"Senior Sister Liu... maybe you should go lie low for a while..."
Liu Yiyi was practicing her punches alone on the Martial Practice Field. Her movements were steady as ever, each strike cutting through the air as her sleeves fluttered.
Sunlight spilled over her, gilding her cool, aloof figure with a faint golden edge.
Suddenly, a timid female voice came from behind her, soft and hesitant, tinged with worry.
She drew back her fist and turned, looking toward the voice.
A pretty young girl with an unremarkable figure stood there. A trace of childishness still lingered between her brows. She gazed at Liu Yiyi timidly, fingers twisting the hem of her clothes. Clearly, it had taken all her courage to speak.
Liu Yiyi recognized her. She was a junior sister who had just joined the sect a few days ago, named Wang Siyi.
That day, the girl had gotten lost inside the mountain gate. She had happened upon Liu Yiyi, who had pointed her in the right direction.
Other than that, they had only crossed paths a few times on the Martial Practice Field and had never spoken.
Liu Yiyi hadn't expected her to remember her.
"Why should I?"
Liu Yiyi's voice was cool, her face betraying not the slightest ripple, as if she were asking about something inconsequential.
"Um..." Wang Siyi froze for a moment, then lowered her voice and spoke quickly.
"Senior Sister Liu, I heard... Senior Sister Xu's fiancé, Jin Hai, a true disciple of the Inner Sect, is not only strong, but also domineering and extremely protective of his own..."
She cast a cautious glance toward the Inner Sect, her voice dropping even lower.
"I saw Senior Sister Xu just now. She might've gone to the Inner Sect to complain to him... I'm afraid you'll get