With a rare chance to rest, Xue You naturally intended to relax properly. He lay comfortably on a lounge chair in the courtyard, with a pot of steaming tea brewing on the wooden table to his right.
Xue You sipped his tea from time to time, his eyes narrowed in utter contentment.
He glanced at the dazzling pillar of light shooting into the sky without the slightest surprise. His expression barely stirred; he even considered it perfectly normal.
As far as he was concerned, whatever earth-shattering feat the Court Master performed was only to be expected, and hardly worth getting surprised over. This, for instance...
That was it? Just that?
You expected this to surprise me, Xue You? Heh...
But a moment later, Xue You could no longer remain so composed, because a voice that gave him a terrible headache had already reached him.
"Old man Xue! Hurry up and help me!"
At that voice, Xue You's face fell. Then he put on a smile, sat up, and looked at the little girl who had already barged inside.
"My little grand-aunt, what is it this time?"
The visitor was none other than Zi Yan. Unlike her usual self, she was not dressed in white today, but wore a plain purple dress. A purple ribbon tied back her hair, which hung casually behind her and swayed with every skip of her steps.
Zi Yan pouted. "The Mission Hall won't exchange my stuff for points. Since you're the Elder, of course I came to you."
Xue You frowned. "They won't give you points? What mission did you take? The one for gathering medicinal herbs?"
"Yep. Here, these are the herbs."
Zi Yan nodded, then waved her little hand. Light flashed from the Storage Ring on her finger, and a heap of medicinal