Before the thatched hut by the lake, beneath blue skies and white clouds.
Old Daoist Qi Yuan, who had been stopped by his Eldest Disciple, had just landed when Li Changshou and Lan Ling'e immediately stepped forward and blocked their master's path.
The sight instantly reminded Old Daoist Qi Yuan of what had happened in the pill room last time;
The old Daoist unconsciously took half a step back, his expression grave as he looked at his two personal disciples...
"What are you two trying to do again?"
"Master, rest assured. This time, Junior Sister and I definitely won't drug you unconscious," Li Changshou said with a kindly, humble smile.
Lan Ling'e added, "Master, this Martial Uncle hasn't sent you any news for so many years, but then suddenly sent two letters in the past few months and even asked to meet you. Isn't that a little...
A little too sudden?"
Old Daoist Qi Yuan sighed. "Your Martial Uncle was merely angry with me back then for not being up to the task."
"Master," Li Changshou hurriedly said, "men must never say the words 'not up to the task.'"
Qi Yuan did not understand what he meant. Beside him, Ling'e glanced at her senior brother and smiled with profound meaning... and bashfulness.
Li Changshou continued, "Master, this Martial Uncle of ours is also from the Lesser Qiong Peak lineage. If she wishes to see you, why does she not return to the sect?
When Martial Uncle left back then, she had not yet become an immortal. Her stated reason was that she was going to seek out Martial Grandmaster, who had gone traveling.
But she has not returned for nearly a thousand years. According to the Sect Rules, this should be treated as betraying the sect.
Master, if you rashly