Su Jiu never noticed the stir her appearance caused the instant she came into view.
The moment she stepped off the flying boat, she headed straight for Blazing Flame Peak.
Thinking it over, she really had not seen Mian Mian in a long time. She wondered how much her friend had changed.
With thoughts surging through her mind, Su Jiu arrived at the entrance to Blazing Flame Peak.
Her friend came barreling toward her, dressed in the same red robes, as fiery and headlong as ever.
"A Jiu!"
In the blink of an eye, an enormous human ornament was hanging from her neck.
Her lips curved slightly as she teased, "If my Cultivation Level were lower, that pounce of yours would have cost me half my life."
Su Mianmian bared her teeth at Su Jiu. "Are you calling me heavy?"
Su Jiu laughed. "I wouldn't dare."
Naturally, the two were delighted to see each other. They had barely exchanged a few words outside the entrance before Su Mianmian dragged Su Jiu inside.
Only when Su Mianmian pulled her along did Jin Chen, who had been silently following behind Mian Mian, finally come into view. Seeing Su Jiu, he sighed softly. "You're finally back."
A moment's thought was enough for Su Jiu to guess why Jin Chen had wanted her to return.
On the way back, the three chatted intermittently about things that had happened in the sect over the years.
Most were trivial matters, of course. There were only a handful of major events: those concerning the Nightfall Cold Pool, the newly promoted elders, and the old seniors who had emerged from Cloudmist Peak.
"Senior Brother mentioned that the positions of Grand Elder, Third Elder, and Fourth Elder had changed hands. I can understand the Grand Elder and Third Elder