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After talking all night, Jiang Yingyue got all the answers, but this also made her extremely tired and even more doubtful of the meaning of her existence.
All of this is just a joke.
A voice in her mind grew clearer and clearer: Run! As long as she escaped this place, all the mistakes would be corrected. If she stayed here, she would only have to accept her fate as the sect leader.
Impossible. Getting Jiang Yingyue to accept her fate is harder than climbing to heaven.
For the next few days, she locked herself in her room and refused to see anyone. Jiang Yuan even sent more disciples to watch over her, as if she were not an heir but a heinous prisoner.
On the very day of the inheritance ceremony, Jiang Yingyue disappeared. It was as if she had vanished into thin air. Jiang Yuan angrily rebuked the disciples for failing to even properly guard her. The Bright Moon Sect immediately mobilized a large number of disciples to search for Jiang Yingyue's whereabouts.
However, no one found her.
She knew every blade of grass and tree in the Bright Moon Sect a hundred times better than the disciples who were ordered to guard it. By the time they finished searching, Jiang Yingyue had already arrived in Qiyun Town. To avoid being seen, she wore a bamboo hat, dressed properly, and covered her face.
Jiang Yingyue randomly found a noodle shop and sat down. To be honest, she had no plans in mind right now, didn't know where to go, and didn't know when she would be able to deal with the pursuers behind her.
Just then, the sound of children's laughter came from nearby:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Of course, the most powerful woman in the Bright Moon Sect is Heroine Ji Yinglei!" The little girl said, picking up a wooden stick. "No matter how many bandits come, she can win! I want to be like her when I grow up."
The boy next to him chimed in, "Of course we want to be like the heroine Jiang Yingyue! Like her, wielding the Qingyun Sword, fighting evil and upholding justice! And living freely and unrestrained!"
The children's clear voices, like pebbles thrown into a stagnant pool, stirred ripples in Jiang Yingyue's chaotic and numb heart.
"These kids know quite a lot; they even know about the Azure Cloud Sword."
Jiang Yingyue looked up abruptly and found a man sitting down in front of her. She didn't recognize him. He looked decades older than her and was dressed in expensive clothes, which even Jiang Yingyue could tell were luxurious.
A strong sense of vigilance instantly replaced her previous confusion. Jiang Yingyue subconsciously reached for the Qingyun Sword beside her, like a cheetah poised to pounce.
Through her veil, she coldly sized up the uninvited guest before her. The man was around forty years old, not particularly handsome, but with well-defined features and an air of composure befitting someone long accustomed to a high position. Most striking was his brocade robe, the fabric shimmering with a restrained luster, its stitches so fine they were almost invisible—clearly not something an ordinary wealthy man could possess.
His eyes... Jiang Yingyue's heart sank suddenly. She had seen that kind of eyes before. They were the same ambitious eyes as her father's. However, compared to Jiang Yuan, the person in front of her had a hint of a smile in his eyes, but deep down they were like an ancient well, calm and still, yet unfathomable.
"You also know about the Azure Cloud Sword?" Jiang Yingyue deliberately tested the other party in this way.
The man chuckled, "Although she may not be famous throughout the entire martial arts world, she's certainly well-known in this area." He then shifted his gaze to Jiang Yingyue's face, "I heard that the Bright Moon Sect is getting a new sect leader today, and there's a high chance she'll be chosen."
"Is that so?" Jiang Yingyue tried hard to hide her panic. Although she didn't know the person in front of her, he knew the Mingyue Sect very well. Jiang Yingyue was really afraid that he would recognize her in the next second. "But I think she is not suitable to be the sect leader."
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