Moonlit Night, Drifting Fragrance

"The harvest was enormous!"

Lu Zheng looked back at Qingqi Mountain and could not help but sigh.

Shen Ying nodded, then shook her head. "After all, it was a life-saving debt of gratitude. Still, Brother Yi truly was a forthright man."

"If he did not have that sort of personality, he would not have become friends with Hu Yijun," Lu Zheng said.

"That is true." Shen Ying touched a Jade Tablet at her waist. It was the meeting gift Yi Qingtian had given her; it could calm the mind and ward off Mental Attacks.

By then, they had already bid farewell to Yi Qingtian and descended Qingqi Mountain.

Yesterday, Lu Zheng had refined nine Silver Feather Azure Glow Swords, then drunk with Yi Qingtian until they were both thoroughly intoxicated that night. Early this morning, Yi Qingtian had once again insisted on giving Lu Zheng ten catties of spirit tea and Shen Ying a Jade Tablet.

Lu Zheng and Shen Ying could not refuse such warm hospitality, but neither did they dare remain any longer. If they stayed, Qingqi Mountain might well become their second residence.

So, after giving him their address in Tonglin County, the two bid Yi Qingtian farewell and flew down the mountain.

Yi Qingtian saw them off all the way, only turning back after they had crossed a small river.

Lu Zheng and Shen Ying mounted their horses and traveled another dozen or so li. Only when Qingqi Mountain was nearly out of sight did they speak with emotion.

Of course, there was another reason Yi Qingtian had been so generous: Lu Zheng and Shen Ying's strength had proven that they were qualified to accept his gifts.

If they had merely been ordinary people, then even if Yi Qingtian wanted to be generous, they would