Not long after, invitations from the Prime Minister's Residence were delivered to the homes of every high-ranking official and noble, inviting them to attend the Coming-of-Age Ceremony of the youngest daughter, Wei Yunxi, three days later. Even National Preceptor Qianyuan received one, but he paid it no mind and had no desire to lower himself by attending the Coming-of-Age Ceremony of a mortal girl.
Yet National Preceptor Qianyuan ultimately changed his mind, and the reason was Ye Fuxue—she was Su Wanying's maternal aunt.
Ye Fuxue was already a Nascent Soul Cultivator. This time, she had come to the Yufeng Kingdom not only to take disciples, but also to see Qianyuan. She loved Qianyuan, but Qianyuan had devoted his heart to the Dao and did not accept her affection.
Had Qianyuan continued as he had, Ye Fuxue would not have done anything more. But during the Sect Disciple Recruitment Ceremony not long afterward, Qianyuan took in a female disciple named Hui Weilan and personally taught her cultivation step by step.
If that had been all, Ye Fuxue could still have accepted it. But during his instruction of Hui Weilan, Qianyuan actually developed feelings for her. Though he desperately suppressed those emotions, they still affected his Dao heart. Thus, he chose to distance himself for the time being and accepted a mission to leave the sect and guard the Mortal Realm.
With Qianyuan's Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, there had been no need for him to carry out such a low-level mission. But he only wanted to get away and properly sort out his Dao heart, so he took over Ling Jian's post.
And because his cultivation surpassed Ling Jian's, Ling Jian had not mentioned Yunxi's unusual nature at all during the handover. In Ling Jian's understanding, Qianyuan would surely notice it himself.