"Wait. Before that, there's someone I want to see." Ji Ruofeng immediately stopped the Spear Immortal, Sikong Changfeng.
"Xiao Se," the Spear Immortal said at once.
"Correct." Ji Ruofeng nodded.
"Fine. Qianluo, go bring Xiao Se here." The Spear Immortal immediately nodded, then had his daughter fetch Xiao Se.
"Oh, and invite Miss Ye as well," the Spear Immortal added as Sikong Qianluo turned to leave.
"Ye, I understand."
After Sikong Qianluo left, the Spear Immortal immediately led the group to the pavilion in the courtyard, where they waited for Xiao Se and Ye Ruoyi to arrive.
"Master." Upon arriving and seeing Ji Ruofeng, Xiao Se immediately bowed respectfully. He had never called the Spear Immortal his master, but Ji Ruofeng was another matter entirely.
Not long afterward, Ye Ruoyi arrived as well. After everyone introduced themselves, Medicine King Xin Baicao immediately had his young disciple, Hua Jin, examine Xiao Se and Ye Ruoyi.
"Yes, Master." Hua Jin immediately began examining Xiao Se and Ye Ruoyi. Though it was her first time meeting them, she knew something of their conditions. After all, even her master had been unable to cure their injuries and illnesses.
"Master, they really have completely recovered."
"Then let's go."
Hearing Hua Jin's words, Xin Baicao nodded and rose to his feet. He was extremely satisfied with this final disciple of his; her talent in medicine even surpassed his own.
The group immediately headed together toward Shen Fei's small courtyard. Along the way, Xiao Se asked Ji Xue about the matter and only then learned that his master, Ji Ruofeng, had also been seriously wounded in the battle where Xiao Se had been attacked years ago. Xiao Se had never known this before. Though he had met Ji Ruofeng, Ji Ruofeng's condition differed from his own—Ji Ruofeng