Although Huaiye still didn't understand, he felt very satisfied.

They may all have their own stories and secrets, but in front of this little girl, they are genuine and honest without so much scheming.

Although there was fear in her eyes, there was no contempt or rejection. Instead, there was an equality in her gaze toward her fellow human beings, calm without a trace of flattery or discrimination.

He suddenly felt that instead of exhausting himself in complicated relationships, he should be like this little girl, maintaining a simple and genuine life. Perhaps that was the only way to truly find his own place in the world.

"You're quite strange, girl. Not only do you not offer your guests a cup of tea, but you also make them stand in the courtyard to talk?"

He felt unusually relaxed, and then he started nitpicking.

Ah Jiang thought to himself: Who do you think you are as a guest?

However, he still said, "I don't have a place to entertain guests here, and I don't usually have any guests."

Huaiye found it intriguing and asked, "Don't you have any friends? Aren't humans the ones who love to eat and drink together?"

Ajahn paused for a moment, then said, "Of course I have friends, but I need to focus on my cultivation now and don't have time to drink or eat meat."

“Cultivation? You little girl are quite ambitious. Hmm, it’s not bad for someone your age to have the eighth level of Qi Refining.”

Ajahn didn't say anything.

Seeing her somewhat dazed expression, he said, "Since you have nothing to offer me, I'll be leaving."

Ah Jiang really wanted to reply, "Take care and don't bother seeing me off," but he only restrained himself and said, "Respectfully seeing you off, senior."

Only after watching Huaiye leave did Ajiang finally breathe a sigh of relief. When she sat down in the house, she didn't immediately start cultivating but stared blankly at the lotus basin.

I don't know if I was thinking about anything or not, but when I came to my senses, it was already dark.

I went out and found something to eat, and then practiced my cultivation as usual that evening.

The next day, when A-Jiang went to the Hall of Affairs, the sect's rewards were distributed.

Not only will we not have to worry about the money to buy the talisman ship, but we'll also have the money for cultivation in the second half of the year.

It's no wonder the sect was so generous this time; in fact, A-Jiang's team almost saved the lives of the other four (A-Jiang already knew that the two who fell outside the formation died on the spot).

Moreover, they managed to restrain the Golden Lion King and inflict heavy damage on him. Meanwhile, Feng Jinyu and the others successfully captured the little demon beast. Everyone was very satisfied this time and treated A Jiang with even greater affection.

When A-Jiang took out spirit stones to give to Feng Jinyu, that guy actually said, "Senior sister, you don't treat your little brother like one of your own. There's no need for senior sister to pay for these spirit stones. I've already told my junior brothers and sisters that we can split the cost."

One shouldn't hit a smiling face, so A-Jiang was also polite to him: "How can you do this? It's not easy for the junior brothers and sisters either. You should take it."

Tang Shaofeng chimed in, "Senior Sister, if it weren't for you holding off the Lion King this time, we wouldn't have received such a large reward. If you have to trouble yourself with such a small matter, wouldn't we be ungrateful?"

Several others chimed in, "That's right, that's right, senior sister, please take it back quickly."

Seeing that they sincerely didn't want it, A-Jiang took it back.

The spirit stones were a small matter; on the contrary, this exchange of refusals made everyone feel closer to each other.

"Let's go for a drink to celebrate this harvest," Tang Shaofeng suggested.

Everyone was in high spirits, so they all agreed, but they couldn't decide where to go. Later, Feng Jinyu suggested that there was a good place in Zongmen Market, so they went there together.

The group landed at the entrance of the market by flying boat and entered the market after inspection.

"The sect's inspections seem to be less strict than before lately?"

"This is called being relaxed on the outside but tight on the inside. The incident in the forbidden area a while ago hasn't completely passed, otherwise why do you think we're patrolling now?"

Ajahn also didn't understand; this patrol seemed pointless.

"Senior Brother Feng, do you have any inside information?"

Tang Shaofeng had always been very interested in the recent events in the sect, but unfortunately he had no way of getting information.

"Don't ask about these things. There are listening arrays all over the sect. It wouldn't be good if they found out anything."

Upon hearing this, the group said, "Forget it, let's just drink and eat meat. After all, even if the sky falls, it's not up to us Qi Refining disciples to bear the consequences."

After walking for a short while, we arrived at the restaurant that Feng Jinyu had mentioned. It was indeed a good place, bustling with customers.