Ning Chen took Xiao Yanxi out to the gate.

Outside the prince's residence stood an old Daoist with white hair and a white beard, every inch the unworldly sage... and a gaunt, unsmiling man dressed all in white.

It was the old Heavenly Master and the sword immortal Liu Baiyi.

"Old Heavenly Master, Elder Sword Immortal."

Ning Chen and Xiao Yanxi bowed with their hands clasped.

The old Heavenly Master looked Ning Chen over and chuckled. "My lord prince, there's no need for that. Please, get up."

Liu Baiyi just looked on, indifferent.

"Old Heavenly Master, Elder Sword Immortal, what brings you here?"

These two were masters who had withdrawn from the world. Ning Chen was very surprised that they'd come calling of their own accord.

The old Heavenly Master stroked his snow-white beard and said crossly, "Didn't you send us word that you'd been hit with the Yin-Yang Gu, and ask us to come find you in the Wu Kingdom and help you get rid of it?

We went to the Yuliu clan in the Wu Kingdom and found out you'd already recovered and gone back to the Great Xuan.

Little Liu and I still couldn't stop worrying, so we wandered our way here to the capital... Actually, we've been in the capital a while now."

Ning Chen was a little embarrassed. He'd forgotten about that completely.

He bowed with his hands clasped. "The Great Xuan has been battered by storms. Once the Yin-Yang Gu was out of my body, I went straight back to the battlefield and forgot to let the two of you know. I'm truly sorry. Thank you both for worrying about me, and for coming all this way to see me."

The old Heavenly Master chuckled. "This old Daoist counted it out on his fingers and figured heaven looks after a good man, so my lord prince should be fine... But the worry never really went away, so here we are. Seeing with our own eyes that my lord prince is fine, there's nothing left to worry about."

"Don't make it sound so nice......" Liu…