CHAPTER 818: CHAPTER 818: REMINISCING THE PAST

The young girl named Huan Sha furrowed her delicate brows slightly upon hearing this, and her voice, as melodious as a babbling brook, sounded softly.

"Senior Ghost Hand, your words earlier were somewhat excessive. This incident was initially provoked by Xie Yunfei against Ruoxue. Even if Ruoxue taught him a lesson, it wouldn’t matter much. Moreover..."

As she spoke, a hint of coldness gradually emerged on her porcelain doll-like face.

"Moreover, Ruoxue already had a partner long ago. Your ’coercion’ of us sisters—is it truly as everyone has rumored, that the Biyun Sect has given you some benefit?"

The young girl Huan Sha spoke softly, appearing to lack any spark of anger.

But those who knew the girl well, like Ghost Hand, couldn’t help but have a subtle change in expression, with a glint of savageness in his eyes.

"Huan Sha, what do you mean by that? Could it be that the crisis our pavilion faces now wasn’t caused by that disciple of yours?"

The young girl Huan Sha shook her head, still maintaining her indifferent tone: "It’s merely an excuse. As the Deputy Pavilion Master of our pavilion, can’t you even see that much, Senior Ghost Hand?"

After a brief pause, Huan Sha continued: "Moreover, I need to tell you, Ruoxue is now my sister and not my disciple. I hope you won’t make this mistake again in the future, Senior Ghost Hand."

After finishing her words, the young girl named Huan Sha didn’t spare another glance at Ghost Hand, instead pulling along the white-clad woman next to her, her porcelain doll-like face finally revealing a faint smile.

"Ruoxue, don’t pay him any mind. Let’s go. Oh, and later, tell me about your partner, Zhu Fei."

With her words, the figures of the young girl Huan Sha and the woman named Qiu Ruoxue vanished directly from Ghost Hand’s sight.

Ghost Hand’s face turned ashen, his eyes cold as he stared in the direction where the two women disappeared for quite a while before speaking with a venomous tone:

"Two ’wretches’, daring to spoil my grand plans at this point. I shall see how long your so-called Mountain Protection Array can hold up. Once the time comes, let’s see how I shall deal with both of you!"

After saying that, Ghost Hand did not linger any longer, his figure flickering slightly before he vanished directly into the void.

...

"Ruoxue, take this. If anything truly unexpected happens here, you can use it to leave safely."

In a deserted corner, the young girl Huan Sha took out a purple talisman with intricate, mysterious patterns from her own person and handed it to the woman named Qiu Ruoxue opposite her.

Seeing this talisman, Qiu Ruoxue was slightly startled, quickly shaking her head, saying:

"Sister Huan Sha, isn’t this the life-saving Sky Splitting Talisman the Pavilion Master left you before leaving? I’m sorry, but I can’t accept this."

Saying this, Qiu Ruoxue attempted to return the Sky Splitting Talisman to Huan Sha.

However, before Qiu Ruoxue could do anything, the young girl Huan Sha lifted her hand again, directly stuffing the Sky Splitting Talisman into Qiu Ruoxue’s Storage Ring, then smiled lightly and said:

"Ruoxue, you should understand what I mean. Although I have nominally been guiding your cultivation over the years, we’ve, in fact, interacted as sisters."

After a brief pause, Huan Sha continued:

"Even though I don’t know if that Zhu Fei you mentioned is truly that person, I must ensure your safety. Otherwise, if Zhu Fei is indeed him, and he finds out you suffered here because of me, he would surely blame me."

The young girl Huan Sha spoke slowly, and at this moment, a trace of loneliness inadvertently appeared on her porcelain doll-like face.

Qiu Ruoxue’s beautiful eyes were filled with complexity. She hesitated for quite a while before mustering the courage to say:

"Sister Huan Sha, can you tell me more explicitly about the person you’ve mentioned before? What exactly is his story?"

Qiu Ruoxue’s words made Huan Sha slightly stunned at first, then she smiled lightly and said:

"It’s nothing really. He was once the foremost Pill God of this continent. A thousand years ago, he rescued me from a group of villains, and ever since, I have followed him..."

Perhaps recalling something beautiful, at this moment, Huan Sha’s porcelain doll-like face no longer held its usual coldness but rather gave a warm smile.

"Back then, he almost engaged in Alchemy daily, while I was still a clumsy girl, messing up whenever I helped him. Instead of aiding, I kept mixing up the herbs he wanted, naturally leading to his Alchemy failures...

Heh, I remember there were even many instances where I almost caused his furnace to explode. Ruoxue, you should understand; back when our cultivations were not strong, an exploding furnace was such a severe consequence for us..."

Huan Sha continued speaking enthusiastically, as if she had forgotten their current predicament.

And Qiu Ruoxue didn’t interrupt, casually leaning against the ground next to Huan Sha, listening to her reminisce about past events.

Unbeknownst to how much time had passed, when Huan Sha finished her recall of the past, both she and Qiu Ruoxue suddenly realized that an elderly woman had appeared beside them.

This old woman had a stooped figure, wrinkled skin, looking very much like someone on the brink of old age.

However, her eyes were exceptionally clear and bright, filled with the wisdom and depth that could see through human nature.

At this moment, as she saw Huan Sha and Qiu Ruoxue looking at her, a kind smile naturally appeared in her bright eyes.

"Huan Sha girl, Ruoxue girl, you don’t mind this old woman interrupting, do you?"

"How... how could that be?"

As if a child caught red-handed by a parent, Huan Sha, who usually appeared so cold, had her exquisitely jade-like face turn slightly red.

She barely managed to speak, somewhat embarrassed, "Granny Sun, when did you arrive?"

"Hehe, I’ve been here for a while, watching you chat happily, so I didn’t interrupt."

The elderly woman known as Granny Sun still smiled as she looked at Huan Sha and then at Qiu Ruoxue beside her, her eyes revealing a meaningful expression.

"Don’t worry. Some things might not be as dire as you imagine."

After saying this slightly enigmatic sentence, Granny Sun spoke no more, waving to the two girls as she turned away with a smile.

Watching the departing back of Granny Sun, Huan Sha and Qiu Ruoxue couldn’t help but look at each other, not understanding the meaning behind Granny Sun’s last words.

"Boom boom boom...!"

Just as the two girls were privately pondering over Granny Sun’s words, the Barrier surrounding this square suddenly erupted with a series of loud booms.