"Junior Brother, when can we go to the banquet?"
A dusty and weary man spoke in a low voice, constantly listening to the clamor drifting in from outside the palace. For a time, his heart itched unbearably, and urgency laced his words.
"Senior brother, we left without saying goodbye that year. The old man is still angry right now, so don't ask..."
A somewhat melancholy-faced man let out a deep sigh, not daring to move even an inch.
The figures standing here with cupped fists had not come to pay respects to anyone. They had all been sent here to shut themselves away and reflect on their mistakes, not even permitted to attend the banquet. Perhaps Jade Clarity Palace had been quiet for too many years or something, but its soundproofing was exceptionally poor!
Especially after hearing those familiar voices, they felt even worse. It was simply the greatest torment and suffering in this world.
Quite a few sighs drifted from within the palace in an instant. Just endure it...
At the very end of the banquet.
A Featherless Bird suddenly appeared. Its eyes gleamed as it looked at the cultivator before it, then dropped to its knees in worship. "May Senior's blessings be boundless, may you live forever and never die for all eternity!!"
"Fine work. A reward is due!"
"Screeeech~~~!!"
A high, ringing cry suddenly came from a great tree beyond the mountain. "Featherless Bird, come to This Seat. Do not cause trouble."
The Featherless Bird jolted and turned around. "Senior Qi Ming, I'm coming!"
Within the Jade Bamboo Mountain Range, the sight of a Featherless Bird running about everywhere began to appear once more. Now that Qi Ming had become its backer and treated the Featherless Bird as part of his own lineage, the Featherless Bird finally