"I'll see him."
Jiang Tian slowly uttered the words.
He wanted to see what kind of trick Song Baizhou was trying to pull.
Besides, if he refused, wouldn't it make him, a newly elevated Qi Gathering True Disciple, look terribly uncouth?
He wasn't afraid of trouble, but he didn't want to give people cause to criticize him just after he'd found his footing.
He stepped out of the Quiet Room, intending to explain his plans to Yuan Manzhi.
But before he could speak, Yuan Manzhi spoke first. "You don't need to explain. I understand."
"Good." Jiang Tian smiled faintly.
He went to the entrance of his Cave Abode and, through the translucent screen of light formed by the Restriction, saw Song Yongheng and Song Baizhou waiting outside.
Song Baizhou wasn't quite what he'd imagined.
He did look a little like his younger brother, Song Yongheng, with nearly identical features around the eyes and brows, but their temperaments were completely different. Song Yongheng looked gloomy and restless, while Song Baizhou had a sunny appearance.
The instant he saw Jiang Tian, Song Baizhou's face broke into a warm, gentle smile. He clasped his hands in greeting, adopting an extremely humble posture. "Fellow Daoist Jiang."
Then he nudged Song Yongheng beside him with his leg.
Song Yongheng managed an unwilling smile and clasped his hands in greeting as well, his voice sullen. "Fellow Daoist Jiang."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Song Baizhou raised a hand and smacked the back of Song Yongheng's head.
The slap cracked sharply through the air. It was hard to tell whether he was putting on a show or had actually struck him with force.
"Do you think you can call him Fellow Daoist Jiang? Call him Senior Brother Jiang!"
Caught off guard by the slap,