377: Chapter 12 Gu Wen, Yuqing Heavenly Venerate 377: Chapter 12 Gu Wen, Yuqing Heavenly Venerate “If this is a senior from the Daoist Sect, then who is Gu Wen?”
In an instant, Xie Yunnan sobered up.
She was eager to open the paper crane but was prevented by the restriction on it; a streak of red light flashed, and the paper crane immediately became as sturdy as fine iron.
“Right, my master taught me the secret words of the Daoist Sect!”
Xie Yunnan’s mind raced, she formed hand seals, held an incantation in her mouth, and silently murmured for a moment before pointing at the paper crane.
Om!
A streak of blue light entered it, the paper crane trembled gently, and then unfolded autonomously into a letter.
Xie Yunnan picked up the letter and read it, her eyes quickly scanning over it thrice; it was indeed a letter from the Daoist Sect.
And the name of this Daoist Sect senior was not Gu Wen, but Chi Yu Zi!
That very Chi Venerable who always maintained the nine-meter golden man, who once single-handedly guarded an eight thousand miles battlefront, making the Devil Clan tremble in fear.
He was also one of the cultivators Xie Yunnan admired the most.
Dueling was an extremely exhausting task; a life-and-death battle could require several months or even years to recover from.
Yet Chi Venerable always maintained his Divine Skills, with the nine-meter golden man touted as the world’s top battle Divine Skill.
In close combat, no one could surpass the Golden Light Spell.
If a month earlier, Xie Yunnan would have been very pleased to know that the Daoist Sect senior she was working with was Chi Yu Zi.
Now, she was terrified.
“It’s over, everything’s ruined…”
Xie Yunnan’s complexion was somewhat pale.
Her identity and plans were undoubtedly exposed; henceforth, those Evil Cultivators would hide even deeper.
The various sects, now on guard, would not allow their issues to be unearthed even if they truly existed.
And to charge one’s own people, definitive evidence was required.
Otherwise, even the Qingcang Immortal couldn’t arbitrarily kill people.
It wasn’t a lack of power but suspicion among people.
Besides, she was not the Qingcang Immortal!
After one stick of incense in terms of time, Xie Yunnan sat down on a chair, gradually calming herself.
She decided to contact Broken Sword Mountain and inform her master.
Now that things had gone awry, losses shouldn’t arise due to leaked information.
Knowing the danger and not reporting it would be foolish.
The operation might fail because of this, but at least for now, they suffered no losses; if they continued and the Evil Cultivators retaliated, that would be the real trouble.
She took out a Token, placed it on the ground, and used a spiritual sword to draw a simple Array on the ground.
As each top-grade Spirit Stone was crushed, the Token rose into the air, emitting a dazzling light, which then opened a void.
Xie Yunnan waited for a moment, and a stern voice came through.
“What is it?”
“Master, your disciple has messed things up, and I take all the responsibility.”
Xie Yunnan knelt, offering no excuses for herself.
“Fulfill your duty, however, just the Tianxuan Conference has concluded, Chi Yu Zi might not have yet arrived at Taiyi City; how could it have failed already?”
From a faraway location, Xiao Yunyi was quite puzzled; this operation was extremely secretive.
Besides Xie Yunnan, very few knew about it.
Just Broken Sword Mountain’s master and disciple, two Venerables from Upper Pure and True Pure Daoist Sect, and Chi Yu Zi.
It should have been impossible for outsiders to notice, even with divination techniques; it would be hard to foretell their surveillance.
Xie Yunnan replied, “During transferring in Two Realms City, I encountered someone who seemed to be a senior from the Daoist Sect.
Upon arriving at Taiyi City, this person took action and resolved the Evil Cultivator’s uprising…”
She explained everything, including Gu Wen managing to unlock the restriction placed by Xiao Yunyi, passing authentication through the Token and the letter.
Then, having verified everything, Gu Wen also demonstrated unparalleled power, only then did Xie Yunnan begin to reveal her identity and intention.
Xiao Yunyi consoled her, “This person might have the power of a Demi Immortal, or even a True Immortal; you need not blame yourself.
However, since he did not harm you, it might have been a spur of the moment thing; let’s make long-term plans when Chi Venerable arrives.”
“As you command, Master.”
“By the way, what name does this person go by?”
“His Taoist name is Red Dust, surname Gu, first name Wen.” Xie Yunnan answered without hesitation, and then suddenly, silence fell on the other end, with no response for a long time.
She said to herself, “His personality is very peculiar, ignorant about many things, even making a fuss sitting in an Immortal Boat.
Walking down the street, he has to look at everything and is quite talkative, able to strike up a conversation with anyone…
Mm, this senior is very approachable, probably not a bad person.”
“Gu Wen…”
The stern voice carried a bit more hoarseness, losing its previous crispness.
“Pupil, what does he look like?”
“DECENT, not particularly handsome, but naturally pleasing to the eye, makes one unable to help but take a second look.”
Xie Yunnan recalled her days with Gu Wen, realizing that even after knowing he was not a senior from the Daoist Sect, she was not frightened.
Only a plain face, always wearing a smile, giving a spring breeze-like sensation.
He was different from all great powers she had encountered.
“Where is he now, can you still find him?”
“He disappeared since yesterday, might still be in Taiyi City.”
“Go find him, quickly!
No, no need to specifically search, wait for Chi Venerable to arrive and then decide.
By the way, don’t disclose this matter to her, if it’s an impostor, it would really be a big deal.”
Chi Venerable also related to that senior?
Xie Yunnan grew even more curious and asked, “Is Chi Venerable very close to her?”
“She was originally a disciple of Sword Control Sect, but now she stays at the Yuqing Sect.”
“Could it be…”
Xiao Yunyi, perceiving the unspoken meaning in his disciple’s words, chuckled, “Are you also thinking of spring, girl?
Sword Control Sect is ascetic, with a mind free of stray thoughts, a mind-sword reaching sanctity.
If she had such thoughts, she wouldn’t have come this far.”