Nie Yun had left.
He had left right after returning from Hong'en Hall last night, in such a hurry that he almost forgot his wine—if not for Shen Hao's reminder.
Shen Hao had asked him, and Nie Yun replied that he needed to hurry back to the sect to report on the inquiry, and then make a trip far away. As for where he was going or when he would return, Nie Yun didn't say.
"It must be that Ning Ziye said something to Nie Yun," Shen Hao thought to himself, but didn't press further.
In addition, Shen Hao had asked Lian Xiang about the origin of that diamond-shaped red jade pendant Ning Ziye carried, which only earned him a curious look. In the end, it was after Shen Hao's pestering that Lian Xiang finally explained.
That diamond-shaped red jade pendant did have a background—it was something similar to Shen Hao's waist token, signifying the identity of a Sound Cultivator.
