"What? Gu Changsheng is Nangong Yunshao's master, and you don't trust him?" Ye Kunlun said sarcastically upon hearing Nangong Lie's words.
Nangong Lie was unfazed by Ye Kunlun's mockery.
He replied calmly, "When the eldest left home back then, Gu Changsheng was part of the reason. He never really took a liking to Gu Changsheng, but unfortunately, Gu Changsheng is Yunshao's master."
"Furthermore, I've recently felt that Gu Changsheng has been deliberately avoiding the Nangong family."
Ye Kunlun inwardly sneered. Gu Changsheng had taken the Spirit Breaking Pill but hadn't handed it over to the Nangong family, so of course, he would avoid Nangong Lie.
However, Ye Kunlun didn't mention this matter. It was also not appropriate to cause a rift between the Nangong family and Gu Changsheng.
After all, he had just found a breakthrough with Gu Changsheng.
"I will meet Nangong Yunshao at the Qintian Tower tomorrow. I'll talk to her about Gu Changsheng then."
After speaking, Ye Kunlun was about to leave again.
"Don't be in such a hurry," Nangong Lie said, seeing that Ye Kunlun didn't want to stay at the Nangong residence for a single moment. He was somewhat speechless. "Do you dislike our Nangong family this much?"
Ye Kunlun expressed his displeasure. "I didn't get the Wordless Book. If I hadn't restrained myself from dismantling your Nangong residence, that would have been polite enough."
"There's also another matter."
Nangong Lie quickly stepped forward two paces to catch up with Ye Kunlun. "Do you know about the Yellow Springs Secret Realm?"
Ye Kunlun looked at Nangong Lie in surprise. He hadn't expected that Nangong Lie, as the patriarch of a Seven Clans family, who usually cared about worldly affairs, would mention the Yellow Springs Secret Realm.
Nangong Lie could tell from Ye Kunlun's expression that he definitely knew about the Yellow Springs Secret Realm.
He hurriedly added, "Can you persuade Yunshao not to go to the Yellow Springs Secret Realm?"
Ye Kunlun frowned, not quite understanding what Nangong Lie meant.
"Nangong Lie, my engagement with Nangong Yunshao has been annulled. You want me to persuade her? Are you senile?"
"Besides, she is a member of your Nangong family. As her grandfather, why don't you persuade her yourself? You want me, an outsider, to intervene? Do you think she will listen?"
"Thirdly, why don't you want her to go to the Yellow Springs Secret Realm? Have you heard anything?"
The third point was what Ye Kunlun cared about the most.
He had overheard Gu Changsheng's conversation with a mysterious middle-aged man, which suggested that the person behind the scenes was targeting Nangong Yunshao and Changsun Qingwan.
And it was also related to the Yellow Springs Secret Realm.
Nangong Lie's mentioning the Yellow Springs Secret Realm and Nangong Yunshao at this moment made it difficult for Ye Kunlun not to suspect that Nangong Lie knew something.
Nangong Lie's expression was a little complex. After thinking for a moment, he replied to Ye Kunlun, "You might laugh when I tell you this."
"A few days ago, I ran into a fortune-telling Taoist priest who said the Yellow Springs Secret Realm is a place one should not go."
"At first, I thought he was talking nonsense, and besides, I didn't understand him."
"Later, he mentioned Yunshao's residual soul body, that she must not enter the Yellow Springs, and only then did I realize he wasn't spouting nonsense."
"After all, not many people know about Yunshao's situation."
After hearing Nangong Lie's words, the figure of Taoist Mu Mu inexplicably appeared in Ye Kunlun's mind.
He asked, "What did that Taoist priest look like?"
"He was about this tall, very thin, and was constantly fiddling with three copper coins in his hand," Nangong Lie replied.
"It really is him!" Ye Kunlun was certain that the person was Taoist Mu Mu.
Taoist Mu Mu's encounter with Nangong Lie was no coincidence; he had deliberately come to remind Nangong Lie.
Ye Kunlun always felt an unfathomable sense about Taoist Mu Mu, but fortunately, the man harbored no ill will towards him.
Since the words were spoken by Taoist Mu Mu, Ye Kunlun had to take them seriously.
Nangong Lie was taken aback, not expecting Ye Kunlun to know Taoist Mu Mu. "You know him? Then..."
Ye Kunlun did not answer Nangong Lie.
Taoist Mu Mu's reminder to Nangong Lie meant that he must know something, perhaps even who the hidden enemy was.
It seemed that he would need to have a good talk with him the next time he saw him.
"Let's talk about this later!"
With that, Ye Kunlun left without looking back.
Nangong Lie watched Ye Kunlun's figure disappear, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
"Alas."
Nangong Lie sighed, "If that old Taoist priest hadn't told me to befriend Ye Kunlun, how would I have been led around by this brat..."
If Ye Kunlun were present, he would have been speechless upon hearing this.
How had he been quietly embraced as a powerful ally?
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The next morning, Ye Kunlun headed straight for the Qintian Tower.
Shortly after he left, Tang Zhuozhuo arrived, only to find him gone. She had no choice but to call Ye Kunlun.
"Ye Kunlun, where did you go?"
"Qintian Tower," Ye Kunlun replied.
"I have something to discuss with you. After you're done with your business at Qintian Tower, come find me at the Yi Xiu Teahouse nearby."
With that, Tang Zhuozhuo hung up the phone.
Ye Kunlun also happened to want to ask Tang Zhuozhuo about the Tang family's Wordless Book.
"Interesting."
At this moment, Ye Kunlun sensed a presence locking onto him, and it had been following him all the way to Qintian Tower.
Ye Kunlun pretended to be oblivious, wanting to see what the other party's intentions were.
Soon, Ye Kunlun arrived at the Qintian Tower.
"Haha, it's good to see Mr. Ye again."
Xu Zhenzi greeted Ye Kunlun with a smile, looking at him fawningly.
Ye Kunlun smiled and said, "It's only been a few days, but Senior Immortal Xu's cultivation seems to have improved again."
Xu Zhenzi knew that his cultivation hadn't improved at all, and that Ye Kunlun was teasing him.
He chuckled awkwardly and quickly said, "Mr. Ye, please come upstairs. Junior Sister Yunshao has been waiting for you."
"Where is the Tower Master Gu?" Ye Kunlun asked casually.
"My master has been in seclusion for two days and we don't know when he will come out," Xu Zhenzi replied with a smile.
Ye Kunlun inwardly sneered repeatedly. If he hadn't seen Gu Changsheng on the Antique Street yesterday, he would have actually believed Xu Zhenzi's words.
Ye Kunlun went directly upstairs and found Nangong Yunshao on the sixth floor.
Her complexion was much better than the last time he saw her, clearly indicating that the effect of the Star Soul Jade had fully manifested.
"I thought you weren't coming."
Nangong Yunshao looked at Ye Kunlun as he ascended and spoke with a lukewarm tone.
"The Wordless Book of your Nangong family was stolen. Do you know about this?" Ye Kunlun asked Nangong Yunshao casually, looking at her with a calm expression.
Nangong Yunshao nodded. "I actually knew about it long ago, so I'm quite happy that you didn't get it."
"I saved your life, and this is how you speak to your savior?"
Ye Kunlun said as he walked up to Nangong Yunshao, his gaze sharpening slightly. "Or do you think I'm a bit too good-tempered sometimes and won't hold it against you?"
Nangong Yunshao avoided Ye Kunlun's gaze.
She always felt that Ye Kunlun's gaze could see through her thoughts. This feeling had been present since she first met Ye Kunlun.
"I was just joking with you."
Nangong Yunshao turned and walked towards the window, looking out at the distant scenery, and continued, "The Wordless Book I know of is in the Yellow Springs Secret Realm."