Regarding the Luo family's invitation from Jihe Prefecture to participate in refining an ancient magic array, Qin Fengming was not surprised in the slightest. Back then, at Manghuang Mountain, when he had discussed the Dao with his master, Ancestor Tianji, many of his insights had won Ancestor Tianji's wholehearted approval. It was only natural that his master would recommend him this time.
Standing outside the valley, Qin Fengming still declined the Luo family's Old Ancestor's attempts to make him stay. He left the Luo family together with Li Ning.
Before they departed, little girl Ji Rou had tears in her eyes as she and Li Ning bade each other farewell.
Although Li Ning and Ji Rou were nominally master and disciple, Li Ning was dignified and steady, while Ji Rou was delicate-minded, lively, and exceptionally clever. Yet with their temperaments complementing each other, they got along no differently from close friends in the inner chambers.
Cultivators did not need their masters to offer much guidance in their cultivation. With little girl Ji Rou's newly attained Foundation Establishment cultivation, any difficulties she encountered would surely pose no trouble with the Luo family's Old Ancestor there.
Although little girl Ji Rou desperately wanted to leave with Qin Fengming and Li Ning, Qin Fengming refused. The journey ahead was far too dangerous. Even with only him and Li Ning traveling together, Qin Fengming felt deeply uneasy. Adding another person would make it even harder to look after everyone properly.
Qin Fengming had been able to come to the Luo family this time because of Ji Rou. Had he not met Ji Rou, he could never have obtained that exceedingly precious Ice Radiance Crystal Stone. Good people were rewarded with good fortune, and this was proven particularly true in Qin Fengming's case.
Thus, before