Apologies from All Sides, Guessing the Truth
Over these past few months, Yellow Sand True Lord had regretted more than once why he had not forcibly killed Li Chang'an back then.
If he had killed him at that time, he would not be facing this trouble now.
Fortunately, it was not too late.
The puppet asked him, "Fellow cultivator Yellow Sand, why have you still not made your move?"
"No hurry. First, watch him raise his tall tower."
Yellow Sand True Lord's expression was cold and stern as he gazed at Azure Mountain, quietly waiting for the right moment.
At this moment.
Azure Mountain was boiling with voices.
From inside the courtyard to outside it, from the mountain summit to its foot, almost every place was packed full of people, truly a sea of heads.
Zi Xi had arrived very early. Her attire today was somewhat special, exactly the same as when she had first met Li Chang'an back then, except that there was now an additional Purple Hairpin amid her smooth, flowing hair.
This Purple Hairpin was exquisitely made, cloud patterns flowing across its entire body, but its grade was not especially high, merely mid-grade Tier 3, and it seemed somewhat unbefitting of her Nascent Soul status.
Only a very small number of people knew that this was a gift Li Chang'an had given Zi Xi.
Back then.
Li Chang'an had competed with Wu Shuo, a Guest Elder under Zi Xi, over Azure Mountain's Spiritual Vein.
In order to obtain the Spiritual Vein, Li Chang'an had publicly demonstrated his Artifact Refining Skill, refining a mid-grade Tier 3 Purple Hairpin and giving it to Zi Xi.
He had not expected that Zi Xi would actually still keep this rather useless Purple Hairpin.
"Holy Maiden, the grade of this Purple Hairpin