"Disciple greets Martial Uncle."
The clear, crisp voice reached her ears as Gongsun Yu'er dipped in a graceful curtsy.
"Yu'er, please rise. There's no need for such excessive courtesy."
A faint smile appeared on the Silver-Eyed Maiden's face, and her earlier anxiety seemed to ease a little because of it.
"Yu'er, you came here in such a hurry. Is there news of your master?"
The Silver-Eyed Maiden's voice and tone both carried a hint of yearning. When Junior Brother Lin had left, his instructions had been rather vague; he had not clearly said where he intended to go.
But Yu'er was his most trusted disciple, and she also bore the duty of managing the branch helm. Perhaps he had left some way to contact him.
Thinking this, the expression on her face grew even more eager.
"No."
Gongsun Yu'er shook her head. "Back then, Master only said he would be going somewhere for a very long time. As for the specifics, he did not explain in detail, so this disciple has no way to contact him either."
In saying this, Gongsun Yu'er had told a tiny lie. Back then, Lin Xuan had indeed left behind several Sound Transmission Talismans, but even after she used them, they had produced no effect.
Since doing so was pointless, she did not want to arouse her Martial Uncle's unnecessary suspicion. In any case, she had no way to contact her master, so the half-truths in her words would not affect anything.
"Oh."
The Silver-Eyed Maiden sighed, the disappointment on her face undisguised. Only after a while did she speak in a pensive tone. "Then Yu'er, why exactly have you come here...?"
With no clues about Lin Xuan, disappointment was only natural. However, with Yu'er's personality, she definitely would not have come here for no