Xi Yunting was not very good at lying, and his only weapon at this moment was a blank expression. But the senior brother had asked twice, and it was too unreasonable for him not to answer.
He could only vaguely say, "The things we use outside are not as good as those at home. I brought them with me just in case." He dealt with this rather hastily, and then changed the subject very abruptly, "Big Brother, what do you want from me?"
Liu Shaoguang knew this junior fellow apprentice quite well, and seeing that he seemed to be refusing to elaborate, he knew that it was impossible to get any more out of him.
He said with deep regret: "Of course I came to congratulate you. Junior brother, you are the first one in the Chongxuan Sect to be promoted to the Nascent Soul Stage at this age since its creation. Not only do I have a gift to congratulate you, but even the head uncle also said he wanted to express his appreciation. This is a rare opportunity to be able to find things in the private vault of the uncle. Remember to pick up the most precious and top-quality ones."
Xi Yunting's mouth twitched slightly, and he nodded calmly: "Okay, I understand."
As the eldest disciple of Tai Su, Liu Shaoguang always appears in a serious image. He is a powerful figure in the Office of Administration and is quite prestigious in the Chongxuan Sect and even in the entire Luochen Realm.
For the sake of their lineage's dignity, Liu Shaoguang had to set an example and intimidate all the second-generation disciples with his majesty. Because at the beginning, Tai Su took over as the head of the sect quite suddenly, and the master and his disciples had to withstand the questioning gazes and suppress all the doubting voices.
The combination of innate and acquired factors made Liu Shaoguang mature at a young age. He was always calm and steady, and later became a representative figure of the Chongxuan School who was mature and prudent.
Pretending to be serious and rigid in public is depressing enough, but being forbidden to show your true emotions in front of your own people can really drive you crazy.
As a result, this severely schizophrenic life made him develop the ability to change his attitude in front of and behind others in an instant, and to say all kinds of words that were not in line with his image with a dignified face. He especially loved to tease this junior brother to change his expression.
Liu Shaoguang encouraged Xi Yunting like a brother and gave him the gift he had prepared.
Xi Yunting thanked him calmly, and then calmly took a storage bag. He was not surprised, because he knew what was inside without looking.
Senior Brother Liu has always acted in a simple and rough manner. He has always given money directly to people since he was a child. He is a firm believer in "spiritual stones are omnipotent."
Tai Su had criticized him for not putting enough thought into the gift he gave to his junior brother, but he argued that only with sufficient spirit stones could he have enough confidence to walk in the world of immortal cultivation. What he gave to his junior brother was nothing but a solid backing!
Besides, there was a huge age gap between him and his junior brother, and he couldn't figure out what his junior brother liked or needed. It would be better to just give him spirit stones and let him buy things happily.
Tai Su had told him more than once, but Liu Shaoguang refused to change his ways, so in the end he had no choice but to let it go.
After saying this, Liu Shaoguang looked at Xi Yunting expectantly. Xi Yunting looked at him silently and blinked in confusion for a long time. What did this mean?
Liu Shaoguang said to him resentfully: "Little Junior Brother, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Xi Yunting thought for a moment and said, "Big Brother, just tell me what you want me to say."
Liu Shaoguang stared at him in dismay: "You already have a partner, why are you still like a gourd without a mouth! When you are with your sweetheart, do you also stare like a fool like you do now?"
Xi Yunting understood, and he said, "Of course not."
Liu Shaoguang asked with great interest: "So what do you usually talk about?"
Xi Yunting thought about it carefully and said, "It's hard to tell the inside story to Senior Brother. Senior Brother has not experienced it personally, so I'm afraid he won't understand."
Liu Shaoguang choked and said with a depressed look: "Forget it. I only heard from others that you had a partner before. Today, can you introduce him to me? What kind of person is he?"
Xi Yunting lowered his eyes, avoiding Liu Shaoguang's gaze. Just a thought in his mind could make him think about it, and he missed Xiaodi more and more.
Every voice, smile and appearance of Xiaodi is a precious memory. Xi Yunting can count every detail of Xiaodi in his mind: his appearance, voice, manners, the way he walks, his smiling eyes when he talks to him face to face, the curve of his lips...
Xi Yunting felt his heart surge, but due to his personality, the stronger his inner emotions were, the harder it was for him to express them. After trying to come up with a word, Xi Yunting finally gave up.
"I understand what you mean, Senior Brother. I will introduce him to you in person if I have the chance." After a pause, Xi Yunting added, "His name is Chen Xiao. He has a middle-grade earth spiritual root and is in the foundation-building stage. His main job is a Feng Shui master."
Liu Shaoguang's peach blossom eyes widened as he looked at his junior brother's face that said "I've finished talking". He covered his chest with his hands, feeling that he might have some kind of heart disease, otherwise why would he be so breathless.
There was no way to continue the conversation, so Liu Shaoguang said weakly, "I'll be back then, you can do whatever you need to do. When you're done, remember to go to Master. He's out of retreat and wants to see you."
After saying this, Liu Shaoguang flicked the corner of his flowing robe and left with majestic steps that seemed slow but were actually very fast.
The obsidian eyes stared speechlessly at the empty door. This was the point that should have been said as soon as I came here!
Xi Yunting put down what he was doing and came to Shaokun Mountain.
After Tai Su abdicated from the position of head, he moved from the sect hall in Ji Kunshan to live in Dan Xiao Hall here. Since Xi Yunting became independent, Tai Su Zhenren has only servants and a few little Taoist children around him. Because he often retreats, he is usually quite quiet.
After the Taoist boy reported, Xi Yunting entered the living room in the East Hall.
"Disciple Yun Ting greets Master." Xi Yun Ting strode to the steps in front of the stage and kowtowed deeply.
"Get up." Master Taisu said in a slightly hoarse voice.
Xi Yunting was a little worried. He looked up and found that his master looked older since the last time they saw him.
When I saw him last time, he had some white hair on his temples, but not too much. This time, his hair was half white and half black. The skin on his face began to sag, and the wrinkles around his eyes and lips became deeper.
"Master?" Xi Yunting was shocked. "Could it be that the retreat was not going well?"
Master Taisu smiled and said, "The retreat went well. Hurry up and sit on the chair. The ground is very cold."
Seeing that his master still cared about him as always, Xi Yunting felt a sour taste in his nose. He quickly stood up and turned to the side, finally managing to not lose his composure.
After sitting down, Xi Yunting asked: "Master, what happened? Why..." His old age became more obvious?
The reason why Master Taisu stepped down from the position of head of the sect was because he suddenly began to show signs of aging.
According to common sense, the lifespan of cultivators in the fusion stage is extremely long. Besides, there is no problem with Tai Su's own cultivation, nor is there any stagnation. It's just that due to his busy schedule, his growth is slow. It absolutely should not and cannot be possible for him to show obvious signs of aging.
This made everyone in Taisu's faction very worried. Taisu himself also took this very seriously and immediately decided to pass the throne to Taixuan while he himself concentrated on practicing in seclusion.
Apart from a few people in the Office of the Administrator and a few others, this matter was not spread widely because they were afraid that there would be unrest within Chongxuan and cause bad changes.
Fortunately, the handover between the old and new leaders went smoothly, and Chongxuan successfully transitioned from the leader of Taisu to the leader of Taixuan.
After Tai Su's retreat, the aging process should have stopped. In fact, because the spiritual energy was rapidly transformed into true essence, the body's activity was enhanced, and the aging condition should have been alleviated.
But I didn't expect that after coming back from going out, Master Taisu's aging condition not only did not improve, but became even more serious!
It might be because he had just been released from quarantine not long ago, and his throat was still dry due to not speaking for a long time, and his hoarse voice made him look even older.
Tai Su sat upright on the platform, waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on. This is normal."
Xi Yunting was half-believing and half-doubting. Although all of them were sword practitioners, they had different spiritual roots and so learned different mental methods.
Since Master has said so, maybe it really is a temporary phenomenon caused by the practice?
"Okay, I called you here because I have something to ask you. I heard that you have a partner, is this true?" Tai Su turned to ask about his disciple's love life.
Xi Yunting was a little embarrassed, but he couldn't see it on his face. He nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I haven't had time to report it to Master yet."
Next, Xi Yunting introduced his sweetheart in concise and dry language. For details, you can refer to what he said about Senior Brother Liu.
Tai Su listened quietly. He was obviously used to Xi Yunting's language style and did not find it unusual.
After Xi Yunting finished speaking, Tai Su did not speak for a long time. Xi Yunting looked at him anxiously. Tai Su looked at the anxiety and uneasiness in the eyes of this disciple whom he valued the most, and felt strange and novel.
He sighed deeply and said, "Yun Ting, you know that among our group of sword cultivators, there are very few who have found a partner. So in this regard, there is nothing I can do to help you. I just hope that you will not forget that you are an immortal cultivator and must not neglect your cultivation."
Xi Yunting calmed down a little, and said in a serious and firm tone: "Master, please rest assured that I will never neglect my cultivation and delay my practice."
There was a hint of solemnity in Tai Su's eyes, and some worry between his brows.
He has always placed high hopes on this extremely talented disciple, hoping that he would be able to ascend to heaven and become an immortal one day.
I originally thought that Xi Yunting was introverted and cold to others, and would not have any emotional changes, but I didn't expect that he suddenly had a crush on someone.
At this point, Tai Su could no longer say any words of dissuasion, let alone do anything to hinder him. That would only have the opposite effect, adversely affecting his state of mind and delaying Xi Yunting's path to immortality.
Since this was the choice made by his disciple, Tai Su could only hope that there would be no twists and turns in the relationship between him and Chen Xiao.
Hiding his worries in his heart, Tai Su nodded and said, "This is the best."
I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but Tai Su suddenly felt a little tired and looked exhausted.
Xi Yunting knew that it was time to leave. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Master, I have a favor to ask of you."
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