The Mountain Lord Takes a Wife

The murky sun cast its light in every direction. Four figures swept through the air.

They were Lu Ye, Pang Huanyin, and the others.

Lu Ye had brought Ying Wuji, while Pang Huanyin had brought Old Xiao. There were only four of them heading to Mount Sumeru. Pang Huanyin had said the previous night that too many people would be unsuitable, so naturally, she would not make a grand show of it.

The two of them led the way, with Ying Wuji and Old Xiao following behind.

Yet unlike Lu Ye and Pang Huanyin, who were chatting and laughing merrily, the two behind them both wore troubled expressions.

There was no need to mention Ying Wuji. If possible, he absolutely would not have wanted to accompany Lu Ye. He could sense that this trip to Mount Sumeru was no pleasant assignment.

As for Old Xiao...

When Pang Huanyin had informed him of this matter the previous night, he had strongly opposed it.

The Dao Palace possessed the methods to calculate and open the entrances to the other two Secret Realms. This was an absolute secret. Even within the Purple Star Dao Palace, only he and Pang Huanyin, the Palace Master, knew of it, passed down orally from generation to generation.

If this matter were exposed, the other two would certainly not rest easy.

What was more, Pang Huanyin herself was leading people to Mount Sumeru this time. One misstep could provoke hostility between the two Human Race Secret Realms. If Mount Sumeru grew suspicious, the Dao Palace's efforts over the past thousand years would all go down the drain.

Yet no matter how he tried to persuade her, Pang Huanyin remained unmoved.

Old Xiao had no choice but to obey.

He truly could not understand why the Palace Master was