This also fit Nian Yuexian's creed as a Sword Cultivator. A sword cultivator's sword always pressed forward without hesitation.
Cultivators walked a long road through the years. Who did not have a few special people or events in their memories? Yet those people and events would never become stumbling blocks hindering a cultivator's progress. Instead, they should become a source of motivation. When one was in hardship, one could revisit those memories, reflect on the innocence and purity of those days, and smile knowingly.
"Junior Brother, you can't believe everything people say!" Nian Yuexian suddenly spoke again.
"Why?" Lu Ye looked at her in confusion.
Nian Yuexian said, "As you said, if Su Yuqing had truly been willing to go all out to mediate, there was no reason Chen Xuanhai would refuse to give her even a shred of face. After all, Square Inch Mountain only has three Great Sun Realm cultivators in total. They should know each other inside out. And Chen Xuanhai might not necessarily have failed to consider how we would react after he made that condition. He's clearly making things difficult for us. Think carefully again—what exactly did Su Yuqing tell you at the time?"
A thoughtful look appeared on Lu Ye's face. Recalling Su Yuqing's words, he replied after a moment, "She didn't make any absolute promises. She only said she would discuss it properly with Chen Xuanhai again. Senior Sister, are you saying... Haitang's master didn't put forth her full effort?"
Nian Yuexian said, "Perhaps I'm judging a gentleman's heart with a petty mind, but something still feels strange to me."
Just as Lu Ye was about to say something more, the earth suddenly shook and the mountains swayed. Violent, savage fluctuations of power surged in from outside. In an instant, even within the