At his words, surprise flashed through Li Buyu's cold eyes, and she answered without hesitation:
"Of course, a month from now would be the best time to strike."
"Junior brother, you must have returned to the sect recently, or gone into secluded cultivation, right? That would explain why you haven't heard the latest news from the Yan Kingdom."
As she spoke, she studied Liu Yu with a strange look.
To dare leave everything to others at such a critical juncture-she hardly knew what to say.
Still, this was his private business. Although she was his senior sister, she could not pry too much; at most, she could offer a reminder.
Could something major have happened in the Yan Kingdom during the half month I was away?
Liu Yu's heart stirred at her words. A trace of embarrassment appeared on his face as he asked:
"I did return to the sect recently. There were some urgent matters I had to deal with."
"Eldest senior sister, has something major happened?"
Li Buyu set down her teacup, considered for a moment, and said:
"Something truly momentous has happened recently."
"Under the combined assault of our Primordial Yang Sect, Crescent Moon Valley, and the Hehuan Sect, White Cloud Temple has shown every sign of exhaustion. It has lost most of its territory in the two provinces."
"Not only has our sect advanced to Immortal Palace City, the city closest to White Cloud Temple, but the Hehuan Sect and Crescent Moon Valley have also approached the White Cloud Temple Mountain Gate from the other directions."
"With the encirclement almost complete and White Cloud Temple in imminent peril, it finally could no longer sit still."
At this point, she paused, apparently thinking about something, before continuing:
"White Cloud Temple's True Person Qingwei has challenged our martial