When Bai Hao and the others arrived at the hall, they found that Chen Xuan had already invited the people from the Falling Sea Sect in, and even poured them tea. The two sides chatted happily.
Only three people came from the Falling Sea Sect. Two of them were standing, and one was sitting opposite Chen Xuan. He was obviously the leader of the Falling Sea Sect this time.
However, when Bai Hao saw the leader, he was stunned—it was not an elder of the Luo Hai Sect, nor was it the sect leader Su Xuanyi, but a woman.
Su Jiaojiao!
Sitting opposite Chen Xuan, representing the Falling Sea Sect, was actually Su Jiaojiao?!
Bai Hao hadn't seen Su Jiaojiao for a long time, and he never expected that they would meet again under such circumstances. Moreover, he never expected that the girl would actually infiltrate the Luohai Sect.
This guy is really cheeky.
Chen Xuan and Su Jiaojiao were talking in the hall, and no one else dared to go in; they could only stay outside.
Judging from the current situation, the conversation between the two parties seems to be going quite smoothly, with them chatting and laughing, and their smiles don't appear to be fake.
"That's the senior sister of the Falling Sea Sect? So beautiful..."
"So graceful as a startled swan, so beautiful as to make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, so enviable as to make the moon hide and flowers blush," Yuan Xingtian couldn't help but exclaim.
"It's a bit of a pity, is she blind?"
Chuan Yiping kicked him irritably and whispered, "Watch your mouth. If you gossip and get heard, even the sect leader can't protect you!"
Although the strongest one was criticizing Yuan Xingping, Chuan Yiping himself was not being honest and kept staring at Su Jiaojiao.
...
After chatting for a short while, Su Jiaojiao stood up and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave now. I look forward to Sect Leader Chen's future performance."
"Of course, I, Chen, will certainly not let down Miss Su and the Sect Master of the Falling Sea Sect, who have placed their trust in our sect." Chen Xuan quickly stood up and bowed.
Although the two sides had a pleasant conversation, as a member of the Divine Profound Sect, one must show utmost respect to everyone in the Falling Sea Sect, even if they are just a disciple.
Upon seeing them, Yuan Xingtian and the others quickly stepped aside to maintain their composure.
Chen Xuan escorted Su Jiaojiao and the other two out. When Yuan Xingtian and the others arrived later, Su Jiaojiao nodded approvingly, indicating her satisfaction.
However, she froze when her gaze fell on Bai Hao.
The latter smiled slightly.
"Bai Hao?!" Su Jiaojiao finally couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Why are you here?"
"I've always been here," Bai Hao said with a smile.
"I thought...no wonder I haven't seen you for so long." Su Jiaojiao was so happy that she was almost incoherent.
"You... know each other?"
Chen Xuan was taken aback by Su Jiaojiao's reaction.
"Yes, we knew each other before, but it's been a long time since we last met." Bai Hao nodded.
Hearing this, Su Jiaojiao became somewhat displeased: "What do you mean by saying we knew each other before but don't know each other now?"
"It's been so long since we last met, so why don't you take me down the mountain?"
Without saying a word, she grabbed Bai Hao and left.
Watching them leave, Yuan Xingtian clicked his tongue in amazement, "I never expected Bai Hao to have such good fortune, it's truly enviable."
"Don't go off on a tangent." Chen Xuan rolled his eyes at them. "The people from the Falling Sea Sect brought good news this time."
"What good news?" Yuan Xingtian and the others immediately looked at him.
...
On the mountain path.
The two disciples of the Falling Sea Sect walked at the very back, keeping a certain distance from Bai Hao and Su Jiaojiao in front.
"I really didn't expect you to be here, holed up in such a small sect." Su Jiaojiao found it unbelievable. With Bai Hao's status and strength, there was absolutely no need for him to stay in a small sect like the Divine Profound Sect.
"I never expected you to become a disciple of the Falling Sea Sect." Bai Hao glanced at Su Jiaojiao.
Compared to when they first met a few years ago, Su Jiaojiao has changed a lot. She is more beautiful and charming, and has lost some of her girlish mischief, gaining more of the charm of a mature woman.
The only thing that remained unchanged was that her eyes were still wrapped in bandages.
Whether it was a misperception or not, Bai Hao sensed a familiar feeling about Su Jiaojiao. It wasn't the familiarity with Su Jiaojiao herself, but rather a feeling from Bai Hao's memory that overlapped with Su Jiaojiao's.
Feeling Bai Hao's gaze scrutinizing her, Su Jiaojiao wasn't angry. Instead, she gracefully twirled in front of him, displaying her beautiful figure, and said with a smile:
"How about it? It's been years since we last met. Have I gotten prettier? You can't take your eyes off me anymore?"
Speechless, Bai Hao rubbed his forehead and rolled his eyes at her.
I knew I overestimated her; she's still the same as always.
"Putting that aside, why would your Luohai Sect come to such a small, remote sect in the mountains? We're just a small sect, surely we're not even worthy of your attention?" Bai Hao asked.
“Who said that? Aren’t you from the Divine Profound Sect? I really want you to come to our Falling Sea Sect,” Su Jiaojiao said immediately.
"To tell you the truth, this was our sect leader Su Xuanyi's idea. He said he wanted to foster good relations with every sect, regardless of size. We can even provide you with a few spots to enter the Falling Sea Sect for cultivation."
Bai Hao frowned: "Does Su Xuanyi still need these cultivators who have just broken through to the Breakthrough Stage?"
The logic here doesn't hold water.
Su Xuanyi is not a great philanthropist, and the resources of Luohai Sect are also limited. If every sect, regardless of size, were to provide a few slots for them to enter Luohai Sect for cultivation, how much resources would be wasted?
And it's the kind of situation where the losses outweigh the gains.
"Su Xuanyi is in such a hurry to get people, unless something is about to happen." Bai Hao suddenly thought of this and stared intently at Su Jiaojiao, trying to see a clue from her face.
"Something really did happen." Su Jiaojiao didn't intend to hide it from Bai Hao.
"Some time ago, the sect leaders of the Demon Suppression Sect, the Moon Invitation Sect, and other sects gathered together. Afterwards, Su Xuanyi only said one sentence to me—'The Divine Origin Dynasty is coming back!'"
The Divine Origin Dynasty is coming back!
That short sentence struck Bai Hao like a thunderbolt; his gaze immediately turned serious, and he looked intently at the sun in the sky.
"You mean, the Divine Origin Dynasty wants to return to this land from the sun?"
"Yes, that's what Su Xuanyi meant." Su Jiaojiao nodded solemnly.
"Didn't Su Xuanyi say that the Sun God moved the Divine Origin Dynasty to the sun because he was afraid that others would covet the power of the Primordial Flame? Now they want to return to the earth?" Bai Hao's brows furrowed tightly. He vaguely felt that this matter was not simple.
Su Jiaojiao nodded and said in a solemn tone:
"Based on my speculation, the reason why the Divine Origin Dynasty returned to the earth from the heavens is probably because of the curse of the soul leaving the body..."
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