After entering the mansion, Duan Ling Tian and Liu Yun arrived at the front courtyard. The front courtyard was very vast. Apart from having all kinds of vegetation, there was also a pond with fishes in it. If one walked on the pebbled lane, one would discover a pergola situated at the end of it. In the middle of the pergola, there was a stone table surrounded by three stools.
"Senior Brother Liu Yun, please take a seat." Duan Ling Tian and Liu Yun walked into the pergola. After motioning to Liu Yun to sit, Duan Ling Tian sat down as well.
"Junior Brother Ling Tian, what is it you want to ask me?" Liu Yun asked without beating around the bush as soon as they were seated.
"Senior Brother Liu Yun, although I've just arrived at the Saint Land not too long ago, I heard a rumor a few days ago. I'm very curious about this matter. If you know anything about it, I hope you can enlighten me, Senior Brother Liu Yun," Duan Ling Tian said solemnly.
"Don't worry, Junior Brother Ling Tian. As long as it's something I know, I'll tell you everything I know without any reservations!" Liu Yun said solemnly and sincerely.
Although Liu Yun knew Duan Ling Tian only possessed a yellow Innate Spiritual Root and his future achievements might not surpa.s.s his, he had acknowledged Duan Ling Tian as a friend due to his cousin and after spending time with him.
Naturally, there was also another reason he acknowledged Duan Ling Tian. He had an intuition that Duan Ling Tian's accomplishment would not stop here. However, it was still just an intuition. He found it hard to believe since Duan Ling Tian only possessed a yellow Innate Spiritual Root. Even then, it did not change the way he treated Duan Ling Tian.
"I feel rest a.s.sured now that I have your words, Senior Brother Liu Yun." Duan Ling Tian smiled before his expression turned solemn. "Senior Brother Liu Yun, the other day, I heard a few Saint Land elite disciples discussing in secret that some Saint Girl or something has been imprisoned. What are they talking about?"
Liu Yun's expression changed immediately as soon as he heard Duan Ling Tian's words. After he looked at their surroundings warily, he said in a lowered voice, "Junior Brother Ling Tian, it's fine to talk about the Saint Girl of the Fire Wors.h.i.+p Sect between us. However, you shouldn't say anything about this outside. If the Enforcement Hall catches wind of it, you'll definitely be severely punished since the Enforcement Hall has prohibited us from talking about the Saint Girl." Liu Yun's expression was grave as he warned Duan Ling Tian.
"I can see that. Otherwise, those few elite disciples wouldn't have been so secretive when they spoke about this." Duan Ling Tian smiled nonchalantly. "Don't worry, Senior Brother Liu Yun. You're the only one I've spoken to about this. I'm just curious about the Saint Girl of our Fire Wors.h.i.+p Sect. Previously, I thought I knew the sect quite well. However, I've never heard of the sect having a Saint Girl before," Duan Ling Tian replied.
He did not dare to tell Liu Yun the truth. It was not because he did not trust Liu Yun, but it was a serious matter and he did not want to implicate Liu Yun in this matter.
For this reason, he could only cautiously inquire about the matter regarding Ke'er.
"To be honest, I don't know much about the matter regarding the Saint Girl as well. What I know, I've also heard from the people around me," Liu Yun answered, "Rumor has it that several dozens of years ago, a Saint Girl was selected by our Fire Wors.h.i.+p Sect when she was born. However, due to some unknown reason, that Saint Girl disappeared. It was only until a few years back that the Saint Girl was found and brought back to our Fire Wors.h.i.+p Sect. The person who found her is Senior Sister Ru Yan!".
"Senior Sister Ru Yan?" Duan Ling Tian showed a stunned expression. He was certain Senior Sister Ru Yan must Chi Mei who had taken Ke'er away at that time. It was that person who claimed to be Ke'er's elder sister. Duan Ling Tian still remembered Chi Mei's appearance was identical to Ke'er.
'I wonder if Chi Mei has discovered my presence now that my name has spread in the Fire Wors.h.i.+p Sect,' Duan Ling Tian thought to himself as his eyes flashed coldly when he thought of Chi Mei.
At that time, Duan Ling Tian had been naive. He did not think Chi Mei would harm Ke'er after taking her away since she was Ke'er's twin sister.
'Chi Mei is such a ruthless person! To think she would even push her own twin sister into the fire pit!' The moment Duan Ling Tian thought about this, a flame of fury rose in his heart.
"It's normal for you not to know who Senior Sister Ru Yan is since you've only arrived in the Saint Land," Liu Yun continued to say, "Senior Sister Ru Yan's full name is Gan Ru Yan. Just like us, she's a true disciple as well. However, she's ranked 7th on the True Ranking and ranked 951st on the Supreme Saint Ranking!" A hint of respect could be seen in his eyes when he spoke.
Duan Ling Tian gained a deeper understanding of Chi Mei when he heard this. As it turned out, Chi Mei's real name was Gan Ru Yan. Moreover, she was also a top-rated genius in the Fire Wors.h.i.+p Sect's Saint Land.
"Not only that, but Senior Sister Ru Yan is also one of the rare geniuses in our Fire Wors.h.i.+p Sect's Saint Land. Her master is Guardian Qing Huo, one of the three great Guardians of the Fire Wors.h.i.+p Sect!" Liu Yun continued.
Upon hearing that, Duan Ling Tian could not help but feel shocked. He did not expect Ke'er's sister to possess an indigo Innate Spiritual Root and was also the direct disciple of a Fire Wors.h.i.+p Sect's Guardian.
'No wonder she'd push her own younger sister to the fire pit! As it turns out, she's the direct disciple of the Fire Wors.h.i.+p Sect's Guardian! She must have wanted to take credit by sacrificing her own sister!' Duan Ling Tian was stunned by the fact that Ke'er's sister possessed an indigo Innate Spiritual Root, but the flame of fury in his heart grew into a wildfire the more he thought about it.
"Most importantly, it's said that Senior Sister Ru Yan is the twin sister of the Saint Girl!" When Liu Yun said this, Duan Ling Tian imperceptibly narrowed his eyes as he pretended to look surprised.
"Twin sister? Even then, she still decided to push her own sister into the fire pit? It seems like this Senior Sister Ru Yan is a cold-blooded person," Duan Ling Tian said contemptuously.
"Junior Brother Ling Tian, you've misunderstood Senior Sister Ru Yan." Liu Yun shook his head.
"Misunderstood?" Duan Ling Tian frowned. "Senior Brother Liu Yun, didn't you say the Saint Girl was found and brought back to the Fire Wors.h.i.+p Sect by Senior Sister Ru Yan? Now that the Saint Girl is imprisoned in the Enforcement Hall, don't tell me it's not her fault?"
"Of course not!" Liu Yun shook his head. Duan Ling Tian's frown deepened before Liu Yun continued to explain, "Rumor has it that after Senior Sister Ru Yan brought the Saint Girl back, she had hidden her in her residence. It was after two or three years, that this matter was discovered by Wen Yan. After Wen Yan discovered Senior Sister Ru Yan was secretly hiding the Saint Girl, she reported it to the Enforcement Hall. Due to this reason, Senior Sister Ru Yan, the Saint Girl, and the Saint Girl's daughter who's slightly over two years old are taken away by Enforcement Hall and are imprisoned there until now." Liu Yun's voice sounded contemptuous when he mentioned Wen Yan.