This time, it should work, right?
Li Changshou looked at Venerable Wangqing, who had landed by the lake, then at his Martial Ancestor Jiang Lin'er, who had come out from the thatched cottage to greet him. He lowered his head and glanced at the Heart Fire Burn in his hand...
Forget it, I won't need this for now. Too much would be worse than not enough.
Putting away the medicine pouch, Li Changshou stood before the alchemy room with his hands behind his back.
By the lake, the two sat beneath the familiar willow tree.
After thinking for a moment, Li Changshou sent Ling'e a voice transmission and gave her several instructions.
Before long, Ling'e rode a cloud toward the lakeside. Landing before her master's thatched cottage, she woke Daoist Master Qi Yuan, who might have been cultivating inside, and explained a few things to him...
Old Daoist Qi Yuan looked toward the tree, then froze for a moment.
"Things have progressed this quickly?"
Li Changshou and Ling'e: ...
Then Qi Yuan smiled gently, his eyes carrying traces of sentiment and nostalgia.
When he looked at his master, Jiang Lin'er, it was as though he were looking at... an old maiden of his own family who had guarded an empty chamber alone for thousands of years and was finally getting married today.
He was immensely gratified, though slightly reluctant to let her go.
"Master, let's hurry," Ling'e said, making a face. Qi Yuan immediately stroked his beard and chuckled, nodding in agreement.
The master and disciple then headed toward the willow tree by the lake. After bowing to their Martial Ancestor and Venerable Wangqing, Old Daoist Qi Yuan said, "Master, Martial Uncle, this disciple has recently wished to cultivate the Dao of alchemy, so I will be staying by the