The many elders of the Tianshui Sect lowered their heads when they saw Chu Xi acting coyly beside Xiao Cangsheng, not daring to look directly at her.
They had never seen Chu Xi like this before.
Who could have imagined it?
As the current Sect Master of the Tianshui Sect, one of the Five Great Families and Seven Sects, Chu Xi was a formidable overlord within the borders of Chu. Yet beside Xiao Cangsheng, she acted affectionate and coquettish, like a little girl who had never grown up.
After Xiao Cangsheng agreed to Chu Xi's request, Chu Xi pulled him toward the depths of the Tianshui Sect.
The Grand Elder, Li Zai'en, and the others followed behind them as they slowly made their way in.
By noon,
the Grand Elder had secretly sent someone to deliver a message to Lin Bai. First, he informed Lin Bai that Xiao Cangsheng had arrived at the Tianshui Sect. Second, he told Lin Bai that they would set out in three days.
With Xiao Cangsheng accompanying him, even if the Heaven and Earth Gate truly was a dragon's lair or a tiger's den, Lin Bai and Xiao Cangsheng could still make the journey.
On Bright Moon Island,
Lin Bai summoned Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, and Yi Gu, sharing the news sent by the Grand Elder.
"The expert invited by the Sect Master is actually the head of the White Deer Academy, the Son of Heaven's Imperial Tutor, Xiao Cangsheng!" Lin Bai widened his eyes in astonishment and stared at them in disbelief.
"So it was him!" Yi Gu's pupils contracted, and he was equally shocked.
Qiao Mo and Qin Yao were both dumbfounded as well. They never could have imagined that this expert would be Xiao Cangsheng.
How high was Xiao Cangsheng's status in