Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 303 - 191: Personally Escorting!

"This couple’s really had some bad luck."

Coming from a powerful background, these merchants never settle for shallow answers when digging for information.

They absolutely need to get to the bottom of things.

So, they found out the real reason Li Nangua was expelled.

To any Foundation Establishment cultivator, such a matter wouldn’t even rate a mention. Yet for Fairy Yunxia, it somehow turned into a major event.

It truly undermined the dignity of a Foundation Establishment elder.

Of course, they weren’t about to get themselves involved in disputes between strangers at the Foundation level, but still, subtle signs would leak out. When some major merchant guilds learned of this, they quietly instructed their people to avoid dealing with the Cloud Mist Cave Mansion in the future as much as possible.

In Fuyun Mountain, anything concerning the reputation of the Immortal Sect couldn’t possibly be kept from the mountain gate.

A few days later, Ziyun’s Sound Transmission Shell suddenly sounded.

Only people of high status could contact her via this shell—the lowest would be someone like Tong Huan at the late Qi Cultivation stage—so she couldn’t afford to slack off.

"It’s a message from within the sect."

Once she saw what the message said, Ziyun was so startled she sprung up from her seat.

Even though the Sound Transmission Shell could only transmit voices, not images, the person’s identity on the other end was terrifyingly high. Even Fairy Yunxia would have to bow her head—let alone Ziyun herself.

The voice on the other end was gentle, first asking what Fairy Yunxia was doing, whether she encountered any difficulties, and told her to share if anything was wrong.

Ziyun answered all the questions, then said she’d pass the Sound Transmission Shell to Fairy Yunxia right away.

The other person laughed, "No need, no need—if she’s busy, then forget it. I just suddenly thought of Yunxia and wanted to check in."

"By the way, I heard there’s someone called Li Nangua. Is there some kind of grudge with the Cloud Mist Cave Mansion?"

Ziyun immediately felt the hairs on her neck stand up.

Thankfully, the other party didn’t press further, only saying that if there was no real grudge, they should just let her go.

She waited awhile, and when the other side went quiet, only then did Ziyun set down the Sound Transmission Shell and hurried to connect with someone else.

After learning that the other party still hadn’t intercepted Lu Chang’sheng and his companions, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "No need to wait anymore. Let it drop. I’ll explain the details to the Fairy myself right away."

"Alright then."

Putting down the Sound Transmission Shell, Ziyun wiped the fine sweat from her brow and thought secretly: Thank heavens nothing happened.

Otherwise, she genuinely didn’t know how she’d account for this to the mountain gate.

"Strange... How did those two get tangled up with sect higher-ups?"

Ziyun couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard she tried.

She’d investigated Lu Chang’sheng and Li Nangua’s backgrounds in detail. The biggest connection was simply Lu Chang’sheng in Platinum Immortal City having some faint ties to Master Baiyun.

But Fairy Yunxia stood behind Fuyun Mountain—she had no reason to fear Master Baiyun.

That was exactly why she’d dared, without Fairy Yunxia’s permission, to arrange for people to rough up Lu Chang’sheng on the road.

Ziyun immediately had the matter investigated. She’d assumed that if this involved the sect’s big players, it would be a nightmare to find anything. Unexpectedly, it took only half a day to figure out the cause.

"So that’s how it was!"

Once she saw the report from below, Ziyun’s face turned livid with rage.

She even felt a killing intent rise up, but she wasn’t stupid—she knew that if she actually acted against the Lu Chang’sheng couple, then Fairy Yunxia would be subject to the sect’s tribunal. With Yunxia’s strength, she might not suffer serious consequences, but Ziyun herself would be doomed.

Having served at Fairy Yunxia’s side for many years, Ziyun knew her nature well.

So she didn’t dare take the risk, and now felt more than a little regret.

That ambush had simply been planned by guessing at Fairy Yunxia’s temperament, hoping to win her favor.

And it worked perfectly.

After hearing about her arrangement, Fairy Yunxia was very pleased.

But things developing like this was something she’d never seen coming.

"Aren’t you worried that the Fairy will ignore all punishment and just annihilate you all?"

Ziyun’s face flickered between blue and white. Thinking back on Fairy Yunxia’s nature, it seemed she truly wouldn’t do such a thing.

Because—there was that man from Heaven-Burning Valley.

He was Fairy Yunxia’s weakness, the one thing that kept her in check. As long as that man lived, Fairy Yunxia would never allow her reputation to suffer fundamental ruin.

"Count yourselves damn lucky!"

Ziyun spat out viciously.

She decided not to get involved any further. Anyway, in a few decades, Li Nangua would be dead and gone.

To cultivators, time was both vague and precise.

Vague—because any given cultivation might take years. Precise—because they chased longevity, and were keenly aware of every passing year of their lifespan.

Chances were they’d never cross paths again.

But before long, Ziyun’s plan fell apart; Lu Chang’sheng’s whole family hadn’t left. Worse, they were still asking around almost every day which merchant guild would let them travel together.

This made Ziyun bristle with annoyance.

More and more merchant guilds were now talking about the matter. If things kept up, the reputation of Cloud Mist Cave Mansion—even Fuyun Mountain—would take a real hit.

The sect’s message was really a warning to stop before things got out of hand.

Thinking that, she couldn’t sit still—she turned into a swirl of spiritual light and left the Cloud Mist Cave Mansion.

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"Fellow Daoist, is there really no way to work this out? You won’t lose a single spirit stone from our deal," Lu Chang’sheng said sincerely, looking at the merchant guild leader in front of him.

The other man forced a dry laugh. "Our guild doesn’t have plans to travel to Platinum Immortal City any time soon."