Starshine City, the rear hall of the City Lord's Manor.
The doors were shut tight, and all the servants had been dismissed.
Only three people sat in the hall.
Gu Chenfeng and Si Mingwei occupied the guest seats on either side.
Seated in the center was a middle-aged man in a moon-white brocade robe, his figure straight as a pine, his face square and gentle, with a short beard on his chin.
He looked no more than thirty-five or thirty-six, with a warm, refined bearing.
He had none of the sharp, oppressive presence of a late-stage Source Emperor Realm expert or a city lord, instead resembling a scholar steeped in books for years.
This was Fan Yue, the lord of Starshine City.
At that moment, Fan Yue looked at Si Mingwei with a smile.
"Junior Sister, when your message told me you were coming, I specially prepared some Snow-Capped Cold Jade. This spirit tea is your favorite."
Si Mingwei had already lifted her teacup and savored several sips.
"This spirit tea smells wonderful. Eldest Senior Brother really does treat me best. Do you have any more in stock? When I head back to the sect, I must take plenty with me."
"Hahaha... I already prepared it for you. As much as you want!"
"Eldest Senior Brother is the best!"
Si Mingwei was as relaxed in the City Lord's Manor as in her own home, and she stood on no ceremony with this eldest senior brother.
On their way here, Si Mingwei had told Gu Chenfeng about him.
Because their master, Mu Chen, spent years in secluded cultivation, he paid little attention to his disciples' cultivation, only bestowing some treasures when they reached certain stages.
After their master accepted her as a disciple, it was actually their eldest senior brother who