As Lu Sangjiu stood up, Xie Ningyuan and Gu Jue instinctively rose as well.
But Sword Bu Gui glanced at Xie Ningyuan and said, "Our Ancestor will only see one outsider, Lu Sangjiu. Mr. Xie, you'd best wait here."
With that, he looked to Gu Jue. "Let's go."
At first, Xie Ningyuan thought Sword Bu Gui's words were reasonable. Though worried, he was willing to wait.
But the moment he saw Sword Bu Gui tell Gu Jue to come along, it didn't sit right with him. He couldn't help but ask, "Then why does *he* get to go?"
Sword Bu Gui retorted self-righteously, "He's one of my Lingjian Sect. Of course he can go wherever he pleases. Got a problem with that?"
Xie Ningyuan: "..."
'He felt like Sword Bu Gui was abusing his authority.'
'But... fine. He was a little jealous that Gu Jue could go when he couldn't.'
'But he trusted Gu Jue, and he trusted Lu Sangjiu even more.'
So, after a moment's pause, he gave Gu Jue a solemn bow. "Then... I'm entrusting Little Jiu to you."
