Truth Behind the Imprisonment

If she wanted to sell Chanchan, there were only two options left.

Both were awful.

Chanchan's birth mother stood in the street, braving the biting wind as she held her four-year-old daughter, dressed in threadbare clothes, and tried to sell the still-naive girl for a good price.

In such circumstances, a casual cultivator from Luoling Sect happened to pass through this Mortal Dynasty. He witnessed the scene and understood what had happened.

And so, Chanchan had ended up here on Lingshan Peak.

Compared to Chanchan's life in the mortal world, Xi'er's circumstances were incomparably better.

"So, are we going to the side peak to look for strange beasts again today?"

After a moment of silence, Chanchan finally asked Xi'er.

Before Xi'er came to Lingshan Peak, Chanchan had never really had any playmates.

But after Xi'er arrived at Lingshan Peak over a year ago, Chanchan suddenly discovered that there were so many fun things in the world.

"Of course."

Xi'er said with a smile.

"Then let's go."

Hearing Xi'er's answer lifted Chanchan's spirits considerably, and the expression on the girl's face grew much more relaxed and cheerful.

The two girls headed down Lingshan Peak together.

"By the way, Xi'er."

Chanchan suddenly asked:

"I heard the sect's disciple recruitment ceremony is happening next month. How about joining my master's tutelage then? We'd be true fellow disciples!"

"My joining your master's tutelage isn't necessarily something she'd agree to."

Xi'er said with a smile.

"No problem, definitely no problem!"

Chanchan assured her with great confidence:

"With me there, Master will definitely take you as her disciple."

"Is that so?"

Xi'er smiled again.

But from Xi'er's response, Chanchan sensed something was amiss.

"Could it be that Xi'er doesn't want to join my master's tutelage, but wants to take someone else as her master?"

Chanchan went