"Saintess, it seems you've come looking for us."
"Could that really be true?"
"It's true. Saintess is really heading this way. Her gaze, her eyes, are all focused on us."
Though many of them had never had any particularly deep dealings with Saintess Jinling, they had at least exchanged a few words with her. How could they not entertain a few fantasies? They imagined Saintess Jinling falling in love with them at first sight, imagined themselves to be special—special enough for Saintess Jinling to look at them in a new light.
It was precisely such thoughts that made most of their hearts pound wildly. They hoped Saintess Jinling had come here for them.
Lin Huan in particular was so nervous that his face turned red.
"Saintess!" Lin Huan hurriedly called out.
The leaders of the various factions did not dare act presumptuously either. Some called her Saintess, while others called her Saintess Jinling. No matter what, their words were filled with respect.
Though Saintess Jinling was not particularly strong, she represented the face of the Eastern Emperor Sect. No one dared look down on her!
"May I ask what Saintess intends..." someone could not help asking.
"Ah? It's nothing important. Um, what's your name?" Ruan Jinling looked at Lin Huan.
Lin Huan thought Ruan Jinling had come to see him about something and hurriedly said, "My name is Lin Huan."
"Lin Huan, you should be in charge of receiving guests, right? How about this—you take the others and leave first. Settle the friends from every sect and faction in their places. Since they've come to the Eastern Emperor Sect, they are all friends. As for Gate Master Yang, I'll personally receive him!" Ruan Jinling said with a smile.
The moment they heard the words "Gate Master Yang," everyone in the