77: September 9th

A day later.

The seventh day of the ninth lunar month.

Jiang Ning received a letter at home.

The letter was sent by the little girl through someone else.

"Revered Master, I am in seclusion in Dan Shuzis Cave Residence. If I have not returned to Lingwu City before sunset on the ninth day of the ninth month, please come to Dan Shuzis Cave Residence to find me."

"This little girl, always so mysterious."

Jiang Ning chuckled.

He didn't reply, but he firmly remembered the date in his mind.

At the same time.

Above Bixiao Sect.

Yun Qingyao sighed as she looked at the hair on her comb.

Recently, her cultivation speed had advanced rapidly, reaching the Middle Stage of Qi Refining. Even her Revered Master said she had high talent and was diligent, and the Sect Disciples regarded her as a role model.

Her prestige had also increased significantly.

The only drawback was that she still often lost hair.

"Is this hair loss really not a problem with the Cultivation Technique?"

Yun Qingyao looked suspiciously at the Dung Beetle on the table.

Gu Yanqing sneered.

"If you feel there's a problem, you can switch back to the Azure Sky Art your Revered Master gave you."

"Oh, Mr. Yan, I'm just very upset about the hair loss problem!"

Seeing Gu Yanqing angry, Yun Qingyao hurriedly pouted, "I know Mr. Yan is the best to me, and I've also been looking for traces of Diga."

"Hm."

Gu Yanqing snorted coldly.

Seeing this, Yun Qingyao had Gu Yanqing, whose "feet" were clean, hide in her hair.

"Then let's go back to the courtyard!"

Yun Qingyao began to walk towards her Personal Disciple's courtyard.

Gu Yanqing, hidden in Yun Qingyao's hair, thought to himself.

Should he find a way to save Yun Qingyao's hair, otherwise, if Yun Qingyao went bald, where would he hide in the future?

Forget it, no need to save it. When the time comes, let Yun Qingyao wear a wig.

As Yun Qingyao walked, Gu Yanqing parted her hair and looked at the surroundings.

The reason he hid here was that he didn't want to be cooped up all the time.

The view here was high, and there were many sights to admire.

Suddenly, Gu Yanqing saw some Spirit Beast droppings on the road, and he swallowed.

These droppings seemed to be from a Spirit Goat.

They were black and round, like little pellets.

Hmm... I really want to push them... No, why would I want to push them!?

Gu Yanqing was startled.

His antennae twitched.

Damn it! He had to control this biological instinct!

He chose to hide in her hair, out of sight, out of mind.

If he couldn't afford to provoke it, couldn't he at least avoid it?

But even if he hid and didn't look, the very round... Spirit Goat droppings still appeared in Gu Yanqing's mind from time to time.

After Yun Qingyao entered the courtyard.

Someone immediately ran over.

"Young Sect Master, the people we sent out to search for Diga have sent back a note, saying you need to see it personally."

"Ah?"

Yun Qingyao took it, opened it, and her breathing quickened.

She was overjoyed: "Quick, let's go to Beautiful Master's place!"

The note said that Jiang Ning would arrive at Dan Shuzis Cave Residence at sunset on the ninth day of the ninth month!

A quarter of an hour later.

The remaining five Elders were at Sect Leader Peak, passing the note around one by one.

Lin Yue wondered, "Is the information on this accurate?"

Qiong Yu said, "It's not guaranteed, but if we ambush in advance, even if Jiang Ning doesn't show up, there's no other loss, isn't there?"

The Second Elder nodded, "Indeed, all five of us must go this time.

That scoundrel Jiang Ning has always hidden his strength. With our combined attack, even if his cultivation has improved again, he won't escape this certain death situation!"

Qiong Yu nodded.

"That's what we'll do. The five of you must set up an ambush in advance and not expose yourselves. Only a few of us know about this meeting, so do not spread it.

Let's not have another incident like Ye Xi's."

"Alright!"

The Bixiao Sect Elders reached a consensus.

Evening.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse.

Yun Qingyao, who was about to have one less worry, looked at the moon in the courtyard.

"Sixth Elder, if you want to kill me, don't blame me for calling people to kill you. He who kills, shall be killed!"

"Senior, what do you think of this matter?"

She planned to ask for "Mr. Yan's" opinion.

Several breaths passed, no one answered.

Yun Qingyao frowned, knowing that Mr. Yan must have gone wandering somewhere again.

Half an hour later.

Gu Yanqing, with a satisfied expression, flew onto the table in front of Yun Qingyao.

He collapsed directly, six legs in the air.

"Ah, comfortable..."

Yun Qingyao asked, "Mr. Yan, where did you go?"

"Nowhere in particular, just wandered around."

Gu Yanqing's voice carried a sense of satisfaction.

Yun Qingyao said, "Oh."

She sniffed.

She always felt that after Mr. Yan came back, the courtyard smelled a bit foul... Dan Shuzis Cave Residence.

By the dark river bank.

Shen Jinhuan sat blankly by the stone bed, watching the slowly flowing dark river.

She took out a hairpin.

The white jade hairpin was simple in style; Jiang Ning had spent a bottle of Spring Return Pill to buy it.

"Fool."

Shen Jinhuan chuckled.

Immediately after, she fell into a memory.

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, that man stood in front of her and told her, "Don't be afraid, Revered Master is here."

During their time in Lingwu City, that man would always follow her to sell Spirit Peaches, as if afraid that if he didn't come along, she would be bullied.

That man also always found ways to make her eat delicious food; she felt she had gained a lot of weight recently.

And this qing huan sword... Shen Jinhuan smiled and then froze.

In her Sea of Consciousness.

Black-haired Shen Jinhuan hugged her knees, curled up in a corner.

She saw white-haired Shen Jinhuan.

She whispered, "Is this your plan?"

"Isn't it perfect?"

White-haired Shen Jinhuan said with a smile, "First, let the people of Bixiao Sect kill Jiang Ning, then let the forces of Xuanhuang Domain flatten Bixiao Sect. Isn't this good?

The fact that Bixiao Sect ambushed Elders here will definitely be discovered by the people of Xuanhuang Domain. Then I'll trick them, saying I saw Bixiao Sect Elders taking a green willow leaf.

They will believe it.

They haven't told anyone in Cang Ling Domain about this willow leaf. If I say I saw Bixiao Sect take it, even without evidence, they will believe it.

Bixiao Sect won't be able to produce the willow leaf and can only be annihilated by external forces!

I'm borrowing two knives; this is the opportunity I've been waiting for!"

Black-haired Shen Jinhuan said, "Oh."

She wasn't very concerned about these things.

"Then are you really going to let Revered Master die?"

White-haired Shen Jinhuan sneered.

"Why not? I have never forgotten how he abused and humiliated me!"

"But you clearly didn't want him to die just now."

"You saw wrong."

"You did!"

Black-haired Shen Jinhuan stood up from the corner. She stared into white-haired Shen Jinhuan's eyes.

"You said that you are me, and I am you, that we are two sides of one person. Your emotions affect me, so my emotions must also be able to affect you."

"You're talking nonsense!"

White-haired Shen Jinhuan shouted, feigning ferocity.

Black-haired Shen Jinhuan did not continue speaking.

Exiting the Sea of Consciousness.

Shen Jinhuan was breathing rapidly.

She hurriedly put the white jade hairpin back into her Storage Pouch.

"It's already come to this, how can I retreat!

From the very beginning, I decided to kill everyone in Bixiao Sect!"

Immediately, she murmured to herself.

"It won't be convenient to come here to see him again on the ninth day of the ninth month.

Tomorrow, I'll secretly return to Lingwu City and see what he's doing."

... [Shen Jinhuan will definitely go back on her word, so there will be no plot of Revered Master and Disciple turning against each other or having a falling out. Similarly, there are no misunderstandings or any messy stuff.

Feel free to read.

This plot is precisely to re-establish a foundation of trust between Jiang Ning and Shen Jinhuan.

Afraid of being flamed, my survival instinct is really through the roof...]