Clarifying the Covenant of the 'Past'

Chi Jiuyu knew her own limits.

Her master alone was more than she could handle, let alone with Senior Spirit Ancestor and Senior Yuanjun added to the mix.

If she agreed and got caught, it would be far more than simply being strung up and beaten.

"Senior, it's not that I don't want to help you, but my master is my master after all. As her disciple, how could I..."

That was right.

Even setting aside whether her little body could withstand it.

Chi Jiuyu had always respected her master and honored the Way. How could she betray her master?

"Aren't you curious about your master's past with your Martial Uncle, Yuanjun, and Spirit Ancestor?"

Oh?

Chi Jiuyu paused.

"The past?"

What did this have to do with the past of her master, Martial Uncle, and Seniors Yuanjun and Spirit Ancestor?

"The matter you want me to do is related to my master and Martial Uncle's past?"

"You want to know?"

"No!" Chi Jiuyu hurriedly refused. "I don't want to know."

Those who knew the times were heroes.

The more one knew, the faster one died.

She had not even truly become Sect Master yet. She did not want to die young like this.

"Think it through. If you miss this opportunity, there won't be another." Charm Ancestor twirled a slice of fruit between her fingertips.

"And with me making a move, whether it's your master, Yuanjun, or Spirit Ancestor, none of them will discover what you've done."

"Such an exciting thing—don't you want to give it a try?"

Emm...

If Master, Senior Yuanjun, and Senior Spirit Ancestor would not find out...

To be honest, she really was a tiny bit tempted.

A flicker of conflict passed through Chi Jiuyu's eyes.

But in the end, she suppressed that trace of