As a yōkai, Qingqiu Ran dealt with matters of this nature with a degree of caution. She felt no overwhelming fear, simply a conviction that such troubles were not meant for her to touch; if she could walk away, she walked away. She assumed that as a yōkai, this mindset was perfectly natural.
Yet, the man hidden away in the cave dwelling—the Sect Master of the entire Xingxiu Palace—was reacting to this crisis with a muddled, befuddled attitude. Was it truly this baffling? What did he mean by saying the Saintess had to be the one to come and find him? Was that not excessively spineless and cowardly?
This was a Sect Master.
Chapter 459