Su Yujin snapped, "Where do you think you're going?" Her hands swept through the air in turn, sending countless ice needles shooting downward. But she did not pursue him relentlessly. Turning, she flew down beside Murong Feiyan, gave her a cold look, and seized her arm, taking her up the cliff face.
Murong Feiyan followed Su Yujin to the clifftop and said timidly, "Master!"
Su Yujin snorted coldly, turned, and walked toward the Clear Mystery Monastery.
All the other disciples could already tell that Rong Feiyan, their youngest junior sister and their master's longtime favorite, must have ruined something important for their master this time. Why else would their master be so furious?
Murong Feiyan hesitated, but finally followed Su Yujin. Master and disciple walked one behind the other to the stone chamber where Su Yujin cultivated in seclusion. This was also the highest point in the Clear Mystery Monastery. From the platform outside the chamber, all of Tanqing Mountain lay beneath their gaze. Murong Feiyan stood beside Su Yujin with her head lowered, not saying a word.
Su Yujin's gaze settled on her face. She sighed and said, "Didn't you say you no longer remembered anything?"
Murong Feiyan bit her cherry-red lip. "Your disciple was useless. I let the burglar escape."
Su Yujin gave a cold chuckle. "Even now, you still want to hide it from me? I already knew you came to the Clear Mystery Monastery looking for someone. Don't think that being in seclusion leaves me ignorant of everything happening outside. Do you think that Hu Xiaotian's disappearance had something to do with me?"
Murong Feiyan said quietly, "Your disciple has long since forgotten that man!"
Su Yujin raised her head to look at the first-quarter moon in the sky and said thoughtfully, "How could forgetting ever