The old man had only taken two steps when he seemed to realize he had been discourteous. He hurried back, led Chen Shi'an into the Green Mountain Branch, and seated him at a stone table. "Sect Master Jing, please sit here for a moment."
After a wait of roughly half an incense stick, the old man returned and respectfully cupped his hands toward Chen Shi'an. "Sect Master Jing, the dean is teaching a class at the moment. Let me take you to the reception room first."
Chen Shi'an rose and nodded to the old man. "Thank you for the trouble."
Then, led by the old man, he walked slowly deeper into the Green Mountain Branch and finally entered the reception room.
"Sect Master Jing, I must ask you to wait a little longer. The dean should finish her class in about a quarter of an hour." The old man bowed.
Chen Shi'an smiled faintly. "That's quite all right."
The old man brewed tea for Chen Shi'an, then withdrew from the reception room.
Chen Shi'an wasted no time either. He sat cross-legged on the chair and began cultivating the Great Evolution Saintly Art.
About a quarter of an hour later, a beautiful middle-aged woman dressed in white, her hair tied up, walked slowly into the reception room.
At the same moment, Chen Shi'an opened his eyes and rose to his feet.
"You cultivate so diligently, never wasting a single moment. No wonder you have become a Level Two Alchemist and a Second-Rank Martial Artist at such a young age, Sect Master Jing."
The beautiful middle-aged woman stopped six paces before Chen Shi'an, a smile on her lips.
Chen Shi'an hurriedly cupped his hands. "Jing Yuan greets Dean Shen. You flatter me, Dean Shen."
The beautiful middle-aged woman was Shen Junru, dean