Stalling

Pan Yun: "...Senior Brother Li, what wild thoughts are you having? Senior Brother Zhang and I are kindred spirits. Why can't a gift like this be for a kindred spirit?"

"That's exactly what I can't accept!" Li Wenying said, his face twisting. "Am I not his kindred spirit too? We two fellow disciples grew up together and have been together for over twenty years..."

Pan Yun chuckled. "Then Senior Brother Li's skin must not be as thick as mine."

Li Wenying instantly calmed down and nodded. "That's true. There aren't many people in this world with skin as thick as yours."

Accepting that explanation, he stretched out his foot and kicked the box. "Why aren't you coming out yet? Hurry up and put this box away, then fill in the pit. If Lin Jingle comes looking later, I won't cover for you. If you want to spend the New Year on the Cliff of Contemplation this year, just say so!"

The moment Pan Yun heard that, she did not even let Xiao Hong come out. She directly closed the box. "Xiao Hong, your soul can be nourished better inside your own body. Stay there peacefully. You don't need to worry about matters outside."

Hearing this, Xiao Hong closed her eyes in relief.

Pan Yun closed the lid and put the box away in the Spirit Realm Space.

Wang Cong and the others hurriedly scraped the dirt back into the pit and filled it in.

Pan Yun frantically dismantled the Yin-Nourishing Formation in the courtyard. Just as she was finishing up, someone drifted down from the sky, landing steadily on the rooftop and watching them—silent, yet openly and aboveboard.

Everyone stiffened and looked up.

Pan Yun forced out a stiff smile and raised her hand in greeting. "Hall Master Lin, long