"Why didn't you tell me when you came back...?"
Autumn carried a chill, yet reunion brimmed with warmth.
Phoenix cry rang bright and clear, while rainbow skirts danced to the music.
Don't misunderstand—Lu Zheng really was playing the zither. Sitting cross-legged beneath the Old Peach Tree, with a zither named phoenix cry laid before him on the table, he played a newly composed piece, "Joy of Reunion," as a welcome for Si Lingxi.
Meanwhile, Si Lingxi was playing chess with Shen Ying, chatting as they placed their pieces.
"The high-yield crops were even more popular than I expected," Si Lingxi said. "I never thought they would turn into such a grand event. Meng Ye proposed holding a harvest celebration, so that delayed things for a while longer."
"This time, the Continuous Mountain Sect probably gained the most," Shen Ying said.
Si Lingxi nodded. The Continuous Mountain Sect was the foremost sect in southern Xinjiang. Though it did not occupy many famed mountains and great rivers, it controlled the largest territory and had the greatest population under its command. Its middle- and lower-level strength was also among the best.
What was more, he had previously fought a great battle against the demons, monsters, ghosts, and fiends around the Great Abyss Marsh, taking Profoundly Similar Divine Lord's entire fortune into his own hands.
Of course, Si Lingxi had received quite a share as well. When Liu Qingyan returned to Tonglin County that morning, she had taken away a box of fine medicinal ingredients.
Furthermore, at the harvest celebration held on Phoenix Mountain, the Continuous Mountain Sect had personally played the supporting role. This greatly increased Si Lingxi's prestige throughout southern Xinjiang. Some of the surrounding small and medium-sized powers had benefited from Phoenix Mountain and readily agreed to live peacefully with