Between the two factions at Green Mountain over whether Jing Jiu was True Person Jingyang or One Sword for All Things, the latter held an overwhelming advantage.
The Twofold Forgetting Peak disciples also had to make their choice.
Guo Nanshan thought Jing Jiu was that Demon Sword, but what if he really was their Grandmaster Uncle Jingyang? After all, Jing Jiu was now the Peak Master of Heavenly Light Peak. Everyone from Divine End Peak had followed him, yet not a single person from Heavenly Light Peak was going. That felt wrong no matter how he looked at it. Zhuo Rusui following him might not be a bad thing; at least there would still be a chance to make amends in the future.
He instructed him quietly, "Don't let too many people see you."
Zhuo Rusui murmured his assent.
Apart from A Piao, who had been frozen into a blue gemstone, there was another person drawing particular attention on Heavenly Light Peak Summit.
Divine End Peak had far fewer people than apes. Zhao Layue and Yuan Qu had left with Jing Jiu, and Ping Yongjia was at Sword Peak, leaving only Gu Qing.
For some reason, he had not left Green Mountain with them.
A Past Arrival Peak Elder looked at him impassively and said, "What are you still doing here?"
Gu Qing said mildly, "Divine End Peak will always need someone to look after it. Besides, if any urgent business requires the Sect Master's attention, I can pass it on promptly."
Everyone found this ridiculous. They thought that, having left Green Mountain and lost its protection, Jing Jiu might be secretly killed any day. He would probably never return to Green Mountain in this lifetime. Just because he said he was still the Green Mountain Sect Master,