"It had been a long time since I heard any news of Jiang Miaoyin."
After King Youhai's banquet ended, Ye Qinglian found an opportunity to pull Jiang Qihu aside to a secluded, deserted place.
The two were alone.
Ye Qinglian folded her arms and leaned against the window as gusts of river wind stirred the hair at her temples.
She gazed into the distance and spoke faintly. "How has your sister been lately?"
"Great Grain Sword Palace has sealed itself away from the world, and Jade Screen Peak is locked down."
Jiang Qihu answered honestly, "Come to think of it, the two of us hadn't met for ten years... Throughout the year, we only occasionally exchanged letters. Even the As-You-Wish Tokens sent to Jade Screen Peak, she had never used."
"For ten whole years, Jiang Miaoyin hadn't contacted the Jiang Clan at all?"
With a trace of mockery, Ye Qinglian said, "That woman was even colder and more heartless than I imagined."
"Pah!"
Jiang Qihu immediately retorted, "My sister wasn't like that!"
Ye Qinglian gave a soft laugh, calmly leaning against the window in the breeze.
She had said it deliberately.
She simply wanted to see Jiang Qihu fly into a rage from embarrassment.
Besides the Chu Family and Jiang Clan, Azure Prefecture actually had other Aristocratic Clans as well, though their foundations were insufficient, and they could not yet be called great houses.
The Ye Family was one such clan. Back then, the Ye Family head had also been one of the one hundred and eight Garrison Envoys of the northern border. He had been deeply acquainted with the Jiang Clan head; the two were sworn friends, and the younger members of their clans often interacted as well.
Ye Qinglian and Jiang Miaoyin had both been outstanding geniuses of