Qian Feng led Xu Yi to a mountain pavilion in the back hills. Attendants had already prepared the place, setting out tea utensils and freshly brewed fragrant tea. Sandalwood incense curled from the Auspicious Beast bronze burner in the pavilion's right corner, and the attendants had long since left.
Xu Yi smiled. "Someone like you, Brother Qian, truly lives like an immortal. I can't help envying you."
Qian Feng waved a hand. "Don't compare yourself to me. I wouldn't dare compare myself to you, either. Besides, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today. Let me offer you a cup in place of wine."
With that, Qian Feng raised his cup and drained it.
He was truly grateful to Xu Yi. Without Xu Yi's intervention, he could never have leapt from being an elder of the Internal Affairs Hall to becoming a managing elder of the Enforcement Hall. Though the Internal Affairs Hall and the Enforcement Hall were technically equals, the Enforcement Hall wielded far greater authority, and its responsibilities were much less taxing.
Elder Qian Feng was now famous as a high-ranking man with nothing to do.
Qian Feng was glad to help Xu Yi, not only because he believed in never forgetting the one who had dug the well, but also because he was convinced Xu Yi was his benefactor, destined to bring him good fortune.
After chatting for a while, the two turned to business. According to Qian Feng, he had long known that Xu Yi would sooner or later ask about higher-tier cultivation arts, so he had already paved the way and made the necessary inquiries for him.
Once Qian Feng had finished explaining, Xu Yi was overjoyed. He thanked him repeatedly, then headed straight for Paiyun Peak.
When he arrived, the