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Su Changyi returned to Fallen Mountain City with all his fellow disciples, worried about Su Qianxun's fall off the cliff. After ensuring his injured brothers were settled, he went to find Su Baihan and the others. "Master, we're back," he announced. Su Baihan's heart skipped a beat when he noticed Su Qianxun wasn't with them. Had something happened? But then he remembered his daughter wasn't an ordinary person. Thinking of the remarkable Helan Ruoling, he reassured himself that his daughter would be fine. "Changyi, you're back? What happened at the Spirit Mine? And where's Qianxun? Is she alright?"

Su Bainan and the other elders felt a deep sorrow as well. Losing a disciple was hard on everyone. Su Bainan looked at Su Changyi and said, "You did your best, and it's good that most of you returned."

Su Baihan remembered Murong Mingyue had previously come looking for Qianxun at the Su family home. She wasn't there then, but it seemed they found her now. Considering Murong Mingyue's skills, he worried about Qianxun, who was at a disadvantage.

"And then?" Su Baihan asked anxiously. Seeing his concern, Su Changyi quickly continued, "Murong Mingyue asked for Junior Sister Qianxun, and she stepped forward. Murong Mingyue wanted to fight her. Su Zimo wanted to help, but Qianxun insisted on facing Murong Mingyue alone... In the end..."

A person at the third stage of Qi Refinement fell off a cliff. Hearing about the previous harm caused by the Zhao family, it was clear that Qianxun was already injured at the time. Su Baihan felt even more upset thinking about this. How would Helan Ruoling react if she knew her daughter had fallen off a cliff? He had promised to protect her daughter, but now? How had he protected her? Falling off a cliff and getting hurt? Zhao family, Murong Mingyue, how dare you treat the Su family this way? How could I ever let you get away with this?

Su Bainan, seeing Su Baihan's expression, knew how deeply he was hurting. Su Changyi also noticed Su Baihan's distress. "Su Zimo is at the cliff now, preparing to find Junior Sister Qianxun. I brought back the injured brothers to report the news."

Meanwhile, the Murong family members in the front hall were constantly provoking them. A disciple ran over to inform Su Baihan that the Murong family was still causing a ruckus. Hearing the name Murong, Su Baihan's thoughts went straight to his daughter, Su Qianxun, and anger flared within him. Su Changyi, hearing about the Murong family's provocations at the Su house, noticed Su Baihan's expression. Su Bainan prompted Su Changyi to stand. "We know about this. Neither the Zhao family nor the Murong family will have it easy with us."

Su Baihan faced the elder standing at the head of the room. "What brings the Murong family to the Su family? We were just about to pay you a visit ourselves!" The Murong elder hadn’t fully consulted Murong Mingyue before coming, so he was unaware that Murong Mingyue had pushed Su Qianxun off a cliff. He only assumed they had harmed Murong Mingyue.

Su Baihan listened to the Murong elder and smirked coldly. "Murong Mingyue got hurt? Do you know what she did? She chased our Su family disciples and pushed my daughter, Su Qianxun, off a cliff." The Murong elder was taken aback, realizing this was not what he had expected. "I don't believe it. Stop making things up."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Su. I don't fully understand the situation yet. When we saw Mingyue come back injured, it upset us, so we came over right away. I apologize," Elder Murong said, realizing that apologies were all he could offer until he returned to the Murong family to get more information.

Meanwhile, Su Zimo had found a path down the cliff. As he descended, his sword, the Sky Wolf Blade, was stained with blood. Being one of the Su family's elite, he was skilled in combat. Despite numerous ambushes, he managed to fend off each attacker, his mind constantly on Su Qianxun's safety. He worried about her surviving such a high fall. He remembered the moment she fell, her stubborn determination, and the responsibility Su Baihan had entrusted to him to protect her. As her senior, he felt he had failed her.

At that moment, two more people appeared. "Your Murong family is too much, thinking our Su family has no one to stand up to you." Su Zimo raised the Sky Wolf Sword, its soft hum filling the air. Facing the newcomers, who saw Su Zimo alone, they exchanged glances and raised their weapons, charging at him. In the clash of weapons, it was clear Su Zimo's skills far surpassed theirs. After a few exchanges, they began to falter. Seeing this, the hum of the Sky Wolf Sword grew louder. As the opponents realized they were outmatched and tried to flee, Su Zimo swung the sword, swiftly taking them down. Knowing time was short, he continued his search for Su Qianxun, heading further down the cliff.

Su Changyi, having gathered his fellow disciples, called a group together. "Su Changyi, take your team to the cliff and be careful. Meet up with Su Zimo." Overhearing this, Su Rou insisted, "Elder, I want to go too." Remembering how Su Qianxun had saved her twice, she felt compelled to find her. Su Changyi, aware of their close relationship but also mindful of Su Rou's injuries, declined her request, considering it inconvenient to bring her along. He hurriedly led his group toward the cliff. Realizing she couldn't join, Su Rou resigned herself to waiting at the Su family home for Su Qianxun's return. Meanwhile, Su Zimo continued to fend off the Murong family while searching below.