Once everything was ready, Lu Shang landed and looked toward a figure not far away.
It was Wen Siyue.
Lu Shang approached at a leisurely pace.
He walked up behind Wen Siyue.
At that moment, Wen Siyue was crouching at the top of the stairs, worry written all over her face as she traced something on the ground with a twig.
Lu Shang interrupted her. "Si Yue, what are you doing here? Zi Ling is in seclusion, trying to break through. You shouldn't be hanging around here!"
Startled by Lu Shang's sudden voice, Wen Siyue sprang to her feet.
Seeing her reaction, Lu Shang couldn't help chuckling.
After a moment, Wen Siyue recovered.
"Oh, it's you, Senior Lu!"
"So, Si Yue, what are you doing here?" Lu Shang asked again.
"N-nothing..."
"It's just that the Young Master and you both have such high cultivation, while I'm still at early Foundation Establishment..."
As she spoke, Wen Siyue lowered her head toward the ground and fell silent.
"Senior Lu, could you help me the way you help Young Master Zi Ling? I'll follow you as your servant for the rest of my life."
Lu Shang chuckled. Si Yue really wants to have her cake and eat it too. To think she might actually stumble into the best of both worlds, he thought.
"I set up this formation for Zi Ling because she was about to break through. The materials it requires are truly precious, and I don't have many myself," Lu Shang explained.
Si Yue's face fell at that.
"But while Zi Ling is forming her core, I'll have plenty of time to guide your cultivation," Lu Shang continued.
Wen Siyue's eyes suddenly lit up again, and she rose onto her tiptoes to look at Lu Shang.
"Really?"
"Yes, really. I'll be