Wedding Night Beneath Red Candles. After listening to what Zhou Yan had just said, Chen Yan nodded.
The general situation was that several Glazed Mountain disciples, including Zhou Yan, had arranged to travel to Qin King's Ridge for training together with several Pear Blossom Pavilion disciples. Yet when they arrived at the agreed meeting place, they found no sign of the Pear Blossom Pavilion group.
After some twists and turns, they concluded that those Pear Blossom Pavilion disciples had likely entered Qin King's Ridge ahead of them.
"Why?"
Chen Yan asked, "If, as you say, those fellow Daoists from Pear Blossom Pavilion had already agreed to meet up with you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, in Auspicious River City, why would they set off early?"
Zhou Yan shook his head at that.
"I don't know."
"And how did you determine that those fellow Daoists from Pear Blossom Pavilion have already entered Qin King's Ridge?"
Chen Yan continued.
"It's only a guess... We also sent letters to Pear Blossom Pavilion, but no one there knew their whereabouts either. So we could only make that assumption."
Zhou Yan said, "On top of that, a demonic miasma surged through the outer reaches of Qin King's Ridge a few days ago. Cultivators below the Wanhua Realm were forbidden from entering Qin King's Ridge, so we could only remain in Forgotten River City and wait."
"If that's the case, why not report this to the elders of your sect?"
Chen Yan pressed on.
Upon hearing that question, Zhou Yan fell silent for a moment. After hesitating briefly, he said, "Fellow Daoist Chen may not know this, but Pear Blossom Pavilion has always strictly forbidden its disciples from entering Qin King's Ridge for training. If we reported this to the sect elders, those fellow Daoists from Pear Blossom