Just as A Meng was feeling troubled, two more disciples passed by her.
"How could Senior Sister Qingqing have been so careless... I saw her yesterday. Those wounds on her were terrifying. One look was enough to give you nightmares."
"How did she get those injuries?"
"I heard she got them while being chased by a demonic beast."
"A demonic beast? How could a demonic beast appear on the Azure Mist Continent?"
"Exactly. According to Senior Sister Qingqing, that demonic beast even came out of the Demon-Subduing Land..."
Their conversation reached A Meng's ears, sentence after sentence, leaving her rooted to the spot. There was no denying that she was directly connected to this incident, but... she had never intended for Qingqing to be hurt so badly.
Hadn't A Yan told me that demonic beast wasn't very powerful? How did Qingqing get such serious injuries?
A Yan... right! Where did A Yan go? When did we part ways? Why don't I remember?
While she was still pondering that question, the two beside her began speaking again.
"Are you heading over to Senior Sister Qingqing's place now?"
"Of course. My master sent me to bring her some gifts to wish her well." The disciple carried two paper parcels that looked as though they contained medicinal herbs...
The other disciple sighed. "What a coincidence. Me too..."
The two passed A Meng.
A Meng, meanwhile, thought she might have found someone to lead the way.
And so A Meng followed the two all the way to the door of Su Qingqing's room.
There were many people both inside and outside the room. It was easy to imagine that most were friends and relatives she knew well.
A faint trace of envy surfaced in A Meng's eyes. Yes, with an elder sister like