After Yang Ning fell asleep, night shrouded the foot of Jade Maiden Peak.
Dong Xiaojie and her Eldest Senior Sister, Ouyang Biting—the woman all the disciples of Jade Maiden Peak held in awe—walked side by side up the stone steps.
Peak Master Shi Xuanfei doted on the female disciples under her, sometimes to the point of spoiling them. This easily made them slack off in their cultivation, and their conduct in daily life grew casual and careless. So Ouyang Biting, as Jade Maiden Peak's Eldest Senior Sister, had taken it upon herself to strictly discipline the entire peak.
Ouyang Biting alone set and supervised every disciple's daily lessons, chores, and cultivation progress. She knew her master was soft-hearted and couldn't bear to be harsh with any of her disciples. But without rules, there could be no order. If a peak as vast as Jade Maiden Peak was to maintain order and a good reputation, someone had to uphold the rules and play the "bad guy."
Naturally, Ouyang Biting became someone all the disciples of Jade Maiden Peak both respected and feared. For many of the younger disciples, their fear of the Eldest Senior Sister far surpassed their fear of their master, the Peak Master, who was always smiling.
"Xiaojie," Ouyang Biting spoke first. Her voice rang especially clearly on the quiet Mountain Path.
"Senior Sister," Dong Xiaojie replied.
Since Ouyang Biting oversaw the examinations, rewards, and punishments of every disciple on the peak, she deliberately kept her distance from her junior sisters to avoid any appearance of favoritism. This made her seem rather aloof. Dong Xiaojie, who had joined the sect only shortly after her and whose temperament suited hers, was the only person on Jade Maiden Peak she could call a "friend."
"Didn't you go to Tianbao Pavilion for