maiden Su is a disciple of the Mara Gate, then as the deputy leader, Fellow Daoist Luo should indeed give us all an explanation."

He glanced at Jiang Zhuoxue secretly, glad that he had been keeping an eye on Sang Ying, which finally gave him an opportunity to curry favor.

Even Fu Shuangjiang had intervened, and Luo Jin finally panicked. "What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Fu? How did my sect's Holy Maiden offend you?"

"Hmph, your Holy Maiden has offended more than just me!" Fu Shuangjiang showed him no mercy, revealing in front of everyone how Su Fuyun had used Beast-Luring Powder to harm people and frame Sang Ying.

The more Luo Jin listened, the paler her face became.

He truly hadn't expected Su Fuyun to be so bold, daring to use tricks in front of so many powerful figures, and ultimately even leaving the evidence on his own person!

If Luo Jin had previously cared somewhat about Su Fuyun, now he wished he had never met her. He even began to doubt his sect leader's decision to choose such a foolish and naive person as the Holy Maiden.

As Fu Shuangjiang spoke with Luo Jin, quite a few people gathered around. The righteous indignation on their faces was also noticed by Luo Jin, making him not dare to have even the slightest doubt about the truth of the matter.

"This matter is due to the incompetence of our Mara Gate followers. Once the Holy Maiden is found, our Mara Gate will certainly come to apologize to you all!" Seeing that the matter was getting out of hand, Luo Jin could only grit her teeth and endure it.

"That's unnecessary," Sang Ying refused outright. "I avenged myself that very day. Holy Maiden Su was left in the dense forest; whether she lives or dies is up to her own fate. My karmic ties with her are severed long ago."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhuoxue, who was standing to the side, suddenly smiled, as if she had thought of something.

That's right. If Sang Ying hadn't reminded him, he would have forgotten that he also had a karmic connection in the Black Tortoise Realm. The person who once stripped him of all his dragon scales is still living a carefree life in the Black Tortoise Realm right now.

He turned his head to look in the direction of the Limitless Sect Master, his complex gaze hidden behind the white veil.

The crisis in this realm has been resolved; now it's time for him to settle the score!

Author's Note:

Sorry, Queque wasn't feeling well today, so she's late.

That's all for today, thank you everyone, love you all~