Chapter 1221 - Secret
After he sat, Elder Ding did not rush to speak. He knew Liu Wuxie had many questions and would ask them in his own time.
Liu Wuxie organized his thoughts carefully. Besides his curiosity about Ling Qiong, he also had personal matters to discuss with Elder Ding.
"Elder Ding, do you remember the Ling Qiong Clan I asked you about previously?" Liu Wuxie asked. With the help of Jade Blossom Dew, his injuries had healed considerably, and his complexion was already regaining its color.
"This matter involves many secrets, and I can't explain it in just a few words," Elder Ding said gravely. "Before I tell you, can you tell me who you truly are and where you come from?"
He dared not speak recklessly, as this topic touched upon the sect's deepest matters.
"I have my difficulties, and I can't tell you," Liu Wuxie answered with a wry smile. "It's not that I don't trust you, but if I reveal the truth, it will shake the heavens."
Elder Ding had saved his life more than once, and concealing the truth from his benefactor weighed on his conscience. He clearly remembered how Elder Ding had risked offending Xiao Li by saving him during the wilderness training.
He would never forget that kindness.
"I won't force you if it's inconvenient," Elder Ding replied. He pressed no further; everyone had secrets to guard.
Liu Wuxie's silence came not from unwillingness but necessity. The True Martial Continent was a secret too dangerous to expose. If word spread before he had the Heavenly Dragon Sect's protection, countless powers would descend upon it.
He had been in the Astral Domain for months and knew that an unclaimed planet invited bloodshed. Aside from the Heavenly Dragon Sect, the Indigo Bamboo Star itself housed many formidable forces.
For that reason, he would reveal nothing unless the situation demanded it.