Nine-Bend Peak.
Just as Chen Yu reached the foot of the peak, he spotted a familiar figure.
"Junior Brother!"
The trial had lasted seven days in total. Lü Yanyan had calculated the time and arrived early to wait for him. The moment his familiar figure appeared, she smiled and jogged over, her breasts bouncing.
"How did the trial go?"
"Did you run into any danger?"
She kept asking one concerned question after another.
Chen Yu smiled. "No danger. See? I'm perfectly fine."
Lü Yanyan looked him over carefully from head to toe, then said, "You've lost weight."
"Haha."
Chen Yu chuckled.
Lü Yanyan's eyes curved with her smile. "I've prepared some ingredients. Would you like to try my cooking, Junior Brother?"
"Sure." Chen Yu nodded. "But I need to see Elder Yun first."
Senior Sister Lü nodded. "Then I'll have dinner ready and wait for you."
"All right."
The two walked up Nine-Bend Peak shoulder to shoulder. Along the way, Senior Sister Lü chattered about all the insights she had gained from diligently studying Basics of the Poison Path over the past few days while Chen Yu was away, as well as little everyday matters. Chen Yu listened, occasionally smiling and nodding along.
Naturally, Chen Yu did not tell Senior Sister Lü what had happened during the trial.
The matter had far-reaching implications. Knowing would only burden her with needless worry and sorrow.
At a fork in the path, Lü Yanyan headed back to her residence, while Chen Yu continued upward toward Elder Yun's residence at the summit.
Just then, he encountered Shen Fei.
"Senior Master Brother."
Upon seeing Chen Yu, Shen Fei immediately put on a perfectly practiced smile and cupped his hands respectfully. "When you left to lead the trial, Senior Brother, I happened to be unwell and