“It fits… of course it fits!”
Ji Ruohan sucked back the drool that had accidentally spilled from the corner of her mouth, nodding repeatedly.
Although she didn’t know which country had created this “white silk,” since it was custom-made by Ji Hongye’s old friend, it must be that well-traveled old friend who discovered this special piece of clothing called “white silk” while roaming the world, right?
Ji Ruohan silently thanked that old friend in her heart. Without her, Ji Ruohan would probably never have seen her Master dressed like this in her entire life.
Ah… I really want to hug, kiss, and lift Master high…
However, that old fossil Ji Hongye was completely unaware of any abnormality.
“Mmm, it’s good that it fits. That means her intentions weren’t in vain.”
Ji Hongye tugged at the elastic white silk on her legs, then changed the subject, asking Ji Ruohan:
“Ruohan, did you successfully suppress the rampaging monster beasts?”
“Reporting to Master, the suppression was very successful,” Ji Ruohan replied.
Recently, strange phenomena had been occurring across the Sky and Earth, with monster beasts rampaging in every province.
Although the nearby Righteous Factions had sent people to suppress them immediately, there were still situations where manpower was insufficient, strength inadequate, or suppression ineffective.
The sea serpent in the Qiongzhou Sea Area was one of those cases of ineffective suppression.
Thus, the Righteous Factions in Qiongzhou issued a call for aid to the entire world, hoping other powerful experts could lend a hand.
The one who accepted this call was precisely Sword Pavilion’s Ji Ruohan. She wanted to seize this opportunity to let the world witness Sword Pavilion’s capabilities once again.
“Was the suppression process smooth?” Ji Hongye continued asking.
“The process of suppressing the monster beasts was smooth, only…”
“Only what?”
“Only on my way to Qiongzhou, I encountered a baffling woman.”
A look of displeasure crossed Ji Ruohan’s face as she told Ji Hongye about how she was “scammed” mid-air, resulting in being tied up and spanked.
“That woman is utterly unreasonable. Next time I see her, I’ll definitely make her apologize to me!”
Ji Ruohan crossed her arms, speaking with great anger.
And just after she finished saying this, the air fell into a heavy silence.
Ji Hongye didn’t speak, while Liu Mingyan, standing to the side, belatedly realized something and trembled all over.
Ji Hongye then spoke:
“Mingyan, you may leave first.”
Her voice remained calm, but it had lost some of its usual kindness.
Liu Mingyan quickly bowed:
“Mingyan takes her leave!”
True to her name, Liu Mingyan darted out of the side hall like a wisp of smoke, incidentally shooing away some maids who were preparing to enter the hall to attend to Ji Hongye.
The entire side hall fell silent, with only Ji Hongye and Ji Ruohan remaining.
Ji Ruohan also sensed the atmosphere was somewhat off and cautiously asked:
“Master… what’s suddenly the matter?”
Ji Hongye didn’t answer but instead asked:
“Are you certain the woman you saw was riding a wind-encircled flying carriage and ultimately used wind to trap you?”
Ji Ruohan nodded.
“That’s correct… what about it?”
Ji Hongye pondered for a moment, not directly revealing the other’s identity.
“Cultivators who use wind in this world are not many. You don’t know who that person is?” she asked instead. “Cultivators who use wind in this world are not many.”
“Anyone who can’t even make it into the top ten of the Heroes Ranking isn’t worthy of me knowing who they are.”
Ji Ruohan said with full arrogance.
Ji Hongye didn’t speak, only letting out a soft sigh.
She knew Ji Ruohan would be like this.
Yes, that person certainly couldn’t make it into the Heroes Ranking. But on another ranking list, she had been sitting at the top for who knows how many years.
Seeing Ji Hongye didn’t respond, Ji Ruohan grew somewhat anxious and said:
“Everyone in the world should know that only those from Sword Pavilion can achieve sword flying. That woman clearly guessed I was from Sword Pavilion but showed no intention of apologizing to me. She clearly looks down on Sword Pavilion!”
How could Ji Hongye not understand her thoughts?
In Ji Ruohan’s eyes, even if Sword Pavilion wasn’t as glorious as in the past, people should still show nine parts respect upon seeing it.
Thus, the arrogance and rudeness Ji Ruohan displayed at that time were backed by capital.
But what Ji Ruohan didn’t expect was that the woman simply didn’t play by those rules, even turning the tables and “humiliating” her instead.
This not only made Ji Ruohan lose face but also made her feel Sword Pavilion was being scorned.
However, as the master of Sword Pavilion, Ji Hongye, far from comforting Ji Ruohan, instead said:
“She indeed should look down on Sword Pavilion.”
Upon hearing this, Ji Ruohan was stunned on the spot.
“Master… what are you saying? You are the current Sword Emperor—”
Before she could finish, Ji Hongye interrupted again:
“And you are the one who should apologize.”
Ji Hongye sighed deeply.
Now Ji Ruohan was completely bewildered.
The disciples under her were all like this.
Leaving aside the Successor Disciple, who commands the Great Yan army guarding the border to prevent the foreign tribes from returning.
The other three disciples all lived in the glory of the past.
Especially the Third Disciple, “Slanted Sword Immortal.” He, in his obsession to restore Sword Pavilion to its former dominant position, even recklessly touched the forbidden power of the “Wuxiang Demonic Art.”
Thus, he ultimately met his demise.
“Master… you weren’t like this before.”
Ji Ruohan’s body trembled as she spoke word by word:
“This child clearly remembers back then, Master conquered everyone in the world with her sword, winning their respect. No one dared show the slightest disrespect to Sword Pavilion.
“But now there are so many people who no longer respect Sword Pavilion, even showing contempt for it! I just wanted others to understand that the former king is still the king! What’s wrong with that?!”
“If third-rate individuals dare to scorn Sword Pavilion, you doing that is naturally not wrong. However, you shouldn’t have been so arrogant and rude in front of that person.”
“Why?”
“Because that person is my old friend—the master of Among the Colorful Clouds.”
Upon hearing this, the expression on Ji Ruohan’s face instantly froze.
This was a situation she had never anticipated.
That person… is the Demoness Yu Yi Jue? How is that possible…
“Are you thinking that she didn’t display an aura and pressure befitting her status at the time?”
Ji Hongye once again saw through Ji Ruohan’s thoughts, saying lightly:
“Because she is my old friend. She recognized you as my disciple, which is why she didn’t kill you.”
“Then wasn’t she giving you face?”
“She wasn’t giving me face.” Ji Hongye shook her head. “She let you return to give me a chance to personally visit her doorstep and offer my apologies.”
“What gives her the right?” Ji Ruohan muttered under her breath.
“Ruohan, what did you just say?”
Ji Hongye rarely furrowed her brows.
“Even if she is the master of that Among the Colorful Clouds, she doesn’t have the qualification to make Master personally visit and apologize, right?”
Ji Ruohan said with full dissatisfaction:
“Her cultivation is inferior to Master’s. Now, the disciples under her don’t even have a single Grandmaster. How can she step on our Sword Pavilion?”
“Her cultivation has long since surpassed mine.”
Ji Hongye said to Ji Ruohan expressionlessly:
“And that Successor Disciple of Among the Colorful Clouds is an existence that even you and your eldest shixiong joining forces cannot defeat.”
“Wh… what…”
“Although that Successor Disciple of Among the Colorful Clouds is currently whereabouts unknown, if Sword Pavilion truly clashed with Among the Colorful Clouds, even if my old friend chose to forgive us, that Successor Disciple would not let it go easily.”
Ji Hongye said no more, pulling the dumbfounded Ji Ruohan and heading straight out of the hall.
“Ma-Master, where are we going?”