Inside the Side Courtyard.
The surroundings here were beautiful too, filled with fragrant plants and flowers, little bridges, and flowing water.
They walked along one of its paths.
The two talked as they went.
"Gu Bei, I already call you by your name, so you can just call me Xiao Tianhao or Tianhao."
"All right," Gu Bei agreed.
Then he turned toward him and asked, "By the way, Tianhao, what did you come to see me for?"
"Didn't that servant tell you?" Xiao Tianhao asked, puzzled.
Gu Bei waved a hand and replied, "No. He only said a young master named Xiao Tianhao had come to see me, so I ran out to meet you."
"Uh, all right!"
"Well... how should I put this? I'm actually not here to see you. I came to see your sister." Looking at his earnest expression, Xiao Tianhao felt rather awkward.
"My... my sister?" Gu Bei froze, stopping in his tracks and turning to stare warily at Xiao Tianhao.
"How do you know I have a sister?" His tone remained unfriendly.
To be honest, he had only known Xiao Tianhao for a short time and could hardly trust him completely. Besides, this involved his most precious family member.
Ever since their parents had died in the great war against the Demon God Sect, his sister had raised him. He had long regarded her as the most important person in his life, more important than his own life itself.
Seeing how wary he was, Xiao Tianhao smiled, then casually took out the mission notice and handed it to him.
Gu Bei accepted it skeptically and took a look.
Then, as though something had occurred to him, he grew incredibly excited.
"T-Tianhao, are you really confident you can cure my sister?" His voice was clearly trembling