After everyone else had left, Yue Linyuan finally spoke. "By the way, Master, what... what exactly happened to you?"
"Since you already ascended to the Immortal Realm and became an immortal, why have you returned to the Cangyuan Realm?"
Yue Linyuan voiced the question that had been weighing on his mind.
Yue Guanshan, standing nearby, also looked at Ning Wangshu with curiosity.
Seeing that Yue Linyuan had asked Yue Guanshan to stay, Ning Wangshu knew he must have already told him about his situation.
Now that Yue Linyuan had asked, Ning Wangshu didn't mind Yue Guanshan being there. "It's a long story. I was able to return to the Cangyuan Realm thanks to some special circumstances and a fortuitous coincidence."
After a brief pause, Ning Wangshu continued, "Besides taking care of some personal matters, I came back this time to see whether any of my old friends from back then were still around."
"I'm very glad that I could see you again."
He didn't answer Yue Linyuan's question directly, only casually mentioning the matter in passing. Yue Linyuan naturally realized that Ning Wangshu didn't want to say much about why he had returned to the Cangyuan Realm from the Immortal Realm.
So he didn't press the matter.
Instead, he replied, "Yes. I thought I'd never see you again in this life, Master. I never imagined you would return to the Cangyuan Realm. If you hadn't appeared this time, I would have been doomed."
"My Silvermoon Clan might not have escaped disaster either..."
Yue Linyuan felt both immense relief and lingering fear.
If Ning Wangshu hadn't appeared, Juechen Tianzun would surely have taken him back to Tianjue Hall. What fate awaited him then was anyone's guess.
The Silvermoon Clan would certainly have been purged by Demon Emperor Lei Li.
And if