"I've already notified Fellow Daoist Yang. He's making preparations."
"Oh, right, Elder Ye—why are you so concerned about Fellow Daoist Yang? You two..."
As Bai Ziran spoke, she shot Ye Lin an exceedingly strange look, leaving him caught between laughter and tears.
"Where did your mind wander off to? The only people I know here are Fellow Daoist Yang and the two of you, so naturally I'm a little more concerned about you."
"Other than you, I always feel rather lonely here."
After speaking, Ye Lin raised his head to look at the grand hall overhead, his face full of melancholy.
"It's fine. Don't you still have us? Let's go."
Bai Ziran generously patted Ye Lin on the shoulder as she spoke. Ye Lin merely smiled faintly and left the hall alongside her.
Hong Yanran followed behind the two of them. Compared with Bai Ziran, Hong Yanran's attitude toward Ye Lin was somewhat colder.
After a month of observation, Ye Lin had discovered that Hong Yanran truly was a little aloof.
Like a block of ice.
When the three arrived at the mountain gate, they found that Yang Xiu had already been waiting for quite some time.
A person both unfamiliar and familiar stood beside Yang Xiu—Li Shanchang.
After not seeing him for a month, Li Shanchang's cultivation had already reached the ninth layer of Qi Refining.
Such cultivation speed could only be called terrifying beyond measure.
But Ye Lin knew that this was merely Li Shanchang's surface. He truly had no idea what precious treasure Li Shanchang possessed that could deceive Yang Xiu so completely, leaving him unaware from beginning to end.
However, upon seeing Li Shanchang, Bai Ziran, who stood beside Ye Lin, imperceptibly furrowed her brows.
"Yang Xiu, this operation is no child's play. Why are you