"We just finished eating, so we were getting a little exercise!"
Jiang Xiaobai explained with a sheepish laugh, then glanced at the Elder Princess.
The Elder Princess shot him a glare.
Still, with so many people watching, she could hardly lose her temper. She could only stand off to the side.
"Uncle, what brings you here?"
Jiang Xiaobai turned to Zhongli Chen and asked.
"Oh, I was going to take you to meet our Sect Master!"
Zhongli Chen looked at Jiang Xiaobai. "I was worried you hadn't finished eating yet. Since you have, let's head over!"
"All right!"
Jiang Xiaobai smiled and nodded.
Without giving it further thought, Zhongli Chen turned and walked out of the courtyard.
Jiang Xiaobai took the lead in following him.
"By the way, Uncle!"
On the way, something occurred to Jiang Xiaobai, and he looked at Zhongli Chen. "Where are the Household Guards I brought?"
"Oh, that General Zhang of yours took them to set up camp on the mountain's rear slopes!"
Zhongli Chen smiled. "That area borders the Hidden Edge Sect, and there's plenty of open ground. It's an excellent spot!"
"I sent someone last night to persuade them to stay inside the sect, but General Zhang refused no matter what!"
"I see!"
Jiang Xiaobai smiled at that.
Indeed, Zhang Xinnian might usually seem like a rough fellow, and sometimes a bit of a lunkhead, but he thought matters like this through quite carefully.
"Uncle, after we've met the Sect Master..."
Jiang Xiaobai continued, "Let's go to the rear slopes and check on them!"
"Certainly!"
Zhongli Chen agreed with a smile.
As their party ventured farther in, Jiang Xiaobai asked curiously, "By the way, Uncle, how old is your Sect Master this year?"
"Oh, ninety-seven!"
Zhongli Chen answered casually.
"That old?"
Jiang Xiaobai looked