Chapter 178 (1/2)

Chapter 178

All or Nothing

The orange glow of dusk spread across the sky of Tiannan CityZi Yuan lowered herself onto the balcony of Hongling's aparthtly wobbly, so she reached out with a hand and grabbed the railing for supportA three-hour flight fro even for a Cultivator at her levelThe observer cloud that she'd deployed to follow Li Yundong around had dispersed two days ago, so she had to fly back to Tibet to recast the spellIt took her a day and a half to track him down, and then another hour to form the observer cloudNo wonder she felt drained; she'd probably expended too ical powersIt wasn't a major problem, of courseAn hour of Da Zhoutian would ain

Zi Yuan pushed away fro doorThen, she padded into the kitchen to grab a glass of cold water

”You look tired”

Zi Yuan turned around so quickly that the glass slipped from her handShe found herself face to face with none other than Ao Wushuang

Zi Yuan heaved a sigh of relief”Good evening, Senior WushuangWhen did you” Zi Yuan sed the rest of her words when she realized just how silly they would soundThose from the Fox Zen School were reatest of the Fox Zen School

Case in point: not many people could sneak up on Zi Yuan like that

”My apologies,” Senior Wushuang said”I didn'tdrew a tiny loop with her fingerThe glass hovered in the air for a few seconds before it landed back in Zi Yuan's handNot a single drop of the water had spilled frolass on the counter”You're here to deliver good news, I hope?”

”I'ainst the counter and gave Zi Yuan a pointed look”to get an updateBecause according to you, the Heir should have passed the Zhuji phase by now” Senior Wushuang arched a brow”I trust that you've perforns of the Heavenly Thunder earlier today, so your ti must've been impeccable”

Zi Yuan s” Zi Yuan shook her head”The spell has not yet been cast”

There was mo slowly narrowed her eyes”That's not possible”

Zi Yuan raised a palm”There wasn't a need to”

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Another stretch of silence

Suddenly, Senior Wushuang's eyes widened in alarm”Oh, dear HeavensYou can't possibly ain?”

Zi Yuan's gaze snapped up from the counter”Oh, no, noThat's not it at allI meant he hasn't hed, then shook her head”He was sidetracked”

”What do youscowled”If you tell ot sidetracked because of soust—”wo to castrate hih”No, seniorHe got e courses”

”Change courses? So he's not cli Mount Duonian anymore?”

Zi Yuan shook her head”He's headed for the Hiested to him in the first place”

”Good call” Senior Wushuang nodded approvingly at Zi Yuan”Secluded place, which means he is unlikely to be disturbed thereBesides, there'll be less chance of collateral dae if the Heavenly Thunder strikes”

Zi Yuan nodded”IndeedBut it's probably going to take another week for hi waved her off”That's fine,” she ht me more time to come up with a solution to deal with his little conundrum”

Zi Yuan's back stiffened”How far are you fro shrugged and said nothing

”Senior?”

”Well, if you must know, I've just scrapped 23 potential solutions off the list” Senior Wushuang shed dejectedly”I just don't know if”

”Why, you're not giving up already, are you?” Senior Wushuang arched a brow”You knowI don't think yourup so easily”

Zi Yuan's head snapped up at the mention of herjust stared at each otherObviously, it had been a slip of tongue on Senior Wushuang's part as wellJudging fro up herlooked away first, then cleared her throatZi Yuan had dozens of questions for the wo know Master; how co Master's swordBefore she could find her voice, however, Senior Wushuang was already speakingThe et souess the Heir cli, thenTskTskA waste of timeIt took him, what? A few days?”

”I wouldn't call it a co stared at Zi Yuan for a moment”Really now”

Zi Yuan nodded”He picked up several useful skills along the journey” Including how to disperse the clouds in the skyWhich was also the reason why Zi Yuan had to waste half a day flying over to Tibet to recast the observer cloudZi Yuan suess what? The Mahamudra Tantra is now in his hands”