A few days later, Daoguangzong and his entourage bid farewell to Ling.
"Thank you very much, Brother Ling. It's time for us to get going."
"Won't you stay a few more days?"
"No, the young lady's safety is the most important thing. We've already lingered for quite a while, it's time to set off. Once we find the young lady, we'll come back to you. I hope you won't turn us away then."
"Of course. You're always welcome here."
"Then we'll meet again someday."
"See you again someday."
...
Inside the room, Ling looked at Zi You's furrowed brows and asked with concern:
"Ziyou, what's wrong? You seem to have something on your mind."
Zi You raised her head, her purple eyes fixed on Ling, as if trying to gauge Ling's thoughts.
Seeing only concern in his eyes, she walked up to Zero and said:
"I felt very uneasy, like something was about to happen..."
These past few days, she hasn't been sleeping well, vaguely sensing that a storm is brewing.
Sure enough, even though he usually wouldn't show any of his thoughts on his face, Zero noticed something was off at this moment.
What's wrong with her?
Is it because too many things have happened lately, and I'm just overthinking it, or is it... a premonition of an impending storm...?
Zero approached her and, as if possessed, patted her head.
Zi You's body tensed involuntarily, and her previous thoughts vanished completely. She looked up at Ling with a puzzled expression.
Looking into those big, watery, slightly bewildered eyes, Ling chuckled softly:
"You...you just tend to overthink things."
“Things have been happening more frequently lately, and those who have come are all from the upper realms, so it’s normal to feel uneasy. You’ve been busy cultivating these past few days and haven’t had a proper rest. Your current situation is that you’re too stressed; you need to relax.”
"Um?"
Looking at Ling's suddenly serious expression, Zi You asked:
What is relaxation?
Zero was taken aback for a moment.
Oh right... relax... it seems like he himself has never relaxed...
"Pfft."
Looking at Ling's bewildered expression, Zi You suddenly laughed out loud, her previous anxiety completely gone.
"What are you talking about? You seem to be having a lot of fun."
You hear his voice before you see him.
After the sound subsided, Chen Xin walked in through the door and asked a question out of curiosity.
"Nothing, I was just thinking about what things can help people relax."
Ling turned around and saw that it was Chen Xin, so he replied directly.
"Oh? Something to relax... let me think about it..."
"Sect Master."
While the three of them were deep in thought, Xuanqing and Xuanjiu suddenly called out from the doorway.
"What is it?"
Chen Xin turned around and glanced at them, asking in confusion.
"Xuan Jiu and I have thought about this for a long time and decided to tell you something. Since everyone is here, let's just say it."
...
"What? Everyone from Xuanji Pavilion has been arrested? When you came to me, didn't you say your master had gone on a journey and that you were to study with me for a while?"
After listening to Xuanqing and Xuanjiu's account, Chenxin appeared quite surprised.
After all, back then, Xuanqing and Xuanjiu suddenly came to him with the jade pendant that their master, who was also the one he gave to Xuanming, saying that they wanted to study at Qianchen Pavilion.
They once said that seeing the jade pendant was like seeing the person, and that jade pendant was a symbol of their friendship.
When asked, he assumed that Xuanming, the master of Xuanji Pavilion, was traveling around and had entrusted these two disciples to him for a period of time.
So he didn't ask any further questions and let them learn from him. He even took them with him on this trip to the mortal realm.
And now... they're telling him that everyone in Xuanji Pavilion has disappeared?
"What exactly happened? Where is Xuanming? How is Xuanming?"
Chen Xin was eager to know the reason for the matter, so he urged her.
"Master, we don't know the specifics of what happened. We only know that on that day—"
...
"Xuanqing, slow down, don't break the glass lamp. It's a gift for Master, and we finally managed to get it."
A slightly anxious voice came from behind, and Xuan Jiu stared intently at the jade box held by the boy in front of him.
"I know, I know. I'm not a child. I wouldn't be so careless."
Xuanqing said dismissively.
Just as Xuan Jiu was worried, the two returned to Xuanji Pavilion.
"Master, Master, look what we've brought you!"
Before they even entered the gate, Xuanqing began to call out.
Xuan Jiu could only look helplessly at his youngest junior brother.
As the youngest disciple of Xuanji Pavilion, Xuan Qing was the most favored by his master. Therefore, his senior brothers naturally took on the responsibility of protecting their junior brother. Xuan Qing was always accompanied by someone when he went out to ensure his safety.
"Strange, why is no one opening the door today, and... it seems a bit too quiet inside."
Xuan Jiu asked in confusion, looking at the still tightly closed door with some unease.
"Senior Brother Changfeng, Senior Brother Liuxiang, open the door! Senior Brother Xuanjiu and I are back!"
Xuanqing continued to channel his inner energy in a loud voice, but after a long time, no one responded.
Something's not right...
Xuan Jiu made a "shh" gesture to Xuan Qing, signaling him to be quiet.
"What's wrong, senior brother? Did something happen?"
Xuan Qing wasn't stupid either; he could tell that something was amiss. He lowered his voice and asked Xuan Jiu in his ear.
"We'll sneak in quietly from the side. We don't know what's going on inside yet, so we mustn't alert them."
The composed Xuan Jiu immediately came up with an idea and led Xuan Qing to take a detour from the left.
"Senior brother, do you think something might have happened to Master...?"
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