Yu Xunge wasted no time. She had intended to talk to Isolated Island anyway.
The waves curled into the shape of a ship's wheel, and Yu Xunge appeared beside the lake in Moonlight Wetland with Tulan.
She would not keep [Mysterious Power] active wherever she went as she did when entering Zelan, but she still had to keep [Tail Tip], which could turn back time, ready.
By the lake, Huang Jin and Zhuri were fishing.
The dense branches above Moonlight Wetland drew together, revealing Isolated Island's sky. Yu Xunge immediately gauged its approximate season. It was now Astralana's hottest time of year.
Yet it was only early February in Zai Jiu, and she had visited Isolated Island once before entering "My World." Back then, Isolated Island had just celebrated the Winter Solstice Festival.
She walked over and sat beside Huang Jin, deliberately putting some distance between herself and Zhuri's meaningful gaze.
Yu Xunge spoke first. "Teacher, what did you want to see me about?"
There was no need for pleasantries between teacher and apprentice. Huang Jin got straight to the point. "The deal from your last visit to Isolated Island may have to be reversed now. Zai Jiu's young can come study in Moonlight Wetland in exchange for a promise from you: before 'Isolated Island' shatters in the future, Zai Jiu will help take in a group of Zai Jiu's young."
Yu Xunge said nothing about taking them in for free. Being an Apprentice was one thing; being an Arbiter was another. Just as Zhuri and Huang Jin could not speak on her behalf as her teachers during the last negotiation, when matters concerned two worlds, they represented Zai Jiu and Isolated Island.
She asked in return, "How many apprentices can you accept? How many young do I need to