I think my luck is turning around.

Shi San picked up his teacup, took a slow sip, and spoke unhurriedly without looking at anyone. "What business does Lord Lin have with me?"

Seeing the situation, Ji Xia quickly asked Shi San to bring things back to normal. Shi San reacted quickly, but with just one question, all attention returned to Shi San. Lin Jie then quickly answered.

"I came here specifically to entertain you since I saw you were a cultivator here."

"No need for flattery. If there was nothing wrong, why would you invite me like this, especially with such a last-minute invitation? Please feel free to tell me what you need."

Actually, Lin Jie wasn't a plant; it was his friend who begged him to invite Shi San. Normally, he wouldn't have added an invitation at the last minute. His friend was desperate and grasping at straws; his friend's mother had been in a coma for over half a month, and the doctor said that if she didn't wake up within a month, she wouldn't wake up at all.

That's why they asked Shi San to come and take a look. Lin Jie saw Yang Tang sitting there trembling with fear, so he immediately stood up, walked quickly to Shi San, knelt down, and begged Shi San to go see his mother. His mother had suffered too much, and after only a few years of enjoying happiness, she was like this again.

Shi San turned her head away as she watched the man kneel down. She really disliked this gesture, and she frowned, looking unhappy.

Ji Xia quickly went over and pulled Yang Tang up.

“Sister Shi San doesn’t like such formalities. We will go and check on your mother’s condition and make sure she wakes up so she can enjoy family life.”

Ji Xia spoke with great certainty, yet no one present questioned the truth of his words. This might be because he was close to Shi San, or more likely because his surname was Ji.

"Can we go now? If... if we're free tonight, we can go see it tonight."

Yang Tang realized he had spoken too hastily, so he finished his sentence. Ji Xia replied, "Then let's do it tonight! Shi San needs to prepare the things we need."

The main reason is that Ji Xia wants to shamelessly ask for a few Longevity Pills. The Near Heaven Sect has quite a few of these pills, after all, their alchemists are quite skilled. Asking the Near Heaven Sect to send over a few jars isn't out of the question; let's contact the sect now!

Ji Xia walked over to Shi San, whispered something in her ear, and then left. To others, it would appear that Shi San had given her some instructions, and then Ji Xia left.

Before leaving, Ji Xia looked at An Ge and told her to watch the scene and not do anything foolish or stupid that would disrupt today's rhythm. An Ge immediately agreed. As for the story's progress, An Ge actually wanted to just go with the flow. Since Ji Xia was in charge, she would just follow along. But in this special situation, she naturally had to help.

Whether it's her own business or someone else's relationship, it doesn't matter right now. An Ge sat down next to Shi San, adopting a driving style that exuded aloofness.

Shi San sized up An Ge beside him. There was no attempt to hide it; this girl was somewhat naive on the surface. Her more interesting personality lay beneath her aloofness. When she got serious, she was quite charismatic, though her usual carefree attitude was rather unsettling.

It seems Ji Xixi is having a lot of fun with this group. Shi San is also happy about this; as long as they're happy, that's all that matters, as long as there's no hardship.

Shi San turned to look at Huang Lan standing behind Li Yuesheng, slowly put down the tea in his hand, pointed at Huang Lan and said, "You, come here."

Now that attention was shifting, Huang Lan, upon hearing Shi San's instruction, hesitated before walking over to Shi San and crouching down to ensure that she and Shi San were at the same height.

"Shi San... cultivator."

Huang Lan called softly, but Shi San didn't react much to the address. Instead, he slapped Huang Lan across the face. Shi San just looked at Huang Lan, wondering if this guy would treat Ji Xixi like those "S" types would.