Ling Zhou was somewhat surprised. "Who?"
He had always stayed in Shen Qing's spiritual sea. Every move of Shen Qing and every plan she came up with couldn't escape Ling Zhou's eyes.
But just from the moment Lin Yibai appeared until now, how could Shen Qing come up with a series of plans in such a short period of time?
This was really beyond his expectation. First, she used Lin Yibai to lure out Ji Zhongming and seize the Soul-Locking Banner.
Then she guessed that Ji Zhongming would surely send his confidants to the dense forest to attack the mountain-protecting formation, so she sent the Phantom Bell and the Nether Wolf to persuade them to defect.
Now she had even helped him seize Ji Zhongming's body, allowing him to move freely. However, just when he thought Shen Qing's plan had ended there, Shen Qing told him that she had already thought of the next step.
How could he not be surprised?
Seeing that all the irrelevant people around had been cleared away, Shen Qing was just about to ask Li Xian to bring out Ban Fenghe when she heard Shen Chuyun's voice.
"Shen Qing, why didn't you tell me... that you were so tortured by Father and Mother? Your life in Xiaolin Village was actually so difficult."
"If you had told me..."
"If I had told you, I would only have been laughed at as a useless person by you. What on earth do you want to do, Shen Chuyun? I neither need your pity nor your guilt. Originally, my feelings for you were only out of blood relation. Now we're not even real siblings. Why do you need to act so pretentiously in front of me?"
Shen Chuyun's body was already injured. His face pale, he covered his chest and staggered back a few steps, almost falling to the ground.
He didn't know why, but when he saw Shen Qing again, he couldn't help but want to go up and talk to her. Even though Shen Qing was cold to him, he felt it was enough.
After he regained his senses, he clearly felt that his Dao heart was a bit unstable.
The memories of his past life and what he had done in this life made him doubt himself. What on earth had he done?
Now seeing Shen Qing looking disgusted, a sharp pain came from his dantian.
Seeing Pei Xuanjing and He Yu walking over, and just as they were about to speak, Shen Qing stopped them first.
"Can you stop talking to me? I know you've awakened your memories from that time. Then you should also know that all I want is to stay away from you.
"But you just have to keep appearing in front of me again and again. Do you really have to hear me say that I forgive you? Then please also understand me. I really can't say it."
Shen Qing's face was as cold as frost. She turned away in disgust, not wanting to look at them anymore.
Pei Xuanjing and He Yu glanced at each other, suppressing the urge to speak, and directly dragged Shen Chuyun away.
Not wanting any irrelevant people to come and disturb them again, Shen Qing told Hong Chaoyang to keep an eye on the three of them and make sure they returned to the front mountain.
Master Honghua walked up to Shen Qing and handed her a storage bag. "There are some talismans and pills in it. It's what you deserve. Don't decline."
After thanking Master Honghua, Shen Qing opened the storage bag. Inside were the resources allotted to a direct disciple. But Master Honghua had also added some rare pills and talismans for her, and even stuffed a dozen or so body-protecting magical tools.
But it was the master's sincere care, so Shen Qing didn't decline.
Master Honghua came in front of Ling Zhou and looked at him with a complicated expression. "I'm really not used to seeing you like this."
A forced smile appeared on Ling Zhou's lips. "Not only you, Uncle, but I'm also not very used to it."
Master Honghua sighed. "I didn't expect that we would have to part again right after we met. After you were taken away, I really regretted not stopping the Main Divine Hall back then. It made your life and death uncertain. Now that you've finally come back, but I still..."
Couldn't keep you.
Ling Zhou knew what Master Honghua was worried about, but he couldn't stop because of this.
He had lost a part of his memory. He had to get his own body back to recall it.
Moreover, he couldn't always live under Ji Zhongming's identity. He was Ling Zhou, a member of the Ling family in Guangfu and a disciple of Qingyun Sword Sect. He had his own identity.
"Uncle, don't be sad. Now that we've come this far, we can't turn back. I hope that the next time we meet, I'll appear in front of you as Ling Zhou."
Tears welled up in Master Honghua's eyes. Holding back the pain in his heart, he gave Ling Zhou a few instructions and then left.
He knew that he had more important things to do now. As for the matters of the Demon Realm, Yu Xuzi had instructed him in the letter to trust Shen Qing absolutely.
Since that was the case, he would let Shen Qing do it. If it failed, there was still the Qingyun Sword Sect behind Shen Qing. He, the sect master, would be Shen Qing's strongest backing.
Seeing that there were finally only a few of them left around, Shen Qing still carefully turned her head and looked around twice before finally relaxing.
"Li Xian, bring out Ban Fenghe and the system."
"Okay."
When Ban Fenghe was brought out, Li Xian had already set up more than a dozen barriers nearby to ensure that Ban Fenghe's whereabouts wouldn't be discovered by the people from the Main Divine Hall.
Ban Fenghe was sealed in Li Xian's talisman. She still maintained the state when she was sealed, but when she was released again, her face was a bit distorted.
"Shen Qing, what kind of crazy system did you give me? I've been arguing with it inside. It kept saying that I'm a little useless person. I said it's a big useless one, and it even called me ugly!!
"Tell me, am I really ugly?!"
Xue Ling looked at Ban Fenghe with her disheveled hair. Her once pitiful face now had the pale blue of a zombie. He half-closed his eyes and said in disgust, "You're really not that good-looking."
Ban Fenghe exploded instantly. "You bald donkey! What are you talking nonsense about?!"
Xue Ling shrugged. Being called a bald donkey was an ordinary thing for him. He was already used to it.
Ban Fenghe was about to keep complaining, but was suppressed by Shen Qing with a strong hand.
"Tell the system to come out. I have something to talk to it about."
Ban Fenghe closed her eyes angrily, her pupils slightly turning upwards.
Although she didn't say a word, Shen Qing knew that she was communicating with the system in her mind.
A moment later, Ban Fenghe's already somewhat terrifying face became ferocious. A light dot slowly emerged from the top of her head.
When it saw Ji Zhongming, the system flickered excitedly twice. "Demon Lord! Dammit! Why is Ji Zhongming here?"
Shen Qing asked tentatively, "Do you know him?"
The system now had a sense of admiration for Shen Qing. As the soul of a dragon, except for Han Ze, no one had ever made him feel such a strong sense of defeat.
So it answered all of Shen Qing's questions. "Of course I know him. He's always hanging out with that Lin or Bai guy.
"By the way! Are you guys in the same group?!!
"Ji Zhongming, you've hidden so deep. I underestimated you. Just tell me what you want to do. I'll cooperate."
Shen Qing's face remained calm, but she was already thinking about something else in her heart.
Ji Zhongming's soul had been replaced by Ling Zhou, but the system didn't notice. Since that was the case, the fact that Ji Zhongming had a new soul might be kept from the Main Divine Hall.