Days at the Joyous Union Sect flew by, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Over that half month, everyone had their own way of living.
Red Bean's status as everyone's darling had reached new heights. Now, the first thing it did every morning was fly over to the mirror and fuss with its feathers with its little claws, waiting for a senior sister to come style it.
One day, the senior sisters put a dainty pearl necklace on it; the next, the junior sisters tied a silk scarf embroidered with auspicious clouds around its neck.
Red Bean strutted through the sect in its finery, drawing countless cries of "So cute!" and "I want to cuddle it!" from the female disciples.
It was very pleased with this and had even started getting picky. Yesterday's violet had been crooked, and today's jade hairpin didn't match its feathers well enough...
Black Mountain and Red Wind had an even more comfortable time. The two Demon Kings had fallen completely in love with the Joyous Union Sect's Dining Hall.
Black Mountain had even befriended the head cook, calling him "buddy" at every turn and occasionally slipping into the kitchen to "steal a few tricks." He hadn't forgotten his vow to learn some cooking skills and show those bumpkins back on the Mountain of Ten Thousand Silences a thing or two.
Li Tiezhu had also fully settled into "college life," attending lessons at the Instruction Hall on time every day, completing sect missions with his senior brothers and sisters, and occasionally scoring a good meal at the Dining Hall.
His status as Elder Si Chen's disciple always earned him an extra half scoop of meat from the lady serving the food.
He was quite satisfied with this life.
Except for...