"Heh."
Si Qing felt that, from a certain perspective, his sister was a peculiar one, always finding new excuses to hide her true identity.
Though, each of those excuses eventually became the very reason her identity was exposed.
Thinking of this, Si Qing couldn't help but ask Qi Yu, "Sister, your many hidden identities only prove your capabilities and how awesome you are. Why do you insist on hiding them? I truly don't understand."
"You wouldn't understand that feeling, how to describe it?" Qi Yu pondered for a moment, then offered an analogy: "It's like when everyone is discussing how powerful and mysterious 'so-and-so' Pavilion Master is, and you *are* that Pavilion Master. You wear a knowing smile, while everyone else is drunk, you alone are sober. Don't you think that's incredibly satisfying?"
"...Sister, you really do have a way with words." Si Qing imagined the scene and suddenly felt it was quite appealing. If, in his past life as a general, he had always concealed his identity and appearance, then sprung a surprise reveal on everyone, it would have been incredibly exhilarating.
Qi Yu nudged him with her elbow. "See? That's why those identities can't be revealed directly. It would be too boring. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. We need to get ready to depart. I just remembered, I think I set up that assassination camp in the mortal realm."
"The two of us can go there now, and it'll be a good opportunity to check on Chi Shangming and Wang Lanqing."
Chi Shangming and Wang Lanqing had been cultivating in mortal immortal sects for some time.
Given their cultivation speed, they should have at least passed the Golden Core stage by now.
If they could quickly reach the Nascent Soul stage, they could be directly recruited into the South Sea.
Si Qing hummed in acknowledgment. "Should we inform Father?"
"It's not convenient to mention this, is it? One night is enough time. If we told them, how would we explain the assassination camp?" Qi Yu would go to any lengths to hide her identities.
Si Qing had no objections, but he couldn't help but remind her, "If things are exposed later and Father and Mother decide to settle accounts, you can't implicate me. You must take full responsibility for your own crime of sneaking out to play."
Qi Yu readily agreed.
However, the more she agreed, the more vigilant Si Qing became.
This was because Qi Yu was exceptionally skilled at acting cute.
When she acted cute, previous plans often fell apart, and then the trouble would shift from both of them to just him.
Qi Yu grabbed Si Qing and they ran outside.
They hadn't gone far when they bumped into Chen Xi, who was absorbing moonlight outside.
"Oh, not sleeping late at night, where are you two sneaking off to?" Chen Xi asked them with a smile.
Qi Yu and Si Qing exchanged glances. After a moment of consideration, they decided to be upfront.
Upon hearing their explanation, Chen Xi's expression turned serious. "Jing Xiu's personality has indeed changed drastically. Not to mention anything else, just looking at how he's become dumber, the possibility of possession is quite high."
"Right? But we can't just act rashly." Qi Yu finished speaking and then covertly glanced at Chen Xi. "Speaking of which, do you have to abide by those Dragon Clan rules? If you personally went in and pulled out the foreign soul possessing Jing Xiu, would that be considered a violation? And if it is, would anyone dare to punish you?"
Chen Xi looked up at Qi Yu. "Hmm... I'll defer that question for now. Qi Yu, let me ask you, if I weren't here, where were you two planning to go?"
Qi Yu froze, then her face flushed with embarrassment.
She had just told Chen Xi about Jing Xiu possibly being possessed, but she hadn't mentioned her plan to go to the assassination camp.