After the playfulness, Jiang Zhiyun whispered in Shen Qing's ear, "I've brought out the person you wanted. When do you want to meet her?"
Shen Qing was a bit surprised. "Did you finish the interrogation so quickly? Is the person okay?"
Jiang Zhiyun glanced at Qing Qing. "Qing Qing carried out the interrogation herself. She used some medicine. It won't have any negative impact on the person."
The two's whispered conversation was overheard by Qing Qing. Qing Qing said helplessly, "Next time, you can go farther away to talk. It's impossible for me not to hear you at such a close distance."
With that, Qing Qing turned around and walked back. "I'll have Banfenghe brought here. Shen Qing, ask whatever you want to ask."
"I also have something to ask her."
After entering the house, Li Xian had already tidied up the table and brewed four cups of tea.
He was leisurely holding a cup and sipping the tea, his eyes half - closed, looking like a lazy cat.
"You're really at ease."
Qing Qing sat down unceremoniously, picked up the teacup on the table and took a light sniff. A fresh aroma wafted into her nose.
The next second, Qing Qing's face changed drastically. She glared at Li Xian. "Li Xian, did you pull out the last Dewdrop Spiritual Herb in my yard?!"
Li Xian calmly took another sip and commented, "It's a pity that this spiritual herb hasn't grown for long enough. The effect isn't that good. Just make do with it."
Qing Qing was furious. "You're being picky!"
Jiang Zhiyun came over, pressed Qing Qing back into her seat and said, "It's just a Dewdrop Spiritual Herb. If it's drunk, just plant another one. You're now the master of All - Things Growth. You can have as many Dewdrop Spiritual Herbs as you want."
Shen Qing also gave Li Xian a disgruntled look. "Taking and using things, can't you say something nice?"
With Jiang Zhiyun and Shen Qing's intervention, the two finally calmed down.
Qing Qing covered her chest. Since she had just recovered, her body was still not well. Some parts still ached.
Seeing this, Li Xian also stopped drinking tea.
"Are you okay? We haven't had a chance to talk since you woke up," Shen Qing asked worriedly.
Qing Qing shook her head and gave Shen Qing a reassuring look. "I'm fine. After all, the injury was so serious. It will definitely take time to recover. All - Things Growth consumed too much energy. I can feel that it's sleeping in my body."
Qing Qing pulled down her collar a bit. Only then did Shen Qing and Li Xian notice that there was a small green sprout - like pattern on the left side of Qing Qing's chest.
"I found this on my chest after I woke up. It represents All - Things Growth."
After Shen Qing asked Qing Qing a few more questions about All - Things Growth, a disciple brought Banfenghe in.
Banfenghe's cultivation had been abolished. Her face was pale. She knelt on the ground weakly. The gorgeous clothes and headdresses on her had been taken off. She looked rather disheveled.
"Banfenghe, do you still recognize this set of clothes on you?"
There was hatred in Jiang Zhiyun's eyes. She gritted her teeth and stared at Banfenghe.
Banfenghe forced a smile with difficulty. The pain in her body made her gasp. "I... naturally recognize it. I was wearing this set of clothes when I came to the Green Wood Sect."
"The Green Wood Sect has treated you well. If you had kept a proper attitude, we wouldn't have rejected you. Why did you choose to hurt Qing Qing to achieve your own goals?"
Jiang Zhiyun was very angry. She didn't even dare to recall the scene of Qing Qing's "death" now for fear that she would kill Banfenghe.
Banfenghe sneered. "Treated me well? Hahaha, how ridiculous!"
"You all say that you've treated me well, but who really cares about my life or death?!"
Shen Qing spoke up. "What happened to you in the Main God's Hall?"
Banfenghe paused. Fear gradually appeared in her eyes as she remembered her current situation.
She knelt in front of Qing Qing and kowtowed hard. Blood oozed from her already swollen forehead.
"Qing Qing, no... Sect Master, I beg you. Don't expel me from the Green Wood Sect. I'll die if I go back."
Qing Qing had a cold face. She hadn't forgotten how she had become like this, so it was really hard for her to feel sympathetic towards Banfenghe's plea.
"Answer the questions properly."
She didn't say whether Banfenghe could stay or not. She just asked Banfenghe to answer Shen Qing's questions.
But Banfenghe just kept crying and showed no sign of opening her mouth.
Jiang Zhiyun's patience was quickly exhausted. If it weren't for Shen Qing wanting to know more about the Main God's Hall from Banfenghe's mouth, she would have attacked long ago. How could she have allowed Banfenghe to appear in front of Qing Qing?
Qing Qing whispered something in Shen Qing's ear. Shen Qing hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
"Banfenghe, raise your head." Qing Qing said in a cold voice.
Banfenghe slowly raised her head, showing a face full of tears. But no one present felt the slightest bit of pity for her.
A beam of light quickly shot into Banfenghe's forehead. Suddenly, Banfenghe's expression froze.
"This is the seed of the Soul Herb. It can grow quickly in the spiritual sea. Just ask whatever you want to know."
Seeing Banfenghe staring blankly, Shen Qing tried to ask a question first. "Are you the biological daughter of Qing Dai?"
Banfenghe replied blankly, "Yes, I'm the daughter of Qing Dai, the former sect master of the Green Wood Sect, and Ban Qiushan, a guard of the Main God's Hall."
Shen Qing was surprised. She didn't expect the Soul Herb to be so useful.
Qing Qing pursed her lips tightly, turned her eyes away and stared at the teacup in her hand.
Jiang Zhiyun and Li Xian glanced at each other, with surprise in their eyes.
Maybe only Shen Qing didn't know here that the Soul Herb was a spiritual object that could take root in a person's spiritual sea. It controlled the words and deeds of a cultivator through the spiritual sea and would cause irreversible damage to the cultivator.
The longer a cultivator was controlled, the more seriously their spiritual sea would be damaged. They might even become idiots in the end.
After Qing Qing woke up, there were still some changes in her.
Li Xian stared at Qing Qing intently. When he saw the slight tremor of her hand holding the teacup, Li Xian lowered his head and smiled.
People can't always be so kind, but there will always be someone who isn't completely evil.
Shen Qing didn't know what the three were thinking. She was thinking about what to ask.
To verify whether there was a spell restriction on Banfenghe, Shen Qing directly asked, "What happened to you in the Main God's Hall? Why are you so resistant to going back?"
After waiting for a while, Banfenghe still looked blank. Her mouth was half - open, but she didn't say a word.
Shen Qing frowned. It seemed that this restriction was more powerful than expected. Even Qing Qing's Soul Herb couldn't easily get the information.
But Qing Qing stood up, walked in front of Banfenghe and wondered, "Is there a restriction on her? What kind of restriction is it so powerful that even the Soul Herb can't make her talk?"
Shen Qing said a bit regretfully, "It's a pity. I thought I could get some information."
Qing Qing turned her back to Shen Qing and asked in a deep voice with an unclear emotion, "Shen Qing, is the information you want very important?"
Shen Qing was a bit confused but nodded and replied, "Yes."
The information about the inside of the Main God's Hall must be very useful.
Li Xian and Jiang Zhiyun stared at Qing Qing's back. When they saw Qing Qing raise her hand, Li Xian slightly raised his eyebrows, while Jiang Zhiyun nervously turned her eyes away.