Cui Hao sat opposite Chen Baiqing, helping himself to Third Senior Sister's candied fruit without ceremony. Every so often, he would add, "Would the very best Third Senior Sister brew her poor junior brother a cup of tea?"
After refusing several times, Chen Baiqing still could not withstand Cui Hao's intermittent muttering and finally brewed him a pot.
Having gotten his way, Cui Hao did indeed quiet down considerably.
Cui Hao drank his tea, feeling the faint breeze brush his face, and the emotions he had been harboring eased considerably.
Today seemed no different from before.
Chu Xingchen did not conceal his presence, but came out openly with Xie Lingyu. He would walk to the Deep Pool, feeding its fish while apologizing for having truly left these spirit fish hungry over the past days.
He would sample Chen Baiqing's tea and joke with Cui Hao.
Li Xingtian and Lin Luoyu arrived a little later as well.
Second Senior Brother was the same as before, mostly listening rather than speaking, only offering a few words when the conversation occasionally turned to him.
Lin Luoyu had not settled entirely into rest. She was still following Li Junzi's New Policies in the Southern Jambu Continent.
The Heavenly Derivation Sect still had cultivators protecting Li Junzi, ensuring that even if the New Policies failed, she could leave safely under their protection.
Lin Luoyu could no longer offer much help with their current implementation. Moreover, she was now a cultivator. Even though she possessed righteousness qi, if she personally joined this mortal reform, those with ulterior motives could easily attack it as yet another harvest by Celestial Persons.
The costs and returns were clearly disproportionate, and Lin Luoyu understood what mattered most and what could wait.
The path to becoming a Second Sage would not