Vol.3-Chapter 6 – The Past Vanished Like Smoke

While Hua Lingsu and Lan Wuxian were speaking, a figure on a flying sword arrived at the entrance of the Calming Flower Pavilion. The woman in pink immediately looked up and saw a panicked disciple.

“Disciple greets Valley Master and Peak Master Lan.”

A slightly hasty voice interrupted the two of them and cut off the conversation. They had already sensed the disciple coming, so they only looked over when the disciple arrived.

“What’s the matter?”

Hua Lingsu’s voice was calm and carried an invisible sense of majesty and pressure.

Lan Wuxian only watched from the side. Although Hua Lingsu was her senior sister, she was also the Valley Master. With the Valley Master here, it was naturally not right for her to speak.

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

“Valley Master, the Mysterious Heaven Sword’s Head Teacher, Jian Wuxian, has brought two people to visit. Senior Sister Zhang sent me to inform the Valley Master and ask if the Valley Master would invite them in.” The disciple was a little nervous and restrained. This was the first time she had faced the Valley Master this close.

“Jian Wuxian? Why did he suddenly come for a visit?” Lan Wuxian’s expression became a little ?ugly.

“I also don’t know. Let them in and bring them here.” There was a subtle change to Hua Lingsu’s expression.

“Yes, Valley Master.” The disciple didn’t dare to delay and quickly headed toward the entrance.

“Teacher, he is the Head Teacher. Why don’t you go greet him?” the woman in pink behind Hua Lingsu asked in bewilderment. Given Jian Wuxian’s status, it wouldn’t be wrong for Hua Lingsu to bring in the higher-ups of the sect to greet him.

“Hmph, welcome? It’s already pretty good for him to even enter the Hundred Flower Valley.” Lan Wuxian's expression was unpleasant and she gritted her teeth. It seemed there was some bad blood between them.

After she finished speaking, she turned toward Hua Lingsu. “Senior Sister, after so many years, you still can’t forget that ungrateful man? Why are you even greeting him?”

Hua Lingsu pondered a bit and said, “Let him come and let’s see what he has to say. What happened back then wasn’t entirely his fault, I’m responsible too.”

Although she said she didn’t know why Jian Wuxian was here, she had already guessed it. However, she was uncertain, so she didn’t say it.

When the woman in pink behind Hua Lingsu heard this, she became curious. She wanted to know about the relationship her teacher had in the past.

However, Hua Lingsu suddenly stared at her and annoyedly said, “What are you trying to listen for? Han Yan, go call your senior sister Ling Bo Re here.”

The woman in pink named Han Yan stuck out her tongue and quickly flew out of the pavilion to get her senior sister Ling Bo Re. She decided to later ask her senior sister if she knew about this matter.

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Entrance of the Hundred Flower Valley.

They only waited for a while before the mountain wall before them distorted once more. A figure flew out and stopped before Senior Sister Zhang.

Then she softly whispered into Senior Sister Zhang’s ear, “The Valley Master said to bring them in. The Valley Master is waiting for them at the Calming Flower Valley.” After this, her task was complete and the rest was not her affair.

Senior Sister Zhang nodded and immediately arrived before Jian Wuxian. She respectfully said, “Head Teacher Jian, please, this away. Our Valley Master is waiting for you at the Calming Flower Valley.”

After she finished speaking, her slender fingers formed a seal and flicked a ray of light toward the mountain wall. The moment the light landed, the illusion before them disappeared, revealing the true scene inside.

“Head Teacher Jian, this way please. I can only open this piece of the formation, and not for long,” Senior Sister Zhang urged them.

Hearing this, Jian Wuxian quickly led Xu Jiahui and Zhao Jiuge inside. The Hundred Flower Valley disciples quickly followed. Aftering seeing everyone enter, Senior Sister Zhang finally entered as well. Once everyone was inside, the space returned to normal and the mountain wall was there once more.

As soon as Zhao Jiuge entered the Hundred Flower Valley, he felt that the spirit force here was no worse than the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect. This meant that the Hundred Flower Valley also had rank-2 spirit veins.

The Hundred Flower Valley was built inside a valley surrounded by peaks and caves. The disciples of the sect were spread throughout the valley.

This valley was formed naturally, unlike the buildings built by the disciples over the years.

The colorful sea of flowers swayed under the breeze like the waves in the sea.

Nothing could be compared to the beauty of the scenery here. The Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect was like an immortal world, the Ten Thousand Dao Sect was grand, while the Hundred Flower Valley was a picturesque place. Anyone here would feel like their heart was being cleansed.

However,Senior Sister Zhang didn’t give Zhao Jiuge a chance to enjoy the scenery. The rest of the disciples returned to the post while Zhang Caixia made a gesture to request them to follow. She jumped on her flying sword and led the way. Zhao Jiuge could only take one more look at this eye-catching sea of flowers.

After just a few breaths of time, the four of them arrived at a simple and exquisite pavilion. Zhao Jiuge saw the words “Calming Flower Pavilion” on it. Even standing at the door, he could see four figures inside. One of them was Ling Bo Re, who had always haunted his thoughts.

Perhaps Zhao Jiuge’s heart contained a sense of guilt toward Su Su and lingering thoughts about Bai Qingqing. When he saw this cold figure again, his heart was unusually calm.

Zhang Caixia didn’t dare to waste time and immediately headed back to her post after leading them here.

Jian Wuxian walked inside with Xu Jiahui and Zhao Jiuge. The moment they met, Jian Wuxian smiled and his eyes filled with affection. He softly said, “Lingsu, it has been a long time.”

Xu Jiahui and Zhao Jiuge couldn’t help but feel the corners of their mouths twitch. Zhao Jiuge thought that this really ruined his image as the Head Teacher.

However, Hua Lingsu wasn’t buying it and let out a cold snort. “Didn’t we just see each other at the Seven Holy Lands Exchange? Also, who allowed you to call me ‘Lingsu?’”

Facing Hua Lingsu’s aggressive response, Jian Wuxian looked a bit embarrassed and chuckled. “There were too many people last time. Didn’t we have an intimate relationship before?”

Seeing that Hua Lingsu was planning to ignore him, Jian Wuxian couldn’t help but look sad and sigh. Then he slowly said, “Do you still blame me? You should know that I had my own difficulties back then and I couldn’t do anything about it.”

Zhao Jiuge was startled. He had never seen his powerful and prestigious teacher act like this. It looked like something had happened between his teacher and the Valley Master of the Hundred Flower Valley.

He glanced at Elder Xu Jiahui and noticed that he was ready to watch a good show. As a result, Zhao Jiuge watched with great interest as well.

It would have been fine if Jian Wuxian didn’t speak, but the moment he spoke, the originally calm Hua Lingsu shouted hysterically, “Scram! Don’t talk to me about the past. Who are you to come and talk to me about it!?”

Jian Wuxian’s expression became a bit bleak. It didn’t look like he was faking it, and he revealed a bitter smile.

Lan Wuxian noticed that her senior sister’s emotions were somewhat out of control. She immediately stood up while coldly staring at Jian Wuxian and coldly said, “Don’t come looking for my senior sister again. You betrayed her back then, and now you come here pretending it didn’t happen. You will not get together with my senior sister, not now and not in the future. Even if you manage to ascend, you will still not be my senior sister’s dao partner. You can dream on.”

Every word was a stab at his heart. Jian Wuxian’s eyes were bleak and lifeless, and he became immersed in his memories.

It was not good for others to try to mediate the situation. After all, this was a matter of the heart. Not to mention, Zhao Jiuge was a junior.

Perhaps Hua Lingsu couldn’t bear Jian Wuxian’s bleak expression, or perhaps she still had some feelings for him. Her expression was a bit gentler as she softly said, “The past vanished like the smoke, don't mention it anymore. Let it pass with the wind. Just tell me why you are here today.”

Jian Wuxian still maintained that posture and expression. He remained motionless, as if he hadn’t heard Hua Lingsu at all.

The idle Zhao Jiuge couldn’t help but look at the people around him. He looked at the ferocious Lan Wuxian, who was wearing a golden dress, and couldn’t help but sigh. This woman’s temperament could compare with his senior sister Fu Hongling’s, only one was noble and the other was gentle.

Zhao Jiue had seen several peerless beauties, but not many had that mature charm like Lan Wuxian.

Subsequently, Zhao Jiuge looked at Ling Bo Re and just happened to see her looking at him. When their gazes collided, Zhao Jiuge saw a bit of shock in Ling Bo Re’s eyes. She seemed surprised that Zhao Jiuge would come to the Hundred Flower Valley, but it soon disappeared. Her expression became cold once more, like she didn’t know Zhao Jiuge and had forgotten the time they had spent together exterminating the evil cultivators.

Then he looked at the woman in pink and was startled. He carefully took a closer look and realized that it was the woman that had accompanied Ling Bo Re to the cold pool. He didn’t expect to meet her again.

While Zhao Jiuge was observing Han Yan, she was also carefully looking at Zhao Jiuge with a face full of doubt and uncertainty. Finally, she was able to determine that Zhao Jiuge was that mountain boy they met long ago. Her eyes couldn’t help but widen in shock. Zhao Jiuge had changed so much since then. Not only his temperament, but even his cultivation was much stronger.

“You, you, you… Aren’t you that kid from back then?”

Because she was too surprised, Han Yan couldn’t help but exclaim and suddenly broke the silence. At this moment, everyone aside from Ling Bo Re turned their gazes toward Han Yan and the person she was pointing at, Zhao Jiuge.