Was This Really Her Daughter?

Sang Ying's return swept away the previous decadence of the Flowing Light Sword Sect and immediately made it lively again.

In particular, Dong Fuzhu and the other three who were waiting for her at the mountain gate rushed towards her as soon as they saw her figure from afar, and the group of people warmly surrounded "Sang Ying".

"Senior sister, you're finally back! We were all terrified when you were captured by the Devil Race!" Dong Fuzhu instinctively wanted to snuggle into her senior sister's arms and act coquettishly.

But as soon as she leaned forward, the female cultivator in front of her instinctively flinched.

Dong Fuzhu was taken aback, not expecting "Sang Ying" to dodge. She looked up at her senior sister, only to see that the other woman still had a gentle smile on her face.

"I guess I'm overthinking it," Dong Fuzhu comforted herself.

She then hugged "Sang Ying's" arm, and this time the other did not pull away. "Senior Sister, did you suffer a lot in the Devil Race Realm? Why did they capture you?"

While asking questions, Dong Fuzhu also snatched a spirit fruit from Bai Kejin's hand and stuffed it into "Sang Ying's " hand.

Sang Ying, also known as Qi Yaoji, had already prepared her answer, "I'm not entirely sure either. It seems they knew Jiang Zhuoxue's identity and originally planned to use me to make Jiang Zhuoxue submit. However, they didn't expect Fan Nanjun to be captured by their master, which is why their plan failed."

"How come those Devil Race are so well-informed?" Lan Fusheng was somewhat surprised.

After all, Jiang Zhuoxue's identity was exposed in the Black Tortoise Realm. After arriving here, they only revealed some information to Elder Yanhua and others. Since Sang Ying was taken away by a black dragon when she left the Twin Orchid Realm, the elders of the Flowing Light Sword Sect had some guesses about Jiang Zhuoxue's identity.

Jiang Zhuoxue made no attempt to hide it, and the matter was thus exposed.

They had assumed the matter was only circulating within the sect, but they hadn't expected it to reach the ears of the Devil Race so quickly.

Qi Yaoji was unaware of the details; she had only heard the news in the Black Tortoise Realm. Seeing Lan Fusheng ask, she readily agreed, saying, "Yes, I don't know where they heard that. They know so much about us; I'm starting to worry."

Song Jiaojiao was standing nearby, understood the implied meaning. "Does Senior Sister mean that there is Devil Race inside our sect?"

Her voice was soft, but everyone around her could hear it clearly.

Lan Fusheng immediately frowned.

This is no small matter. If, as they suspect, there really is a spy or traitor who has infiltrated the area, their carefully planned counterattack will likely fall apart.

Seeing their expressions darken, Qi Yaoji knew they were slowly falling into her trap, so she said, "But I'm not sure about this myself. There's always the possibility that I've misunderstood. Besides, things are in a lot of turmoil within the sect right now. If we rashly reveal these things, it will probably only cause panic. Why don't we investigate this privately?"

The others immediately agreed upon hearing her words.

They didn't stay with Qi Yaoji for long, as they soon arrived at Settled Frost Peak, where the Sang Household now lived. Thinking that their senior sister had finally reunited with her parents, Dong Fuzhu and the others didn't follow to disturb her.

After stuffing the last of the spiritual fruits into Qi Yaoji's arms, Dong Fuzhu grinned and pulled her other friends away, saying, "Senior Sister, we'll come find you to play again when we're all free."

Elder Yanhua watched the younger generation run away, feeling a surge of joy. He then turned to Sang Ying and gave her a few more instructions. "Go back with your parents and rest. You must have suffered a lot while being imprisoned in the Devil Race for so long. We can talk about it later."

He patted Sang Zheng on the shoulder one last time, then left with the other elders.

Jiulian watched from the side, and although she also felt that her little disciple seemed a bit too gentle today, her usual innate aloofness seemed much softer.

But he subconsciously felt that this was a gentleness she showed only when facing her parents.

Even so, he didn't show his disciple the same affection he usually did. Before leaving, he simply said, "Rest well today. I'll come back in a few days to check how stable your Nascent Soul is."

To be honest, he hadn't had a proper look at his disciple's current abilities since she reached the Nascent Soul stage. Sang Ying's cultivation had advanced too quickly, making even this genius master somewhat worried.

Jiulian quickly took her leave, Sang Zheng and his wife then turned their attention to Jiang Zhuoxue: "Would you like to come with us?"

The one who asked the question was Wen Miaoshu. Sang Zheng was not happy that an outsider was interfering when his family was reunited. But since it was his dao companion who was speaking, he could only keep a dark face and remain silent.

After Wen Miaoshu said that, everyone's attention turned to Jiang Zhuoxue, who had been following behind them without saying a word. Qi Yaoji did the same.

This was the first time she had seen Jiang Zhuoxue from this perspective. Before, like Su Fuyun, she had only thought of him as an incompetent male concubine who followed Sang Ying. Only later did she realize that he was actually the demonic Devil Dragon who had stirred up trouble in the Cultivation World!

Blood-Robed Devil Dragon —this name isn't just a nice one; it's Jiang Zhuoxue's fearsome "achievement," the merit he earned by surviving ambushes from various sects and factions!

After learning Jiang Zhuoxue's identity, Qi Yaoji felt a pang of regret. If she had known earlier that Sang Ying was accompanied by such a person, she would have definitely had Su Fuyun target Jiang Zhuoxue first and seize this Devil Dragon.

However, it's not too late now.

Thinking this, Qi Yaoji gave Jiang Zhuoxue a slightly friendly smile.

To her surprise, the moment their eyes met, Jiang Zhuoxue quickly turned her head away, saying, "No, Auntie, your family has just been reunited, and I shouldn't disturb you. I'll be going now."

After saying this, he nodded to the group and then turned and left.

The others were somewhat surprised to see this, after all, they had witnessed Jiang Zhuoxue's extraordinary devotion to Sang Ying these past few days. Why, after finally getting her back today, did he leave without a word?

Sang Zheng, however, didn't think much of it and said smugly, "That kid's got some sense; he knows when not to come out and annoy people."

Wen Miaoshu chuckled. Although Jiang Zhuoxue had not yet passed the Heavenly Tribulation of adulthood, he had already lived for ten thousand years, yet now he had become "that kid" in his dao companion's words.

She shook her head helplessly and returned to the peak with her dao companion and daughter.

Wen Miaoshu held Qi Yaoji's hand affectionately and led her around Settled Frost Peak before finally taking her to her room. "Your father and I were away for quite some time, and you probably don't come back to stay often. I've cleaned it up for you again; see if it looks exactly the same as before?"

Qi Yaoji's eyes flickered slightly; she was already glad that she had persuaded Su Fuyun to come and see it. She was quite familiar with the things on Settled Frost Peak.

After looking around, Qi Yaoji felt relieved and turned to Wen Miaoshu with a smile, saying, "It's exactly the same as I remember, not a bit changed. Thank you, Mother."

Wen Miaoshu smiled at her, but the smile froze as Qi Yaoji turned to fiddle with the wooden carvings in the room.

Many things in the room were broken, and she replaced them. She's also added some new things in the last few days, so it's not exactly the same anymore...

Was the person in front of her really her daughter? Wen Miaoshu dared not think any further.