During her rest, Xu Yuehuai stayed on the mountain peak. She preferred quiet places, and the courtyard was crowded with people. Plus, the walls weren't high, so people could hear what was happening next door. It wasn't suitable for her to cultivate. She asked Shi Mu to go down and tell everyone about the situation.
Shangguan Xi sipped his tea, his expression strange, and poured a cup for Nangong Yu. Suddenly, he said something that surprised everyone: "Nothing surprising. Isn't Senior Sister just that kind of person?"
A few seconds of silence fell over the scene, as no one understood what Shangguan Xi meant. Nangong Yu, who had just picked up his tea, didn't even have time to drink it when he heard her words. He tried to smooth things over, saying, "Indeed, Senior Sister is a person who likes quiet. There are indeed too many people here, but it's alright. She'll probably come down in a few days after she finishes dealing with her business."
Nangong Yu's words saved face for everyone; no one felt embarrassed. However, Shangguan Xi didn't seem very satisfied. She turned to look at Nangong Yu and asked, "Is that what I meant?"
Without offering any explanation, she turned and left, giving him a cold shoulder.
Now everyone's faces were not very nice. They were all in the same team, and judging from the current situation, they would probably have to spend a long time together. If they broke up at the beginning, what would happen in the future? For a moment, everyone looked at each other, wide-eyed and confused.
Nangong Yu and Xuan Chi were the ones who had known Shangguan Xi the longest. Xuan Chi didn't know Shangguan Xi very well, while only Nangong Yu knew her somewhat. So after the incident, he reassured everyone, "She's probably just tired from the journey and not in a good mood. She definitely didn't have any other malicious intent. Alright, now that everything's over, everyone should go back and rest. Don't linger here. You haven't had a proper rest in so long, so now that you finally have a chance, cherish it."
Nangong Yu waved for them to leave. The team had only been formed recently, and everyone still clearly understood the senior brother and senior sister system and had not completely abandoned the identity of Senior Sister Xu Yuehuai.
Xuan Chi didn't think anything of it, but in fact he found it very noisy. Xuan Chi was a man of few words, and he had lived alone in the room he used to live in. As the most outstanding disciple among the inner disciples, he naturally had his own small courtyard. He was not used to being moved to this kind of room all of a sudden, so he couldn't understand where Shangguan Xi's temper came from.
After returning to her room, Shangguan Xi realized what she had just said. She looked at herself in the bronze mirror with annoyance. She had no idea what she was thinking; she had just blurted out those words. Now that she realized what she had said, she was shocked.
Shangguan Xi burst into tears, overwhelmed by the situation and unsure of what to do.
Going out to apologize would seem too deliberate, but not apologizing would make her attitude seem rather bad. Shangguan Xi was caught in a dilemma. She decided to take a nap first and deal with the matter after she woke up.
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Just as dawn was breaking, Aqing came to the door. Xu Yuehuai was still half asleep. These past few days, she had been practicing her martial arts for longer periods each day, so she slept very deeply and usually wouldn't wake up. But seeing Aqing's anxious look at the door, she decided to get up and, suppressing her morning grumpiness, asked, "You'd better have something to say."
When Aqing saw Xu Yuehuai, she was extremely excited. "Senior Sister, someone was looking for you at the door. He said his name was Quan Cang. I didn't let him in, but he said you'll know once I tell you his name."
Xu Yuehuai rubbed her forehead, suddenly feeling a little embarrassed. She had been saying that she felt like she had forgotten something lately, and now she realized that she had forgotten about her senior brother. Since Qi Guze arranged things for Quan Cang last time, she hadn't paid any attention to him. At first, she didn't have the time or find a suitable opportunity, and later she just forgot about him because she was busy. She put her fist to her mouth and coughed twice, pretending to feel guilty. "Tell him to come up."
After receiving Xu Yuehuai's words, Aqing did so. When Quan Cang came in, he looked around at Xu Yuehuai's place, which was quite nice. As he stood in the hall, Xu Yuehuai came out after changing her clothes. Seeing Quan Cang coming to see her so late, she thought there must be something important. "Senior brother, what's wrong? Were you bullied by someone?"
Xu Yuehuai couldn't think of any other possibility, so she stared at Quan Cang with her large eyes, as if waiting for Quan Cang to answer her.
Quan Cang coughed and put his hand to his lips, saying, "To be honest, I did come to you today to ask you for a favor, but it's not about me. I'm doing very well in the sect, probably because everyone knows about my relationship with you, so they're very polite to me."
Quan Cang spoke tactfully, mainly because he was worried that his next words would ruin the atmosphere.
Xu Yuehuai could tell at a glance that Quan Cang had something to say, but because A Qing was there, he couldn't say it. A Qing was watching from the side, probably thinking that he wanted to see what kind of nonsense Quan Cang could come up with.
Xu Yuehuai glanced at Aqing and said, "My senior brother and I have something to discuss. You should go back and rest first."
Xu Yuehuai gave the order to leave, and no matter how unwilling A Qing was to leave, he had no choice. He looked at the door with reluctance, wanting to stay in the room and listen to what they had said, but he only said, "Yes, Senior Sister, remember to rest early and don't tire yourself out."
Xu Yuehuai hummed in agreement. When Aqing left, she thoughtfully closed the door behind her, giving the two of them a private space. After Aqing left, Quan Cang said, "Do you still remember Yan Zhi?"
When Xu Yuehuai first heard the name, it sounded somewhat familiar. She nodded and asked, "It sounds familiar, why?"
"She's from the Guo family, the same Guo family as Dean Guo. You met her in the secret realm before. She knows divination." Quan Cang mentioned a few keywords to help Xu Yuehua remember. Hearing this, Xu Yuehua remembered that there was indeed such a person.
"Hmm, I remember her, what's wrong?" Xu Yuehuai couldn't say she just remembered her, but she had a deep impression of her. She just didn't react when she heard her name at first.
“She is actually a disciple of Dragon Roar Valley as well.” Quan Cang hesitated, as if he had mentioned something difficult.
However, when Xu Yuehuai heard that she had entered Dragon Roar Valley, his expression was not good. They had searched the valley before and found no survivors. If that was the case, Yan Zhigang must have met with great misfortune after entering the valley.
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