61: What? I'm the only one who didn't know?

Her originally deep and cold eyes were instantly filled with a blood-red color.

Ye Qingshang stared fixedly at Xia Gehuang in front of her, her voice bone-chillingly cold.

"What did you say!? Is... is what you said true? If you dare to lie to me, I swear, no matter who you are, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth!"

When it came to matters regarding him, Ye Qingshang could not tolerate any slander.

Although the origin of the woman before her was a mystery, Ye Qingshang still uttered those words.

But perhaps she hadn't noticed it herself, but at this moment, deep in her heart, a bit more anticipation and hesitation had already emerged.

Truly an infatuated woman, what did that Little Fellow do to deserve this... Xia Gehuang sighed slightly, a smile appearing on her face, before she glanced at the invisible shackles trapping Ye Qingshang.

In the next moment, the shackles snapped at the sound, and the barrier trapping Ye Qingshang shattered as well.

"Whether what I said is true or not, you can verify it yourself. The Nine-Tailed Lineage should not be like this. Decide for yourself."

As Xia Gehuang spoke, she reached out and tapped Ye Qingshang's forehead, then drifted away.

"This power will help you nourish yourself and restore you to your Peak state. You should go into secluded cultivation here. Perhaps the next time you wake up, the person you are waiting for will appear before you."

After Xia Gehuang left, her final words still echoed in Ye Qingshang's mind.

She closed her eyes, feeling the mysterious power the other woman had left within her.

If what she said is true... Ye Qingshang's heart, which had long since withered and died, actually began to beat again at this moment.

Pursing her lips, she gazed longingly into the distance.

You... are you really not dead?

But... I clearly saw you with my own eyes... Yes, that's right, she was right, I can verify all of this myself, yes, she was right!

An incredibly intense emotion suddenly erupted in Ye Qingshang's beautiful eyes.

At the same time, the nine tails behind her were instantly filled with moonlight.

As they swayed left and right, they created ripples in space.

Ye Qingshang smiled somewhat crazily.

If you really aren't dead, even if I have to search from the Blue Vault of Heaven to the Yellow Springs, I will find you.

And then... find an answer.

Why did you... abandon me back then!

...Hm!?

Gu Yuan suddenly sat up, looking around suspiciously, but he found nothing unusual.

"Lord, what's wrong? Could you be possessed? Do you want This Cult Master to personally check you over?"

Chi Lin looked at Gu Yuan somewhat strangely.

Gu Yuan's sudden movement just now had given her a start.

"Exactly, exactly. I support the Cult Revered Master this time. Gu Yuan, have you fallen ill?"

Yun Qingci joined in the teasing from the side; this Little Noodle was becoming more and more informal.

"Gu Yuan, are you okay? Did you think of something?"

Xi Nian asked with some concern.

Uh... Looking at the way the three women were looking at him, Gu Yuan smiled sheepishly.

"It's nothing, nothing. I just suddenly felt a chill, as if something bad was about to happen. Ahaha, I must be overthinking it, yeah, that's it!"

Gu Yuan laughed it off, then sat back down and took a sip of Spirit Tea to calm his nerves.

"Tsk~ Gu Yuan, you must have a guilty conscience. Tell us, did you do something to wrong someone else!"

Little Noodle said solemnly, adopting an interrogating stance.

Gu Yuan just rolled his eyes at her words.

This Little Noodle, what business is it of yours?

"Right, right, I think Qing Ci is absolutely right! Lord, tell me, did you do something to wrong me?"

Chi Lin naturally replaced the "someone else" Yun Qingci mentioned with herself, then gave a soft huff.

Hey!

Gu Yuan directly gave each of them a hand-chop to the head.

It was strange to say; for some reason, Chi Lin and Little Noodle seemed to have hit it off instantly.

The two of them were getting along quite well now, and Gu Yuan had spent a long time trying to figure out why without success.

"Gu Yuan... is it really like that? Um... I think that's wrong, you should..."

Xi Nian also started to speak, but she was interrupted by Gu Yuan before she could finish.

"Stop, stop, stop. Xi Nian, you've learned bad habits from them now. Am I that kind of person? I'm telling you three, nothing good happens when you get together!"

Yes, including Xi Nian, the three of them were getting along very well now.

Usually, it went like this: Little Noodle or Chi Lin would suggest something strange, and then the two would cooperate unconditionally.

And then, Xi Nian would be swept along by the two of them.

This girl really has no mind of her own!

Hearing Gu Yuan's words, Chi Lin, Yun Qingci, and Xi Nian couldn't help but look at each other and then giggle.

"Lord, by the way, tomorrow is the Jade Moon Sect's Qiong Yue Grand Assembly, right? Are you prepared?"

After playing around for a bit, Chi Lin popped a sweet into her mouth and asked curiously.

Huh?

Gu Yuan glanced at her strangely and said:

"Prepared? Prepared for what? Don't I just have to go up and make an appearance tomorrow? After all, it's to announce me as the Young Sect Master of the Jade Moon Sect."

Eh... Yun Qingci and Xi Nian looked at each other, then Yun Qingci glanced at Gu Yuan and said:

"Won't you have to give some kind of speech then? I heard the Revered Master mention it before."

Ha!?

Gu Yuan's expression froze instantly, and then he slowly turned his head to look at Xi Nian.

Xi Nian nodded at Gu Yuan, confirming it.

"Gu Yuan, you didn't know...? I thought you knew already, since even I knew."

Great!

Gu Yuan spread his hands, feeling a bit hopeless.

After all that, I'm the only one who didn't know.

And... I'm the protagonist tomorrow!

Why didn't Master Baby tell me about this... Wait...!

Gu Yuan suddenly remembered something.

He remembered a few nights ago when he went to cultivate his relationship with Master Baby.

At that time, Revered Master had held his hand, breathing heavily and saying she had something to tell him.

But at that time, he was only thinking about bullying Master Baby, so how could he care about what Revered Master was saying?

So he told Revered Master to say what she had to say while he did what he had to do.

As a result... Master Baby, who was being bullied by him, had no energy left to think about anything.

In the end, she could only cover her mouth while being bullied by him.

So what Revered Master wanted to tell me then must have been this!

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan couldn't help but cough lightly, his face heating up.

"Oh ho, Lord, you wouldn't happen to have prepared nothing, would you? Heehee~ Then This Cult Master will have a good show to watch tomorrow."

Chi Lin's eyes darted around, having already guessed the situation, and she spoke with a giggle.