Normally, Taishu Qian was cold and indifferent by nature, but when it came to cultivation, she had actually scolded Taishu Yu to her face. I felt somewhat embarrassed on her behalf. And if she knew that her daughter had gone to ask about Li Xiangru, who knew whether she might beat her daughter senseless.?
Taishu Yu glanced at Xiao Ru with a gloomy, vexed expression. After all, Xiao Ru was merely a maid who watched over the Dao Fruit, yet she had advanced by some twist of fate. It was truly difficult for Taishu Yu to accept, and she was probably secretly regretting her own inexplicable decision to leave.
A girl's thoughts were indeed difficult to fathom. I smiled, then turned to Li Nianjun.
Li Nianjun hurriedly said, "Brother Tian, congratulations on advancing to Grade-One, Half-Step True Immortal!"
"Hehe, it was merely a matter of luck." I smiled. After that, I exchanged a few polite words with Taishu Qian and Granny Tiger before finally leaving the Dao Fruit. In the meantime, Xiao Ru continued serving tea and water, carrying on with her duties as a maid. However, after advancing to Grade One, she obviously could no longer continue working as a maid at the Dao Fruit. Granny Tiger, the immortal cultivator managing the rear mountain, arranged for her to become an elder instead, which counted as a reward for her.
When Li Nianjun and I returned to the side residence, Taishu Yu came along as well. It seemed that after not seeing each other for half a day, she had already become friends with Li Nianjun.
When we landed in the courtyard of the side residence, Taishu Yu still wore a disgruntled expression. I smiled and took out the medicine box from earlier. "The True Immortal energy in your sect