Xia Jue smiled faintly and gently patted the top of Su Jiu's head. "We've known each other for so long, yet you still speak as though we're strangers. If something really happened to Silver Snow, the Enforcement Hall would protect him too.
"After all, the Azure Tide Sect and the Nine-Tailed Tribe have been on friendly terms for generations."
A rare trace of ease and pleasure appeared on Su Jiu's face. She still had faith in the Enforcement Hall's capabilities.
As soon as Su Jiu stepped off the Flying Boat, she headed straight for Ice Veil Peak. Upon entering its gates, she detected an unfamiliar aura. There was someone new on Ice Veil Peak.
When Su Jiu entered Ice Veil Hall, she saw Chu Luohen and a female cultivator seated opposite each other on either side of a low table.
The female cultivator looked dashing and spirited, but for some reason, Su Jiu felt that her bearing did not fit who she actually was. In other words, there was a strong sense of incongruity about her.
If Su Jiu remembered correctly, this seemed to be the female cultivator she had met on Great March Mountain, the one who had "stepped in upon seeing injustice." Of course, their second meeting had been in Little Pond City, but Su Jiu had disguised herself then, so this woman should not have recognized her.
Chu Luohen had been sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion, regulating his breathing with his eyes closed until just before Su Jiu entered Ice Veil Peak.
Only after sensing her aura did he open his eyes.
Chu Luohen was just about to rise and say something when the female cultivator frowned. "Don't you know it's rude to barge into someone else's place without knocking?"
Su Jiu paused and gave