"I have plenty of disciples of my own too. Look how poor I am—I'm left all alone."
Leona burst out laughing as she watched Daoist Yangmei joke around with everyone. She said, "Indeed, if anyone here is the loneliest, it really would be Daoist Yangmei. Otherwise, why would he follow Qin Xi around every day?"
He had never been someone who joked around, so when he suddenly did, everyone found it somewhat hard to get used to.
So when they heard Leona say that, smiles began to spread across everyone's faces.
Qin Xi was also truly delighted to see that everyone had stopped talking about such troubling matters and had begun discussing lighter topics instead.
Qin Xi said to them all, "That's right. Daoist Yangmei doesn't care about such benefits, which is why he can be more at ease on his own. None of us can reach his level."
Seeing everyone joke with him, Daoist Yangmei immediately straightened his languid body and said, "That's true. If I didn't stick close to Qin Xi and Ancestor Hongjun to mooch food and drink, I might have to become a beggar by the roadside."
For a time, the atmosphere instantly improved, and they began chatting about all kinds of lighthearted subjects.
As the group talked and laughed together, time passed very quickly.
Moreover, Qin Xi's spirits were clearly very good. Even while talking with them, he did not seem as weak as he had been a few days ago.
Just then, they heard someone knocking on the door of Qin Xi's room.
Qin Xi froze. Ordinarily, unless there was something important, no one should have come knocking on this door.
He looked toward Di Qun and said, "Go open it."
Di Qun clasped his fists and said to Qin Xi, "Yes, Big Boss