Chen Yu knew few people in the Outer Sect, yet he had unexpectedly run into someone he knew even here.
"Junior Brother Chen Yu?"
Hearing Elder Li greet him, Chen Yu smiled and cupped his hands. "Senior Brother Li."
Elder Li looked hurried, and there was a scar on his face that had not been there the last time they met. He managed a smile and said, "It really is you. What brings you to the Outer Sect today?"
Chen Yu replied, "I'm going to Purple Bamboo Peak to collect some spirit herbs for my cultivation."
"Oh."
Elder Li nodded.
Chen Yu pointed at the scar on his face and asked, "Senior Brother Li, what happened?"
"A gift from the peak master." Elder Li forced a smile.
That peak master again?
Chen Yu was astonished.
"Talk about rotten luck." At the mention of this, Elder Li looked both irritated and helpless. "Ten years ago, the Sect Master sent the peak masters of the Outer Sect's Five Peaks out on a mission, and there was no word from them for ages. I thought I could enjoy a few more carefree years here on Emerald Cloud Peak. Who would have thought Peak Master Gao would return less than six months after I took office?"
"Ah!"
Elder Li sighed again.
Had the peak master not returned, he would have been the highest-ranking person on Emerald Cloud Peak, free to enjoy himself as he pleased.
But now that the peak master had returned, he had instantly fallen from a lofty elder to a lowly lackey. Not only had he lost his authority, but his daily life was hemmed in at every turn.
"I really envy Elder Sun. He may be dead, but before he died, he enjoyed a full ten years of a peak