At the foot of Zhenyu Peak.
Li Xun slowly descended the mountain.
After leaving Zhenyu Peak, he turned back to glance at the towering peak and let out a sigh. "Sigh! It still won't work."
After arriving at Zhenyu Peak, Li Xun tried to rescue Lu Changhe by approaching several disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall.
But the result was the same—no luck.
The commotion caused by Lu Changhe the previous night was significant.
It's said that even a core disciple knew about it and personally declared that Lu Changhe's cultivation would be abolished before expelling him from the sect.
The term "core disciple" emphasizes the word "core."
These individuals hold a status in Profound Sun Sect second only to the elders.
They are considered the elite force of the sect, wielding significant influence.
Once a core disciple speaks, hardly anyone would dare to release Lu Changhe, unless another core disciple intervenes or an elder speaks up.
Li Xun had no expectations from other core disciples.
For the past two years, he had been in the outer sect, not even knowing a few inner sect disciples, let alone core disciples.
"It seems I can only seek out Elder Cheng." Li Xun thought to himself.
The Elder Cheng he referred to was an old friend of his family, having had good relations with the Li family for many years.
When Li Xun first joined the Profound Sun Sect, Elder Cheng had promised that once Li Xun became a core disciple, he would take him as a disciple himself.
In essence, when Li Xun joined the sect, his path within it had already been laid out by his family.
"I wonder if Elder Cheng has any influence at Zhenyu Peak," Li Xun murmured.
He glanced back at the peak with a determined look.
Lu Changhe was not only his predecessor's only friend but also the first person he invested in after crossing over.
No matter what, he had to help Lu Changhe.
Especially since Lu Changhe had acted because of him the previous night.
After all, Lu Changhe wouldn’t have acted against Bai Shaowei and the others for Ye Han’s sake.
Just as Li Xun was about to set out to find Elder Cheng, hurried footsteps sounded behind him.
"Senior Brother Li?" A voice full of excitement and deep gratitude followed.
"The voice sounds familiar…" Li Xun paused, quickly recognizing it.
Not far behind him stood a tall figure—none other than Lu Changhe!
Unlike the previous day, Lu Changhe was now wearing an inner sect disciple’s robes, but with an added golden sword emblem on his chest, the unique symbol of a Law Enforcement Hall disciple!
"Senior Brother Li!" Lu Changhe took two steps forward, bowing deeply with utmost respect, and said in a solemn tone, "I can never repay your great kindness. From this day forward, my life belongs to you, Senior Brother Li!"
"Uh…" Lu Changhe's gesture left Li Xun bewildered.
He didn’t react for a long time.
What was going on? I didn’t do anything, did I?
"There's no need for such formalities, Junior Brother Lu. Stand up and let’s talk," Li Xun said, helping Lu Changhe up.
He had many questions in his mind and was about to ask how Lu Changhe got out of the Law Enforcement Hall and how he managed to go from a prisoner to a Law Enforcement Hall disciple overnight.
To be honest, even Li Xun wasn’t sure he could be as fortunate as Lu Changhe if he entered the Law Enforcement Hall.
But before Li Xun could speak, Lu Changhe beat him to it.
Overwhelmed with emotion, Lu Changhe asked, "Senior Brother Li, how did you get Senior Sister Shen Yuluan to personally rescue me?"
"Uh???" Li Xun was even more confused now.
Am I that familiar with her?
What he didn’t realize was that to Lu Changhe, Li Xun’s expression appeared deep and mysterious.
Mentioning Senior Sister Shen Yuluan didn’t elicit any reaction from Senior Brother Li, as if everything was within his control.
Otherwise, how else could it be explained that Senior Brother Li was waiting here in advance?
Indeed, Senior Brother Li had always been a hidden expert.
Only by putting everything aside could someone like himself become friends with him.
If Senior Brother Li had revealed his terrifying background from the beginning, someone like him wouldn’t have dared to approach.
"Right," Lu Changhe suddenly remembered something.
He took out a jade box from his storage ring and handed it to Li Xun. "Senior Brother Li, this is something Senior Sister Shen Yuluan instructed me to personally deliver to you."
"She even sent me something?" Li Xun was now very curious.
Shen Yuluan was being overly courteous.
They had never even met, yet she was helping and sending gifts.
To be honest, it made him feel a bit embarrassed.
After all, when you accept someone’s help, you owe them, and when you eat their food, you owe them your support.
"Senior Sister Shen also asked me to convey a message," Lu Changhe said earnestly. "She said that she will forever remember your kindness today, and in four months, she will personally visit to express her gratitude."
"Today's kindness…?" Li Xun keenly picked up on something different in Lu Changhe's words.
After pondering for a moment, Li Xun suddenly recalled that he seemed to have given some advice to a woman in white on Zichen Peak, who had been poisoned at the time.
Could that woman be the Shen Yuluan Lu Changhe was referring to?
If that was the case, Li Xun felt a bit awkward.
If he remembered correctly, he had called her "Junior Sister" back then.
But considering she had the power to release Lu Changhe and even make him a Law Enforcement Hall disciple, she must be a core disciple at the very least.