Last time, Shi Feiyang had owed Lu Yu a favor. Now that she had come calling of her own accord, he understood her purpose and went out to welcome her.
When Lu Yu saw Shi Feiyang, her face lit up with a smile as soothing as a spring breeze. She looked like a kindly grandmother from next door.
In truth, however, the "Cosmos" in the title Six Oddities of the Cosmos spoke of their power. The four directions, above and below, comprised space; all time, past and present, comprised time. To rank at the level of the cosmos meant they stood at the very pinnacle of this time and space.
"Six" was their number, while the final word, "Oddities," pointed to their origins in the unorthodox path and their natures, poised between righteousness and wickedness.
The Two Elders of Great Wilderness, Old Man Cangxu, and the former Xin Ruyu were all towering figures of the unorthodox path. The other two were leaders of the Demon Cult. That alone offered a glimpse of how these six conducted themselves. In a real fight, their attacks were insidious and ruthless. Above all, they did as they pleased, repaying kindness and settling grudges to their hearts' content.
They would not spare so much as a glance for anyone beneath their notice. Even if an ordinary person came seeking them, kowtowing at every step from the foot of Great Wilderness Mountain to its summit, they could not be bothered to respond.
Yet now she treated Shi Feiyang with extraordinary warmth, even smiling and praising his disciples and followers, as well as Mo Zhui and his brothers.
It was not that she was especially given to flattery. Masters of their stature cared about their dignity. When they took the initiative to show goodwill, it meant they