Xu Yi hadn't gone overboard with instructions to Yan Zi. After that ordeal, she still had her little schemes, but she no longer let them show—not even the slightest hint.
There was even less need for Xu Yi to overinstruct the Desolate Ancestor. Yan Zi was the Desolate Ancestor's former superior. This time, when Xu Yi left, he took a large quantity of medicinal herbs, but no origin pills.
The Desolate Ancestor knew how to help Yan Zi cultivate.
That day, Xu Yi rose early. After breakfast with Yan Zi and the Desolate Ancestor, he headed outside the city.
At noon, he met Duan Tiandai in Mohui City, and the two headed south together. They found an old house, confirmed the secret signal, entered the courtyard, and presented their credentials. Someone immediately received them and led them into an underground chamber. The teleportation array activated, and when Xu Yi opened his eyes again, the first thing he saw was the towering trees unique to the Savage Wilderness Realm.
A hundred miles west, the Golden Core South Courtyard was already visible in the distance.
"Eldest Brother, isn't it strange? I used to feel sick just looking at the South Courtyard's drab gray walls. This time, I actually feel a little fond of them."
Duan Tiandai had been talking nonstop the whole way. First, he complained that Xu Yi had been unfair, leaving his father waiting in vain, then he prattled on about how Jiang Fei envied him and Eldest Brother for spending more than ten days together, inseparable.
The more he rambled, the more outrageous he got. Xu Yi's head was spinning. When Duan Tiandai finally said something sensible, Xu Yi hurriedly picked up the thread. "That's no surprise. That's exactly what the South Courtyard wants. Congratulations—you've become a proper South