Jiang Yiji's face flushed red, the veins on his forehead bulging.

He argued, "With Yue Yue, it's mutual affection; with Yu Rou, it's a childhood innocence. Besides, the women in our sect are my senior sisters from the mountain gate. Accompanying them shopping... is that considered trouble?"

Then came the incomprehensible phrases, such as "forced to no choice," and "pure love warrior," which provoked a burst of laughter from everyone, filling the store with a joyful atmosphere.

In front of this scene, Jin Yuan was calm, drinking her tea lightly with an unchanged smile. Honestly, if it weren't for Cen Yueyue's group leaving, they wouldn't have shown themselves just yet.

As early as noon today, the three sisters had successfully gathered together, and they also knew Jiang Feng's group was fighting for life and death around Dongliang City. Naturally, they knew about Lady Yan from Taixu Sect.

Since a few years ago, just when Taixu Sect's Great Elder Lan Tianyong was approaching his limit, he finally found a direct disciple outside, even a closed-door disciple.

The significance of this needs no further mention. Yan Yurou's name spread wildly across Jiangnan overnight. At that time, Jiang Feng joined Swordmaster Peak, becoming a True Sword Immortal, and his fame surged overnight.

Yet no one connected these two events.

"This young lad is quite interesting, a good person, emotional. It's said he saw Lin Jiangxian in distress and personally took her to Purple Cloud Palace. What a twist of fate!"

"Thinking back, the name Lin Jiangxian was helped by my Junior Master in coming up with it. Alas, going to Purple Cloud Palace is not a bad thing, but we still need to find a way to bring her to the sect to meet the elders."

"Just now outside the city, the power Jiang Feng unleashed definitely didn't belong to Purple Cloud Palace, nor was it the Violet Firmament Sword Technique. The flavor was somewhat strange... demon aura? Demonic Qi? A bit unclear."

"Being chosen by the Sword Immortal means his talent and potential are at least on the same level as Liu Xianzi, otherwise, he wouldn't be taken as a direct disciple."

"Judging by that one move, he has that qualification; perhaps his body contains something interesting, ancient inheritance? Or some indescribable power?"

"Wait, considering Jiang Feng is like this, what about Yan Yurou who comes from the same town..."

Her eyes darted around, but her expression remained unchanged, consistently showing a warm smile.

Among the three sisters present, only Ying Ling kept a cold face; not that she was particularly lofty, she often teased men, but!

Facing Jiang Feng really put her in a bad mood.

It's the issue of first impressions. Any girl being scolded like that might wear such an expression, glancing out the window, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, Jiang Feng and Tong Xin were in a heated argument, with one slandering viciously and bringing up the frequency of certain encounters and witnesses while accusing Jiang Feng of indiscretions.

The other was left speechless, as such malicious rumors might lead to complete ruin.

It appeared that defending oneself was unlike Jiang Feng's nature; truly, in the past, this boy would lean back on a chair, prop his leg on the table, and casually say:

"Yeah, I founded a harem in the sect, so what? Believe it or not, I'll include you too if you keep pestering!"

But now, it's different.

Yes, because he had exchanged tokens of love with the jealous Little Saintess and made promises. Being free before was fine, but now...

Ha.

You believe if he continues to roam around, Cen Yueyue might just light his pants on fire and roast him like a bird?

Flushed and gritted teeth, he finally understood why anyone could discover the whereabouts of the junior sister.

Turns out, the whole sect was full of snitches brought in by marriage, and there was really no way to deal with them.

Seeing someone already heated up, Jin Yuan's smooth and rounded nails lightly tapped the teacup a few times, a sense of coolness spread over, immediately cooling Mr. Jiang.

With just a few words, she drew Jiang Feng's attention, interrupting the argument between the two.

"Young Master Jiang, ten years mean little to the cultivation world. Not only those senior sisters married to Purple Cloud Palace, but I also have met Senior Sister Meng; she was a gentle and kind person."

"As for the first two questions you asked, it's fine to tell you. Although Senior Sister Meng married into Xuanyin City, every few years she chooses to return to Joyful Sect to visit her elders, bringing us amusing and novel things from the north."

"So many of us sisters have seen the senior sister—both my second sister and I have, though the third sister hadn't joined the sect at the time and couldn't meet her. As for recognizing that child from the senior sisters married to Purple Cloud Palace..."

"I think, likely because the child resembles her mother greatly, after all, even the name Lin Jiangxian was thought up by Junior Master Meng during Senior Sister Meng's visit to the sect."

The topic suddenly shifted back.

Jiang Feng merely glared at Tong Xin and then continued listening attentively to Jin Yuan explaining the questions he just raised, the latter mischievously stuck out her tongue, not daring to interrupt while the elder sister was speaking.

"As for why Joyful Sect took action only after ten years, it naturally isn't due to slow reaction or indifference towards the disciples married out."

"You should know, Joyful Sect's longstanding prosperity in the world is largely due to the efforts of these married-out senior sisters."

"For us, these external sisters are the greatest wealth of the sect. If the maternal family can't even get justice, who would be willing to marry far away, who would want to join the sect?"

"But indeed, when this incident happened, many unexpected events occurred."

"Firstly, we were at a stalemate with the East Sea at the time, many experts had already been sent out. If we were to battle Xuanyin Sect, it might be beyond our capacity."

"Secondly, the four elders were undergoing a shift in realm, in closed-door tribulation, and Senior Sister Meng, being the pupil-grandchild of the four elders, could not get a response when the matter occurred nor dared to inform him."

"Thirdly, as mentioned before, evidence was presented against us. Even though we believed that Senior Sister Meng's character wouldn't commit such acts, it was merely Joyful Sect's one-sided words."

"Under the accumulation of these events, even if the heart harbored anger, one could patiently wait for the opportunity to avenge Senior Sister Meng, as for why now..."

Jiang Feng's mouth twitched.

"Is it because it can't be hidden anymore?"

"..."

No response, just a bitter smile.

From the expression alone, it was clear Jiang Feng guessed correctly.

And then, another sister sitting by the window gazing at the scenery drew her gaze back, her voice naturally carrying on the topic without any sadness or joy.

"The four elders have been out of retreat for more than three years. Previously, everyone hid this matter, and just secretly investigated, so the four elders did not notice anything, just felt somewhat uneasy."

"As time went longer, it seemed off. A pupil-grandchild would write home every year and return every few years, and the two grand-pupil-grandchildren had agreed to bring her back to the sect when his great-granddaughter was older."

"But now, years without a trace, even letters haven't been seen for ten years. So, the four elders directly went to Soul Heart Hall to search for the soul jade token left by the pupil-grandchild."

"Ah, scandal exposed."

Even Lao San who was usually mischievous wore a gloomy face and said, "Indeed, not only did the second and third generation disciples get scolded terribly, even the Sect Master..."

"Ahem, Third Sister, watch your words."

Jin Yuan immediately interrupted, family scandals should not be publicly shared, lest outsiders mock.

"In short, that's how it is. In his fury, the four elders initially planned to directly head to Xuanyin Sect but were eventually stopped by the uncles."

"Yet the order has been handed down, revenge shall be exacted, grudge will be avenged."

"Whoever was the perpetrator must pay the price, so..."

"Would the Young Master be willing to assist us?"

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