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  Farewell to Jiang Shang's navigation, Mo Tian Ge didn't immediately go down the mountain. Instead, he turned into a mountain valley.

  She took a look around and found no one nearby, then she quickly set up a stealthy formation and changed her clothes swiftly.

  Although she was just a small disciple of the sect, if she went down the mountain so unguardedly, the Jiang family would easily be able to track her movements. Fortunately, Jiang Chengxian did not reveal her situation, and as long as she changed her attire, it was unlikely that anyone would suspect anything afterwards.

  She changed into a dress and simply tied up her hair. After confirming that everything was fine, she swaggered away.

  The Yunwu Sect had many disciples, and every day there were disciples coming and going. As expected, during the process of descending the mountain, she was completely unnoticed and arrived smoothly at the foot of the mountain in the town market.

  She made her way through the twists and turns back to the small courtyard, pushed open the door: "Second Uncle!"

  Still sitting in the corner, Ye Jiang was startled by her: "You... Little Tian? How did you change back into women's clothes?"

  No need to pretend anymore, Mo Tian Ge hastily said: "Second Uncle, let's hurry and leave, I've caused trouble!"

  "What?"

  "I, I have killed the direct descendant of Dan Shi Zu's late generation in the door."

  "What's going on?" Ye Jiang was shocked by this sentence.

  The later it gets, the more dangerous it becomes. Mo Tian Ge urged anxiously, "Let's talk on the road, Second Uncle. Let's go first."

  Ye Jiang thought for a moment, this child has never been one to exaggerate, so he immediately sat up: "Alright, hurry up and pack the things you need to bring, we're leaving now."

  The uncle and nephew moved quickly, and in just a moment, they had already packed up all the things that needed to be taken away.

  Leaving Yunwu Mountain Town, Ye Jiang released a duster artifact and the two of them left Yunwu Mountain on it.

  "Second Uncle, can you hold on?" Seeing Second Uncle's pale face as he leaned against the magical artifact, Mo Tian Ge couldn't help but feel guilty. Second Uncle didn't have much time left, yet she had dragged him into fleeing for his life. If something unexpected happened along the way...

  Ye Jiang shook his head calmly: "Nothing's wrong, it's just that traveling quickly consumes too much spiritual energy. You first tell me what's going on."

  Mo Tian Ge then told everything that happened today and finally asked: "Second Uncle, can we escape?"

  While listening to her talk, Ye Jiang's face was solemn and he didn't speak for a long time. Finally, he just sighed: "You... do you know what mistake you made now?"

  Mo Tian Ge lowered his head: "I was too arrogant, I didn't take others seriously."

  Ye Jiang said: "You can understand, that's good. Eat one loss and gain one wisdom, don't make the same mistake again in the future. The other day you said you met an old friend, why didn't you tell me that you also revealed your own secret?"

  Moy Tian Ge said with shame: "I... I forgot."

  "This answer made Ye Jiang slightly furrow his brow: 'Do you think that the other side is just a minor cultivator and an ordinary person, so they can't do anything to you, therefore you didn't take it seriously?'"

  Mo Tian Ge hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yeah, Tian Qiao... I believe she won't say anything, and besides, they don't know where I am or where to find Ye Xiao Tian."

  "Nonsense!" Ye Jiang rebuked sternly, "You must remember, a secret is only a secret if it's not spoken out loud. There's a saying among ordinary people that 'walls have ears', and another one that says 'yin and yang are mistaken'. In this world, nothing is certain! What you thought was indeed correct, under normal circumstances, even if those two had malicious intentions, they wouldn't be able to do anything to you. But did you expect that this secret would be discovered by someone who knows who Ye Xiao Tian is?"

  Moye Tian Ge silently endured the scolding, and then heard Second Uncle continue to say: "In these few years, I haven't been by your side every moment, and yet you've developed such an arrogant attitude. You're a bit clever, but how many cultivators aren't clever? Do you think that just because you've won a few fights against most same-stage cultivators, you're very impressive? If you have this kind of thinking, then it's better for you to go back and die early!"

  After saying this, Ye Jiang felt a wave of dizziness - his lifespan was nearing its end, and with the severe injuries on his body, he was now much weaker although he was still a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

  Mochen Song found him and hastily supported him: "Second Uncle!"

  Swallowing a Dan pill, Ye Jiang waved his hand: "Also, you should know that telling secrets to others means they have to share the risk with you. Your sister, if she hadn't known about your affairs, might not have died. Some things are better left unsaid, or it will harm both others and yourself!"

  Tian Tian was speechless, unable to refute. Tian Qiao... indeed it was her who killed him, perhaps because Tian Qiao remembered her warning, so Jiang Chengxian saw through the flaw and as a result suffered a miserable soul search, with both husband and wife losing their lives together - she committed the crime, but two other people had to bear the consequences.

  Ye Jiang saw her expression and stopped scolding, calmly saying: "Alright, since it's already happened, being sad won't help. For now, let's think of a way to get through this. I estimate we only have one or two days' time. In one or two days, the other side will probably catch up."

  Mo Tian Ge remained silent for a long time before asking, "Second Uncle, can we really leave?"

  Ye Jiang looked over and said in a solemn tone, "Say that again. You've made another mistake. Remember, no matter what situation you're in, you can't give up hope. Sometimes, maybe if you just hold on a little longer, you'll be able to escape."

  Mo Tian Ge nodded: "I know, Second Uncle."

  Looking at her obediently, Ye Jiang let out a soft sigh and said in a gentle voice: "Xiao Tian, perhaps this is the last time. From now on, your Second Uncle can no longer protect you. You must grow up to be able to protect yourself, do you understand?"

  His tone was very helpless, and Mo Tian Ge's nose turned sour as he heard it: "Second Uncle..."

  Ye Jiang just patted her head, as if she were a little girl again.

  Finally, the two of them stopped at a small town at the foot of the northern mountain, catching their breath and pretending to be a grandfather-grandson pair with only three or four layers of Qi refinement, checking into the local inn.

  "If the other party's cultivator of the Congealing Dan stage personally takes action, we will not be able to escape no matter what. We might as well hide among the crowd." Ye Jiang said this.

  Mo Tian Ge had no objection to this. Jiang was an old spicy, and Second Uncle's actions were more appropriate than hers, besides. With Second Uncle's current physical condition, it was really not suitable for him to travel long distances for a long time.

  After staying in this town for two days, Mo Tian Ge indeed noticed that there were more Tiangong monks flying overhead. This place is very close to Yunwu Mountain, and it's highly likely that these are the Tiangong disciples of Yunwu Mountain who have come because of her.

  She was nervous in her heart, if she was found out, Second Uncle's power would be damaged, and she had not yet built a foundation, almost without any room for resistance...

  "Little heaven!"

  "Ah?" Mo Tian Ge turned his head and looked at Er Shu who was sitting on the ground.

  Ye Jiang looked at her leaning against the window and said lightly: "There's no point in just looking. Sit down and cultivate instead."

  "But..." She really couldn't calm down.

  Ye Jiang gazed deeply at her and finally let out a sigh.

  This sigh made Mo Tian Ge feel ashamed, as if she was too disappointing and had let Er Shu lose hope.

  Ye Jiang looked at her for a long time before finally saying: "Come over, Second Uncle wants to talk to you about something."

  Mo Tian Ge walked over and sat down on a stool in front of him, saying softly: "Second Uncle, speak."

  "Xiao Tian, do you still remember things from ten years ago?"

  Mó Tiān Gē nodded slightly. Ten years ago, the year she arrived in Kūn Wú, she was brought from the mundane world by Yè Jǐngwén, a disciple of Xuán Qīng Mén, and handed over to her second uncle, thus formally embarking on the path of cultivating immortality.

  "Do... you still remember Xuan Qing Gate?"

  Moy Tian Ge nodded again, but was puzzled: "Second Uncle, why did you mention the Xuan Qing Sect? Didn't we come to Dong Kun Wu to avoid them?"

  Ye Jiang shook his head and sighed: "This is one time, that's another time. For the past two days, I've been thinking it over, you... should still go to Xuan Qing Gate."

  Moy Tian Ge was shocked: "Second Uncle?"

  Ye Jiang smiled lightly, his face calm and composed, as if he had already made up his mind: "The Xuanqing Sect is the second largest sect in Tianji. In the Western Kunwu, their power is strong. If you go to the Xuanqing Sect, at least you can cultivate safely."

  "Second Uncle!" Meng Tian Ge hastily said, "Didn't you say that they had ill intentions towards me? Now we've escaped for ten years, why..."

  Ye Jiang smiled wryly and said, "That's right. I overheard a conversation between Ye Jingwen and Zheng Xuan back then. The Guardian of Tranquility wanted you to return to the Xuqing Gate, seemingly because he had a different view on your physical constitution. I didn't dare take risks, so I took you away from Dongmeng Mountain that very night. However... these past few days, I've been thinking it over and over. Your father said that the Guardian of Tranquility made a Heart Demon Oath with him, which is why he handed your matter over to him. Now, you're in mortal danger. Second Uncle is about to pass away soon, and there's no one more suitable than him to be your backing."

  "Ah..." Mo Tian Ge paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Second Uncle, didn't you say so yourself? He may have made a demonic oath, but if he only ordered me to dual cultivate with someone, it wouldn't be considered breaking the oath..."

  "It's just that if you don't allow it, he shouldn't harm your life. I originally didn't want to see you go to the Xuán Qīng Gate and suffer injustice, thinking that I still had a hundred years of time left, but now that this disaster has occurred, Second Uncle's lifespan is also nearing its end..."

  "Second Uncle!"

  Ye Jiang looked at her and continued: "Let you face a group of pursuers alone, Second Uncle is not at ease, so let's take a gamble!"

  Seeing Second Uncle's resolute expression, Mo Tian Ge knew that he had made up his mind this time, but she herself couldn't make up her mind. Go to Xuan Qing Gate? Twice accidentally leaking secrets had brought her catastrophic consequences, living under the eyes of someone who knew her secret, how could she possibly be at peace?

  "No, Second Uncle, I'll go to Xikunwu later. The Yunwu Sect isn't a major sect, as long as I go to Xikunwu, nothing will happen..."

  "What if there's another leak? Can you escape every time?"

  "There won't be a next time!" she almost shouted.

  Ye Jiang simply shook his head firmly: "You can't guarantee it."

  "Second Uncle..."

  Ye Jiang smiled slightly again, looking at her with affection: "...... Tian Ge, this is still your first time wearing a dress since you followed Second Uncle. Second Uncle has been thinking these past two days, ten years ago, when he first saw you, you were such an adorable little girl..."

  "I... I didn't..."

  "Yes, you may not be eager to return as a woman, but Second Uncle hopes that you can have this opportunity, to become a true woman - not Ye Xiaotian, but Mo Tian Ge." He smiled again, "And do you know? Second Uncle has taken note of the fact that for these few years, no one from the Xuan Qing Sect has come out to capture us. This represents... perhaps, Shou Jing Zhen Ren is worthy of trust."

  Facing the withered face of Second Uncle, Mo Tian Ge fell silent. She knew that Second Uncle wouldn't harm her, but she also knew that his actions were unavoidable. Because if Second Uncle weren't there, she would be unable to escape on her own.