The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

In the stillness of the night, across countless years, Shen Fengzhi heard Yun Yici's reply.

She smiled slightly: "Then young friend Yun, please stay by my side for the next few days."

“Axiu, go see your master first.”

"Young friend Yue, you..."

Moon Lady replied quickly, "No need for Sect Leader Shen to trouble yourself. I heard that the Outer Pavilion of the Later Generations is open, but I have been trapped in the Ghost Realm and have never been able to see it."

"If Sect Leader Shen would allow me to join the outer pavilion, I would be eternally grateful."

After Shen Huaichuan relayed Yue Niang's request, Shen Fengzhi readily agreed and even called in a junior disciple to lead the way for Yue Niang.

The young disciple, carrying his sword, listened to Sect Leader Shen's words and stood there dumbfounded for a long while before bowing to a secluded spot with a conflicted expression: "Senior, please follow me."

After Yue Niang left with her young disciple, Shen Huaichuan remained.

He said to Sect Leader Shen, "I would like to let Master meet Xiao Ci as well."

Sect Leader Shen paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "So that's how it is. I was too careless. Without you as a medium, it would be pointless for young friend Yun to stay by my side."

"Take Xiao Ci with you and ask your master if there's any way to make them visible."

Yun Yici was also curious about Shen Huaichuan's master, so she bowed to Sect Leader Shen to take her leave and then left the main hall with Shen Huaichuan.

With Huai Chuan absent, the two of them traveled on clouds.

The Lingwei Sect was built above the sea of ​​clouds. When the cloud whales surged, the peaks in the clouds were shrouded in mist, and disciples could often be seen coming and going.

When the disciples saw Shen Huaichuan, they would often stop and bow, their demeanor dignified.

The two flew for half an hour and arrived at the secluded peak where Master Shen Huaichuan was in seclusion.

Shen Huaichuan explained, "My master has been in seclusion for many years, and I think he only came out of seclusion because of this catastrophe."

"I haven't seen him for a very, very long time."

"My master's surname is Li, and his given name is Ke."

Yun Yici noted it down.

Shen Huaichuan continued, "My master and I used to live on Pear Mist Peak because there was a very large pear tree on the summit. That pear tree would bloom every year, and the blossoms would fall as white as snow."

"My master often took me to practice swordsmanship under the tree."

"But the result only happened once. When I was young, I was greedy and stole the spiritual fruit from the tree. My master was heartbroken. That's when I learned that the pear tree's fruit only ripens once every hundred years."

"Later, my master went into seclusion and moved to Hidden Peak. I also had no senior brothers or sisters in the same lineage, so I lived alone on Pear Mist Peak."

Yun Yici keenly sensed the rare vulnerability that the person beside her displayed due to the fear of returning home.

Despite his efforts to hide it, she still sensed it.

Shen Huaichuan is not invincible.

Yun Yici hesitated for a moment, then reached out and grasped his slightly cool fingers: "Let's go. This time, let's say goodbye properly."

See all the people you want to see, say all the things you want to say, and leave no regrets.

Shen Huaichuan froze on the spot because of her sudden movement. He subconsciously wanted to pull his hand away, but his fingertips twitched and he gave up resisting.

The two stood on the boundary of Hidden Peak, one tall and one short.

In Li Ke's eyes, it was just his long-unseen, silly apprentice staring blankly at the empty space.

After this experience of going out to gain experience, why have you become even more foolish?

He couldn't help but call out, "Xiu'er, come in! What kind of behavior is it to stand outside like this!"

The sound startled Shen Huaichuan and Yun Yici, who quickly separated to avoid Li Ke misunderstanding.

Li Ke noticed something amiss from Shen Huaichuan's actions. He flicked his finger, and a streak of light shot straight toward Yun Yici.

Shen Huaichuan immediately waved his sleeve to block Li Ke's probing.

Seeing how easily he blocked the attack, Li Ke exclaimed with delight, "Good lad! I heard from the sect leader that you went out to train, but I didn't expect that in just a few hundred years, your cultivation level has almost caught up with mine."

Then he asked, "What's that next to you? Why are you guarding it so carefully?"

Li Ke wanted to test Shen Huaichuan again with his divine sense, but he was afraid of displeasing Shen Huaichuan, so he gave up.

Before Shen Huaichuan could even speak, his eyes reddened.

Li Ke couldn't help but scold, "You're already so old, why do you still cry like a child?"

Yun Yici, who was initially worried, couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that Shen Jianxian was a crybaby when he was a child.

Shen Huaichuan coughed lightly and reminded him, "Master, be careful what you say. I haven't cried since I was five years old."

Then, he subtly changed the subject: "Master, let's go inside and talk."

Only by following behind the master and disciple could Yun Yici take the time to observe Li Ke.

Li Ke was dressed in a blue robe, and he was refined, upright, and elegant.

Li Ke was in seclusion in a cave on Hidden Peak. The cave was a secluded paradise, surrounded by flowing water, with a table and a small table on which wine cups and a chessboard were placed.

After the master and disciple sat facing each other, Shen Huaichuan added a futon to the side.

Li Ke was taken aback and asked, "Who is this person? How did he become like this?"

After Yun Yici sat down, Shen Huaichuan, like a wanderer away from home, told Li Ke everything that had happened since he left Lingwei Sect and returned to this place.

Li Ke listened attentively, only the slight trembling of his lips betraying his true feelings.

Hearing the end, he sighed, "So that's how it is. I thought your cultivation had increased so much after only two or three hundred years away, but I didn't expect that we were separated by two or three thousand years."

"Thanks a lot."

"And thank you, young friend Yun, for accompanying my disciple on this trip."

"If it weren't for you, that brat probably wouldn't dare to come back."

“Xiu’er, you think you are ashamed to face me after you fell into demonic ways, but little did you know that your master’s wife and I have always regarded you as our own child.”

"Even if you fall into demonic ways, it's alright. I'm at ease knowing that you're doing well."

Li Ke was very magnanimous. He poured three cups of wine and pushed two of them to the opposite side.

He couldn't hear Yun Yici's words, but when he saw the wine glass on the table next to Shen Huaichuan being raised and then the wine in the glass disappear, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

The Lingwei Sect is located within the Lingwei Seal, and there are countless powerful beings within it. Yet, no one noticed anything different about Yun Yici's journey, which is enough to prove that her existence and Yue Niang's are real.

After Yun Yici finished drinking the spirit wine, she felt the sweetness and warmth of the liquid entering her stomach. She said, "I've discovered something. I think I can touch the things here."

"Perhaps I can communicate with Master Shen using pen and paper."

She had barely finished speaking when she noticed Li Ke smiling at her, and Shen Huaichuan also looking at her with a wine glass in hand.

Yun Yici lowered her head and exclaimed in surprise, "I've actually revealed myself?"

She was perfectly fine just now, but she turned into a different person after drinking the wine given to her by Master Shen Huaichuan?

Yun Yici realized what was happening and quickly stood up to bow to Li Ke: "Greetings, Senior Li. Thank you, Senior."

Li Ke said, "No need for formalities. I rarely see juniors since I came out of seclusion, so I am very happy to see you."

"Later, bring some pear-scented wine for that young friend Yue to try."