Night fell, and the banquet began.
As the chief guests, the Liu family was seated to Old Madam's left, with Lu Zheng among them, right beside Liu Qingyan.
An old man of the fox clan kept Old Man Liu and his wife company in conversation, while Tu Yujiao took Liu Qingquan around to meet some young Heavenly Fox companions. Old Madam, extending her affection to those connected to her loved ones, had Liu Qingyan and Lu Zheng seated nearby.
Old Madam introduced Liu Qingyan and Lu Zheng to some of Tu Mountain's circumstances. Her gaze upon Liu Qingyan was gentle and kindly, as though she were seeing her own daughter from years ago. By the midpoint of the feast, Liu Qingyan's tenderness and kindness, which seemed to seep from her very bones, had already left Old Madam exceedingly satisfied.
"Without such a state of heart, you could not have gathered so much Merit Golden Light," Old Madam praised.
Old Madam's cultivation was extraordinary, allowing her to see the Merit Golden Light Liu Qingyan had not managed to conceal completely. Any great figure capable of seeing that golden light would know what an exceptionally kind-hearted girl Liu Qingyan was.
"I have Lu Lang to thank for the medical books he gave me. Without Lu Lang's help, Qing Yan could never have developed the prescription for the Lesser Four Spirits Malaria-Dispelling Decoction, nor would she have traveled throughout Tonglin County saving people." Liu Qingyan's eyes were brimming with love as she looked at Lu Zheng.
"How did you two meet?"
Speaking of Lu Zheng, Old Madam asked curiously, "Looking at Little Lu's age, he is probably not even thirty yet, is he? At such an age, with such Dao Comprehension, he is only a White Cloud Temple Outer Disciple?"
"Mainly because I