"Yu Ke? An Outer Disciple?"
Liu Xing raised her delicate brows slightly, her gaze falling on the graceful Xia Youlan beside her with curiosity and scrutiny.
At the Divine Firmament Sect, Xia Youlan had been able to establish Drunken River Moon because she naturally had a Grand True Person supporting her from behind. Her grandmother had once been a Grand True Person of artifact refinement renowned throughout the Three Continents.
Xia Youlan had extensive connections in the Outer Sect, and most of those she associated with were outstanding young talents within the sect.
Could this Yu Ke also be a hidden prodigy?
Otherwise, why would Sister Youlan, who had always kept her emotions hidden, react so strongly?
The waters of the Divine Firmament Sect's Outer Sect were far from shallow.
Take Li Qingshui, for instance. She had risen above the rest from there and gone straight into the ranks of True Disciples, even possessing the potential to contend for the position of a branch mountain master.
Some of the Eight Inner Sect Branches' mountain masters had even risen from the Outer Sect.
The Outer Sect was also a place where major powers and Lineages scrambled to place their bets and lay their plans.
Delivering charcoal in the snow was naturally different from adding flowers to brocade.
Beyond the Inner Sect lay the Divine Firmament Sect's "forbidden preserve," where Aristocratic Clans and great houses could not meddle.
The various businesses in the Outer Sect, aside from making profits, all had the core purpose of befriending Divine Firmament Sect disciples there.
Xia Youlan came back to her senses, and her expression returned to calm indifference.
Seeing this, Liu Xing did not press further.
Though the two were in similar circumstances within their respective Lineages and had shared a deep friendship over the