"Foolish girl." Before Zhangsun Youyue could answer, Nanny Liu rolled her eyes at Xiao Qing in exasperation.
Xiao Qing hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Miss, everyone says there are immortal mountains overseas, and immortals too. Is that not true?"
"They are only a few islands. It is just that the strength of the people on them is beyond imagination," Zhangsun Youyue sighed.
"Beyond imagination? Could they be stronger than that old ghost, the Sword God?" Xiao Qing asked, her eyes lighting up.
Zhangsun Youyue thought for a moment, then said, "I do not know. The people there have not set foot in the Fifteen Provinces for several hundred years."
Seeing that her miss said no more, Xiao Qing knew that some things might not be hers to know, and her miss would not tell her either.
Still, she asked curiously, "Miss, you said Senior Li went out to sea. Was he searching for the immortal mountains?"
"Yes. Back then, Senior Li was no match for the Sword God and was forced to leave the Fifteen Provinces. He could only head overseas, but where he went overseas is unknown," Zhangsun Youyue said. "After all these years, Young Master Huang has appeared, and he knows the Transcendent Immortal Swordsmanship. He must have some connection to Senior Li. That leaves three possibilities. The worst is that he obtained Senior Li's Sword Manual without ever meeting him."
"Ah? How could that be? Would that not mean he has no idea where Senior Li is? Would all our work not have been for nothing?" Xiao Qing cried out.
"That is only the worst possibility," Nanny Liu said calmly.
"Yes, yes, yes, that is the worst one. It certainly cannot be that. Miss, what are the other two?" Xiao Qing asked again.
"Another possibility is