Cui Hao also hurried over.
He saw Third Senior Sister squeezed in beside their master, looking at him with delighted eyes.
Their master held a brush, a sheet of white paper before him, seemingly writing something.
None of this was unusual, though. Everyone in the Sect knew that Third Senior Sister always stayed by their master's side.
But Cui Hao's gaze passed over his master and Third Senior Sister, landing on a man he had never met.
Though he had never seen him before, the man gave off a somewhat unfathomable air simply by standing there.
Yet... the man's attention was entirely absorbed in the paper his master had written on.
Chen Baiqing asked, "Master, did you come in person?"
Chu Xingchen set down his writing brush and smiled as he stroked Chen Baiqing's little head.
"I've had some free time lately. Once I received the news, of course I had to come."
Lin Luoyu stepped forward quickly, her tone slightly apologetic. "Sorry for the trouble of making the trip, Master."
Chu Xingchen turned toward Lin Luoyu and said casually, "Well, it can't be helped. Who told me to be your master?"
Warmth filled Lin Luoyu's heart at his words. Her master was always like this... whenever something happened, he would come to their side without hesitation.
Li Junzi sighed softly, a somewhat helpless smile appearing on her face.
"It's been a long time, Sect Leader Chu... I never expected such a small matter to draw even your attention."
Chu Xingchen chuckled. "It hardly counts as a small matter. I looked into it before coming, and it's caused quite a stir among Confucian Cultivators. You wouldn't mind me coming to watch the excitement, would you, Scholar Li?"
Li Junzi hastily replied, "Of course not. In fact, I couldn't ask for