Early the next morning.
Having learned his lesson from their last gathering, Ji Yuan set out at the first glimmer of dawn.
Yet when he reached Twin Swallow Island, he discovered that he was still the last to arrive.
Twin Swallow Island was deserted to begin with, rarely visited by anyone. On top of that, neither Luo Tian nor Yao Jingfeng was concealing his aura.
Never mind passing fishermen—even the birds and fish dared not approach.
Since Du Wanyi had chosen this place for their meeting rather than the market, the matter truly seemed to be rather important.
"Big brother, second sister, third brother, why are you all here so early?"
As Ji Yuan landed, the Thunder-Gathering Boat beneath his feet shrank on its own and flew into his storage bag.
"It's barely even light out."
Yao Jingfeng looked Ji Yuan up and down with a smile. "Never mind why we're here so early. Fourth brother, don't you have some explaining to do?"
"Explaining? What am I supposed to explain?"
No sooner had Ji Yuan spoken than Du Wanyi turned away with her arms folded across her chest and gave a cold snort.
"The moment second sister arrived, she started saying how awful you were. And how dishonest—very dishonest."
Yao Jingfeng gave him a pointed look. "Fourth brother, you haven't been bullying second sister, have you?"
Luo Tian immediately chimed in. "I actually think second sister and fourth brother make a fine match. A talented man and a beautiful woman—"
Seeing the conversation veering further and further off course, Ji Yuan could only explain, "Second sister kept me in suspense, so I told her I had some good news to share with everyone too."
"What good news?"
"It also concerns Foundation Establishment, but I didn't tell her the details. I