Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Chapter 57 Songhan Peak

Ning Fusang was unaware that Bai Qingci had become Qingyang Zhenren's disciple, as she rarely inquired about such matters.

Upon seeing Bai Qingci, her face remained expressionless. Yang Ruo scratched her head, looking at Bai Qingci with some curiosity.

He muttered to himself, "So Master Qingyang took on disciples during the outer sect competition. I thought Master Qingyang was the only one living on Ying Shui Peak."

Actually, that's not entirely wrong. Although Bai Qingci was accepted as a disciple by Master Qingyang, she mostly lived on Tiantong Peak in the inner sect, only occasionally returning to Yingshui Peak.

Bai Qingci was dignified and gentle, with a kind and graceful demeanor. She seemed like an easy person to get along with, which made A-Quan a little less nervous. She said to Shen Hongxue, "Thank you, Headmaster Shen."

"Go ahead," Shen Hongxue said with a gentle smile.

Yang Ruo glanced around and asked, "Sect Leader, may Junior Sister Ning and I leave now?"

Shen Hongxue looked at the two of them and nodded gently, as if bathed in a spring breeze: "Of course."

Yang Ruo looked at her master, Gu Pingsheng, with her clear eyes. Gu Pingsheng put one hand behind his back and said calmly, "After you finish the mission at the mission hall, come to Songhan Peak."

Yang Ruo blinked, then realized that his master was referring to Junior Sister Ning. He himself lived on Songhan Peak and was about to return after completing his mission.

Ning Fusang readily agreed with a "good" and left the Discipline Hall with Yang Ruo.

After walking a distance, Yang Ruo let out a breath, patted his chest, and looked relieved. He muttered, "The Discipline Hall is too oppressive. I don't want to go there again at all."

Receiving no response, Yang Ruo turned her head and saw Ning Fusang standing in front of the steps, looking down into the distance.

Several disciples from the Discipline Hall escorted a person towards the mountain gate.

"What did he do wrong?" Yang Ruo was completely confused.

Yang Ruo didn't expect to get an answer. He was just asking himself. After all, he had left the Discipline Hall with Junior Sister Ning, and he didn't know the whole story. Junior Sister Ning certainly wouldn't have a chance to know either.

"Senior brother, you may not know this, but that man is Ye Xuwen from the inner sect. He set fire to the market, resulting in the death of a shop owner. The shop owner's husband returned home and, upon learning of his wife's death, came to the Southern Star Sword Sect seeking justice." This disciple happened to be passing by and, upon hearing Yang Ruo's question, volunteered to answer. He sighed for a moment as he spoke, then continued:

"However, since this concerns an inner disciple, it's best to investigate the matter thoroughly. The aggrieved party insists that Ye Xuwen pay with his life, and the sect cannot easily hand him over just because of a rogue cultivator's threat. But the matter must be resolved. The sect has decided to send Ye Xuwen to the Wushi Mountain mine for a few years until the matter is clarified, and then he can return."

On the surface, this is the punishment; as for the truth behind it, no matter how well-informed they are, they have no way of finding out.

Yang Ruo's lips twitched: "Why would he set fire to the market for no reason?"

"Actually, it's not quite clear whether Ye Xuwen started the fire. It's just that someone saw him enter the shop and it caught fire not long afterward," the disciple said.

However, the current rumors circulating in the market and among the sects all say that Ye Xuwen started the fire. But rumors are just rumors, and you'll have to judge for yourself how credible they are.

Ye Xuwen's figure gradually disappeared into the distance. Ning Fusang withdrew her gaze and walked towards the mission hall. Yang Ruo bid farewell to the disciple and caught up with Ning Fusang.

The Nanxing Sword Sect's mission hall is located on Chaoyang Peak, right behind the Taiyuan Hall.

Ning Fusang's task of retrieving the shark's silk was rated as top-tier, so he received 200 contribution points and 20 spirit stones.

Yang Ruo only received a B rating, and his contribution points and spirit stones were only two-thirds of Ning Fusang's. To Yang Ruo, six and a half spirit stones were no different from six spirit coins, but he was still very happy.

These are spirit stones earned by completing tasks, which gives you an unprecedented sense of accomplishment.

...On Songhan Peak.

After Liang Heng brewed the tea for Gu Pingsheng, he withdrew from the room.

Before long, Yang Ruo and Ning Fusang appeared.

This is Ning Fusang's first time visiting Songhan Peak. The mountain is planted with many varieties of pine trees, each with a different shape. Some are straight as pillars, while others are winding like coiled dragons. Their green needles sway in the wind, exuding a unique and refreshing charm.

"Master."

"Master Gu".

The two exchanged greetings with clasped hands. Gu Pingsheng's gaze fell on Ning Fusang, and he said calmly, "Sit."

There was only a futon opposite him. Ning Fusang curved her lips and readily agreed, kneeling on the futon with a tall and graceful posture, like a pine tree on a cliff.

Yang Ruo stood obediently to the side, and Gu Pingsheng glanced at him: "What are you standing there for? Go do what you're supposed to do."

Yang Ruo twisted the hem of his clothes in distress. What did his master mean by that? He didn't know what he should do.

His gaze shifted, and he noticed that the cups on the tea table were empty. Yang Ruo stepped forward and poured tea for Gu Pingsheng.

Gu Pingsheng didn't say anything. Yang Ru thought she had done the right thing and was secretly pleased when she heard her master say, "Alright, go down now, don't stand here."

"Oh." Yang Ruo lowered his eyes and said, "This disciple takes his leave."

He kept turning back, filled with curiosity. Why did his master keep Ning Shimei behind to talk alone? Was there something he couldn't hear?

But Yang Ruo dared not disobey his master's orders. He walked a long way and only stopped after he was sure he could not hear the conversation. He sat on the mountain path and cleared his mind.

Over there, Ning Fusang took a sip of the spiritual tea and couldn't help but sigh. The status of a sect elder was indeed different. One sip of this spiritual tea was worth the twenty spirit stones she had just received.

Ning Fusang was very relaxed and did not feel uncomfortable at all. Gu Pingsheng spoke first: "Don't you have anything you want to ask me?"

Ning Fusang gently raised her lips, her tone slow: "Master Gu summoned me here precisely to answer my questions, didn't he?"

Gu Pingsheng already knew about her problems, so she didn't need to ask again.

After picking up his teacup and taking a sip, Gu Pingsheng said, "Yang Ruo going to Qingbo Cave Lake was indeed the idea of ​​the sect leader and me."

"In fact, the sect received the news as soon as the people from the Autumn Frost Sword Sect set off."

Ning Fusang was not surprised by this; the major sects had their own means of communication to detect these movements. The major sects were always well-informed; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to keep a firm grip on the secret realms every time one appeared.

Information from the upper levels is not shared with the lower levels.

For example, when the disciples of the sect know that the secret realm has appeared in the world, the secret realm has actually appeared in the world half a year ago, or even earlier.

The standard procedure is that the major sects first take control of the secret realm and allocate the quotas. Then, they announce within their own sects the candidates to go to the secret realm, or they set up assessments within their sects, allowing their disciples to compete for the qualification to enter the secret realm.

(End of this chapter)