Of Ji Yuan's three senior fellow disciples, Eldest Senior Brother Ran Kui was the one he had spent the least time with.
But that did not mean Zai Kui had the worst relationship with him. On the contrary, Ran Kui was the one who best matched Ji Yuan's image of what a senior brother should be.
There was no need to mention Second Senior Brother Yun Qianzai.
He spent all day putting on airs, without a shred of propriety.
As for Third Senior Sister Feng Zhitáo, Ji Yuan honestly felt from the bottom of his heart that she was more like his junior sister—playful, carefree, and utterly lacking in any real discipline.
Only Eldest Senior Brother Ran Kui was different.
Before they had even met, Ji Yuan had already heard plenty about Ran Kui from Yun Qianzai and Feng Zhitáo.
For instance, when Yun Qianzai and Feng Zhitáo had first entered the sect, it was Zai Kui who had guided them in their cultivation.
Unlike Hua Yaoyue, Ran Kui was not idle and carefree. He kept a tight rein on the two of them in matters of cultivation.
It was the same after Ran Kui returned. With just one word from him telling them to cultivate, Feng Zhitáo and Yun Qianzai had to obediently go cultivate.
To a certain extent, Ran Kui had been teaching in their master's stead.
That was why Yun Qianzai and Feng Zhitáo respected him so deeply.
Ji Yuan had experienced this firsthand as well.
From their first meeting in Lanshan City onward, Zai Kui had wholeheartedly guided Ji Yuan on the path of cultivation. He had not held anything back merely because Ji Yuan had entered the sect late and they had only just met.
Before they had even met, he had already prepared a