From a malicious point of view, Shen Wang was happy to see this woman regretful, but with the strength he now displayed, on par with hers, Han Wan'Er probably wouldn't regret much.

The most crucial thing is that this woman is sneaky, clearly having come secretly.

Shen Wang showed a playful expression, pretending not to know, and waited quietly.

Half a stick of incense later, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in." Shen Wang wanted to see what this woman was up to.

Han Wan'Er, dressed in black, walked in. Her eyes were bright, her face delicate. She closed the door, looked at Shen Wang sitting on the bed, and was momentarily dazed, as if she had returned to the past.

Unfortunately, at this moment, the two of them had nothing to do with each other. After some deliberation, she said, "The Shen family in Xi Province should be safer than here. Why did you come back?"

"Why can't I come?" Shen Wang looked at Han Wan'Er. "Did my presence affect you in any way?"

"No, it's more dangerous here."

Han Wan'Er shook her head and, after a moment of silence, said, "You came back alone, where's the child?"

"Since you abandoned her, why ask about her?" Shen Wang's gaze turned cold.

Han Wan'Er's eyes turned red. "I let her down, but I had no choice back then."

"You just thought you had no choice. Now she has no connection to you and doesn't want to see you, so there's no need to ask further."

Shen Wang said coldly.

Water mist appeared in Han Wan'Er's eyes as she looked at Shen Wang. "You must hate me a lot."

"At first a little, but not anymore. After all, I'm not short of women."

Shen Wang regained his composure.

Han Wan'Er stepped closer, biting her lip. "When you were crippled, leaving you was the best choice. At least that way, you still had someone in the Celestial Travel Sect. When the child grows up, I'll find a way to get her into the sect too."

"Are you consoling yourself?"

Shen Wang mocked. "All these years, you've never even gone to see your daughter once."

Han Wan'Er sighed. "I was afraid I wouldn't be able to let go when I saw her."

"Enough of that. What are you here for today? Surely it can't be to rekindle old feelings?"

Shen Wang said impatiently. This woman had been making excuses since she walked in, and he wasn't interested in listening to more.

"I hope you leave as soon as possible. While the demon beasts haven't completely overtaken Yun Province, there's still a chance to leave."

Han Wan'Er said, "Also, don't mention anything about the child to anyone. It's better for both of us."

Shen Wang narrowed his eyes at Han Wan'Er. "I didn't expect my return would affect you, is it because of Cao Mingheng?"

Han Wan'Er nodded calmly. "Yes, after I left you, I was with him. Though I didn't mention anything about us, there are too many rumors outside. There's no guarantee he wouldn't be displeased with your return."

"Oh, would he kill me then?"

Shen Wang said mockingly.

"It's possible, so you'd better leave."

Han Wan'Er looked coldly at Shen Wang. "Your talent is not much better than mine; you probably relied on external help to establish a foundation. Cao Mingheng is a genius and has already formed a core. He cares a lot about whether his women are clean."

"The problem is you're not clean in the first place and even had a child with someone."

Han Wan'Er's face turned cold, revealing her true colors. "I had no choice. You and I owe each other nothing, and I'm here out of goodwill to remind you, don't be ungrateful."

Shen Wang chuckled. "Then I should thank you. Don't worry, I won't stay long, I'll be leaving soon."

Han Wan'Er's attitude now made him lose any interest in continuing the conversation. From beginning to end, this woman was all about benefits. She stayed with him for entry into the sect and left because he lost value. Now, attaching to Cao Mingheng was likely for the Foundation Establishment.

In other words, Han Wan'Er was a pure, cold-hearted cultivator with little human emotion, not worth his attachment.

"I'm glad you understand. I'm here just for the sake of the child to remind you."

Han Wan'Er said expressionlessly as she turned and left through the window.

As she used her Spiritual Essence to quickly leave, Shen Wang inside the house frowned.

It wasn't because of Han Wan'Er's words, but the fact that her aura seemed a bit strange.

Not only was her realm unstable, but within her Spiritual Essence, there was a trace of Demonic Qi.

"Interesting."

Shen Wang muttered, and the next second he vanished, turning into a breeze to follow Han Wan'Er.

Han Wan'Er deliberately avoided others, going a long way before returning to a normal path, completely unaware someone was following her.

She started heading toward the Inner Sect. Along the way, when passing through an array barrier, she took out a token and respectfully saluted somewhere before using the token to enter the array.

Shen Wang naturally wasn't detected. He looked at the eight main peaks of the Inner Sect, the location of the eight veins of the Celestial Travel Sect, corresponding to the Eight Trigrams. Each vein's leader was at least late-stage Golden Core.

In the middle of the Eight Meridians stood a main vein, the residence of the sect's elders and leader, containing Nascent Soul level cultivators. He dared not venture there lightly.

His gaze fell on one of the peaks with fiery light, one of the Eight Meridians, and he mused. The Demonic Qi he detected earlier came from there.

Could Mr. and Mrs. Liu Shan possibly be imprisoned here?

Coincidentally, Han Wan'Er was heading toward the Li Vein, and Shen Wang vaguely guessed where the Demonic Qi on Han Wan' Er came from. It must have stained her Spiritual Power or she consumed something containing Demonic Qi.

Like the blood of Liu Shan, perhaps?

Shen Wang followed Han Wan'Er neither too fast nor too slow. His thoughts had already explored ahead, discovering the Li Vein was heavily guarded, stricter than other veins.

"Han Wan'Er, what are you doing out so late?"

Midway, a patrol guard questioned.

"Senior Brother Zhao, I'm fetching a medicinal herb for Master Cao."

"Hmph, don't run around at night next time; what's not prepared during the day?"

The patrol guard snorted, letting Han Wan'Er pass. Shen Wang, hidden in the shadows, successfully infiltrated the Li Vein as well.

Han Wan'Er quickly headed towards a mountain palace, and Shen Wang also sensed a denser presence of Demonic Qi within the palace.

She didn't enter the palace but returned to her residence from the side instead.

Shen Wang did not continue to follow, choosing instead to silently enter the palace.

Inside the palace, crimson-black flames danced on a burly figure, emanating scorching power.

Shen Wang took a glance and recognized it was Cao Mingheng, with obvious Demonic Qi within his Fire Attribute Mana.

"Daring to absorb Demonic Qi for cultivation, seemingly well integrated, enhancing the power of the Li Vein's Crimson Flame True Fire somewhat."

Shen Wang was surprised, remembering the reason why the Sixth Prince attacked the Celestial Travel Sect in the past.

At the time, he thought it was a false accusation, not expecting there truly was such a thing.

"Where did these guys get the Demonic Qi from, my Shen family ancestral residence? No, if it came from there, I would've encountered it at least once."

While Shen Wang was in doubt, Cao Mingheng suddenly opened his eyes and said fiercely, "Han Wan'Er, come here!"

Han Wan'Er, who had just returned, hurriedly appeared already dressed in red clothes. She knelt down and said, "Greetings, Master."

"Give me the medicinal herb."

Han Wan'Er respectfully presented a storage pouch.

After obtaining it, Cao Mingheng turned into a mass of flames and left.

Shen Wang glanced at the utterly humble Han Wan'Er and turned to follow.

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