Southern Jambu Continent, the Sect.
Chu Xingchen landed and looked toward the Main Hall.
Although he knew his eldest disciple had a sense of proportion, taking a careful look and ensuring nothing went wrong was still his responsibility as Sect Leader.
Mm, good. Just as they were when I left.
His divine sense swept over the Sect. Not a single disciple was missing, and they were all full of life.
Chen Baiqing had been sitting on a stone chair, watching the fish swim in circles. Hearing movement behind her, she quickly turned to look.
It was her master!
She hastily stood up in delight and ran over to Chu Xingchen.
"Master, you're back!"
Chu Xingchen reached out and rubbed Chen Baiqing's little head. "Mm. Has Baiqing been good?"
"Mm-hmm! Baiqing listened to Senior Sister."
"Did your senior sister do anything strange while I was away?"
Chen Baiqing thought for a moment, then answered honestly.
"No, nothing like that. Senior Sister was just a little too vigilant, afraid something would happen to us."
Chu Xingchen nodded lightly, then took the candied fruit and other snacks he had bought in Sunset Valley out of his Spatial Ring and handed them all to Chen Baiqing.
"Master brought all these back from Central Province for you."
Chen Baiqing held the things up with spiritual power, glanced behind her master, then asked cautiously,
"Master... where's Second Senior Brother?"
Chu Xingchen shook his head disdainfully. "Your second senior brother is fine. That idiot didn't look carefully when he meant to use another talisman."
"He used the talisman Master gave him, making Master worry for nothing and make a wasted trip."
"He's still taking care of things in Central Province. Once I saw he was fine, I came back. After all, I still had to come back