Zhaoxin Nunnery was hidden deep in a bamboo grove, with a bend of flowing water and a delicate, small bridge.

Meng Jianqing was the first to reach the small bridge, but he deliberately slowed his pace, letting Jiang Wuji rush ahead.

Their entire group followed Jiang Wuji as he burst into Zhaoxin Nunnery.

An old nun in the nunnery hurriedly pulled two young nuns into the main hall and shut the doors tightly.

When Jiang Wuji’s kick failed to break open the hall doors, Tie Luohan and the Jiao brothers immediately took action for him. With blades and staffs striking together, several large holes were immediately smashed in the doors, which looked ready to shatter completely.

A young woman’s voice from within the hall said angrily: “Wuji, what are you making such a scene for?”

Joy immediately spread across Jiang Wuji’s face as he called out loudly: “Mu Chen, come out!”

Meng Jianqing now understood why Jiang Wuji had been expelled from his sect – it must be because of this woman named “Mu Chen” in the nunnery.

Tie Luohan also understood, and his iron staff involuntarily slowed down. He asked Jiang Wuji uncertainly: “Little junior brother, is this ‘Mu Chen’ the little ‘Mu Chen’ from eldest senior brother’s household?”

Jiang Wuji looked at him strangely: “Could there be a second ‘Mu Chen’?”

Tie Luohan’s face fell.

This was troublesome indeed – so little junior brother had been expelled because of this…

Meng Jianqing had somehow quietly moved to his side and asked in a low voice: “Senior Tie, may I ask what kind of person this ‘Mu Chen’ is?”

Tie Luohan answered with annoyance: “She’s my eldest senior brother’s adopted daughter.”

By rank, she would be Jiang Wuji’s martial niece. No wonder Jiang Wuji had been expelled.

The hall doors collapsed with a thunderous crash, and through the smoke and dust, a woman in a light blue dress floated out.

Contrary to Meng Jianqing’s expectations, this Miss Mu Chen wasn’t particularly beautiful – he had thought that for a young man like Jiang Wuji to love someone so recklessly, it must be an exceptionally rare beauty. But although Mu Chen had a slender figure and delicate features, she was merely of above-average looks. Moreover, she appeared to be several years older than Jiang Wuji.

Jiang Wuji stepped forward wanting to grasp Mu Chen’s hand, but she glared at him, so he smiled and withdrew his hand, standing beside her.

Tie Luohan awkwardly scratched his scalp and coughed dryly: “Martial niece Mu Chen, it’s been a long time!”

Mu Chen was quite gentle and refined with the others, bowing slightly and answering softly: “Senior Tie, Mu Chen has been expelled from the sect and dares not accept the title ‘martial niece’ anymore.”

Tie Luohan, who was usually a mighty overlord commanding wind and clouds on Dongting Lake, now didn’t know what to do.

The Jiao brothers, well aware of Tie Luohan’s embarrassment, were naturally pleased. With faces full of smiles, they said to Jiang Wuji: “Brother Jiang, Miss Mu Chen, you two—”

Before they could finish, Mu Chen politely cut them off: “You two gentlemen needn’t mention me in the same breath as this person. Which benefactors broke this hall door just now? Please compensate according to the price, lest the Buddha blame us.”

Jiang Wuji smiled: “Mu Chen, why are you speaking like a nun? Are you still angry?”

Mu Chen answered indifferently: “I’m a lonely woman who knows her mother but not her father – what virtue or ability do I have to dare be angry with Senior Ouyang?”

Jiang Wuji felt something was very wrong. If Mu Chen were angry with him directly, that would be manageable. But looking at her expression now, it wasn’t ordinary anger – she harbored deep resentment and gnashing hatred, which was why she appeared so detached instead.

When the master expelled Mu Chen, he must have been truly furious to speak so carelessly, even cursing Mu Chen’s deceased mother along with her. No wonder Mu Chen held such a grudge.

But Meng Jianqing was secretly startled.

This indifferent expression of Mu Chen’s – where had he seen it before?

He looked toward Centurion Qin beside him. Centurion Qin was studying Mu Chen with a puzzled expression, seeming to share his feeling.