"Didn't you tell me not to talk so much?"
"I told you to talk less, not to play mute."
"You... you really have a way with words." Ma Xiaotao gritted her teeth, but dared not speak loudly for fear of angering Gu Yunxiao.
"Get on with the introduction, and take me to my cultivation pavilion while you're at it," Gu Yunxiao said.
"Follow me."
Ma Xiaotao swept past Gu Yunxiao in a few strides and led the way.
Along the way, Ma Xiaotao introduced everything about Sea God Island to Gu Yunxiao, as well as the privileges Inner Court disciples enjoyed there.
Of course, Gu Yunxiao would have somewhat greater privileges, given his special status.
Every so often, a few Inner Court disciples passed by. Seeing Gu Yunxiao walking with Ma Xiaotao, their faces filled with surprise.
Then they all seemed to remember something.
"That must be Gu Yunxiao, right?"
"I didn't expect him to enter the Inner Court so soon. And he's so handsome!"
"Hehe, this junior is good-looking. I like him."
"I wonder which pavilion he lives in. His senior sister here could drop by tonight to offer him some warmth."
"..."
Quite a few Inner Court disciples guessed Gu Yunxiao's identity and were intensely curious.
Especially those female disciples who had been single for ages. At the sight of such a handsome junior, they became ravenous wolves and tigers, utterly smitten.
Seeing the reactions of those younger and older female disciples, Ma Xiaotao immediately slowed down and deliberately walked beside Gu Yunxiao, seemingly staking her claim.
The sight left those women slightly surprised, their smiles turning knowing.
Gu Yunxiao paid no attention to the gazes around him, instead carefully sensing the energy on Sea God Island.
*It's quite comfortable, warm as it washes over me. Cultivating here