The Agricultural School's Companion Sound Transmission Beast could record a short stretch of memories from before its owner's death, and would disappear after seven days.
Most who cultivated this strange beast were Agricultural School Disciples who roamed the martial world.
Ji Shuyan had also found the Companion Sound Transmission Beast that belonged to Lu Haiye on the seventh day. Through it, he had glimpsed the argument between Lu Haiye, Yu Sui, and Wei Ren before Lu Haiye died. Only then had he learned that things were different from what Wei Ren had reported.
Yu Sui silently withdrew the Five Elements Light Core attached to Ji Shuyan.
She had summoned her master and asked Sage Chang Gen to act because she wanted to see how strong a Sage really was.
She had deliberately feigned weakness and barely fought back, making it seem as if Ji Shuyan was about to kill her. If her master hadn't killed him in one strike, the Five Elements Light Core attached to Ji Shuyan could still have struck when he was gravely wounded, going straight for his heart.
So whoever had acted tonight, Ji Shuyan would have died either way.
Yu Sui looked up at the night sky. She'd meant to speak, but when she moved, she felt a pain in her throat. Even so, she said, "Thank you, Master. If you hadn't been here, I would've died tonight."
"Well done," Sage Chang Gen praised her for having the courage to summon him.
Yu Sui remembered what she'd learned during their last conversation in the Sage Hall: her master had really wanted to stand up for his disciples and avenge them, but her senior martial brother always handled trouble himself and never called on him.
Wei Ren watched Yu Sui walk past him, impressed. From the