“Master,” Lu Wenxing continued, “if I can’t beat someone outside, can I come back and ask you for help?”

Lin Daozi spat at him and scolded, "You really have the nerve! If you can't beat them, it just means you're not as skilled. Then come back and train properly before you go fight again!"

Lu Wenxing shrank back and remained silent.

Shi Xuan chuckled to himself, thinking that Fu Yufeng, aside from anything else, certainly had a relaxed atmosphere.

"When your third senior sister returns in a little while, have her take you to the east to choose a courtyard, and then go to the council hall to collect your personal disciple nameplate, robes, and spirit sword," Lin Daozi instructed Shi Xuan.

"Why wait for her to come back? I'll take my junior sister!" Lu Wenxing volunteered. "I know the people in the Council Hall very well!"

“You’re everywhere. We sent Tang Nong because she’s closer to your junior sister.”

Lu Wenxing retorted, "I'll be even closer to Junior Sister soon, Master. Don't worry, I'll make sure she's satisfied with what I do!"

He Weiqing also seemed very eager to go, but hesitated and couldn't bring herself to say anything.

Shi Xuan looked at the two people with such different personalities and laughed, "Then let my second senior brother and fourth senior brother take me with them. It'll be a good opportunity for us to get to know each other."

Lin Daozi nodded in agreement only after Shi Xuan spoke.

"Haha, junior sister, let's go. Let your second senior brother give you a proper introduction to our Fuyu Peak!" Lu Wenxing walked with a swagger, and Shi Xuan and He Weiqing followed behind him to the eastern area of ​​the main hall.

"Both courtyards here are empty. Take a look and see which one you like."

Shi Xuan had just glanced around from the air and saw that there were three courtyards in this area. The houses were very similar in structure, but the courtyards were different in size, with the one on the left being the largest.

She wanted to choose a place with a large yard so she could easily cultivate some medicinal herbs in the fields.

So without hesitation, I ordered the one on the left.

After making a selection, Shi Xuan asked, "We can choose from the two sides, but whose courtyard is this in the middle?" It looks rather desolate from above and doesn't seem like anyone lives there.

“That’s the eldest brother’s courtyard,” Lu Wenxing replied.

Shi Xuan noticed that her master hadn't mentioned her eldest brother at all when introducing them, and the courtyard was deserted, so she asked, "Isn't the eldest brother in the sect?"

After asking this question, Lu Wenxing, who had been lively and energetic just moments before, visibly became downcast. "He's here."

He's in the sect, but clearly doesn't live in his own courtyard—quite mysterious. However, his master didn't mention it, and his second senior brother didn't seem too happy about it either, so although somewhat curious, Shi Xuan didn't press the matter.

But Lu Wenxing felt he had only said half of what he wanted to say, leaving people in suspense, so he added, "Actually, I've never met Senior Brother since I joined the sect. Master only had Senior Brother as his disciple before. I heard that Senior Brother is incredibly powerful, the kind who is invincible throughout the sect!" Lu Wenxing rubbed the grass on the ground with his foot, somewhat disappointed, "I heard that something happened to him later, and Master was heartbroken and depressed for many years. He only got better in recent years and then gradually took in the four of us."

Shi Xuan nodded, extracting several useful pieces of information from his words: the eldest brother was a prodigy, the master was a man of deep affection, and the eldest brother was probably seriously injured and was in seclusion somewhere in the sect, recuperating for many years.

On his first day in the new sect, Shi Xuan followed his two senior brothers through the formalities and then returned to his own courtyard.

After closing the courtyard gate, he first found a corner in the backyard and planted the snake grass. Then he took the lucky charm out of his pocket and casually placed it in the yard. That was it for dealing with his two "big items".

Zhao Cai seemed a little dissatisfied. It didn't want to put its two little paws on the ground. Instead, it stood on a blade of grass in a grassy spot and stared at Shi Xuan expectantly with its little bean-like eyes.

"The conditions are limited, so please make do for now. How about we build you a luxurious chicken coop later?"

It was clearly not very good, and Zhao Cai seemed even more unhappy.

Shi Xuan ruffled the tuft of hair on its head. "You little white chick, do you think you're a phoenix that won't perch on anything but a parasol tree? Is a chicken coop not enough for you?"

The innocent black bean persisted, and Shi Xuan eventually gave in, taking it into the house and letting it stay temporarily next door.

That night, Shi Xuan had a dream.

What makes this dream special is that my dreams are usually not this clear and detailed. This dream felt like it actually happened, leaving a deep impression on me.

It would be understandable to dream of bizarre events, but in this dream, Shi Xuan only saw one person. The two looked at each other, but didn't exchange a single word before the dream ended. However, upon waking, everything in the dream was vivid and concrete, which was truly unbelievable.

He was a somewhat lazy-looking man, dressed in loose white clothes, standing casually, with a handsome face as if sculpted by a god, and a hint of impatience in his cool eyes. A small red mole stood between his eyebrows, slightly to the left, adding a touch of liveliness to his entire being.

The man in the dream glanced at Shi Xuan coldly and then turned and left.

Shi Xuan didn't take it to heart when she woke up. It was just a dream; she was new here and had a lot to do.

The new residence also needs to be planned. First of all, the largest room must be reserved as the alchemy room, and another room should be used to store and process spiritual herbs.

However, she doesn't even have a pill-making furnace right now. The huge storage bracelet her master gave her only contains a hundred mid-grade spirit stones, which is all she has, not even enough to buy a pill-making furnace. She has to find a way to see where there is a pill-making furnace and borrow one to use.

She needs some pills now, at least some painkillers, so she can take one if she encounters trouble and needs to use her spiritual power. This rebellious spiritual root always tries to tug at her body when she outputs spiritual power, and the feeling is indescribable.

Shi Xuan felt she should make a trip to Baicao Peak. Yesterday, Peak Master Shu Yuanguan had said she was welcome to visit, and she couldn't waste this opportunity.

The newly initiated disciples will not start classes until next month, so she has plenty of time now.

Just as she was about to leave, Tang Nong walked into the courtyard from outside, carrying a basket in her hand. When she saw Shi Xuan coming out of the house, she greeted her with a smile: "Good morning, junior sister. Senior sister made a new kind of pastry today, Hangzhou vegetable cake. Come and try it."

Tang Nong was very happy. Her junior sister was wearing a black personal disciple outfit today, which made her look even more radiant. Her little white bird was perched on her shoulder, and she looked dashing and pleasing to the eye.

Just two days ago she was a master alchemist, and now she's her junior sister. Since she's her junior sister, naturally we should take good care of her.

Shi Xuan's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. Considering that this guy had introduced her to the sect, she replied tactfully, "Thank you, Third Senior Sister. I've already eaten in the dining hall."

"This isn't a main dish, just a dessert. But I used a third-grade spiritual plant, Hangzhou cuisine, as the main ingredient. Eating it will greatly benefit your cultivation!"

As she spoke, she pushed the basket in her hand forward, revealing several green cakes inside that gleamed with a sinister light.