Wang Yuning smiled sweetly and said softly, "I've come on the Sect Master's orders to arrange lodgings for you, Patrol Instructor Xu. May I ask what requirements you have?"
Xu Qingtong pondered briefly, then said, "I may need to refine elixirs, magical artifacts, and the like in my daily life, so I need somewhere quiet with earthfire! Would you be able to arrange that, Fairy?"
Wang Yuning nodded and said, "We do have such places, but most are cave abodes, unlike Instructor Nangong's residence. Would that be acceptable?"
Hearing this, Xu Qingtong hurriedly cupped his fists. "Yes, certainly. Sorry for the trouble, Fairy!"
Wang Yuning gave a faint smile. "We're all family here. There's no need to stand on ceremony!"
Xu Qingtong froze. How had they become family already?
"Please follow me. I'll take you to have a look at your lodgings!" Wang Yuning smiled again at Xu Qingtong's dumbfounded expression.
"Big Brother, I'll go with the fairy to look at my lodgings. Once I've settled in, I'll invite you over!" Xu Qingtong said to Nangong Zhen, then followed Wang Yuning out of Nangong Zhen's residence.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, you've become a Patrol Instructor at the Academy at such a young age. You must have some exceptional abilities!" Wang Yuning walked gracefully ahead, turning back from time to time to exchange a few words with Xu Qingtong.
"You flatter me. I'm merely an ordinary man. The Sect Master and the three elders think too highly of me!"
"I hear you're proficient in pill refining and artifact refining, Patrol Instructor Xu. I'm fond of pill refining myself, so I'll surely need plenty of guidance from you in the future!" Wang Yuning said.
Xu Qingtong smiled awkwardly. "You're too modest, Fairy. I may well need to seek your advice!"
The two exchanged