The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

The sound of the door opening attracted the attention of the two parties who had met unexpectedly.

When Yun Yici saw the boy who had just beaten up by Ji Heng, her first reaction was that this guy was such a sore loser that he even had Ji Heng bring him to complain.

No wonder she thought that way, because—the vermilion gate behind Ji Heng and the other two was wide open, and Xuan Zhu, Wen Fuyue, and others were accompanying several cultivators of different styles as they slowly walked out from behind the gate.

Wen Fuyue and Chu Chen, who were at the front, were all taken aback when they saw Ji Heng outside the door.

Chu Chen asked, "I wonder what brings Young City Lord Ji here tonight?"

Wen Fuyue's gaze fell on the ten figures that were gradually approaching from not far away.

Seeing that all her disciples returned safely in the afternoon, Wen Fuyue was relieved.

In the afternoon, they had already communicated with the other sects, and Xuanzhu had also retrieved the keys from these sects. Now was the time to see them off.

If Yun Yici and the others didn't return by then, he and Chu Chen would have to go out and look for them.

When Ji Heng heard Chu Chen ask the question, he replied, "I was just passing by while escorting a disciple of the Wuji Dao Sect back to his residence."

A stunningly beautiful female cultivator strode out from behind Wen Fuyue: "My sect's disciple? Why would my sect's disciple be outside?"

Her sharp gaze startled the boy beside Ji Heng, who quickly turned his head away.

After a short while, he seemed to realize that his ostrich-like behavior was too embarrassing, and turned his head to the side and called out in a wronged tone, "Elder Li."

The female cultivator looked at the boy's face clearly and asked, "What happened to your face?"

The boy glanced at the many unfamiliar high-level cultivators surrounding his elders and immediately wilted.

If he complains now, other sects will know that he overestimated himself and got beaten up by the Nanhua Sect.

He stammered and couldn't speak, but Mu Yunjian, who was mixed in with the crowd, sneered: "It's quite a coincidence. Today, when my junior sister and I were strolling around, we ran into a shameless scoundrel."

"He first drew his sword to provoke and maliciously injure people, but unexpectedly, his skills were not up to par and he was taught a lesson by us. I think this fellow Daoist is somewhat similar to that madman from earlier today. I wonder if you know him?"

The boy blushed upon hearing this and no longer cared about maintaining his dignity.

He retorted, "You're four against one, that's not sportsmanship!"

"Give me a break! Didn't you see that the four of us were together before you attacked? You've already drawn your sword, were you expecting us to just stand there and let you stab us?"

Now that things have come to this, is there anything that those present don't understand?

Li Wanying glanced at her own disciple who was still making a fool of himself, and said to Ji Heng, "I would like to trouble Young City Lord Ji to take the trouble to send my disciple back."

Then she said to the young man, "Li Tanqian, apologize to the fellow Daoists of the Nanhua Sect you offended today."

Yun Yici then learned that the handsome young man they had beaten up during the day was named Li Tanqian.

Although Li Tanqian was extremely unwilling, he was pressured by his elders and walked out from behind Ji Heng with his head down, apologizing to Yun Yici and the others in turn.

At the same time, Li Wanying's gaze swept over the ten disciples of the Nanhua Sect one by one, finally landing on Yun Yici, who was carrying Huaichuan on her back.

She said to Chu Chen, "Your group of Nanhua Sect disciples is quite good. There is even the Sword Master Huaichuan among them. I'm afraid this year's champion will really be someone else."

Everyone present was shrewd and naturally understood the implied meaning behind her deliberately mentioning "Master Huaichuan Sword".

Chu Chen feigned concern, saying, "Our sect is far less strict in its rules than yours. As the saying goes, a strict teacher produces outstanding students. We are still far behind you."

After a few rounds of verbal sparring, Li Tanqian, sporting panda eyes, finally finished apologizing in frustration.

With the elders of both sides as witnesses, the matter was resolved as if it were just a squabble between younger generations.

Li Wanying left with Li Tanqian, and Ji Heng also took her leave after the matter was resolved.

The remaining ten people, including Yun Yici, were led by Chu Chen to pay their respects to the elders of the remaining three sects.

The two elders from Xuan Yin Sect and Shui Yue Sect nodded and then bid farewell to Wen Fuyue and the others before leaving.

When it was finally his turn, the blue-robed male cultivator from the Bagua Sect smiled and gestured to Wen Fuyue as if to raise a cup to drink, saying, "The sharp-tongued person I just saw seems like the disciple I divined for you."

"Want to have a get-together with your apprentices tonight? The kind where we drink until we drop."

Before Wen Fuyue could respond, Chu Chen, standing beside her, said with a dark face, "With a junior like you here, do not lose your composure."

When Wen Fuyue was young, she was wild and unrestrained, and she and the fortune teller in front of her were kindred spirits.

Fortunately, things gradually became more stable after Wen Fuyue took on a disciple. If this drinking session really goes ahead, the two of them will probably drink until the Rakshasa Illusionary Sea opens.

As Wen Fuyue invited her disciples in, she said with a smile, "A get-together is fine, but drinking is out of the question. If you want me to bring my disciples, you should bring yours too."

Thinking of his troublesome disciple who couldn't understand anything, the male cultivator sighed, "Very well, if we encounter him in the secret realm, please forgive my disciple this time."

The blue-robed male cultivator went back to retrieve his disciple for the banquet, and Xuanzhu, knowing better, returned to his residence with Qing.

Xie Qianjue and the others, unaware of what Yun Yici and the other three had encountered during the day, chattered incessantly.

Fortunately, Yan Jing managed to subdue the disciples who were eager to know what had happened by using his intimidating presence.

After Yun Yici finished recounting the whole story, Wen Fuyue said, "It's nothing, you don't need to worry. People from the Wuji Dao Sect are proud by nature and disdain playing petty tricks. What's past is past."

As for Li Wanying's demand for Li Tanqian to apologize, it's quite understandable. Li Tanqian drew his sword, but the people of their Nanhua Sect did not.

This was considered a minor punishment to serve as a warning, which is why Li Wanying ordered Li Tanqian to apologize and remember this lesson.

After all, minor squabbles with one's peers only result in a beating, but offending a high-level cultivator like this could cost him his life.

Yan Jing added, "As for Yun Yici, you need to be careful. The people from the Wuji Dao Sect recognized your sword, and I'm afraid they will target you in the secret realm."

This wasn't a personal grudge, but rather a competitive desire to eliminate those who disagreed with them, which destined them to be on opposite sides in the secret realm.

Yun Yici said, "I understand, I will keep that in mind."

After explaining the unexpected situation that day, everyone returned to their rooms. Wen Fuyue then took her four disciples to the flower hall where they had discussed matters that afternoon.

As soon as he sat down, Rong Xuan asked, "Was the person who invited you to drink earlier Senior Feng?"

Wen Fuyue nodded and said, "Yes, I got along very well with him when I was young. After I succeeded as the peak master of Hongchen Peak, as a congratulatory gift, he told my fortune and found out that I was destined to have three disciples."

"They even know exactly when and where I should meet you."

Wen Fuyue was initially skeptical, as he was a wanderer at the time and had no intention of taking on any disciples.

However, out of consideration for his longtime friend, he went to the place designated by Feng Nian when his first apprentice appeared, and there he met Rong Xuan.

Because of Rong Xuan's background, he became deeply convinced of Feng Nian's prophecy and later took Mu Yunjian and Ning Tinglan into his fold.