Chapter 395: 0249 I Don’t Know What Name to Use (Combined Chapter)
Yun Qian carefully pressed the papers in front of her with a sealing stone, cautiously storing them away.
"Miss Yun... is quite good too."
She wouldn’t think of any names; whatever her husband said was what it was.
However, she liked the word ’cloud’ from cloud rain, and ’qian’ from stranded.
The lady leaned against the window, opened it to look outside.
The view suddenly widened, before her was a scene of clouds and rain, the White Jade Spirit Lamps that automatically lit up under the dim atmosphere of Celestial Bright Peak illuminated Yun Qian’s clothes, eyes, and hair.
Her husband wasn’t there.
The lady was used to being alone.
Just.
Yun Qian tilted her head, faintly hearing some noisy sounds approaching from the distance.
She preferred quiet, not overly fond of noisy things.
Miss Yun didn’t think too much, she took out a novel from the bookshelf and slowly started to read.
Outside, the rain curtain hung down like strands of steel needles, shimmering with a chilling gleam under the gloomy clouds that could make immortals tremble.
The rain curtain enveloped the small North Garden.
Sometimes, what the lady didn’t care about, someone had to care.
When Xu Chang’an wasn’t around, no men were allowed to approach the lady.
---
Xu Chang’an held an umbrella with one hand, walking along the path towards Qinling’s residence.
Having been disturbed by Yun Qian for quite some time and after last night’s dream, even though he had already left the room, Xu Chang’an’s heart was still not calm... Yet thinking of seeing Qinling, the clutter in his mind reduced significantly.
Hmm.
He had to admit, the Junior Master Qin who preferred Miss Zhu gave him a good impression, and although she couldn’t compare to Li Zhibai, Qinling had an advantage over Li Zhibai.
That was the pressure she exerted was not as intense, and perhaps because many private matters were openly discussed, their positions were also as stewards... so although he called Qinling his junior master, in reality, interacting felt more like an inexplicable sibling relationship.
At least, Li Zhibai would never ask him to feed Yun Qian with improper elixirs.
From this, it could be seen that Junior Master Qin wasn’t as rustic and rigid as initially thought.
Rather, liking ladies and able to give beauty pills to younger generations, Qinling was ahead of the times.
So, if something happened, Xu Chang’an felt that if he had to choose someone besides Miss Yun for help or conversation...
Li Zhibai was a respected mentor, normally he wouldn’t bother him unless it was really unsolvable.
Senior Wen was busy with cultivation, refining heart at Sword Testing Spring, originally Yun Qian’s guide, but since Yun Qian couldn’t cultivate, she was also unsure of how to proceed...
Looking back.
Celestial Bright Peak as the Sect Leader’s tribulation site, the Purple Thunder Landing Point, had been divided by various forces.
Qinling lacked backing, so she remained idle.
It turned out that Qinling, currently deprived of "rights," was the most suitable person; Xu Chang’an felt no mental pressure at all in asking Junior Master Qin for small favors.
Another reason Xu Chang’an thought he could move more, socialize and connect with Junior Master Qin when free was—
Qinling, being idle, raised a Little Li Hua.
Though her initial intention was because she knew Zhu Pingniang often teased cats in the brothel, Xu Chang’an was indifferent to these reasons; he only knew... nearby Celestial Bright Peak was a cat he didn’t have to raise himself but could enjoy patting.
No responsibility required, who wouldn’t enjoy that?
"..."
While thinking, Xu Chang’an suddenly heard some noisy sounds, paused his steps.
Near Celestial Bright Peak North Garden, there were usually no disciples, and compared to other places, it was very quiet... This kind of commotion was rarely seen.
Xu Chang’an walked on a bamboo forest path, raindrops fell on the umbrella, forming a faint rain curtain before him, and looking through the rain curtain towards the direction of the White Jade Avenue, he saw a large crowd gathered, unsure of what they were doing.
Xu Chang’an was momentarily speechless, because from his perspective, he saw a large group of umbrella tops, like clusters of large mushrooms after the rain.
Ever since the sporadic rain, cultivators started carrying umbrellas when going outside.
But this was just a small group scouting ahead; soon Xu Chang’an saw a huge rain curtain made from rain-covering materials approaching, forming a man-made sunny day in the rain.
Hmm, there was nothing too surprising.
After all, after the inexplicable tribulation thunder appeared on Celestial Bright Peak, even without the Sect Leader’s directives... The factions within the Chaoyun Sect had already thoroughly divided the grounds of Celestial Bright Peak.
Even Gu Qiancheng from Tripod Heart Peak had interfered, so seeing anyone here... was quite normal.
Xu Chang’an stood still and watched for a while, realizing they were surveying something, among them were people bearing the insignia of high-level figures from Chaoyun.
It seemed they were searching for traces left by the lightning strike.
Shook his head.
He was so close to that tribulation thunder, could’ve reached out and touched it, yet felt nothing significant, including not seeing any burnout marks at the lightning strike location.
After standing a bit longer, Xu Chang’an found that these people seemed to be doing more than surveying terrain; they might be... drawing an array?
Probably an array.
The latest array he encountered was the "fragile" array from Sword Hall under Li Zhibai, which broke upon touch; judging by their movements, the spiritual power engravings seemed to be for an array.
If so, judging by their trajectory, the scale of this array could be quite large, possibly covering a sizeable portion of Celestial Bright Peak.