Wu Yao's words shocked everyone, and they all looked at Liu Shaoge.
Liu Shaoge smiled. "Senior, I don't know what you're talking about."
Wu Yao sighed. "Stop pretending. Mu Shang went to Celestial Master Gu Yan and found out that he doesn't have a disciple named Yu Hao. He's never even heard of that name."
The Culinary God looked at Liu Shaoge. He wasn't Celestial Master Gu Yan's disciple?
Wait, what's wrong with this kid?
At that moment, he felt that something was amiss. There seemed to be a layer of hazy fog covering this kid's face.
It wasn't just the Culinary God; Xia Ziheng and the others had also noticed it.
The Mist Ancestor's Subtle ability made it difficult for a Half-Martial Ancestor to detect, but that didn't mean that it couldn't be detected. As long as a Half-Martial Ancestor looked carefully, they could still see the problem. They hadn't noticed it before because they hadn't thought in that direction.
With a wave of Sir Yu's hand, Liu Shaoge's disguise completely disappeared. He had been exposed.
Elsewhere, Lu Yin saw the Red Flower Garden, and the Mist Ancestor's voice sounded out at the same time. "That kid's disguise is gone in Shenwu Plane."
Had Liu Shaoge been exposed?
Lu Yin wasn't in the mood to think about that right now, and his eyes were fervently focused on the empty space in front of him. That was the place that Qing Chen had brought him to: the Red Flower Garden.
As he approached the empty space, Lu Yin's domain swept through the void as he shouted, "Who dares trespass in the Red Flower Garden?"
"Your grandfather." Lu Yin streaked through the void and raised a hand. Formless ripples spread out and collapsed the void, causing a beautiful red flower to appear in the void.
"How dare you!" An elder walked out and glared at Lu Yin. "You're courting death!" Countless meteors fell from the sky and replaced the dome of heaven. They were about to turn this entire world into a wasteland. This was an inner world, and this elder was a Half-Martial Ancestor.
The person guarding the Red Flower Garden was a Half-Martial Ancestor, which was not unexpected.
The Mist Ancestor walked out from beside him, and a white fog rapidly spread out, causing the meteors and everything in front of Lu Yin to turn into nothingness.
The elder's expression changed. "You- you!"
The Mist Ancestor smiled. "Kid, take a nap." A pure white palm ignored space itself and descended in front of the elder. With a light flick, the elder sent him crashing to the ground.
At this moment, Lu Yin had no time to pay attention to the Mist Ancestor's strength. He touched the red flower and entered the red garden, where he once again saw the red world.
The sky was filled with bewitching flowers. It was like a red rain, beautiful and boundless. The red flowers covered the sky, and below his feet was a bamboo forest path, with rivers and bridges. Everything looked so peaceful and comfortable.
"How beautiful," the Mist Ancestor praised.
This was his first time here, so he did not know who these lunatics were. He only knew that they were lunatics, one lunatic after another. Half-Ancestor Clear Dust had said that the most powerful lunatics in the universe were imprisoned here.
At that time, he looked at the madman at the bottom of the river and heard him say, "Don't be naughty, don't look at the old ancestor, copy the scripture a hundred times."
At that time, he saw the fat old woman squatting on the ground, chopping something with her arm. Her arm had already rotted, revealing the white bones. She said that it was almost done, and what else did she want to eat?
Fried Ice Fruit?
Grilled fish?
Her laughter was so hearty and happy.
At that time, he had heard her call out, "Young Mistress." She had clearly been sober, but Half-Ancestor Clear Dust had said that she was also a lunatic. However, that call of "Young Mistress" was so familiar that it made him want to cry.
Lu Yin walked towards the river, wanting to see the old man who had been sitting cross-legged. He did not remember these people, but he knew that they were his family, the family that he was most familiar with, yet also most unfamiliar with.
Humans.
Where were they?
Lu Yin walked to the river and stared at the bottom. Where were they?
Why were they gone?
He jumped into the river to search for the old man, but he could not find him. He was not there. Lu Yin's expression changed, and he hurriedly jumped out of the river and rushed into the depths of the red garden. He wanted to find the old woman, the little girl that he had seen along the way, and the lunatic who had called him "Young Mistress." But where were they?
Lu Yin searched like a madman as he walked across the red land, but he could not find a single person.
The Mist Ancestor followed beside him. "There's no need to look. There's no one."
Lu Yin's eyes turned red. "Impossible! They were clearly here. Where are they?
Where did they go? "
The Mist Ancestor looked around, and suddenly, she stared in a certain direction. A beautiful figure had walked out from that direction and was approaching Lu Yin step by step.
Lu Yin slowly turned around and looked at the beautiful figure. He saw a familiar gaze and a naturally beautiful face that was filled with holiness. She emitted a faint glow as she walked towards him step by step, her gaze never leaving his body in the slightest.
The Mist Ancestor was clearly standing beside him, and anyone who saw her would feel ashamed of their own inferiority. However, that figure did not even look at him once. She simply stared at Lu Yin with a gentle gaze that contained an indescribable emotion. "You're back."
A gentle voice sounded in Lu Yin's ear.
Lu Yin stared blankly at the woman who was approaching him. She was so beautiful, like a beautiful red flower. Her appearance could replace all the light in the world, and no one could take their eyes off of her. She was the center of the world.
Ever since he had stepped onto the path of cultivation, Lu Yin had never seen such a beautiful and flawless woman. Even the Mist Ancestor's temperament paled in comparison. This had nothing to do with cultivation; it was as if the entire world was just a backdrop that served as a foil to this woman's existence.
Lu Yin did not speak, and he simply watched as the woman approached him. She stopped very close to him, so close that he could smell her fragrance. That enchanting fragrance intoxicated him, but it was also familiar.
The woman slowly raised a hand and placed it on Lu Yin's face, caressing it. "You've matured. It looks like you've experienced a lot."
Lu Yin stared into her eyes, and then he suddenly raised a hand and grabbed her hand. His gaze was unprecedentedly cold. "Bai Xian 'er."
The Mist Ancestor stood to the side and looked at the two strangely.
No matter how one looked at it, they looked like lovers, but their gazes had nothing to do with lovers.
The woman seemed gentle, and she was also looking at Lu Yin. However, her gaze was empty, and she was not completely focused on Lu Yin. She was not looking at Lu Yin alone, but rather at the world around her. Her eyes were filled with arrogance and loftiness.
Lu Yin was even more direct, and his gaze could kill.
However, their actions were becoming more and more ambiguous.
"You're back." The woman smiled, appearing even more beautiful than before. The bewitching red flowers around them emitted a sweet fragrance, and they slowly rotated as if they were dancing.
Lu Yin's grip gradually tightened, as if he wanted to crush the object in his hand. "Where are they?"
The woman's eyes were smiling, and she did not seem to care about how much force Lu Yin used. It did not affect her in the slightest. "Are they here?"
"I'll ask you again: where are they?"
Lu Yin's tone was icy, and a savage look appeared in his eyes.
The woman sighed. "You've changed. You wouldn't have spoken to me like this in the past. You said that you would protect me for the rest of my life."
"Now, I want to protect them even more," Lu Yin said, emphasizing each word.
The woman's lips curled up.
"Then what should we do?
They might die. "
Lu Yin's pupils shrank, and his power manifested in his heart. The red world around him suddenly changed, turning into a universe of stars that twinkled. A powerful force tried to invade the woman's body, but her expression did not change. She even took a step forward. The two of them shuttled through the red garden, shattering the void as they spun. Their bodies were tinged with grey, and it looked as if they were dancing.
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold. He had already used the tyrannical power in his heart that could dissolve anything, and he had even used Reverse Step to try and destroy everything that Bai Xianer could do. However, Bai Xianer ignored Reverse Step, and Lu Yin could not understand what she was doing.
He knew that there was a huge gap between them. What he lacked wasn't just his memories, but also a period of time. Although that period of time was not very long, it was enough for people like them to change qualitatively.
He had not only attacked to test her, but also because the Fog Ancestor was nearby. He had a certain level of confidence.
However, Bai Xianer did not attack him. She merely nullified his power, and even her hand was grabbed by Lu Yin.
Suddenly, Bai Xianer closed her eyes and slowly leaned against Lu Yin's chest, hugging him. "Brother Xiaoxuan, do you hate me?"
Lu Yin looked at Bai Xianer, not knowing what to do for a moment. With his current strength, he was no threat to this woman.
Bai Xianer hugged Lu Yin as the two of them shuttled through the Red Garden. Ordinary people would not be able to see them clearly, but to the Fog Ancestor, their movements seemed to be slowed down by countless times. In order to prevent Bai Xianer from attacking them, the Fog Ancestor had used Micro to envelop the two of them, turning it into a floating ribbon. At this moment, it looked like a dance, a dance that belonged solely to Lu Xiaoxuan and Bai Xianer.
It was a dance that leapt through the Red Garden.
"Brother Xiaoxuan, you're too weak," Bai Xianer muttered to herself. Her hand that had been grabbed by Lu Yin broke free, and Lu Yin had no chance to resist at all. He was struck in the chest by Bai Xianer, and his body was sent flying.
Bai Xianer looked at Lu Yin with a smile. "They're the remnants of the Lu Family that were executed by Shenwu Plane. Weren't they the ones that you wanted to exchange for them?"
Lu Yin's face went pale. Bai Xianer knew that she knew everything. "Senior, trap her."
The Fog Ancestor acted, and a white fog wrapped around Bai Xianer with a serious expression.
In truth, she had never felt troubled by someone who was not even a Half-Ancestor. This woman had a strength that even she could not see through, and she could not understand.
Bai Xianer allowed the fog to wrap around her, and she looked at the Fog Ancestor for the first time with a smile. "Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, Senior Fog Ancestor."
Before the Fog Ancestor could say anything, Lu Yin charged out of the Red Garden. He had never thought that the remnants of the Lu Family that he had asked Xia Xing to exchange for would actually be from the Red Garden. This woman was too ruthless; if the people from the Red Garden died, then it would be his fault. He was the one who had caused their deaths, and they would be tortured for two months. The more he thought about it, the crazier he became, and he wanted nothing more than to kill Bai Xianer.
However, he knew that this was not realistic. Logic told him that Bai Xianer would not die so easily, even if the Fog Ancestor acted.
He did not know when he had been exposed, or how Bai Xianer had found out. He only knew that he had to rush to Shenwu Plane to save them and prevent them from being tortured.
Before he left the Red Garden, Lu Yin looked back, his eyes filled with murderous intent. Bai Xianer was still as beautiful as ever, and she had a faint smile on her face.
"Senior, please take me to Shenwu Plane as quickly as possible," Lu Yin requested with a solemn expression.
The Fog Ancestor waved a hand, and the white fog coiled around him and floated towards Shenwu Plane.