Guan Fangyi had no choice but to go receive the guests.
After waiting for a while at the entrance of Thatched Cottage Estate, she finally saw the three arrive under Yan Li's escort.
"Elder Yan." Guan Fangyi greeted him politely, pretending not to know guests had come.
Yan Li likewise pretended he had not sent word over beforehand. "Matchmaker, tell Elder Niu that honored guests from the Skyfire Cult have come to see him."
As disciples of the Skyfire Cult, they had all seen the Qi Capital Matchmaker, openly or in secret, in the vicinity of Qi Capital.
Elder Qian Fucheng in particular had seen Guan Fangyi in her younger days. Seeing her as she was now left him somewhat wistful.
He still remembered the first time he had seen her. She had been so breathtaking that his heart had raced, but sect rules had been an insurmountable obstacle, and he could only suppress those feelings.
Now, there were faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, her figure had grown somewhat fuller, and heavy makeup covered her face, erasing the sharpness she had once possessed. Her body no longer held the willow-like grace of old. Time spared no one, not even cultivators.
What was even more sigh-worthy was that probably no one back then had expected this woman to end up with a young lad.
The Qi Capital Matchmaker was, to many people, a memory of an entire generation—a memory of peerless splendor!
There was no use dwelling on it. Seeing her again, Qian Fucheng could only offer a calm smile. His heart no longer stirred; the past was past.
Yet Guan Fangyi said in surprise, "Elder Yan, then you truly came at an unfortunate time. Daoist Master isn't here. He went out."
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