Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
Li Chang'an had honored his promise.
During this time,
he did not control Ye Mengxian. He gave her ample freedom, allowing her to arrange He Xiangfeng's funeral and handle the sect's affairs, great and small.
Of course, Li Chang'an did this not merely because of his promise, but also because of that previous sword strike.
He suspected
that if he pushed Ye Mengxian too hard, that Sword Talisman would strike again.
Therefore, he could not deal with Ye Mengxian through nothing but force. He needed to know when to tighten and when to loosen, making her submit willingly and even become dependent on him, just like Song Yu'er was now.
"Let her have her freedom a while longer."
"Besides, I should arrange some trouble for her. If she cannot resolve it, she will naturally come looking for me."
Li Chang'an sat cross-legged, took out the Divination Treasure, and set the heavenly secrets in motion, arranging several considerable troubles for Ye Mengxian.
A few days later,
Ye Mengxian encountered the first problem.
A Nascent Soul family from beyond Zhao Country's borders intended to annex the Myriad Sword Sect.
That Nascent Soul family was exceedingly domineering. It had no fewer than seven Nascent Soul cultivators, with the strongest among them being a late-stage Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator.
Although Ye Mengxian had condensed an immortal-quality Nascent Soul, she had formed it only recently and her foundation was still shallow. She could not defeat a Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator across two minor realms.
In the end, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and come to Azure Mountain to seek Li Chang'an's aid.
"Li Chang'an, I heard your connections run deep. Can you help the Myriad Sword Sect