After breakfast, Lu Zheng took Liu Qingyan to Renxin Hall. Before he had even returned home, he ran into Yuan Jing, who was heading toward Renxin Hall.
At the sight of Lu Zheng, Yuan Jing visibly seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Junior Brother, are you all right?"
"I'm fine. What's wrong?" Lu Zheng was somewhat baffled, not knowing why Yuan Jing would ask such a question.
"A few days ago, Grand Uncle-Master Yue Luo came to Shaotong Mountain. He originally wanted to invite you up the mountain for a chat, but you weren't there."
Yuan Jing explained, "Yuan Ning didn't notice at the time, but I saw that Miss Liu seemed somewhat absent-minded. She wasn't even seeing patients at Renxin Hall, and instead went to Peach Blossom Glade with Du Guniang.
"I asked her what you had gone to do and whether you needed help, but she wouldn't say. She only said that you had gone out with Palace Mistress Si to handle some business..."
"So that was it."
Lu Zheng nodded and explained on Liu Qingyan's behalf, "She wasn't deliberately keeping it from you. Mainly, there had been no result at the time, and the specifics weren't clear either. Telling you wouldn't have done any good, except make you worry for nothing."
"What was it?" Yuan Jing asked curiously, then added, "Is it settled?"
"It's settled. We went to the East Sea and killed a Descended Heavenly Devil." Lu Zheng waved his hand, sounding as though he did not care in the slightest.
Yuan Jing: (⊙o⊙) "What did you say?" For a moment, Yuan Jing thought he had misheard.
"In the East Sea, there was a Descended Heavenly Devil called the Blazing Flame Heaven Severing Demon Dragon King. It was quite formidable. The Four Dragon Kings all