Chu Mo's gaze was sharp, and he soon found his target in the dense crowd.
Ji Qing was smiling and waving to him, his cultivation already at ninth-level Qi refining. Three other cultivators stood beside him, and the sight of one of them came as quite a surprise to Chu Mo.
He steered his Spirit Cloud closer, lowered it, and landed beside Ji Qing, greeting him with a smile. "Senior Brother Ji." Then he gave the person beside him an odd look.
Ji Qing caught his arm and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Chu, you're just in time! Come, let me introduce you to a new friend. This is..."
"Senior Brother Luo, how have you been?" Before Ji Qing could finish, Chu Mo spoke first.
[Level 9 · Grunt of the Duo'e Sect (green name)]
This was none other than the "sincere merchant" from the gathering at North Cliff Market-Luo Shan.
Luo Shan smiled and cupped his hands. "Junior Brother Chu, it's been a while. You look even better than before! I never thought I'd meet you here. It seems fate has tied us quite closely together."
Chu Mo returned the salute, somewhat surprised.
Senior Brother Luo Shan really did have extensive connections. He had even managed to get acquainted with Ji Qing and become someone Ji Qing called a "friend."
Ji Qing might have approached Chu Mo of his own accord back then, but that had actually been because of High Person Yuanbai's reputation. He would not have spared an ordinary disciple so much as a glance.
Seeing this, Ji Qing laughed heartily. "So you two already know each other! All the better. That saves me the trouble of introductions."
He turned slightly and casually gestured toward the other two cultivators, who had been standing quietly