Zhao Baicheng shook his head slightly at Ren Ye's question. "I don't know. Rebirth Forest is where your first master cultivates. In all of Vermilion Bird City, no one except him is allowed inside, nor can anyone else get in."
"Even you haven't been there?" Ren Ye was very surprised. In his impression, these two old men were certainly the closest of friends, with nothing they couldn't discuss. He had even once hesitated over whether to call Zhao Baicheng his second master or his master's wife.
"The closer the friend, the more you must respect his privacy. Even if you're curious, you must restrain yourself," Zhao Baicheng replied calmly.
"I understand." Hearing the old man put it that way, Ren Ye could only cup his fists and smile awkwardly.
A short while later, all of Vermilion Bird City fell quiet again. The violent tremors and sounds of impacts against the barrier all disappeared.
Whoosh!
A wash of clear light rippled out, and Lin Xiang appeared.
After entering the pavilion, his expression settled back into calm. He slowly turned toward Ren Ye and praised him. "Your overall performance on this journey through the Sin Star Gate was worthy of that wisp of intent your second master gave you. In particular, your handling of the final battle... was very good."
"It was all thanks to my two masters' teaching." Recalling how Apu had looked at the beginning, Ren Ye put on a very endearing smile.
"You may make three reasonable requests." Lin Xiang was always very concise.
"No, no, no." Ren Ye immediately bowed. "It was only a Second-Tier Star Gate; only three or four missions of S-Rank or above; only a few hundred competitors; only a little one-against-six-factions situation... How could I become conceited over such accomplishments and make requests of