"What’s the matter?" Seeing the two in such a state, Zhou Qing’s heart tightened suddenly. A sense of foreboding surged within him, and he quickly stood up to ask.
Yan Xiaohu wiped away the tears at the corner of his eyes, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "Old Fourth, the one who returned is the paperman, Second Senior Sister... she... she..."
Zhou Qing’s pupils abruptly contracted, his gaze instantly fixed on Mo Xingjian.
Mo Xingjian’s expression was melancholy. After a long sigh, he slowly said, "Second Senior Sister’s Nascent Soul augmentation is Spiritual Imprint. She can transfer her Nascent Soul aura to a paperman, reaching the point of indistinguishability from reality, and can control it from a great distance. Of course, this is related to that strand of Heavenly Dao Qi she refined back then."
"Although she can deceive others, she cannot fool me. So, she only briefly greeted us before announcing her seclusion."
Full of confusion, Zhou Qing hurriedly asked, "But why is this?"
With eyes full of pain, Mo Xingjian softly said, "She must have sensed the conspiracy of the Cangyan Daoist Palace and didn’t want us to risk ourselves."
"No, I still don’t understand..." Zhou Qing felt his mind becoming muddled.
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Why did she place herself in danger and pretend everything was fine?
Mo Xingjian clasped his hands behind his back, paced to the window, and tightly interlocked his fingers before slowly closing his eyes.
Two lines of murky tears quietly slid down his weathered cheeks.
"Perhaps she wanted to try once more!"
Hearing Mo Xingjian’s slightly choked voice, Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu fell silent for a moment.
After a brief hesitation, Yan Xiaohu cautiously asked, "Master, there is a rumor outside that Second Senior Sister is your daughter, is that true?"
Mo Xingjian’s body slightly trembled.
Witnessing this, the two immediately had their answer, but they were not too surprised.
They just didn’t know what really happened back then.
After all, Second Senior Sister was suddenly brought back by Master after he accepted the eldest senior brother, and to this day, she has never called him Master.
When Master used to punish them, Second Senior Sister could overturn the entire Little Spirit Peak.
And Master would only apologize repeatedly with a smiling face.
At that time, they had vaguely guessed that Master must have a deep sense of guilt towards Second Senior Sister, and that there was always an unresolved knot in Second Senior Sister’s heart.
"Let’s go, to Canglan Mountain!" Mo Xingjian didn’t offer further explanation, and directly turned to walk outside.
Seeing this, Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu hurriedly followed.
Three days later, as the group stepped out of the boundary of Canglan Mountain, a grand and magnificent scene suddenly appeared before their eyes.
Endless mountain ranges rose and fell, towering high like a giant ancient beast lying on the ground, exuding a vast and majestic aura that filled the heart with reverence.
The place was full of jagged rocks, ancient trees reaching the sky, blocking out the sun, while thick fog covered the sky like a light veil.
Occasionally, terrifying beast roars would echo from the depths of the fog, making one’s ears ache and causing an involuntary chill.
This place is situated at the central land of the Five Sects. In past times, before the outbreak of large-scale wars, it was the site for trials held by the Five Sects every sixty years.
The demon beasts here are extremely fierce; even those near the end of their lifespan, like the formidable Thunderous Golden Toad Zhou Qing encountered at Spirit Skull Mountain, are not uncommon here.
Moreover, these demon beasts mostly possess intelligence and can speak human language.
Looking at the endless mountain range in front, Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu hurriedly sent messages to Senior Sister, but received no response for a long time.
"What do we do now?" Yan Xiaohu asked anxiously.