Upon hearing Feng Yuan’s words, both Liang Ziqing and Captain Yang were shocked. Captain Yang stared at Feng Yuan and shouted,
"Do you know what you’re saying!"
After glancing at Captain Yang, Feng Yuan calmly said,
"Trust is mutual. If we don’t say anything, there are some things she won’t tell us, right?"
With narrowed eyes, Captain Yang stared at Liang Ziqing and said,
"You’ve hidden something."
"Is scaring people fun for you? Forget it, I’ll tell her some secrets myself, but..."
Feng Yuan looked at Liang Ziqing seriously and said,
"Some secrets, once known, only bring unnecessary trouble for oneself. Are you sure you want to know?"
Glancing at Feng Yuan, Liang Ziqing said with irritability,
"Wasn’t it you who wanted to talk? But if it’s related to Xiao Jin... I’ll accept whatever troubles come."
Under Captain Yang’s threatening gaze, Feng Yuan skipped the details about the Transcend Sect and simply shared the matter of E Hua Temple with Liang Ziqing. After hearing what Feng Yuan had said, Liang Ziqing looked at him with disbelief,
"Did such a thing really happen?"
"If you’re looking at the current timeline, then it didn’t happen, but you clearly have some memory of that time."
"Normally, although time correction might not erase related memories, for most people, it’s like having had a dream that’s quickly forgotten, but you remember quite clearly..."
Looking at Feng Yuan, Liang Ziqing asked with curiosity,
"Is there a problem?"
"Not exactly, but it’s sort of an advantage for us. After all, you’ve presided over E Hua Temple before, you should have some understanding of it."
"That’s not right, according to your description, she should have been wearing the uniform from the third school, right? But according to the records, she should be a second-year student at Maomu University now."
Captain Yang looked at Feng Yuan suspiciously. Glancing at the Brocade Fur Rat King, Xiao Jin, who was curiously looking around from his arms, Liang Ziqing laughed and said,
"If that really happened, perhaps I really would wear my high school uniform. After all, those were our happiest times..."
"So that’s why I’ve been feeling like I’ve been losing you by accident... So that’s what it was... I’m sorry..."
Liang Ziqing held the Brocade Fur Rat King, Xiao Jin, tightly. Seeing Xiao Jin struggling to breathe under Liang Ziqing’s hug, Feng Yuan said helplessly,
"Are you trying to strangle it?"
Taking the opportunity as Liang Ziqing loosened his grip, Xiao Jin quickly jumped down and curiously inspected Feng Yuan at his feet. Feng Yuan bent down to stroke Xiao Jin and said with a smile,
"Your Xiao Jin is quite cute, eh—fluffy and soft—"
Xiao Jin looked at Feng Yuan with a tilted head, puzzled, while Liang Ziqing glanced at Feng Yuan and said,
"I’m not one to care about appearances. Xiao Jin’s strength is not weak at all."
"Please save your chatting for after the matter at hand is settled. Now, do you have any more information about E Hua Temple you could provide?"
Upon hearing Captain Yang’s words, Liang Ziqing stopped paying attention to Xiao Jin and recalled some details with uncertainty,
"My memories about E Hua Temple aren’t very clear. If he hadn’t explained to me, I might have thought it was a terrible nightmare..."
"What I remember most vividly is Xiao Jin dying painfully in front of me... and I was the instigator..."
Liang Ziqing spoke as tears started to flow. Xiao Jin climbed onto Liang Ziqing’s shoulder and used the back of its paw to help wipe away the tears. Looking at Xiao Jin, Liang Ziqing kept repeating apologies. Feng Yuan put Xiao Ji on his head and thought for a moment then said,
"Was it at E Hua Temple?"
"No... It was an illegal organization. They spoke of becoming stronger or something... It was a warning for me, too. I used to value power too highly..."
Xiao Jin nimble avoided Liang Ziqing’s hands attempting to embrace it. Holding onto Liang Ziqing’s collar with one paw, it dangled from Liang Ziqing’s back. Noticing Xiao Ji perched on Feng Yuan’s head, Xiao Jin’s eyes lit up, and it scampered onto Liang Ziqing’s head, happily jumping around.
"Then why did you end up presiding over E Hua Temple again?"
Captain Yang looked at Liang Ziqing with puzzlement and recalled before Liang Ziqing said with a complicated expression,
"I had just run away from that illegal organization when I met a strange woman. She asked me if I wanted to take revenge. Maybe I was just hot-headed at the time..."
"You agreed? Then what happened?"
"I seem to remember she gave me something, and I chose to set up E Hua Temple in the outskirts, but I can’t remember the specifics..."
"Yeah, because I was somewhat scared, but I also wanted revenge on that illegal organization. They’re all after power, aren’t they? So, I decided to let them experience the same pain I did!"
After glancing at Liang Ziqing, Feng Yuan said with annoyance,
"The Transcend Sect people obviously wouldn’t suffer. As long as they can grasp power, killing their own Spirit Beasts means nothing to them."
"Transcend Sect? Right... it does seem like that was their name... Wait a minute! Their organization is also called Transcend! Could there be some connection..."
Liang Ziqing said, his face twisted with conflict, and after glancing at Liang Ziqing, Feng Yuan smiled and said,
"No way, the similarity in names is just a coincidence, and it has already been investigated, hasn’t it?"
Seeing Feng Yuan steal a glance at himself, Captain Yang straightened up and cleared his throat before saying,
"As of now, there doesn’t seem to be any issue with their Transcendence Organization, and it doesn’t appear to be related to the Transcend Sect, just like he said, it’s merely a coincidence."
"Is that so... As for the situation inside E Hua Temple, the only thing I can make sense of is..."
Liang Ziqing slowly spoke as he tried to remember,
"E Hua Temple is a place you can enter but not leave unless its root cause is completely shattered, but I can’t remember what that root cause is..."
"The strength of the Barrier blocking the entrance must be close to that of a Divine Beast... Since I’ve never seen a Divine Beast, I can only estimate based on the recent Divine Beasts battles."
After being glared at by Captain Yang, Feng Yuan shrank back and took a few steps back. Seeing this, Liang Ziqing looked puzzled and after some thought said,
"When I set the root cause, I didn’t see any protective measures, so maybe the other side might have some protection."
"Inside E Hua Temple, whether it’s a Spirit Beast or a human, their power will be taken by the one who kills them, something even the founder of E Hua Temple can’t prevent, and the souls of those who die in E Hua Temple cannot be reincarnated but are seized by their killer..."
"So, if you’re going to E Hua Temple, please be extremely careful."
Looking at Liang Ziqing, Feng Yuan seemed to think of something and asked,
"Do you know where E Hua Temple is?"
"I don’t know about the current one, but they know. If you need to, you can ask them."
"Eh? Aren’t you betraying your friends?"
Seeing the weird smile on Feng Yuan’s face, Liang Ziqing shook his head and said,
"If this counts as betrayal, then there’s nothing I can do. Entering E Hua Temple is a dead end. The best thing to do is to keep them from going in..."
Captain Yang’s expression changed as he said to Feng Yuan,
"You wait here! Don’t run off! Don’t go sneaking off to find anyone!"
Watching Captain Yang hurry off, Feng Yuan sighed and said,
"Is he really that confident leaving us here? I can’t believe he doesn’t have some important documents."
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Liang Ziqing covered his mouth and chuckled, then said,
"Aren’t you here to watch? What’s he got to worry about with you around?"
Looking at his uniform, Feng Yuan scratched his head without retorting. Liang Ziqing played with Xiao Ji while curiously sizing up Feng Yuan. After a while, Liang Ziqing curiously asked,
"Is it really okay for you to disclose so much to me? He seemed quite opposed to it."
With a snort, Feng Yuan said disdainfully,
"I’m the most qualified to speak on this matter, okay? He doesn’t even understand things involving time, so how would he know what can and cannot be done."
"So you’re his superior? You’re so young; you don’t look the part at all~"
"Tsk, I don’t control him, and he doesn’t control me."
Feng Yuan said dismissively, and the Dreaming Dragon Baby glanced at Feng Yuan, turned its head, and swished its tail.