"Baili?"
Hearing the unfamiliar name, Xiao Fan looked puzzled. He thought for a moment, but he had never heard any rumors about this Baili in the outside world.
After Qin Xin finished speaking, Xiao Fan's reaction was just as she had expected. After all, her senior sister had always been indifferent by nature.
After the upheaval back then, her temperament had changed even more. Had Qin Xin not stumbled upon her whereabouts by chance and kept track of her ever since, she probably would have had no way to find her now.
Qin Xin looked at Xiao Fan and slowly said:
"Back then, my senior sister and I both studied under our teacher. Her talent far surpassed mine, and the position of Sound Valley Master should have been hers. But someone deceived her, and she left Sound Valley."
"After she left, an encounter with Hall of Souls members made her see that man's cowardice and weakness for what they were. But she felt guilty and too ashamed to face our teacher, so she never returned to Sound Valley."
At this point, a trace of sorrow threaded through Qin Xin's gentle voice.
"Our teacher and my senior sister are alike in temperament. Even though I've tried to persuade them many times, it has never done any good..."
Qin Xin spoke slowly, then shook her head and gave Xiao Fan an apologetic look.
"I imagine what you need, Blood Venerable, is in my senior sister's possession. She now lives in seclusion in a valley in the Eastern Region. I'll draw you a map."
"Then thank you, Valley Master. As for the title Blood Venerable, please don't mention it again. If you don't mind, just call me Xiao Fan."
Xiao Fan bowed to her, a hint of pleasure in his voice.
Qin Xin