allonlinenovel Chapter 157 Harmony
Chapter 157 Harmony
"You know, it would be fine at any other time, but now everyone is in a state of panic. As one of the peak masters with the highest cultivation in the sect, you are the backbone of all the disciples."
No matter what Master Guiyuan said, the central idea was to prevent Master Hanyue from leaving.
Han Yue Zhenren frowned. Seeing Gui Yuan Zhenren's resolute attitude, she closed her eyes and said, "Sect Master, I'm going out. It was because my master's soul lamp lit up for a moment. You know that we did not witness my master's demise back then."
"What left behind my master's last words in the sect back then was just a wisp of his soul. My master's fate is uncertain, but now that he might be alive, I think..."
I'm sorry, Master, but in order to leave with a legitimate reason, please do me this favor.
"So that's how it is," Master Guiyuan said with sudden realization. "I was wondering why you went out today, since you've been in seclusion for so long."
"In that case, let's go and come back as soon as possible. If the old sect leader is still alive, we must bring him back."
Master Guiyuan earnestly said.
Master Hanyue nodded. "Sect Master, I understand."
As everyone retreated from the Abyss of Demons, the people from the Demon God Palace were already waiting there. They had expected that everyone would return empty-handed, but they were still disappointed.
Finding the passage depends on luck. All the disciples of the Demon God Palace went to the Ten Thousand Feet Demon Abyss to search, but none of them found it. That's why they widely recruited people from the Demon Realm to search for it.
Unfortunately, I was ultimately disappointed.
The disciples of the Demon God Palace retrieved the jade tokens. The Demon God Palace offered free medical treatment to the injured. Shi Beiqing and the others were not seriously injured, so they took their leave.
"Qing girl, wait a moment."
The voice of the Grand Elder came from behind her. Shi Beiqing stopped and turned around, saying, "Grand Elder, is there something you need?"
The Grand Elder stopped in front of her and said, "Qing'er, I have some things I want to give to your grandfather, but the Demon God Palace is very busy lately and I can't spare the time. Could you please pass them on to him for me?"
As they were speaking, the Grand Elder released his divine sense, scanning everyone around Shi Beiqing.
Not noticing anything amiss, the Grand Elder calmly withdrew his divine sense.
Shi Beiqing bowed respectfully, saying, "Of course, I'm happy to do it."
The elder laughed and said, "Then come with me to the Demon God Palace. There's quite a lot of stuff. I'll organize it and hand it over to you tomorrow."
Shi Beiqing nodded, "Yes."
She came to the capital with her younger brother, Shi Tianyu, but the temporary teammates they met along the way will also return with them.
With the Grand Elder's permission, Shi Beiqing took them to the Demon God Palace to rest for the night.
"Xiaoyun, let's go."
Yun Zhao agreed, and after offering Qin Niang a final word of comfort, she hurriedly caught up with Shi Bei Qing and the others.
She told Shi Beiqing that she was from Yinyue City, and Shi Beiqing said that they would be passing through Yinyue City on their way home and could give her a ride home.
Yun Zhao was half a head shorter than Shi Beiqing and walked behind her, completely blocking her view. The Grand Elder simply assumed that Yun Zhao was Shi Beiqing's friend and didn't say anything.
However, just to be on the safe side, he still scanned it with his divine sense.
Nor is it.
The Demon God Palace is located in the very center of the imperial city. It is magnificent and imposing. Even the two stone lions at the entrance are made of top-grade demon stones.
Upon closer inspection, Yun Zhao discovered that the demonic energy within the magic stone was gone; the reason it still shone was because glowing fluorescent powder had been applied to it.
She noticed that others seemed unfazed, indicating that this was already common knowledge in the demon realm.
Shi Beiqing stared at the gate of the Demon God Palace, lost in thought for a moment. After a moment of silence, she asked the Grand Elder, "Grand Elder, I wonder if my ancestor has returned?"
The elder slowly shook his head. "No, there are guards at the passage at all times, and no one has come to report."
"Don't worry, he'll be fine. Go inside."
Shi Beiqing led the way forward, while the Grand Elder watched the gate of the Demon God Palace but did not react.
Yun Zhao, feeling that he had already shown himself before the Grand Elder, followed him inside.
As she entered the Demon God Palace, the palace gates suddenly flashed three times, but the light was too weak for even the Grand Elder, who had been watching her out of the corner of his eye, to notice.
The elder was utterly disappointed only after everyone had gone inside.
It seems that he really wasn't in there; he must have been seeing things.
The Grand Elder was exhausted, and with an urgent matter at hand, he asked his disciple to take Shi Beiqing and the others to the guest rooms to rest.
"Master, I'll go."
His disciple, He Song, volunteered for the mission.
The Grand Elder said nothing, gestured for her to go and greet Shi Beiqing and the others, and then led the other disciples away.
"Senior Sister has always been indifferent to worldly affairs and focused on cultivation. Why is she volunteering today?"
"The eldest sister's family has connections with the Shi family. Perhaps the eldest sister knows the eldest daughter of the Shi family and wants to catch up?"
"Really? There really is a family connected to the Shi family? But they should have cut ties by now, after all, who would joke about their entire family like that..."
The sound faded into the distance, and Hesong, as if he hadn't heard it, said, "Please, everyone."
Upon arriving at the guest room, she said gently, "There are fifteen rooms in this courtyard. I'll trouble Miss Shi to decide how to allocate them."
"I have some matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."
Shi Beiqing thanked him, and He Song had a servant come in to attend to him before leaving.
Although it's called a courtyard, it's actually bigger than a basketball court, and the guest rooms are especially spacious.
Having endured wind and rain for a month and a half in the Desolate Abyss, with no time or means to wash up, Yun Zhao had Fu Guang and Yin Xue keep watch for her while she took a good, refreshing bath.
But when he came out after taking a shower, he found that Fu Guang was gone.
"What about drinking blood and basking in the light?"
Yin Xue couldn't communicate with her. After a vague description, Yun Zhao barely guessed that someone had been loitering near her house, and Fu Guang had gone out to monitor that person.
Yun Zhao communicated with Fu Guang using his divine sense, and Fu Guang indicated that the person was at the window and that it was still watching.
"Who is it?"
Yun Zhao frowned and gestured for Yin Xue to follow her. She then called Fu Guang in her mind, and the two sword spirits attacked simultaneously.
Before the man could make a move, he was captured by them.
Yun Zhao captured him, puzzled. This person didn't seem to have failed to make a move; he seemed to... lack martial arts skills.
Seeing that the person was trying to break free, she ripped off the mask from her face.
"Hongsong?!"
This person was none other than He Song, the disciple of the Grand Elder who had led them to the guest room.
Yun Zhao and He Song locked eyes. After a moment of silence, He Song finally spoke: "Let me go."
"Your purpose."
He Song avoided the topic, saying, "Let me go first."
Yun Zhao didn't let go; instead, she tightened her grip. She stared at He Song and said to Fu Guang, "Fu Guang, go find Shi Bei Qing."
Fu Guang meowed and was about to jump out of the window when He Song, perhaps having come to a realization, quickly said, "No, I'll talk."
"I came to see you. I've wanted to talk to you for a while, but there were too many people around, so I chose this time."
"I just heard you were taking a shower, so I've been waiting outside."
Yun Zhao was skeptical of her words. "What do you want with me?"
He Song took a deep breath and said seriously to Yun Zhao, "Confirm your identity."