This matter concerned the internal strife of the Tianling Clan and even implicated an upper realm cultivator. The yellow-robed middle-aged man did not want to involve those two clans.
Their seven clans had always advanced and retreated together, which was how they had survived in the Sparrow Plume Pagoda Domain.
Logically, with their seven clans united, although there were only three Nascent Soul cultivators, they had other friends outside their seven clans.
Even if the Tianling Clan had three Nascent Soul cultivators of its own, besides Shuang Qingqing, they would not dare to act rashly against their side.
It was just that how many cultivators were willing to get into trouble? Just as the yellow-robed middle-aged man was quickly thinking about how to refuse, Shuang Qingqing had already stated her final request.
She just wanted to rescue an innocent Foundation Establishment junior cultivator!
In fact, this was also Shuang Qingqing's lowest requirement out of desperation. She knew that if she asked others to act as she had in "Gui Qu Lai Xi" before, Li Yan's favor might not necessarily be granted.
So she thought of settling for the next best thing. Without the other party having to act directly, she would see if the other party could agree to just rescuing a junior.
The yellow-robed middle-aged man had originally thought that as long as Shuang Qingqing opened her mouth to ask for help, he would immediately refuse. Upon hearing her words, he was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected the other party's request to be of this kind.
After a wry smile, he did not immediately agree. He thought for a while again and asked a rather puzzling question.
"Since the Grand Elder of your clan back then was already a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator, he could of course soul-search people without any harm."
"Why didn't he perform a soul-search on Bai Fengtian at that time? Wouldn't that be the simplest and most convenient method?"
This question he asked was very crucial. And the facts were indeed so. If Shuang Qingqing could not explain this question clearly, then she might be lying.
"According to the information I found, that Bai Fengtian was indeed called in by the Grand Elder for questioning alone. I think he must have been soul-searched."
"But what I want to say is that the matter of the clan's great change was sent over by Bai Fengtian himself, dragging his injured body. And the first person he saw was that Spirit Transformation cultivator of their Bai family!"
Shuang Qingqing did not explain further after saying this. Everyone present was a smart person and had already understood the meaning behind Shuang Qingqing's words.
There were two intentions for Bai Fengtian to personally deliver the message:
One was that if Shuang Tongguan and the others had really sneaked all the way there, he could act according to the situation. The injuries on his body were the best proof.
If no one had ambushed him, he couldn't have ended up in such a state within his own clan;
The second was that Bai Fengtian's memory had been tampered with, and the Grand Elder had not been able to find out.
And the person who had this ability must have been that Spirit Transformation cultivator of the Bai family. Only in this way could it be explained why it was possible that after Bai Fengtian was soul-searched by the Grand Elder, the truth could not be found out.
"Fellow Daoist Shuang, you only need us to step forward and rescue that junior?"
"Yes!"
The yellow-robed middle-aged man continued to be silent, and Shuang Qingqing did not urge him. For a time, the room was extremely quiet.
After about a few dozen breaths, the yellow-robed man finally looked at Shuang Qingqing again.
"There is actually still a problem with this matter. Even if this Bai Rou had known some things before, it is also possible that her memory was also tampered with by you!"
"However, from then on, she also truly knows nothing. Unless one day her cultivation reaches that level, only then might she be able to recover on her own."
"According to the agreement with little friend Zhang back then, I can notify fellow daoists 'Zhong Feng' and 'Shui Yue' about this matter. I think that if they can repay the favor to little friend Zhang, they would also be willing to do it."
The yellow-robed middle-aged man chuckled. His words were extremely beautiful. He paused for a moment.
"But apart from this matter, for any other reasons that might cause Shuang Fengyan and the others to act against you again, the strength of 'Zhong Feng' and 'Shui Yue' is still not as good as Bai Yihe's, so they will not help!"
"As long as Bai Rou can be rescued then, the rest of the matters will be handled by me!" A sharp light flashed in Shuang Qingqing's eyes, and she also spoke decisively.
Li Yan had been listening at the side and had not interjected a single word until now.
However, he was thinking about the outcome of Shuang Qingqing's trip. She herself had said that she had no evidence to prove her innocence.
Once she met Shuang Fengyan, the result could be really bad.
"Alright, since you two, little friend Zhang, have taken out this token, I will naturally pass this message to 'Zhong Feng' and 'Shui Yue'."
"It's just that they are still on the Tianlan Prairie. However, please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Shuang. They will definitely arrive at the Tianling Clan in half a month. What do you think, Fellow Daoist?"
Shuang Qingqing nodded. Since the matter was settled, she planned to leave with Li Yan and the other two.
A light flashed in the yellow-robed middle-aged man's eyes, and he suddenly said something that surprised both Li Yan and Zhao Min.
"Actually, if Fellow Daoist Shuang has any news about the nodes for ascending to the Immortal Spirit Realm, in exchange for such news, I think we would also be willing to act to protect you at a critical moment!"
The meaning in his words was that even he himself might act for the condition he mentioned.
Upon hearing this, Shuang Qingqing was first stunned, then gave a wry smile.
"Fellow Daoist Ting thinks too highly of this little lady. A suitable ascension node? I would want to exchange for it at a high price."
"Fellow Daoist, if you have such news next time, this little lady can also pay the corresponding price to obtain it."
"Those kinds of nodes are rare to begin with and are usually constantly eroded by the chaotic flow of space. An originally stable node will slowly disappear."
"One can only constantly search for new possible locations. I have also been searching all along!"
Shuang Qingqing felt that the other party was making an exorbitant demand. A suitable ascension node? She would want to find one too.
Li Yan and Zhao Min just listened silently at the side. The occasional information revealed in the conversation between Nascent Soul cultivators could benefit them greatly.
If you don't reach that level, there are many things you simply won't understand and won't be able to come into contact with.
After Shuang Qingqing had led Li Yan and Zhao Min out of the Giant Wood Clan, in a certain void, Shuang Qingqing finally stopped.
"In half a month, you will wait for Bai Rou at the location we mentioned before. You cannot intervene in the subsequent matters. You should not even come to the Giant Wood Clan again."
Li Yan's heart skipped a beat. He understood that Shuang Qingqing was also starting to be on guard against the Giant Wood Clan.
Shuang Qingqing wanted to find a helper, but she had no suitable person.
Now, none of these people were people she knew well, so she had to secretly guard against the other party.
It was just that things had reached this point, it was still worth a gamble. To bet that 'Zhong Feng' and 'Shui Yue' were not acquainted with Bai Yihe, then she would have a chance to rescue Bai Rou.
Even if the bet was wrong, the situation couldn't get any worse. It was still worth a gamble once.
There was another point, which was that she still knew something about 'Zhong Feng' and 'Shui Yue,' unlike the mysterious "Gui Qu Lai Xi."
"If Bai Rou doesn't come then, it means there has been a major change. You two should go as far away as you can. You must stay far away from the Sparrow Plume Pagoda Domain to prevent someone from secretly silencing you for fear of you spreading rumors!"
Shuang Qingqing said in a secret voice transmission.
What she regretted most now was bringing Bai Rou here, and it was only after her strong persuasion that Bai Rou had agreed.
Now she couldn't just abandon Bai Rou like this. In the depths of her heart, she had always been unwilling to accept her master's death.
Back then, her master was still trying her best to protect her even before she died.
And Shen Yuhuan had asked her to take Shuang Tongguan and Shuang Tongye with her to escape, but in the end, she had not accomplished a single thing.
This had left Shuang Qingqing with a thousand knots in her heart back on the Desolate Moon Continent. At that time, she had not yet lost her physical body, and all her memories were intact. She could only bury everything deep in her heart.
Originally, she had thought that after her cultivation reached the Late-stage Nascent Soul and she became a Grand Cultivator, she would have the ability to seek justice for her master after returning to the clan and would no longer be afraid of Bai Fengtian's obstruction.
Unfortunately, after the last great war with the Demon Clan, she was left with only a wisp of a remnant soul, barely surviving.
This time, she had unintentionally returned to the Tianling Clan based on some fragments of her memory, but it had turned into such a situation.
Now that things had come to this, even if she had to die, she had to take a gamble to save Bai Rou. Wasn't that Shuang Fengyan always looking for her? Then they should meet.
If she were already a Late-stage Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator now, then Bai Yihe would have the confidence to capture the other party.
Shuang Qingqing felt that she was very strong, but unfortunately, there was still a Third Elder in the Tianling Clan.
Although that person only listened to Shuang Fengyan, once she fought with Bai Yihe, he would definitely intervene.
Facing two Nascent Soul cultivators, although Shuang Qingqing was formidable, she definitely would not have the leisure to act and save people!
At the same time, in the thatched cottage in that hidden valley of the Giant Wood Clan, the yellow-robed middle-aged man was also thinking with his eyes lowered.
"Since Shuang Qingqing said that the background of Zhang Ming and his companion is very great, why didn't they go to their own sect for help, but came here to do such an uncertain thing?"
"Could it be that Shuang Qingqing was deliberately exaggerating the identity of Zhang Ming and his companion, or is it that the cultivator who once saved Shuang Qingqing, Zhang Ming's master, has a strange character and is not easy to ask for help..."
The yellow-robed middle-aged man was already doubting the truth of Shuang Qingqing's words. As an old monster who had lived for so long, how could he be easily fooled?
However, Shuang Qingqing also knew the tricks of the trade. She knew that it was impossible to completely deceive the other party, so she simply did not deliberately explain some of the loopholes in her words.
This made the yellow-robed middle-aged man suspicious, but he felt that there were too many suspicious points, so he was not sure.
The higher a cultivator's cultivation, the stranger their character. He himself was like this. Zhang Ming's master might be the kind of person who did not act according to common sense.
All his actions depended on his own whim. Although he had once saved Shuang Qingqing, it was possible that if he was displeased, he might turn against her in the next moment...
In a dim secret chamber, Bai Rou's eyes were filled with confusion and terror as she looked at the cold stone walls around her.
"A formation restriction has been set up here. They have imprisoned me..."
She had been inexplicably brought here by the clan's Second Elder. After asking her some strange questions, she had fainted.
When she woke up again, she found that she had been locked in this stone chamber. She tried to shout a few times, but there was no response at all.
Just now, when she wanted to push the door open and see for herself, she was knocked to the ground by a force. It took her a long while to get up.
The storage pouch on her body was also gone. Now, even if she wanted to send a voice transmission talisman to Shuang Qingqing, it was simply impossible. She didn't know why this had happened.
"I haven't broken any clan rules, and Master-Ancestor hasn't come yet. Could it be that something has happened to Master-Ancestor herself? Could it be related to the Tianling Clan?"
Bai Rou carefully recalled every single thing she had done recently but did not find that she had made any mistakes.
She didn't know how long she had been locked here, but when she was personally taken away by the Second Elder, she could feel that something was unusual.
She was very scared now, but she was very smart. From the fact that a Nascent Soul cultivator had personally taken her for questioning, she had already sensed that something might have happened to Shuang Qingqing.
Although those questions were strange, thinking back now, they were all about her master-ancestor.
"Master-Ancestor, where are you now?"
In the dim light, Bai Rou sat on the ground, her somewhat thin figure casting a long, slanted shadow...
Outside the Giant Wood Clan, after Shuang Qingqing had sorted things out again, she gave Li Yan and Zhao Min a few more instructions.
She then intended to wrap Li Yan and his companion and fly a little further away from the Giant Wood Clan before putting them down. She still had many things to prepare in the next few days.
"Senior, do you know about the situation of the 'Dark Spirit Demon Bat' clan?"