Chapter 916: A Joyous Occasion (II)
It was Li Qinghong’s first time seeing a cultivator from the Yuyang Prefecture's Chen Family of Yue State. Before the Xiao Family rose, the Chen Family had been Yue State’s only Purple Mansion Realm immortal family. They had always kept a low profile and were actually not far from her own family.
The southern shore of Moongaze Lake lay at the northern base of Mount Dali. Tongmo Prefecture lay across the mountain to its southern slopes, and it was previously known as ancient Yuyang Prefecture. It was where the Chen Family of Yuyang Prefecture had resided for generations.
Chen Xuanyu, wearing a Daoist crown, nodded politely to her. A black-sheathed dharma sword hung at his waist, matching quite well with his blue robes patterned in green. Yet instead of lingering on her face, his gaze drifted quickly and fixed itself on Li Xijun, refusing to move away.
The Yuyang Prefecture's Chen Family! So all these families really are only cordial on the surface.
Li Qinghong had never heard of any known conflict between the Yuyang Prefecture's Chen Family and any other family. She hadn’t expected them to be involved in something as serious as hunting down a direct descendant of Changxiao Gate! Moreover, this man made no attempt to hide it. It was likely that the feud between the Chen Family and Changxiao Gate was already common knowledge among the Purple Mansion Realm cultivators.
She drew a quiet breath and returned the gesture with a cupped-fist salute, "Greetings, Daoist friend."
A bit more satisfaction appeared beneath her already radiant expression as Bi Yuzhuang smiled and said, "I hadn’t expected things to go so smoothly. Originally, with either Daoist Chen or Qinghong taking action, combined with the formation, I’d have had over seventy percent chance of keeping him here...
"But to think Daoist Chen happened to be passing through and agreed to assist, Wang Fu is truly facing a karmic tribulation, with nowhere left to run!"
Li Xijun didn’t believe a word of her 'passing through' story, but he did let out a breath of relief. Now that a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator from the Chen Family was backing them, the risks of this mission had dropped significantly.
Bi Yuzhuang, however, beamed at the two and said gently, "Everything’s going so smoothly, we may not even need Ximing or Xijun anymore... Your esteemed family members could simply observe and return to oversee the family affairs. That would be just as valuable."