"My father?"
Qian Renyue's eyes widened slightly. Without hesitation, she took the Diary from Qian Renxue and quickly leafed through it. It contained records of the nine-petal immortal lotus martial soul, the spirit runes belonging to Green Yaxin, and the appearance of the nine-petal immortal lotus formed from spirit runes.
On the Diary's last page was a rough sketch of the Nine Pity Sword. Every page bore a green vine mark, and that vine looked very similar to Green Yaxin's true form. Could it be...
Qian Renyue's expression froze. Was Yaxin connected to my father?
"The information recorded here isn't complete, but even a cursory study lets you piece together most of it. A Yue, take this diary. Consider it returned to its rightful owner."
From Qian Renyue's expression, Qian Renxue knew her guess had been right. Now she was glad she had gone to the Forbidden Palace and stolen it. According to Qian Renyue, her father had been an elder of Spirit Hall. A diary written by a Spirit Hall elder turning up in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace was rather strange.
Although Jiu Xian'er could explain that, Qian Renxue did not think it was so simple. In her memory, Jiu Xian'er had always been melancholy, waiting for someone regardless of wind or snow. Back then, however, she had not known whom Jiu Xian'er was waiting for. Even when Jiu Xian'er suddenly disappeared, she still had not gotten a definite answer.
Later, she had made some inquiries. The Forbidden Palace had not been built after Jiu Xian'er's sudden disappearance; it had already existed long before that. Moreover, Qian Renxue had found the Diary inside a Wooden Box that had lain sealed and forgotten for ages. Dust had accumulated on it, and Qian Renxue would not believe it had been