After parting with his two friends following the banquet, Zheng Yu returned to the View Prefecture guesthouse. He had arranged to meet Yan Yuming here, but when the appointed time came, Yan Yuming was nowhere to be seen. Guessing that something had delayed him, he simply cultivated in meditation while waiting.
Early the next morning, Yan Yuming finally arrived. The moment he saw him, he apologized, "I had promised to meet Martial Uncle Zheng yesterday, but Martial Uncle Fan instructed me to escort several Qian Province disciples back to their homeland, so I arrived late. I hope Martial Uncle Zheng will not blame me."
Zheng Yu said, "Nephew Yan was attending to proper business. Apart from that, do you have anything else to do? If not, we can go pay a visit to Mister Zhang today."
Yan Yuming said, "Martial Uncle, please wait a moment."
He turned and went out. A short while later, he returned with a petite, beautiful young woman who appeared very quiet and refined. A distinctive bamboo sword hung at her waist.
Yan Yuming said, "This is Senior Sister Jia Yue. She too received instruction from our teacher in the past. This time, Martial Uncle Fan asked Senior Sister Jia Yue to accompany us in paying respects to our teacher."
Jia Yue gave Zheng Yu a deep curtsy. "Greetings, Martial Uncle Zheng."
Zheng Yu uttered two hurried sounds of acknowledgment and returned the salute. "Nephew Jia Yue, there is no need for such formality."
Having been in Qingyang for so long, he had in fact met Jia Yue before. But apart from attending lectures together, male and female cultivators generally cultivated separately, so they had never interacted before.
Yan Yuming said, "Martial Uncle, shall we set off now?"
Zheng Yu gave a hum. "Radiance Prefecture lies