As the sun continued heading toward the cover of the tall hills, a giant dark shadow loomed over the plains, with golden rays of light shining upon the floating clouds, changing the silver linings into a reddish color.
Just about a mile away from the infamous Lotus Pavillion, two people were seen heading towards the direction of Lotus Pavillion.
They were on horses, with cloaks and hoods covering their heads.
They were none other than the duo of Li Shen and Qing Lingxi. Within just a few hours, they had already arrived at the infamous Eternal Spring Lotus Pavillion.
From the edge, as soon as they entered the narrow road with both hills on the sides, they saw the beautiful residence. With sweet and clear smell of thousands of Lotus welcoming them.
Riding his spirit horse, Li Shen smiled as he looked at the structure ahead of him.
"Interesting.." He chuckled.
When Lingxi heard that, she thought Li Shen was praising the Lotus Pavillion. What she didn't know was that Li Shen had already seen the in and outs of the whole Lotus Pavillion.
From how much people were inside and how strong they were.
The reason why he chuckled was simple. He found something interesting when he scanned the entire Lotus Pavillion residence.
Interesting, a person with bloodline power. Li Shen thought inwardly. Very like not from here.
Gallop... gallop....
In just a few minutes, the two had already arrived at the front entrance gate.
When they arrived, there were people already waiting for them.
When Lingxi saw those people, she immediately smiled and felt a sense of relief. It was like she was finally home after a long time.
Smiling cheerfully, she took off the hood and jumped down from her spiritual paper horse. Without a word, she ran towards the person she was mostly familiar with.
But, she didn't lost her composure.
When she arrived in front of the person, she stopped and stood there—still smiling. Then, in a respectful way, she bowed. "Master."
The person she was bowing was none other than famous beauty and the Pavillion Master of Lotus Pavillion, Lianxi.
Lainxi, smiling and lovingly looked at her only disciple, said calmly. "Welcome back."
Then, she stepped forward and hugged Lingxi.
When Lingxi felt the soft and warm hug, she immediately broke down. Tears came out—flowing down her face.
"It's okay. It's over. You are already home." Lianxi patted her back and comforted her.
None of the elders, present there, disturbed the heartfelt union between a teacher and he beloved student.
Even Li Shen just watched the scene with a smile, still on top of his horse. Seeing the scene, he suddenly remembered his family.
Wait for me a little longer, I'll be there soon. It wasn't clear whether he was telling to himself or not.
About a minute later, the teacher and student duo finally separated from eachother.
Only then did Lingxi greeted the other elders present there. "Elders."
She forgot about Li Shen who was still behind her. It was like she literally forgot him the moment she arrived at her sect.
Seeing the scene, Lianxi finally coughed a little. Ahem.. ahem..
This attracted the attention of all the people present there. Lingxi finally understood.
She hurriedly turned back and introduced Li Shen. "Master, Elders, this is my savior. If not for him, I would have died many times on the road."
"Ohh..?" Hearing that, Lianxi and the elders raised their eyebrows. It wasn't because of Li Shen, but because they heard Lingxi was almost killed.
Lianxi, turned to Li Shen and bowed. "Thank you for saving my disciple. May I ask the name of this gentleman."
Li Shen came down from his horse and took off his hood, revealing his mature yet youthful face.
So young..! All the elders were surprised when they saw Li Shen's face.
From his face, Li Shen looked like he was in this late 20s.
Even Lianxi was also surprised. But she quickly recovered. She knew the man in front of her wasn't some young man. But rather a powerful man. So, retaining his youthful face was not some problem.
But it also seemed kind of weird to her.
Every powerful person she met always tended to have a feature that set them apart from others.
Smiling, Li Shen introduced himself. "Hello. I'm Li Shen."
As soon as he introduced his name, all the people, including Lianxi, let out a gasp. Except for Lingxi, she already knew and expected the reaction.
"He is Li Shen!? One of the top ten experts of our Kingdom?" The Elders whispered among themselves, in disbelieve.
The could not expect that Lingxi was saved by him.
"Ohh. I didn't expect the famous 'Child of the Eternal Sun' would be here in front of me. What a shocking thing." Lianxi was also surprised. But she didn't think must of the experts of this small kingdom.
"Haha, Pavillion Master jest." Li Shen humbly said.
"Please, come in. Let us do the honor of receiving a guest." Lianxi invited Li Shen.
And Li Shen didn't decline. He was there for a reason in the first place.
Soon, the group entered the huge residence of Lotus Pavillion.
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Inside a room, Li Shen was sitting opposite to Lianxi. Only the two of them were inside.
That's because Li Shen told Lianxi that he was there for a reason and was not just escorting Lingxi back home.
"Now, tell me what you want, Sir Li." Lianxi said as she took a sip of the herbal tea.
"No hurry." Li Shen waved his hand. Then, he said. "Before I tell you the reason why I'm here, you should let your come out. Otherwise, it will be nasty if I do it."
Upon hearing that, Lianxi was shocked.
She had never met anyone in Jade River Kingdom that could detect the presence of Uncle Wang. That's way she was shocked.
In the shadows, even the old man Wang was shocked too. Though he knew the man was strong, he didn't him to detect his presence easily.
The technique he was using was not some ordinary aura masking technique, it was top level technique from a powerful clan.
Without wasting a bit, he appeared in front of Li Shen. In a surprised voice, he said. "I didn't expect this gentleman to be able detect my presence."
Li Shen just smiled lightly.
I already knew about you from miles away. He said inwardly.