The matter of Protector Wu had come to a close.
Xiao Lin had also returned to the Xiao Household.
In truth, once the threat of Protector Wu was eliminated, Xiao Lin had planned to return to the Central Plains and oversee the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
But considering that the marriage battle between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran would begin before long, he hesitated briefly before deciding to leave only after the matter was settled.
As for Yun Yun, shortly after returning to the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Shan had told her everything he could reveal.
That included the question that had been weighing on her mind: whether her teacher's personality had changed.
After learning that her teacher had merely been putting on an act, Yun Yun was finally completely reassured.
After that came the things Yun Yun learned about Xiao Lin from Yun Shan.
Unfortunately, even Yun Shan had only a fragmentary understanding of Xiao Lin's circumstances, let alone enough to explain them to Yun Yun.
All Yun Yun knew now was that Xiao Lin was stronger than her teacher and was suspected to have advanced far into the dou zun realm!
But she knew nothing of the specifics.
Afterward, Yun Yun had also visited Xiao Lin at the Xiao Household.
Since Xiao Lin had already brought Protector Wu under his control, the Xiao Household and the Misty Cloud Sect naturally no longer needed to keep up their act.
To outsiders, the two sides' behavior did seem rather baffling, but it was not entirely incomprehensible.
After all, Xiao Zhan was still Yun Shan's second disciple!
In outsiders' eyes, over the past year, the Misty Cloud Sect had merely wanted to suppress the Xiao Household a little.
Now that the "suppression" was over, wasn't it perfectly normal for their relationship