Departure! To Xiaozhu Peak!

After lunch.

The disciples all looked eagerly at Su Ru and Ji Changfeng.

Su Ru ignored this bunch of lively disciples and instead turned her gaze to Ji Changfeng, saying gently:

"Changfeng, go get yourself ready."

"Ling'er and I will wait for you here in half an hour."

Ji Changfeng was slightly stunned.

Get ready?

Get ready for what?

A bath and a change of clothes?

Uh...

Fine.

"Yes, Mistress." Ji Changfeng cupped his hands slightly.

Then he turned and left Shoujing Hall.

The sight immediately made all the disciples grit their teeth with envy.

And you still say you weren't going to Xiaozhu Peak to look at girls?

Pah!

At that moment, hesitation appeared on Song Daren's face.

Forcing down the heat in his face, he rose and bowed to Tian Buyi and Su Ru.

"Master, Mistress, this disciple wishes to have a word with Seventh Junior Brother..."

Tian Buyi calmly drank his tea without responding.

Su Ru smiled faintly. "Go on."

The moment she finished speaking.

Song Daren immediately ran out of Shoujing Hall.

What could he possibly have to say to Ji Changfeng? He merely wanted to ask Ji Changfeng to deliver some flowers to a certain "Senior Sister" at Xiaozhu Peak...

He had once wanted to ask Tian Ling'er to do this for him, but Ling'er was still too young—and clever beyond her years. What if she said something embarrassing?

That would be hard to deal with.

But Ji Changfeng was different!

Though he was not much older than Tian Ling'er.

Still.

Ji Changfeng was dependable!

And he had no interest in gossip.

At least, Song Daren had never noticed any shortcomings in Ji Changfeng.

"Ehh~"

"Eldest Senior Brother, are you abandoning us?"

"Eldest Senior Brother, come back! How are we supposed to live without you?"

"Exactly! What's so great about Xiaozhu Peak? Eldest Senior Brother, you can't do this..."

The disciples wailed and howled inside Shoujing Hall.

Of course, they knew exactly why Song Daren had gone to find Ji Changfeng.

He just wanted to use Ji Changfeng to say a few words to Xiaozhu Peak's eldest senior sister, Wen Min, and deepen their connection...

After all, during the previous Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament.

The two of them had gazed at each other with such affection...

Tian Ling'er, standing nearby, knew nothing of Song Daren's illustrious history. She kept pestering her senior brothers with questions.

But before any of them could explain.

Su Ru was the first to rebuke her. "Ling'er, come back!"

Tian Ling'er was still young.

There were some things that were not suitable for her to know.

And she was a girl, besides...

Which made it even more inappropriate.

"Okay~" Tian Ling'er pouted. She helplessly returned to Su Ru's side and looked longingly at her senior brothers.

But unfortunately.

With Mistress Su Ru's warning.

None of the disciples dared tell Tian Ling'er anything.

Zhang Xiaofan sat alone in the corner.

He looked enviously at his senior brothers as they chatted. Whenever he wanted to join in with a word or two, he realized he did not know what to say...

Du Bishu noticed Zhang Xiaofan's loneliness.

With a light smile, he casually drew Zhang Xiaofan into the conversation.

"Little Fan, do you want to know why Eldest Senior Brother went to see Seventh Junior Brother?"

"Why?" Curiosity appeared in Zhang Xiaofan's eyes.

"Hehehe~"

"It's not impossible to tell you, unless you're willing to make dinner for me..."

Elsewhere.

Song Daren caught up to Ji Changfeng.

In an awkward tone, he said, "Se-Seventh Junior Brother, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Hm? What is it? Eldest Senior Brother, please go ahead." Ji Changfeng smiled faintly.

Seeing the flush on Song Daren's face.

He roughly understood what it was about.

"Let's talk as we walk." Song Daren hesitantly glanced around. Only after confirming no one was nearby did he pull Ji Changfeng aside and whisper:

"Ahem, it's actually like this."

"Your senior brother took part in the previous Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament. Back then..."

"I met Junior Sister Wen Min from Xiaozhu Peak once. It's been nearly sixty years since we last saw each other, so I'd like to ask Seventh Junior Brother to pass along my greetings to Junior Sister Wen Min."

"Just say—"

"Has Junior Sister Wen Min been well lately?"

Song Daren was a burly man, yet after saying those words, he became especially bashful.

Had the matter not arisen so suddenly.

He would have wanted to write a letter especially for it.

Ji Changfeng smiled faintly.

"No problem."

"Senior Brother Daren, leave this matter to me."

"Good! Then I'll be counting on you, Seventh Junior Brother!" A trace of delight appeared on Song Daren's face.

Sure enough, asking Seventh Junior Brother had been the right choice.

At least Ji Changfeng had not laughed at him after hearing the matter.

If it had been any of the other disciples.

They definitely would have teased him mercilessly...

But Ji Changfeng would not.

He did not enjoy discussing others.

Everyone could see that.

Likewise, Ji Changfeng was easy to get along with.

Though he was a Monster-level Genius, he did not have the slightest bit of a genius's arrogance. Usually, he blended in with them easily...

"Seventh Junior Brother, take your time getting ready. I won't disturb you any longer." Song Daren gave a simple, honest smile.

"Alright." Ji Changfeng nodded slightly.

He was supposedly getting ready.

But there was not much to prepare.

At most, he only needed to take a bath.

The main thing was waiting for Mistress Su Ru to finish getting ready...

Otherwise, why would they need half an hour?

Even if Ji Changfeng scrubbed off a layer of skin, it would not take half an hour.

Therefore.

The one who needed to get ready was not Ji Changfeng.

It was Mistress Su Ru.

Ji Changfeng spent over ten minutes taking a quick bath, then sat cross-legged on his bed and silently entered cultivation.

Keeping track of the time, he estimated that half an hour was nearly up and rose to head for Shoujing Hall.

Upon arriving at Shoujing Hall.

He saw Su Ru holding Tian Ling'er's hand, standing not far away and smiling at him.

"Changfeng, you're here?"

Su Ru wore a dark green robe. Her gentle, pretty face was full of dignity, and her smooth hair was held up with a hairpin. Unexpectedly, she had dressed up...

"Mistress." Ji Changfeng bowed slightly.

He wore only a simple white robe.

He had brought nothing else.

"Mhm." Su Ru nodded gently.

Her gaze swept over Ji Changfeng, and the satisfaction in her eyes was almost unmistakable.

Whoosh—

Su Ru brought out an Artifact and beckoned Ji Changfeng and Tian Ling'er forward.

"Bleh, bleh, bleh~"

The mischievous Tian Ling'er made a face at Ji Changfeng, then walked to the front of the Artifact first and enjoyed the breeze.

Ji Changfeng did not fuss with a little girl.

He calmly moved behind Su Ru, his gaze curiously sweeping over their surroundings.

Object Manipulation Flight.

He could actually do it now as well.

He simply did not have a suitable Artifact.

At that thought.

Ji Changfeng wondered if he should make time to go down the mountain and find some Spiritual Material to forge an Artifact?!