After greeting everyone, Yan Chihuo did not see Mo Han. Guilty conscience gnawed at him as he thought, Could it be that she met Snow Fairy and is trying to give me a show of force?
Kong Yi said, "Junior Sister Mo obtained a copy of the Phantom Sword Art and is currently in secluded cultivation. She has been in seclusion for ten years now, and no one knows when she will emerge, which is why you have not seen her."
Yan Chihuo felt relieved, but he was also somewhat worried. "Although I have never cultivated the Phantom Sword Art, its name alone tells me that it is a sword art founded upon illusion techniques. Senior Sister Mo's swordsmanship, however, came from Senior Chu Lan rather than her own comprehension. I fear cultivating this Phantom Sword Art may carry considerable danger."
Kong Yi said, "Junior Brother is right. Junior Sister Mo said the same when she entered seclusion. That is why she left behind a Seven Stars Soul Lamp before doing so. Should danger arise, we can break her seclusion and enter."
Still uneasy, Yan Chihuo asked, "But if she becomes trapped within an illusion, even if we force our way in, I fear there will be nothing we can do."
Snow Fairy interjected, "I imagine this Sister Mo must have prepared some treasure such as Soul-Waking Incense."
Kong Yi said, "This young lady is quite clever. You guessed it at once." Only then did he properly look Snow Fairy over.
At first, Kong Yi had assumed Snow Fairy was merely some servant girl Yan Chihuo had taken in. Though she was beautiful, he had paid her little mind, thinking her a person like Yu Wuniang had once been.
But upon closer inspection, he sensed that something was amiss. He