I thought to myself that the words "Azure Firmament" indeed carried some profound historical weight within them. Otherwise, the Grand Elder would never have been so shocked. So I immediately asked, "Grand Elder, did you remember something? Do the words 'Azure Firmament' have some special meaning?"
The Grand Elder stared speechlessly for quite some time before finally shaking his head and murmuring, "Impossible... impossible. That child back then... should have died young... How could this girl be..."
Du Qingxiao's expression changed as well. The child had died young—she had died as a child—yet she herself was alive and well!
"Could you describe in detail what happened to that child who died young? Perhaps there was some hidden circumstance!" I hurriedly said.
The Grand Elder's face paled before he said, "I remember... I remember the Sect Master said back then that Qingxiao had died young... But this young lady is also called Qingxiao, and she looks so much like the Sect Master's wife and Little Qingxiao... That child who died young..."
"Exactly, Grand Elder. Think about it—how did that child die back then? Did you actually see the child who supposedly died? Was there something the Sect Master concealed?" I hurriedly followed up.
The Grand Elder suddenly understood, and hurriedly said, "Then shall this old man go report it again?"
"Go, go quickly." Naturally, I urged him to hurry. Sure enough, he came back out not long after entering. The interior was covered by layers of isolation Grand Arrays, so unless one entered, it was impossible to send messages in or hear what was happening inside.
Seeing the Grand Elder's panic mixed with a trace of joy, I knew things had probably worked out.
This time, the Grand Elder was afraid we would leave before he returned, so he hurriedly said,