"I happened to be in Immortal-Seeking City, Northern Zhou, on some business, and heard of the White-Robed Phoenix King, Wang Ningyu," Wang Shouye said with a smile. "What luck—I got to watch quite a show. Your entrance was very well designed. Exquisite Ice Phoenix's Thousand-Fold Feathers, like an exiled immortal descending from the sky. If I were a girl, I would probably have been charmed by you too."
"You flatter me, you flatter me. You're making fun of me, Seventh Great-Granduncle." Wang Ningyu was so embarrassed he wished he could crawl into a crack in the ground. "Wasn't it only because I had to complete Ancestor Shouzhe's task? I had no choice."
"Very good. Young people should have some vigor and vitality." Wang Shouye praised them generously, then suddenly asked, "By the way, I heard neither of you has graduated from the advanced Clan School yet?"
Wang Anyuan and Wang Ningyu immediately looked awkward.
Seventh Great-Granduncle, could you please stop poking at sore spots?
They had finally gotten the chance to travel abroad, see the sights, make a name for themselves, and court some girls. They were having a wonderful time, yet he had dumped a basin of cold water right over their heads.
"You two need to work harder and set a good example for your future children. Otherwise, it would look rather bad if you ended up attending the advanced Clan School alongside your own children." Wang Shouye put on the full airs of an elder as he spoke earnestly. "Back when I attended Clan School, I worked incredibly hard. Yet you two are over a hundred years old and still haven't graduated. Sigh..."
"Yes, yes, Seventh Great-Granduncle is right. Once we return, we will definitely work hard." Anyuan and Ningyu looked as awkward as could be, while