A Private Matter

"You?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qiuran, Huangfu Feng, and Tang Ruowei all looked in Li Jinyao's direction.

"Sister Li."

Tang Ruowei tried to dissuade him, saying, "This journey is fraught with danger. The Immortal Realm is no good place. That's why Master didn't go to call Second Master's Wife."

"What? Full of danger?"

Huangfu Feng was startled.

"Then why have you come to find me, Sword Ancestor?"

"This..."

Bai Qiuran looked down at the ground, then looked up at the sky, and began to change the subject.

"The weather is fine today..."

Meanwhile, upon hearing Tang Ruowei's words, Li Jinyao replied without hesitation, "It's alright, I'm not afraid. I believe Senior Bai will protect me!"

"You really trust me."

Bai Qiuran and said, "If possible, I still hope you can give your master and grandmaster a little more trust."

"Tch, they can't beat me now."

In front of Huangfu Feng, Li Jinyao said disdainfully, "Trusting them is less reliable than trusting my Twin Sabers."

Bai Qiuran and Tang Ruowei, master and apprentice, looked at Huangfu Feng, who, far from being angry, seemed greatly pleased and nodded, saying, "Indeed, Jinyao is more ambitious than Lingyun!"

He turned to Bai Qiuran and said seriously, "Sword Ancestor, Jinyao has nothing to do at the Heavenly Demon Sect anyway, so why don't you let her take you there?"

"You're really willing to do this; this child possesses Heavenly Demon Physique that only appears once every thousand or ten thousand years."

Bai Qiuran asked, "Aren't you afraid that I'll take her to the Immortal Realm and then never come back?"

"I'm not afraid."

Huangfu Feng grinned and said, "Sect Master Su is still in the Mortal World, I refuse to believe you won't return."

This guy seems carefree, but I didn't expect him to be so clever in a situation like this.

"And your beloved disciple will also be staying here, won't he?"

Huangfu Feng spoke, he looked at Tang Ruowei again.

"No, no."

Tang Ruowei waved her hand and said, "I have to go with you."

"Ruowei, you just told me it was dangerous."

Li Jinyao retorted, "Isn't it more dangerous for you than for me? You're only at the Nascent Soul Stage."

"Sister Li, I'm not like you."

Tang Ruowei smiled wryly, "I had my reasons..."

What's the reason?

"It's... it's..."

Tang Ruowei's gaze became somewhat evasive.

"It's an unspeakable secret..."

"Oh, I understand."

Seeing her like this, Li Jinyao immediately realized what was going on, and her eyes also became somewhat subtle.

She stopped asking and looked at Bai Qiuran, asking, "Senior Bai, to be honest, how about I take you there?"

Go ahead, go ahead.

Huangfu Feng said, "Let her come with you to broaden her horizons."

"Oh well."

Bai Qiuran said to Li Jinyao, "Thank you for your help, Miss Li."

"Don't mention it."

Li Jinyao waved her hand, then added somewhat angrily, "Also, didn't I tell you to call me Jinyao from now on?"

"Oh, Jinyao."

Bai Qiuran nodded.

"Then Jinyao, please pack here. Tomorrow I'll take you to see the Red Dust Immortal Elder. He will teach you how to bring others with Ascension the Immortal Realm."

After packing her luggage, Li Jinyao was quickly led by Bai Qiuran to the location of the Red Dust Immortal Elder.

"Grandmaster, is this the young lady?"

The Red Dust Immortal Elder squinted and looked at Li Jinyao.

"Hmm, so this is her constitution. It's similar to my master's, yet completely different... Miss, may I ask your name?"

Her surname is Jinyao.

Li Jinyao clasped her hands in greeting and asked, "May I ask how I should address you, senior?"

"Oh, I wouldn't dare, senior."

The Red Dust Immortal Elder quickly waved his hand and said, "Miss Li, you can simply call me Mo Chen."

"Hello, Mr. Mo Chen."

"Li Jinyao called out sweetly."

"Then, I'll leave Jinyao to you."

Bai Qiuran said to the Red Dust Immortal Elder, "I still have some things to take care of. I'll come find you after I'm done."

"Grandmaster, please take care."

The Red Dust Immortal Elder bowed to Bai Qiuran.

Watching Bai Qiuran leave with Tang Ruowei, the Red Dust Immortal Elder said to Li Jinyao, "Miss, please follow me."

Li Jinyao followed in the footsteps of the Red Dust Immortal Elder, and the two walked towards a bamboo forest. As they walked, the Red Dust Immortal Elder asked, "Judging from your complexion, young lady, could it be that you have taken a fancy to my grandmaster?"

"Yes, I've taken a liking to Senior Bai."

Li Jinyao blinked at the book, readily admitting it, and then asked, "Mr. Mo Chen truly lives up to his reputation as a senior; his judgment is indeed sharp. I really hope that Senior Bai's judgment is as good as yours."

"Grandmaster's vision is naturally much longer-term than mine; it's just that he's not very perceptive in this regard."

The Red Dust Immortal Elder smiled.

"Hehe, moreover, the reason I can understand Miss Li's state of mind is not because I can read people's expressions, but because I once presided over marriage for my master long ago, so I can see a clue to the Threads of Fate."

"Oh?"

Li Jinyao's eyes lit up.

"Mr. Mo Chen, do you think there's a possibility between me and Senior Bai?"

"It's definitely possible, but we have to try, otherwise it's just a case of being destined to meet but not to be together."

The Red Dust Immortal Elder said to Li Jinyao, "Young lady, you must know that since our master's time, the world has been governed by the belief that human will can overcome nature. Human effort can indeed change some things."

Li Jinyao seemed to be deep in thought.

"Alright, I'm not an expert in these matters. Let's get back to the main point. With Miss Li's Divine Ability, this supernatural ability of mine is certainly not difficult for me."

The Red Dust Immortal Elder rambled on, saying, "Fortunately, our master brought you someone with such talent. If it were someone with less talent, I was prepared to have our master resort to a clumsy method if all else failed."

"What a stupid method?"

Li Jinyao asked curiously.

The Red Dust Immortal Elder glanced at her.

"If we can't take it all, then we'll just have to trouble our master and the Ascension to cling to each other tightly with ropes, and then use the Ascension's power to Ascension the Immortal Realm... This might subject our master, a [smuggler], to the baptism of Spatial Turbulence and Void Storm, but with our master's strength, it's not a big deal..."

Li Jinyao was no longer listening to what the Red Dust Immortal Elder was saying; her attention was focused on the words "hold tight." The girl from the Heavenly Demon Sect had a sly glint in her eyes.

After bidding Hehuan Sect to Li Jinyao and the Red Dust Immortal Elder, Bai Qiuran first took Tang Ruowei to the Hehuan Sect.

The reconstruction of the Hehuan Sect has been partially completed, but it will take at least another ten years to restore the Hehuan Sect to its state before the Demon Tide.

For the past ten years or so, Su Xiangxue certainly couldn't run around anymore, so when she heard that Bai Qiuran wanted to use Li Jinyao's power to Ascension the Immortal Realm, she didn't say anything. She just reminded Bai Qiuran and the others to be careful and asked Bai Qiuran protect the two girls, Tang Ruowei and Li Jinyao.

After informing Su Xiangxue, Bai Qiuran's Spiritual Sense pierced through space again, mobilizing the Ghost Emperor Phantom.

He stepped out of the Ghost Emperor Hall and found Jiang Lan whiling away the time in the Ghost Realm Library.