Chapter 1659: Chapter 1660: Law Enforcent Elder
“What about us? How should we coordinate with you?”
Bai Qiu took the initiative to ask. Her thoughts were more detailed than Ao Tian’s, but once she understood sothing, she wouldn’t linger on trivial details.
Su Chengyu pondered for a mont before replying, “For the ti being, stay here. The commotion over at the Luo Clan is likely so significant that they didn’t expect us to survive and make it out. Moreover, they probably don’t have the excess vital force to deal with things on this side at the mont. Wait for my signal—if anything cos up, I’ll contact you imdiately.”
Bai Qiu furrowed her brows, a trace of concern in her voice as she asked, “You’re going to act alone?”
“Don’t worry. I’ve crafted an identity within the Luo Clan. With the groundwork Nan Zhi has laid for , ordinary mbers of the Luo Clan won’t perceive that I’ve co from outside.”
“Even then…”
“Stop worrying about him,” Ao Tian interjected lazily, speaking in a tone of biting bluntness. “This guy is definitely going to exploit recklessly. His words were so beautifully phrased earlier, but in the end, the real reason he’s set on fighting it out with the Luo Clan is all for the sake of his woman.”
Bai Qiu froze for a mont, then glanced at Su Chengyu.
Su Chengyu faced Ao Tian’s unrestrained remarks directly and said openly, “Ao Tian’s right. And you should already know—I’m exactly that kind of person. I’ll probably never accomplish things like Daoist Wan Qiu or my grandfather did back in the day. So don’t worry about .”
With that, Su Chengyu turned and nodded slightly at Yu Yanshu before promptly disappearing from sight.
Watching Su Chengyu’s figure grow more distant until it completely vanished from view, Bai Qiu finally spoke slowly.
“It’s precisely because I understand that I know—the lengths you’re willing to go for what you desire are no less extre than those so-called practitioners of the Demonic Path.”
“Don’t worry, Sister Bai Qiu. Master will be fine, absolutely,” Yu Yanshu reassured softly.
Bai Qiu shook her head helplessly. She had noticed Yu Yanshu’s near-unconditional trust in Su Chengyu but could do nothing about it.
She couldn’t determine whether this almost blind trust was a blessing or a curse. Yet, for this young girl weighed down by a special destiny, it was unlikely to be entirely a bad thing.
How many in the world are truly worthy of unconditional trust and reliance? Certainly not Ao Tian, whose admiration borders on obsession, nor the won around Su Chengyu—Bai Qiu had barely known anyone who could achieve that, except Yu Yanshu.
In the heart of the Luo Clan, within Zixuan Hall’s Zixuan Pavilion.
The turbulent flow of spiritual energy outside naturally did not escape the perception of Xu Nanzhi, who was now only a sliver away from the Hollow Vacuum.
However, regarding the external situation, Xu Nanzhi’s heart remained unperturbed.
Not long ago, Luo Changping had co to see her. Xu Nanzhi knew Su Chengyu had arrived but hadn’t set out directly toward her.
This brought her so relief. What she feared most wasn’t Su Chengyu’s coming or staying away; it was that, because of her, Su Chengyu might lose the ability to remain rational.
As a woman, seeing her man remain level-headed and composed when dealing with matters related to her—it would be dishonest to say there was no trace of disappointnt.
Yet Xu Nanzhi understood—this was precisely the attitude and response most fitting for Su Chengyu at this mont.
“You must never let your emotions cloud your judgnt. The you of today is no longer that inexperienced youth without a clue in Lin Jiang.”
Xu Nanzhi gazed into the distance with a faint smile as she spoke softly.
Her ti within the Luo Clan had shown her a different world, introducing her to countless things she had never dread of before.
She learned what the Nine Ancient Tribes connected to her truly were, discovered the price Su Chengyu had paid in his relentless ascent, and began to grasp the sheer magnitude of the world.
But it was precisely this realization that filled Xu Nanzhi with a sense of tragedy.
Stepping out of Lin Jiang, seeing the vastness of the world—Xu Nanzhi still hadn’t found a place she could truly call ho.
“If only you hadn’t t back then—how much better it would have been.”
Reflecting on the monts shared with Su Chengyu, Xu Nanzhi couldn’t help but smile. Yet beneath that smile lay a bitterness known only to her.
“Lady Saintess, it seems you’ve rembered everything.”
An elderly voice sounded behind her. Without turning, Xu Nanzhi already knew who had co.
Her deepest secret, now laid bare, stirred no urge within her to continue hiding it. She understood that by now, whether she rembered or not simply didn’t matter anymore.
“Great Elder, with the commotion outside being so chaotic, you still find the ti to check on ?”
The Elder Council of the Luo Clan was undeniably its core strength, and the Great Elder was one of its two Enforcent Lords.
The enigmatic Great Elder, soone Xu Nanzhi had only seen a handful of tis, left her with one unmistakable impression.
Mysterious and unfathomable.
She had t him once upon entering the Luo Clan and again briefly when her mories were being stripped in the Immortal Pool.
Later, upon her return from the Kunwu Realm, she distinctly rembered this elder staring at her for a full ten seconds.
During those prolonged seconds, Xu Nanzhi had suspected the elder had discerned she had regained her mory.
But as things appeared now, it seed he rely harbored suspicions rather than grasping concrete evidence.
Following this, Xu Nanzhi’s status within the Luo Clan had risen. Those unaware of her true identity dared not show overt defiance toward the gifted Saintess, despite their jealousy.
anwhile, those privy to her identity began to regard her exceptional progress through the realms with increasing value.
The elder before her was among the latter.
“If I’m not mistaken, Lady Saintess has likely regained her mories since her return from the Kunwu Realm?”
Hearing the Great Elder’s answer, Xu Nanzhi felt a faint sense of disinterest. She had intended to glean so insight into the situation outside from him, but it now appeared the old fox had no intention of giving her the chance.
“And if I have? Haven’t I still done as you all wished, advancing step by step toward the Hollow Vacuum?”
“Heh, at the ti, Lady Saintess probably didn’t foresee that the mont you enter the Hollow Vacuum, we’d act against you?”
The elder’s faint smile unsettled Xu Nanzhi deeply, yet she couldn’t deny the truth of his words. Back then, Xu Nanzhi had indeed believed they would only move against her once she reached the Earth Immortal level.
“Hollow Void Immortal and Earth Immortal—one realm apart, but worlds away. Even if I wholeheartedly imrsed myself in cultivation, I’ve never had faith in my ability to reach the Earth Immortal stage. And it seems you judged correctly on that account,”
Xu Nanzhi responded coldly, her tone almost as if she were speaking on behalf of the Luo Clan’s calculations.
“In terms of potential, Lady Saintess is second to none. The only problem is that deep down, Lady Saintess harbors no true desire to transcend into Earth Immortal,”
These words caused Xu Nanzhi to pause in reflection. Turning to look at him, she asked, “So this is what made you suspect I had recovered my mories?”
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