"Seeing you today, young friend Jiang, has made even this old woman feel much younger!"
"I'm fortunate to have received your guidance, Granny. I've learned a great deal as well!"
The old and the young walked out of Zhengsheng Hall together, chatting and laughing.
After being informed, Five Immortals Sect's Sect Master Xu Zhilan and Elder Fan Qingqing had almost immediately left Duanxing Hall. Hurrying along, they intercepted Granny Bizhu and Jiang Wang before the two could get far.
"Still... some time away." Granny Bizhu glossed over Zhu Biqiong's affair, then asked with warm concern, "Where do you plan to stay, young friend Jiang? Why not return to Huai Island with me? Let me play host."
"To be honest, I still have a case from the Capital Patrol Inspection Office to attend to, so I'll need to stay on other islands a while longer. I can't go to Huai Island anytime soon." Jiang Wang could now lie without batting an eye.
Although the Golden Needle Case had been settled, Granny Bizhu had no way to disprove his claim that he had other duties.
Granny Bizhu shook her head. "I understand, I understand. Young people should be striving while they can. When you reach my age, even if you want to strive, you'll have neither the time nor the energy."
"Now, don't say that. I think Divine Presence is within your reach, perhaps even in the next few years!" Jiang Wang readily played the part of a polite, mild-mannered junior. "You have plenty of time and energy!"
His words seemed to strike a chord with Granny Bizhu. Her smile softened the wrinkles on her face. "I'll take your blessing!"
If she weren't striving to reach Divine Presence, break through her lifespan limit, and secure her cultivation, why would she go to