After everyone took their seats, Xiao Ning'er seemed to remember something. She gently tugged Yun Tian's sleeve and said softly:
"Brother Yun Tian, Zi Yun is still cultivating in seclusion in the sect's Secret Realm, so she couldn't come today. Sister Ling Yun is also tied up with sect affairs and couldn't get away."
Yun Tian smiled faintly and nodded. "Yes, I know. They both told me through Communication Jade Talismans earlier."
As soon as he finished speaking, the young women around him naturally began chatting.
They discussed plenty of things, but no matter how the conversation wandered, it always revolved around one person-Yun Tian.
This was also Xiao Yu's first time meeting Xiao Ning'er. Finding the young woman from the Heavenly Sound Divine Sect cool and beautiful, she immediately leaned closer in curiosity. The two soon struck up an easy conversation, hitting it off at first sight.
Nie Li occasionally leaned over to Yun Tian to ask about difficulties in cultivation and test some of his theories about martial arts. Yun Tian patiently answered each question, pointing out the crux in just a few words and clearing away the fog in Nie Li's mind.
Meanwhile, Ye Xuan and Murong Yu had already noticed Yun Tian surrounded by everyone.
The moment Murong Yu saw Yun Tian, a nightmarish memory surged from the depths of his mind-being stripped in public and slapped repeatedly across the face. That crushing humiliation remained vividly etched in his memory. Those slaps had struck his face but hurt deep in his heart, casting the greatest shadow of his life.
Ye Xuan's gaze, meanwhile, remained glued to Xiao Ning'er. Seeing her chatting so happily with Yun Tian made his heart itch, and he promptly tugged Murong Yu beside him.
"Brother Murong, let's go join the fun."
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