"Shen Luo, greetings, fellow Daoists." Shen Luo saluted the group, then turned his gaze toward the person behind them.
She was a tall woman dressed in a gray-and-white Daoist robe, styled like a female Daoist priest. A white veil covered her face, concealing her features.
Seeing Shen Luo look her way, the woman looked back at him without hesitation, though she showed no intention of stepping forward to greet him.
Shen Luo could only smile awkwardly and cup his fists toward her, but the woman still showed no reaction.
After the group returned to the lotus pool, the woman only spoke a few words with Shen Luo and the others after Lin Qianqian introduced her.
Only then did Shen Luo learn that her sect was the Grand Response Temple, a Daoist sect consisting solely of female disciples.
Just then, two streaks of light shot over from afar through the sky and slowly descended.
As the escaping lights touched down, a halo spread out from them, revealing two figures—one ordinary-looking, the other exceptionally handsome.
At the sight of the two, especially when the handsome man in snow-white robes smiled warmly at the crowd, the Mount Putuo disciples gathered around immediately erupted into waves of cheers.
"Senior Brother Zhou, it's Senior Brother Zhou..."
"Senior Brother Zhou Yu is simply breathtaking..."
"Junior Sister Nie must be blind. How could she reject Senior Brother Zhou..."
The discussions outside the square continued without end. While many people celebrated, they also felt deeply indignant on Zhou Yu's behalf.
Wei Qing frowned slightly, seeming somewhat disgusted by the scene.
Zhou Yu had originally been enjoying this treatment, but when he noticed the subtle change in the expression of the man beside him, he immediately raised a hand and shouted, "Silence."
In an instant, a gentle yet