"No wonder."
Zeng Anmin's eyes narrowed slightly.
He had once heard Liu Shishi say that Master Xu had placed a formation curse on that renegade Senior Brother. So long as he dared show himself, he would be discovered.
He had originally thought Master Xu had failed to notice Shen Nian's appearance in Xiliu because of the Dragon Vein.
Now that he thought about it, it was not because of the Dragon Vein. The Dragon Vein could not possibly block something like a formation curse.
It was because that person was not Shen Nian at all, but Shen Qiu...
But hadn't that Second Disciple, who had doted so much on Liu Shishi and Sai Chuxue, died back when Emperor Jianxuan was still on the throne?
Zeng Anmin lightly stroked his chin without saying a word.
"Where is this?"
Liu Shishi glanced around the familiar room, her brows knitting tightly. "I remember Second Senior Brother and Guan Tiansheng captured me... How did I suddenly end up here?"
Sai Chuxue looked at Zeng Anmin, confusion appearing on her face as well.
"I don't know either. When I woke up, you were already unconscious in the room."
As she said this, her hands clenched tightly together. Staring at Liu Shishi, she asked, "You mean Second Senior Brother? He isn't dead?"
Liu Shishi nodded gravely. "I saw him with my own eyes. It was definitely Second Senior Brother!"
"Perhaps Second Senior Brother was the one who sent you here?"
Hope suddenly rose in Sai Chuxue's eyes.
"I don't know." Liu Shishi shook her head, her expression becoming exceedingly complicated as she took a blue sachet from her robe.
A young girl was embroidered on the sachet.
The child was innocently flying a paper kite.
"I feel like Second Senior Brother has changed."
Her lips pressed