Lu Feng's identity at the moment was Feng Sanlu, a new disciple hoping to join the sect.
With such an identity, he absolutely could not refuse or evade the knock from the steward and Xia Weiyang, one of the Azure Mountain Sword Sect's Five Elders. Otherwise, it would only deepen the suspicions surrounding Xiong Erlian.
Left with no choice, Lu Feng could only steel himself and step forward to open the door.
Standing before him was Xia Weiyang, his face stern and unsmiling as ever. Rarely, he had even drawn the crimson sword he carried at his side.
The steward standing beside him was a somewhat plump middle-aged man, formerly an elder of the Four Sceneries Lineage. Though his talent and strength were both unremarkable, his fundamentals were exceptionally solid, so Huang Helou had specifically appointed him as one of the stewards responsible for recruiting disciples.
"Taking your sweet time," the steward said. Seeing that Lu Feng had taken quite a while to open the door, suspicion showed on his bloated face. His gaze swept over the room and immediately landed on Xiong Erlian, hidden beneath the blankets. His expression hardened as he questioned warily, "Who is hiding in the bed?"
Lu Feng hurriedly replied, "She is a companion who came with me to take part in the sect-entry selection. She is usually rather lazy, and she is simple and foolish by nature, so she sleeps rather heavily."
Hearing Lu Feng's words, Xiong Erlian's face darkened. An excuse was an excuse, but did he really need to call her "simple and foolish"?
He was clearly taking a roundabout way to insult her.
She angrily raised herself up at once.
But since she was not wearing her outer garment, her disheveled appearance was somewhat improper. After hesitating, she shrank back beneath