Chapter 284: Confess Everything
Inside the cabin, Shen Qingwu sat slumped on the floor, his clothes soaked in cold sweat.
Li Hanzhou's icy gaze and Bai Li's sly smile made him understand that he had no way to escape.
Furthermore, the two faintly visible, tower-like figures at the door made him subconsciously tighten his sphincter. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, there was always some space in the middle.
It seemed to be telling him that once some things have happened, they can never be undone.
"I... I'll talk." His voice trembled, his fingers unconsciously twisting the corner of his clothes. "I was originally an adopted son of the Shen family..."
He spoke intermittently, starting from his life story of the substitute child, to how he framed the true direct descendant of the Shen family.
Then, how he entered the Tianyun Sect, framed and designed the Holy Son of the Tianyun Sect, and finally how he obtained a formula from the Heavenly Demon Supreme Being, refined a disguise pill, and infiltrated the Immortal Spirit.
He even recounted the grudge with Xiao Yun in full detail.
Finally, Shen Qingwu sat slumped on the bed, trembling as he took out the Xuantian Guishu Book, which was covered in blood-colored patterns, from his robes. He held it with both hands and offered it to Li Hanzhou.
The pages trembled slightly in his hands, as if still unwilling, but in the end, they could not break free.
"Take it..." His voice was hoarse, the last glimmer in his eyes fading away. "I... no longer need it."
Li Hanzhou took the book. His fingertip lightly traced the cover, and the blood-colored patterns were instantly suppressed by a clear light, falling completely silent.
Stepping out of the cabin, the night breeze brushed against his face. Bai Li stretched, her graceful figure unfolding under the moonlight.
She turned to look at the two disciples behind her who were dressed in the attire of the Immortal Spirit Guard—these were the true envoys sent by the Holy Land to the Black Iron Sect.
"Thank you for your cooperation, two senior brothers~" She blinked playfully. "I'll treat you to the fruits of Immortal Spirit City when we get back."
The two disciples couldn't help but chuckle. One of them smiled and said, "Junior Sister Bai's strategy was truly ingenious. You even managed to root out the person hidden behind the scenes."
On the other side, the brothers Shi Gang and Shi Lie walked over, their faces pale.
Shi Gang scratched his head, a rare hint of embarrassment appearing on his bronze-colored face. "Fairy Bai, my brother and I this time..."
"There's no need for you two to be concerned, Senior Brothers." Bai Li wagged her tail, a cunning light flashing in her eyes. "You have rendered a great service."
Shi Lie shook his head with a bitter smile: "That Junior Brother Shen..."
He hesitated, then finally patted his senior brother's shoulder.
Shi Gang took a deep breath and suddenly said with a serious expression: "If the Immortal Spirit is willing to spare his life..."
A rare blush appeared on his rugged face. "Please be sure to inform our Black Iron Sect."
Bai Li was first taken aback, then covered her mouth and chuckled softly, her tail wagging happily. "Definitely, definitely~"
...
Bai Li suddenly remembered something, her ears twitching lightly. She turned to the Shi brothers with a smile: "By the way, this flying shuttle is also a gift for your Black Iron Sect."
The two brothers were first stunned, then overjoyed.
Shi Gang's bronze face flushed red, his thick arms waving excitedly: "Th-this, how can we accept!"
Though he said this, he was already eagerly caressing the carved railings of the shuttle, his eyes shining with a look of treasured possession.
Shi Lie was even muttering to himself: "This is a place full of beautiful memories..."
Watching this scene, the corner of Li Hanzhou's mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.
He turned and handed the sealed Xuantian Guishu Book to Bai Li, saying in a deep voice: "I cannot see through this book for now, but I have already applied several seals."
His deep gaze swept over the cover, now devoid of its blood color. "I'll have to trouble you, Junior Sister Bai, to handle it."
At this point, this usually serious Outer Sect Elder rarely showed a hint of a smile: "After all, this can be considered your spoils of war."
Bai Li took the ancient book with both hands, her tail wagging happily: "Thank you, Senior Brother Li~"
She stored the book in her sleeve and suddenly leaped onto the ship's railing, "Then I'll be off now!"
Before her voice faded, she had already leaped from the shuttle as lightly as a feather.
The night wind caught her robes, and her snow-white tail drew a graceful arc under the moonlight, disappearing into the sea of clouds in the blink of an eye.
Li Hanzhou watched the direction she left, shaking his head helplessly.
As he turned, his black robe swept a sharp arc across the deck.
He had more important matters to attend to—taking Shen Qingwu back to the Outer Sect to further verify the things he had confessed.
As for the Heavenly Demon Supreme Being, an existence that even needed to wait for a Profound Realm cultivator to be in a weakened state to connect with, he wasn't concerned for now. Once they returned to the Immortal Spirit, there would be plenty of ways to force it to reveal itself.
...
Immortal Spirit Valley—
"I'm back~"
Bai Li landed lightly on the ground, her tail wagging cheerfully behind her.
She put her hands on her hips and shouted loudly into the valley, her crisp voice echoing in the spirit-mist-shrouded valley.
Although it was already evening, Chen Xingcai and Xiao Ling'er quickly rushed over at the sound, their faces full of anticipation.
Chen Xingcai's black hair fluttered in the wind, her eyes sparkling with curiosity: "How did it go? Did the plan succeed?"
Bai Li proudly lifted her head, her fluffy ears twitching with pride: "Of course, when this young lady makes a move, how could there be any chance of failure!" She mysteriously took out a crystal-clear jade slip from her sleeve and waved it in front of the two, "Not only that, but I also recorded the entire process in here."
She squinted her eyes slyly, revealing a fox-like mischievous grin: "You two... want to have a look?"
Chen Xingcai's smile suddenly froze on her face. As intelligent as she was, she had already guessed seven or eight-tenths of the contents of the jade slip from Bai Li's plan.
She asked hesitantly: "You... you've already watched it?"
Bai Li's ears twitched unconsciously, but she still puffed out her chest: "Of-of course I've watched it! What's the big deal!"
Xiao Ling'er's eyes widened, her aloof mask completely shattered: "You really watched it?!"
Her voice rose an octave, and she subconsciously took half a step back.
"Yeah." Bai Li said, puzzled: "So do you two want to watch it together—"
The two exchanged a look and shook their heads in unison: "No."
"Why not!" Bai Li puffed up her cheeks aggrievedly, her tail drooping, "This is a rare spoil of war!"
Chen Xingcai sighed, holding her forehead: "Of course, it's because it would pollute our eyes..."
Xiao Ling'er suddenly sighed, looking at Bai Li with pitying eyes: "By the way, Bai Li."
"Hmm?"
Xiao Ling'er took two more steps back, putting some distance between them: "Stay a little further away from us..."
She paused, then added: "You're dirty now."
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