Yun Ji understood. Precisely because she understood, the corner of her mouth could not help twitching as she stared at him with an odd look.
Niu Youdao did not notice. Instead, as though recalling something else, he asked, "Where's Matchmaker? Why haven't I seen her coming around here these past few days?"
Yun Ji said, "Didn't you find her too nagging? Isn't it good that you can have some peace and quiet?"
Niu Youdao laughed heartily. "Now that she's being honest and quiet, I feel rather uncomfortable instead."
"Cheap!" Yun Ji spat disdainfully, but she still revealed the truth. "She seems to have taken cultivation much more seriously lately. She has basically been in seclusion cultivating, and has entrusted me with handling certain matters. From what she said, she seems not far from the peak Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage. She probably wants to reach it as soon as possible so she can consolidate her cultivation for a while."
"Oh!" Niu Youdao was somewhat surprised. "So, it won't be long before she formally enters seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm?"
Yun Ji nodded. "That should be the case."
Niu Youdao was quite gratified. "That's what I thought. With her temperament, how could she suddenly become so devoted to cultivation?" He sighed and nodded. "This is a good thing."
It truly was a good thing. Otherwise, if that woman delayed her breakthrough for too long, giving her that Boundless Fruit would be somewhat wasteful.
He then asked, "How are things with Ghost Mother?"
Yun Ji did not know what trick he was up to again, but she knew that his sudden attention to Ghost Mother must mean he had some scheme in mind. This man hid away in this shabby little room all day, brewing up