11: After going around in circles, I'm back again.

Just as Lin Qingxuan turned around, the owner of that voice had already arrived before her.

The newcomer was a stunningly beautiful woman with an elegant and cold temperament.

She wore a moon-white long dress, its hem swaying with the wind, untainted by a speck of dust.

Her Face was exquisite and flawless, her brow carrying a coldness like moonlight, as if she were a Fairy who did not consume the food of the mortal world.

However, the next actions of this "Fairy" were completely different from her outward temperament.

She descended from the sky, landing steadily on the ground, and then without the slightest hesitation, pounced straight toward the still-dazed Lin Qingxuan.

Her Face was full of smiles, like a caring older sister who hadn't seen her younger sister in a long time.

“Qing Xuan!”

Shen Yueyao pulled Lin Qingxuan into her arms, intimately rubbing her cheek against her Face.

While rubbing, she kept muttering:

“I missed you so much! Quick, let me give you a good hug.”

Enveloped by this sudden, soft embrace, Lin Qingxuan's anxious heart finally found a moment of solace.

Feeling the familiar scent and the warm embrace of her best friend, her heart felt both helpless and warm.

In the entire Primordial Holy Land, only Shen Yueyao would treat her with such closeness.

Shen Yueyao was holding Lin Qingxuan and was about to say something more when her nose suddenly twitched.

Her exquisite brows furrowed slightly as she sniffed Lin Qingxuan carefully, then asked with some confusion:

“Eh? Qing Xuan, why is there an extra unfamiliar scent on you?”

As she spoke, her gaze drifted downward, then she reached out and gestured in front of Lin Qingxuan's chest, saying in a joking tone:

“And, after not seeing you for a few days, why does it feel like... this place has grown quite a bit?”

Shen Yueyao's unintentional joke made Lin Qingxuan think of her experiences in the Holy Son's Palace over the past few days, and of Lu Yi.

Wasn't that unfamiliar scent exactly Lu Yi's?

And the changes in her body... were even more thanks to him.

Then a surge of scalding heat rushed to her head, and Lin Qingxuan's cheeks, neck, and even the tips of her ears instantly turned bright red.

“Sister Yueyao! You... stop messing around!”

She pushed Shen Yueyao away in a panic, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, hurriedly taking two steps back to distance herself from Shen Yueyao.

Fearing she would notice more abnormalities about her.

Then she hurriedly shifted the topic to the matter at hand, her voice trembling slightly:

“I... I have an emergency! There's something very urgent I need your help with!”

Shen Yueyao was stunned by her violent reaction, but seeing her looking so anxious that she was about to cry, she knew the matter was likely not simple.

She immediately put away her joking expression, her Face becoming serious as she hurriedly asked:

“What's wrong? What happened?”

Seeing Shen Yueyao turn serious, Lin Qingxuan also forced herself to calm down.

“It's... something happened to my brother...”

Lin Qingxuan didn't know how to tell Shen Yueyao exactly what had happened for a moment.

“Your brother? That Lin Tian with the Savage Desolate Sacred Body? What could happen to him? Not enough Cultivate resources?”

Shen Yueyao had a slight impression of Lin Tian, but it was mostly based on fragments of what Lin Qingxuan had said.

To be honest, she felt quite sorry for Lin Tian; being a Sacred Body but originating from the Lower Realm was somewhat unfortunate in terms of birthplace.

If he had been born into her Shen Family, perhaps the Shen Family could... at this point, she froze slightly, shook her head, and tried to toss the thought aside.

She was no longer a member of the Shen Family, so why worry about so much?

Then she composed herself and looked at Lin Qingxuan, waiting for her answer.

Lin Qingxuan took several deep breaths, organized her chaotic thoughts, and put her words together.

Then she revealed everything about how Lin Tian had "accidentally" killed her Revered Master's own grandson on the Martial Arts Arena.

After hearing Lin Qingxuan's account, a grave expression appeared on Shen Yueyao's Face, and she seriously analyzed it for Lin Qingxuan:

“The Holy Land's rules are strict, and harming a fellow disciple is a top-tier crime, not to mention the deceased is Elder Shen He's direct grandson. This matter will be difficult to handle...”

Shen Yueyao paused and continued to explain:

“Even though I am the Saintess, you know that I am only at the Late Stage of the Cave Heaven Realm. I likely obtained this status mostly because of my background.”

“Some Elders in the Sect already have some complaints about my identity. To be honest, I don't have absolute certainty that I can protect your brother.”

Despite this, when she saw Lin Qingxuan's eyes turning red from anxiety and helplessness, her heart softened.

She sighed, patted Lin Qingxuan's shoulder, and encouraged her:

“However, we have to try first. Come, I'll accompany you to the Hall of Enforcement right now.”

Then the two of them went to the Hall of Enforcement together.

But as Shen Yueyao expected, although the Law Enforcement Elder was extremely respectful on the surface upon seeing the Saintess's arrival, he was exceptionally firm and wouldn't budge an inch regarding releasing the prisoner.

“Your Highness Saintess, it's not that this subordinate won't give you Face. It's just that Lin Tian committed violence in public and refuses to plead guilty. The impact is terrible; he can be said to be guilty of the most heinous crimes.”

“If he were released just like this, it wouldn't comply with the Sect's regulations. This subordinate wouldn't be able to account to the Sect, and even less so to Elder Shen He!”

No matter how Shen Yueyao argued, the Law Enforcement Elder responded with this same set of words, stubbornly refusing to release him.

Coming out of the Hall of Enforcement, Lin Qingxuan paced around in a circle, frantic.

Even with the Saintess intervening it was to no avail; was her brother really doomed this time?

Did she really have to go and ask the Saint for help again?

But she hadn't even finished paying off her previous debts; how could she have the nerve to ask him for help again?

Watching her jump with anxiety, Shen Yueyao pondered for a while, and a figure flashed through her mind.

Her eyes narrowed, thinking that finding him would surely work.

“Qing Xuan, don't worry.”

Shen Yueyao took Lin Qingxuan's hand and said in a comforting tone:

“Follow me, I know who can save your brother now!”

Hearing this, a glimmer of hope suddenly ignited in Lin Qingxuan's heart.

She let Shen Yueyao pull her along, flying toward a certain mountain peak.

However, as the surrounding scenery became more and more familiar, the fire of hope that had just ignited in her heart was extinguished bit by bit.

In the end, only shock and despair remained.

Because at this moment, they had actually returned to the main gate of the Holy Son's Palace.

After going in circles, she had actually come back.

Lin Qingxuan's footsteps froze, and she stood there stunned, as if she had been immobilized.

This place was the one she was least willing to Face and least willing to come to at this moment.

“Yue... Sister Yueyao...”

She spoke hesitantly, her voice weak and trembling slightly:

“Can... can I not go in?”

Shen Yueyao turned her head in surprise, looking at her resistant appearance, and said in a matter-of-fact tone:

“Not go in? Why not? Right now, in the entire Sect, aside from the Grand Elders, Lu Yi holds the highest status.”

“He is the Old Ancestor's personal disciple. The Hall of Enforcement might not give me Face, but they definitely wouldn't dare not give him Face.”

“Besides, the one locked up is your brother, not mine. How can you not go in?”

With that, Shen Yueyao gave Lin Qingxuan no chance to argue or struggle.

Grabbing her wrist, she forcibly dragged her toward the Holy Son's Palace.