Chapter 616 - 0359 Essentially, it is still contradictory (two-in-one)

Miss Yun also has moments of panic.

But since she’s usually like this most of the time, only Xu Chang’an can vaguely perceive that her emotions are somewhat off.

He looked at Miss Yun strangely, not knowing what was wrong.

Xu Chang’an thought for a moment about the recent topic.

Is it because the Demon Sect was mentioned?

But if Yun Qian’s mood changed because of that topic, it would be even stranger, because it wasn’t the first time he mentioned the outside danger to Yun Qian.

While Miss Yun was left alone in Beisang City, he had already told her all sorts of things about the Cultivation Realm that he knew from the Steward Hall, to relieve her boredom.

No matter how terrifying the Demon Sect was in his words, he never saw the slightest emotional fluctuation in Miss Yun back then.

So much so that when Xu Chang’an now recalls that time, he can’t remember anything except for Yun Qian’s mixed dismissive and earnest gaze while listening to him.

Hmm, she was just purely listening to his voice, as for what he was saying... I suppose the young lady didn’t really take it in.

"..."

Yun Qian wanted to lightly bite her lip, but since she had put on rouge, she could only grit her teeth.

"...?"

Xu Chang’an was even more confused.

Miss Yun... what exactly is wrong with her?

Could it be because the Demon Sect was mentioned earlier, she thought it was just a story, but now that she’s entered cultivation she might really encounter them, so she’s uneasy?

But that doesn’t seem right.

This is Miss Yun, whatever makes her uneasy, it can’t be because of such things.

Xu Chang’an stared with his eyes wide open for a while, and then finally managed to figure out one reasonable line among countless miscellaneous thoughts.

Yun Qian is worried about him.

Just as he was worried about Yun Qian a moment ago.

After all, he had told her that the threats around Chaoyun now still come from the Demon Sect, and he always goes out on missions... Miss Yun is worried because of this?

No other way.

This is the only reason Xu Chang’an can come up with.

"Ahem." Xu Chang’an gently held Yun Qian’s hand, feeling the stiffness of her fingers, he said comfortingly: "Miss, you don’t have to worry."

At this moment, Miss Yun, feeling guilty for doing something wrong, being held by Xu Chang’an’s hand, it was like touching a hot potato, her first reaction was to pull her hand away.

But Xu Chang’an held on tightly, and since Miss Yun was not strong enough, she couldn’t pull it away, instead being slightly tugged by him, her body staggered and she nearly fell into his arms.

"Miss, what are you worried about, there’s nothing to worry about." Xu Chang’an looked bewildered.

Upon hearing this, Yun Qian thought to herself, of course there’s something to worry about, after all, she’s caused trouble.

"Is it because of the Demon Sect around Chaoyun?" Xu Chang’an inquired according to his guess.

"...Mm."

Yun Qian hesitated and then gently nodded.

"So it is?" Xu Chang’an sighed, then released her hand, pondering how he should comfort her better.

After a while, Xu Chang’an spoke: "Miss, although there are quite a few Demon Sect threats around, from the current situation, it’s true that all Demon Sects are enemies of Chaoyun Sect... but when it truly comes to executing missions, not all Demon Sects are enemies. So... even when I go out on missions, after being examined and evaluated by the Elders in the sect, it is still within my capabilities."

Yun Qian listened, thinking that he is indeed safe.

But still somewhat unclear.

"Not all Demon Sects are enemies?" Yun Qian glanced out the window at Miss Aqing, and suddenly felt hopeful.

"That’s right." Xu Chang’an explained simply to her.

——

To put it plainly, the current powers on both sides can barely be called evenly matched.

In such a situation, according to the senior sisters in the Steward Hall, unless a full-scale war breaks out, even if they run into ordinary Demon Sects during missions, as long as there’s no conflict of interest... most likely there won’t be any fighting.

This can be considered an unwritten rule.

"It sounds a bit strange." Xu Chang’an said, he himself couldn’t quite understand: "This is completely different from the confrontation I know between the Demon Sect and the Immortal Sect... but thinking carefully, it makes sense."

"After all, be it the Demon Sect or Chaoyun Sect, they are all human cultivators... the biggest threat now externally is the Demon Race, and internally without a large-scale war, only minor frictions... forcibly understanding it seems feasible."

"Really?" Yun Qian’s eyes sparkled with brightness, as if she found a loophole, but she still looked at Xu Chang’an with some confusion: "Don’t you dislike the Demon Sect?"

Even dislike them strongly.

"Miss, there are differences between Demon Sects, just like how Chaoyun Sect has a mix of various people from all corners." Xu Chang’an said: "Even within the Demon Sect, there are all different factions, and among them, only a portion of evil cultivators are the current main enemies of Chaoyun Sect."

So, to be precise, the current enemies of Chaoyun Sect are not the Demon Sect, but various evil cultivators who refine hearts through flesh and souls.

These evil cultivators are not just from Demon Sect, but also hidden within Immortal Sect.

Xu Chang’an’s intention was to tell Yun Qian that as people of the Immortal Sect, they are not enemies with the whole world, the current central conflict is only with a small group.

But he didn’t expect the result to be so good,

As Yun Qian blinked her beautiful eyes, shimmering brilliantly, her emotions visibly improved.

Oh, that’s how it was.

So that’s it.

It turns out he doesn’t dislike all Demon Sects, he only dislikes that part consisting of evil cultivators.