[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-watching-the-immortals-fall":3,"chapter-watching-the-immortals-fall-watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-68":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Watching the Immortals Fall",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2259941,4410,"Chapter 68: He Went to Rescue His Fiancée","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>On a small building in Ningcheng County, Yan Shuyi had already received word that the Lingjian Mountain disciples had withdrawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether the Tian Shu Academy would withdraw—including whether he would—she still did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Junior Mirror Master stood atop the tall building, gazing at the third surge of immortal light in the distance, pondering her earlier message with Zhuo Wanti.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【He said the Lingjian Mountain disciples were going to rescue someone】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【For some reason, he held back】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi fell silent for a long while, glanced around, found no one nearby, then raised her hand and slowly pinched her own cheek, squinting slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, footsteps sounded below the building; the Junior Mirror Master quickly lowered her hand and resumed her cold, composed expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to see Zhuo Wanqiu hastening up the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mirror Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm. How did things go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu bowed and said, “All disciples of the Xuanjian Peak have withdrawn, but some disciples of the Tianjian Peak have not obeyed the order.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi heard this without any emotional reaction, merely nodding slightly to indicate she understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she took control of the Lingjian Mirror, Xuanjian Peak had become the ruling lineage of Lingjian Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianjian Peak, which had held the Dao lineage for centuries, naturally resented this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this relic, where immortal fortune spilled out, it was their chance—even if some disciples perished, they must seize what they could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This may also be why other immortal sects, though aware the mountain held danger, still sent their disciples to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For it was said the immortal fortune within the mountain was even vaster than the cosmic resonance at ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi’s decision to withdraw her disciples was risky, for crisis and fortune always coexist; if Tianjian Peak truly found an immortal fortune capable of shifting the Dao lineage, Xuanjian Peak might once again decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she did not want her own disciples to die—she could not do such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always been like this since childhood: once she deemed something hers, she protected it fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi turned to Zhuo Wanqiu: “What of the Tian Shu Academy disciples?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report, Mirror Master: I have notified them. All Tian Shu Academy disciples have withdrawn, but… Ji You remains inside the mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhuo Wanqiu spoke, she secretly lifted her eyes, observing her Mirror Master’s expression, as if seeking clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn’t be what I thought…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our Junior Mirror Master is the next Abbess of Lingjian Mountain, of exalted status—even other immortal sects dare not underestimate her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You is merely an outer-court disciple of the Tian Shu Academy, said to be a rural self-cultivator with no family backing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had reached the peak of the lower three realms and earned a chance to enter the inner court, perhaps even rise further—until he encountered the brilliant Chu family, who cast him aside like trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could two such people possibly have formed some inexplicable bond?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi knew nothing of Zhuo Wanqiu’s complex thoughts; she said, “Why is he still inside the mountain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the Tian Shu Academy, he went in to rescue someone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t all Tian Shu Academy disciples out? Who else is he rescuing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu pursed her lips: “I don’t know. All I know is he went to rescue someone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi stared at her, then squinted after a long pause: “Our Lingjian Mountain cultivates the Sword Dao—straightforward and direct. Yet your sword heart seems hesitant, Wanqiu. Are you hiding something from me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mirror Master, forgive me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu flinched and immediately knelt: “According to his fellow disciples, he went to rescue his fiancée.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi froze: “He has a fiancée?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s said… he has more than one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A mere lower-three-realm cultivator with such tangled thoughts—no wonder when I first saw him, his aura was thick with yellow mist.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu looked up: “Mirror Master, what is your true relationship with him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi gazed with icy eyes at the distant mountain where immortal fortune surged: “A stranger I happened to meet once while traveling outside the mountain—only once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu patted her chest, thinking: So I was wrong after all: “Mirror Master, since the Xuanjian Peak disciples have withdrawn, shall we return to the mountain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi sat on the long bench and shook her head: “Wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there something else to do? Mirror Master, please command your disciple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is nothing to do—just wait. Wait for those inside to emerge, see what kind of scheme could produce such a spectacle, see whether the Tianjian Peak disciples obtain what they seek, and incidentally, see what his fiancée looks like.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi leaned against the railing, speaking softly; her previously swaying foot now lay still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu, upon hearing the first few words, thought her Mirror Master was indeed far-sighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she herself shunned danger, as the next Abbess of Lingjian Mountain, she must understand what lay behind this affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, whether Tianjian Peak succeeds or fails concerns the return of power to Lingjian Mountain—these were vital matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she heard the last sentence, Zhuo Wanqiu froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first two matters were important—but if the third was weighed equally with them, then it, too, mattered deeply to the Mirror Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no, I thought I was right at first, but now I’m wrong again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You once saved her; she did not want to see him beheaded the moment he left the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mirror Master…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you see him… what will you do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi paused, startled by the oddness of her question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observing the final scheme and whether the Tianjian Peak disciples obtained anything was for future caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for seeing Ji You and his fiancée—it would change nothing, merely satisfy curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them was seeing them—just a passing whim, a stranger met once, whose roasted sweet potato happened to taste better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi hummed a local Lingzhou folk tune, thinking: As long as he’s alive, what more could matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu stared at her Junior Mirror Master for a long while, then fell silent and withdrew, descending to wait below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ding Yao and the others arrived in Ningcheng County, reached the tavern where they were, and immediately moved to ascend the stairs to pay respects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Yan Shuyi had notified Zhuo Wanqiu instead of her personal maid Ding Yao because she knew her maid was connected to the Wenda Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not wish to be disturbed by irrelevant people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ding Yao was not foolish; seeing Zhuo Wanqiu slip away, she deduced the Mirror Master was here and secretly followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Zhuo Wanqiu descended the stairs and collided with them face-to-face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Zhuo, where is the Mirror Master? I have something to report!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Mirror Master is upstairs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuo Wanqiu added: “Sister Ding, wait a while before ascending to pay your respects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yao, about to step up, turned to look at her: “Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think the Mirror Master is not in a good mood right now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1175,"2026-06-19T15:28:39.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2eb18ab1d7fa23b5384e36e018fdaa5c6dcba001c9ee4d4d714cd9cb8992020b","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-69","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-67",430,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwatching-the-immortals-fall-cover.jpg"]