"Senior Brother Chen Xun!"
"Senior Brother Chen Xun!"
Two voices came from behind him, one male and one female. Chen Xun smiled and turned around. "Liu Yuan, Shi Jing."
Shi Jing had glossy black hair hanging straight down, dashing sword-like brows slanting upward, and the elegant air of a refined young master. He wore the white robes of an inner sect disciple and looked every bit the scion of a great clan.
Delight filled his face. It really was Senior Brother Chen Xun. In this sect, he was the only one who led around a Black Bull.
Liu Yuan smiled sweetly. She had now grown poised and graceful, yet having spent so many years within the sect, she still retained the mannerisms of a young girl.
"Senior Brother Chen Xun, why have you come to the Alchemy Hall?" Shi Jing asked with a smile. He liked Senior Brother Chen Xun very much. Whenever they went to inspect the spirit herbs, Chen Xun's words always made him feel as though bathed in spring breezes.
Liu Yuan also stared blankly at Chen Xun, her clear, shining eyes widening unconsciously. Senior Brother Chen Xun's bearing seemed a little different now, and there was no sign of age on his face.
"You are inner sect disciples now. I should be calling you Senior Brother and Senior Sister instead." Chen Xun chuckled as he looked at them.
"No, no." Shi Jing shook his head like a rattle drum. "Senior Brother Chen Xun, have you come to the Alchemy Hall on important business? We can show you the way."
Liu Yuan's body jolted. She quietly probed Chen Xun's cultivation—yet she could not make it out at all!
She clapped a hand tightly over her mouth, then suddenly jumped in delighted surprise. "Senior Brother Chen Xun, you...