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Chapter 2438 - 2458: It’s your good fortune that the Ancestral Master has taken a liking to you!

Chapter 2438: Chapter 2458: It’s your good fortune that the Ancestral Master has taken a liking to you!

Shang Wenyin’s expression changed, and she protested, "I’ve already agreed to go back with you, you can’t do this..."

The old man’s expression turned grim, "We’ve waited here for so long just to see who exactly is colluding with you. If we don’t get results, the Sect Master will surely blame me. What do you think is easier for me, killing a mortal as easily as stepping on an ant, or going back to face the Sect Master’s reproach?"

Shang Wenyin’s face showed a struggle, "She has nothing to do with me, she just helped me find a house..."

The old man sneered, "Aren’t you compassionate and grateful? Fine, if you don’t talk, not only that old woman, but everyone who has met you or spoken with you today will have to die. I will make sure they die before your eyes to see if you can live with your conscience!"

Shang Wenyin’s complexion turned pale with anger as she scolded, "Shameless!"

The old man coldly said, "You can choose not to speak. After all, they are just ants; dead is dead."

Shang Wenyin clenched her teeth and stared fiercely at the old man, her gaze blazing with fury, while the old man remained unmoved and met her gaze with a cold laugh.

Several seconds later, the old man raised his hand and slowly began, "It seems you’re not as kind-hearted as you imagine..."

"Wait!"

Shang Wenyin shouted, facing the old man’s indifferent gaze and said helplessly, "The Holy Son of the Sea God Sect, Shangguan Wenyin."

The old man’s expression shifted slightly and he lowered his hand, "Why would he help you? Does he have feelings for you?"

Shang Wenyin shook her head, "Friend."

The Young Man nearby couldn’t help but interject, "A friend? Which man would have no intentions towards you and be just a friend?"

Shang Wenyin calmly replied, "We teamed up during an adventure in a Secret Realm once and fought together. At that time, I helped him. He said he owed me a favor. I sent him a message, asking for his help to escape."

The Young Man sneered, "Why didn’t you escape on your own?"

Shang Wenyin answered, "I can’t fight, or else you would be able to sense it. I’m alone, and it’s inconvenient for me to travel, which makes it easy for accidents to occur. I don’t want any accidents..."

As she spoke, a bitter smile appeared on Shang Wenyin’s face, "I thought I had been careful enough, yet I never expected that you had found me already... How did you find me?"

The old man let out a cold laugh, "The Sect Master had long noticed your change of heart, so he resorted to a little trick. Don’t say you’re still on Xinghe Island, even if you ran to the Ends of the Earth, we would find you."

Shang Wenyin frowned and after pondering for a moment, she reached up to her head to pull out a hairpin, looked at it, and snapped it in half. Instantly, a gleam of Guanghua burst forth and swiftly dissipated in midair.

Shang Wenyin’s complexion turned rather unsightly, "She was bought by you as well?"

The old man answered in a tranquil tone, "She is a disciple of the Guixu Sect. When the Sect Master commands, shouldn’t she comply? Do you think everyone is like you, disregarding Sect rules and fleeing when they wish to?"

Shang Wenyin retorted coldly, "Why do you think I fled? Don’t you know the reason? If you were in my shoes, could you accept it?"

The old man fell silent for two seconds, "The Ancestral Master took a fancy to you, which is your good fortune. If you had agreed, from then on, you’d have soared to great heights with endless resources for cultivation..."

Shang Wenyin sneered, "I already refer to him as ’Ancestral Master,’ yet he desires to cultivate with me as partners, making me his Daoist couple. Does he have no shame? Does the Guixu Sect have no shame?"

The old man was clearly unable to answer this question and diverted the topic, "Is there really nothing between you and Shangguan Wenyin?"

Shang Wenyin scoffed, "What, you’ve been waiting here for so long, wanting to capture the person coming to meet me, because you’re worried I have a secret affair with someone? Planning to catch and kill them to make me give up, or use them as a bargaining chip to threaten me and force me to agree to your demands?"

The old man frowned, "You just need to answer, is there or is there not?"

"There isn’t."

Shang Wenyin said coldly, "I just asked for his help. After all, the Sea God Sect has followers all over the Northern Sea, and as their Saint Child, sending someone to fetch me shouldn’t be difficult. That’s all there is to it."

The old man breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Guixu Sect is powerful, it clearly isn’t a match for the Sea God Sect. Shangguan Wenyin, being the Holy Son of the Sea God Sect, has a distinguished status and isn’t someone they can kill or capture at will.

If Shang Wenyin had a secret affair with Shangguan Wenyin, then the matter would have been complicated. Even if they took Shang Wenyin back by force, making her agree to be with the Ancestral Master, what would they do if Shangguan Wenyin came to cause trouble and seek justice later?

Now that Shang Wenyin herself had denied any secret affair, the issue became much simpler to handle.

It was merely a matter of a favor, which they would think of a way to repay later, nothing to do with personal relationships.

"All right, you can go back and tell the Sect Master the same thing."

The old man didn’t continue to trouble Shang Wenyin, considering her special status. If she agreed, her status within the Sect would rise dramatically. If she managed to keep the Ancestral Master happy, who would dare to provoke her?

Offending her severely now might provoke her to seek revenge via the Ancestral Master’s hand later.

At this moment, Shang Wenyin’s heart felt dead inside. She knew that once she was taken back, whether she agreed or not, she would lose her freedom forever.

She had indeed oversimplified things. With the Ancestral Master eyeing her, how could he let her escape easily?