The group of disciples dispersed in the end, but the scene they made soon became the latest gossip at Mount Hua, and the sword spirit's words of threat only made her reputation worsen further throughout the sect. Whenever she made a trip outside the hall and crossed paths with another disciple, whispers and glares would follow, frequently leading to more rumors behind her back.
She didn't seem to care. Bai Ye didn't either. He was too busy studying the new clue he found at that reclusive sect, trying to solve the puzzle for the only true fix to all their problems.