The husband and wife were discussing the Seven-Star Bracelet when Zhuang Shengren appeared before them.
"Peak Master, the banquet is already... Huh? Where's the thatched cottage?" Zhuang Shengren suddenly noticed that the spacious thatched cottage had vanished and exclaimed in surprise.
"Senior Brother Zhuang, I put away my maternal uncle's tomb. I'm deeply grateful to you for looking after it all these years!" Xu Qingtong said.
"Peak Master, you're treating me like an outsider! Though your esteemed uncle was a mortal, he was still an elder of our Cloudsky Peak. Jia Yue and I often came to pay our respects!" Zhuang Shengren said.
As they spoke, Ding Jiayue hurried over. She, too, was startled to see that the thatched cottage had disappeared.
Only after hearing Du Siwen's explanation did she nod. Then she said, "Senior Brother Xu, the Sect Leader heard you were back and came all the way from Gloomwind Valley. He's waiting in the Council Hall now!"
"Then let's go to the Council Hall. The Sect Leader has already done me a great honor by coming in person. How could I keep him waiting any longer?" Xu Qingtong said.
They employed their movement techniques and arrived at the Council Hall a short while later.
"Greetings, Sect Leader! I should have gone to see you in the valley. How could I trouble you to come here in person?"
"It makes no difference! When I received Peak Master Zhuang's message that you were back, I was eager to see you!" Fang Tianqi said. "Then Jia Yue told me that you and Siwen had become Dao Companions. That was all the more cause for celebration, so I hurried over to beg a cup of wedding wine!"
"Greetings, Sect Leader!"
"No need for formalities! You... Huh! You've both achieved Core Formation?" Only