Taiyuan Hidden Star and the Nine Palaces Demon Domain (Middle)

After a moment of astonishment, Gu Yan flashed a smile at Jian Ziyu. "Looks like I'll have to ask for Senior Nephew Jian's guidance a lot more in the future." This remark was tantamount to accepting Xiao Limai's recruitment, and he even brazenly assumed the posture of an elder—given his past reputation, it was bound to make people think otherwise. Jian Ziyu lowered her eyelids, standing quietly behind Xiao Limai like a delicate, vibrant mandala flower, and raised no objection whatsoever to Gu Yan's form of address. Gu Yan noted that Jian Ziyu's status over in the Western Branch of the Demonic Sect was quite peculiar. A talent of this transcendent caliber would be treated as an absolute treasure in any sect, someone the sect would pour all its resources into nurturing; major sects like the Western Branch of the Demonic Sect should have had their own mature, established systems. Jian Ziyu's position in the Western Branch right now should have been much like Zhou Yu's in the Li Chen Sect—her seniority was a bit lower, yet she possessed a standing on equal footing with the previous generation. Yet judging by the current situation, Xiao Limai was more accustomed to putting on airs of seniority with her, his words not even reaching the level of friendliness, and Jian Ziyu seemed accustomed to all of it as well, keeping a low profile and even being entirely submissive. How could it come to this? Xiao Limai did not give him time to ponder this carefully. With a cold, gloomy smile and a flick of his robe, the world suddenly went dark before the eyes of Gu Yan and Mr. Wugou. The keen perception belonging to Longevity True Men let them know that the formations laid out across this deep sea had begun