Chapter 1207: Bear Responsibility
Little Yin was a little scared.
Everyone knew that the Heavenly Preceptor was proficient in catching ghosts. At least, that was how it was always portrayed in operas.
Little Yin was just a little ghost, yet she had run straight into the Dazhen Mansion where the Heavenly Preceptor resided, like a mouse darting into a cat’s lair. The last Yin Being to enter the Dazhen Mansion had been the Sakka, and that was only because it was following the Holy Xuan to suppress the deposed Heavenly Preceptor.
The present-day Little Yin was naturally no match for the Sakka, so it was only natural for her to be frightened.
She shrank back timidly. Normally, she never listened to anyone, but once inside the Dazhen Mansion, she turned into a well-behaved child, no longer running around. Instead, she reached out and tugged at the corner of Zhang Yuelu’s robe. After all, when danger was near, Zhang Yuelu was the safest bet. But during normal times, Zhang Yuelu was the most dangerous.
Zhang Yuelu noticed Little Yin’s unease and took the initiative to hold her hand as the group headed toward the Weiyu Study, where the Heavenly Preceptor was staying.
Since the Heavenly Preceptor’s rotating term as a Great Sage would not start until next year, he had been staying in the Dazhen Mansion of late.
The last time Qi Xuansu had seen the Heavenly Preceptor, disregarding their distant communication in the Fenglin battlefield, was before Qi Xuansu departed for Fenglin. On that occasion, the Heavenly Preceptor had given the two of them his Twin Swords.
Qi Xuansu wondered whether it was time to return them. Fairly speaking, their great achievements in Fenglin and Poluo were thanks to this pair of swords. It was no less important than the seven pages of the Scripture of Zuriel given by the Earthly Preceptor. Thus, he was somewhat reluctant to hand them back just like that.
Yet Qi Xuansu also understood that as their respective statuses and positions continued to rise, it would no longer be possible for him and Zhang Yuelu to remain inseparable. Green Cloud would not mean very much on its own.
Moreover, Zhang Yuelu was the true heir of the Zhang family. If anyone were to wield the Twin Swords alone, it should be Zhang Yuelu, not Qi Xuansu.
At the end of the day, this immortal artifact had never belonged to Qi Xuansu. It had merely been lent to him temporarily.