Unable to wait out the New Year at Yin Sword Mountain, Chen Yi and Yin Tingxue had to head south early.
As for the reason, the southern regions were far from peaceful. The chaos of the White Lotus Sect had grown increasingly fierce, threatening to engulf all of Hu-Guang. By the beginning of next year, the situation would surely worsen. If they did not seek a foothold now, while the storm had yet to fully sweep through, heading south afterward would surely be fraught with peril. Furthermore, with letters of plea for aid from Dragon and Tiger Mountain flooding the Taoist gates across the world like snow, Chen Yi and his companions could no longer afford to idle away their time and spend the holiday at leisure.
