The Cloudsea Immortal Palace occupied an extremely vast area, more than six hundred li across. Within it stood not only magnificent palace complexes, but also broad stretches of level ground.
Chu Xisheng followed Ji Qianqian through the air and soon found an empty, deserted spot at the edge of the Cloudsea Immortal Palace.
They were already far from Chu Yunyun and the others here and could speak freely.
"Let's stop here."
Ji Qianqian halted in midair and turned to face Chu Xisheng.
At first, she simply stared at him for a long time without moving, her expression complicated.
Only after ten breaths did she exhale a long, stale breath. Then she abruptly clenched her teeth. "The Great Yi Formless Arrow, the Only-I-Am-Supreme Saber. My lord, you must know who I am by now?"
"I do."
Chu Xisheng nodded slightly. "I've long heard of a Thousand-Household Commander named Ji Qianqian in the Heavenly Yamen Embroidery Guard, known as 'Saber Supreme, Arrow Without a Trace.' She rose to fame three years ago and became renowned throughout Heluo. Lately, though, she's vanished without a trace. That must be you, Qianqian?"
Ji Qianqian raised an eyebrow, her expression candid. "It is. So you knew long ago, my lord?"
Then a thought stirred in her mind. Her hand unconsciously closed around her saber, and her gaze grew intent. "May I ask when you learned my identity, my lord?"
"Not long after you joined our Iron Banner Gang."
Chu Xisheng could not help laughing. With his hands behind his back, he said, "You probably never intended to stay undercover for long back then. Even the name you chose sounded the same. And your talent, cultivation, and fighting ability all differed from those of the Ji Qianqian you invented. You also contacted Embroidery Guard Thousand-Household Commander Cao