Such a major event naturally brought the elders of the Mysterious Heaven Sect along as well, each standing respectfully behind Yun Xiao.
They too looked around curiously before whispering among themselves.
“That’s right! Why isn’t the Supreme Elder here? And Teacher Yue and his disciples didn’t arrive on the Golden Roc.”
“Could it be the Supreme Elder got lost?”
“Maybe the Clear Breeze Sect is just too remote?”
“…”
As the elders speculated, Yue Xuanji rolled his eyes and said, “I thought that Golden Roc was too ugly, so I rode my own Flying Beast instead.”
Xiao Kun hadn’t been taken back yet. Everyone glanced at Xiao Kun, their expressions complex…
“Uh…” Yun Xiao took a look at Xiao Kun, thought about saying something but held back. “You and your disciples must be tired from the journey. How about resting at Clear Breeze Peak first? I had it arranged according to your requirements this morning. See if there’s anything unsatisfactory. The merger ceremony is scheduled for three days from now. In the meantime, I’ve arranged for disciples to show you around the sect.”
Yue Xuanji glanced at his disciples. Seeing none of them had anything to say, he nodded in agreement.
[The Sect Master prepared so meticulously. Even though he and my master exchange barbs on the surface, deep down he must be overjoyed, right?]
Yun Xiao: That voice again!
He was quite experienced and worldly, yet he couldn’t figure out why he could suddenly hear a young girl’s inner thoughts.
Could it be that he drank last night and somehow awakened some strange ability?
But the odd thing was, why could he only hear that particular girl’s thoughts?
Could it be that the girl was special in some way? That hearing her thoughts was somehow predestined? Or perhaps he was the chosen one?
While Yun Xiao was pondering this, Jun Lanyue’s next inner monologue left him utterly stunned.
[Otherwise, after Yun Luo Chen killed my master, why would he risk everything to avenge him, even if it led to a tragic end without a shred of regret? Sigh! The Sect Master is a truly good person. I’ll share some tasty treats with him in the future.]
Yun Xiao: Wh-what does that mean? Yun Luo Chen kills Yue Xuanji? And then dies himself while avenging Yue Xuanji?
Watching the figures walking away, it took Yun Xiao a while to piece things together.
He understood! That girl knew the future. The reason he could hear her thoughts was because the heavens were giving him a chance to change fate. See? Wasn’t this proof he was the chosen one?
But… why would the Supreme Elder want to kill Yue Xuanji? Had he lost his mind??
He needed to find more opportunities to visit Clear Breeze Peak, to see if he could learn more from that girl.
“Teacher Yue, please follow me.”
The one leading the way for the master and disciples was an inner sect disciple, probably around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a respectful attitude.
Not far along, they heard hurried footsteps approaching from behind.
“Junior Brother! Junior Brother, wait!” Shen Guiyi jogged to catch up. Seeing them stop, she said, “I just spoke with the Sect Master. Let me take Teacher Yue and his group to Clear Breeze Peak. You can go attend to your own duties.”
She was beautiful, with a pleasant voice, though usually so aloof that people dared not approach.
The junior brother was momentarily stunned, a faint blush spreading across his cheeks. He pursed his lips, nodded, and seemed somewhat reluctant to leave.
Seeing Shen Guiyi suddenly approach, Jun Lanyue immediately went on high alert, feeling that something was off.
[The female lead is actively approaching. Could fate be at play, making her fall in love at first sight with the eldest senior brother?]
Yue Xuanji sized up Shen Guiyi, thinking that this girl was quite good-looking, but…
With just that one action, all five master and disciples were dumbfounded.
“Greetings, Master Yue, senior brothers, and junior sister.”
Shen Guiyi rubbed her nose, grinning foolishly, and blew a snot bubble…
The master and disciples: “!!”
“Heh, hehe~” Shen Guiyi quickly wiped her nose with her sleeve, laughing awkwardly and foolishly. “Sorry for the embarrassment, Master Yue and senior brothers and junior sister. I caught a cold a couple of days ago.”
Yue Xuanji: Is… is this the kind of person that big scoundrel fell in love with at first sight??
Rong Jue: Something’s off!
Pei Yan: What kind of preference is this for the eldest senior brother??
Song Qiguang: The eldest senior brother has some heavy tastes!
Jun Lanyue felt her hair stand on end, unsure whether it was from disgust or fright.
[Is the female lead this disgusting? It shouldn’t be! If she’s really this disgusting, then Yun Luo Chen’s appetite is way too heavy, and so are his three bootlicking disciples—they’re all tough people!]
Listening to Jun Lanyue’s inner thoughts, Shen Guiyi secretly laughed wildly in her heart. Although this damaged her personal image, her goal was ultimately achieved.
In the face of precious human lives, personal image was nothing.
Seeing the master and disciples remain silent with complicated expressions, Shen Guiyi didn’t feel the slightest bit inappropriate and remained calm.
She grinned and gestured for Yue Xuanji to proceed. “Master Yue, three senior brothers, and junior sister, please.”
With that grin, a large, dangling piece of leek was stuck between her front teeth!
[Oh, for heaven’s sake!!]
Jun Lanyue was so shocked inside that the corner of her mouth twitched.
[When I arrived at the Mysterious Heaven Sect and was taken as a disciple by Yun Luo Chen, Shen Guiyi was already seriously ill and in a coma. I saw her but never interacted or lived with her. Could she really be this kind of person? Then why do all the disciples have such a good impression of her? I get it! They must have been too scared to say anything, afraid Yun Luo Chen would silence them! That makes perfect sense!]
Yue Xuanji stole a glance at his eldest disciple, then withdrew his gaze, lost in thought.
Shen Guiyi: Junior sister knows how to analyze. Keep analyzing.
The master and disciples walked somewhat slowly, as if deliberately keeping their distance from her.
“Senior sister, could you please pull that leek off your front teeth?”
Jun Lanyue couldn’t hold back anymore. It would have been fine if she hadn’t seen it, but Shen Guiyi seemed to have a problem, occasionally turning back to grin foolishly at them, and with each grin, the leek would appear…
“It’s dangling and swaying, making my heart uneasy, senior sister.”
Jun Lanyue felt like she was going crazy.
But what happened next drove her completely mad.
Shen Guiyi grinned and used her finger to pick at the leek, which stuck to her finger.
She curled her finger and flicked it!
Yue Xuanji reacted quickly with his feet, dodging the leek attack in a flash.
Immediately after, Rong Jue, Pei Yan, and Song Qiguang also cleverly avoided it.
“Plop!”
A small, strange sound. Jun Lanyue stiffly looked down—the half-chewed, half-rotten leek had been flicked right onto her chest.
Shen Guiyi: Oops.
Jun Lanyue’s body stiffened like a wooden board, her mouth twitching uncontrollably.
“S-sorry, junior sister!” Shen Guiyi hurried over, plucked the leek off, and flung it away, then used a clean corner of her skirt to wipe Jun Lanyue’s clothes. “I really didn’t mean it.”
After wiping Jun Lanyue’s clothes, Shen Guiyi scratched his head, his face full of apology.
Just as Jun Lanyue had recovered from the earlier leek scare, she discovered something even more horrifying!
“What, what are those things crawling around on your head?!”
Seeing the few little critters on Shen Guiyi’s head, Jun Lanyue jumped three meters high.