"I'll go pack my things."
Hearing this, Xu Qing rose to his feet at once.
But before he could fully stand, he felt a spiritual pressure descend upon him, pinning him back into his seat.
"Sit still. Is this something you can stick your nose into?"
Ye Xiu's expression remained calm as he turned to look at Sikong Xue before him.
"From both character and ability, this boy is unquestionably among the finest. But honestly, he is far too awkward, proud to the marrow. Look after each other more from now on."
Sikong Xue had only just been left frozen in place by Ye Xiu's sudden words. Yet upon hearing this elder's instructions, she did not know which wire in her head had gone wrong, but she nodded along and agreed.
"Rest assured, sir."
Ye Xiu nodded in satisfaction. "My final wish for you two is to see a little one when I return. Ah, a girl would be better. They say girls are more sentimental, after all. If she inherited even half this fellow's temperament... if it were a boy, that might be difficult..."
Ye Xiu continued chattering on, while Sikong Xue's face turned scarlet at the topic. Yet considering Ye Xiu's status as a great cultivator, she instinctively felt that she ought to listen more and do more.
Xu Qing sighed. He had no idea how things had turned out like this.
"Sir, are you planning to probe the Blood Demon Race's foundations?"
During the days he had spent traveling alongside Ye Xiu, the halo around the man had shattered. Ye Xiu had lost that divine veil of omnipotence before him. The more Xu Qing came into contact with him, the more he realized that Ye Xiu was actually more like a peer not too far from his