Yue Xia sat on the peak outside the Hundred Herbs Hall, drinking and muttering.
"I've been waiting for two months, will Xiao Man really return to the Hundred Herbs Hall?" Yue Xia took out a box from his embrace and played with it. "There's been no news of this person for ten years, no one can find her. Where is she hiding, is she even alive?"
After a long while, Yue Xia sighed deeply and lay back on the ground. "Ah, how much longer do I have to wait here? Will Xiao Man really come back? If she doesn't, will I just wait here forever?"
Yue Xia was in despair. Why did he listen to Yue Ran and come to the Hundred Herbs Hall to wait like a hunter waiting for a rabbit? Why did it have to be the Hundred Herbs Hall, not the Jin family, nor the Imperial Beast Sect, but the Hundred Herbs Hall?
Just as Yue Xia was getting agitated, a figure appeared behind him, startling him into sitting up quickly.
"Who are you, and why are you here?"
"You are Jun Fei'er!" Yue Xia recognized Jun Fei'er at a glance. "You are Xiao Man's master!"
Jun Fei'er narrowed her eyes, her hand already on her weapon. Another person looking for Xiao Man. These people were truly persistent, ten years had passed, and they still wouldn't let her go!
"Please don't misunderstand!" Seeing Jun Fei'er's expression change, Yue Xia quickly said, "I know Xiao Man, and I'm here to find her about something."
"She's not here, you've come to the wrong place." Jun Fei'er showed no intention of loosening her grip on her weapon. Over the years, countless people had come to inquire about Xiao Man's whereabouts with various excuses. Not only did they not know her whereabouts, but even if they did, they wouldn't tell these people. Su Dan Novel Network
"I am Yue Ran's older brother, Yue Ran, do you know him?" Seeing Jun Fei'er's wariness growing, Yue Xia became anxious. "The young sect master of the Heavenly Sword Sect, Xiao Man's own brother!"
"No matter who you are, I don't know her whereabouts!" Jun Fei'er said calmly. No matter who came asking about Xiao Man's whereabouts, they were not good people.
"Senior, I truly mean no harm!" Yue Xia didn't know how to explain and kept scratching his head. After a moment, he said, "Yue Ran is in danger."
Jun Fei'er remained silent. The fact that Yue Ran was Xiao Man's biological brother had already spread across the Cangxuan Continent. Everyone was speculating about Xiao Man's biological father, as her birth mother was the wife of the sect master of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
"I told you, I don't know her whereabouts."
"Senior Jun, I must return to the Heavenly Sword Sect as soon as possible. My father is about to come out of seclusion, and Yue Ran is alone at the Heavenly Sword Sect. I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it." Yue Xia hesitated. Yue Ran had instructed him that this item must be handed to Xiao Man personally and not to anyone else, because he only trusted Xiao Man.
"No one is stopping you." Jun Fei'er did not dare to let down her guard.
"Senior, can I trust you?" Yue Xia asked Jun Fei'er earnestly. "Lives are at stake."
"I am just a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, I'm afraid I can't help you."
"That's true." Yue Xia gave a bitter smile. "It seems I can only continue waiting here."
"She is not here, waiting here is useless."
"I must see her." Yue Xia sat down beside her. "The young masters of the Heavenly Sword Sect are all living in fear, afraid of being possessed. And Yue Ran is the most cultivated among us, and the most likely to be possessed. If he is possessed, and Xiao Man is unaware, she might be manipulated by Sect Master Yue."
Jun Fei'er knew something about the battle ten years ago. After all, she was in the small town below the mountain at the time. By the time she learned of the incident, Xiao Man had already escaped and disappeared. She met Jin Ling, who had escaped, and was taken away by Jin Ling.
"Did Yue Tianxia really try to possess his own children?"
"In his eyes, children are just pawns." Yue Xia said helplessly. "But even as pawns, they are unwilling to die so ignominiously."
"You hope Xiao Man will save you?"
"As long as I don't return to the Heavenly Sword Sect, I am temporarily safe. But Yue Ran might not be. He is the young sect master, and his movements are now restricted, forbidden from leaving the mountain. Senior, you can probably guess, the person my father has chosen for possession is most likely him."
Jun Fei'er frowned. "Although I want to help, I truly can't. I really don't know her whereabouts."
"It's alright. Yue Ran said that if I come here, I will definitely be able to wait for her." Yue Xia took a deep breath. He feared it would be too late to give this to Xiao Man. If Yue Ran were to have an accident, he would not have the ability to save him.
"You mean, my disciple will return?"
"Yes!"
"If that's the case, follow me to the Hundred Herbs Hall." Jun Fei'er pondered for a moment. "There is a secret passage from here into the Hundred Herbs Hall. Besides me, only my disciple knows about it. This is the path she used to sneak down the mountain in the past."
"Senior is willing to believe me?"
"Yue Ran is her biological brother. If you have ill intentions, you will have no chance of survival when you meet her." Jun Fei'er led Yue Xia into the secret passage.
Yue Xia thought to himself, no wonder Yue Ran said Xiao Man would definitely return to the Hundred Herbs Hall. Even now, the Hundred Herbs Hall was still protecting Xiao Man. He still couldn't figure out what was so attractive about Xiao Man that these people would go all out for her.
"Senior, is Miss Xiao usually very playful?"
"That's not the case. Not only is she not playful, but she is also very diligent in her cultivation and alchemy." Jun Fei'er said slowly. "You are not familiar with her?"
"When Miss Xiao was at the Heavenly Sword Sect, seventh brother kept a close eye on her, like a protective eyeball, never allowing me near." Yue Xia said with hatred. "The key is that Miss Xiao was disguised as a man at the time. He protected her so tightly, I almost thought he was gay!"
Jun Fei'er glared at him, and Yue Xia quickly smacked his lips. "I guess seventh brother knew that Miss Xiao was his elder sister at the time, which is why he protected her so much."
"I'm afraid my disciple didn't even know that the Young Sect Master Yue was her brother at the time," Jun Fei'er said slowly. These years, Xiao Man had been missing, and she was worried. Now that someone had come from the Heavenly Sword Sect, she was both worried and fearful, afraid that the visitor was not well-intentioned, but also afraid that they had come with a genuine concern.
Although Yue Ran was the young sect master of the Heavenly Sword Sect, he was also Xiao Man's biological brother. Based on her understanding of Xiao Man, she was likely worried about her brother.
"Did Young Sect Master Yue tell you why he sent you to find her?" Jun Fei'er tentatively asked.
"It concerns her life and death." Yue Xia was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "But I don't know the specifics. Seventh brother said that when she sees Miss Xiao, she will know what to do."
"You're not asking my disciple to go to the Heavenly Sword Sect to save someone, are you?" Jun Fei'er stopped. "Don't forget, your scoundrel father is a Void Refinement stage expert. Even if my disciple is exceptionally talented, she can't possibly be a match for an old monster in a short time!"
"It's a misunderstanding!" Yue Xia quickly said. "Seventh brother told me that when the time comes, Miss Xiao should hide. The further she hides, the safer he will be!"