Chapter 623: Testing
The two girls complained about Duan Qing for a long time before they finally let him go.
"By the way, aren't you a disciple of Qianlin Sect? Why are you here in the Xia clan?" Si Wen'an asked curiously.
Before Duan Qing could answer, his sister Si Wenjing teased him, "Sister, do you still believe that he is a disciple of Qianlin Sect? It has only been a short time, and he has already broken through to the late stage of the Questioning Heart Realm. I have never heard that there is such a genius in the Qianlin Sect!"
After Si Wenjing's reminder, sister Si Wen'an realized that Duan Qing's cultivation was actually in the late stage of the Questioning Heart Realm.
"Really! Great, it turns out that you have been deceiving my sister and me!" Si Wen'an was quite indignant.
"Bah! Liar!" Si Wenjing echoed.
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Then, the two sisters denounced Duan Qing again, and Duan Qing was speechless and could not interrupt at all.
After the two girls had said almost everything, Duan Qing finally had the opportunity to speak.
"Duan does have a connection with Qianlin Sect. I was unable to tell him the truth back then. I was helpless. Please forgive me, fellow Taoists! I came to Xia's house this time to find an old friend!" Duan Qing said helplessly.
Hearing Duan Qing say that he came to Xia's house to find someone, the two girls couldn't help but show curiosity.
"Who is Daoist Duan looking for?"
"My sister and I have some friendship with the Xia family. Maybe we can help Daoist Duan!"
The two girls asked Duan Qing enthusiastically and even offered to help, as if they had forgotten the previous unpleasantness.
"His name is Xiao Sheng, and he is in his prime. Do you have any impression of him?" Duan Qing said casually.
He seemed to say it casually, but he was observing the expressions of the two people carefully with the secret technique of observing faces.
The appearance of the two girls reminded him of someone.
That was the master of the two girls, Xia Jili!
Xia Jili also had the surname Xia. In addition, the two girls appeared in the Xia clan, so Duan Qing had every reason to suspect that Xia Jili was a member of the Xia clan.
Although Xia Jili is from the Holy Moon Sect, this does not mean that he is not a member of the Xia clan.
For example, Wu Ziyi, as a member of the Wu family, could also join the Five Elements Sect!
Moreover, the servant who went to investigate before only said that the Xia clan members in Manyue City had not been to Liuyue City in the past month, but did not say whether the Xia clan members outside Liuyue City had gone there.
As a member of the Holy Moon Sect, Xia Jili mostly stayed in the Holy Moon Sect all year round and was not under the control of the Xia family. It was reasonable that the Xia family did not know his whereabouts.
More importantly, Xia Jili wanted to kill him because of Wu Lan's matter but failed.
He must have had some grudges in his heart for letting him escape when he knew that he had the Suzaku Transformation technique.
If he were Xia Jili, knowing that he had offended a Shinto sect member, he would definitely worry about being retaliated.
Offending a Shinto sect member is no joke.
Therefore, if Xia Jili met Sheng'er in Liuyue City and learned about him from Sheng'er, it would be obvious what he would do.
He would certainly capture Sheng'er and use her as a bodyguard, just in case!
Of course, the possibility of such a thing happening is too small. How could Xia Jili meet Sheng'er in Liuyue City by chance in such a vast sea of people?
However, no matter how small the possibility is, it does not mean that it will not happen!
Xia Jili is very likely a member of the Xia family, and he also mentioned that his apprentice and Wu Lan are Taoist companions. From this point, it can be seen that he is at least connected with the Wu family.
Therefore, it is not surprising that he went to Liuyue City.
It was precisely considering this possibility that he deliberately tried to test the two sisters Si Wen'an to further verify his inference.
When the two girls heard Duan Qing mention the name of Xiao Sheng, they all said that they had never heard of this person.
"Xiao Sheng, I haven't heard of this person! Sister, have you heard of him?"
"No!"
"Who is this Xiao Sheng that you are looking for, fellow Daoist Duan?"
Duan Qing saw the reactions of the two girls very clearly. From the secret technique of face-reading that he had learned, the two girls did not lie.
"I'm just a junior of Duan! By the way, I haven't seen you for more than two years. I wonder how Senior Xia is doing now?" Duan Qing pretended to mention Xia Jili casually.
"That old guy is fine! He's almost breaking through to the spiritual realm!" Si Wen'an said casually.
"But since the old guy participated in the Qingjiang Boat Festival that year, he has become much more gloomy. I don't know why!" Si Wenjing added on the side.
"That's right, I don't know what happened. It was fine before, but in the past two years, that old guy has basically not talked to my two sisters!" Si Wen'an was a little depressed.
Hearing the two say this, Duan Qing knew that the old immortal Xia Jili did not tell Si Wen'an and her two sisters about his pursuit of him.
"Haha, is that so? I haven't seen you for many years. Duan misses Senior Xia very much. If there is a chance, Duan will definitely visit him!" Duan Qing said warmly.
"Haha, it's a deal. We came to Manyue City this time to help the old man get some things from Xia's house. If it's convenient for you, how about returning to Shengyue Sect with us?" Sister Si Wenjing's eyes lit up.
"Yes, yes! It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. Please consider it, Daoist Duan!" Si Wen'an was also very excited.
Duan Qing thought for a while and pretended to be embarrassed. "Duan has some things to do and will stay in Xia's house for a few days!"
"No problem, no problem, we will wait for Daoist Duan for a few days!"
"That's right, it's rare to meet Daoist Duan, so let the old man wait a few more days."
The two girls were very enthusiastic and expressed their willingness to wait for Duan Qing to go to Shengyue Sect together.
"In that case, I'll trouble you two Daoists!" Duan Qing smiled lightly.
"Haha, it's okay. Let's go and do what the old man told us to do first, and then we'll go find Daoist Fellow Duan to reminisce about the past."
"Daoist Fellow Duan, don't break your promise!"
"Goodbye, Daoist Fellows!"
Duan Qing watched the backs of Si Wen'an and her sister leaving, and the smile on his face gradually faded.
The reason why he took the initiative to say that he wanted to visit Xia Jili was naturally not just talk.
Based on his understanding of Si Wen'an and her sister, how could the two girls miss such a chatterbox who came to their doorstep? They would definitely try their best to invite him to Shengyue Sect.
This was exactly his purpose.
The Shengyue Sect was the second largest force in Yuezhou after all. There were many masters in the sect, and there must be a mountain protection formation. Although he had the secret technique of Bai Mengxing, it would be difficult for him to rashly enter the Shengyue Sect to investigate Sheng'er's news.
So in comparison, he felt that going to the Shengyue Sect openly and then looking for Sheng'er's whereabouts when the opportunity arose might be a feasible strategy at the moment.
It was just his unilateral speculation that Xia Jili had taken Sheng'er away, after all, and there was no evidence.
Sheng'er might have been rescued by someone else from the Xia family.
Considering this, he postponed his trip to the Holy Moon Sect for a few days, so that Xia Wushuang would have time to investigate whether Sheng'er was really rescued by the Xia family.
In fact, this was also the result he most expected.
If this were the case, things would be much simpler.