"By the way, senior sister."
Yun Si Ning suddenly remembered something.
"Um?"
Qingyu looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"Even if we rush back with all our might, we won't make it in time for the disciples' meeting with the Four Symbols Divine Sect, will we?"
"Emm... I guess I won't make it in time."
Yun Si Ning calculated the time; when she left Si Yi Qi's tomb, there was still more than a month before the start of the disciples' assembly.
After waiting for more than twenty days to ambush Chai Yanchen, it is very likely that he will not be able to make it back now.
“In that case, Master…”
"Will the truth be discovered?"
"this……"
Hearing this, Qingyu was also somewhat troubled.
She was originally the chief disciple of the younger generation of Jianping Mountain, but if she couldn't get back in time, others would definitely find out something was amiss.
It doesn't matter if I'm found out I'm not on the mountain, but if others find out that my master is seriously injured, there's a high chance that something extremely bad will happen.
"Master is now claiming to the outside world that he is in seclusion in order to break through to the mid-stage of the Dragon Marrow Realm."
"Even if they discover that we are not on Greenwood Peak, those two peaks would never dare to disturb Master."
That's true.
Yun Si Ning sighed.
"In my opinion, those two families have long begun to doubt Master."
"The reason it has been delayed until now is because Jianping Mountain and the Four Symbols Divine Sect have not completely ceased hostilities. You still have a use for Senior Sister."
"You're right."
Qingyu nodded.
"However, Sister Youyou said that she left two Dragon Marrow Realm experts at Greenwood Peak, and they will help in critical moments."
Yun Si Ning pursed her lips, her worry undiminished.
"I have a feeling that there will be many things waiting for us after we return to the Central Abyss Realm."
"Yes, Ning'er, let's make the most of these few days on the road and quickly start cultivating."
"Senior sister..."
"Hehe, come here, let me show you my latest insights into the cultivation technique."
Qingyu pulled Yun Sining along and they walked into the cultivation room.
…… ……
More than ten days later.
Zhongyuan Realm, Jianping Mountain.
"Hey, hey, have you heard?!"
"Senior Sister Qingyu has not yet returned from her training expedition!"
"I've heard about it. Not only that, I heard that Junior Sister Si Ning has also disappeared."
"Could she have secretly run off the mountain to look for her senior sister?!"
"I think it's possible; maybe something happened to both of them."
"Pah, pah, pah! What unlucky things are you saying!"
"Hey, I'm just guessing."
"Senior Sister Qingyu is the number one young person in our Jianping Mountain, how could something happen to her?"
"But in the end, she's at most a Xiangjia Realm cultivator, when she's out in the world..."
"Alright, all of you shut up!"
At that moment, a cool voice rang out from the side.
The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a slender figure.
"Oh, it's Junior Sister Jinjin."
Cheng Jinjin glared at the group and quickly ran away into the distance.
Just then, she ran into Shen Qingyan, who was on her way.
"Uncle-Master Shen!"
She quickly stopped the other person.
"Can you get in touch with Senior Sister Qingyu and Junior Sister Sining?"
Sigh...
Shen Qingyan sighed deeply; she was extremely anxious.
"If you, a disciple of Qingmu Peak, can't even contact them, let alone me."
"The disciples' assembly is just around the corner, and Senior Sister Qingyu still hasn't returned. I'm afraid something must have really happened."
Shen Qingyan lowered her eyes slightly as she recalled the scene from that day.
A woman broke into Qingmu Peak and kidnapped Qingyu. She was very strong and left no trace.
"Could it be that Qingyu's disappearance is really related to that guy?"
After thinking for a moment, Shen Qingyan told Cheng Jinjin another piece of news.
“My senior brother said that if Qingyu hasn’t returned by tonight, he will ask Senior Brother Yuncang to come out of seclusion.”
"How can that be!"
Cheng Jinjin's eyes widened.
Shen Qingyan's senior brother is naturally Long Yi, the head of Chixia Peak.
Everyone knows that Hua Yuncang is currently in seclusion. Asking him to come out of seclusion under these circumstances would be tantamount to destroying his foundation.
"What is Senior Uncle Long Yi trying to do? Is he taking advantage of the fact that Qingmu Peak doesn't have any second-generation disciples?"
"Eh~~"
Shen Qingyan was also very troubled.
Unlike the other two peaks, Qingmu Peak has no second-generation disciples other than its leader, Hua Yuncang.
Apart from Qingyu and Yun Sining, who are direct disciples of the third generation, the others do not actually have a master.
Before Hua Yuncang went into seclusion, he would occasionally offer some guidance, but in recent years he has been completely left to his own devices.
After Qingyu descended the mountain, Qingmu Peak was now leaderless.
“I tried to persuade my senior brother, but he seemed to have made up his mind.”
"With the great battle against the Four Symbols Divine Sect imminent, is Sword Screen Mountain going to start fighting amongst itself first?!"
Cheng Jinjin said angrily.
"I……"
Shen Qingyan was speechless for a moment. Her senior brother was obviously trying to take the opportunity to bring up the conflict between Chixia Peak and Qingmu Peak.
"Uncle-Master Shen, is it really impossible to persuade Uncle-Master Longyi any further?"
She pleaded.
"If we do this now, and the Four Symbols Divine Sect finds out that there is discord within my Sword Screen Mountain, they will definitely take advantage of the situation."
Hearing Cheng Jinjin say this, Shen Qingyan became even more conflicted.
After a long silence, she spoke to Cheng Jinjin.
"I'll try to persuade my senior brother again. You should try to contact Qingyu and the others. If all else fails..."
She stopped there.
If Long Yi really attacks Qingmu Peak, the fate of the many disciples of Qingmu Peak will not be pleasant.
Having understood the meaning behind her words, Cheng Jinjin spoke with a firm gaze.
"I will never run away alone. Qingmu Peak is my home. I will die on Qingmu Peak!"
"you……"
Shen Qingyan looked at the girl in front of her, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes.
She sighed inwardly, then turned and left Qingmu Peak.
When she returns here again, she may have a different identity.
Seeing Shen Qingyan leave, Cheng Jinjin also quickly returned to her residence.
Back in her cultivation room, she prayed silently while taking out her communication jade talisman for a final attempt.
Time ticked by, and the afterglow of the sunset shone through the window onto the girl, whose heart sank deeper and deeper.
"Senior Sister Qingyu, Junior Sister Sining, where are you?"
Cheng Jinjin sent messages step by step, but she never received even a single reply.
Just as the last rays of sunset were about to disappear and the crimson sun was about to sink completely into the sea.
The communication jade talisman in the girl's hand, which had been dormant for so long, finally emitted the voice she had been longing for.
"Junior Sister Jinjin, what happened?"
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