Xu Changqing landed with an expressionless face. "Were you waiting for me?"
Ji Mingxuan turned around, his face brimming with delight. "You finally came back."
Xu Changqing gave an "Oh," looking rather surprised and curious.
Ji Mingxuan stepped forward and continued, "It's like this. Didn't I tell you before about some news concerning a Secret Realm?"
Xu Changqing looked slightly impatient. "I also said I wasn't interested in the slightest."
Ji Mingxuan nodded, then explained, "Right. I didn't come here to invite you again. I merely wanted to ask about the current situation in the Azuretide Sea Region."
Xu Changqing said with an odd expression, "How would I know?"
Ji Mingxuan asked thoughtfully, "Then what about Qin Baili, Li Lingbi, and Chu Qiu?"
Xu Changqing's eyes narrowed at once. "You asked the wrong person. I know nothing whatsoever about matters outside."
Ji Mingxuan said rather regretfully, "What a pity. I had wanted to invite one of them to explore the Secret Realm with me, but now it seems I can only go alone."
Xu Changqing remained expressionless, utterly uninterested.
Seeing this, Ji Mingxuan did not linger. He clasped his hands in salute, then turned and strode briskly away. Before long, he vanished from sight.
Xu Changqing withdrew his gaze and Divine Sense, then flashed into Red Maple Valley.
Time flew by, and spring arrived.
The lingering snow of winter had already melted away. The snowmelt seeped into the soil, and fresh green shoots gradually emerged from the fields and ridges.
Since Xu Changqing was publicly at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, he now had six mu of Grade-Two Spirit Fields.
One mu was set aside in the western garden, where he had even built a shed. It was mainly used to grow and cultivate vegetables and fruit, while also