Chapter 129: Chapter 111 Negotiation
“Lan’er, Mother would never hurt you. Let me see him just once, my instincts can help protect you from deceit!” The woman in the black dress was pulling on Yin Shilan’s hand, persuading her gently.
“Exactly, it’s just one meeting, we won’t do anything to him!” Ren Fei’er chimed in with shining eyes.
In an instant, the mother and daughter had synchronized, both of their eyes brimming with anticipation.
“Mother!” Yin Shilan said with a hint of helplessness, well aware of her mother’s personality. She knew that if she didn’t say something, her mother might pester her incessantly.
“He’s just a friend I enjoy talking to. Even if you wanted to meet him, you couldn’t, he’s been assigned a compulsory mission!” She tried to explain.
The explanation only served to convince the woman in the black dress that her daughter indeed had a special someone in her heart.
“What’s his name? How old is he? What is his cultivation level? What does he excel in?” The woman in the black dress pressed on with question after question.
Yin Shilan was flustered by her mother’s relentless questioning and even more so by Ren Fei’er tugging at her arm and pleading with those beseeching eyes.
She might be able to refuse others, but when it came to her own family, she couldn’t say no.
Of course, the main reason was that, in her opinion, her relationship with Li Shiming was still at the stage of being good friends.
“His name is Li Shiming, he’s a new disciple this year, and he has an extraordinary talent in Formation!” After hesitating for a moment, Yin Shilan still gave an answer.
“No wonder you can talk to him so well!” Ren Fei’er said, pretending to understand, though her youthful demeanor made it somewhat comical, prompting Yin Shilan to rub her head.
“That’s not right, why would a new disciple have a compulsory mission?” The woman in the black dress caught something amiss in her daughter’s words and shook her head in disbelief.
Although she was not an Elder of the Sky Sea Sect, her knowledge of sect affairs was no less than that of the sect Elders.
She quickly noticed the discrepancy in what Yin Shilan had said.
“He told me himself, it can’t be wrong!” Yin Shilan exclaimed in surprise, rushing to clarify.
“I’m not saying Li Shiming has deceived you!” The woman in the black dress explained with a smile, yet her eyes held an indecipherable worry.
Yin Shilan had been protected too well by her and Elder Yin, unaware of the filthy politics within the sect.
Although the Sky Sea Sect had strict rules regarding infighting among disciples, there were always cultivators who used various methods to harm their weaker peers.
“Lan’er, has Li Shiming ever mentioned owning anything valuable?” the woman in the black dress inquired after some thought.
“A new disciple like him wouldn’t possess anything valuable, but I did see a stalk of Spirit Bamboo in his cave dwelling!” Yin Shilan reflected before answering.
The value of the Spirit Bamboo was negligible to her, so much so that she wouldn’t have even thought of it had her mother not asked.
“You should check whether that cave dwelling still belongs to Li Shiming!” The woman in the black dress had guessed the truth and continued to instruct.
Yin Shilan was taken aback, quickly extracting her Identity Jade Disc to begin a search.
“Eagle Beak Island has changed hands, it now belongs to a cultivator named Han Tianlei!” She spoke with rare anger in her voice.
Eagle Beak Island might have been ordinary, but to her, it was sacred as the place where she met Li Shiming, not to be trespassed by others.
“It seems Li Shiming is in danger!” The woman in the black dress frowned and declared.
This was the worst-case scenario, and she worried Yin Shilan might not handle the news well, but it had to be said.
“There should be no concern for Li Shiming’s safety; even if he cannot face his enemies, escaping should not be a problem for him!” Yin Shilan confidently stated, feeling assured of his safety.
“You didn’t give him your life-saving item, did you?” The woman in the black dress asked anxiously.
Both Yin Shilan and Ren Fei’er had life-saving treasures given by her and Elder Yin, each incredibly precious and acquired only through great effort by the couple.
“He doesn’t need it; he has his own Spirit Turtle Shield, a handheld defensive Formation that not even late-stage Qi Refinement cultivators can break through!” Yin Shilan declared with undeniable pride.
She seemed to forget that she too had a role in the design of the Spirit Turtle Shield, and it was she who had provided the materials for its creation.
“Even so, I’ll send someone to check on him!” The woman in the black dress shook her head after seeing her daughter’s reaction.
Even though Yin Shilan had not given her life-saving item to Li Shiming, her manner suggested that she had already entrusted him with something even more valuable.
As a mother, the woman in the black dress felt both happy and reluctant yet had a faint sense of concern.
“Mother, let me go protect Li Shiming!” Ren Fei’er exclaimed excitedly, jumping at the chance.
“Stay put and don’t cause any trouble!” The woman in the black dress pressed down on Ren Fei’er’s hand and gave her a stern look.
“Always looking down on me, I’m also in the late-stage Qi Refinement!” Ren Fei’er mumbled under her breath, eyes darting about, clearly up to something.
“Old Monster Baili is coming, stay here!” The woman in the black dress looked up at the distant sky and gestured for the sisters to stay put.
There was a Third Grade Array in place that could protect the sisters from the influence of Golden Core Stage cultivators, which was why she dared to bring them along.
Furthermore, this was near the Sky Sea Sect, and a fight here could not be ignored by the sect.
The woman in the black dress soared into the sky, her black dress billowing as chilling gusts suddenly sprang up around her.