Yang Family Insider

When they caught up to the two men, Zhu Qian and Ye Tian stepped directly in front of them.

"Who are your masters, and why were you sneaking around here? Do you not know that the Heavenly Sword Sect is in the midst of a great battle? Instead of conserving your strength and cultivating in peace before the sect, what are you doing coming here?" Ye Tian asked coldly.

One of the two had a faint knife scar on his left cheek, his face covered in beard, looking exceptionally rough. The other was fair and clean-cut, carrying himself with something of an immortal swordsman's grace. When Ye Tian stopped them, a flash of panic crossed both their eyes, though neither dared make any rash move on the surface.

"So it is Fellow Daoist Ye. The two of us were planning to head to the Sword Collection Pavilion to study the sword manuals within, in hopes of gaining some insight and giving our all in the coming battle." The fair-faced man recovered and hurriedly clasped his hands as he replied to Ye Tian.

"Going to the Sword Collection Pavilion to study sword manuals? Then why are you taking the road leading west of the Sword Collection Pavilion? If you were going there, would taking the road on the East side at that fork not have been faster?" Ye Tian frowned and sneered.

"We were both Outer Sect disciples who only recently advanced into the Inner Sect, so we are not very familiar with the roads within the sect. We hope Fellow Daoist Ye will forgive us." The scar-faced man gave a bashful smile and explained.

"What utter nonsense—your story is riddled with holes! Fellow Daoist Ye, these two definitely have a problem." Zhu Qian could not help muttering softly to Ye