She wore a light red long dress with a gold sash around her waist and a gold hair ornament on her head, making her look fresh and clean.
Upon seeing the two, the woman was initially delighted and quickly approached. However, when she noticed the distinctive Taoist robe worn by Su Nian and realized the difference in their current social status, she slowed her pace and smiled, "It's been a long time since I've met you here. What brings you here today?"
The woman's name was Hong Junya. She was the chief disciple of Hong Jiuquan of Bi'an Peak and the only chief disciple of Quan Xiu Na.
Hong Junya's appearance here did not surprise the two of them. Su Nian replied, "I just took over Liuli Peak, so I brought my newly accepted disciple to the Scripture Pavilion to choose a suitable cultivation method."
“Oh…I see.” Hong Junya nodded.
She looked at Shen Xingyue, who was carefully comparing various cultivation techniques, and covered her mouth with a smile, saying, "Speaking of which, Miss Shen Xingyue is only 16 years old this year, right? To reach the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment at such an age, her future is limitless."
"Her talent is indeed outstanding, but she still needs to hone it and practice diligently. In the future, she may have the opportunity to achieve the same level as Senior Sister Hong."
Hong Junya chuckled and said, "Master Su, please don't make fun of me. Our statuses are completely reversed now. It wouldn't feel right if you called me 'Senior Sister' anymore."
Su Nian smiled and said, "That's true. So, how would you like me to address you, Senior Sister Hong?"
Hong Junya thought for a moment and said, "How about... you just call me by my name? Junya, what do you think?"
"this……"
Su Nian looked at Xu Xinrou beside her.
Xu Xinrou remained expressionless throughout, until Su Nian looked at her with a questioning gaze, at which point a faint smile appeared on her lips.
“Senior Sister Hong and my junior brother don’t have much contact, do they? Calling him by his name directly might cause misunderstandings. Since the relationship is distant, it’s not wrong to call him by his full name,” Xu Xinrou said calmly.
Hong Junya smiled gently, "What is the relationship between Xinrou and Master Su? What, are you going to make decisions for him?"
Xu Xinrou said calmly, "My junior brother and I have been close for many years. He has always respected me as his senior sister. Is there a problem with me making the decision for him?"
Hong Junya looked at Su Nian with an inquiring gaze.
Su Nian coughed lightly and said calmly, "Senior Sister has been with me for many years. We grew up together and she treats me like her own younger brother. Of course, she has the right to be treated this way."
Hong Junya fell silent.
Xu Xinrou then smiled and said, "Senior Sister, is there anything else? If not, we'll take our leave now."
After saying that, he took Su Nian's hand and left the place.
Su Nian used her divine sense to observe Hong Junya's reaction and found that she looked unhappy, staring at their backs for a long time before leaving. She couldn't help but laugh and said, "So Senior Sister can be jealous too?"
Xu Xinrou stopped and sighed, "Alas! Junior brother, you are now a golden opportunity. You must always be wary of those who want to get close to you. Not everyone is like Master, who doesn't care about your status and cultivation."
Su Nian grinned, "So, are you one too, Senior Sister?"
Xu Xinrou did not answer, but only gave a soft hum.
"you guess?"
Then she took small, graceful steps and walked forward.
Su Nian smiled and followed.
However, Xu Xinrou stopped again after walking only a few steps.
Su Nian followed closely behind Xu Xinrou, stopping behind her and looking ahead with her, where she saw a familiar figure.
The leaves swirl.
She flipped through the book, quickly skimming the contents, her brow furrowed as if searching for something.
"This isn't it...this isn't it either...this isn't it either...This is strange, which one is it?" she muttered to herself as she flipped through the books.
She suddenly looked up and noticed Xu Xinrou and Su Nian. She glanced at Su Nian with a complicated expression, smiled slightly at the two of them, and then left.
"Speaking of which, Ye Hua's life has been difficult ever since her identity was exposed," Xu Xinrou said.
"This is her own choice, and it has nothing to do with anyone else. If I were the one being judged in the Hall of Law Enforcement that day, the situation today would be different," Su Nian said calmly.
"Hmm, that's true... But speaking of which, I've always felt something's strange." Xu Xinrou rested her chin on her hand, pondering curiously.
"What?"
"Senior Sister Ye... she's been very close to Ye Hua since the first day he entered the sect. Sometimes I even saw her sneak out in the middle of the night and go into Ye Hua's room. Based on my understanding of her, she shouldn't be someone who acts on impulse. So why was she so easily deceived by Ye Hua and why is he always on her side?" Xu Xinrou said, puzzled. "At first, I thought she had also been infected by the parasitic demon, but when I thoroughly examined her soul in front of the Immortal Ancestor Stele that day, I discovered that Senior Sister Ye was the only person around Ye Hua who wasn't controlled. It's a bit strange... Can falling in love really change a person's personality so drastically?"
Su Nian couldn't answer this question either.
To be honest, he didn't think Ye Yixuan had really fallen in love with Ye Hua.
Ye Hua did not have any romantic feelings for Ye Yixuan.
The two are like close siblings.
etc……
Siblings?
A sudden thought flashed through Su Nian's mind, and she vaguely discovered a blind spot.
"Senior Sister Xu, who are Ye Yixuan's biological parents?"
Xu Xinrou was puzzled as to why Su Nian would ask such a question, but she still answered truthfully: "The three of us were all picked up from outside by Fairy Su back then. No one knows about Senior Sister Ye's background."
"I see... What about Ye Hua? When he joined the sect, did he mention where he came from?"
Xu Xinrou shook her head again. "He didn't go into details, he just said... it seems to be from a village in the far south."
"The far south?" Su Nian frowned.
"Rivet City is already located in the far south of Kyushu, right? Further south, it's all ice and snow. Could it be that it came from the snowfield?"
"I don't know about that, but I vaguely remember him mentioning something... Ye Family Village? But I asked around and never heard of a village called Ye Family Village. Now that I think about it, it must have been a place name that Ye Hua made up."
Su Nian remained silent.
He felt it necessary to thoroughly investigate what this so-called Ye Family Village actually was.
Speaking of which, there's one more thing that Su Nian has never been able to confirm.
Su Nian pinched her chin, frowning in deep thought.
When exactly did Ye Hua travel to this world?
Was it when he was 16 years old?
Or perhaps... he possessed the body of some boy?
Now that Ye Hua is dead, it is almost impossible to investigate him. The only clue is this Ye Family Village. Ye Yixuan was an abandoned baby and had a close relationship with Ye Hua. Perhaps the two are connected.
Thinking this, he took Xu Xinrou's hand.
"Let's go to Bingxin Peak!"
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