Heavenly Sword Peak.
Yu Songnian sat on top of a small mountain peak, spacing out just like usual.
Only this time, he seemed to have spaced out for an especially long time.
When Yun Jin's voice came from behind him, calling him, Yu Songnian finally turned his head somewhat dazedly.
"Little Junior Sister." Yu Songnian turned his head.
"Third Senior Brother." Yun Jin smiled lightly. "I looked for you for a long time. Why are you hiding here?"
Yu Songnian didn't know what to say, so he remained silent.
Yun Jin roughly knew what he's worried about, but she didn't ask and didn't mention it.
She smiled and said, "Third Senior Brother, I want to go out of the sect to do a mission."
"Leave the sect? Do a mission?" Yu Songnian's expression changed immediately.
It's normal for disciples of Tianxing Sect to go out and do missions.
Even disciples at Golden Core Stage and above had a mandatory requirement of at least one mission a year.
But Yun Jin had only been in the sect for three months. The sect also had a rule that new disciples within three years of entering could avoid doing missions.
So.
Although Yun Jin was already at Golden Core Stage, she could definitely use that rule to avoid going out.
Her spotlight was too bright right now. Inside the sect, she could still receive a certain amount of protection, which was relatively much safer.
But once she went out...
The risk would become unpredictable.
Even Yu Songnian, who's always quiet and taciturn, couldn't help persuading, "Little Junior Sister, you don't need to rush to leave the sect. With your talent, after a few more years of cultivating, you would be a completely different level compared to now."
Yun Jin smiled, but showed no intention of changing her mind, "Third Senior Brother, since I stepped onto the immortal path, I have always been cooped up in these few acres. I have never seen how big the world really is. If I don't experience this world, how can I conquer this world? My cultivation is barely enough for self-protection, and the several Masters have given me some trump cards. Even if I meet a strong enemy, I can escape several times. When others go down the mountain to train, they don't necessarily have conditions as good as mine, right? I have the cultivation, and I have the trump cards. If even like this I do not dare take a small risk, then what am I doing talking about reaching the peak?"
When Yun Jin spoke, she was very calm.
But somehow, it carried that confidence unique to Yun Jin's style.
Yu Songnian became slightly distracted, even faintly envious.
He had once been full of vigor and ambition, thinking that with his talent, he would definitely reach the end of the immortal path.
Later…
When this strange illness appeared.
All his hopes were cut off.
His clan's disappointment.
His family's abandonment.
If not for Master, he would've died in the year he became a cripple.
Now.
His time spent being petrified was becoming longer and longer.
When one day comes.
He might forever remain as only a piece of stone.
Seeing Yun Jin full of vigor like this, Yu Songnian felt yearning and envy.
He thought.
He's destined to be like this in this life. He only hoped to hold on for a few more days, at least to help Little Junior Sister's plans a little.
"Since you've already decided, no one can stop you," Yu Songnian said with a smile.
Yun Jin's eyes curved, "Third Senior Brother, I haven't told anyone else about this yet. You are the first to know."
Gu Jinghong: "???"
Am I not human?
Yu Songnian froze for a moment and was somewhat moved. In Little Junior Sister's heart, was he actually this important? Such an important decision, and she actually came to tell him first.
And judging by her appearance, she must've searched for him for a long time and came to tell him immediately.
Yu Songnian instantly straightened his back.
Indeed, he's the most reliable one!
Otherwise, why would Little Junior Sister not go to others but find him first?
Yun Jin didn't know what he was thinking. She directly made an invitation, "Third Senior Brother, this time, I want to invite you to go down the mountain with me."
Yun Jin going down the mountain this time.
One reason was to see the outside world.
But more importantly…
It was for Yu Songnian.
Third Senior Brother's strange illness had reached the point where it must be treated.
After Second Senior Sister awakened her past-life memories, Yun Jin asked her for details. She discovered that in a few more months, Yu Songnian's petrification illness would rapidly worsen, from occasional petrification, to regular petrification, and then to being petrified for most of the day.
When Si Wanning was framed and imprisoned, Yu Songnian had almost no waking time left.
According to Master Qing Yun, Third Senior Brother's illness was because he had foreign blood in his body!
In this world, the strongest were currently the Human Clan and Demon Clan, and the two clans were in a standoff.
But there were still a few other rare races.
Some of these races had cultivation potential far beyond Human and Demon Clans, but could only survive in small hidden corners for one reason only: it's hard for them to reproduce, and they were too few in number.
Third Senior Brother had foreign blood within his body. If it couldn't be resolved in time, when the two bloodlines clashed harder later, he would really die.
Earlier.
Yun Jin secretly had Baicao Pavilion investigate the Yu family.
Coincidentally, Baicao Pavilion brought a major piece of news.
Ten days later.
It would be the Yu family's Sword-Testing Conference that's held once every ten years.
The Yu family was famous for sword techniques. During the Sword-Testing Conference, the Yu family would open the Sword Tomb and invite sword geniuses.
If a sword genius could meet the requirements, they could make any request of the Yu family.
Once Yun Jin got the news, she prepared to set out without hesitation.
Doing missions was only incidental. Going to the Yu family to solve Third Senior Brother's problem was the real goal.
No matter what conditions the Sword Tomb had, Yun Jin was confident that if even she couldn't meet the conditions, then few in this world could.
By then, she could make any request. She didn't want anything else but only for the Yu family to tell her Third Senior Brother's true origin.
Of course.
The Yu family didn't seem friendly to Third Senior Brother.
If negotiations failed, then she would simply make a big scene.
No matter what, she must save Third Senior Brother.
Yu Songnian didn't know about Yun Jin's plan. Hearing her words, his spine straightened even more.
In Little Junior Sister's heart, indeed he, this Third Senior Brother, had the highest position.
Yu Songnian said as steadily as possible, "Alright."
"Then thank you, Third Senior Brother," Yun Jin blinked.
Yu Songnian nodded with noble restraint, "I also planned to go down the mountain to do missions. Little Junior Sister, I have no problems. You should think of a way to persuade Master."
For Yun Jin to go down the mountain so suddenly, Lin Ya probably wouldn't feel at ease.
Yun Jin nodded.
Then she returned to her little hut, looked at a certain spot, and dug, dug out a jar of wine.
Three months ago Yun Jin had started brewing it. Although it's still lacking maturity, it's barely drinkable.
The Yun family was originally skilled in brewing wine. With two lifetimes of experience, brewing was effortless for her.
However.
Because of limited materials, she couldn't yet brew the Baihua wine she promised Lin Ya. This time she brewed the Yun family secret recipe: Cloud Mist Wine.
Yun Jin carried the jar and went to find Lin Ya.
Lin Ya was surprised to see Yun Jin.
When he saw Yun Jin carrying a jar of wine, his eyes instantly lit up.
He sniffed, but couldn't smell anything yet. Still, he asked impatiently, "Xiao Jin, this is…"