Xi Yu Lake, Yi Shui Ju, the place Yu Ci had designated for his own people to live long-term.
Recently, with Yu Ci absent, the various cultivators kneeling outside Yi Shui Ju and begging to become disciples had dwindled by more than half. Yet they were still far from dispersing, because as one earthshaking piece of news after another about "Heavenly Monarch Yuanxu" came from the north, it was the most direct possible stimulation for those cultivators whose hearts were set on joining the Shangqing Sect and becoming disciples under Heavenly Monarch Yuanxu.
Whenever the latest news arrived, cheers would shake the heavens outside Yi Shui Ju, setting the lake waters trembling—never mind good news or bad news; up to this point, Heavenly Monarch Yuanxu had never disappointed those who watched him and worshipped him!
Though clamor often rose over the lake, to the people within Yi Shui Ju, it could still serve as a seasoning for their peaceful lives.
At least for Xiao Wu and Xiao Jiu, the jubilant atmosphere outside Yi Shui Ju often filled them with indescribable delight, as though they too shared in the glory.
After spending this period together, the affection between the two had heated up sharply, rapidly developing in the direction of close girlfriends. Of course, in Xiao Jiu's view, she ought to possess the bearing of an "elder sister." As for Xiao Wu, they were both Senior Brother's "younger sisters," so what difference did it make who was older and who was younger?
Over the past two days, Xiao Jiu had been teaching Xiao Wu to play Go. It had to be said that at the Clear Sky Discourse, Yu Ci's mere few stones had crushed True Man Guangwei, and that heroic, high-spirited display had left the two girls awestruck and admiring.