The Shop Upgrade Was Complete! (Bonus Chapter for Reaching the Monthly Ticket Goal!)

The young man extended a hand and invited her over with graceful courtesy.

He looked barely into his twenties, yet he could already fly with other people in tow.

He was at least at the Foundation Establishment Peak.

At his age, with his cultivation, he ranked among the finest of the younger generation!

Jiang Xueyao turned off her phone screen, stood, and gave a slight bow.

"Thank you, but there's no need. I'll be leaving shortly."

"Leaving? Didn't your father say—" the young man asked in surprise.

"The Nine Luminaries rejected my classmate, so I'm going back to see what happened," Jiang Xueyao said.

The young man's expression shifted.

A classmate?

The most outstanding young woman of an Aristocratic Clan thousands of years old...

She was giving up a Grand Gathering where she could meet powerful figures just for a classmate?

She wasn't that naive!

Since she had made up her mind, he could hardly press her further.

"Take care, Jiang Xueyao. I hope we meet again," the young man said, cupping his fists.

Then, as if moved by a ghost, he added:

"I'll be waiting for you at the Nine Luminaries."

A Flying Boat had already arrived and stopped outside the pavilion. Several Cultivators stood at its bow, waiting for Jiang Xueyao to board.

Jiang Xueyao smiled and turned to leave, but paused once more.

The gentle sea breeze lifted wisps of hair from her temples, revealing her luminous white cheek and neck.

Above the vast expanse of blue waves,

Her bright eyes held the flawless light of Heaven, leaving anyone who looked at her lost to the world.

Though the young man had seen countless outstanding people across Heaven and Earth, his heart still gave several hard thumps.

"Thank you, Senior Youqing."

She returned his salute with cupped