Chapter 7: Chapter 7 Descending the Mountain
The following day, the five of them set off down the mountain towards Lutai Mountain. Representatives from the other four sects took their leave or stayed as guests, simply awaiting the return with the flowers so the Flower Pinning Conference could officially begin.
As for the departure, all disciples saw them off at the sect gates, all except Linglong. Punished by Zhe Lei by not being allowed to step out of the back courtyard, she really didn't show up out of spite. Only He Danping was left to worry, anxious for her younger daughter on one hand and heartbroken for her elder one on the other, while also busy tending to the conference affairs. Indeed, the role of a devoted wife and mother is no easy feat.
Since Xuanji and Zhong Minyan hadn't mastered Object Control Flight yet, Chu Yinghong and Dongfang Qingqi each took one with them. Clasping them in front, they flew swiftly and steadily. Minyan was alright, as he had secretly practiced flying himself, but Xuanji was truly experiencing it for the first ti. Chu Yinghong, concerned that the young girl might be afraid, held her tightly with both hands and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Aunt Hong is here, you absolutely won't fall down."
Looking down at Xuanji, Chu Yinghong saw that her eyes were wide with curiosity as she gazed at the clouds wafting like thin gauze beneath her feet, showing not the slightest hint of fear.
Chu Yinghong inwardly marveled. She knew well that the Sect Leader's two daughters, one lively and one calm, had very different temperants. She was more familiar with Linglong, who clung to her every day for conversation and training, a vibrant and quick girl with a talent for martial arts. Xuanji, however, had barely crossed paths with her, only hearing the Sect Leader lose his temper over her laziness and irresponsibility, leading her to think the girl was nothing more than a spoiled brat. Now, with closer contact, she realized it was not so at all.
Seeing Xuanji looking so engrossed, she smiled and said, "You're not afraid? It's your first ti flying so high."
Xuanji shook her head, saying, "You won't let
fall."
Chu Yinghong found her quaint and precocious confidence amusing and teased her, "So sure of yourself? I'm not your parents," she said.
Xuanji, though, ceased to speak and rely lowered her head to watch the rolling green mountains beneath, draped in a milky fog that resembled the light veils on a beauty.
Chu Yinghong quietly observed her, suddenly recalling a ti when her brothers in arms had gathered for drinks, and Huan Yang, perhaps a bit too intoxicated, laughed and clapped his hands. "You are always saying that Brother Chu's elder daughter, Linglong, is a once-in-a-century genius. But I beg to differ! Has anyone seen the younger one, Xuanji? Never mind anything else, just that unflustered and dust-free air about her indicates she's cut out for great things!"
Chu Yinghong had always thought it was just drunken blabber and hadn't taken it to heart. But now, as she rembered those words, "unflustered and dust-free
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