The young people of Bitter Journey Academy were always brimming with vitality.
Compared to the sects of other Daoist schools, the academy had no particular requirements for spiritual roots, so it had far more people.
And where there were many people, there was naturally no shortage of lively, unruly youths.
Lu Qingge's younger brother, Lu Qingce, was one of the "finest" among them.
With his elders and older brother keeping an eye on him, he naturally would not become some spoiled dandy, but a few little hobbies were unavoidable.
For instance, this fellow was particularly fond of collecting all manner of brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.
There was nothing wrong with that hobby.
After all, there were plenty of people in Bitter Journey Academy who enjoyed collecting such things. Liking brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones was far better than running all over the place and causing trouble.
Thus, Lu Qingce's elders were quite supportive. They had even specifically introduced him to a literary society devoted to exchanging and appraising all kinds of brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.
By sheer coincidence, it was the Ripple Moon Literary Society founded by the inheritor of Ripple Moon Pavilion.
And so.
After learning from his older brother that brand-new brushes and ink cultivated by the renowned Perfected Person Spirit Leaf of the Four Seasons Sect were about to be sold, Lu Qingce immediately used Thousand-Mile Swift Travel to rush to the literary society.
"Everyone!"
"Everyone!"
He shouted excitedly, "I just received word that Bitter Journey Bookstore is going to sell spiritual plants cultivated by Perfected Person Spirit Leaf of the Four Seasons Sect! They're Myriad Sinking Bamboo Ants and Still Ink Moss Silkworms!"
"Really?"
"Then hurry over!"
"Come on, come on, Inch-Shortening Stride!"
Those who could be in the Ripple Moon Literary Society were