Chapter 0410 – Step by Step – The Absolute Return

The Ice Palace Master froze for a moment, she didn’t expect that Jian Wuji would say something like this.

“What do you mean?”

“You have sacrificed everything for the sake of the sect, but in the end, you will realize that you have nothing.”

“What do you mean?”

“When you give up everything for the sake of those behind you, and when you finally turn around, you realize that there is no one behind you. That kind of loneliness and despair, can you bear it?”

Jian Wuji stood up and turned to the Ice Palace Master, bowing deeply.

“I wish that the Palace Master would turn around and look at your daughter, who is, right now, still standing behind you.”

The next day, Jian Wuji once again came to the Ice Palace Master’s chambers.

“What are you doing here today?”

“I was too rude yesterday, so I’ve come here today to apologize to the Palace Master.”

“You should go apologize to my daughter.”

“I know, but there are some things that have to be done by me.”

“You haven’t given up yet?”

The Ice Palace Master knew that what Jian Wuji was referring to was that she should care more about Cold Snow.

“Of course not.”

“Why are you so persistent?”

“Because I want, too, my father, to look back at me.”

Apart from this reason, Jian Wuji had another purpose, and that was to test Xu Luo.

He knew that Xu Luo must be secretly watching him.

He went to see the Ice Palace Master yesterday, and he’s here again today, and he’ll be back tomorrow.

Xuluo is a controlling person, he must feel uneasy.

“I’ve heard that the Palace Master enjoys dancing?”

Jian Wuji deliberately said, “I’ve learned to dance before, so if I have the chance, I can spar with the Palace Master.”

He wanted to disrupt Xu Luo’s plans and make him lose his mind.

“Have you ever gotten lost?”

The Ice Palace Lord suddenly asked.

“Lost?” The Ice Palace Master looked confused and shook her head.

“I often get lost, and yesterday after I left the Palace Master’s chambers, I got lost. I was thinking, why did I say those things to the Palace Master? I clearly only came to the North Sea because I wanted to get drunk with Big Brother Drunken Demon.”

Jian Wuji once again bowed to the Ice Palace Master and said, “I’m sorry, I was too rude yesterday.”

The Ice Palace Master looked at Jian Wuji, and after a moment of silence, asked, “You quit being drunk?”

“Yes, for the sake of righteousness.”

“When does it end?”

The Ice Palace Master’s meaning was obvious, she wanted to get drunk with Jian Wuji.

“Soon.”

Jian Wuji said, “As long as Palace Master trusts me.”

Xu Luo only started to act after Jian Wuji visited the Ice Palace Master for three consecutive days.

“Elder Xu, you’re here.”

“I was just passing through.”

Xu Luo had always been very respectful towards the Ice Palace Master, even when the Ice Palace Master was still a Young Palace Master.

“I’ve heard that you’ve been meeting with the Demon Sect’s Young Lord a lot lately.” Xu Luo opened the door and said.

“He’s been coming to me every day for the past few days.”

“The young master of the Devil Cult, is by no means an idle person, he must have other plans, the Palace Master thinks, what is his purpose?”

Xu Luo used the word “other intentions” to express his disgust for Jian Wuji.

“He said he wanted me to care more about my daughter.”

Xu Luo waited for the Ice Palace Master to continue, he felt that things were definitely not that simple.

“He’s been telling me about it for the past few days.”

Xu Luo couldn’t believe his ears.

“Could it be that the Palace Master is lying to me?”

He felt that it was simply impossible. Jian Wuji’s city was extremely deep, and his every word and action was filled with calculations.

But he actually visited the Ice Palace Master for three consecutive days for something like this?

“The people of the Devil Cult are the best at flowery language, Palace Master must not be fooled by them.”

“I know, I don’t trust them.”

“If that’s the case, why does the Palace Master still want to keep them in the Ice Palace?”

Xu Luo wanted to ask this, but he eventually held back.

“The Young Sect Master staying in the Ice Palace will be detrimental to us, so I ask the Palace Master to make a decision sooner rather than later.”

Xu Luo aggravated his tone and said, “For the Ice Palace.”

“You’re right, people from the Demon Cult can indeed not stay in the Ice Palace for long.”

The Ice Palace Master said, “I will give the Young Sect Master a deadline to resolve the death of the previous Palace Master as soon as possible.”

Although the Ice Palace Master had agreed to his request, Xu Luo felt that she seemed to be a bit distracted.

She seemed a little different than usual.

She had always kept him at arm’s length, but today, she was close to him.

“It’s all about the Ice Palace.”

After Xu Luo finished speaking, he turned around and left the Ice Palace Master’s chambers.

As he walked, he thought back to what the Ice Palace Master had just said.

“You said again, it’s for the Ice Palace.”

“Again?”

Xu Luo was puzzled in his heart, when had he said that?

He walked to the entrance of the chambers and happened to run into Jian Wuji.

“Elder Xu.”

“Young Prelate.”

The two men saluted each other.

“You went to see the Palace Master?”

“Yes, and you?”

Xu Luo didn’t want Jian Wuji to know that he had also gone to meet the Ice Palace Master, but he maintained his composure.

“I also went to meet the Palace Master, but unfortunately I came one step too late and missed the opportunity to meet with the Young Sect Master.”

“I heard that you’ve been visiting the Palace Master a lot lately.”

“I just want to ask the Palace Master for some advice.”

“You guys take your time then, I’ll leave you to it.”

“I’m going to make a trip to the Northern Blood Sect.”

Xu Luo was about to turn around and leave when he heard the words “Northern Blood Sect” and stopped in his tracks.

“What are you doing at the Northern Blood Sect?”

“They lost a son, so of course I had to go and comfort them.”

“The Young Preceptor is truly homely.”

Xu Luo said with a leathery smile, he didn’t believe Jian Wuji’s words at all.

“I’ll see you next time then.”

Jian Wuji clasped his fists and saluted, turning to leave.

Xu Luo looked at Jian Wuji’s back, his heart filled with disgust.

He felt that Jian Wuji was like a fly, flying around and disrupting his plans.

“I must get rid of him.”

Xu Luo secretly said in his heart.

He saw that a corner of an envelope was revealed in Jian Wuji’s arms.

“Could it be the letter?”

Xu Luo’s heart stirred as he thought of the letter that the former Palace Master had written to the Drunken Demon.

Jian Wuji also saw the change in Xu Luo’s expression and said in his heart, “Your plan, it’s going to fall through.”

Inside Xu Luo’s heart, he began to shake.

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