Since the young Ye Xian Yuan knew the Shattering Void Art, all obstacles would be nonexistent to her. If she went in looking for something, it would be useless no matter how deeply it was hidden, so there was no need for me to give her any pointers.
She soon entered Old Madam Ye's stone-house cave dwelling, while we, master and disciples, waited outside.
After quite some time had passed, Shen Jinzhao began to grow restless and said, "Senior Sisters, Junior Brothers, Junior Sisters, what do you think Old Madam Ye hid in there?"
Jiu Fangsu had always respected this senior brother of hers. She was the only one who answered seriously, saying, "It must be a great many treasures, right? Treasures she plundered over the years, perhaps?"
"That makes sense, but do you think she might have hidden a manual for the Shattering Void Art in there? If I could learn it, that would be wonderful..." Shen Jinzhao hurriedly said, but then he glanced at Shao Zi. Everyone quickly understood what he meant. Xiang Ling came over and said, "Your skin's itching again? Do you think learning the Shattering Void Art will let you contend with your Eldest Senior Sister?"
"W-What? No..." Shen Jinzhao hastily waved his hands and said earnestly, "I was just envious. Envious!"
"Hmph. Your Eldest Senior Sister could slip away without a trace under Old Madam Ye's hands and help Master. Look at you... Forget it, I won't say anything. Even if you learned the Shattering Void Art, you'd probably only end up getting beaten." Xiang Ling looked at him with contempt.
Shen Jinzhao muttered, "You can't say that for sure. The Shattering Void Art should be more solid than relying on treasures, right?"
"You mean Eldest Senior Sister could only beat you by relying