In the center of the cluster of young won, Shi Qingjun was nibbling on fruit, completely unaware that the aura-concealing Xu Chang’an was watching her secretly.
Familiar.
Xu Chang’an stared at Shi Qingjun’s elegant motions, his gaze lingering on her face for a long ti.
In truth, he hadn’t realized that Shi Qingjun was the "Senior Sister Shi" who had spoken with him in the past, since back then, Shi Qingjun had appeared to him in the form of a young girl. Thus, in Xu Chang’an’s mind, Senior Sister Shi was a girl, while the Shi Qingjun before him was a mature woman with a graceful figure and serene eyes.
This is Shi Qingjun’s true appearance.
Yet Xu Chang’an still recognized her.
Xu Chang’an thought his mory was quite good.
His usual responsibility was only a small section of young won in the Three Officials Rock area on Muyu Peak, but the girls on Muyu Peak who were fad and had so skills, he rembered well, including their nas, preferences, and to so extent, their hobbies.
The reason, of course, wasn’t because he found those girls attractive, but for Yun Qian.
Understanding these girls allowed him to better assist Yun Qian in her cultivation, using them as mirrors to help Yun Qian avoid detours... Moreover, he wanted to see which girls were suitable to beco Yun Qian’s friends, all of which required consideration.
He hadn’t initially considered that Wen Li would teach Yun Qian, so the girl he settled on was soone he had selected, soone on Muyu Peak who had a good relationship with him and was gentle — Senior Lu.
So Xu Chang’an was very knowledgeable about the girls on Muyu Peak, and the girls there carried a unique aura, one that outsiders couldn’t emulate. So, in her eyes, whether a girl was from Muyu Peak could be identified almost at a glance.
"..."
Xu Chang’an watched from afar as Shi Qingjun ate fruit, and then... he removed the Glazed Jade from his waist, placing it in his palm and examining it closely for a mont.
Even though he understood Muyu Peak, Xu Chang’an still didn’t know whose "mark" this Jade Pendant was. He pondered over it but got nowhere, even after asking Steward Fang.
The reason he considered this Jade Pendant a mark was because he hadn’t acknowledged a master before, so those who valued him would first give him a Jade Pendant, indicating ’the flower already has an owner.’ Whether they would truly take him as a disciple later depended on his performance.
In reality, since he started wearing this Jade Pendant, indeed, no one wanting to be his master ca to bother him.
But Xu Chang’an still didn’t know who the owner of this Jade Pendant was, so he instinctively felt that perhaps the person wasn’t from Muyu Peak, or rather... did not often stay there.
He was actually very grateful to the other party, as after having it appraised, it was indeed beneficial for cultivation. However, an awkward situation had now arisen.
He was ’pre-selected’ by Li Zhibai.
His fingers lightly rubbed the smooth patterns on the Jade Pendant’s surface, and Xu Chang’an sighed softly.
Choosing a master between Li Zhibai and a stranger was no choice at all.
So, he was destined to disappoint the Senior who had given him the Jade Pendant, but gratitude was still necessary, so Xu Chang’an had always wanted to et the Senior in person, respectfully bow, and return the Jade Pendant.
But he didn’t know who the person was.
However...
Xu Chang’an had a guess in his heart.
The woman who helped and cared for him and had never appeared before... he only rembered one person.
Coincidentally, the place where he t the person wasn’t Muyu Peak, but Celestial Bright Peak. However, her robes bore Muyu Peak’s embroidery, perfectly aligning with his speculation.
And when he t her, she was probably dressed in red, with a veil covering her face.
At that ti, Lingyu fell from the sky, and a Heaven-Reaching White Jade Thunder Tribulation struck down. Just then, this woman walked over, handed him an umbrella, and told him not to use Spiritual Power to shield himself from the rain.
Xu Chang’an didn’t understand at the ti, but now he realized that the woman knew no one could shield against the heavenly rain, so she gave him an umbrella.
And later... when he went to return the umbrella, he unexpectedly saw the red-robed girl sohow fall into the muddy water on the ground; not only was she disheveled, but she also fainted. It was then her veil ca off, letting Xu Chang’an see her face.
Quite exactly, it was the person eating fruit from afar.
The other party surely ant well, as until now, no outsider knew he could withstand Lingyu, and the Glazed Jade at his waist coincidentally was also red. Moreover... he could vaguely feel the Spiritual Qi inside the Glazed Jade beco active when facing Shi Qingjun, as if it originally belonged to her.
With all the clues compiling, Xu Chang’an was already seventy percent sure that the woman eating fruit outside was the mysterious Senior from the Chaoyun Sect who had gifted him the Jade Pendant and ’pre-selected’ him.
"..." Thus, Xu Chang’an hesitated, montarily unsure of what to do.
Whether it was the well-aning reminder or the gifted Jade Pendant, he absolutely should give thanks.
But this was a brothel; he couldn’t easily approach to speak. Also... if such a Senior was inside listening to opera, why had neither Li Zhibai nor Zhu Pingniang ntioned her even once?
Could it be she wanted to hide her identity and not be seen by others?
After all, she had always been mysterious, and she used to wear a veil...
But to call this Senior low-key, she was also able to mingle with the courtesans easily. Xu Chang’an watched in disbelief as a young girl fed a segnt of orange into Shi Qingjun’s mouth.
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