The atmosphere in the room suddenly turned cold due to Xu Chunniang's questioning.
Zhuge Yun frowned and gave her a warning look.
"Junior Sister Xu, please don't be rude. This is not the result that Junior Sister Shangguan wants to see."
"Brother Zhuge, you don't have to excuse me. This is my fault."
Shangguan Xue is as cold as her name and the martial arts she has learned.
There was no anger on her face due to Xu Chunniang's questioning, nor was she moved by Zhuge Yun's defense.
Even the voice exudes a light and ethereal aura.
"After returning to the sect, I will report everything truthfully and ask for punishment."
Xu Chunniang nodded and said nothing more.
"Speaking of which, Senior Sister Shangguan was living well in the City Lord's Mansion, so why did she suddenly come here?"
Zhang Yu was a little confused, then suddenly realized, "Could it be because of the disappearance of Third Master Xie..."
Xie Changyuan's high-profile pursuit of Shangguan Xue is no secret. The two of them entered the Tianyuan Secret Realm at the same time, but when they came out, only Shangguan Xue was left.
Shangguan Xue shook her head. "The City Lord's Mansion believes that this matter has nothing to do with me, but there is a gap between us."
Several people immediately realized that Shangguan Xue was an eyesore to others.
Because of the Yuanying Zhenren and the sect behind her, they couldn't kill her, so they drove her out.
"Okay, if there's nothing else, you can go back first. Junior Sister Xu will stay."
There were only two people left in the room.
Xu Chunniang wondered in her heart that the reason why Zhuge Yun asked her to stay couldn't be because of his bad attitude towards Shangguan Xue just now.
Her eyes were subtle. It shouldn't be possible. After all, since he was thinking about repairing his Tao heart, he should have given up thinking about Shangguan Xue.
Zhuge Yun naturally had no idea what Xu Chunniang was thinking. His eyes fell on her and some thoughts arose in his mind.
Yesterday he had suspected that Junior Sister Xu had secretly gone to the secret realm, but the monster she brought back was genuine.
But this matter is too much of a coincidence.
He left her alone just to test her.
Before he could figure out how to start, he heard a question, "Brother, did you keep me here to tell me something?"
Zhuge Yun lowered his eyes and handed over a storage bag, "These are the spirit stones obtained from the ferocious beasts that Junior Sister hunted."
Xu Chunniang took the storage bag, scanned it with her spiritual sense and saw that there were forty to fifty thousand spirit stones inside, and she felt satisfied.
It feels good to have someone doing things for her this time. Senior brother Zhuge Yun is not completely useless.
"Thank you, Brother."
After expressing her thanks, she took out five thousand spirit stones from her storage bag.
A few days ago, Zhuge Yun generously took out 20,000 spirit stones and let the four of them share it. She also got 5,000. Now it was just the right time to pay that money back.
Zhuge Yun waved his hand and said, "You don't have to return these spiritual stones. They were delayed for a long time because of my business."
Seeing that he didn't want it, Xu Chunniang didn't insist on giving it to him. She put away the spirit stone and was about to get up and say goodbye, but she heard the person opposite her suddenly speak.
"Junior Sister Xu, have you really been in Fengkui Mountain for the past month?"
She raised her head and smiled, "Otherwise, could it be that these monsters appeared out of thin air?"
Zhuge Yun frowned. He had checked these monsters and found most of them had sword and gunshot wounds. They must have been killed by Junior Sister Xu herself.
But he always felt that this matter was not that simple.
If Xu Chunniang's strength was not as ordinary as she showed, she could have left the secret realm a few days earlier and hunted monsters in Fengku Mountain...
Thinking of this, Zhuge Yun's heart moved, as if something he had overlooked finally surfaced.
Ranking on the Qingyun List!
Xu Chunniang's ranking has always been very high, and she is almost one of the highest among her peers. With such a high ranking, her strength is definitely not weak.
Then during the previous two trips to Fengkui Mountain, her performance was not much different from that of other people. It should be that she did not give her full effort.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Yun became more certain of his guess that Junior Sister Xu must have also gone to the secret realm.
Since she was able to escape unscathed, it was very likely that she had also entered the Tiandao Palace.
And those who have reached the fourth level of foundation building and entered the Heavenly Dao Palace...
There was only the mysterious female cultivator who was left alone by the protector and who finally activated the teleportation talisman and left!
This incredible guess flashed through Zhuge Yun's mind, and his eyes couldn't help but widen a little.
If Junior Sister Xu is really the mysterious female cultivator, then what she got from the protector...
Thinking of this, Zhuge Yun even breathed heavier.
For some reason, an accident occurred during the trial in Tiandao Palace, disrupting his plans.
As a result, he didn't get anything good, let alone something as precious as the Realm Breaking Talisman.
However, the protector has a lot of good things in his hands, and the contribution value required to exchange for the breakthrough talisman is extremely high.
Even if Junior Sister Xu is really the mysterious female cultivator, she may not be able to obtain this item.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Yun suddenly felt annoyed. If he had known this would happen, he should have discussed it with Junior Sister Xu before entering the secret realm.
"Senior Brother? Senior Brother Zhuge?"
After hearing the two calls, Zhuge Yun gradually came back to his senses and looked at Xu Chunniang with an expression that was more serious than ever before.
"Junior Sister Xu, I have something to ask you. It concerns the safety of the sect. Please tell me the truth."
However, before he could ask, a knock on the door interrupted their conversation.
"Brother Zhuge, I have something urgent to tell you."
It’s Shangguan Xue.
Zhuge Yun closed his eyes. He really wanted to ask Xu Chunniang right now to verify what he was thinking.
But he knew Shangguan Xue's personality well. If it wasn't a very important matter, she wouldn't come to him so directly, especially when he was discussing matters with other people.
He suppressed his doubts, sent Xu Chunniang away, and invited Shangguan Xue in.
As soon as he closed the door, the smile on his face faded. His eyes fell on Shangguan Xue like cold stars, and he finally suppressed the suspicion in his heart.
There was a hint of coldness and sharpness in his words alone.
"What happened that made you in such a hurry?"
Shangguan Xue ignored Zhuge Yun's cold attitude and said directly, "There is something wrong with Xu Chunniang."
Zhuge Yun was startled, but quickly calmed down, "Be specific."
"When she came in just now, that thing moved strangely."
Shangguan Xue did not specify what "that thing" was, but Zhuge Yun understood it instantly.
He thought of a lot of things at once, and his expression did not look very good.
After being possessed by the evil spirit, the evil spirit will gradually devour the soul of the possessed person, and in the end it can even completely replace the possessed person.
This process can take anywhere from a few months to several years, depending on the willpower of the possessed person.
The stronger the willpower, the stronger the power of resistance, and the process of being eroded will be relatively long.
On the other hand, if one’s willpower is weak, then in just three or four months, the evil spirit will completely consume one’s self and turn one into another person.
This method of directly occupying the soul can even deceive the soul lamp.
Realizing the seriousness of the matter, Zhuge Yun frowned.
"Are you sure it's that thing?"