Zhu Wuneng had addressed a youth with a cold, aloof air.
The youth was around sixteen or seventeen, with a somewhat slender frame and handsome features shadowed by a lingering gloom. Faint fluctuations of dark-attribute soul power hovered around him. Quiet and reserved, he bore some resemblance to the sinister Dugu Fu from before his martial soul had advanced.
The youth—Zuo Fengwen—looked up at the boisterous Zhu Wuneng. His thin lips parted, his voice cool and calm. "My father is here. Is there a problem with me coming, Eight Precepts?"
He was Zuo Jinhua's son and one of the Earthly Sha Stars-the Earth Dark Star, ranked among the foremost.
Beside Zuo Fengwen stood two pretty young women, Jian Xinyue's close friends, Xia Yiping and Yang Chunyuan.
They surveyed the magnificent Duke's Mansion and the people in its grounds, their faces alight with the excitement of newcomers.
This was precisely what Chen Xiaojun had previously promised the Earth Listening Three Friends: to transfer them to Heaven Dou City.
Several other youths were also present: the other three members of the Five-Person Group, Chen Haonan, Gao Duan, and You Li, along with Gao Ying, who had accompanied them.
Another was a rather steady-looking youth named Su Ninglan. He stood to one side, quietly observing his surroundings.
"Young Master!" Xia Yiping and Yang Chunyuan's eyes lit up when they spotted Chen Xiaojun, and they immediately waved in greeting.
Chen Xiaojun smiled and nodded to them. "Yiping, Chunyuan, thank you for making the journey. Xinyue is in the Backyard. I'll have someone take you over in a little while. She'll be delighted to see you."
He then waved his fan in greeting to the other two. "Feng Wen, Ninglan."
Zuo Fengwen gave Chen Xiaojun a slight nod in response, maintaining the same distant air