The stars wheeled across the heavens, and five days passed in a flash.
The assembly lasted seven days in total. Apart from the first day, when the True Lords gathered, Zhang Yuan had no intention of attending the remaining six.
According to Xiao Shi's reliable information, the Golden Core True Lords would only attend on the first day, then leave separately. They would not appear during the following six days.
Thus, rather than attend every day of the utterly tedious assembly, he might as well stay in Clear Radiance Garden. Xiao Yuanjun had arrived too, so life was little different from their days at Brightheart Residence.
Master and disciple lay in the courtyard basking in the sun during the day, went out at noon and dusk to buy food, and ate dinner together. Afterward, Xiao Yuanjun slept while Zhang Yuan refined his Sword Qi.
Xiao Yuanjun disliked bustle and had no interest in the assembly. She had only come to Life Continent Island because Zhang Yuan was coming.
Five peaceful days had passed, leaving two days of the assembly.
That morning, Cui Zhaowei knocked on the gate of Clear Radiance Garden with a grave expression.
"Has something happened? Why do you look so troubled?" Zhang Yuan asked.
Cui Zhaowei was someone who could hide her worries, yet her pretty face was now icy and her gaze heavy. Clearly, something major had happened.
Cui Zhaowei frowned. "Young Master Zhang, would it be convenient for you to take me back to the Ya Kingdom? The Ya Kingdom is in trouble, and my father and mother cannot cope. Though my cultivation is low, I must still go back and do my part."
Something had happened to the Ya Kingdom?
Could the Wen Kingdom have invaded again?
*That shouldn't be possible. For one thing,