11. Setting the Stage
Now, it wasn’t even noon, and all the people who were supposed to be here had arrived. After these people had rested in their respective designated places for a while, many of them had already started to communicate with each other.
Their topics were nothing more than how much of the original old sect’s level this old sect had, who the leader of the old sect was, what his cultivation was, and whether the things that had happened to the old sect before could get a satisfactory answer.
Being discussed by these people, this place, which was already full of mysteries, was covered with a thick layer of fog, making it impossible to see clearly.
And among these people, a black-clad swordsman had left his place early and had instead found Gong Yiling’s location.
“This Great One Engineering Sect, it’s not really you and Miss Yan who created it, right?” Qin Huaiqiu looked at Gong Yiling with some disbelief, fearing that the two words “yes” would pop out of this girl’s mouth.
Then, the bad thing that should happen still had to happen.
“Otherwise, why do you think I’m here, Dad?” Gong Yiling asked with a grin. “Could it be that I’m here to be a target?”
“Nonsense!” Gong Muzhi was not here, and Qin Huaiqiu was rarely so tough in front of his daughter. “You don’t know, now they are all discussing who Miss Yan’s master is, but that person doesn’t exist at all, right?”
“They can think what they want.” Gong Yiling shrugged nonchalantly. “Can I stop their wild guesses?”
“This…”
“Don’t worry, Dad.” Gong Yiling patted his shoulder and said, “Since I dare to do this, I have naturally made foolproof preparations.”
“If they really plan to get entangled in this matter, I might as well let them see a person who is more impressive than the so-called master.”
Although this girl was very bold in her actions, when she was at Qian Yue Academy, she dared to set a trap to trick Shenqi Daoist Mountain, but she was still very methodical and would not blindly put herself in an isolated and helpless situation.
Since she was so confident, then this matter was probably not a problem.
“So…”
Seeing that Qin Huaiqiu was no longer entangled in this matter, Gong Yiling just happened to poke her head out and asked with a grin, “Dad, why did you come to me first? Shouldn’t you be looking for Mom?”
Qin Huaiqiu was speechless for a moment. After a long time, he sighed and said, “We agreed to come to the Youhan Dynasty to find you, but the Grand Elder gave me a bunch of things to do.”
“The Grand Elder secretly saved you back then and placed you at the entrance of the Pear Blossom Blood Orchid Palace. He also rejected the proposal to besiege your mother.”
“With this favor on me, you know I can’t refuse.”
“Eh…?”
Qin Huaiqiu’s words surprised Gong Yiling.
She had actually been curious about who had placed Gong Yiling at the entrance of the Pear Blossom Blood Orchid Palace before. Later, although she had met the author herself, she had forgotten this question.
At this moment, she finally knew the answer. The person who had saved Gong Yiling back then was actually the Grand Elder of the Returning Heaven Sect?
“That Grand Elder… is he easy to talk to?” Gong Yiling couldn’t help but ask curiously.
Qin Huaiqiu was taken aback. “The Grand Elder… he should be easy to talk to.”
Hearing this, Miss Gong’s eyes rolled nimbly.
She had thought of a good way to solve this father’s problem, who was caught between the sect and her mother.
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“Is this the good idea you were talking about?”
Qin Huaiqiu looked at Gong Yiling, who was pulling him along, and was really at a loss for words.
At this moment, the father and daughter were walking on the road to the location of the Returning Heaven Sect’s delegation. This time, since the Grand Elder had come with Qin Huaiqiu, it was a good opportunity for her to meet her lifesaver.
Of course, she was also paving the way for her father’s lifelong event.
“Mom doesn’t like small gifts.” Gong Yiling dragged him and said, “This matter should be resolved as soon as possible. Do you really want to be forcibly recalled by the sect when you’re making a baby with Mom?”
Qin Huaiqiu: “???”
The words that came out of this girl’s mouth, although they were very reasonable, but why did they always feel like vulgar words that a good girl would not say?
Oh, right, she wasn’t a “good girl” to begin with. My bad.
Qin Huaiqiu, who was directly speechless by her words, could only smile wryly, hoping that this meeting would not cause any trouble.
Then, the door of the room where the Returning Heaven Sect was located was directly pushed open by Miss Gong.
The people of the Returning Heaven Sect, who were discussing something inside, initially thought it was Qin Huaiqiu who had gone out before and came back. They didn’t pay much attention.
Until the Grand Elder himself looked up, and a mouthful of water that had just entered his mouth was directly sprayed out.
“It’s you!?”
Although many years had passed, the Grand Elder had seen Gong Yiling before and could naturally recognize her. And after the Grand Elder mentioned it, the others immediately looked there.
The woman who entered, although she was wearing a black dress that didn’t quite fit their aesthetics, but this person was graceful, and her appearance was even more stunning. The beautiful fairies of the Returning Heaven Sect, compared to her, were immediately overshadowed.
“I apologize for the sudden visit. I hope you will forgive me, senior sisters, senior brothers, and senior ancestors.”
Miss Gong very politely cupped her hands and bowed to the cultivators present.
Hearing her say this, a female cultivator from the Returning Heaven Sect couldn’t help but smile and say, “What? I don’t remember that our Returning Heaven Sect has a little cultivator like you.”
Gong Yiling said unhurriedly, “My father is a cultivator of the Returning Heaven Sect. I am naturally a small half of the Returning Heaven Sect. It is also appropriate to call you brothers and sisters, and senior uncles and aunts.”
“Is that so…” The female cultivator sized her up for a few eyes and was about to react to this girl’s identity. She turned her head and chuckled at the Grand Elder. “Grand Elder, you should be the senior ancestor she is talking about. Are you satisfied with this greeting?”
“Hmph…” After the Grand Elder put down his teacup, he glanced at the others present. “If you want to talk about other things, go out and talk.”
“Alright.” The female cultivator cupped her hands with a tacit understanding. “Then we will take our leave.”
With that, the others present left one after another very tacitly, leaving only Gong Yiling, the Grand Elder, and another person who walked into the room after the others left, an uncle.
After the door behind them was closed, Gong Yiling immediately cupped her hands and bowed to the Grand Elder again. “Greetings, senior ancestor~”
This familiar manner, she really didn’t treat herself as an outsider at all.
Seeing her like this, Qin Huaiqiu could only stand by her side, followed by a wry smile and a greeting, cupping his hands and bowing. “Grand Elder.”
