245: An Yunxi's background

Zi Ling did not sleep all night, her mind filled with various questions about Liu Xuan.

What exactly is the relationship between True Person Xiao and Liu Xuan?

Why did the poison in her own body cause no harm to Liu Xuan?

Liu Xuan is hiding a Late Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation base; it is absolutely impossible for him to be under forty years old. What is his true background?

With so many women and children on the island, and their treatment being exaggeratedly good, what exactly is he trying to do?

Liu Xuan is clearly a young Cultivator with a bright future, yet he is doing the work that only those whose Dao path is severed and whose time is running out would bother with—cultivating a Family. It is simply putting the cart before the horse!

...

The next morning.

After asking the servants, Zi Ling ran to Jingxin Courtyard to find Liu Xuan early in the morning.

Under the phoenix tree, Liu Xuan stood side-by-side with a beautiful woman in red palace attire, directing a group of Sect Disciples to carefully prune the branches.

"Little Xuan, do you really intend to transplant this jade phoenix tree to the Sect? If it cannot survive, such a special spiritual tree would be a pity!"

Su Wan held a large orange cat, watching the jade phoenix tree as its branches were chopped off under Liu Xuan's direction, feeling a bit pained.

This jade phoenix tree had reached tier 2 medium grade, and its whole body was a treasure; even with her experience, she had never seen one.

"I have no choice! The jade phoenix tree is definitely more than tier 2 medium grade. The White Crane Lake Spiritual Vein is not high enough in grade; keeping it here to continue is a waste as it cannot advance."

Generally, spiritual trees are delicate and extremely difficult to transplant successfully, but the jade phoenix tree has extraordinary vitality, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

"As long as you know what you are doing, don't blame me when it dies."

Liu Xuan held her slender jade fingers and played with them, laughing: "It is just a spiritual tree, how can it compare to Grandmistress?"

"You can go ahead and handle it. Plant it in your South Courtyard; if it dies, it is on me!"

Su Wan looked at Liu Xuan without speaking, but in reality, she felt sweet inside.

She wasn't a love-struck fool like Zhang Kexin, but Liu Xuan gave her solid benefits, and he was never stingy with resources or Spirit Stones; anyone would be unable to resist that.

"Liu Xuan! This is..."

Zi Ling walked into the courtyard and came to Liu Xuan's side, curiously looking at Su Wan, whose beauty was not at all inferior to her own.

This woman had an extraordinary bearing and appearance, and her aura was Mid-stage Foundation Establishment. Zi Ling remembered that in her intelligence reports, there was no such person by Liu Xuan's side.

Su Wan's pretty face flushed slightly, she quickly shook off the hand Liu Xuan was holding, instantly recovering the poise of a Sect mistress, and slightly bowed in greeting.

"You must be the Fellow Daoist Three Poisons, Zi Ling? I am Su Wan."

"Su Wan?!?"

"You are True Person Xiao's Dao Companion?"

Zi Ling's gaze kept switching between Liu Xuan and Su Wan, and an absurd thought emerged in her mind.

'This... how is this possible?'

Although she had never met Su Wan, as Xiao Changfeng's Dao Companion, she had heard of her.

"Ling'er, this is my Grandmistress. From now on, she is also your Grandmistress, do you understand?"

Su Wan gave Liu Xuan a coquettish look, then smiled and said to Zi Ling:

"Fellow Daoist Three Poisons, please don't take offense. My grand-Disciple has always been a bit reckless. Don't listen to him; you and I can just address each other as Fellow Daoist!"

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Su!"

Zi Ling returned the salute respectfully.

The two women chatted politely. One was the daughter of a Golden Core True Person, and the other was the Dao Companion of a Golden Core True Person; surprisingly, they quite hit it off.

Liu Xuan sized up Zi Ling for a moment, then suddenly took out a small light purple cauldron and handed it to her.

"Keep the purple poison cauldron with you for now to contain the toxicity in your body. If you accidentally hurt any Liu family member, don't blame me for being heartless then!"

Besides Alchemy, the purple poison cauldron was useless for Liu Xuan to hold onto usually. It had the effect of condensing toxicity and could prevent the toxicity in Zi Ling's body from spreading, so it was better to keep it on her; he just needed to take it from her when doing Alchemy.

"The purple poison cauldron?!?"

"Didn't True Person Xiao take it away?"

Zi Ling held the purple poison cauldron, and doubts rose in her heart again.

"Grandmaster gave it to me when he left. It's of no use to him, and your husband here knows a bit of Alchemy, so it happens to be useful."

Liu Xuan explained casually.

Zi Ling stared straight at Liu Xuan without speaking, not believing a word of it in her heart.

This is a Magic Treasure! Not some Magical Artifact or Spiritual Artifact; he just gave it away like that?

Even a Golden Core True Person like Fan Yang racked his brains to get it. No matter how useless it was, logically, Xiao Changfeng shouldn't have given it to a mere grand-Disciple.

'Liu Xuan's identity is definitely not simple!'

'Perhaps marrying him this time is not a bad thing. The things Xiao Changfeng promised yesterday might all be true!'

"Many thanks... husband!"

Liu Xuan was slightly stunned, then reached out, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her.

"That's right! Follow your husband well, and there is a great future ahead!"

"Husband~"

"Grandmistress is watching~"

Although Zi Ling had figured it out, she was not yet used to Liu Xuan's such brazen actions.

"It's fine, Grandmistress doesn't mind these things."

...

"Liu Xuan!"

"Liu Xuan!!"

An Yunxi rushed in, sitting on Dashan's shoulders, "I received a message from my sister!"

An Yunxi looked down at Su Wan and Zi Ling beside Liu Xuan below, her little face suddenly becoming suspicious.

"Su Wan?"

"Why are you here?"

An Yunxi had seen Su Wan at the Red Pine Sect before, but she didn't like this woman; she was too good at deceiving people!

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist An!"

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Dashan!"

Su Wan saluted politely and said sincerely: "I was in the wrong before, but as the Sect Master's wife, I have to consider everything for the Sect. Please forgive me!"

An Yunxi thought about it and realized it was true. Su Wan had no relation to her, and they had no friendship, so it was only right that she didn't help her.

"Madam Su is too polite; it was my lack of consideration before!"

She jumped down from Dashan's shoulders, didn't exchange any more pleasantries with Su Wan, and pulled Liu Xuan away.

After the two and the bear left, Zi Ling walked to Su Wan's side and asked: "That Fellow Daoist just now, and that big bear at Peak Foundation Establishment are..."

A Late Foundation Establishment Stage female Cultivator and a big bear at Peak Foundation Establishment—even in the Nether Fire Sect, these would be top-tier combat powers below the True Persons. This Liu Family was making her understand less and less.

"Her name is An Yunxi, from the Beast Taming Sect Southern Branch. Her background is extraordinary; it is highly likely she has a connection to a Nascent Soul True Lord."

"Nascent Soul True Lord?!?"

Zi Ling's small mouth opened slightly. She had guessed that An Yunxi should be from the Beast Taming Sect, and there was news of many Beast Taming Sect Disciples appearing in the Nether Fire Sect, but she didn't expect An Yunxi's status to be so exaggerated.

"Are you sure?" Zi Ling asked.

"According to news from the Heavenly Sword Sect, True Person Yunhe, who is visiting the Heavenly Sword Sect from the Beast Taming Sect Southern Branch, is a Peak Golden Core. He is extremely concerned about An Yunxi and is extremely indulgent towards her."

"I heard that True Person Yunhe's Disciples, regardless of their cultivation, all call her Senior Sister Yunxi!"

Su Wan's maiden Family is the Su Family of the Heavenly Sword Sect, which is also a Golden Core Family. Although she had no assets there for a long time, it was no problem to inquire about some news.

The Beast Taming Sect came from ten thousand miles away, and Su Wan was in charge of the Sect's affairs, so she naturally had to investigate the reason.