Conspiracy

Sang Ying could hardly believe what she had just heard.

The people from the Flowing Light Sword Sect clearly told Sang Ying that her parents had wanted to go out for training, which led to their accidental death in the secret realm.

No one had ever told her that her parents' accident was related to her.

"Sect Leader Meng, could you please tell me the inside story? I really want to know about my parents." Sang Ying couldn't care less about anything else; she just wanted to get more information from Sect Leader Meng.

"Sigh." She sighed, "Judging from your expression, it seems the Flowing Light Sword Sect hasn't told you about this. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that I'm bringing it up with you now."

"You should know that your Spirit Root is unusual. It should have been an exceptional talent, but for some reason it's lacking, which causes you to frequently suffer from the pain of cold poison. You probably don't remember now, but when you were young, your parents asked me to treat you several times. It's just a pity that I couldn't think of a way to save you at the time, which is why your matter has been delayed for so long."

Sang Ying quickly shook her head. "This has nothing to do with Sect Leader Meng, it's just bad luck."

"Later, your parents heard from somewhere that the Thousand-Year Ice Lotus could suppress your cold poison. Fortuitous opportunity chance, they also obtained information about the Ice Lotus, so they entrusted you to the sect leader of the Flowing Light Sword Sect and rushed over to seek medicine for you. Who would have thought that they would never return." As he finished speaking, Sect Leader Meng's eyes reddened.

Sang Ying listened in silence. Before she could even blame herself, she suddenly realized something was wrong. "Wait, Sect Leader Meng, you just said that my parents entered the secret realm to find the Ice Lotus?"

Sect Leader Meng was taken aback by her question. After thinking it over carefully, he realized that he hadn't misremembered, and then nodded to Sang Ying: "Yes, that's what your parents told me back then. They said they received definite news from their fellow disciples, and that's why they left the sect full of expectations."

"If I remember correctly, my parents went to the Vast Sea Secret Realm, which is where Nascent Soul Cultivator should enter, right?" Sang Ying asked, her eyes darkening slightly.

Sect Leader Meng nodded again. There were clues to these things, and she wouldn't lie to Sang Ying.

"Is something wrong?" Nan Gurong, who was standing to the side, also noticed that Sang Ying's expression was a little off.

Sang Ying opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing, "It's nothing, perhaps I was mistaken. I'm sorry, Sect Leader Meng, I might need to rest for a while."

Seeing that Sang Ying was unwilling to elaborate, Sect Leader Meng did not press her, but instead instructed Nan Gurong to take Sang Ying down to rest.

However, before she left, the two still arranged a time for treatment. Putting everything else aside, healing was the most important thing for Sang Ying right now.

Because Sang Ying was cold-hearted and a sword cultivator with considerable strength, Elder Chanyi, taking these factors into consideration, instructed people to arrange a very quiet courtyard for her.

Aside from Nan Gurong and Sect Leader Meng coming to visit, no unrelated people would bother them.

Sang Ying was very grateful for this.

After she settled in and saw Nan Gurong out, Sang Ying slowly recalled her conversation with Sect Leader Meng.

Sect Leader Meng said that people from the Flowing Light Sword Sect told her parents that there was Thousand-Year Ice Lotus in the Vast Sea Secret Realm.

However, Sang Ying, who unexpectedly obtained the "Complete Spirit Plant Book," knew very well that there was no Ice Lotus in the Vast Sea Secret Realm.

This book was written long before Sang Ying's parents had their accident, which means that there really were no Ice Lotus in the Vast Sea Secret Realm at that time.

However, Sect Leader Meng also said that what her parents said was confirmed by people within the sect, who insisted that there must be Ice Lotus in the secret realm, which is why they lured her parents there.

What makes that person so certain?

If he obtained this information from elsewhere, what was the purpose of the person who spread it? But if the information was fabricated by that person, then the deaths of Sang Ying's parents are very likely related to them!

Sang Ying rubbed her aching temples, feeling that the road ahead, which had been relatively clear, had become shrouded in mist again.

It seems she not only needs to find a way to avoid her own demise, but also needs to uncover the truth behind her parents' accident. If someone really did deliberately frame her, Sang Ying will definitely not let the person who hurt her parents get away with it!

While Sang Ying was still worrying about the uncertain future, Nan Gurong had already returned to the main hall to report back to her master.

As soon as Nan Gurong entered the hall, she saw her master with a worried expression, wondering what was troubling him.

"Master, I'm back," she called out.

Upon seeing his disciple, Sect Leader Meng asked, "Have you settled Sang Ying in?"

Nan Gurong nodded. "I've arranged for her to stay in a quiet courtyard. Fellow Sang Ying is used to practicing swordsmanship, and I'm worried that the other fellow disciples might disturb her."

"Your considerations are very sound," Sect Leader Meng praised.

"Master, were you worried about Fellow Sang Ying just now?" Nan Gurong asked cautiously.

Sect Leader Meng sighed again, but had no intention of hiding his thoughts.

"You guessed right, I am indeed troubled by Sang Ying's matter. Her Spirit Root was born unusual. Logically speaking, given the purity of her Ice Spirit Root, she should be an extremely rare talent in the cultivation Cultivation World today. But for some reason, such a pure Spirit Root has become her death warrant."

"If we can't find a way to repair her Spirit Root, I'm worried that as her cultivation level rises, the number of spirit medicine that can suppress the cold poison will decrease."

Before leaving, her friend entrusted her only daughter to her care. Later, because she took over the Plain Robe Pavilion and the Flowing Light Sword Sect had many rules, she was unable to have any contact with Sang Ying.

Now that the daughter of an old fortuitous opportunity has come to her sect by chance, Sect Leader Meng has always wanted to take this opportunity to solve this problem for her.

Nan Gurong was taken in by the Plain Robe Pavilion Sect Leader Meng as a disciple at a young age and grew up under his care. Although she called him "Master," she already regarded Sect Leader Meng as her mother in her heart.

Seeing how troubled the other person was, she naturally wanted to do her part for her master.

After pondering for a moment, Nan Gurong gritted her teeth and said, "Master, to be honest, I actually obtained a fortuitous opportunity in White Foothill City this time. This fortuitous opportunity is a recipe for a medicinal herb."

Sect Leader Meng suddenly turned to look at her, his surprise barely concealed.

Seeing her expression, Nan Gurong's tone also became strained. "I don't know where this inheritance came from, it just suddenly appeared on my windowsill. As soon as I touched it, all of that stuff poured into my head. Besides that inheritance, there was also a Pill Formula. Perhaps there are pills in it that can help Fellow Sang Ying repair her Spirit Root."

Upon hearing this, Sect Leader Meng couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion. "Others who obtain such a rare thing as a legacy would try their best to conceal it completely without revealing a single word. But you, not only did you take the initiative to tell everyone, you even offered to give up the Pill Formula."

Nan Gurong could easily hear the reproach in her master's words, but this also proved that her master had no covetousness for the inheritance she had received.

"More than passing on the legacy, what I want to do is make the most of these Pill Formulas. A medical practitioner can establish himself in the world based on more than just Pill Formula!" She said to Sect Leader Meng with a smile, her expression vaguely resembling the ancestral statue outside the main hall.

At this moment, the master and disciple had no idea that many years later, it was precisely because of Nan Gurong that Plain Robe Pavilion was able to preserve itself during that great calamity that could overturn the entire Cultivation World.

But that's a story for another time.