Arrival at Green Lotus Ancient City

[Seventh Princess looks toward you, and she seems to notice your gaze as well, though she truly cares nothing for you, but for Xiao Wenming instead.]

[Catching sight of Xiao Wenming's figure, she wears a beaming expression, skipping past the eunuch to arrive before Xiao Wenming, and says, "Sword Master Xiao! Why are you here too? Why didn't you tell me when you came to the Southern Domain?"]

[Xiao Wenming looks somewhat headachy, explaining, "Seventh Princess, you are still as childish as ever. Old man, I have come this time for the Sword Sect's mission, not to play around..."]

["A mission?" Seventh Princess is somewhat curious, yet she also notices you and Li Ruilin beside Xiao Wenming. She looks at you and Li Ruilin—especially Li Ruilin, her gaze lingering on Li Ruilin for several extra seconds.]

[Beneath that pair of translucent crimson-gold pupils, you feel as though your entire body has been thoroughly examined from head to toe.]

[Xiao Wenming immediately interrupts Seventh Princess's attention, saying, "Seventh Princess, both of these have already decided to join my Green Lotus Sword Sect, so you'd best put away your pupil technique."]

["Oh." Seventh Princess nods first, likely giving Xiao Wenming face as she no longer looks at you and Li Ruilin. Even so, she still looks toward Xiao Wenming with dissatisfaction, saying, "An Innate Dao Body and a supreme sword physique, Sword Master Xiao truly has great luck."]

["A stroke of luck," Xiao Wenming replies coldly.]

["They are both people of my Southern Domain, and Sword Master Xiao is taking them away directly without even greeting our Eastern Radiance Dynasty. Wouldn't that be somewhat lacking in etiquette?" Seventh Princess presses on.]

[Xiao Wenming wears a gloomy expression, saying, "When my Green Lotus Sword Sect acts, your Eastern Radiance Dynasty has no right