"Judging from your tone, could it be that I, the sect master, am interfering with your lazy days?"

Yun Zhongzi glared at Gu Xuan, who was getting up from the rocking chair, with annoyance.

His words carried a hint of sarcasm.

"Sect Master, you flatter me. I had no such intention," Gu Xuan said with a dry laugh.

"Never mind."

Yun Zhongzi waved his hand with slight annoyance and said, "It's not me who's looking for you today, but the elders of the upper sect who want to question you."

He finished speaking.

Yun Zhongzi lifted Gu Xuan up and brought him in front of Yun Canghai, saying, "Elder Yun, this is Gu Xuan, the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley whom I mentioned to you. He is the only successor of my junior brother Yun Hezi."

"Gu Xuan, quickly bow."

Gu Xuan straightened his clothes and performed a crossed-hands salute.

"Junior Gu Xuan greets Elder Zongyun."

Yun Canghai waved his hand, "We are from the same sect, there is no need for such formalities. I do not like such cumbersome procedures."

After speaking...

His gaze fell on the rocking chair where Gu Xuan had been lying.

Then, he walked over, and before lying down, he turned his head and asked, "Gu Xuan, you don't mind if I give it a try, do you?"

"Elder Yun, I am truly sorry."

Gu Xuan looked ashamed and spread his hands, saying, "I have a severe case of mysophobia. If you were to lie here, I would feel very uncomfortable and might even have trouble sleeping for several days."

"I hope Elder Yun will forgive me!"

"Well....."

Upon hearing this, Yun Canghai was taken aback.

The smile on his face froze instantly.

"Gu Xuan, stop talking nonsense!"

Yun Zhongzi glared coldly at Gu Xuan and said in a deep voice, "Elder Yun is a guest. What's wrong with him taking a short rest in your rocking chair?"

"And you have OCD? I had no idea."

"Sect Master, such a quirk is truly difficult to talk about, so how could I possibly publicize it?"

Gu Xuan rolled his eyes in exasperation.

I've already politely declined; isn't that obvious enough?!

It has to be said so bluntly!

He increasingly felt that Yun Zhongzi at this moment was just like those local officials who accompanied leaders on inspections.

pedantic!

"you……"

Just as Yun Zhongzi was about to speak, Yun Canghai interrupted him, "Sect Master Yun, it's alright, I can understand Gu Xuan."

He finished speaking.

He moved to the stone bench next to the rocking chair and asked again, "Gu Xuan, may I sit here?"

"Elder Yun, please proceed."

Gu Xuan did not refuse.

As long as I'm not lying in my own bed, nothing else matters.

After Yun Canghai sat down steadily, he looked at Yun Zhongzi and said, "Sect Master Yun, if there are any matters in your sect, you can go and deal with them first. I will talk to Gu Xuan alone."

"this……"

Yun Zhongzi hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and said, "Alright, Elder Yun, then I'll take my leave."

Before leaving.

He sent a telepathic message to Gu Xuan, instructing him to be cautious in his words and actions and to pay attention to his speech.

Under no circumstances should you offend the elders of the upper sect.

Otherwise, even a god descending to earth might not be able to save you.

Gu Xuan's lips curled slightly.

This guy is really long-winded!

Can you just get out of here right now?

In an instant, Yun Zhongzi transformed into a divine rainbow, soaring straight into the sky and disappearing into the horizon.

Under the sycamore tree.

Only Gu Xuan and Yun Canghai remained.

Yun Canghai looked at Gu Xuan with deep eyes and said in a deep voice, "Gu Xuan, you have indeed taken in two good disciples."

"Elder Yun, you flatter me."

Gu Xuan moved to sit opposite him and smiled slightly, "In reality, he is not outstanding, just ordinary."

"Hehe, you're quite modest."

Yun Canghai's lips curled slightly, but he secretly grumbled in his heart.

The eldest disciple, Fang Li, was originally an ordinary mortal.

However, in just three months, his cultivation level had already reached the mid-stage of the Great Power Realm!

Furthermore, he grasped the meaning of the rules of swordsmanship.

Such exceptional talent is no ordinary thing.

The second disciple, Jiang Qingqing, was only six or seven years old, but her cultivation had already reached the early stage of the Great Power Realm.

If not for exceptional talent.

Could it be that she began cultivating from the womb?!

Therefore, Yun Canghai was extremely suspicious.

Gu Xuan's actions were a way of showing off his mere physical cultivation level.

He surpassed the judgment of other elders in the Cloud Soaring Sect and recruited two unparalleled geniuses.

"I'm just telling the truth," Gu Xuan said, shrugging.

"........"

Yun Canghai did not continue the topic, but took out his red gourd and unscrewed the stopper.

In a short while.

A rich aroma of wine wafted on the breeze...

Gu Xuan took a sniff and immediately felt that the wine was not good.

The alcohol content is roughly at the level of a typical alcoholic beverage.

It smells delicious, but in reality, it tastes no different from drinking a beverage.

It just tastes slightly better.

Can such a half-baked product even be considered wine?

If you were to bring out Moutai yourself, how would you respond?!

Yun Canghai picked up his wine glass, took a small sip, and then nodded to Gu Xuan across from him.

"Would you like some?"

"Elder Yun, I am not good at drinking." Gu Xuan waved his hand, politely declining.

Yun Canghai did not insist.

After taking a few sips, he put the gourd into his pocket.

At this moment, his expression turned solemn as he looked directly at Gu Xuan opposite him and said in a deep voice, "Gu Xuan, your master Yun Hezi passed on Medicine King Valley to you, naturally hoping that you can carry it forward."

Why do you lack ambition and drift aimlessly through life?

"Wouldn't that mean you've let your master down?"

"Elder Yun, I believe that everyone has their own aspirations, and it's best to let things take their natural course. Why be so fixated on cultivation?"

Gu Xuan shrugged and tilted his head slightly, saying, "Besides, one's life is in danger if one is not careful on the path of cultivation. Wouldn't that also sever my master's legacy?"

"I don't think I have any special talents, so I might as well live an ordinary life."

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