Lin Luoyu pushed open her door and looked up at the sun, a faint red dot emerging on the horizon.
She sighed softly, pushed open her door, and started toward the Deep Pool.
Lately, the sect had been lively in all sorts of ways, with partings of all sorts as well.
First Xie Lingyu and Qinghe had left, and then Second Senior Brother had set off for Central Province again.
Second Senior Brother had apparently intended to leave alone, but Master seemed to have caught him and insisted on holding a farewell party.
He had also made Second Senior Brother go onstage to give a speech about his outlook for the future and the like... apparently as punishment for trying to sneak off.
Second Senior Brother could only stand onstage and start talking. At first, he had actually done fairly well, at least making reasoned, well-supported points.
But then Master had said-say a little more.
That little more... under Master's demands, had turned into quite a lot more.
In short, Second Senior Brother had finally left the stage with his face covered.
After all, the latter part of his speech could basically only be called talking. Even Second Senior Brother himself probably had no idea what exactly he had said.
Still, Master had not made things difficult for Second Senior Brother after that.
The farewell party had not lasted very long, either.
Finally, Master had handed Second Senior Brother an exquisitely crafted token and instructed him:
"Don't stand on ceremony. Your master paid for this. Use it whenever you have a problem. If you see anyone from the Heavenly Derivation Sect, take this token over and say hello. Whatever happens from now on, first check whether there are any Heavenly Derivation Sect disciples nearby."
"Even if you run into a