"Shen Qing, what's wrong with you?"
Li Xian lowered her head and looked at Shen Qing in confusion. They had been chatting just fine, but suddenly Shen Qing seemed to be startled and became vigilant all of a sudden.
This aura was extremely cold. She had only felt such an aura from Han Ze.
Shen Qing let out a cold laugh and said, "There's a dangerous uninvited guest in the sect. I really can't be happy about it."
Seeing this, Li Xian also became vigilant.
The person who could make Shen Qing feel tricky must be hard to deal with.
"Li Xian, you've met this person before. In the forbidden area of the Beast Taming Sect, do you still remember?"
Li Xian immediately recalled that strange man with dragon horns on his head. Coupled with the increasingly cold temperature around, the memories slowly came back.
"Why is he here!"
Shen Qing shook her head. "I don't know. Let's go in and meet him."
After saying that, Shen Qing walked into the small courtyard without hesitation. She didn't know the purpose of Han Ze's sudden visit, and secretly worried about the people in the sect.
Han Ze's strength was unfathomable. He was also a prophet of the Main Divine Hall, with extremely deep schemes. As long as he wanted to, perhaps the Qingyun Sword Sect would be destroyed in an instant. Such a person was a terrifying existence, whether as an opponent or a friend.
Just one Immortal Huiyan from the Main Divine Hall had put the entire Qingyun Sword Sect on high alert. If they were to go head - to - head with the Main Divine Hall directly, it would be like an egg hitting a rock.
As they walked into the yard, the temperature suddenly dropped. Shen Qing and Li Xian could both exhale white air from their mouths.
Han Ze was meditating in the yard. The ground beneath him had already formed a thick layer of ice.
The dragon horns on his head had disappeared. His long white hair was tied up. Without the oppressive feeling when they first met, he seemed to have a touch of youthful air when they met again.
That ordinary moon - white robe had no hidden patterns, but it looked extremely valuable on Han Ze, full of nobility.
Han Ze sensed Shen Qing and Li Xian. The corners of his mouth twitched upwards. He seemed to be in a very good mood.
But different from Han Ze's joy, Shen Qing and Li Xian only felt that the visitor was ill - intentioned.
"You've come to my Qingyun Sword Sect and stayed for such a long time. What on earth do you want?"
Shen Qing got straight to the point. She didn't want to say a single extra word to Han Ze.
Han Ze slowly opened his eyes. His pupils were still as clear and white as ever, but the smile in his eyes didn't reach the bottom, making people feel extremely cold.
Han Ze stood up and smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes, but his eyes didn't look at Shen Qing. Instead, they were fixed on the Silent Breath Sword behind Li Xian.
The Silent Breath Sword trembled a few times behind Li Xian when it sensed that it was being stared at.
Han Ze let out a soft laugh. His thin lips parted slightly. "It seems that you've been to the Merman Palace."
Shen Qing wasn't surprised at all by Han Ze's words. After all, it seemed that there were informants of the Main Divine Hall everywhere in the Nine Wastelands Continent.
Moreover, Han Ze had the title of prophet. It wasn't strange for him to know her every word and deed.
"So what if we have?"
"Han Ze, was it you who instigated the patriarch of the merman clan to mix the blood of fierce beasts with that of his own people back then!" Shen Qing questioned sternly.
Han Ze raised his eyebrows and didn't mean to hide it.
"It was me. However, this was all a matter of mutual consent. How can it be called... instigation?"
Han Ze smiled carelessly, as if he didn't care about the lives of the merman clan at all.
His actions made Li Xian's breathing become heavier, and her fists gradually clenched.
Shen Qing also felt extremely angry. "What good did it do you to destroy the merman clan? Could it be that you just wanted to deceive the mermen from the Merman Palace and sacrifice them to the Demon Race?"
The smile on Han Ze's lips remained unchanged, but when he looked at Shen Qing, there was something unfathomable in his eyes.
"The merman clan and the human race have had a deep grudge for a long time. They asked for my help. I only asked them to pay a small price. Since they agreed, it means they expected to sacrifice their lives.
"Besides, whether they die on the battlefield or on the sacrificial altar, the end result is the same. Why be so particular about the process?
"Shen Qing, don't you think that in this world, only your own life is the most important? You've been reborn. Do you still want to get involved in other people's fates?"
Han Ze seemed to be implying something. Shen Qing felt as if all her secrets had been seen through by Han Ze, including the secret that she had been reborn once.
Li Xian only thought that what Han Ze said was about Shen Qing leaving the Forget - Sorrow Peak and didn't think much about it.
But when it came to the merman clan, Li Xian couldn't hold back any longer. "The mermen just wanted to protect themselves. Why did they end up like this!"
Han Ze shifted his gaze to Li Xian, as if he was looking at a perfect work.
"Li Xian, you already know your identity, don't you?"
"Li Yuan traded his life with me to save the merman clan and got you born. It can be said that I was the one who made your birth possible. You are my perfect work."
The hidden pride in Han Ze's tone was a kind of overbearing arrogance as if everything was under his control.
And everything that Shen Qing and Li Xian cared about seemed insignificant in Han Ze's eyes.
Li Xian gritted her teeth. "What are you talking nonsense about!"
Shen Qing tugged at Li Xian's sleeve, trying to make her calm down.
"You didn't come here just to chat with us. We want a truth, but you say some ambiguous words to provoke us. What on earth do you want?"
Han Ze raised his eyebrows and didn't comment on Shen Qing's words.
"I came here just to warn you. All the plans of the Main Divine Hall have their own deep meanings. You two are unexpected people. I don't want you to disrupt my arrangements.
"That will trouble me."
Han Ze tilted his head and made a troubled gesture, but the smile on his lips carried a strong warning.
"Do you mean that you don't want us to stop you from releasing the demonic beasts in the mortal world?"
"But I'm sorry to disappoint you. The alliance of sects is imminent. We will definitely stop you. The mortal world is not a place for you to stir up trouble. If you treat human lives like grass, the Heavenly Dao will not spare you!"
Shen Qing's words were resounding, and her eyes were full of determination.
Han Ze looked at Shen Qing and shook his head imperceptibly. "Shen Qing, you still know too little."
"If you were me, you definitely wouldn't stop me. On the contrary, you would surely support my decision."
Seeing that Shen Qing wanted to retort, Han Ze raised his hand to stop her.
He originally wanted to say it later, but he couldn't hold back. He was too eager to know Shen Qing's expression when she learned the truth.
He wanted to see Shen Qing struggling in despair and sinking in pain just like him.
Only in this way would he feel happy.
So, with a meaningful smile, Han Ze slowly said, "Shen Qing, sometimes I even wonder if you're a fool.
"The spiritual bones and ice spiritual roots on you are not things that ordinary cultivators can have. How come you never suspected that ordinary and low - class couple in Xiaolin Village.
"How could they give birth to someone like you."