The incident happened suddenly, and Chu Jiucheng was hurriedly summoned away.
Only Lin Qi was left behind, still thoroughly confused.
She vaguely knew that something major had happened, but as for what it was, Lin Qi herself did not know.
Lin Qi left the Scripture Pavilion. It would not be proper to wander around someone else's Household, so she planned to go take a look at the Sword Viewing Gathering.
As she asked for directions along the way, she found that the Chu Family's guards were even more heavily stationed than when she had arrived.
The aura of Mahayana cultivators swept over her head again and again. The pressure was not especially strong, but it carried an air of impatience.
Could the Chu Family have lost something important?
Just as she was pondering this, a guard in the distance shouted, "Who is wandering around the Grass Ring Courtyard?!"
Lin Qi froze, then turned her head and realized he was talking about her.
She gave a mild bow. "I am Lin Qi of the Southern Continent. I came as a guest at Chu Jiucheng's invitation. Chu Jiucheng was just summoned away by an elder of his clan, so I thought I would head to the front courtyard to see the Sword Viewing Gathering..."
"A guest?" Before Lin Qi could finish, the guard interrupted her with open suspicion. "All of today's guests are at the Sword Viewing Gathering. Since when was there someone invited separately?"
"Besides, if you were invited as a guest by the eldest young master, why were you wandering around inside the Grass Ring Courtyard?!"
Lin Qi frowned slightly. "I was not wandering around. I asked for directions along the way, and the Grass Ring Courtyard is the only route to the Sword Viewing Gathering. As for whether I