"Hey, wait a moment."
Xuan Guang stopped him and casually took out a Wooden Box.
"You may have no trouble to bring me, but I have something I need you to do first."
A Talisman still sealed the Wooden Box, and Jiang Yang found it very familiar. Xuan Guang handed it to him and said:
"No need to trouble two people over one matter. Since you've happened to establish contact with that member of Dragonkind, find some time to exchange this thunder for pivot thunder for your senior sister. That'll spare me from having to trade on this old face of mine..."
Jiang Yang had never expected this errand to circle around and land in his lap. Still, he did not refuse. He had to visit the Heli Heavenly Abyss anyway, so he could simply ask Yuan Jun while he was there.
With that thought, he put away the Wooden Box and agreed:
"All right. I'll remember."
"Mm. Off you go."
Jiang Yang did not linger either. He turned and headed down the mountain.
By the time he reached the mountainside, his private courtyard was just ahead. Despite his long absence, everything around it remained as before. Only the Moon White Elm Tree swayed in the courtyard, as though welcoming him home.
Jiang Yang stepped inside, passed the screen, and entered the Quiet Chamber. He pulled over a Meditation Cushion and settled onto it. A neat row of jade bottles stood on the desk, all containing the monthly allotment of Elixirs issued by the peak.
Presumably, either Wei Rui or the Spirit Steward had brought them over. Even in his absence, his monthly stipend had never once been missed.
Jiang Yang gave them a casual glance and paid them no further attention. There was no helping it: he had seen