Songshan Yang Family.
Today, it was Wei Xinqing's turn to descend the mountain on patrol.
After inspecting the sentry posts of the Clan Soldiers throughout the area, she continued expanding the scope of her patrol.
Having cultivated on Pine Mountain for over half a year, she had already fully grown accustomed to life in the Yang Family.
Wei Xinqing had thought today's patrol would be as peaceful as usual.
Yet unexpectedly, as she neared the northeastern region of Pine Mountain, she suddenly sensed a surge of spiritual energy rapidly approaching the mountain.
"An unfamiliar aura. It isn't Senior Xie Chuan."
Once she determined it was not one of their own, Wei Xinqing immediately became vigilant.
Two talismans silently appeared in her palm.
"Hm? Someone's there?"
Yang Lingshu was equally surprised. This place was already very close to Pine Mountain—how could an unfamiliar cultivator appear here?
Thinking of the unrest within the family mentioned in Yang Lingqing's earlier letter, he too became guarded.
Before long, the two stopped on the eastern side of Pine Mountain, facing one another across a stretch of woods.
"Greetings, Senior. May I ask why you have come to visit Pine Mountain?"
Wei Xinqing asked.
Because his build and complexion had changed far too much from the person in the portrait, and because they were separated by some distance, Wei Xinqing never connected the person before her with her future husband.
Yang Lingshu was also somewhat baffled by her question.
Visit Pine Mountain?
Isn't this my home?
However, Yang Lingshu reacted quickly and soon inferred that this person was likely an outsider cultivator newly accepted into the family.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist."
He immediately cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist, there is no need to be nervous. My name is Yang Lingshu, and I am a member