Chen Xun's face was icy, without the slightest hint of joy.
"Big Brother, I'll put them on right away." He Ling cried out sweetly. Having only just become an Immortal, she had rushed here without stopping for even a moment and had not noticed such small details.
Yet she offered no further explanation. Her eyes sharpened.
Whoosh~
Azure light flowed through the void, swiftly wrapping around her bare feet.
He Ling could not help but secretly let out a breath of relief. Her big brother appeared free-spirited and unruly, but their household had an extraordinary number of rules, and its family precepts were strict...
The forms and etiquette of the Immortal Dao were even more of paramount importance. Otherwise, it would disgrace the family name and dishonor the family traditions.
"Big Brother... I've put them on." He Ling lowered her head and spoke carefully.
"Let there be no next time."
Chen Xun's words were cold. He even turned his head and glanced at those old immortals in the Jade Bamboo Mountains... Gu Lisheng among them, naturally.
That gaze gleamed coldly like stars, carrying a faint warning.
Within the mountains.
Ke Ding and the others shuddered slightly, then smiled awkwardly. "Who would have thought that even the skies of the Primordial River could be somewhat chilly?"
They immediately looked away.
Was Chen Xun really that petty?!
"The factory master's own younger sister." Song Heng looked rather embarrassed. Looking toward Zang Xian, Xia Lingchuan, and the other Immortals, he explained, "The old man raised her with his own hands on Garbage Island. Those days were not easy."
"Understood."
"I see."
Zang Xian and the others silently exchanged glances. Though that look had truly been rather impolite, they did not dare harbor any resentment.
"It seems Fellow Immortal Chen Xun regards this one