When cultivators in the Chu Kingdom discussed who was stronger or weaker among the younger generation, they instinctively excluded Song Yan from that generation.
Thus, although the sisters Nangong Wang and Nangong Shu had heard Song Yan's name, neither had thought of him when Li Yi mentioned his junior sect brother.
Only now, upon hearing it from Li Yi, did they awaken as though from a dream.
"That young girl at the ninth layer of Qi Refining we met at Immortal-Descending Pass a few days ago was named Ju Luyi. She is Junior Brother Song's disciple."
"I originally intended to make the trip myself," Li Yi said, "but since I happened to run into her, I asked her to deliver the message for me."
As he spoke, he rubbed his chin. "How strange."
"If Miss Xiao Ju informed Junior Brother Song as soon as she returned to the sect, he ought to be here by now, given his speed."
Nangong Shu lowered her head, pondering something unknown, and said nothing.
"There's no hurry," Nangong Wang said. "The banquet is still some time away. Perhaps Fellow Daoist Song is in secluded cultivation and hasn't emerged yet, or something else delayed him for a while."
Though she spoke to Li Yi this way, her mind was already a tangle of countless threads.
Father should be informed of this as soon as possible.
Nangong Shu's thoughts had already begun to stir. Most of the younger generation in the Chu Lands had heard Song Yan's name, but not everyone had seen his face.
Although that sword strike amid the clouds over Dragon Pool Mountain had astounded everyone, clouds and sword light had obscured his appearance in the Spirit-Revealing Cloud's images.
She had only heard many female cultivators who had actually seen Song Yan describe