"Great-Grandmaster, Master, I... I'm back."
Ji Changqing cupped his hands toward Yun Shan and Yun Yun.
At the same time, he curiously sensed the aura of the unfamiliar woman surrounded by the others.
A Dou Wang. Her aura was mild and mellow, yet faintly carried a violent fire attribute. She was not from the Misty Cloud Sect, nor was she even from the Jia Ma Empire.
As Ji Changqing sensed the woman,
she was also carefully observing him.
Her scrutiny was far bolder, sweeping over him from top to bottom and left to right.
As she watched, she occasionally nodded with a smile.
"Changqing, come here."
Yun Yun took Ji Changqing by the hand and led him before the woman, introducing her with a smile.
"This is Elder Jingmei of Jia Nan Academy's Alchemy Department, a Fifth-grade Alchemist."
"Jia Nan Academy's Alchemy Department?"
Ji Changqing's heart skipped a beat. He had already vaguely guessed what this was about.
"They want me to go to Jia Nan Academy?"
"Xiao Yan, Yao Lao, Gu Xun'er, Zi Yan... Good heavens, there's also Zhu Kun, at the peak of the Nine-star Dou Sheng realm, and the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion?!"
"The karmic ties surrounding Jia Nan Academy are far too great. Wouldn't going there just be asking for trouble?"
"But... the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion. If I checked in around it, the rewards should be extremely generous, right?"
"Ugh, becoming stronger requires checking in, but checking in means encountering danger. If I keep hiding in the Misty Cloud Sect, the system rewards won't keep up, and I still won't feel safe. Aren't those two things contradictory?"
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.
On the surface, Ji Changqing raised a smile and cupped his hands toward Jingmei.
"This junior, Ji Changqing, greets