Although I had seen the Sect Master and my master in the Heavenly Que not long ago, there were still many familiar faces back at the sect.
After spending so long in the mire of the Capital City, where power intertwined and undercurrents surged, it would be a pleasure to occasionally return to that sword mountain towering above the sea of clouds and listen to the wind passing through the Sword Pavilion.
[Huiyuan Sword Art seemed both excited and a little nervous at the prospect of returning to the sect. It thought, I'm finally going back. Back when I was in the Scripture Repository, I always felt inferior whenever I saw those high-level sword arts. This time, I'll prove that I'm the best!]
--That thought was remarkably in sync with Hundred Bones Ming.
[Hundred Bones Ming cheered, "When we return to the sect, we'll smash straight through all the major peaks!"]
"Sure."
Gu Chengming settled on the plan and rose to his feet. "I'll visit the Town Night Division tomorrow and report my itinerary to Director Zhou."
The next morning, at the Town Night Division, in the Director's Public Office.
The room was filled with the faint scent of sandalwood incense. Zhou Qingmu sat upright behind a large purple sandalwood desk.
Official documents were piled so high they almost swallowed her whole. They were all follow-up work from the Heavenly Que Secret Realm incident.
Her vermilion brush flew across the pages as she made her approvals, her brows faintly furrowed.
When Gu Chengming entered the office and told her he planned to set off for Wenjian Sect to take part in the Sect Competition, Zhou Qingmu's hand abruptly stilled.
Zhou Qingmu raised her head and looked at Gu Chengming. Her red lips parted, but she hesitated to speak.
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