With a wave of his hand, a white jade chair appeared out of thin air. Lou Xuanzhi sat down steadily, rubbing his aching head: "Tell me, what business do you have with me today?"

Before he finished speaking, he gave the group a cold glance: "If you can't give a valid reason, you'll all go kneel in the Ice Cave. You'll only come out when I disappear!"

July was stunned.

[Me? I'm supposed to kneel in the Ice Cave?]

Song Yanzhuo and Zhuo Ziyu immediately stopped laughing, their bared teeth disappearing as they looked up sharply at Lou Xuanzhi, who sat calmly in his chair, exuding an aloof and unapproachable air.

I frantically tried to organize my thoughts in my mind.

Only Qiyue calmly said, "Senior Brother has gone mad with his cultivation."

"..." Lou Xuanzhi's expression remained unchanged, but Qiyue could see that he froze for a moment, and before the others could react, his figure disappeared.

Zhuo Ziyu blinked in confusion: "Where's Master?"

Qi Yue and Song Yanzhuo gave him a disdainful look: "Are you stupid? Is that even a question? Of course we're going to see Senior Brother!"

Zhuo Ziyu's eyes lit up: "Master doesn't blame Senior Brother anymore?"

The group nodded and immediately headed towards the Ice Cave.

But halfway there, the group stopped because of Qiyue's heartfelt words.

[Holy crap, what am I doing following you, a 1000-watt light bulb?]

Suddenly realizing this, Qiyue stopped abruptly and looked at Song Yanzhuo and the others.

"Master has definitely forgiven Senior Brother. I have other things to do, so I won't accompany you all."

After saying that, Qiyue turned and ran.

Although Song Yanzhuo didn't understand Qiyue's thoughts, he figured that since his junior sister wasn't going, he wouldn't go either: "Junior brothers, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

Shangguan Fu's eyes flashed: "I've been researching whether I can improve Junior Sister's talismans. I'll be going now."

Gu Xingchuan was more astute: "I suddenly remembered that I still have an array that I haven't perfected. Farewell. Since Master has already forgiven Senior Brother, I won't go."

Yun Huai was straightforward: "If they're not going, I'm not going either."

In the end, only Zhuo Ziyu remained, puzzled.

What is a 1000-watt light bulb? Isn't the junior sister's original form Fei Fei? I don't understand, but...

Since everyone has left, there's no need for him to go either. Otherwise, what if Master gets angry and beats him up?

Although she didn't understand, Zhuo Ziyu managed to escape on her own merits.

Inside the Ice Cave.

Lou Xuanzhi helped Xie Ji'an up and was about to check on his condition when Xie Ji'an suddenly opened his eyes.

Looking at his master, who was so close yet not wearing an outer robe, whose black hair was hastily tied up with a hairpin and cascaded over his shoulders, and whose bare feet were exposed with toes frozen red, Xie Ji'an's mind went blank.