By the time they returned to the mountainside, Nine Springs Mountain had already started dinner.
To entertain Tang Yu, their distinguished guest, Nine Springs Mountain had made a rare feast today.
Quite a few of the male disciples had no appetite, though. They sighed and wore miserable expressions as they ate.
The female disciples, on the other hand, were clearly in high spirits. They all knew Tang Yu had become a guest elder of Nine Springs Mountain. Who would refuse having a handsome elder added to their own mountain?
After dinner, Nan Huaiyun personally led Tang Yu to a courtyard on the mountain and said, "Young Master Tang, you can stay here whenever you come to Nine Springs Mountain from now on. If you need anything, go next door. Several disciples live over there."
"Alright. Then where is Sister Nan's courtyard? If we live close by, we can visit each other."
Tang Yu stood at the entrance, grinning.
"Me? I live over there. It takes about half an hour to walk there, so let's not go to all that trouble."
Nan Huaiyun seemed to have anticipated he would say that, a trace of amusement in her bright eyes.
She had deliberately arranged for him to stay farther away, lest he come running over to cause trouble.
She had heard that her disciple had gone wandering around with him today and was still shut in her room, refusing to come out.
"..."
Tang Yu felt that people had lost the trust they ought to have in one another. If he had known, he would not have flirted with this thin-skinned Sister Nan in public.
"Oh, and we just received word that your two friends have come up the mountain. I'll have someone bring them over shortly."
After saying goodbye with a