Snow Listening Cottage was Fang Mo's residence in Galaxy City.
A flying carriage stopped before Snow Listening Cottage. Luo Jiangyan stepped out. She had just emerged from a half-month of secluded cultivation, her true qi full and surging around her. She had successfully broken through to the Peak Heavenly Human Realm.
Her aura was now even deeper and more restrained than before, and every gesture carried an inviolable majesty.
Knowing that Guan Lu had returned to Galaxy City, she had come back to see her and share her joy.
Yet when she stepped into Snow Listening Cottage, she found no trace of Guan Lu's aura.
"Is Sister Guan not here?" Luo Jiangyan frowned slightly and questioned the guard standing nearby.
"Reporting to Miss, Miss Guan left the city three days ago with a young lady named Bai Ling to undergo training. They said they were heading for Silentwood Forest, and two Transcendent Realm guards accompanied them," the guard answered respectfully.
"Bai Ling?" Luo Jiangyan had no impression of that name. Her thoughts raced, and she immediately said in a grave voice, "Bring Captain Xie Xuanqing here at once!"
A moment later, a middle-aged martial artist clad in dark soft armor approached. His aura was concealed like a shadow. He was precisely Xie Xuanqing, the captain of the guards arranged by Fang Mo. His presence was steady, his footsteps soundless; clearly, his cultivation was no small matter.
"Xie Xuanqing greets Miss!"
Xie Xuanqing bowed respectfully.
"Report Bai Ling's background, how she came to know Guan Lu, and every detail of this trip without leaving out a single word!" Luo Jiangyan said coldly.
Daring not delay, Xie Xuanqing hurriedly replied, "About half a month ago, Miss Guan encountered this woman at the market in the south of the city. Bai Ling was