As Qiu Zhihe’s voice fell, a graceful figure in blue emerged from the darkness behind her. The gentle expression on her face was replaced with a cold and scrutinizing gaze as she spoke to Qiu Zhihe:

"Junior Sister Ruo, you still haven’t answered my question."

Qiu Zhihe, puzzled, asked, "What question?"

Wei Wan stared at her, "Why are you an Array Master?"

Qiu Zhihe was surprised, "Why can’t I be an Array Master?"

Wei Wan’s voice turned cold, "But you know the Thousand Sword Array!"

Once again, Qiu Zhihe was puzzled, "Why can’t I know the Thousand Sword Array?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Wei Wan was momentarily at a loss for words. The Thousand Sword Array wasn’t an exclusive secret, but it required a high level of mastery, which was why few people knew it.

However, there were indeed no grand laws stating a Loose Cultivator couldn’t know the Thousand Sword Array.

Wei Wan was naturally not adept at communication, let alone using words to coerce someone, so she bit her lip and bluntly asked:

"Did you kill Zheng Shengmo? You’re not Ruo Mei, are you?"

Qiu Zhihe kept her composure, her lips parted, perfectly showing a shocked expression, and she said aggrievedly:

"Senior Sister Wei, what are you talking about? Have you been practicing cultivation too intensely and lost your mind? Oh no, do you also like Senior Brother He and hate that I’m too close to him? Senior Sister Wei, don’t misunderstand, Senior Brother He and I are innocent!"

"I don’t have any inappropriate feelings for Junior Brother He!" Wei Wan quickly stated.

Qiu Zhihe tilted her head, looking astonished, "Senior Sister Wei, you’re denying it so quickly, are you feeling guilty? But you’re the senior sister, how can you secretly covet the junior brother?"

"I said I don’t!"

Wei Wan’s words were no match, completely sidetracked by Qiu Zhihe’s manipulation, and she could only deny weakly.

Seeing the playful smile in Qiu Zhihe’s eyes, she finally realized the other was toying with her!

Wei Wan bit her lip, her slender hand weaving movements, and an Isolation Array immediately enveloped the forest.

The Qingbo Sword hovered mid-air, pointing towards Qiu Zhihe.

Since words were futile, she decided to take action.

The Qingbo Sword flew towards Qiu Zhihe, creating ripples like gentle waves, yet harboring deadly intent.

Qiu Zhihe exclaimed, "Senior Sister Wei, what are you doing?"

Her hands, however, remained steady as her right hand drew a circle, summoning a Defense Array in front of her, as solid as a rock, barely blocking the Qingbo Sword.

"The Rock Array?"

Wei Wan was taken aback. Having often used the Rock Array as a maid to protect Mo Sha, she was naturally very familiar with this formation.

Upon seeing it now, she blurted it out.

Qiu Zhihe feigned "surprise," with a faint smile, "Senior Sister Wei seems very familiar with the Rock Array?"

Wei Wan fell silent, her delicate hand quickly moving, forming a primitive array filled with flying swords in the air.

"The Thousand Sword Array?"

Qiu Zhihe looked up, her smile sarcastic:

"Senior Sister Wei, so you also know the Thousand Sword Array. Was it you who killed Elder Zheng? Are you really Wei Wan or someone else?"

Wei Wan’s eyebrows twitched, this was supposed to be her interrogation of Junior Sister Ruo, yet she exposed all her flaws and became the one being doubted.

She let out a light shout, and thousands of swords descended, roaring towards the petite figure!

However, above Qiu Zhihe’s head, a Thousand Sword Array also appeared, flying towards the incoming swords!

Clang, clang, clang, clang!

Dense collision sounds filled the air, and after a while, the flying swords in both Thousand Sword Arrays were depleted, leaving the two unharmed.

But the winner had already been determined.

Wei Wan attacked first, gaining the advantage, whereas her opponent only acted when the sword array attacked.

Yet they ended in a draw.

This at least indicated that in terms of array mastery, Wei Wan had lost.

Wei Wan’s eyes grew cold, and the Qingbo Sword trembled violently, emitting a buzzing sound, as the sound of waves crashing faintly echoed around them.

This was the Qingbo Sword’s strongest move, transforming the green waves into surging waves, endlessly gushing forth!

"What are you doing?"

At this moment, a cool voice rang out, forcing Wei Wan to retract the Qingbo Sword and pay her respects:

"First Senior Sister."

Ye Xiyue appeared between the two, coldly speaking:

"The beast tide just receded, and the sect suffered heavy losses, yet the two of you are fighting here?"

Qiu Zhihe cupped her hands, "I’m sorry, First Senior Sister."

Ye Xiyue gave her a cold glance and stepped in front of Wei Wan:

"You are the second senior sister of Xiyue Peak, charged with leading the disciples to restore the reputation of the Zhenyang Sect. But here you are, in a petty quarrel with an Outer Sect disciple, where is the decorum?"

Wei Wan hurriedly said, "First Senior Sister, I’m not arguing over petty matters, I’m because of..."

Bang.

As she was eager to explain, Ye Xiyue suddenly struck her abdomen with a palm. Caught off guard, Wei Wan had no time to evade and was struck, her eyes widening instantly.

"First Senior Sister, you..."

Then her body softly fell.

Ye Xiyue crouched down, her hands moving like lightning, pressing over a dozen points on Wei Wan’s body, then turned to Qiu Zhihe with a sly grin:

"Madame, I’ve restrained her for you. How shall we deal with her?"

Qiu Zhihe stepped forward, looking at Jian Yue’s bewitching and obsequious smile, coolly saying:

"She may have guessed my identity."

Jian Yue immediately raised the Immortal Sword in her hand, "Shall I kill her to silence her?"

Qiu Zhihe shook her head, "Wei Wan still has many secrets. Keep her; find an excuse to bring Qin Gengyun, Liu Su, and Mo Xiaolan here without being noticed."

"Yes, Madame!"

Jian Yue’s figure vanished, while Qiu Zhihe crouched down, looking closely at the unconscious Wei Wan on the ground.

The unconscious woman had shed all her defenses, her brows, nose, and lips softening, her face pale, her body instinctively curling slightly.

If one didn’t know her identity, they would just think she was a helpless, vulnerable woman.

In a daze, Qiu Zhihe suddenly felt that Wei Wan and she were somewhat alike.

Both were wearing masks.

And what was truly beneath those masks, perhaps even they had forgotten?

Jian Yue quickly returned with Qin Gengyun and the others. Seeing this, Qin Gengyun hurried forward, "Wife, are you alright?"

Qiu Zhihe shook her head, and Liu Su and Mo Xiaolan, upon seeing Wei Wan on the ground, appeared shocked:

"What’s going on?"

Qiu Zhihe replied, "Wei Wan suspected my identity."

Liu Su gasped and blinked at Qiu Zhihe, as if to say, explain clearly, did Wei Wan suspect you were Qiu Zhihe or did she directly recognize you as Xia Qinglian?

Qin Gengyun and Mo Xiaolan, unaware, both thought Wei Wan recognized Ruo Mei as Qiu Zhihe.

Mo Xiaolan frowned, "Since Wei Wan has seen through Taoist Friend Qiu’s identity, what should we do?"

Qin Gengyun suggested, "Since we’ve already restrained her, why not investigate whether she really is Ling?"

"How do we investigate?"

"Hehe." Liu Su raised her hand, "I’ve reached the Golden Core Realm, and my Mist Spirit Eye has evolved. Now I can delve into her Sea of Consciousness and explore her memories."

Qin Gengyun was delighted, "Susu, you’ve become useful! Get on with it."

Liu Su was frustrated, "What do you mean by that, Young Master? So you’re saying I was useless before?"

"Alright, do it," Qiu Zhihe coldly said.

Liu Su pouted, closing her eyes, an eye appeared above her head, larger than before, its color shifting from light blue to deep blue.

A beam of light shot from the eye, entering Wei Wan’s brow.

Soon, a light curtain shone above Wei Wan’s head, displaying images.