Jia Nan Academy.
In the Inner Academy forest.
At that moment, Gu Xun'er, dressed in pale purple, stood silently in a clearing beside a large tree. Several figures flickered in and out of sight around her. Even a cursory probe would reveal that these figures were far from ordinary, their strength formidable.
Yet they remained obediently concealed in the shadows, protecting Gu Xun'er as she stood below.
Suddenly, Gu Xun'er opened her eyes, which had remained closed until then, and stared into the space ahead.
The formerly tranquil space suddenly split like the surface of still water being sliced open. A fissure appeared, then gradually widened until two figures stepped out.
As the gaze shifted, the two figures' faces and builds came into view.
One had flowing white hair and a weathered face. Dressed in simple white robes, he seemed to have returned to an unadorned, natural state, leaving his true depths impossible to discern.
The other looked somewhat younger, with a middle-aged face and a burly, iron-tower physique. He was a man with a thick, curly beard. Yet with every breath he took, the surrounding natural energy seemed poised to be swallowed and controlled at any moment. His strength was unfathomable.
"Young miss."
After appearing in the air, the two walked straight toward her through empty space. Their steps were slow, yet they moved astonishingly fast, reaching Gu Xun'er within a single breath. Upon seeing her, they greeted her respectfully in unison, but unlike Green Shadow and her other Slave Ministers, neither knelt on one knee.
Clearly, their standing was beyond anything Slave Ministers like Green Shadow could compare to.
"Elder Gu Feng, Commander Gu Yan."
Gu Xun'er did not seem to dare slight the newcomers either, greeting them softly.
The white-haired Gu Feng was a Gu Clan Elder