Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

Drunken Immortal Pavilion, second-floor private room.

Xue Niang rested one hand on the table, rubbed her aching temples, and looked at the woman sitting opposite her with a helpless expression.

“Yu Rou, you’ve sneaked out again behind the sect leader’s back. The sect leader will punish you if he finds out.”

The woman sitting opposite Xue Niang smiled, slowly raised her hand, and gently and elegantly poured a cup of tea for Xue Niang.

"Sister Xue, don't worry, I didn't sneak out this time. Master knows I came here to help you."

Xue Niang took the tea from Lin Yurou, took a small sip, and still disagreed, "This situation is different from usual; it's extremely dangerous..."

"Sister Xue." Lin Yuru interrupted Xue Niang, stood up and sat down next to Xue Niang, hugged Xue Niang's arm and whispered coquettishly.

"Sister Xue~ I'm already in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, shouldn't I get some experience? Staying in the sect all the time isn't good for my cultivation. Besides, Master has already agreed. And, how can there be no danger in training?"

As Lin Yuru spoke, she gently shook Xue Niang's arm.

She knew that Xue Niang was particularly soft-hearted towards her, and that if she just acted cute, Xue Niang would definitely agree to let her stay!

"Yu Rou..." Xue Niang sighed softly.

This time it wasn't that Xue Niang didn't indulge her, but rather that, based on her current investigation, it was indeed very dangerous for Lin Yuru to stay in Huacheng.

She hadn't even had a chance to tell the sect leader about this when Lin Yuru arrived. Even she wasn't sure if she could protect Lin Yuru.

Xue Niang didn't dare to tell Lin Yu Rou the truth directly. Although Yu Rou had always been pampered, if she knew the truth, she would definitely stay because she was worried about her, and she wouldn't be able to get rid of her.

"Alright, alright. Let's eat first. The chef at Zuixianlou has just developed a few new dishes; you should try them too."

Xue Niang didn't agree and directly changed the subject.

After finishing her meal, Xue Niang planned to send a spiritual message to the sect leader, asking him to make up a reason to urgently recall Yu Rou.

"Sister Xue is the best!" Lin Yuru said happily. Since Xue Niang didn't refuse, it meant she agreed to let her stay!

Xue Niang raised her hand and tucked a strand of Lin Yurou's hair that had fallen across her face behind her ear, her eyes full of doting affection.

The maid standing at the door heard the two finish their conversation and instruct the waiter to prepare lunch before knocking on the door and coming in.

"What is it?" Xue Niang poured herself another cup of tea and asked calmly.

"Someone just came to say that a guest wants to see you..."

"Tell him I'm busy and I won't see him!" Xue Niang replied directly. There were plenty of people who wanted to see her every day, and she couldn't even see them all?

"Didn't I tell you that I won't see anyone who wants to see me?"

"But that person said he was the customer who received the Drunken Immortal Wine five years ago. Do you still want to see him?"

The maid knew, of course, that Xue Niang didn't like seeing those people, but since this person was the owner of the Drunken Immortal Brew, it meant that Xue Niang didn't dislike him.

Moreover, judging from the waiter's words, this man seemed to know that Xue Niang would definitely want to see him. Therefore, the maid decided to report the truth.

"Then I won't see her either." Xue Niang suddenly stopped drinking tea and looked up at the maid.

"Wait, you mean, from a few years ago?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it was five years ago..."

"Clatter—" The cup slipped from Xue Niang's hand and fell onto the table.

Five years ago?! That was...

Xue Niang suddenly stood up and straightened her clothes. "Quick! Quickly, invite that guest up!"

"Yes." The maid was somewhat surprised. She had never seen Xue Niang so nervous before. Who exactly was that person?

But adhering to the principle that silence is golden, the maid obediently withdrew and went downstairs to find the guest.

"Who is it? Sister Xue, why are you so excited?" Lin Yuru was also very puzzled. Who could make Xue Niang, an elder of the Lingxi Sect, so nervous?

"Immortal Venerable Hanluo." Xue Niang uttered four words, which made Lin Yurou's body stiffen.

She had naturally heard of the renowned Immortal Venerable Hanluo, but why was the Immortal Venerable looking for Sister Xue?

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Zuixianlou serves food very quickly; in less than fifteen minutes, all the dishes were on the table.

Just as Jing Shu and Jing You were about to begin their meal, a maid approached Jing Shu and respectfully said...

"Guest, my landlady is waiting for you in a private room on the second floor."

Jing Shu nodded, stood up and said to Jing You, "You eat first, I have some things to take care of."

Looking at the table full of delicious-looking food, Jingyou waved to Jingshu to indicate that he understood, and then started eating.

Wow! Delicious!

Jingyou looked at the wine jar next to him with a happy expression. The food was so delicious, the wine must be good too!

On the other side, the maid led Jing Shu to the door of the private room and then quietly withdrew.

"Immortal Venerable Hanluo, you..."

When Xue Niang saw the person who pushed open the door and entered, she swallowed the rest of her sentence.

"It's you?"

Xue Niang naturally recognized Jing Shu; he was the one who stood with Immortal Venerable Han Luo back then. She had even mistakenly thought the two were a couple!

However, once Immortal Venerable Hanluo revealed his true form, she no longer had such thoughts. After all, that was Immortal Venerable Hanluo!

Xue Niang was slightly disappointed. If Immortal Venerable Han Luo were here, the trouble here would be easily resolved.

"It seems I have disappointed you, senior?" Jing Shu said calmly, without much apology in his tone.

He deliberately had the waiter relay the message in an ambiguous way, so that Xue Niang would think that the person who came was his master. Otherwise, he might not have been able to see her at all.

"What brings you here?" Xue Niang forced a smile. "Is there something you need, fellow Daoist?"

Those who appear alongside Immortal Venerable Hanluo must have a good relationship with him. Xue Niang wouldn't want to offend him.

"It's nothing major. Since I came here with my master last time, I've been thinking about the wine you brewed. I've come here this time to ask for the recipe."

Jing Shu spoke truthfully, while also revealing his identity to the other party.

Xue Niang and Lin Yurou were both shocked. It turned out that this was the disciple of Immortal Venerable Hanluo!

Immortal Venerable Hanluo has three disciples. I've met the eldest disciple, Xue Niang, and the youngest disciple is a girl. So the one in front of me should be the second disciple, Jing Shu, who awakened the extremely rare Light Spirit Root back then.

Possessing a light spiritual root that is even more suitable as a cultivation vessel than a water spiritual root, is Immortal Venerable Hanluo really so confident in letting him train alone? Or is Immortal Venerable Hanluo also present?

Jing Shu was very good at interpreting other people's micro-expressions and understood the renewed hope in Xue Niang's eyes.

“Master is not here,” Jing Shu added quietly.

"Senior, is there anything you need Master's help with?"

Before, when she saw her master, she was afraid that he would hold a grudge against her, but now, she really hoped that her master could come over.

Jing Shu immediately understood the reason and asked directly.

"May I ask, senior, what is happening in the city?"