In Ningcheng County, on a small building, Yan Shuyi had already received the news of Lingjian Mountain’s Disciples withdrawing.
However, she still didn't know if Tianshu Academy, including him, had withdrawn.
At this moment, Master Jian was standing on the high building, looking at the third surge of immortal light in the distance, contemplating the message she had received earlier from Zhuo Wanqiu.
“He said Lingjian Mountain’s Disciples must be saved.”
“For some reason, he showed mercy.”
Yan Shuyi remained silent for a long time, then looked around and, finding no one present, slowly raised her hand to pinch her cheek, narrowing her eyes slightly.
Soon, footsteps sounded from downstairs, and Master Jian quickly lowered her hand, resuming her usual cold expression.
Turning her head, she saw Zhuo Wanqiu hurrying up the stairs.
“Master Jian.”
“Hmm, how did things go?”
Zhuo Wanqiu cupped her hands and said, “All Disciples of the Xuanjian Peak lineage have withdrawn, but there are still Disciples of the Tianjian Peak lineage who have not obeyed the order.”
Yan Shuyi showed no emotional fluctuations upon hearing this, merely nodding slightly to indicate she understood.
Since she took charge of the spirit mirror, Xuanjian Peak had become the ruling lineage of Lingjian Mountain.
And Tianjian Peak, which had governed the Dao for several hundred years, was naturally unconvinced.
The overflow of immortal destiny from the ruins this time was an opportunity for them; even if it meant sacrificing some Disciples, they would still go for it.
This might also be why other Immortal Sects, knowing there was something amiss in the mountains, still sent their Disciples to their deaths.
Because it was said that the immortal destiny in that mountain was even more vast than the Heaven and Earth resonance during Ascension.
Yan Shuyi’s decision to withdraw the Disciples was somewhat risky, as danger and wealth always coexist. If Tianjian Peak truly found an immortal destiny that could change the Dao, Xuanjian Peak might decline as a result.
But she didn't want her Disciples to die; she couldn't do such a thing.
She had been like this since she was a child; anything she recognized as her own, she would protect well.
Yan Shuyi turned to Zhuo Wanqiu: “Where are the people from Tianshu Academy?”
“Reporting, Master Jian, I have already notified them. Currently, Tianshu Academy’s Disciples have withdrawn, but… Ji You is still in the mountains.”
As Zhuo Wanqiu spoke, she secretly raised her eyes, observing her Master Jian’s expression, seemingly trying to find some clues.
It shouldn't be what I'm thinking, right…
Her Master Jian is the next Sect Master of Lingjian Mountain, with a high status that even other Immortal Sects dare not slight.
And Ji You is merely an Outer Courtyard Disciple of Tianshu Academy, rumored to be a self-taught cultivator from the countryside, without even a Worldly Family behind him.
Originally, he had the chance to enter the Inner Courtyard after cultivating to Junior Third Realm Completion, and perhaps even advance further, but he encountered the exceptionally talented Chu family and was abandoned here as a pawn.
How could such two people develop any inexplicable feelings?
Yan Shuyi was unaware of Zhuo Wanqiu’s complex internal thoughts and immediately asked, “Why is he still in the mountains?”
“According to Tianshu Academy, he seems to have gone into the mountains to save someone.”
“Haven't all of Tianshu Academy’s Disciples come out? Who else does he need to save?”
Zhuo Wanqiu pursed her lips: “I don’t know either, but they said he went to save someone.”
Yan Shuyi looked at her, then narrowed her eyes after a moment: “Our Lingjian Mountain cultivates the Dao of the Sword, which is straightforward, but your Sword Heart seems hesitant, Wanqiu, are you hiding something from me?”
“Master Jian, please forgive me…”
Zhuo Wanqiu panicked and immediately knelt: “According to his fellow Disciples, he went to save his fiancée.”
Yan Shuyi was startled upon hearing this: “He has a fiancée?”
“Reportedly… more than one.”
“A mere Junior Third Realm Completion, yet his thoughts are quite complex. No wonder there was a thick yellow mist when I first saw him.”
Zhuo Wanqiu looked up: “Master Jian, what exactly is your relationship with him?”
Yan Shuyi looked with cold eyes at the distant mountain where immortal destiny was surging: “Just a stranger I met by chance during my travels down the mountain, and only once.”
“So that’s how it is.”
Zhuo Wanqiu patted her chest, thinking, “Sure enough, I was wrong.” “Master Jian, since Xuanjian Peak’s Disciples have withdrawn, should we set off back to the mountain?”
Yan Shuyi sat on the long chair and shook her head: “Wait.”
“Is there still something to do? Master Jian, please feel free to instruct this Disciple.”
“There’s nothing to do, just waiting for the people inside to come out, to see what kind of situation could create such a grand scene, to see if Tianjian Peak’s Disciples can get what they want, and by the way, to see what his fiancée looks like.”
Yan Shuyi leaned against the railing, speaking softly, her feet, which had been swaying just now, were now still.
When Zhuo Wanqiu heard the first few sentences, she thought Master Jian was indeed far-sighted.
Although she was unwilling to take risks, as the next Sect Master of Lingjian Mountain, she had to understand the true nature of the situation.
Moreover, whether Tianjian Peak could gain anything was related to the authority of Lingjian Mountain, all very important matters.
But when she heard the last sentence, Zhuo Wanqiu froze in place.
The first two matters were very important, but if the third matter could be listed alongside them, it meant that this matter was also particularly important in Master Jian’s heart.
Oh no, I think I was right at first, but now I’m wrong again.
After all, Ji You had been kind to her, and she didn't want to see him beheaded as soon as he came out of the mountain.
“Master Jian…”
“Hmm?”
“If you see them… what will happen?”
Yan Shuyi was slightly stunned after hearing this question, finding it a bit strange.
Seeing the final situation and whether Tianjian Peak’s Disciples gained anything was naturally for future preparedness.
As for seeing Ji You and his fiancée, nothing would happen; it was just to satisfy curiosity.
Seeing them was just seeing them; it was just a whim, and he was someone she had only met once, and his roasted sweet potatoes were quite delicious.
Yan Shuyi hummed a local tune from Lingzhou, thinking to herself, “It's good that he's not dead; what else could happen?”
Zhuo Wanqiu stared at her Master Jian for a long time, then silently bowed and retreated, going downstairs to wait.
At this time, Ding Yao and others also rushed to Ningcheng County, arriving at the inn where they were staying, and immediately prepared to go upstairs to pay their respects.
In fact, the reason Yan Shuyi notified Zhuo Wanqiu and not her personal maid, Ding Yao, was because she knew her personal maid was connected to Asked the Dao Sect.
She didn't want unnecessary people to bother her.
But Ding Yao wasn’t foolish; seeing Zhuo Wanqiu secretly leave, she surmised that Master Jian was here, so she secretly followed.
At this moment, Zhuo Wanqiu happened to come downstairs and ran into them head-on.
“Junior Sister Zhuo, where is Master Jian?”
“Upstairs.”
Zhuo Wanqiu added: “Senior Sister Ding, you should wait a bit before going up to pay your respects.”
Ding Yao was about to step upstairs but looked at her upon hearing this: “Why is that?”
“I don’t think Master Jian is in a very good mood right now…”