"Understood."
Jiang Yang found her words reasonable and nodded as he spoke.
Tai Pei'er smiled and took a sip of tea, using the moment to think.
Ordinarily, the one who had led the party out was True Person Xuan Yi, whose breakthrough had come latest and whose seniority was lowest. But things were different now.
True Person Zhi Qiu was another Transformation, in fact. Tai Pei'er had never even heard that name in her previous life, and the invitation Rain Xiang Mountain had sent not long ago had given her quite a shock.
Fortunately, this was not the first Transformation she had encountered, and she had grown somewhat immune.
According to what she had learned, some unknown cause had allowed this person, who should have passed away in meditation, to break through before the end of their lifespan, giving Rain Xiang Mountain another True Person.
Amid these complicated feelings, the clan had not recalled its people. Instead, the party originally sent to offer condolences had moved seamlessly on to attending the Purple Mansion Dharma Assembly.
Whatever the case, with True Person Zhi Qiu now in the picture, Xuan Yi might no longer be the one sent to the frontier war. If someone else went instead, the chain of Transformations that followed would be too numerous to count.
This was what troubled Tai Pei'er, to the point that a faint unease had begun to stir within her.
"What are you thinking about?"
At the question, Tai Pei'er looked up with a start and met Jiang Yang's gaze. She could not help smiling as she said:
"Nothing."
Then she gathered her thoughts and changed the subject:
"Tired of sitting? Shall I show you around?"
Jiang Yang did not particularly mind either way, so he rose and said:
"A guest follows the host's