A little over a month ago, when the Chen Kingdom held its founding ceremony, an invitation was sent to the King Who Guards the West's Residence. However, at that time, the war on the front lines was intense, and Wei Shuang was unable to attend to everyone. In the end, she only sent one of her clan uncles with a group of people to offer her congratulations.
Six years ago, when Chen Mu and Wei Shuang were in Kuiming City, Chen Mu promised Wei Shuang to give her a batch of Rune Artifacts.
Although Wei Shuang didn't pay attention at the time, Chen Mu later gave her a thousand Rune Gun No. 2 and five hundred Rune Handheld Cannon.
These Rune Artifacts were of great help to her. She had wanted to thank Chen Mu in person ever since, but she had been to Chen Village several times and Chen Mu was always in seclusion. The two had not met again since.
" Shuang'er, are you alright?"
The woman in purple, whom Wei Shuang called Aunt You, saw Wei Shuang staring blankly at a letter from the Chen Kingdom and couldn't help but ask her a question.
"Ah... I'm fine!"
Wei Shuang's ears turned slightly red. She put down the letter and continued to look through the other intelligence letters.
In recent years, Chen Kingdom has maintained a low profile in the public eye.
Although Wei Shuang vaguely suspected that the Chen Kingdom was hiding a great deal of power, the Chen Kingdom was tens of thousands of miles away, and it was probably too late to ask them for help now.
Therefore, she temporarily ruled out the idea of seeking help from the Chen Kingdom, and would try to contact him again if she really couldn't think of a solution later.
" Aunt You, I estimate I'll be staying here for a long time, you should go and rest!"
Wei Shuang noticed that the woman in purple was still standing beside her and spoke up.
"Okay, I'm leaving then!"
The woman in purple glanced meaningfully at the letter Wei Shuang had put down, shook her head, and then her figure gradually faded away until she completely disappeared into the air.
The next day, in the morning.
A ray of sunlight shone on the desk and slowly crept onto Wei Shuang's sleeping face.
Bathed in sunlight, Wei Shuang groggily opened her eyes and realized that she had accidentally fallen asleep the night before.
For a cultivator like her, falling asleep unexpectedly shouldn't be an issue. However, she had been deep in thought all night, and her mental energy was depleted, which led to this situation.
After waking up, she looked around and then called out.
"Someone come here!"
A moment later, a soldier walked in from outside.
"Bring me some food."
Perhaps because she was too tired, she felt a little hungry.
"Yes!"
After the soldiers left, she continued to peruse the files on the table, hoping to find a way to deal with the current situation.
Just then, she suddenly sensed a completely unfamiliar Spiritual Power fluctuation in the command room.
"Who?"
She was greatly alarmed. To appear in the command room without her noticing meant that this person could clearly control their Spiritual Power completely, which was at least at the Core Formation Realm Great Perfection.
In the face of crisis, she retreated swiftly, a colossal mountain faintly appearing on her body—this was the Wei Clan's ultimate technique, Thousandfold Mountain.
A man with a smile walked out of the void, about to speak, when he suddenly noticed an extremely sharp sword light attacking him.
"What terrifying sword intent!"
The man who emerged from the void was Chen Mu.
He didn't have many friends in the Central Land. Apart from his Heaven-Questioning Pavilion, the person he knew best was Wei Shuang. So after finding out Wei Shuang's location from the Shadow Guards, he came directly to Suspended Sword Pass to visit Wei Shuang.
Unexpectedly, he was attacked by such a powerful expert as soon as he appeared.
"Spell, Spirit Particle Shield!"
A blue shield of light appeared in his hand. If you were to observe this shield under a microscope, you could see countless Spirit Particle spinning and flying inside. However, they seemed to be bound by a strange force field, which is why they formed the shape of a shield.
The sharp sword light was incredibly solid. When it got close, Chen Mu could even see the metallic luster shimmering on it. However, when it pierced the Spirit Particle Shield, it was like an egg hitting a rock, turning into a pile of fragments in an instant.
"A sword cultivator at the Creation Realm! I never expected Wei Shuang to have such a powerful sword cultivator protecting her."
Chen Mu was secretly surprised. This swordsman's Sword Dao reminded him of A Huo. The two were very similar and must have some connection.
"Don't misunderstand! I meant no harm!"
To prevent the aftermath of the battle from destroying the place, Chen Mu quickly spoke up, conveying his goodwill.
Just then, a woman in purple appeared in front of Wei Shuang. She held a strange longsword that emitted a purple light in her right hand, and her whole body exuded an extremely terrifying aura.
" Aunt You, it's alright now. He's my friend!"
Wei Shuang recognized Chen Mu at this moment and quickly spoke up to stop the woman in purple.
The woman in purple glanced back at Wei Shuang, and seeing that Wei Shuang was unharmed, she then withdrew her aura.
"Where did you learn your skill in concealing your presence? Could you please tell me?"
She was quite frightened at this moment. Chen Mu had managed to get close to Wei Shuang without her noticing. If he had tried to ambush Wei Shuang just now, she would most likely not have been able to save her in time.
"Master? No master! This concealment technique is my own creation; I named it ' Phase Shift '."
Chen Mu shrugged and answered truthfully.
Phase Shift was a technique he developed while studying spatial runes. It allows him to enter a dimensional space that is both attached to and separate from the main space. Besides being used for stealth movement, this technique can also be used to evade attacks, making it extremely powerful.
"Original creation?"
The woman in purple glanced at Chen Mu with displeasure, clearly not believing his answer.
Her cultivation of the Mortal World Sword Dao was extremely perceptive; most Creation Realm cultivators stronger than her could not evade its detection. Chen Mu, however, had clearly not yet entered the Creation Realm, so how could he possibly force the detection away with his self-created martial arts?
Judging from the characteristics of Chen Mu's technique of disappearing into the void, she had already thought of several top experts who were skilled in spatial concealment. She was just unsure which one Chen Mu had learned the spatial technique from.
" Chen Mu, why did you suddenly come? You didn't even tell me."
Wei Shuang, afraid of neglecting Chen Mu, smiled and spoke.
At that moment, she noticed that her hair was a little messy, and she raised her hand to tidy it up, feeling embarrassed.
"Haha, I was being presumptuous."
I came here just to see you, but it caused a misunderstanding. I'm so sorry.
Chen Mu gracefully bowed and apologized.
"No! I mean, you should have told me so I could have gone out to greet you."
Wei Shuang realized that her words had sounded accusatory, so she quickly tried to explain.
"No need! I just don't want to make a big fuss."
Chen Mu smiled and waved his hand.
After calming down and thinking it over carefully, Wei Shuang finally understood what Chen Mu meant.
She was the head of the King Who Guards the West's Residence, while Chen Mu was the Grand Preceptor of the Chen Kingdom. If the two of them followed normal diplomatic etiquette, she probably wouldn't have time to receive him. No wonder he came alone.