Chu Xingchen stepped inside naturally. Xie Lingyu was not in the room at the moment, and he had no idea what she had gone off to do. He casually picked up a spirit fruit from nearby that looked expensive at a glance.
This spirit fruit was unique to the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect and tasted quite good. Chu Xingchen had brought plenty back with him during the competition all those years ago.
Presumably, Xu Jin had brought these.
Having eaten someone else's food, he could hardly speak harshly. Chu Xingchen changed his tune and teased, "As a distinguished core disciple of the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect, of course you can go wherever you please. I'm just curious where you heard that we were here."
A faint smile appeared on Xu Jin's face. "I asked Yan Yun, naturally."
"Try it. This stuff isn't easy to get." Chu Xingchen tossed the spirit fruit in his hand to Zhang Miaoyu, who looked even more ill at ease, then turned to Xu Jin. "You came looking for me specifically. I doubt it's anything good?"
Xu Jin did not even lift his eyes as he countered calmly, "As if anything good ever comes of you looking for me. Last time, you even said you'd treat me to a drink, then never came looking for me again."
Chu Xingchen chuckled. "Then arriving at the right time beats arriving at a good time. With Brother Yuyang as my witness, I'll treat you to a drink."
"Even if we're drinking, it won't be now." Yuyang Daozi interjected, picking up an urgently delivered jade slip beside him and pushing it toward Chu Xingchen with spiritual power. "First, take a look at your disciple's exploits."
Chu Xingchen reached out to take the jade slip and extended a trace of divine