My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

Ruan Chayan looked at Su Xiaochun, who was looking bored outside the silence array, and said, "I don't know what's going on with this Su Xiaochun."

If he were a disciple of Taibai Pavilion, having been by our side for so long, he should have already found an opportunity to spread the news of our presence here, right?

If he really is just an ordinary cultivator, I can't figure out what he's after. If we can't shake him off after we get out, are we really going to go to the Light Ruins Secret Realm with him?

Luo Hanying glanced at Su Xiaochun with disgust and said viciously, "If you ask me, nothing we say will work on this kind of shameless person. Let's just beat him up and leave him here."

Ruan Chayan was amused by Luo Hanying's words and actions: "If it really doesn't make sense, then let's just do it this way."

The sight of Luo Hanying emerging from the Silent Formation made Su Xiaochun sense an even stronger malice. Ruan Chayan asked him what his plans were for the future.

Su Xiaochun still maintained that he was used to being idle and that cultivation was not something that could be achieved overnight. Since he had made these two friends, he naturally wanted to act with them.

Luo Hanying felt she'd heard these words so many times she was sick of them. She stepped forward and grabbed Su Xiaochun by the collar, warning him, "Why are you bothering us?! Tell me now!!"

If you don't tell the truth, I'll break your legs!

Ruan Chayan stood behind Luo Hanying in a defensive posture, in case Su Xiaochun suddenly turned on them and caught them off guard.

Su Xiaochun raised his hands to indicate that he meant no harm. He smiled wryly and said, "Alright, actually I do have something I want to trouble you with, but I don't dare to make my request rashly. That's why I wanted to stay by your side and try to get closer to you before I say anything."

After all that talk, she still hadn't clearly stated her purpose. Luo Hanying wouldn't budge an inch: "What is it? Speak quickly!"

Su Xiaochun looked at her collar, which had been crumpled from being grabbed, and asked good-naturedly, "Could we find a quiet place so I can explain it slowly?"

Luo Hanying's expression was tense.

Ruan Chayan reassured him, "Don't worry, he's only at the Golden Core stage. Let's just follow him and see what tricks he's up to."

Su Xiaochun then took Ruan Luo and the other two to an inn. He spent spirit stones to book a room. After the three of them entered, they activated the array to prevent spying. Only then did Su Xiaochun sit down and state his request.

"I received a fan a couple of days ago, named Qinglan."

As Su Xiaochun spoke, he took out a folding fan and handed it to Luo Hanying. He continued, "This is a magic artifact, but it has been imbued with Confucian magic."

I'm unfamiliar with Confucian cultivation; I wonder if Fellow Daoist Zhang San can break this curse?

Luo Hanying tried it, and sure enough, she couldn't open the folding fan. Upon hearing this, she pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "A Confucian scholar?! What use is a Confucian scholar's stuff to me? I'm not a Confucian scholar!"

Su Xiaochun smiled and said, "Alright, Fellow Daoist Han, Fellow Daoist Yan, after our brief encounter outside the Desolate God Mountain and everything that has happened today, do you still refuse to believe that I am a good person?"

Luo Hanying immediately stood up: "When did you recognize me?!"

Ruan Chayan calmly sat down and asked, "Could it be that Fellow Daoist Su has been following us the whole time?"

"Now that Fellow Daoist Su has already revealed our identities, you might as well show some sincerity. Otherwise, how can we sisters trust you?"

Su Xiaochun then stood up and bowed, saying, "I did not mean to follow behind you two fellow Daoists; it just so happens that we are going the same way."

He smiled and said, "However, if you two fellow Daoists are sincere, then I have no choice but to comply."

This Azure Mist Fan is a pseudo-immortal artifact that I found in the Desolate God Mountain. It was originally a magic weapon of a Confucian cultivator, but he perished, and the fan has been sealed away ever since.

That day I saw two fellow Daoists being chased by disciples of Taibai Pavilion. Fellow Daoist Han's move was so impressive that it made me think that he might have a clue about sealing Fellow Daoist Han.

"Today, I humbly request Fellow Daoist Han to break the spell above and make the Azure Mist Fan work for me."

The hollow vines of Wild God Mountain also benefited from the Azure Mist Fan, which is why they possessed such a terrifying ability to control an entire mountain.

The hollow vine coiled around the corpse of the dead Confucian scholar, absorbing his flesh and blood. Thus, the Azure Mist Fan sensed its master's presence on the hollow vine. Although it was sealed, it was willing to be driven by the vine to a certain extent.

The reason why Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying were able to escape unscathed from the Desolate God Mountain that day was partly due to the fact that the Qinglan Fan was taken away, which weakened the Hollow Vine's abilities.

"You're only at the Golden Core stage, how did you manage to snatch the fan from the Hollow Vine, who's at the Nascent Soul stage?"

When Ruan Chayan heard Su Xiaochun say that he obtained the Azure Fan from the Desolate God Mountain and that he had not seen any companions with him, she became suspicious and distrustful.

Su Xiaochun smiled mysteriously: "This is my secret. I hope Fellow Daoist Yan will forgive me for not being able to tell you."

"Let's not even talk about whether I can break the sealing spell above."

We've only met twice and have no prior relationship. Shouldn't you do something to win me over?

Luo Hanying looked directly at Su Xiaochun, sizing her up and down, trying to guess what tempting offer the other party would make.

He, a Golden Core cultivator, was able to see through their disguises and find the Azure Fan in the Desolate God Mountain. He must have some treasure on him, right?

Su Xiaochun hadn't expected Luo Hanying to be so blunt. He chuckled and said, "If Fellow Daoist Han knew what I was going to do with the Azure Mist Fan, perhaps you wouldn't have asked me for payment."

Luo Hanying chuckled: "What do you mean?"

Luo Hanying shouted directly in her mind: ["No way, this scumbag! Is he trying to get something for nothing? He's so stingy yet so confident. Is he alright?"]

Su Xiaochun spoke with righteous indignation: "The reason I risked my life to obtain the Azure Mist Fan was to deal with Demon Lord Huaiwei."

The infamous Demon Lord Huaiwei is well-known, and you've probably heard of him.

He now intends to collude with Taibai Pavilion, plunging Canglan Realm into misery. How can I allow him to harm the common people for his own selfish desires?!

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying exchanged a glance, their lips twitching wildly. They wanted to laugh but dared not, afraid of ruining the current atmosphere.

Putting aside the fact that Su Xiaochun's Golden Core Realm cultivation is nothing compared to Huaiwei Demon Lord's Void Refinement Realm cultivation, his explanation alone is full of loopholes.

Ruan Chayan said with a sigh, "I don't think Demon Lord Huaiwei is that kind of person."

He chased Zhou Lihong from the Central Plains to the Western Plains, and rescued us without asking for anything in return, patiently telling us about Zhou Lihong. How could he possibly collude with Taibai Pavilion now?

And didn't his aunt, that demon queen, and the little princess disappear?

Their disappearance might be because of Taibai Pavilion and Canghai Realm. How could he possibly be doing bad things with those people under such circumstances?

"That's true. I also feel that although he's the Demon Lord, he doesn't seem to have done anything to wrong the cultivation world."

Luo Hanying had overheard about the Demon Lord Huaiwei by chance. "I have never heard of the Demon Lord slaughtering innocent people, whether they are cultivators or mortals."

His title of Demon Lord seems to have been earned by the demon race itself.

Such a... uh, demon? monster? He doesn't seem to pose any threat to the Canglan Realm, so why would Su Xiaochun want to deal with him?

The unique stance of Demon Lord Huaiwei and his mysterious, unpredictable behavior have always been a topic of much discussion in the cultivation world.