To be honest, are you an undercover agent sent by the righteous faction?

This person could actually discover me?

After revealing herself, Shen Xingxuan's elegant brows furrowed, and her pair of azure eyes looked at Qi Yuan with uncertainty.

"You are the Outer Sect's Qi Da?"

Just now, she had vaguely heard someone announcing their name outside the hall, but she was busy killing people at the time and had no time to respond. Not long after, this fellow burst in.

"Correct, I am Qi Da. May I ask who Your Excellency is?"

Qi Yuan calmed down, his heart full of vigilance.

This delicate-looking blonde beauty before him was likely the perpetrator of the murder, but he couldn't guess her specific identity.

To kill so recklessly as if she had a deep-seated hatred for these demonic Cultivators... could she be a fellow Daoist from some famous righteous sect who had infiltrated the demonic sect?

Out of this concern, he temporarily dismissed the idea of directly capturing her and asked tentatively:

"Were the people in the room killed by you? And Elder Geng of Blood Refining Peak, did you kill him too?"

"Hmph."

Shen Xingxuan glanced at him expressionlessly, her Killing Intent slightly receding. "This matter has nothing to do with you. I advise you to stay out of it."

Given her usual style, she wouldn't have wasted so many words with Qi Yuan; she would have killed him long ago.

However, the other party was a junior her Revered Master valued, so she naturally couldn't kill him easily; otherwise, it would surely ruin her Revered Master's plan to recruit talent.

"It seems you really did kill them."

Seeing her cold and stiff attitude, Qi Yuan knew he wouldn't get much out of her, so he composed himself and said in a deep voice:

"Friend, whether it concerns me or not, it was wrong of you to try and frame me. Unless you explain yourself clearly, don't even think about leaving today!"

At this moment, he had already made up his mind; even if the other party was a fellow from the Righteous Path, he would capture her first.

It's happened twice already! Wherever he went, an important figure of the Outer Sect would die. If this wasn't an attempt to frame him, what was it?

If he really let her go and the upper echelons of the demonic sect investigated, this massive scapegoat role would likely be pinned on him.

Frame?

Shen Xingxuan was completely bewildered.

She was following her Revered Master's orders to purge these disobedient Outer Sect Elders and kill the chicken to warn the monkey. How did it become framing?

Although she didn't understand what Qi Yuan meant, it didn't stop her from sensing the intent to obstruct her.

Cold light flickered in Shen Xingxuan's beautiful eyes as she snapped with a grim expression:

"You're looking for death!"

Swish!

With a flip of her slender hand, a blood-colored short blade wreathed in Evil Qi appeared out of thin air. A crimson blood-light sliced through the air, slashing heavily toward Qi Yuan.

No wonder she could silently assassinate Elder Zhao, a Nascent Soul Mid-stage Cultivator; this girl is quite strong!

Qi Yuan's brows twitched slightly. He dodged to the side with composure, evading the sharp blade light like a flickering shadow.

"Eh?"

Seeing her attack easily avoided, Shen Xingxuan's confusion deepened, and she couldn't help but let out a surprised cry.

She had only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul Mid-stage, and her Realm hadn't completely stabilized yet. However, as the Personal Disciple of the Baleful Yin Sect's Sect Master, her strength was by no means comparable to an ordinary Nascent Soul Mid-stage Cultivator.

The person before her was merely a Cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Realm, yet he could dodge her casual strike. It was simply inconceivable.

As expected of a talent who could catch her Revered Master's eye!

Thinking of this, Shen Xingxuan's Killing Intent vanished. Her petite and exquisite body became as hazy as mist. An ancient-looking black bell at her waist suddenly vibrated violently, emitting a series of eerie, crisp sounds.

Ding-ling-ling-ling-ling—

In an instant, a cold, freezing, decaying, and ominous black mist spread along with the ringing of the bell, transforming into visible rings of a black net that descended upon Qi Yuan.

Since they had engaged, she might as well test how much this man was worth and see if he deserved such attention from her Revered Master, Shen Honglian.

Seeing this, Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes, almost certain that the other party was unlikely to be a Righteous Path Cultivator.

Aside from himself, which Righteous Path Cultivator would use such sinister methods?

That makes things easier!

The corners of Qi Yuan's mouth curled slightly. He didn't dodge or avoid, allowing the treacherous black net to completely entwine him.

In the next moment, the bell stopped. The black net rapidly contracted, binding the person inside tightly in the blink of an eye, making him immobile like a large black cocoon.

"Turns out he's a waste!"

Seeing Qi Yuan suppressed on the spot by the Life-Seizing Bell without any resistance, a trace of disdain flashed in Shen Xingxuan's clear, bright eyes.

After a moment of hesitation, she extended her jade-like finger, intending to seal his acupoints and take him to her Revered Master for disposal.

Suddenly, Shen Xingxuan felt a faint Spiritual Pressure emanating from within the black cocoon, causing her expression to change drastically as she retreated backward without hesitation.

However, it was all too late!

Bang!

A large hand shot out from the black cocoon like lightning, pressing against Shen Xingxuan's snow-white, slender neck in an instant.

Caught off guard, she couldn't break free at all. She felt her life force firmly locked down, rendering her unable to move. Her exquisite, flawless face instantly turned deathly pale.

"How... how is this possible?"

Shen Xingxuan's eyes widened, her gaze toward him filled with horror.

She, a dignified Nascent Soul Cultivator and the Sect Master's Personal Disciple, who had killed countless people, had actually met her match at the hands of an Outer Sect Disciple... Qi Yuan completely ignored Shen Xingxuan's shock. He skillfully sealed her magic power and then said with a smile:

"Blonde girl, tell me, who on earth are you? Who sent you?"

Feeling the mockery in his words, Shen Xingxuan was both ashamed and annoyed. She gritted her teeth and said:

"You bastard, let me go immediately, or I definitely won't let you off later!"

"Heh, quite tough, aren't you?"

Qi Yuan smiled calmly and said unhurriedly, "You've got quite the nerve—killing Elders and framing fellow Disciples. You're simply lawless!"

"This person Qi's reputation in the Yin Sha Sect is already bad enough, yet you're still messing with me like this. Where is your conscience?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Shen Xingxuan's face was full of anger as she said coldly, "I killed them because they deserved to die. When did I ever frame you?"

Since the fellow before her hadn't recognized her identity, she couldn't reveal it herself; otherwise, wouldn't she be shaming her Revered Master?

"Stubborn, are we?"

Hearing this, Qi Yuan immediately perked up and said with a smile, "I like interrogating fierce little girls like you the most. I hope you don't disappoint me later..."

Not knowing what he was thinking, he raised an eyebrow and leaned in to whisper:

"To be honest, are you an undercover agent sent by the Righteous Path?"

Me?

A Righteous Path undercover agent?

Shen Xingxuan's heart instantly flared with rage.

Not only was she the Personal Disciple of the Yin Sha Sect's Sect Master, but she was also the legitimate daughter of the Shen Clan's Clan Chief. She never expected that one day she would be slandered as an undercover agent for the False Dao... She stared at Qi Yuan with eyes like knives, the anger in her eyes almost overflowing. If looks could kill, the bastard in front of her would have been reincarnated countless times already.

After another fruitless struggle, Shen Xingxuan calmed her turbulent emotions and said coldly:

"Stop making false accusations! I am no False Dao spy!"

"Is that so?"

Qi Yuan shook his head and sighed with some regret. "Then I'm sorry. To prove my innocence, I can only send you to the Inner Sect's Law Enforcement Hall."

With that, Qi Yuan calmly hoisted the immobile Shen Xingxuan onto his shoulder. The sensation of her soft, fragrant body made him subconsciously sniff, and he secretly lamented:

This girl looks petite and exquisite, but she's surprisingly well-endowed. Such a beauty, yet she chose to be a thief.

"You lecher, stop right now!"

Being carried on a strange man's shoulder, Shen Xingxuan felt an explosion of shame. She snapped with a flushed face, "I'm warning you, if you dare to do anything reckless, I will definitely make you regret being alive!"

"Noisy!"

Qi Yuan tapped her casually, sealing Shen Xingxuan's Mute Acupoint, and his ears instantly became much quieter.

Then, with a step, he carried Shen Xingxuan and arrived at the entrance of the Punishment Hall in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, several Outer Sect Law Enforcement Hall Disciples were walking in from the outside. They were met head-on by the scene inside the room and that hurried figure...