Settlement II

Lu Sheng walked slowly through the small town at the foot of Leaf Mountain Sword Sect.

Beside him stood a private school for young children, from within which came waves of pleasant, childish recitation.

They were reciting simple introductory texts, short passages like the Three Character Classic and Hundred Family Sayings.

After taking a few steps, Lu Sheng suddenly stopped.

Before him, several young women stood around a small jewelry cart, picking through its wares.

Two of them were none other than He Chu Ruan and He Chu Xiang.

The two girls were carefully selecting silver ornaments when they suddenly sensed someone watching them. They hurriedly looked up in his direction as well.

The moment she saw Lu Sheng, delight immediately appeared on He Chu Ruan's face. She quickly tugged her younger sister along and strode over.

"Chen Zi Luo!" she called loudly.

Lu Sheng paused and watched her approach.

"Long time no see," he said with a smile.

"It has been a long time. Where did you go after leaving Leaf Mountain?" He Chu Ruan was still dressed in fitted black hunting clothes, her long legs and full chest perfectly outlining her lovely figure and drawing countless sidelong glances from passersby.

He Chu Xiang was much more conservatively dressed, wearing only a plain light-blue long skirt as she curiously stared at Lu Sheng as well.

"I went around to some other places. Being alone was actually quite carefree," Lu Sheng replied with a smile.

"After Supreme Elder Song Xinru drove off Wang Houzhong last time, I heard that you were seriously injured, then ambushed Senior Brother Guan Xiunian, the chief disciple, and finally escaped amid the chaos. That isn't true, right?" He Chu Xiang spoke quickly, but the urgency hidden in her voice still stirred Lu Sheng slightly.

Clearly,