Inside the small courtyard.
As Lin Luoyu poured Li Junzi a cup of tea, she carefully watched every change in Li Junzi's expression.
Yet the greatest change was not merely in Li Junzi's face, but in what seemed to be an entirely different mindset.
The new policies Li Junzi had painstakingly prepared to implement had clearly been suppressed by various powers, and she herself had even been completely sidelined in this remote little courtyard.
Yet not a trace of worry or sorrow showed on her face.
Li Junzi wore a gentle smile, holding the hot tea in her hands.
"Have you all been well?"
Cui Hao answered with a grin, "Everything's been good. Senior Sister has already become a Nascent Soul patriarch."
Li Junzi made no attempt to hide the delight in her eyes as she said happily:
"Oh? I never imagined Luo Yu's talent for immortal cultivation would surpass even her talent for Confucian cultivation. Good thing I didn't stop you back then."
Lin Luoyu glanced at Cui Hao, then followed his lead and joked:
"I'm a genius too, you know. If immortal cultivation could make me a patriarch, I would definitely have become a Second Sage if I'd pursued Confucian cultivation."
Li Junzi nodded in agreement.
"Of course. Luo Yu is a great genius."
Cui Hao gently rubbed the hot teacup in his hands and raised an eyebrow at his senior sister.
Lin Luoyu saw it and naturally understood. Cui Hao was asking whether he should bring up what came next, or leave it to her.
Li Junzi wished to walk the Path of Pioneering. Although Chu Xingchen had not offered her direct assistance, he had spent time and effort keeping an eye on her, occasionally blocking some of the pressure from the cultivation world.
Between her cultivation