Song Wen's courtyard.
Song Wen and Chen Yi sat facing each other at the stone table in the courtyard.
Steaming spirit tea stood on the table.
Chen Yi accepted the tea Song Wen handed her, took a small sip, and asked,
"Senior Yang Yu, have you settled into life with the Gai Family?"
"Why wouldn't I? In the past, as a rogue cultivator, I lacked cultivation resources and techniques, and never knew whether I would survive another day. After joining the Gai Family, all those problems ceased to exist," Song Wen said.
"That's good." Chen Yi smiled faintly.
"What about you? How have you been?" Song Wen asked in return.
"I've been doing well too," Chen Yi said. "Master Guangfa treats me extremely well. With his help, my cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds. Perhaps in just a few years, I'll be able to attempt a breakthrough to Spirit Transformation."
"In that case, traveling hundreds of millions of miles to enter the Gai Family's service was a wise decision for both of us."
Despite this, Chen Yi's delicate brows furrowed slightly. Changing the subject, she continued,
"Still, I always feel a faint unease. Senior Yang Yu, what do you think the relationship between Master Guangfa and my master really was? Why does he take such good care of me?"
"I'm afraid only Master Guangfa knows the answer. But you needn't worry too much. Master Guangfa is an enlightened monk at the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Surely his conduct is open and aboveboard." As Song Wen spoke, he glanced toward the pagoda at the center of the island.
Chen Yi nodded in wholehearted agreement.
"You're right. Being able to join the Gai Family and receive Master Guangfa's protection is already an immense stroke of fortune. I should cultivate diligently to comfort