A year ago, Zixuan rescued Chiyan, who had been framed and imprisoned in the Demon Locking Tower. Chiyan then split into two: Chiyan, who possessed reason but no power, and Liaori, who possessed demonic power but no reason.
Xu Changqing was injured while fighting Liaori. Zixuan sealed her own spiritual power to treat him, which led to a misunderstanding from his master, Qing Wei, the head of Mount Shu, who had placed great hopes on him. As a result, he was expelled from Mount Shu.
After briefly introducing themselves, Jing Tian and Snow Jian both felt deeply sympathetic toward Xu Changqing and Zixuan's plight. Snow Jian said indignantly,
"They're all just a bunch of stubborn old fools! Hmph, they didn't even ask what happened."
Thinking of Xu Changqing's master, Snow Jian was reminded of the elders at Tang Family Fortress. Her expression dimmed somewhat.
"Master was only disappointed that I failed to live up to his expectations..."
Xu Changqing defended his master. Though he had chosen Zixuan under her careful arrangements, his feelings for Qing Wei and Mount Shu still ran deep.
Ever since hearing that something had happened to the Demon Locking Tower, he had been somewhat distracted.
When teaching Jing Tian the cultivation method, if Jing Tian had not been talented enough, he would likely have been completely bewildered.
"Changqing, if you're worried, then let's go to Mount Shu and take a look."
Once Xu Changqing had finished teaching Jing Tian the cultivation method, the understanding Zixuan sighed and spoke gently to him.
Naturally, she understood Xu Changqing better than anyone. Though she did not want him to leave, and worried that something might change between them if he returned to Mount Shu,
she could not bear to see him so depressed. Suppressing her own faint melancholy, she