PDLP Chapter 260 Inquiry
Chapter 260 Inquiry
Now that things had come to this, even if everyone wanted to object, they could only look at the row of people surrounding Wei Ying and Lan Zhan: Lan Wenjing, Lan Qiren, five respected elders of the Lan family, Lin Yingsu, three highly skilled inner elders of the Lin family, Nie Changfeng who had been named, several elders of the Nie family, Wen Ruohan who had also been named, and sixteen elite members of the Wen family with fierce and sharp auras, as well as several members of the Wei family whose cultivation was equally mysterious and unknown!
Looking at the two main figures in the center, one with a bright smile and the other with a cold expression, although their expressions remained unchanged, the increasingly sluggish and imposing aura around them made everyone who was soberly aware of reality smile from the bottom of their hearts and quickly cut off any thoughts that should not have been in their minds. Well, just cut them off temporarily!
Then, the atmosphere froze strangely for a moment. But in no time, everyone quickly adjusted their mindset and strategy, and with smiles on their faces and calm demeanor, they found reasons to gracefully bow to Wei Ying and Lan Zhan's group, who had clearly issued an expulsion order, and then bid them farewell with their swords in a dignified manner!
The Xuanmen members dispersed extremely quickly, and in just seven or eight breaths, they all flew away from Wei Ying and the others' sight on their swords, leaving only Wei Ying's family, the Lan family, the Nie family, and the Wen family on the scene.
As for whether the various sects and independent cultivators who left so decisively had truly departed and were returning home, or whether they were still stubbornly spying from outside their sight, to be honest, Wei Ying and the others didn't care.
Wei Ying and Lan Zhan stood there calmly, letting Wen Ruohan, Nie Changfeng and others look them up and down and ponder. Lan Wenjing, Wei Chaoyan and others also kept silent in tacit understanding, giving the initiative and decision-making power to Wei Ying and Lan Zhan, although they did not understand why the two of them would expose themselves to the eyes of the entire cultivation world so openly when the time was not yet fully ripe.
After a long while, Wen Ruohan, Nie Changfeng, and the elders of the Wen and Nie families finally withdrew their scrutinizing gazes.
As the heads of their respective families, Wen Ruohan and Nie Changfeng did not want to be the first to express their opinions, so they had their shrewd subordinates probe the matter.
"Among the crowd I observed just now, there were several unfamiliar rogue cultivators. Although their auras were extremely well-concealed, and they appeared to be just ordinary rogue cultivators, a single glance gave me an unfathomable sense of threat. This shows that they are certainly not unknown figures among rogue cultivators. Perhaps the legendary peerless reclusive cultivator, Baoshan Sanren, is hiding among them. I wonder why Young Master Wei and Young Master Lin did not try to persuade him to stay and discuss the Dao? After all, the title of the number one person in the world is not for nothing!"
Among the elites behind Wen Ruohan, a middle-aged man with a refined face and a fierce aura that couldn't hide the wisdom in his eyes stepped forward, nodded, and asked a question that was not the same as the common topics of the Hundred Schools of Thought, but rather a strange and unrelated question.
The middle-aged man's question sent a shiver down everyone's spine. Good heavens! He truly lived up to his reputation as Wen Ruohan's trusted confidant; his intuition was incredibly sharp. Was he, or rather, was Wen Ruohan and the other ancient foxes of the Xuanmen sects suspecting or speculating about something?!
Wei Ying, Lan Zhan, and Qi Ye's eyes flickered slightly, and countless thoughts raced through their minds in an instant. However, they were all highly skilled at maintaining their composure, and no matter how many speculations they had in their hearts, they did not show any trace on their faces.
Wei Ying grinned brightly and charmingly: "Ah, senior, are you serious? That's such a pity! Tsk tsk tsk!"
Shaking his head, he complained with a mixture of regret and lingering fear: "That tribulation that lasted for three days and three nights was truly extremely dangerous. If it weren't for our extensive preparations beforehand and the bit of luck we had during the tribulation, we would probably have been nothing more than a lonely soul under the wrath of heaven, or rather, completely annihilated without even a trace of consciousness! That's why I'm still terrified, and in my dazed and scattered state of mind, I don't have the energy to observe anything unusual around me!"
"Haha, you flatter me, senior!"
The middle-aged man merely smiled and offered no comment on Wei Ying's seemingly sincere, innocent, and irrelevant answer. He had intended to probe further from the side, but his instinctive survival radar alerted him to his sect leader's growing impatience, so he regretfully abandoned his current plan.
The tone shifted abruptly, getting straight to the point: "Young Master Wei and Young Master Lin just mentioned that the Wen, Lan, and Nie clans need to work together to spread your insights throughout the world! In that case, shouldn't you first explain the ins and outs of this? Otherwise, we really don't know how to cooperate and assist you two!"
Wei Ying nodded: "Senior, and all seniors, please rest assured. Lin Yi and I are not people who speak carelessly. Now that we have formed an alliance with you, we will naturally be open and honest, and we have no intention of hiding anything or deceiving our allies."
"now that……"
"Wait, Young Master Wei!" Before Wei Ying could speak, a tall elder from the Nie clan, around forty years old with slightly graying temples, interrupted him, kindly reminding him, "Shouldn't we find a quiet place to talk? This is certainly not a good place to talk!"
Everyone understood; they were afraid that some of the departing people might have some strange means to eavesdrop on their conversation from a distance.
Wei Ying raised his eyebrows and said confidently and mysteriously, "Hehe, Senior is very thoughtful, but I am not unprepared either!"
"Oh? Then Young Master Wei..." several people asked curiously.
"Hehe!" Wei Ying snapped his fingers and tilted his head to look at Lan Zhan beside him. "Lin Yi, it's up to you now!"
Lan Zhan's eyes were filled with helplessness and doting. He raised his long, slender fingers, which were like fine, cold jade, and picked up a high-grade teleportation talisman (Wei Ying's improved version, which has the function of a teleportation portal). He input a little spiritual power to activate it and then flicked it into the air.
However, the teleportation talisman disappeared in the blink of an eye, replaced by a bronze gate wide enough for three people, suspended half a foot off the ground in the air.
Wei Ying smiled brightly, stepped forward, easily pushed open the bronze door, and said with his hands outstretched, "Please, seniors!"