The Dining Hall.
With a new class of disciples joining the sect, the Dining Hall had grown much livelier.
"Junior Brother!"
As Chen Yu was packing dry rations in the Dining Hall, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
He turned to look.
It was Senior Sister Lü.
"Senior Sister." Chen Yu smiled politely.
"Mm." Lü Yanyan looked down at the large bag of dry rations in Chen Yu's hand, surprise in her eyes. "Junior Brother, what's this for?"
"I'm planning to go into secluded cultivation for a while," Chen Yu answered honestly.
"Oh..."
Lü Yanyan hesitated.
She had spent very little time with Junior Brother Chen Yu lately. If this continued, their bond might fade.
So, after a moment's thought, Lü Yanyan suggested with a smile:
"Secluded cultivation is a good thing."
"But before you start, why not have one more proper meal, Junior Brother?"
Chen Yu paused at that.
He had intended to refuse,
but seeing the anticipation in Senior Sister Lü's eyes, he agreed.
"All right."
"Mm-hmm!"
They got their food and sat down.
As they ate,
they chatted casually.
Lü Yanyan brought up a topic. "The sect updated the Code of Conduct Manual yesterday. Did you know, Junior Brother?"
"Hm?" Chen Yu froze. "No, I didn't..."
The Code of Conduct Manual was updated?
"All right." Lü Yanyan explained, "Well, weren't some senior disciples disguising themselves as new disciples to bait people into violations a while ago? That's been getting worse lately. There have even been schemes and counter-schemes, turning the sect into a foul, smoky mess. So yesterday, the sect added a new rule banning all forms of entrapment."
"I see." Chen Yu nodded.
He hadn't expected his trick to get banned.
Still, it didn't matter.
He hadn't planned to rely on it to earn