Everyone's all smiles on the surface but secretly cunning, but the junior sister only wants to

After escorting the alchemist back down the mountain, Qingyan rushed back to Yun Che's room. Looking at her pale-faced junior sister, she felt heartbroken but was also very curious. So she asked, "Master, where did you find your junior sister? What happened to her that caused her to be injured like this?"

Yun Che frowned slightly, a hint of doubt and worry in his eyes, and slowly replied, "I saw her when I passed by the mass grave near the main city of You Kingdom. She was lying there half-lying down, her breath weak, and she was constantly vomiting blood, as if she would disappear at any moment. When I got closer, I found that she was still breathing, so I brought her back to the sect. As for why she was so badly injured, I don't know."

Qingyan's eyes widened in surprise as she asked, "Could it be that Junior Sister was chased there? But who would lay a hand on a little girl?"

Yun Che shook his head, indicating that he didn't know the answer either. He gently stroked his little apprentice's forehead, secretly vowing to protect this poor child.

Qingyan suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "Master, I remember now. There were rumors a while ago that the You Kingdom was destroyed by rebels, the king and queen were killed, and the crown prince and princess went missing. Could it be... that Junior Sister is the missing princess?"

Yun Che frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "We can't rule out that possibility, but we can't be sure yet. In any case, we need to heal her injuries and restore her health first. We can talk about other things later."

Qingyan nodded, a determined glint in her eyes. She decided to do everything in her power to help Yun Che take care of her junior sister and help her recover as soon as possible. At the same time, they also needed to investigate the mystery of her junior sister's background and give her an explanation.

“However, I just checked, and she does have a jade pendant on her, but it has the character ‘Jiang’ on it. I think she is probably a collateral relative of the royal family of You Kingdom, but when she was being hunted down by the rebels, her servants had no choice but to put her in the mass grave.” Yun Che thought for a moment and then spoke his opinion.

Yun Che continued, "Anyway, she's now our Tianyan Peak's little disciple. No matter what her true identity is, once she enters the cultivation world, all those grudges from the mortal realm will be wiped clean. These are rules set by our ancestors, and everyone must abide by them! Alright, you go back and rest now. I'll take care of things here. You can come back tomorrow to relieve me."

"Yes, Master, I'll go back to rest now. Remember to call me if you need anything." Qingyan looked at her junior sister on the bed, then at her master. She knew that her master was a man of his word; once he made a decision, he wouldn't easily change it.

Yun Che sat on the chair by the bed, looking at the baby on the bed, his thoughts drifting into the distance.

However, news of Yun Che bringing back a baby had already spread throughout the sect, spread by the alchemist in the alchemy hall. After all, Yun Che, as an elder of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect, although only a little over two hundred years old, had already reached the Integration Stage, making him one of the few unmatched figures in the cultivation world. He also particularly enjoyed concealing his strength while traveling the mortal realm, and among the members of Tianyan Peak, he was the most fond of wearing a mask and black robes, looking like a villain when he went out to train.

Moreover, Elder Yun Che hadn't taken on any disciples for a long time, and now he suddenly brought back a little baby from the mortal realm, claiming he had accepted her as his last personal disciple. How could such bombshell news not spread? After all, people's love for excitement has existed since ancient times. Whether in the cultivation world or elsewhere, wherever there's excitement to be seen, that place will definitely be packed with people.

Plus, their way of gossiping is incredibly simple, thanks to their communication jade pendants! These magical artifacts are so useful; almost everyone in the Xuantian Sword Sect, from the founder to the disciples guarding the sect, has one. Whenever there's any disturbance, a simple shout through the jade pendant will send a message to all the Xuantian Sect disciples, much like the indispensable WeChat group chat in modern life.

So after the alchemist dropped this bombshell, the entire sect was in an uproar. Everyone stopped cultivating and resting, immediately launching into a flurry of questions via their communication jade pendants: "Elder Alchemist, is what you said true? Is this news guaranteed?"

"That's right. There were rumors before that Elder Yun Che had disciples outside who hadn't returned yet, but after investigation, it turned out to be completely unfounded. Elder Yun Che was just traveling when he helped a rogue cultivator, and it was just a very small thing, but the rogue cultivator blamed Elder Yun Che for it!"

"This time it's for real! I'm absolutely not lying!! If you don't believe me, you can ask your Aunt Qingyan. She's the one who rushed me to treat her junior sister in the middle of the night."

"What's all this noise about! Aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night? Aren't you cultivating? If you're all this free, get up tomorrow and go to the secret realm behind the mountain to catch some monsters!" The sect leader of the Xuantian Sword Sect was so angry that he glared at the people making a racket with their communication jade pendants that he started cursing them out.

The other disciples who had been joining in the fun fell silent as soon as the sect leader spoke, not daring to say anything more. They immediately muted their microphones, some resting, some cultivating!