Yun Yun glanced over the square, which had been wrecked beyond recognition, her delicate brows drawing together slightly. When she spotted her teacher there as well, she flew over.
Arriving before Yun Shan, Yun Yun bowed and cupped her hands in salute. "Teacher."
She had sensed her teacher emerging from seclusion earlier. Coupled with that terrifying Fire Lotus, it had sent her rushing back at full speed without a moment's rest.
The devastation before her confirmed her suspicions. It seemed that plenty had happened today besides the three-year agreement.
Seeing the prized disciple he had raised himself, a faint smile appeared on Yun Shan's otherwise impassive face. He nodded and said, "Yun'er, you're back."
"Where have you been all this time? Why didn't you return in time even for Yanran's three-year agreement?"
There was not a trace of reproach in Yun Shan's calm voice, only a little curiosity.
His disciple had always been steady in her conduct. Otherwise, he would never have entrusted the Misty Cloud Sect to her.
Nothing like today had ever happened before, so he was curious about what had kept Yun Yun from returning even to preside over her own disciple's three-year agreement.
At his words, Yun Yun fell silent for a moment before saying, "Something happened to a very close friend of mine. I've spent the past month or so searching for him, which kept me from returning to the sect in time. Please punish me, Teacher."
Scenes of the time she had spent with that young man over a month ago replayed in her mind, and bitterness flickered in her eyes.
Ever since he disappeared, she had searched the entire Magical Beast Mountain Range, even going so far as to enter the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Cave and fight the lion king.
After finally