Jing Jiu asked casually, but a thunderclap rang out in Gu Qing's heart.
The hand holding his teacup froze at once. He said quietly, "I haven't told Zhen Tao yet... I can't get the words out."
Zhao Layue glanced at Jing Jiu, thinking, Why are you so concerned about romantic affairs now?
Jing Jiu did not notice her gaze and continued, "Then keep it from her, until she dies or you do."
Zhao Layue glanced at him again, thinking, What sort of nonsense is this? But she held back and said nothing.
Jing Jiu went on, "I called you back this time to prepare for the Sect Master's inauguration ceremony. Once that's done, you can return to Chaoge City."
Gu Qing took his master's affairs more seriously than anything else. A hundred years ago, he and Yuan Qu had already worked out every detail of the inauguration ceremony, but there was one extremely troublesome matter that needed to be dealt with beforehand.
"According to the sect rules, Master, you'll have to bring out the Heaven-Bearing Sword then..."
Noticing no change in Jing Jiu's expression, he continued, "In my opinion, we should amend the sect rules in advance."
To Jing Jiu, the Heaven-Bearing Sword posed the greatest threat. Back then, it was precisely because he had refused to bring it out that Fang Jingtian and the others had forced him out of Green Mountain.
He said, "It doesn't matter. The scabbard is in my hands. Could anyone take it away?"
Gu Qing thought that was true. His master was now a Great Figure of Heavenly Access; even Fang Jingtian was no match for him. With the Green Mountain Sword Formation in his grasp as well, who in the world could take the Heaven-Bearing Sword from his hands?
Since there was work