"So Shushan must be in complete chaos now, right? The person who broke open the Demon Locking Tower couldn't have been Demon Lord Chonglou, could he?"
Jiang Siming muttered. He had no way to confirm the plot, after all. This was a comprehensive xianxia world, not one belonging to a single instance.
Shushan was not far from Yuzhou City. After using Sword Flight, Jiang Siming soon arrived at the foot of Shushan.
Shushan's mountain-protecting formation had already been activated, so Jiang Siming could no longer fly and had to switch to traveling on foot.
Shushan was far too high. Long Kui, the little girl, soon ran out of stamina and could not walk anymore.
Jiang Siming had no choice but to carry her up.
As he carried her along, Long Kui found his back so comfortable that she fell straight asleep.
Old Jiang was speechless. He could only resign himself to it. For the fragments, he had to work like a laborer and live like a superior.
At last, he reached Shushan. Yet at the entrance, numerous Shushan disciples stood guard, every one of them looking tense.
"Who goes there? This is Shushan's forbidden grounds. All unaffiliated persons must leave immediately."
"I'm here to find someone. I'm looking for Jing Tian," Jiang Siming said.
Long Kui also woke up and climbed down from Jiang Siming's back shyly.
"Our sect has no disciple named Jing Tian. Don't try to fool us. Leave at once!"
"None? That's impossible. I heard Jing Tian came to Shushan to study," Jiang Siming said, scratching his head. Could I have come all this way for nothing?
"Return to your posts." At that moment, a man in white descended from Shushan.
"Brother Master!" The disciples immediately bowed respectfully when they saw him.
The man walked down from