Zhi Lianshan:...
Wen Zhiyi was the first to notice that the Zhi brothers seemed to have reconciled. It was not because his powers of observation were particularly sharp, but purely because he had happened to come looking for True Lord Siren, making it difficult even if he wanted to tactfully pretend not to see.
The main reason was that True Lord Siren was openly leaning against the eaves as he watched, without the slightest resemblance to the mature, steady Buddhist Cultivator True Lord described in outside rumors.
"You came at just the right time."
Wen Zhiyi had friends in all corners of the world. It could be said that among those on the Prodigies Ranking, the ones he did not know were the minority. Yet due to certain "reasons involving their forebears," he had never been particularly close to the Buddhist Cultivators of Bitter Crossing Temple. True Lord Siren in particular found him displeasing from every angle because of Wen Zhiyi's master. Still, his master had rarely entrusted him with delivering a gift, so naturally he had to handle it beautifully.
"Wen Zhiyi of the Blissful Union Sect pays respects to True Lord Siren."
Siren did indeed feel a touch of displaced emotion toward Wen Zhiyi, but not enough to show it. "No need for such ceremony. Why have you come?"
Wen Zhiyi had originally intended to chat for a few more sentences before tactfully revealing his purpose, but before he could speak, True Lord Siren said directly, "If you are delivering something on behalf of your master, then there is no need to mention it. This humble monk will not accept a grand gift from an elder of the Blissful Union Sect."
Left with no choice, Wen Zhiyi said, "Will True Lord not first see what