"Senior Lu, what an honor to have you here! Forgive me for not coming out to welcome you!"
Upon entering the reception hall, Chen Lin smiled at Lu Xiaoyi, who was curled up in a large chair like a little child.
After so many years, her appearance had barely changed, but her aura was immensely powerful. It also seemed to flicker in and out of existence, as though she might vanish into the void at any moment.
This was because her cultivation had yet to fully stabilize.
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Chen, why stand on ceremony? We survived adversity together. How could we grow distant just because of a difference in cultivation realms?"
Lu Xiaoyi smiled, no different from before.
"Then I'll do as you ask rather than stand on ceremony. How long have you been here, Fellow Daoist Lu? Have you seen Fellow Daoist Xin and the others?"
Chen Lin cupped his hands, sat down on the other side, and asked.
Lu Xiaoyi shook her head. "No. As soon as I arrived in the Wanling Mountain Range, I came straight here to visit you. How's that for loyalty?"
As she spoke, she kept blinking her large eyes, staring intently at Chen Lin's face.
Chen Lin ignored her antics and gave a dry laugh. "You truly flatter me."
He then changed the subject.
He met her eyes as well and asked, "We all went treasure hunting together, yet you and the others advanced to become Void Refinement Cultivators, leaving me alone in the dust. How am I supposed to bear that? What heaven-defying opportunities did you find inside? Could you share a little with me?"
Zhang Zhenqian had refused to tell him, so he wanted to learn something from her instead.
He had not held out much hope, but Lu Xiaoyi