There were some things that, if you did not understand them, you simply did not understand them. Never mind nine days-even if Jing Jiu were given another lifetime, he could never hope to learn them.
Once Liu S sui understood this, he abandoned any further thought of helping his young master and prepared to leave after mentioning one last matter.
"The elders in the sect seem to have some questions for me."
He looked at Jing Jiu and said, "So much has happened over these years, but I think if they're asking, it must be something they still don't know about. What should I do?"
In truth, he was not certain whether it would be about that matter.
He had kept that matter hidden in his heart for many years. When Senior Brother Jian Ruyun had said those words earlier, all that unease had come surging out.
Jing Jiu knew what that matter was.
Only he knew.
He said to Liu S sui, "Deal with it when it comes. Thinking ahead is a loss."
Liu S sui thought about it and found that his young master still made as much sense as ever. Without saying anything more, he turned and left the summit with Little Lotus.
As they walked through the dense mountain woods, the apes suddenly vanished without a sound, yet Little Lotus grew even more anxious.
She had not understood what Liu S sui and Jing Jiu had actually been talking about, or what arrangements they intended to make for her.
Among the cliffs several hundred feet below the summit, the woods grew denser, and a small wooden house appeared beside the path.
Apes squatted everywhere in the trees surrounding the wooden house, like countless heavy fruits hanging from the branches, scratching their ears and cheeks in irrepressible