Yang Jing and Sun Yong sat down beside the square table in the Main Hall.
A moment later, Sun Ningxiang came in from the outer room carrying a green bamboo tea tray. Three cups of freshly brewed tea rested on it, their clear liquor sending up curling wisps of steam. A delicate fragrance instantly filled the room.
She walked lightly to the table, gently set one cup before Sun Yong, then turned and placed another beside Yang Jing's hand. Her movements were soft and careful.
Once she had finished, Sun Ningxiang sat in the empty seat beside the table. Her clear eyes looked straight at Yang Jing, puzzlement on her face. "Junior brother, you said you had something to tell us. What is it?"
She was curious. Yang Jing had been busy dealing with the Demon Cult lately. He would not have been so solemn over something trivial; it had to be important for him to make a special trip to the martial arts school.
Meeting their puzzled gazes, Yang Jing drew a light breath and said, "Master Bai Bing has come to Yuhe County in person. She's taking you and me back to the sect, senior sister."
Sun Yong's and Sun Ningxiang's expressions changed at his words, surprise flashing in their eyes.
For one thing, neither had expected the Profound Truth Sect's Lingxi Peak Master to come to Yuhe County.
Yang Jing had first become Sun Yong's disciple and learned the fundamentals of the Martial Path.
Later, he had joined the Profound Truth Sect and received personal instruction from Lingxi Peak Master Bai Bing, becoming her disciple.
He now had two masters: Sun Yong, who had taught him in the secular world, and Bai Bing, the Profound Truth Sect's Lingxi Peak Master.
Who was Bai Bing?
She was a