"Haha, greetings, fellow Daoists! Are you Liu Zhengran, Suoluo, Fairy Green Lotus, and Granny Fudi?" A burly man in black appeared before them and spoke with a broad smile. Although more than twenty years had passed since they last met, Li Xiaoya recognized Jiang Lingzi at once.
"Ah! You must be Fellow Daoist Jiang Lingzi of the Heavenly Dao Sect?" Liu Zhengran exclaimed at the sight of him, then hurried to introduce the others. "I am indeed Liu Zhengran of the Qi-Controlling Sect. This is Suoluo of the Stone Refining Sect, Fairy Green Lotus of the Green Lotus Sect, and Granny Fudi of the Earth Gate Sect."
"So it really is you! I take it you came because of the Lin Family affair?" Jiang Lingzi went straight to the point, seemingly casting a casual glance at Li Xiaoya.
"Yes."
"Haha, this is no place to talk. Let us go inside." Jiang Lingzi laughed and gestured for them to enter.
"Certainly, certainly." Liu Zhengran glanced at the others and readily agreed.
Although both sides appeared cordial and forthright, Li Xiaoya found the sight rather awkward. When he first met Jiang Lingzi, the man had been vicious indeed. According to Lin Xuandao, he practiced a wood-element cultivation method, and the divine abilities he cultivated carried deadly poison. Now, looking at Liu Zhengran and the other three, Li Xiaoya noticed a trace of wariness flashing through their eyes beneath their polite expressions, as though they feared offending Jiang Lingzi. Clearly, his fearsome reputation was no small thing. This was a smiling tiger.
They followed Jiang Lingzi into the Lin Family compound. The grounds had already been cleaned up, and the Heavenly Dao Sect disciples seemed to be finishing the remaining work. Jiang Lingzi invited them into the main hall. At the entrance, Liu