Chapter 2959 — The Xuandan Sect Makes Its Move
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wn within the Xuandan Sect—indeed, not even to Tianjixing or Tiandi Ren—only to Tianchan herself. She was one of Tianchan's hidden trump cards. After Tianchan took the position of young sect master of the Xuandan Sect at eight, Tian Die'er had "died in an accident," replaced by Little Peach Blossom, an ordinary girl. Tian Die'er had not actually died; she had been secretly hidden away by Tianchan. And Tian Die'er had always regarded Tianchan as her idol; Tianchan's resolve and ruthlessness from childhood, and the decisive severity with which she governed after taking the young sect master's seat, had all imperceptibly shaped Tian Die'er. Her near-obsessive worship of Tianchan made Tian Die'er strive to model her own character on hers—only what she learned was the outward coldness, the chill and bloodlessness of Tianchan's exterior. Tianchan, taking up the young sect master's seat of the Xuandan Sect as a woman, could not each day be herself; the hardships of it only Tianchan knew. But Tian Die'er did not understand such things. From childhood she had loved to imitate Tianchan—whatever Tianchan was like, she was like. She loved being Tianchan's shadow. Over the years she had been out in the world secretly cultivating power, building a new force distinct from the Xuandan Sect—both a trump card for Tianchan abroad and her eyes and ears in the wider world. Though Tian Die'er found it strange that Tianchan had suddenly set her to watch a man named Wei Zhao, Tianchan's orders she carried out without reservation; even in doubt, she would see them through with care. "Young miss, Wei Zhao attended a banquet of the Hidden Zhao family and was plotted against by them—poisoned, then beaten into a cripple, his meridians and dantian destroyed..." Tian Die'er recounted the past few days' events without expression. "What?! The Hidden Zhao family plotted to harm Wei Zhao?" Tianchan's eyes went wide; she found it utterly incredible. Was not Zhao Qilei Wei Zhao's lackey? She had seen him at the Xuandan Sect's inn, and he had not seemed the sort to turn traitor. How had he come to plot against Wei Zhao? But there was no time to ask the reasons; Tianchan asked instinctively, "Then why did you not step in to save him?" "Save him?" Tian Die'er started. "Did the young miss not instruct Tian Die'er to step in and help only when Wei Zhao's life was in danger? He is injured now, yes, but his life is not in danger." "You..." Tianchan was speechless for a moment. Tian Die'er was too obedient—whatever she was told to do, she did, without any flexibility. Yet Tianchan could hardly say more; she could only ask, "And then what happened?" "Then Wei Zhao returned home, and people from the Dark Night Palace came to make trouble..." With that, Tian Die'er recounted the affair of the Dark Night Palace's people coming to the door to stir up trouble. Hearing it, Tianchan fell into thought, then frowned and said, "The Dark Night Palace is too bold—they actually dare to question the results of our Xuandan Sect's trial?" "Yes, that is why Tian Die'er hurried back to report," Tian Die'er said. "This is what we will do. Tomorrow I will hide myself away for a day. You will impersonate me and go to Wei Zhao's villa. If that black-clad elder of the Dark Night Palace comes to make trouble again, show him my token and tell him to apologize to Wei Zhao and then crawl back to the Dark Night Palace—otherwise, the Spirit Gathering Pill they were promised, they can forget about!" Tianchan's eyes turned cold as she instructed Tian Die'er. To be continued. For the finest novels, visit [Web]; remember our address: RT