130: Chapter 130 This time, I won't run away again.

She is the Hall Master of the Hall of Valor in North China.

Although she is not under the jurisdiction of West China, they both belong to the Great Xia Hall of Valor system.

Reviewing non-top-secret cross-regional operation records, especially those involving her own rescue, is reasonable and justifiable.

It seems she will have to investigate in her own way.

Seeing that Ye Jingjun stopped pressing for answers, Zhuge Jinyu bypassed the Female Sword Immortal who was still deep in thought.

Feeling slightly more at ease, she quickly walked into the inner room and turned to Cang Mingyue and Su Daji.

"How are your injuries, you two? Do you need further treatment?"

Su Daji giggled, her alluring eyes fluttering.

"Sorry to trouble you, Prime Minister Zhuge, but we are no longer in serious condition."

"This time was truly a brush with death; I honestly thought I was going to perish."

"However..."

A rare trace of melancholy appeared in her alluring eyes.

She did not continue, but everyone knew what she wanted to say.

Not dying meant she still couldn't go down to find her Great King.

Cang Mingyue had fallen unconscious early that day and had not sensed Su Chen's presence.

"Sister zhuge, what happened to those ferocious beasts?"

"They have been temporarily sealed in the West China special containment unit," Zhuge Jinyu said.

"Their state is peculiar—it's as if they are neither asleep nor awake, but rather controlled by something."

"How to handle them specifically will require consultation between the headquarters and the various branch halls."

"Since the three of you have awakened, please rest well."

"The Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony is imminent; do not let anything delay the main business."

After saying this, she did not linger and turned to leave.

The infirmary returned to silence.

Su Daji's injuries had not fully healed, so she had to continue resting cross-legged.

Ye Jingjun walked to the window, looking at the night view with lights just coming on outside, wondering what she was thinking about.

"Huh? Where is my mermaids tear?"

Only then did Cang Mingyue discover that her secret treasure, the mermaids tear used to preserve Su Daji's physical body, was gone.

The three of them had all been rescued by Zhuge Jinyu.

Since that was the case, the mermaids tear must be in Zhuge Jinyu's hands.

Thinking of this, she did not alert the other two people in the infirmary.

Instead, she crept alone towards the quiet room where Zhuge Jinyu was resting.

...

Zhuge Jinyu returned to her quiet room.

The moment she closed the door, her always straight back relaxed slightly.

As a former court official, she had always maintained a calm and self-restrained image.

But only the Master was an exception.

Ye Jingjun's questioning, and the "Xiao Yan" who was suspected to be "Su Chen".

It was like a key, prying open the heart lock that had been silent for many years.

She raised her hand, a faint light flashing at her fingertips, and an ancient bronze mirror covered in tiny cracks appeared in her palm.

Her fingertips gently brushed over the intricate cracks on the mirror's surface.

Through every crack.

She seemed to be able to see the snow of Great Qian, the farewell at Wuzhang Plains, and the thousand years of loneliness at the Wuhou Shrine.

"Master..."

She murmured, her voice as light as a sigh.

"If it really is you, but you have forgotten me, what should I do?"

She closed her eyes, and the side profile of that young man on the snow slope involuntarily appeared in her mind.

"Why did that Ye Jingjun ask about your whereabouts? Did she mistake you for someone else, or..."

She dared not continue thinking about it.

That result was too absurd.

But for Transcendent Heroic Spirits of their level, mistaking someone for another person was also a very absurd thing.

A thousand years of waiting, loneliness gnawing at her bones.

Now that the dawn had appeared, she would absolutely not allow anyone or anything to become an obstacle between her and the Master.

Even if it was the Hall Master Ye she once admired, or that simple and persistent Cang Mingyue.

It would not do.

She walked to the desk, spread out a blank spiritual power scroll, pondered for a moment, and began to write.

The content was the "official report" on this snow region rescue mission.

The part about "Xiao Yan".

Naturally, necessary "embellishments" and "omissions" were made.

After finishing the report, she pondered for a moment, then picked up the dedicated internal communicator and dialed a number.

"It is me."

"The background check on the martial artist rescued during this snow region incident must be done as soon as possible, but be discreet and do not attract unnecessary attention."

"In addition, ensure that the process for him to register for the Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony is smooth."

After receiving an affirmative reply, she hung up the communication.

Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony...

Master, regardless of whether you are my Master or not.

This time, I will not let you leave my sight again.

In the spiritual realm where memories intertwine, all disguises will have nowhere to hide.

By then.

She gently clenched her palm.

"Will it be you..."

"Su Chen, my Master."

By then, I will know who you really are.

Outside the room at the same time.

Cang Mingyue leaned against the wall, her delicate body slowly sliding to the ground.

Her jade hands covered her small mouth tightly, trying hard not to let out a gasp.

"Sister zhuge just said... her Master's name is actually Su Chen?"

"Is it just the same name, or..."

She had heard it.

Not only did she hear Zhuge Jinyu's self-talk.

She also heard that phone call from Zhuge Jinyu.

"He seems to have appeared in the real world, it's not a hallucination! It's not an illusion!"

Young Master Su is actually still alive!

And, he is right here in Jinguan City.

He is about to participate in that Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony.

Immense joy instantly overwhelmed her.

"Regardless of whether this 'Master' of Zhuge Jinyu is my Young Master Su, I must find out..."

"I didn't catch him back then, if I am given another chance..."

"I will definitely not let go again!"

Zhuge Jinyu is hiding something.

Even the fact that Ye Jingjun went out to talk to Zhuge Jinyu earlier and her complexion changed drastically when she returned to the room is very likely due to this reason.

They all want to find him, they all want to monopolize him.

She stood up abruptly, even forgetting about getting the bead back from Zhuge Jinyu.

Ye Jingjun has the forces of North China to use, and Zhuge Jinyu is even the host of West China.

And she, Cang Mingyue, although a Transcendent Heroic Spirit, also joined the East China Hall of Valor.

But she has always acted alone, unlike them who manage huge forces.

However, she also has her own ways.

Wangchen Temple.

The Taoist tradition she founded, inherited from Great Ning, has widespread influence among both humans and demons.

Even after the era of spiritual energy recovery, when the Great Ning World was merged into Great Xia, Wangchen Temple, located on Penglai Immortal Island, still has considerable influence in the martial arts field.

There are also exceptionally talented disciples in the temple who have obtained the qualifications for this Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony.

Although she does not know the personal information of Su Chen in the real world, since Zhuge Jinyu and Ye Jingjun can recognize him, she must be able to as well.

Thinking of this, she quickly walked away while taking out an encrypted communication device...

"Young Master Su..."

"This time, Yue'er will definitely find you."

"No matter who you are, or what other name you go by."

"As long as you are still you."

Her eyes gradually filled with water, but she was smiling.

"This time, I will not run again."