Still, there was one thing about Su Jiu that Yang Guo could never quite understand.
It was her attitude toward romantic feelings. Although they had not known each other for long, the Enforcement Hall frequently received intelligence from all quarters, so Yang Guo knew a fair amount about the people and events that often surrounded her.
Su Jiu's popularity was plain for all to see. The friends she had made upon first joining the sect, as well as her own sisters, undoubtedly all adored her.
Among them, Mo Yan was the first person Yang Guo knew to have fallen for Su Jiu. Though he was skilled at disguising and concealing his feelings, what within the Azure Tide Sect could escape the Enforcement Hall's eyes?
Mo Yan knew his own limits well. Once he realized that Su Jiu's extraordinary talent was beyond his reach, he quietly stopped pursuing her, keeping their relationship at the safe distance of firm friendship.
It was perfectly understandable that Su Jiu had failed to recognize feelings like these. After all, most ordinary people with no romantic experience would probably have struggled to notice them. Ultimately, Mo Yan was rather formidable compared with ordinary people.
The second was Yi Feng Chen, who had already left. Yang Guo had only learned about his affairs after the dust had settled.
Yi Feng Chen's feelings for Su Jiu had been far more blatant. He was sinister and cunning; love at first sight was out of the question. Perhaps he had indeed been dazzled when he first saw Su Jiu, but however dazzling she was, he would never have forgotten his mission over a pretty face. Thus, everything that followed had come to pass...
He had schemed at every step and buried traps at every turn, never realizing that, through his