Later, when the Five Immortal Sect was destroyed, I was filled with fear and unease, fleeing and hiding. By chance, I encountered Lord Jiang Wang. He sympathized with my plight and, seeing that my cultivation was adequate and I had some experience from my time as an elder, he took me under his wing."
Clearly, this wasn't the answer Zhang Weiyu was looking for.
Fan Qingqing's current reply was equally clear, but compared to her attitude in the Green Sheep Town hall earlier, there was a subtle difference.
At that time, she had distanced herself from Jiang Wang, but now her words seemed tinged with subtle gratitude.
Was she hoping for the evidence mentioned by Dugu Xiao, believing it could clear Jiang Wang's name? Or was she fearful of Zhongxuan Sheng's influence and therefore dared not implicate him?
Zhang Weiyu remained noncommittal: "Continue."