Lü Qingzhu was, after all, still a young girl. Though she held noble status in the Phoenix Spirit Realm and could access some high-level information,
she knew very little about the Jiang Clan Royal Family—especially its most prominent branches—which Ye Zhen wanted to learn about. This made Ye Zhen somewhat anxious, though not overly so.
It would take nearly half a year for Ye Zhen's cultivation to recover. He had half a year to gather intelligence.
Exactly one month after arriving at Lu Manor, Lü Zitong and Ding Chi suddenly came together to find Ye Zhen and Lü Qingzhu.
They said they had been here for so long and ought to take a stroll around Phoenix City, to show them its customs and sights. They had even received Old Master Lu's approval.
Naturally, Ye Zhen would not let such an opportunity slip by.
After changing clothes, he went out with Lü Qingzhu.
Though the Phoenix Spirit Realm as a whole was sparsely populated, Phoenix City was fairly bustling.
"Come on, today I'll take you to try Phoenix City's most famous Seven-Colored Feast." Lü Zitong was dressed as gaudily as a flowering branch, and as they walked, she deliberately—or perhaps not so deliberately—leaned toward Ye Zhen, much to Ding Chi's displeasure.
With a slight frown, Ye Zhen used the excuse of helping Lü Qingzhu and shifted himself to the outermost side, separating himself from Lü Zitong.
Ye Zhen knew about the conflict between Lü Zitong and Ding Chi.
After all, Ye Zhen could be considered Ding Chi's fellow countryman. These past days, Ding Chi had occasionally come to chat with him. Once, he had asked Ye Zhen whether Lü Qingzhu was still a virgin.
When Ye Zhen casually asked why afterward, Ding Chi had answered dejectedly that on the night of