Su Ru gave her daughter a light smack before saying with exasperation, "You little rascal. Your father's hundreds of years old. When he was young, he was much better-looking than your Seventh Junior Brother."
Hearing his wife say that, Tian Buyi nodded to himself. Then, like a stern father, he lectured his daughter. "Don't judge people by their looks. Look at what's in their hearts. I think Xiaofan's just fine! He's much better than that Qi Hao."
Zhang Xiaofan was delighted by those words. He looked at Tian Buyi with even greater admiration and affection, as if Tian Buyi were his own father.
Su Ru saw Zhang Xiaofan's reaction, too, and shook her head helplessly. Her old man still had no idea what their little apprentice was thinking. Saying something like that was practically encouraging Zhang Xiaofan to hurry up and run off with their daughter.
Then again, if Zhang Xiaofan and Tian Ling'er got together, the two of them would live right on their doorstep. It'd be almost like taking in a son-in-law, and that didn't sound bad at all. Most importantly, Zhang Xiaofan would surely treat Ling'er well.
As for Wang Yue's Senior Brothers, they all looked at him enviously. Though they'd made some progress, they were still at least a decade away from the legendary Upper Purity Realm—and might never reach it in their lifetimes.
While they were lost in their own thoughts, Wang Yue finally finished cultivating. When he noticed everyone looking at him, he was just about to say something when he suddenly realized something was wrong.
His hands had become much smoother and younger-looking. After experiencing life, death, and rebirth several times, he knew what he looked like at every age. He was certain that he now looked no older than a teenager.
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